{"id":149764,"date":"2025-10-30T13:31:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=149764"},"modified":"2025-10-31T09:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:23:56","slug":"jared-howse-and-sophie-courville-named-under-armour-athletes-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/u-sports\/jared-howse-and-sophie-courville-named-under-armour-athletes-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Jared Howse and Sophie Courville named Under Armour Athletes of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 U Sports cross-country season is nearing its peak, with top collegiate athletes from across Canada hitting the grass and getting muddy as they chase national glory. The national U Sports Cross-Country Championships<\/a> will be returning to Sherbrooke, Que., on Nov. 8 for the first time in 15 years; Canadian Running<\/em>, in partnership with Under Armour, will spotlight the country\u2019s standout performers each week as the Under Armour Athlete of the Week.<\/p>\n

This week, we are highlighting Jared Howse<\/strong> <\/a>of the University of New Brunswick and Sophie Courville<\/strong> of McGill University for their dominant wins at their respective U Sports conferences on Saturday\u2013their penultimate competition of the season.<\/p>\n

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Jared Howse takes 2nd at the 2024 U Sports XC Championships. Photo: Krista Carlson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jared Howse, UNB Reds (AUS)<\/h2>\n

At the AUS Championships hosted at Henniger’s Farm Market in Wolfville, N.S., Howse successfully defended his championship title, running 24:49.9 over the 8K course to win by eight seconds. With a combined effort from him and UNB teammate Silas Conlin-Morse<\/strong>, who took silver with a last-minute surge and a time of 24:57.8, the Reds men’s squad secured a third straight AUS title, scoring a total of 30 points.<\/p>\n

“This course was tougher than it looked, with a couple of long hills,” Howse, a Red Deer, Alta., native, told Canadian Running<\/em>. “The opening km was quick, but it eventually settled. Ending on an individual win was the perfect way for my last AUS cross-country race to conclude. Huge shoutout to my teammates for an amazing race day.”<\/p>\n

Brett King <\/strong>of St. Francis-Xavier University took bronze in 24:58.9; St.FX took the team runner-up spot with 36 points, while the Dalhousie Tigers earned third, with 72 points.<\/p>\n

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