Troy Shantz
Northern Collegiate runners dominated the LKSSAA Cross-Country Championship in Blenheim on Oct. 19, with St. Patrick’s and Great Lakes also posting impressive finishes.
Andrew Davies and Caroline Forbes each did the Vikings proud, winning the Senior Boys and Senior Girls titles respectively.
Great Lakes runner Taijah Allen placed first in the Midget Girls run while Owen Norland and Alexandre Guidon of St. Pat’s were 2nd and 3rd in Junior Boys.
In addition to strong individual finishes from Great Lakes and St. Pat’s, Northern had 24 runners place in the top 15 of their respective events, allowing them to secure the fastest team times in four of six events.
Girls 3k Run Midget
1 - Allen, Taijah, Great Lakes
3 - Smith, Sarah, Great Lakes
4 Barwitzki, Lindsey, Northern
7 - Gould, Madi, Northern
8 - Allen, Shailah, Great Lakes
10 - Clark, Jadyn, Northern
15 - Greaves, Aliyah, Northern
Boys 5k Run Midget
2 - Biggar, Jack, Northern
3 - Freer, Blake, Northern
4 - Antosiak, Connor, St. Pat's
5 - Howe, Michael, Northern
7 - Beauvais, Colton, Great Lakes
8 - Crombeen, Luke, St. Pat's
9 - Handy, Michael, Northern
15 - Scott, Christopher, Northern
Girls 4k Run Junior
2 - White, Kaylee, Northern
5 - Magtanong, Mika, Northern
10 - Meere, Sam, Northern
13 - Vrolyk, Paige, St. Pat's
15 - Willemsen, Mi, St. Pat's
Boys 6k Run Junior
2 Norland, Owen, St. Pat's
3 Guindon, Alexandre, St. Pat's
6 Bore, Riley, Northern
7 Griffin, Kelland, Northern
10 Jones, Ethan, Northern
11 Schaefer, Stevie, Northern
Girls 5k Run Senior
1 - Forbes, Caroline, Northern
2 - Perkins, Lauren, Northern
8 - Scott, Sarah, Northern
9 - Chiavassa, Morena, Northern
12 - Jackson, McKenna, St. Pat's
14 - Barwitzki, Katie, Northern
Boys 7k Run Senior
1 – Davies, Andrew, Northern
8 - Forbes, Nick, Northern
11 - McMurtrie, Stewart, St. Pat's
13 - Harding, Noah, Northern
In the Mixed 3k Para Run, Craig Machan, Mathew Pastorius and Nick Vandyk, all of Alexander Mackenzie, finished one, two three.