Crossing the globe

DalhousieÕs success on the national cross country circuit is proven with outstanding individual and team performances year after year under the guidance of head coach, Dan Hennigar. Now, the Tigers are about to test themselves against the best in the world.

Recently, CanadaÕs 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 seasonÕs 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 CanadaÕs championship with both an individual and team prize. Both the menÕs and womenÕs races are run separately with a maximum of six competitors per country. The team classification is also split by gender and each countryÕs top four finishers contribute to the team score.

The complete roster for the Canadian team is as follows:

Women:
Janice Ashworth, Dalhousie
Ashley Hinther, Saskatchewan
Bethany Janzen, Western Ontario
Laura Moulton, Guelph
Shannon Popowich, Calgary
Lauren Whyte, McGill

Men:
Scott Arnald, Waterloo
Paul Chafe, Dalhousie
Andrew Coates, Windsor
Greg Hutchinson, Guelph
Adrian Lambert, Alberta
Brandon Young, Windsor

Coaching Staff:
Dan Hennigar (Head coach), Dalhousie
Glen Playfair, Alberta
Jim Hollstrom, Saskatchewan
Dave Small, York

Dalhousie UniversityÕs Department of Athletics boasts 14 varsity teams; menÕs and womenÕs 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, DalhousieÕs 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.