HUNTSVILLE, Ont. - A total of 12 student-athletes (eight women, four men) from the Guelph Gryphons varsity nordic ski program made the trip north to Huntsville to compete in the 2023 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships, hosted by the University of Waterloo (Feb. 22-24).
On both the men's and women's side of competition the Gryphons finished 7th out of 8 schools on the women's side and 9 schools on the men's side.
Leading the way for the Gryphons on the men's side was
Alec MacLean. The 4th-year mechanical engineering major produced the best finish of any Gryphon skiier in the opening race of the championships on Wednesday (Feb. 22), placing 6th (in a field of 56 racers) in the men's 7.5km interval start with a time of 18:43.4. On Thursday morning, MacLean put on another impressive perfromance, this time crossing the finish line in 23rd (out of 56 racers) in the men's 15km mass start.
Headlining the championship on the women's side for the Gryphons was 3rd-year human kinetics major,
Julia Shannon. The Seguin, Ontario native placed 21st (out of 59 racers) on Wednesday morning in the women's 7.5km interval start before jumping up the standings with a 16th place finish (out of 61) in the women's 15km mass start on Thursday.
The Carleton Ravens women's team claimed the OUA title for the fifth time in six seasons while on the men's side the Lakehead Thunderwolves won their second straight championship banner.
See below for a full list of Gryphon results from the 2023 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships, and
head to oua.ca for more information.
Final Team Standings - Men's
| 1. |
Lakehead |
| 2. |
Carleton |
| 3. |
Ottawa |
| 4. |
Nipissing |
| 5. |
Laurentian |
| 6. |
Queen's |
| 7. |
Guelph |
| 8. |
Waterloo |
| 9. |
McMaster |
| 10. |
Toronto |
| 11. |
Algoma |
Final Team Standings - Women's
| 1. |
Carleton |
| 2. |
Laurentian |
| 3. |
McMaster |
| 4. |
Nipissing |
| 5. |
Waterloo |
| 6. |
Ottawa |
| 7. |
Guelph |
| 8. |
Queen's |
Guelph Gryphons, Individual Results (2023 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships)
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Men's 7.5km Interval Start (56 racers in the field)
6th -
Alec MacLean - 18:43.4
31st -
Jonathan Koot - 20:55.3
41st -
Declan Barber - 22:34.4
54th -
Svend-Emil Poulsen - 29:32.9
Women's 7.5km Interval Start (59 racers in the field)
21st -
Julia Shannon - 23:43.7
25th -
Taylor Marshall - 24:25.4
29th -
Janna Wardell - 24:37.2
37th -
Miriam Lutes - 25.24.5
47th -
Eden Graves - 28:59.5
52nd -
Jennelle Smeltzer - 31:22.0
56th -
Samantha Heard - 39:41.5
DNS -
Olivia Demetrakopoulos
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Men's 15km Mass Start (56 racers in the field)
23rd -
Alec MacLean - 49:13.9
37th -
Declan Barber - 55:36.1
38th -
Jonathan Koot - 56:30.0
52nd -
Svend-Emil Poulsen - 1:28:12.7
Women's 15km Mass Start (61 racers in the field)
16th -
Julia Shannon - 58:53.5
27th -
Taylor Marshall - 1:01:27.8
37th -
Janna Wardell - 1:04:47.0
39th -
Miriam Lutes - 1:05:37.7
44th -
Eden Graves - 1:11:45.6
50th -
Jennelle Smeltzer - 1:20:41.4
54th -
Samantha Heard - 1:33:06.2
DNS -
Olivia Demetrakopoulos
Friday, February 24, 2023
Men's 3x3.75km Relay (out of 18 teams)
11th (
Declan Barber,
Jonathan Koot,
Alec MacLean)
Women's 3x3.75km Relay (out of 19 teams)
9th (
Julia Shannon,
Janna Wardell,
Taylor Marshall) - 32:21.4
15th (
Eden Graves,
Jennelle Smeltzer,
Miriam Lutes) - 36:28.1
OUA Nordic Ski All-Stars
Women's All-Stars
Bronwyn Williams – Carleton
Maggie McClure – Carleton
Katherine Mason – Carleton
Helen McCulligh – Carleton
Maddie Norman – Laurentian
Emily Drake – Nipissing
Mallory Williams – Carleton
Katherine Mason – Ottawa
Erin Dunn – Ottawa
Emma Holmes – Carleton
Coach of the Year: Lauren Denstedt – Waterloo
Men's All-Stars
Erikson Moore - Lakehead
Aidan Kirkham - Ottawa
Alex Maycock - Nipissing
Conor Mcgoven – Lakehead
Edward Southward – Ottawa
Devon Pegraum – Carleton
Colin Ward – Carleton
Joe Hutton – Nipissing
Alexander Randall – Lakehead
Nathan – Carleton
Luke Pollex – Lakehead
Coach of the Year: Kevin Shields - Carleton
