Bronze medal for men's cross country running

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The men's cross country team earned a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships, with Seth Marcaccio taking second in the race.

Fanshawe College’s men’s cross country running team visited St. Lawrence College in Brockville for the CCAA National Championships. The team was successful on the trip and ended up bringing home a bronze medal.

Fanshawe’s Seth Marcaccio, who was recently named OCAA Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, finished in second place for the eight-kilometer race. He finished with a time of 26 minutes and 24 seconds, only three seconds behind gold medal winner Rob Asselstine of St. Lawrence College. Marcaccio won a CCAA individual silver medal for his race.

Fanshawe’s Ryan Foott followed in 12th spot with a time of 27 minutes and 13 seconds. The team roster included Josh Heuving (36th), Jamie McNorgan (37th), Caleb Trotter (63rd) and Kevin Dann (75th).

The men’s team has continued to win a medal at each event during the past 11 consecutive national championships.

Marcaccio was named a CCAA All-Canadian and First Team All- Star, while Foot was named a CCAA Second Team All-Star.

The winning team of the eight-kilometer race was Cégep de Sherbrooke in Quebec and second place went to Lethbridge College in Alberta.

The women’s team did not make the national meet when both men and women competed at the OCAA Provincial Cross Country Championships at Crimson Ridge Golf Course, hosted by Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie.

On Oct. 31, the women placed eighth during the five-kilometer course, with Fanshawe’s Morgan Hendriks finishing 10th with a time of 21 minutes and 58 seconds.

Laura Travaglini followed (33rd), and Siriporn Sitkongchai (40th) and Tatyanna Hooper (55th) rounded out the finishers.

The men earned silver that Halloween weekend at the provincial meet. Humber College won gold and Centennial College earned bronze. Marcaccio earlier finished second with a time of 26 minutes and 42 seconds with the overall winner being Rob Asselstine who won by one second.

Fanshawe College’s men’s team included Ryan Foot (4th), Josh Heuving (23rd), Jamie McNorgan (25th) and Kevin Dann (36th).