VICTORIA, B.C. - Saturday afternoon (Oct. 25) at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia, the University of Saskatchewan Huskie Cross Country team closed out 2025 conference competition at the Canada West Cross Country Championships, hosted by the University of Victoria. Led by a pair of conference All-Stars, the Huskie men earned a fourth-place finish while the USask women would come home in sixth-place.
 

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RESULTS
 

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For the second consecutive season the Huskie men's team saw two runners earn all-star status with top-14 finishes in Anthony Antaya and Alexander Webster. Antaya completed the 8km race in a time of 26:06.6 to claim 4th-place and first team honours while Webster finished closely behind in 6th with a time of 26:21.9, also earning a spot on the conference's first-team. The two First-Team All-Star finishes marked the first for the Huskie men's team since the 2002 season when current Huskie lead endurance coach Jamie Epp, along with Steve McIntyre, earned first-team honours. 

Jayvin Cross Child (22nd, 27:12.7), Jacob White (28th, 27:24.8), and Bennett Friesen (30th, 27:25.8) would round out the Huskie scorers on the day. Despite the strong individual results, Saskatchewan was unable to defend their podium position from a season ago, narrowly missing out on third-place and finishing just seven points behind the UBC Thunderbirds. The host Victoria Vikes could capture the conference title with a score of 40 points.

On the women's side, Morgan Tiede was once again the first USask student-athlete to cross the finish line, earning a 25th-place finish as the Dog's top performer with a time of 31:55.4. Brooklyn Roney would come in to finish in 28th with a time of 32:32.2 while Angelina Beverdige-Warick (30th, 32.50.7), Nathalie Toledo (34th, 33:39.2), and Petra Tymko (35th, 33:43.7) completed the race in scoring positions for Saskatchewan. The women's podium saw the Victoria Vikes take home the Canada West title with 37 points while UBC (54 points) and UBCO (71st) rounded out the medal positions. 

The Huskies also saw a pair of major award winners in Victoria in Attleigh Maloney and Alexander Webster, who were each recognized as the Canada West Student-Athlete Community Service Award winners for their athletic excellence, community service, and academic success.

The Huskies will now begin preparation for the 2025 U SPORTS Cross COuntry Championships set to take place in Sherbrooke, Quebec on Saturday, November 8, 2025. 
 

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2025 Canada West Major Award Winners

Men's Team Coach of the Year: Hilary Stellingwerff, Victoria Vikes
Women's Team Coach of the Year: Hilary Stellingwerff, Victoria Vikes
Rookie of the Year, Male Competition: Henry Bristol, Victoria Vikes
Rookie of the Year, Female Competition: Jenna Conrad, Calgary Dinos
Student-Athlete Community Service, Male Competition: Alexander Webster, Saskatchewan Huskies
Student-Athlete Community Service, Female Competition: Attleigh Maloney, Saskatchewan Huskies
Athlete of the Year, Male Competition: Jaxon Kuchar, Victoria Vikes
Athlete of the Year, Female Competition: Lauren McNeil, UBCO Heat
 

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Men's Team Standings
    
    1. Victoria Vikes, 40 points
    2. Regina Cougars, 65
    3. UBC Thunderbirds, 83
    4. Saskatchewan Huskies, 90
    5. Calgary Dinos, 113
    6. Manitoba Bisons, 155
    7. UBCO Heat, 181
    8. Alberta Golden Bears, 217

Women's Team Standings

    1. Victoria Vikes, 37 points
    2. UBC Thunderbirds, 54
    3. UBCO Heat, 71
    4. Calgary Dinos, 93
    5. Alberta Pandas, 108
    6. Saskatchewan Huskies, 152
 

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2025 Canada West All-Stars

Men's First Team

• Jaxon Kuchar, Victoria
• Maximilien Filion, UBC
• Ian McAllister, Victoria
• Anthony Antaya, Saskatchewan
• Ian Teichler, Regina
• Alexander Webster, Saskatchewan
• Henry Bristol, Victoria

Men's Second Team

• Brett MacLean, Regina
• Owen Lloyd, UBCO
• Ethan Meyer, Calgary
• Alec Teichler, Regina
• Max Cook, Calgary
• Nico Stockwell, Victoria
• Adonia Downes, Regina

Women's First Team

• Lauren McNeil, UBCO
• Meldelyn Eybergen, Victoria
• Mackenzie Campbell, UBC
• Erin Owens, Victoria
• Olivia Cooper, Alberta
• Marisha Thompson, Victoria
• Chloe Turner, Calgary

Women's Second Team

• Ella Lane, Victoria
• Sarah MacGillivray, UBC
• Sophie Hamilton, UBCO
• Tori Bouck, UBCO
• Natalie Boston, Alberta
• Elysse Fleming, UBC
• Abby Ylipahkala, UBC

2025 Canada West All-Rookie Team

Men's

• Henry Bristol, Victoria
• Alec Teichler, Regina
• Nico Stockwell, Victoria
• Luc Fillion, Manitoba
• Andrew Corbeil, UBC

Women's

• Jenna Conrad, Calgary
• Mazy McFarling, UBC
• Maraid Johnson, UBCO
• Clare Goodison, UBC
• Ella Ballard, Victoria

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