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
- Laval, 35 points
- Western, 106 points
- Guelph, 119 points
- UBC, 124 points
- Saskatchewan, 147 points
- McMaster, 206 points
- StFX, 224 points
- UBCO, 224 points
- Montreal, 269 points
- Queen's, 289 points
- Toronto, 304 points
- Victoria, 323 points
- Calgary, 333 points
- Waterloo, 443 points
- Sherbrooke, 454 points
- 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
- Laval, 62 points
- Guelph, 67 points
- McMaster, 79 points
- UBC, 105 points
- Western, 187 points
- Queen's, 196 points
- Dalhousie, 223 points
- Alberta, 233 points
- Calgary, 244 points
- McGill, 260 points
- Victoria, 264 points
- Toronto, 277 points
- Saskatchewan, 395 points
- Montreal, 434 points
- StFX, 459 points
