Queen's Hulse seventh at Western Invitational

LONDON, Ont. (September 26, 2009) – Matt Hulse of Kingston, Ont., placed seventh in the Western Invitational on Saturday morning finishing the 10-kilometre run in 32 minutes and 29 seconds. His finish helped the Gaels to a fifth place finish in the men’s standings.

Windsor Lancers runner Dave Weston of Windsor, Ont., captured the men’s race with a time of 32:10. Clay Patterson of Elgin, Ont., was the only other Gael to record a top-15 finish in the men’s race, placing 15th with a time of 33:03.

In the women’s 5km race, the Queen’s Gaels ran to a fourth place finish. Queen’s Patricia Roney led the way placing 19th in a time of 18:52. Maggie Hutton of Whitby, Ont. was 24th crossing the line at 19:04.

Overall the Guelph Gryphons captured top position courtesy of Lindsay Carson’s first place finish which saw her set a course record in a time of 17:01. McMaster finished second, while Western was third.