Gaels cross country runner Claire Sumner (Calgary, Alta.) placed third at the 2016 Canadian National Cross Country Championships on the weekend to earn a chance to attend the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in March 2017 in Uganda.

A recap of varsity clubs action from the week.

A recap of varsity clubs action from the week.

A recap of varsity clubs action from the week.

Cross country runners Claire Sumner from Queen's University and Yves Sikubwabo from Laval University are the ArcelorMittal Dofasco U Sports female and male athletes of the week for the period ending November 13, 2016

Claire Sumner has been named the OUA Female Ahlete of the Week.

Claire Sumner of cross country and Markus Trence of men's volleyball have been named the Gabriel Pizza Queen's University Varsity Team Athletes of the Week for the period ending November 13, 2016.

Plains of Abraham, Que. (November 12, 2016) - Claire Sumner finished the U Sports Cross Country national championship in 1st place overall claiming the individual gold medal.

Led by OUA Champion Claire Sumner (Calgary, Alta.) and bronze medalist Julie-Anne Staehli (Lucknow, Ont.), the Gaels are hopeful for positive results at Nationals Saturday on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec.

Queen's Gaels standout Claire Sumner (Calgary, Alta.) set the pace at the OUA Cross Country Championship in Etobicoke, Ont. last Sunday, finishing atop the podium in a time of 20:16.7.