Posted by Sudbury Northern Life 
Madeleine Woods of the Laurentian Lady Vees Indoor Track team heads to a familiar spot to compete in the 600-metre event at the CIS championships.
Woods will represent Laurentian at her old stomping grounds, the University of Windsor, from March 12-15, with her preliminary race taking place on Thursday, March 12.
Woods, a Sudbury, Ontario native, returned to her hometown to attend Laurentian for biomedical biology before applying to medical schools.
With a year of eligibility left after running four years for the Lancers, Woods now runs for the blue and gold.
Woods competed in some cross-country events this fall; however her main focus continued to be on the track where she excelled for Windsor. When the indoor season came around, Woods became a real leader.
Using her experience, she led the Lady Vees in each meet they competed in, including the OUA championships where she placed sixth in the 600-metre, just .59 seconds off the podium, good enough to place her in the top 12 in Canada and punch her ticket to the city of roses.
Highlights of Woods' year include a win in the 800-metre at the Lake Superior State Open, and anchoring the 4-by-400-metre relay team to a second place finish at that same event.
She placed third at the Ottawa Super Saturday series in the 1000-metre and third in the 600-metre at the prestigious McGill Challenge meet.  Woods also grabbed silver in the 600-metre at the York Open.
"This will be my final university meet, and I'm thrilled that it will be at the CIS championships," said Woods, in a release.
"Madeleine is peaking at just the perfect time," added Woods' coach and Lady Vees assistant Darren Jermyn. "Madeleine is extremely fit, highly motivated and knows the Windsor track very well. She will be a factor down there."
Woods will head to a familiar place for the CIS championships, hosted by the Windsor Lancers. She will step up to the mark in the 600-metre on Thursday March 12 at 8 p.m. for the preliminaries, knowing it is her final chance to leave a mark on the university scene while wearing her hometown blue and gold.
The finals for the 600-metre event are Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
