Canadian Cross Country Championships

Canadian Cross Country Championships
Canadian Cross Country Championships
Location	Canada
Event type	Cross country running
Distance	10 km: senior men and women; 8 km: U20 and masters men; 6 km: U18 boys, U20 women, masters women; 4 km: U18 girls;
Organizer	Athletics Canada

The Canadian Cross Country Championships is the annual national championships for cross country running in Canada. Typically held in late-November and organized by Athletics Canada, it consists of races in U18, U20, Senior, and Masters categories. It also serves as part of the selection process for Canadian teams at the NACAC and World Cross Country Championships.

Alongside individual titles, Athletics Canada awards club and branch championships in each race.

As of 2024, the senior men's and women's races are 10 km long; U20 and masters men's races are 8 km; U20 women's, U18 boys, and masters women's races are 6 km; and the U18 girls. However, race distances have varied in the past.

The most recent edition was held in on 25 November, 2023 in Ottawa, Ontario. The next edition is set to take place 30 November, 2024 in London, Ontario.^[1]

Results

Senior Men

Year	Venue	Winner	Time	Club Champion	Branch Champion
2017	Kingston, Ontario	Lucas Bruchet	30:20	Speed River Track and Field Club	Ontario	^[2]
2018	Kingston, Ontario	Lucas Bruchet	29:54	Unattached Ontario	Ontario	^[3]
2019	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Mike Tate	29:10	London Western T.F.C.	Ontario	^[4]
2020	Abbotsford, British Columbia	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic				^[5]
2021	Ottawa, Ontario	John Gay	31:34	Vancouver Thunderbirds	British Columbia	^[6]
2022		Connor Black	29:38	London Western T.F.C.	Ontario	^[7]^[8]
2023		Kieran Lumb	29:18	Club d'Athlétisme de l'Université Laval	Quebec	^[9]^[10]
2024	London, Ontario	TBD
2025	London, Ontario	TBD

Senior Women

Year	Venue	Winner	Time	Club Champion	Branch Champion
2017	Kingston, Ontario	Claire Sumner	34:48			^[2]
2018	Kingston, Ontario	Geneviève Lalonde	34:47	Speed River Track and Field Club	Ontario	^[3]
2019	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Geneviève Lalonde	33:22	Langley Mustangs	British Columbia	^[4]
2020	Abbotsford, British Columbia	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic				^[5]
2021	Ottawa, Ontario	Geneviève Lalonde	36:21	Club d'Athlétisme de l'Université Laval	Quebec	^[6]
2022		Julie-Anne Staehli	34:12	Vancouver Thunderbirds	Ontario	^[7]
2023		Ceili McCabe	33:28	Vancouver Thunderbirds	British Columbia	^[9]
2024	London, Ontario	TBD
2025	London, Ontario	TBD