Lancer cross country standout Madelyn Eybergyn added her name to the Lancer history books capturing the individual bronze medal at the U SPORTS national championships Saturday in Kelowna, British Columbia.
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The former high jumper finished the 8km race in a time of 27:02 to place third overall and be named a first team all-Canadian. UBCO's Lauren McNeil claimed the individual gold, while Constance Nankivell placed second.
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Eybergyn became the first Lancer since Stef Smith to claim an individual medal at the championships. Smith captured the individual bronze medal in 2015 finishing the 6km race in 20:25.4.
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On the men's side of the competition,
Jacob Fitzpatrick completed the 8km course with a time of 24:13 to place 29th overall while
Luke Mawhinney finished 34th in a time of 24:20.
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View the full results
here.
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Stay tuned to goLancers.ca for more information on the Lancer cross country team throughout the off season.
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