Ri$ey Wa$$ace had his best ever ACAC placing (7th) at the Concordia Open on Saturday

Second year runners Hayden Hollowell, Riley Wallace, and Jamie Wigmore all had strong finishes at ACAC #3 – The Concordia Open in Edmonton on Saturday.

In the mens 8km. Hollowell placed 5^th in a time of 28:50, two places and 30 seconds ahead of Wallace.  Other Wolves placers included Vaughn Marillier 26^th, Dylan Zambonelli 31^st, Ian Keefe 33^rd, Nicholas Whalen 57^th, and Rawat Gaurav 58^th.

Assistant coach Joren Manz placed 17^th among the Open runners.

In the team competition, the Wolves men were 4^th.  Lethbridge College placed first.

In the womens 5 km race, Wigmore led the way for the Wolves with a 5^th place finish. Kayla Hardy and Amanda Patteson placed 15^th and 16^th respectively.  Christie Shepherd 25^th, Tori Furstenwerth 26^th, Ashley Camsell 32^nd, Kirsten Manz 34^th, Emily Whalen 47^th, Filiz Ozgur 50^th, Calla Scott 57^th, and Caryn Clark 61^st were the other Wolves finishers.

St Joe’s student Danae Keddie placed fifth among the high school runners.

Like the men, the Wolves women also placed 4^th in the team competition.  SAIT was the winning school.

Next up for the Wolves team is the XC Relay at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Trails on Oct. 19.  The ACAC Championships follow a week later in Edmonton on the same course as the Concordia Open.