MacDougall Named Investors Group Female Athlete of the Week, Powered by 2XU
BURLINGTON, Ont. – Branna MacDougall been named Investors Group Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Female Athlete of the Week, powered by 2XU, for the period ending October 31st, 2017.
Female Athlete of the Week – Branna MacDougall (Kingston, Ont.) - 2nd Year - Queen’s Gaels
It was a big weekend from Branna MacDougall of the Queen’s Gaels women's cross country team.
The No.1 nationally ranked Queen’s women’s cross country team took home the OUA championship in Windsor on the weekend, led by an outstanding gold medal performance from MacDougall. The second-year Gaels runner finished first overall in the women's 8km race, earning OUA MVP and OUA First Team All-Star honours. MacDougall crossed the finish line in 27:19.5 – more than three seconds clear of the second place runner.
Not only did MacDougall’s individual efforts help lead the Gaels to their first cross country title since 2003 – sitting 25 points clear of the silver medalists – but it also help them to dethrone the 13-time reigning champion Guelph Gryphons to cement through No. 1 national ranking.