The Laurentian University women's cross-country running program has announced a number of talented rookies and transfers will be joining the Lady Vees squad.
Additions to the 2008-09 team include local athletes Madeleine Woods and Katie Mazairski as well as Gracie Tetzlaff, Emma Tallman, Shauna Donaldson, Jessica Nanne, Christine Dumont and Danielle Henry and Heather Stroeder.
Maziarski is the SDSAA cross-country and 1500-metre and 3000-metre champion as well as NOSSA silver medalist in the steeplechase. She will be enrolling in the Sport Psychology program at Laurentian.
Woods raced four years for the University of Windsor where she
won an OUA gold medal in the 600-metre and contributed to their
cross country team. She will train with the Lady Vees next
season with a decision on whether to compete next year still to
come.
Tetzlaff, is a native of Trenton, Ontario, who this spring ran a 4:48 in the 1500-metre and placed 51st at OFSAA cross-country last fall. She will be enrolling in the Sports Administration program at Laurentian.
Tallman, a native of Manitoulin Island, has run a 2:18 in the 800-metre and placed 57th at OFSAA cross-country last year. She will be enrolling in the Health Promotion program at Laurentian.
Donaldson, a native of Owen Sound, Ontario, took last year off because of a stress fracture, but was part of the Saugeen Track Club team that placed second at the National cross-country championships in 2006. She will be enrolling in the Concurrent Education and Sport and Physical Education programs at Laurentian.
Nanne, a native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, is a 200-metre and 400-metre runner who will be making the transition to middle distance and distance running. She will be enrolling in the Concurrent Education and French programs at Laurentian.
Dumont, of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario and Henry are currently students at Laurentian with Henry taking her masters next year and having competed in a number of road races.
Stroeder, a native of Hanover, Ontario, is transferring from the University of Tulsa where she ran both track and cross-country. She will have to sit out a year before she can compete, but will be training with the team next year and competing starting in 2009-10. She will be enrolling in the Nursing program at Laurentian.
