Kaitlyn Harrison rose to the occasion at the Plains of Abraham on Saturday afternoon, as she was the standout for a University of Saskatchewan Huskies cross country team competing at the 2021 U SPORTS National Championships in Quebec City, Que.

Harrison finished fifth, earning first-team All-Canadian status along the way. Harrison entered the meet in great form, with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 Canada West Championships.

The Lumsden, Sask. product improved on her 13th place finish at the 2019 U SPORTS National Championship, with her tremendous showing this afternoon.

Not far behind Harrison were McFadyen and Gracjczyk-Jelinsky, who crossed the line within seconds of each other, to record 26th and 27th place finishes.

Courtney Hufmsith, who was racing in her final cross-country meet in the green-and-white, placed 29th.

With Harrison, McFadyen, Grajczyk-Jelinsky and Hufsmith all finishing inside the top-30, Saskatchewan finished as just one of three schools in the country to have at least four female runners inside the top-30.

Thanks to the strong performances from the quartet of Harrison, McFadyen, Grajczyk-Jelinsky and Hufsmith, the Huskies finished fifth in the team standings and improved on their seventh-place finish in 2019.

Meanwhile on the men's side Anthony Antaya and Treyton Pernitsky finished 51st and 69th respectively.

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. Laval, 35 points
2. Western, 106 points
3. Guelph, 119 points
4. UBC, 124 points
5. Saskatchewan, 147 points
6. McMaster, 206 points
7. StFX, 224 points
8. UBCO, 224 points
9. Montreal, 269 points
10. Queen's, 289 points
11. Toronto, 304 points
12. Victoria, 323 points
13. Calgary, 333 points
14. Waterloo, 443 points
15. Sherbrooke, 454 points
16. Wilfrid Laurier, 577 points

HUSKIES WOMEN'S RESULTS

5. Kaitlyn Harrison (28:45.6)
26. Jenna McFadyen (30:18.8)
27. Allison Grajczyk-Jelinsky (30:19.7)
29. Courtney Hufsmith (30:29.3)
60. Avery Pearson (31:15.6)
66. Natalie Bidulka (31:24.1)
92. Hilary Mehlhorn (32:31.4)

HUSKIES MEN'S RESULTS
51. Anthony Antaya (26:19.8)
69. Treyton Pernitsky (26:34.6)
83. Dylan Bauman (26:55.8)
90. Alexander Webster (27:07.3)
106. Kaiden Deck (27:39.2)
115. Matthew Finely (28:18.8)
123. Kaden Nilson (28:46.4)

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS

1. Laval, 62 points
2. Guelph, 67 points
3. McMaster, 79 points
4. UBC, 105 points
5. Western, 187 points
6. Queen's, 196 points
7. Dalhousie, 223 points
8. Alberta, 233 points
9. Calgary, 244 points
10. McGill, 260 points
11. Victoria, 264 points
12. Toronto, 277 points
13. Saskatchewan, 395 points
14. Montreal, 434 points
15. StFX, 459 points