CROSS COUNTRY WINS FIRST NATIONAL TITLE
After experimenting with cross country in the late 70s, Humber Athletics reintroduced the program in 2005, under the guidance of head coaches Monique Haan and Teresa Arnini.
Over the next five years, the Hawks would flirt with a national title; finishing on the podium in 2008 and 2009.
When Vicky Siemon won the programs first CCAA individual medal in 2011, Humber was able to capture that elusive team championship for the first time.
Courtesy Thompson River University Communications
November 13, 2011
KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- The nation came to Kamloops, B.C. as Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack hosted the 2011 CCAA Cross Country Running National Championships.
The men's and women's races held at McArthur Island had a total of 224 runners. Both had exciting finishes on a chilly and overcast afternoon, with the women's race coming down to the wire.
Jodi Sanquin of Red Deer College finished first in the women's 5k heat with a time of 18:10 after a thrilling finish in the final lap where she passed race leader Vicky Siemon of Humber College. Siemon finished with a time of 18:13. "I was nervous because I was pretty far back in the first kilometre," Sanquin said. "On the last lap I said, it's now or never, so I picked it up and then once I had her [Siemon] I just tried to get some space and finish on my nerves."
Siemon led the race for the first two laps but wasn't able to hold on until the finish. "I think I got too comfortable," says Simeon. "I had it in the back of mind that someone was behind me, I just didn't know how far. I didn't want to make a move too quickly so I tried to hold onto the lead. I didn't have it in me to go after her until the very end, but kudos to her, she had an amazing race."
Richelle Moore was the only runner representing St Lawrence College Kingston and made her school proud by finishing third with a time of 18:44. "It went really well," she said. "I was hoping to finish top seven but coming in third was even better."
