REDS Host AUS Season Opener
(FREDERICTON, NB) Runners from STFX claimed the top spots in the opening events on the 2025 Atlantic University Sport Cross Country schedule, Saturday afternoon in Fredericton.
Eileen Benoit won the women's eight-kilometre race, covering the challenging Odell Park course in 30:04, while her teammate Brett King won the men's 8K event in 25:35.
Benoit led an X-Women sweep of the top four spots in the women's race.
UPEI's Luc Doucette ran second in the men's race, followed by three more X-Men.
First-year RED Bridget Jeffrey was the first UNB runner across the line in the women's race, finishing 18th in a field of 44.
Ian McLean, another first-year RED, was the first of the UNB men to finish, well back of the lead pack.
In the women's team competition, STFX finished first, ahead of Dalhousie and UPEI.
The X-Men finished atop the men's team standings as well, ahead of the Tigers and Panthers.
The next race on the AUS schedule is the Dalhousie Invitational, in Halifax, on September 20th. The women's race begins at 12:00pm and the men run at 1:00pm.
RECAP AND PHOTOS: Andy Campbell/UNB REDS