Multiple Marauder teams rank in national standings 

Men's soccer and both men and women's cross country land in top ten of recent U Sports power rankings

On Sept. 26, U Sports released their weekly power rankings for Canadian university teams across several sports. The men and women’s cross country team ranked fifth and ninth in their respective standings, while men’s soccer slid into eighth in the national circuit.  

Just before the release of the rankings,  both cross country teams put on  a solid performance at the Vigars and Salter Western Invitational on Sept. 23.  

On the women’s team, veterans Hannah Goodjohn and Rosalyn Barrett both placed in the top 10 at the meet, finishing with times of 30:14 and 30:25. Their efforts helped push the team to fourth place overall, just missing the podium by one point. The St. Francis Xavier University X-Women finished with 116 points.  

For the men’s team, rookie Kamran Brar completed the race as the top runner , nabbing the thirty-fourth place out of 147 qualifying runners with the Marauder’s best time of 26:38. Brar led the team to an eighth place finish, along with top-50 finishes from Connor Lashley, Lukas Vadeika, Noah Mulkewich and William Weist.  

Prior to the release of the U Sports rankings, the men’s soccer team snagged  a tough 1-0 victory over the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks on Sept. 22. Sachin Sargeant, a returning member from last year’s Ontario University Athletics championship team,  scored a late-game goal in the second half of the match that propelled the team to their fourth win of the regular season. 

Following the game, the Marauders played their second match against the Golden Hawks on Sept. 24, winning another tightly contested game 1-0 with a penalty shot by sophomore Damiano Refosco. The win pushed the team to a four-game win streak and an overall record of five wins and two losses for the season. 

With these early successesacross both sports, the Marauders have put themselves in a good position for the rest of the season.