Dalhousie women and StFX men claim 2015 AUS cross country championship titles

(Fredericton, N.B.) -  The Dalhousie Tigers women's team and the St. Francis Xavier men's team captured the 2015 Subway AUS Cross Country championship titles Saturday afternoon at Odell Park in Fredericton.

The Tigers claimed both individual championships, with Colleen Wilson finishing the women's 6km race with a time of 21:46.6 while teammate Matt McNeil took home the men's 10km race with a time of 31:14.4.

(Click here for full 2015 Subway AUS Cross Country Championship Results)

Wilson was followed closely by teammates Michelle Reddy (21:59.5) and Jenna MacDonald (22:32.3) who earned the individual silver and bronze medals, respectively.

The Dalhousie Tigers took the top five finishes and seven of the top 10 spots in the women's race to capture their third consecutive AUS banner.

The StFX X-Women finished second in the team competition with the Moncton Aigles Bleues placing third overall.

For host St. Thomas, Demara Pafford was the top Tommies' finisher in a time of 30:33.6.

On the men's side, after McNeil, StFX had the next six best times as Scott Donald and Cal Dewolfe placed second and third respectively, with times of 31:52.2 and 32:07.5.

Teammates Alex Cyr, Lee Wesselius, Riley Johnston, and Angus Rawling rounded out the top seven.

The X-Men were the top men's team finishers, followed by the Tigers in second place and the Memorial Sea-Hawks in third.

StFX's Hana Marmura and Angus Rawling were named the conference's top rookies, while DAL's Colleen Wilson and Matt McNeil earned AUS Athlete of the Year honours.

Dalhousie's Rich Lehman was named the AUS coach of the year while StFX's Bernie Chisholm was named the men's coach of the year.

StFX swept the 2015 AUS Student-athlete community service awards with Leah Gouthro and Alex Cyr claiming those awards.

The individual winners are as follows:

Women's:
Gold: Colleen Wilson, Dalhousie
Silver: Michelle Reddy, Dalhousie
Bronze: Jenna MacDonald, Dalhousie

Men's:
Gold: Matt McNeil, Dalhousie
Silver: Scott Donald, StFX
Bronze: Cal Dewolfe, StFX

Team (women's):
1. Dalhousie Tigers
2. StFX X-Women
3. Moncton Aigles Bleues
4. Memoria Sea-Hawks
5. Saint Mary's Huskies
6. Acadia Axewomen
7. UNB Varsity Reds
8. St. Thomas Tommies 

Team (men's):
1. StFX X-Men
2. Dalhousie Tigers
3. Memorial Sea-Hawks
4. UNB Varsity Reds
5. Moncton Aigles Bleus
6. Saint Mary's Huskies
7. UPEI Panthers
8. St. Thomas Tommies 

2015 AUS cross country major award winners and all-stars:

Women's:

Athlete of the year: Colleen Wilson, Dalhousie
Coach of the year: Rich Lehman, Dalhousie
Rookie of the year: Hana Marmura, StFX
Student-athlete community service award: Leah Gouthro, StFX

All-star team (top 7)
Colleen Wilson, Dalhousie
Michelle Reddy, Dalhousie
Jenna MacDonald, Dalhousie
Kayte Kowal, Dalhousie
Emily Clarke, Dalhousie
Hana Marmura, StFX
Emily Ferguson, Dalhousie

Men's:

Athlete of the year: Matt McNeil, Dalhousie
Coach of the year: Bernie Chisholm, StFX
Rookie of the year: Angus Rawling, StFX
Student-athlete community service award: Alex Cyr, StX

All-star team (top 7)
Matt McNeil, Dalhousie
Scott Donald, StFX
Cal Dewolfe, StFX
Alex Cyr, StFX
Lee Wesselius, StFX
Riley Johnston, StFX
Angus Rawling, StFX

Source: St. Thomas Communications