(London, Ontario) – At the CCAA National Championship race on Saturday afternoon in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the Fanshawe Men's Cross Country team captured the national silver medal.

The Fanshawe Men's team finished in 2^nd place in their eight kilometer race with a score of 49, just four points behind champion SAIT. The Falcons' top men's runner was Sandy Freeland (Kitchener, ON), who finished 8^th overall, running an impressive 26:26. Fanshawe's Samuel Cumming (Barrie, ON) was close behind with a 9^th place finish and a time of 26:32. Ethan Roche (London, ON) and Ty Breedon (Barrie, ON) crossed the line in 13^th and 19^th place respectively. Freeland was named a CCAA All-Canadian.

In the Women's six kilometer race, Fanshawe finished 9^th in the nation, with a team score of 145. Katie Rice (Ingersoll, ON) led the Falcons with an excellent race time of 24:14, good for 10^th place overall. Teammates Samantha Reidy (London, ON), Brooke Jez (Teeswater, ON) and Katie Funk (Bancroft, ON) finished 40^th, 46^th and 49^th respectively.

For full results, visit: https://ccaa.ca/sports/xc/championship/index.

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