The York University Lions cross country teams competed at the OUA championships in Hamilton, Ont., Saturday morning where the women finished 10^th overall as a team.
 
The top 10 finish for the women's team is their first since 2010 when the women replicated today's result with a 10^th place finish.
 
First-year runner Carmen Krawczynski Gonzalez was the first Lion to finish the race yet again, placing 39^th overall running 31:26. Her top 40 finish is the first for the Lions in nine years – the last runner to finish that strong was Dale Findlay who placed 26^th in 2010.
 
Placing 60^th overall was Meaghan Evon who ran 33:24, dropping her personal best by 10 seconds from two weeks ago. Rebecca Wheeler and Anna Prouzou finished a second apart, Wheeler ran 33:42 while Prouzou crossed the line in 33:43, placing them 64^th and 65^th, respectively.
 
Rounding out the women's team was Patricia Rasowski who finished 82^nd running 36:08 for the 8km race.
 
On the men's side, veteran Ali Ghadghoni led the charge for the third straight year. He completed the 10km course in 36:02 placing him 68^th overall. Rookie Chris Basso finished 78^th running 37:12.