2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships

2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships
Organisers	NACAC
Edition	5th
Date	March 7
Host city	Orlando, Florida, United States
Venue	Chain of Lakes Park
Events	4
Distances	8 km – Senior men 6 km – Junior men (U20) 6 km – Senior women 4 km – Junior women (U20)
Participation	86 (+ 6 guests) athletes from 7 nations
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The 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships took place on March 7, 2009. The races were held at the Chain of Lakes Park in Orlando, Florida, United States. A detailed report of the event was given. ^[1]

Complete results were published. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (8 km)	Stephen Pifer   United States	23:15	Dylan Wykes   Canada	23:30	Giliat Ghebray   United States	23:35
Junior (U20) men (6 km)	Ryan Hill   United States	17:55	Ryan Prentice   United States	18:01	Mohammed Ahmed   Canada	18:02
Senior women (6 km)	Clara Grandt   United States	20:11	Catherine Cormier   Canada	20:21	Kasie Enman   United States	20:23
Junior (U20) women (4 km)	Geneviève Lalonde   Canada	13:00	Natoya Goule   Jamaica	13:17	Emily Pritt   United States	13:18
Team
Senior men	United States	13	Canada	23	Jamaica	50
Junior (U20) men	United States	12	Canada	24	Jamaica	54
Senior women	United States	14	Canada	22	Jamaica	54
Junior (U20) women	Canada	16	United States	30	Jamaica	39

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (United States)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States*	6	2	3	11
2	Canada	2	5	1	8
3	Jamaica	0	1	4	5
Totals (3 entries)		8	8	8	24

• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 86 athletes (+ 6 guests) from 7 countries participated.

•   Bahamas (9)
•   Bermuda (2)
•   Canada (25 + 6 guests)
•   Jamaica (16)
•   Puerto Rico (12)
•   Trinidad and Tobago (3)
•   United States (19)

See also

• 2009 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Estes, Jim (March 7, 2009), Team USA wins three out of four team titles at NACAC Cross Country Championships, USA Track & Field , retrieved January 16, 2014
2. 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships (PDF), Athletics Canada, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-16, retrieved January 16, 2014
3. 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships - Schedule & Results, USA Track & Field , retrieved January 16, 2014
4. 2009 Results - NACAC Cross Country Championships, runnerspace.com, March 5, 2009, retrieved January 16, 2014