Tigers open cross country season in Fredericton
Mila Souiliere and Grayson Butler were the top Tigers in the races on Saturday.
(FREDERICTON, NB) Runners from STFX claimed the top spots in the opening meet on the 2025 Atlantic University Sport Cross Country schedule, Saturday afternoon in Fredericton.
Eileen Benoit won the women's eight-kilometre race, covering the challenging Odell Park course in 30:04. She led an all X-Women sweep of the top four sport in the women's race. The top Tiger was Mila Souilliere in fifth place.
Rounding out the Dalhousie finishers:
11. Juliet Puldrey
12. Danielle Keefe
14 Chole Richardson
16. Maisyn Battams
23. Eva Kriebel
29. Frankie Kerr
38. Nicole Trites
40. Nevaeh Spinney
44. Sophie Bolan-Campbell
In the women's team competition, STFX finished first, ahead of Dalhousie in second and UPEI in third.
X-Man Brett King won the men's 8K event in 25:35. UPEI's Luc Doucette ran second in the men's race, followed by three more X-Men. The top Tiger was Grayson Butler in seventh.
Rounding out the Dalhousie finishers:
10. Ben Mundle
11. Jon Earle
12. Isaac MacLean
14. Josh Varley
16. Riley Cuthbert
18. Jack Langille
20. Briac Breen
26. Ryan Ward
31. Bo Van Loon
40. Sam Kardish
41. Charlie Cummins
The X-Men finished atop the men's team standings too, ahead of the Tigers in second and Panthers in third.
The next race on the AUS schedule is the Dalhousie Invitational, in Halifax at Point Pleasent Park, on September 20. The women's race begins at 12:00pm and the men run at 1:00pm.