The Windsor Lancer cross country teams delivered strong performances Friday at the McMaster Marauder Lakefront Invitational at Christie Lake Conservation Area in Dundas, with the women earning a third-place finish and the men placing fifth in a highly competitive field.
 
The meet provided an important opportunity for the Lancers to test themselves against several of the province's top teams as they continue their preparations for the OUA Championships.
 
WOMEN
The Lancer women were led by another outstanding 1-2 finish from Alyshia Alkerton and Samara Quanz. Alkerton captured the individual title in the 8K race with a time of 27:19.2, while Quanz crossed the line just 11 seconds later in 27:30.2 to take second. The pair once again set the pace for Windsor and continued their impressive season-long partnership at the front of the field.
 
Sian Kniaziew was the Lancers' third scorer, finishing 19th overall in 29:09.9, followed by Natalie Adam in 27th at 29:34.5 and Natalie Fortier in 33rd at 29:49.5. The Windsor scoring five combined for 82 points, placing the Lancers third behind Guelph and McMaster. Nicole Seagris and Maren Kasunich also competed for Windsor.
 
MEN
The Lancer men finished fifth overall with 147 points, led by Andreas Pardalis, who posted an impressive 24:34.7 to finish 16th overall. Samuel Rohr was next across the line for Windsor in 29th with a time of 24:55.0, followed by Noah Cann in 39th at 25:09.5 and James Wheeler in 42nd at 25:15.1. Jeremy Pinho rounded out the Lancers' scoring five, placing 69th overall in 25:58.1.
 
Windsor's depth was also on display, with Owen Lebel finishing 72nd in 26:09.8, while Gavin Stafford recorded a time of 26:16.6. Quinten Marsh-Lansard crossed in 26:28.9, followed by Adrian Olivito in 26:46.4, Sebastian Glaser in 27:05.7, and Kade Campbell in 27:09.7. Greyson Pitcher rounded out the Windsor contingent with a time of 27:35.3.
 
UP NEXT
With the OUA Championships approaching, the Lancers will now turn their attention to the provincial championship, where Windsor will have the advantage of competing on home soil at Malden Park on Saturday, Oct. 31st. The men will race at 11:00am, followed by the women at 12:00pm.