Posted: Oct 24, 2024

PREVIEW: Cross Country Readies for Provincials Saturday

The Storyline

Humber cross country will compete for a provincial title on October 26 at Seneca Polytechnic King Campus in King City. Seneca Polytechnic will host the 2024 OCAA Championships.

Tune-Up

The men's squad's best result was fourth place at Maiden Park to open the season. They have finished in the top five all season long. Liam Bauman has led the team with two top-10 finishes this season.

Men	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Avg.
Liam Bauman	7	8	13	XX	9.3
Jaivir Sandhar	13	17	18	17	16.2
Joshua Pascoe	XX	XX	20	16	18
Blaise Uglow	XX	XX	XX	19	19
Jade DeLisle	33	20	XX	XX	26.5
Kyle Obico	35	21	34	34	31

The women's team has been consistent all season, finishing in the top four in every race (2nd, 4th, 1st and 3rd) and winning the Fanshawe Invitational. Veteran Catherine Irwin has been exceptional this season, with one win, two second-place finishes and a third-place. The result makes her one of the top favorites at Provincials.

Women	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Avg.
Catherine Irwin	2	2	3	1	2.0
Sofia Peña Castillo	19	18	13	12	15.5
Zoë Collat	15	17	17	15	16.0
Margarita Galchynska	20	16	14	xx	19.0
Samantha Wildschut	25	xx	18	16	19.6
Christina Serrano	xx	xx	xx	20	20.0

Humber at Provincials

Humber women have won seven team titles, including three in a row from 2014-16. The Hawks also have four individual titles, the last coming from Lindsay Webster in 2014. The team narrowly missed the OCAA podium in 2023, finishing in fourth place.

The men's program has two provincial titles (2006 and 2015). Humber has two individual titles: Anthony Biggar won gold in 1995 and Colin Murray-Lawson in 2005.

Led by Blase Uglow's sixth-place finish last year, the Hawks claimed their second bronze medal in the past two years.