The Laurentian University cross-country
running team has added more firepower for the 2005-06
season.
NCAA athlete Meghan Juuti has joined the
squad.
Juuti is a transfer student from Lake
Superior State University where she ran for both the
cross-country team and the track-and-field team. A native of
Elliot Lake, Juuti led Lake Superior all season, finishing as
the school's top female competitor in races.
Juuti had an outstanding high school career,
which saw her place 23rd at the 2003 Ontario Federation of
School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) cross-country running
championships. As well, Juuti finished seventh in the 2003
OFSAA 1,500-metre race and ninth in the 3,000-metre race.
"Meghan has tremendous potential and she's
highly motivated," said head coach Dick Moss in a news release.
"I worked with her two years ago as a club athlete, so she
already knows our system. Meghan's goal this fall will be the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport Championships in November and
the Canadian Junior Championships in December."
