BC Cross Country Champions and Teams Crowned in Abbotsford

October 29, 2018 14:23pm

The Valley Royals hosted the 2018 BC Cross Country Championships this past weekend at Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford. With over 575 people testing themselves in the various age divisions.

The Senior Men’s event saw Lucas Bruchet lead from the first lap, winning the event in 22:03. Second place Evan Esselink, recently joined the BC Endurance Project and is now a training partner of Lucas. He was in the hunt on every lap but couldn’t quite close the gap finishing with a 22:16. Third place was a head to head sprint to the line between John Gay of UBC and Nickolas Colyn of Trinity Western, with John out leaning Nickolas at the line, both finishing with a time of 22:38.

18-Senior Women-Natasha Wodak by Paul FunkNatasha Wodak ran away with the Senior Women’s race with a commanding lead on each lap finishing the event with time of 25:20. Second saw another right to the line battle between Sarah Inglis and Lisa Brooking both finishing with a 25:41, but Lisa got the lean and took second place.

The BC Team that will be headed to the National Cross Country Championships will be notified early this week and named early next as the team is confirmed. Youth have one more opportunity to make the team at the BC High School XC Championships November 3rd in Nanaimo.

Full results can be found at - https://racedaytiming.ca/results/2018BCXCRace1_1.5km

2018 BC X-Country Championships Masters Age Graded Results - View Results

 

BC Cross Country Championships – Team Results

Post-Secondary Women’s Senior Team Challenge (only SENIOR athletes count)

  1. UVIC Vikings 24
  2. UBC Thunderbirds 40
  3. UBC Okanagan 56

Post-Secondary Men’s Senior Team Challenge​ (only SENIOR athletes count)

  1. Trinity Western Spartans 39
  2. UVIC Vikings 40
  3. UBC Thunderbirds 59
  4. UBC Okanagan 101
  5. Thompson Rivers University 112

Senior and Masters Women’s Club Team​ (only SENIOR & Masters athletes count)

  1. Langley Mustangs 11
  2. Vancouver Thunderbirds 35
  3. UVIC Track Club 47

Senior and Masters Men’s Club Team​ (only SENIOR & Masters athletes count)​

  1. Trinity Western Spartans 13
  2. UVIC Track Club 30
  3. Coastal Track Club 55

Junior Development Team Results

1. VANCOUVER THUNDERBIRDS 42
2. LANGLEY MUSTANGS  19
3. OCEAN ATHLETICS TRACK & FIELD CLUB 15
4. KAJAKS TRACK & FIELD CLUB 9
4. ROYAL CITY TRACK & FIELD CLUB 9
6. OKANAGAN ATHLETICS CLUB 8
7. Air Blastoff Lions 7
8. COASTAL TRACK CLUB 6
8. COQUITLAM CHEETAHS 6
8. COWICHAN VALLEY ATHLETIC CLUB 6
11. PRAIRIE INN HARRIERS RACING TEAM 4
11. Southpointe Academy 4
11. VALLEY ROYALS TRACK & FIELD CLUB 4

Midget Girls Team

  1. Ocean Athletics 12
  2. Vancouver Thunderbirds 23
  3. Royal City Track & Field 26

Midget Boys Team

  1. Ocean Athletics 16
  2. Coastal Track Club 21
  3. Coquitlam Cheetahs 27

Youth Girls Team

  1. Vancouver Olympic Club 21
  2. Coastal Track Club 23
  3. Prairie Inn Harriers 27

Youth Boys Team

  1. Coastal Track Club 10
  2. Prairie Inn Harriers 25
  3. Coastal Track Club 2 35

Full team results can be found at - https://results.raceroster.com/results/unstructured/tc2u665pa9mtussb?id=476