The Windsor Lancer cross country team hosted their first meet in a decade in a half on Saturday as they hosted the Windsor Open at Malden Park.
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The No. 4 ranked Lancer men had a pair of runners place in the top four spots to finish second overall, while the Lancer women placed third.
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The McMaster Marauders claimed the top spot in the men's competition and the Western Mustangs won the women's race.
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Lancer alum Nick Falk, competing under the UWindsor Athletic Club, was the first runner across the finish line completing the 8km race in a time of 26:57.
Taylor McArthur was the first Lancer across the finish line finishing the race in third place in a time of 27:23, while Dave Meloche came in right behind him in fourth at 27:27.
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Other Lancer scorers included
Joseph Kagumba and
Corey Bellemore who both finished the race in a time of 28:04 to finish tenth and eleventh overall, and
Matt Hall who placed 18th in a time of 28:25.
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On the women's side, Windsor had two athletes finish in the top ten.
Stefanie Smith finished third overall in the 5km race with a time of 23:39.09. Next across the line was
Meaghan Marton who placed sixth with a time of 23:46.60.
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Lauren Fisico (25:05.17),
Charlene Rhead (25:08.27), and
Lindsay Thompson (25:28.60) were the other Lancer scorers.
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For the complete results, please click here.
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Windsor will travel to South Bend, Indiana next Friday October 3rd to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational.