Category Archives: Cross Country
Wolves Women 1-2 in Tumbler Ridge X-Country Race
A small contingent of Wolves cross country runners converged on Tumbler Ridge on Saturday and swept the top two places in the womens 6 km distance at the Ridge Ramble Cross Country Running race. Second year runner Kayla Hardy crossed … Continue reading
Wolves Teams Fifth at Augustana X-Country Open
Finishing 7th amongst the college runners, Wolves rookie Jamie Wigmore had the best GPRC placing at the Augustana Open X-Country race in Camrose on Saturday. Wigmore, in her first ever x-country race, covered the hilly 5 km course in 21”xx, 3 minutes … Continue reading
Wolves Plow Through Bezanson Bog
Athletes from the GPRC Wolves X-Country team and the Wolves Athletics Club claimed the top spots at the Bezanson Bog Cross Country Running races on Saturday at the Old Bezanson Townsite. In the featured 6.4 km distance, rookie Wolves runners Riley … Continue reading
Edmonton Runners Triumph at Burgess Memorial XC Race
One hundred and forty-two runners of all ages and abilities hit the trails at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Centre on Saturday for the 2012 Steve Burgess Memorial XC Race. When the dust had cleared, Edmonton-based runners Tara Struyk and Eric … Continue reading
Close Finish at DGLW Trail Half Marathon
Grande Prairie’s Ladon Dunbar made a bold move in the final 3 kms to break away from a 4-man pack and win the featured 21 km distance at the Don’t Get Lost in the Woods Trail Races at the Wapiti Nordic … Continue reading
Wolves Runners 1-2 at Fairview Road Race
Wolves runners Eric Martinek and Hayden Hollowell topped the field in the featured 11 km distance at the inagural Summer’s End Road Race in Fairview on Saturday. Martinek took an early lead, steadily distancing himself from the pursuing pack. He stopped the … Continue reading
2011 AC Nationals X-C Wrap: Benson repeats 7th place
Bill Corcoran and Kayla Hardy Former Wolves runner Fiona Benson battled torrential rain and mud and finished 7th in the Junior Womens race at the Athletics Canada National Cross Country Running Championships on Saturday in Vancouver. Benson clocked 18:59 for the … Continue reading
X-C Wolves Rocket Up the Rankings at CCAA Nationals
Going into the 2011 CCAA National Cross Country Running Championships in Kamloops on Saturday, both Wolves x-country teams were looking to significantly improve upon on their national rankings. By the end of the event, that mission had definitely been accomplished. The … Continue reading
Hollowell 6th at Provincial Junior X-C Champs
Hayden Hollowell continued his impressive season with a 6th place finish in the Junior Mens race at the Athletics Alberta Age Class Cross Country Championships in Edmonton on Saturday. The 17 year old, Beaverlodge runner clocked a time of 31:10 for the hilly … Continue reading
Woodland Captures Bronze at ACAC X-C Final
For the first time in seven seasons, a male GPRC x-country runner has made the podium at the ACAC X-Country Running Championships. Devin Woodland surged ahead of a pack of four runners over the final few kilometers of the rolling Canmore Park … Continue reading
Peace Country Wolves Athletics Club 