Makenna Fitzgerald of the SAIT Trojans won her third straight CCAA women's individual national championship, finishing 32 seconds ahead of her fellow competitors.

Makenna, with a time of 20 minutes and 59 seconds, bested Marika Couture of the Élans de Garneau for the second year in a row. Couture's time of 21 minutes and 31 seconds earned her a second individual silver medal but also contributed to her team's gold.

Léane Baril of Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue claimed the individual bronze medal with a time of 21 minutes and 47 seconds. Béatrice Filion from Saint-Jean-sur-Richielieu and Amélie Simard from Chicoutimi rounded out the top five.

In the team event, the Élans de Garneau successfully defended the Women's Team National Championship with an impressive average team time of 22 minutes and 59 seconds.  The team, led by silver medalist Couture, also included Anaïs Paradis, Raphaëlle Leblond, Marianne Alarie, Romy Sinotte and Aurélie Paradis.

Bringing home, the team silver medals were les Diablos de Trois-Rivières who had an average time of 24 minutes and 58 seconds. Trois-Rivières' team consisted of Morgane Drouin, Sarah-Maude Thibodeau, Léa Gobeil, Julianne Couture and Juliette Cormier.

Les Gaillards de Jonquière claimed the team bronze medals, while the other two teams from Quebec, les Nomades de Montmorency and les Géants de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, completed the top five. Jonquière's runners Juliette Bélanger, Laurie Fournier, Julie-Anne Bouchard and Jorane Bouchard finished with an average runner time of 24 minutes and 46 seconds.

For the first time in over a decade the CCAA Cross Country Running National Championships were contested in Atlantic Canada. Dalhousie Agricultural Campus, with the support of the town of Truro, hosted the country's best runners at one of the most picturesque outdoor facilities in Nova Scotia, Victoria Park. Athletes, Coaches and Delegates representing 38 teams were treated to Maritime Hospitality for the extent of the championship.

Women's All-Canadians

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Makenna Fitzgerald, SAIT Trojans
Marika Couture, Élans de Garneau
Léane Baril, Astrelles d'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Béatrice Filion, Géants de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Amélie Simard, Trappeurs de Chicoutimi
Léa Pelletier, Trad de Joliette
Béatrice Choinière-Lambert, Volontaires de Sherbooke
Anaïs Paradis, Élans de Garneau
Mia Simpson, Dawson Blues
Charlotte Fournier, Trad de Joliette

Women's Team Results

Women's Individual Results

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