WINDSOR, Ont. - Laurier's cross-country teams competed in their final race of the season this past Saturday at the OUA Cross Country Championships, against a field that boasted some of the best teams in Canada. 

Over the eight-kilometre course at Malden Park in Windsor, and in perfect late-October racing weather, the Golden Hawk women finished 11th, while the men finished 12th.

The women's team was led by a phenomenal performance by team captain Alyssa Zinn, who finished in 31:00 and 36th place, just a few places short of earning an individual placement at the U SPORTS Championships in two weeks.

Coming in second for the Golden Hawks in her first-ever OUA Championships, Brooklyn Ralph finished 66th in a time of 33:27, running an impressive second half of the race and continuing her remarkable season of improvement.

A few places later were second-year transfer Rosalind Thompson (71st overall) and senior Tegan Ceccanese (72nd overall) in times of 33:34 and 33:38, respectively. Both ladies competed hard to the very end of the race.

Rounding out the women's team scorers was rookie Ava D'arminio in a time of 34:36 (77th overall), who was followed shortly by second-year Alice Roy in 34:39 (78th overall). 

Coming off a week of sickness, rookie Skyla Boronka was Laurier's final finisher in a time of 38:20, a time good for 89th place overall.

Rookie Claire Horn was the 2026 women's team alternate runner.



The men's team was led by second-year Tyler Klazek, who finished 62nd in 26:35, besting his 2025 time by over a minute. 

Nathan Lemire matched his 2025 performance as the Golden Hawks' second runner, finishing in a time of 27:08, good for 74th in the field.

Om Nathwani, the team's fifth-place finisher in 2025, improved to third in 2026, finishing 80th overall in a time of 27:37.

Making his first provincial championship team, Holden Lamont ran a solid effort to become the team's 4th-place finisher and 83rd overall, in a time of 27:50. 

Jeremy Hardeman rounded out the Golden Hawk scorers with an 88th-place overall finish in 28:16 in his first provincial championship race since 2023. 

Coming in just a few seconds later, men's team captain Nolan Kuhlberg wrapped up the men's team campaign in 28:26 and 90th overall following a bout of illness before the race.

The 2026 men's team alternate runners were Jack Lazear, Cohen Goncalves Ledger, and Nolan Hesson.

This marks the final season of cross-country competition for Lamont, Hesson, Zinn, and Ceccanese.