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LODZ, Poland (CIS) - The Canadian women barely missed the podium on Saturday at the 18th FISU world university cross-country running championships finishing fourth in the team standings, a single point behind third place, in Lodz, Poland. Ray Rice Elite Jersey .  It marked the second best result in history for the all-CIS womens squad at the biennial event, trailing only a bronze-medal placing on home soil in 2010 in Kingston, Ont. Canadas top three finishers on Saturday amassed 46 points compared to 45 for Poland. Japan (21) edged Romania (23) for the womens title. On the mens side, the all-CIS contingent settled for ninth place with 169 points, a drop of five positions from two years ago. Japan (36) captured the team banner, with the Ukraine (57) and Algeria (61) rounding out the podium. Tamara Jewett of Toronto paced Canada in the five-kilometre womens race. The University of Toronto student took the ninth spot thanks to a time of 16 minutes and 24 seconds. Carise Thompson of Lynden, Ont., was 15th in 16:43, Catherine Cormier of New Richmond, Que., placed 22nd (16:43), Lydia Frost of Bocabec, N.B., finished 41st (17:29) and Jen Bays of Whitby, Ont., was 53rd (18:12).  Romanias Ancuta Bobocel (15:48), Portugals Carla Salome Rocha (15:54) and Romanias Roxana Birca (15:56) were the individual medallists. In the mens 10km race, Cliff Childs, a University of Victoria student from Kelowna, B.C., was the fastest Canadian with a time of 30:40, good for 32nd place. Allan Brett of Ottawa followed in 40th position (30:50), while Dylan Haight of Victoria was 48th (31:02), Paul Janakowski of LaSalle, Ont., 49th (31:05), Matt Walters of North Bay, Ont., 58th (31:31) and Aaron Hendrikx of Parkhill, Ont., 60th (31:39).          Abdelmajed Touil of Algeria was the first male runner to cross the finish line in 29:11. Japanese teammates Yuta Shitara (29:15) and Daichi Motomura (29:22) captured silver and bronze, respectively. Brett was the only veteran from the 2010 Canadian delegation. He had placed 24th in Kingston. "Tamaras ninth-place finish was simply outstanding. Carise had an exceptional race as well, especially for a university sophomore," said Canadian head coach Keith Butler, the associate coach of UVics cross country program. "Our women had a remarkable showing, just one point outside the podium. Its a credit to CIS coaches and their programs." "On the mens side, Cliff was in his first international competition but he ran like a veteran against a very competitive field. He was the last selection on the team so his run showed the tremendous improvement he has made over the course of the season." Haloti Ngata Elite Jersey . Manager Buck Showalter said before Mondays game at Minnesota that Andino will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, and the team will recall left-hander Zach Britton to make Tuesdays start against the Twins. Cary Williams Womens Jersey . 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Ai Miyazato had seven birdies and one bogey in the final round to finish one stroke ahead of Mika Miyazato and Azahara Munoz. Ai Miyazato had finished in the top 10 of the tournament in each of the last four years, including a fourth-place finish in 2008 and a third-place last year. Those disappointments were fresh on Miyazatos mind following her only bogey of the day on No. 17, but she answered with an up-and-down from off the 18th green for her closing birdie. "I think last year I was pretty close to winning," Miyazato said. "I think Im one shot behind or something and I made bogey on 17, too. A few years ago, I did the same thing, too. "... But like I said to myself, you know, just one bogey so far during the round, so I think thats pretty good. Then if I made birdie (on 18), I thought I still (would) have a chance to get in a playoff." Miyazato, a 15-time winner on the Japan LPGA, also won the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii in April. Shes the third player on the LPGA Tour to win multiple events this season, joining top-ranked Yani Tseng, also a three-time winner, and No. 2 Stacy Lewis, and shes projected to rise from sixth to third in the world entering the U.S. Womens Open next week. Mika Miyazato had a 67, and Munoz closed with a 65. Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., shot a 69 and finished tied for 36th. Hamiltons Alena Sharp (73) was 66th. Veronica Felibert, the rookie from Venezuela who opened the day with a four-shot lead, shot a 72 to tie for fourth at 10 under. While Felibert struggled in only her fifth LPGA tournament, Ai Miyazato opened with a 32 on the front nine and reached 12 under after her sixth birdie of the day on the par-3 15th. Ai Miyazato fell back to 11 under after her only bogey on the day at No. Torrey Smith Jersey Hall of Fame 50th. 17, but she used a 3-wood to reach the front fringe of the 475-yard par-5 18th in two shots. After a chip to 5 feet, she calmly sank the downhill left-to-right putt to take a one-shot lead over Munoz, who had already finished her round and made a par from the fairway on No. 18. Munoz eagled the par-4 No. 5 and reached 11 under with a birdie on No. 17, but she missed her approach shot on No. 18 wide to the right and left her third shot in the fringe before getting up and down to save par. "I played all day unbelievable," Munoz said. "I barely missed any shots. On the last one, I hit a great drive and was in between clubs. I decided to go with the hybrid, and I just tried to hit it too hard and missed it right." Mika Miyazato was also at 12 under on the back nine, but a bogey on No. 16 left her at 11 under and needing a birdie on No. 18 to tie Ai Miyazato to force a playoff. Mika Miyazato hit the fairway on the final par-5 final hole but elected to lay up. She hit her approach shot 15 feet left of the hole, but her birdie attempt just went by to the left and kept her winless on the LPGA Tour. Mika Miyazato said the firm miss was a result of several putts she had left short earlier in the round. "I tried to hit it too hard, so that putt, I need to make this putt," Mika Miyazato said. "I understand, but (it was) still difficult, so I try it." Felibert started the day at 11 under after only one bogey in the first two rounds. She reached 12 under twice on the front nine, but both times she quickly gave the shots back with bogeys. Her bogey at No. 9 led to a brief three-way tie with Mika Miyazato and Inbee Park, but Felibert bogeyed Nos. 12 and 13 to fall out of the lead for good. The former Southern California standout entered the week ranked No. 723 in the world and had earned only $2,489 in four previous LPGA events, in which she missed three cuts. Felibert earned $93,770 for her fourth-place tie with Park, who shot a 68 on Sunday. "I didnt play the way I wanted," Felibert said. "I didnt feel nervous at all, I was surprised. I thought I was going to be more nervous. But my swing wasnt there, and I didnt try to like fight it. I just played with what I got and it wasnt enough." Ai Miyazato earned $300,000 for the victory, while Munoz and Mika Miyazato each made $159,739. Lewis, the local favourite who played at the nearby University of Arkansas, finished with a 70 and tied for 19th at 4 under. ' ' '