The 2019 USPORTS Cross Country Nationals are set for this weekend in Kingston, Ontario. There will be two members of the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in attendance.
Calum Carrigan (2
nd year, Kamloops, BC) and
Zoe Painter (3
rd year, Whitehorse, YT) will be the only TRU runners competing. They will be accompanied by head coach
Carmin Mazzotta.
Both athletes competed at the Canada West championships in Calgary a couple of weeks ago. Both were the team's top finishers. Painter was 58 th in the 8 kilometer run in a time of 34:38. Carrigan was 63
rd in the 10 kilometer run in a time of 36:15.
The two were also competitors last year when the U SPORTS Nationals were held in Victoria. Painter was 139 th in a time of 33 minutes 23.1 seconds. Carrigan finished in 143 rd spot in a time of 36 minutes, 14 seconds.
COMMENTS OF WOLFPACK HEAD COACH CARMIN MAZZOTTA:
https://twitter.com/GoTRUWolfPack/status/1192313487948541954