KINGSTON, Ont. (CIS) – The Western Mustangs men finished the season on a good note, placing eighth overall on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 14, at Fort Henry Hill in Kingston, Ont., in the 2009 CIS cross-country championship.  

Kyle O'Neill (Aylmer, Ont.) placed 10th overall, finishing with a time of 31:42 and helping Western's men to place in eighth spot, while Lynn Mockler (London, Ont.) was the top female Mustangs finisher, placing 13th (17:40.9) and helping Western to a 15th place team finish.

Western men's recap 
Western women's recap

But it was the Guelph Gryphons once again dominating the CIS cross-country championships. The Gryphons women’s squad won its fifth straight title, while the men earned their fourth straight title

The Gryphons proved they are in a class of its own, having won both team titles for the fourth straight year.  

Guelph became the most successful team in CIS history with the most CIS banners captured by a single school with 15.  Guelph has obtained nine men’s and six women’s titles. The Gryphons entered the event tied with the University of Victoria at 13.

The event saw 25 schools compete, featuring 323 student-athletes from across Canada.  

Fort Henry Hill will be the site of the FISU World University Cross Country Championship set for Saturday, April 11, 2010. Officials from FISU were on hand to conduct a progress update and officially pass the FISU banner to organizers during today’s event.

Western Mustangs head coach Bob Vigars will lead the Canadian contingent.

For all the info on the CIS Cross-Country Championships, including complete results, please visit: www.cis-sic.ca 

The top seven finishers in the women’s and men’s races earn first-team All-Canadian status. Finishers eight through 14 are second-team CIS all-stars.

WOMEN’S RESULTS (5 km) 
Team standings
1. Guelph, 57                                     
2. Toronto, 144                                 
3. McMaster, 147                                        
4. Victoria, 178
5. Alberta, 210                                      
6. Calgary, 213                                      
7. Manitoba, 218                                     
8. St. Francis Xavier, 227                              
9. Laval, 232                                           
10. Queen's, 237                                        
11. Windsor, 251                                      
12. Saskatchewan, 293                                 
13. Dalhousie, 306                                     
14. Sherbrooke, 307                                   
15. Western, 317
16. McGill, 353                                          
17. Laurentian, 467                                      
18. Concordia, 568                                       
19. RMC, 626    
Individual honours
Athlete of the year: Megan Brown, Toronto
Rookie of the year: Genevieve Lalonde, Guelph
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Gwendolyn Muir, Dalhousie
Coach of the year: Dave Scott-Thomas, Guelph
First All-Canadian team
1. 16:55.9 – Megan Brown, Toronto
2. 17:14.3 – Lindsay Carson, Guelph 
3. 17.23.1 – Valerie Belanger, Sherbrooke
4. 17:23.9 – Erin McClure, Toronto  
5. 17:24.2 – Jessica Pearo, McMaster
6. 17:30.0 – Tamara Jewett, Toronto 
7.17:30.3 – Jodi Souter, Sasketchwan
Second All-Canadian team
8. 17:32.3 – Rachel Cliff, Guelph                        
9. 17:33.7 – Genevieve Lalonde, Guelph
10.17:34.3 – Ashley Ryer, Saint Mary’s                         
11.17:34.4 – Catherine Cormier, Laval                  
12. 17:37.9 – Caroline Schlosser, Dalhousie                  
13. 17:40.9 – Lynn Mockler, Western                        
14. 17:41.0 – Dayna Pidhoresky, Windsor                        

MEN’S RESULTS (10 km) 
Team standings
1. Guelph, 31
2. Windsor, 92
3. St.Francis Xavier, 170
4. Regina, 186                                       
5. Calgary, 222                                      
6. Alberta, 225                                     
7. Queen's, 227                                         
8. Western, 242                              
9. McMaster, 243                                        
10. Sherbrooke, 251                                   
11. Victoria, 252                                     
12. Toronto, 280                                      
13. Dalhousie, 341
14. Laval, 343                                           
15. Manitoba, 361                                     
16. Laurier, 459                                         
17. Concordia, 462
18. Saskatchewan, 495                                 
19. RMC, 600                                     
Individual honours
Athlete of the year: Matt Brunsting, University of Guelph
Rookie of the year: Wyatt Baiton, University of Regina
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Matt Hulse, Queen’s University
Coach of the year: Dave Scott-Thomas, University of Guelph
First All-Canadian team
1. 30:34.3 – Matt Brunsting, Guelph
2. 30:44.8 – Kyle Boorsma, Guelph
3. 30:49.8 – Kelly Wiebbe, Regina
4. 30:54.3 – Dave Weston, Windsor
5. 30:57.9 – Allan Brett, Guelph
6. 31:01.8 – Matt Pieterson, Victoria
7. 31:32.1 – Russell Christie, Dalhousie
Second All-Canadian team
8. 31:34.0 – Adam Kellar, Windsor
9. 31:37.9 – Johannes Mallie, Victoria
10. 31:42.0 – Kyle O’Neill, Western
11. 31:43.9 – Nigel Wray, Guelph
12. 31:49.2 – John Parrott, Guelph
13. 31:59.9 – Wyatt Baiton, Regina
14. 32:13.0 – Bagdad Rachem, Sherbrooke

FULL RESULTS
Women: http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=45510
Women's Team: http://results.sportstats.ca/res2009/ciswt.htm
Men: http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=45927
Men's Team: http://results.sportstats.ca/res2009/cismt.htm
Full Western Recaps available at www.westernmustangs.ca

MEDIA
Photos
Note - view the following link for thumbnails of all photos
http://picasaweb.google.com/queensgaels/CISCrossCountryChampionship#

Video
Link below contains highlight video and full web cast of both races
http://www.queenstelevision.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69:cis-cross-country-championships&catid=13

Full Results:
Women : http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=45510
Women's Team: http://results.sportstats.ca/res2009/ciswt.htm
Men: http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=45927
Men's Team:  http://results.sportstats.ca/res2009/cismt.htm