Twelve athletes from the London Runner Distance Club will be competing at the 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships this Saturday in Vancouver, BC, with five of those athletes also competing as members of Team Ontario. With only four on the line in in both Senior races, there will be no room for error as LRDC looks to medal in both races for the first time in their 8-year history.

Junior Girls
Stefanie Smith - bronze at 2013 Ontario XC Championships; member of Team Ontario!
Samantha McGuinness - 4th at 2013 Ontario XC Championships
Deanna Kerekes - 7th at 2013 Ontario XC Championships

Senior Women
Leslie Sexton - 2013 Ontario XC Champion! Member of Team Ontario!
Lauren Prufer - 6th at 2013 Ontario XC Championships
Karen Gilbert Tyssen - 47th at 2012 Canadian XC Championships
Courtney Laurie - 11th at 2013 Ontario XC Championships

Senior Men
Kyle O'Neill - 2013 Ontario XC Champion! Member of Team Ontario!
Aaron Hendrikx - 2013 CIS XC Champion! Member of Team Ontario!
Brent Smith - 7th ON athlete at 2013 Ontario XC Championships; member of Team Ontario!
Paul Cochrane - 19th at 2013 Ontario XC Championships

Masters Men
Paul Roberts - 54th at 2012 Canadian Masters XC Championships

Photo: 2013 Ontario XC Champions LRDC women: Tyssen, Sexton, Prufer, and Laurie