Varsity Blues come out victorius at Mustang Open meet

LONDON, Ont. - Megan Brown led the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's cross-country team to a first-place finish at the 2009 Western Open on Thursday at Gibbons Park in London, Ont.

The 2008 CIS most valuable runner, Brown was just two seconds shy of breaking her own course record (13:14, 2006) in her first intercollegiate meet of the season. The Guelph, Ont. native ran the 4km race in a time of 13:16, over a minute ahead of second-place Rebecca Pieterson of Fanshawe College.

Toronto native Sasha Gollish earned a third-place finish for the Blues with a time of 14:38. Alex DiGiacomo (Toronto) placed seventh in a time of 15:20 with Elonnai Hickock (Philadelphia, Pa.) right behind her in 15:25.

Third-year arts and science student Brenda Colley (Toronto) rounded out the Blues top five runners, finishing 15th in a time of 16:03.

The Varsity Blues finished the day with a combined team score of 34 points, ahead of second-place Fanshawe College (47) and third-place St. Thomas Aquinas (67).

Running with a small contingent of only six athletes, the Windsor Lancer men's cross-country team placed second overall at the Mustang Open.

Phil Dalton was the first Lancer across the finish line, finishing the 6km race in 19:39 to place eighth overall. Ben Proctor was right behind him in ninth with a time of 19:47, while Spencer McGillicuddy and Dustin Eldridge followed suite in 10th and 11th respectively, with times of 19:54 and 20:10.

Anthony Traveaglini rounded out the scoring placing 23rd and finishing in a time of 21:16.

The only female Lancer on the course, Andrina Sledgers placed 25th overall and finished the 4km course in 16:09.

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Toronto Varsity Blues and Windsor Lancer