Recently, Canadaテ不 national sport body, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) announced the roster heading to Algiers, Algeria for the 15th World University Cross Country championship held March 24, 2006. Making the cut for the Tigers is Paul Chafe, a CIS bronze medallist and two-time CIS all-Canadian and conference MVP; Janice Ashworth, a three-time silver medallist and member of last seasonテ不 gold-medal-winning team who is also a three-time all-Canadian and former rookie of the year; and head coach Dan Hennigar who has brought the Tigers program to the forefront of Canadian competition following a successful career as an athlete.
The international event is similar to Canadaテ不 championship with both an individual and team prize. Both the menテ不 and womenテ不 races are run separately with a maximum of six competitors per country. The team classification is also split by gender and each countryテ不 top four finishers contribute to the team score.
The complete roster for the Canadian team is as follows:
Women:
Janice Ashworth, サニノォヨアイ・
Ashley Hinther, Saskatchewan
Bethany Janzen, Western Ontario
Laura Moulton, Guelph
Shannon Popowich, Calgary
Lauren Whyte, McGill
Men:
Scott Arnald, Waterloo
Paul Chafe, サニノォヨアイ・
Andrew Coates, Windsor
Greg Hutchinson, Guelph
Adrian Lambert, Alberta
Brandon Young, Windsor
Coaching Staff:
Dan Hennigar (Head coach), サニノォヨアイ・
Glen Playfair, Alberta
Jim Hollstrom, Saskatchewan
Dave Small, York
サニノォヨアイ・テ不 Department of Athletics boasts 14 varsity teams; menテ不 and womenテ不 contingents in basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, swimming, track and field and volleyball. Last season generated impressive results for our over 300 athletes, including 75 AUS all-stars, 73 academic all-Canadians, 16 all-Canadians, eight AUS championships, eight AUS MVPs, four CIS individual gold medals and one CIS team gold medal. Also, サニノォヨアイ・テ不 former track and field phenom, Adrienne Power, was the first-ever athlete from the Atlantic conference to win the overall CIS female athlete of the year award.