(Halifax, N.S.) - Â鶹´«Ã½ presents our PepsiCo Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Lauren Lowther, Cross Country
Third-year runner Lauren Lowther is this week’s female PepsiCo Athlete of the Week.
Lauren ran to a seventh-place finish at the Rouge et Or Cross Country Classic on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec Saturday afternoon.
She crossed the line in a time of 30:36, a new personal-best by over a minute in an 8-kilomtre race, establishing herself as a real threat heading into the AUS championship race.
An environmental science student, Lauren is from Antigonish, N.S.
Other nominees: Grace Beer & Maggie Baxter (hockey), Taylor Heard (soccer)
Hudson Grimshaw-Surette
Fifth-year runner Hudson Grimshaw-Surette is this week’s male PepsiCo Athlete of the Week.
Hudson led the Tigers to a second-place team finish at the 2022 Rouge et Or Cross Country Classic in Quebec over the weekend.
He was the top Tigers runner to cross the line, finishing in sixth place with a personal-best time of 25:09 in the 8-kilometre race.
A native of Yarmouth N.S., Hudson is pursuing a master of physiotherapy.
Other nominee: Luke Berryman (soccer)