Complete Results
Despite missing one of its top five runners, the University of Regina’s men’s cross country team finished in second place on Saturday afternoon at the Stewart Cup in Edmonton.
The Cougars, who entered the meet as the No. 6-ranked team in the CIS, finished just two points behind Calgary in the standings.
Despite missing the first three meets of the season,
Kelly Wiebe is in top form as he finished in first place with a time of 31:26 on the ten-kilometre course. Wiebe finished over 30 seconds faster than the second-place finisher.
Wyatt Baiton finished in fourth place with a time of 32:27, while
Iain Fyfe placed eighth (32:49).
Dale Wig finished in 15th place (33:11), and
Marc Beaton placed 64th with a time of 36:57.
The Cougars were competing without
Eric Benjamin, who has consistently been the team’s No. 4 or No. 5 runner this season. Benjamin was resting a slight injury, but is expected to return in time for the CIS Championships in Kingston, Ont. on Nov. 14.
On the women’s side,
Melissa Petersen placed 21st with a time of 19:10 and
Karissa LePage was 27th (19:23) on the five-kilometre course.