Tag Archives: GPRC Wolves X-C Running
Big Weekend for Local XC Runners
Local cross country runners were in action on a number of fronts on Saturday. Wapiti Nordic played host to the 2016 ACAC Cross Country Running Championships. GPRC Wolves standout Brandon Wladyko had the best finish for the host team placing … Continue reading
Wladyko Slips in for Silver at Steve Burgess/ACAC #4 XC Running Race
An unfortunately fall in the final 800m was the deciding factor in a very exciting Men’s 8 km event at the Steve Burgess Memorial/ACAC #4 Cross Country race on Saturday at the Wapiti Nordic Trails. A lead group consisting of … Continue reading
XC Wolves Women Second at ACAC #3
Led by Andrea Snider’s individual 3rd place finish, the cross country Wolves Women opened their season with a second place team finish at ACAC 3 in Vermilion on Saturday. Team mates Kailey Bratland (6th), Brittany Duvall (8th), and Megan Hopkins (21st) combined for a team score of 37 points, … Continue reading
Local Runners open XC Season in Edmonton
Three local men kicked off the cross country running season in Edmonton on Saturday at the ACAC 1 race at Goldstick Park. GPRC’s Brandon Wladyko ran a strong race finishing 3rd among the College men. Teammate Josh Malmesten had a … Continue reading
Redemption! Wolves Indoor Tracksters Come Up Big At Awards Banquet
It took until the awards banquet after the meet had ended, but the GPRC Wolves managed to hit the podium on Saturday at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships in Calgary. In the always competitive No-Hands-Oreo-Eating-Contest, Josh Malmsten managed a 2nd … Continue reading
Wolves Track Teams Fifth and Sixth at ACAC 2 Meet
The GPRC Wolves Indoor Track team was out in full force on Saturday, contesting ACAC Meet #2 – The Running Room Indoor Challenge – at the Edmonton Garrison. Fifth-year runner Kirsten Manz recorded the best finish among the locals, a … Continue reading
Wolves Men 5th at ACAC 1 Indoor Track Meet
A token squad of two GPRC athletes contested ACAC Indoor Track 1 – The Kodiak Open in Lethbridge on Saturday. Josh Malmsten led the way for the locals with 6th place finish in the 600m and a 7th place finish, … Continue reading
300m Records Pummeled at Rick Scott Open
(Revised Jan. 10, 2015) A pair of meet records in the women’s 300m highlighted a spectacular fifth annual Rick Scott Open Indoor Track Meet at the Crosslink Fieldhouse on Saturday. In heat one of the 300m, Kirsten Manz lowered her … Continue reading
Wigmore Second at CCAA XC Nationals
Wolves runner Jamie Wigmore’s quest to bring home a second consecutive individual national women’s title to Grande Prairie came up just short on Saturday at the 2015 CCAA Cross Country Running Championships in Brockville, ON on Saturday. Wigmore, the reigning … Continue reading
Wigmore Gets it Done – Wins ACAC Cross Country Championships
Coming off back-to-back silver medals in the past two provincial championships, Wolves runner Jamie Wigmore finally captured the big prize Saturday with an emphatic victory in the 2015 ACAC Cross Country Running Championship in Lethbridge. Wigmore took the lead at … Continue reading
