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On Oct. 9, 2026, Canadian Running Magazine reported that Alyshia Alkerton of the Windsor Lancers and Lalem Sintayehu of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men were named Under Armour Athletes of the Week. The recognition comes ahead of the 2026 U Sports Cross Country Championships, scheduled for Nov. 14 in Hamilton. According to the report, Alkerton won the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational 5K on Oct. 2 with a time of 17:04, while Sintayehu won the Acadia Invitational 8K on Oct. 3 in 25:43. Each athlete receives a shoe from Under Armour's Velociti lineup. This is the only report on the event so far, so the current state is limited to the award announcement and the cited race results. No other sources or conflicting figures have been supplied.
Alyshia Alkerton of the Windsor Lancers and Lalem Sintayehu of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men were named Under Armour Athletes of the Week ahead of the 2026 U Sports Cross Country Championships in Hamilton on Nov. 14. Alkerton won the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational 5K in 17:04 on Oct. 2, while Sintayehu took the Acadia Invitational 8K in 25:43 on Oct. 3. Each receives a shoe from Under Armour's Velociti lineup.