Cross country roundup: Waterloo women finish 1-2-3 at Don Mills Open

Source: Waterloo Sports Info

WATERLOO, Ont. - The Waterloo cross country team had an impressive showing at their home course during the Don Mills Open on Saturday on the north campus.  On the women's side, Waterloo finished 1, 2, 3 to claim top spot as a team in the field of seven teams.  The men finished third overall with the HOH Running Academy claiming top spot while Laurier earned second.
 
Waterloo's Kristen Flanagan (Kitchener) continued to show her golden stride capturing first overall for the second time in three years with a time of 18:33 in the 5km race.  Teammate Heather Dimond (Orangeville) was only nine seconds behind, completing the course in 18:41.  Karina Sils (Oakville) rounded out the dominating performance by the Warriors with a third place finish after running a time of 18:45.  Stephanie Hinton (Brantford) finished in the top 15 with her 14th place finish with a time of 19:47.
 
Top runners for the men included fourth year chemical engineering student Patrick MacKinnon (Mount Hope) who finished the 7.5km course in a time of 24:32 good for a 10th place finish.  David Stewart (Mason) wasn't too far behind in 13th spot with a time of 24:50.  Rookie runner Brent Scheibelhut (Etobicoke) rounded out the top three Warrior finishers with an 18th place finish (25:07).
 
The Warriors are back at it next weekend at the Guelph Open on Saturday, October 13.

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