Northern Collegiate runner Blake Freer, above, exits the water pit on the first lap of the Open Boys’ 2,000m Steeplechase at the South Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (SWOSSAA) finals in Windsor last week. Freer came in third with a time of 6:41:03.
With just 0.17 seconds ahead of the competition, Northern Collegiate anchor runner Cory Smith crossed the finish line first in the Open Boys’ 4x400m relay, securing the school’s title as overall team champions at the meet. Bruce Smith, Special to the Journal