THUNDER BAY, Ont. - This past weekend (Feb. 24-25) the University of Guelph men's and women's nordic skiing teams made the trip north to Thudner Bay to compete in the 2024 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships, hosted by Lakehead University at the Lappe Ski Centre. In the final standings, both the Gryphon men and women captured 8th-place out of 10 competing OUA programs.
FINAL RESULTS
Leading the way for the Gryphons on the men's side was fourth-year mechanical engineering major
Alec MacLean. MacLean produced the best finish of any skier in the opening event,
the 15km mass start, completing the race in a time of 40:09.2, less than four minutes off the winning pace, to earn 14th-place. On Sunday (Feb. 25) he would add another Top-15 finish in the 7.5km interval start, earning 15th-place with a time of 22:02.8. The product of Oro Medonte, Ontario would then complete his competition contributing to a 14th-place finish by the Gryphon men's relay team.
On the women's side, third-year human kinetics major
Julia Shannon led the way, earning a 24th-place finish in the 15km mass start with a time of 50:11.8 before claiming 25th in the 7.5km interval start with a time of 27:14.1. Rookie
Abbygale Davidson also impressive in her first ever championship appearance, earning 30th in the interval start (28:32.2 and) and 32nd in the mass start55:01.6 in fields of 50 and 45 student-athletes.
The Carleton Ravens women's team claimed the OUA title for the sixth time in seven season while on the men's side, the Lakehead Thunderwolves captured their third consecutive championship banner.
See below for a full list of the Gryphon results from the 2024 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships, and
head to oua.ca for more information.
2024 OUA Nordic Skiing Championships - Final Standings
WOMEN
GOLD - Carleton Ravens
SILVER - Ottawa Gee-Gees
BRONZE - Laurentian Voyageurs
4th - Lakehead Thunderwolves
5th - Nipissing Lakers
6th - McMaster Marauders
7th - Queen's Gaels
8th - Guelph Gryphons
9th - Waterloo Warriors
10th - Algoma Thunderbirds
MEN
GOLD - Lakehead Thunderwolves
SILVER - Carleton Ravnes
BRONZE - Ottawa Gee-Gees
4th - Nipissing Lakers
5th - Waterloo Warriors
6th - Laurentian Voyageurs
7th - Queen's Gaels
8th - Guelph Gryphons
9th - McMaster Marauders
10th - Algoma Thunderbirds
OUA Nordic Skiing All-Stars
WOMEN
Helen McCulligh, Carleton Ravens
Maggie McClure, Carleton Ravens
Katherine Mason, Carleton Ravens
Bronwyn Williams, Carleton Ravens
Sophia Marshall, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Maude Molgat, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Mia Sawatsky, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Kate Mason, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Emma Holmes, Carleton Ravens
Maddie Norman, Laurentian Voyageurs
Coach of the Year - Kevin Shields, Carleton Ravens
MEN
Aidan Kirkham, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Edward Southward, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Conor McGovern, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Colin Ward, Carleton Ravens
Isaac Fortin, Carleton Ravens
Johann Taylor-Gregg, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Kaeden Ward, Carleton Ravens
Luke Pollex, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Tobias Quinn, Lakehead Thudnerwolves
Raphael Guerout, Carleton Ravens
Coach of the Year - Adam Kates, Lakehead Thunderwolves
Guelph Gryphons Individual Results
Mass Start - 15km
WOMEN
24th -
Julia Shannon, 50:11.8
32nd -
Abbygale Davidson, 55:01.6
33rd -
Janna Wardell, 55:58.2
MEN
14th -
Alec MacLean, 40:09.2
44th -
Joshua Lonuzzo, 49:48.7
DNF -
Leo Lin
DNF -
Svend-Emil Poulsen
DNS -
Robert Fraser
Team Relay
WOMEN
11th - 41:59.1 (
Julia Shannon,
Janna Wardell,
Abbygale Davidson)
MEN
14th - 40:31.1 (
Leo Lin,
Joshua Lonuzzo,
Alec MacLean)
Interval Start - 7.5km
WOMEN
25th -
Julia Shannon, 27:14.1
30th -
Abbygale Davidson, 28:32.2
33rd -
Janna Wardell, 28:42.7
MEN
15th -
Alec MacLean, 22:02.8
53rd -
Joshua Lonuzzo, 28:23.7
57th -
Leo Lin, 33:42.5
58th -
Robert Fraser, 35:02.1
59th -
Svend-Emil Poulsen, 40:56.0
