Making conference history in the wake of her team's first banner in over 50 years, Paula Schnurr was named as the OUA men's cross country Coach of the Year.

Fresh from an exceptional rookie season as a Marauder, which saw him score for McMaster at a pair of NCAA meets south of the border, Sarnia, Ont. native Andrew Davies will swap his maroon and grey for red and white in the New Year.

For six years, the Marauders have felt cursed on the national stage, losing out on a podium place often by agonizingly slim margins.

Tuesday saw one McMaster team take a dominant position atop the national rankings after a historic weekend at the OUA Championships, while another made a strong debut after opening the conference season in style a week earlier.

A year after announcing himself at the OUA Championships and being named the conference's Rookie of the Year, Max Turek took himself and his Marauders team to an entirely new level Saturday.

With the OUA Championships looming this weekend, the Marauders men's cross country program jumped back into the second spot in the national rankings Tuesday, while another perennially-strong McMaster squad debuted among the country's elite.

With the onset of U SPORTS fall championships fast approaching, the Marauders found three programs among the nation's top 10 as the newest rankings were announced Tuesday.

Hosting the Bayfront Open for the second year, the Marauders men were emphatic in retaining the team title, as they continued to gain steam ahead of the OUA Championships.