HALIFAX - The Acadia Axewomen finished their AUS season on Saturday afternoon in Halifax, finishing fifth in the team standings at the AUS championship hosted by Saint Mary's in Point Pleasent Park.
Graduating senior Ava Stefanovich-Thomson finished 21st to lead Acadia with a time of 33:56. Finishing in the top 30 runners were Ella Campbell and Paris Buchanan in 24th and 26th respectively with times of 34:08 and 34:11.
Back-to-back in 35th and 36th places were Clementine MacLeod and Anna-Sophie Le Rudulier. Madesen Allen wasn't far back of the duo, finishing 38th with a time of 35:53.
Rounding out the Acadia runners was Taylor Long in 49th place.
UNB REDS Emily Doucet (Andouane, NB) captured the gold medal with a time of 31:11 - a tremendous improvement for the third year who finished 21st overall at the 2022 AUS Championship.
The STFX X-Women raced to a first-place team finish with 22 points, claiming silver and bronze medals, as well as five of the top seven finishers on the day. Allie Sandluck (Thorburn, NS) – the 2022 champion - finished in the silver position with a time of 31:12, Eileen Benoit (Windsor, NS) finished in bronze, also finishing at 31:12. X-Women teammates Mairin Canning (Antigonish, NS) in fourth, Caroline Ash (Newmarket, ON) in sixth and Caden Lee (Richmond Hill, ON) in seventh rounded out the top seven finishers, who were named AUS First Team All-Stars.
Doucet led the REDS to a second-place team finish with 42 points. She was joined in the top 14 by five teammates – Georgia Bernhard (Guelph, ON) finished eighth, Olivia Baggley (Ottawa, ON) finished 10th, Sierra Rodrigues (Bolton, ON) finished 11th, Hilary Bishop (Milton, ON) finished 12th and Laura Dickinson (South Nelson, NB) finished 14th, with all five being named AUS Second Team All-Stars. Baggley was the top first year finisher and named AUS Rookie of the Year.
The Dalhousie Tigers finished third with 73 points, led by Waverley Mulligan (Kingston, ON) who finished fifth and was named a First Team All-Star.