CANORA - A total of seven runners from Canora Composite School qualified for cross-country provincials in intermediate, junior and senior events, which were held in Regina on Oct. 14.
It turned out to be a great day for running, according to coaches Thomas Lowes and Leona Kitchen.
“The weather was a little cool, but once the runners got going they didn't notice it,” reported the coaches. “In fact, it may have been a huge benefit to our runners because it made them run faster.”
The coaches said they couldn’t have asked for anything more from the runners.
“Each one had a personal best time for their races, which as coaches, is exactly what we want to happen when attending a provincial competition. We want our runners to peak at the most important moment!”
Kaelyn Shukin ran a personal best time of 13:33 in the Intermediate Girls 3km race to finish 35th out of 93 runners, while Danielle Dutchak finished 90th in 16:59, also a personal best.
Canora sent four runners to provincials in the Junior Boys 4km event, with each achieving a personal best time in a field of 96 runners. Ty Lemaigre clocked a time of 16:24 to finish 54th, while Andrew Sliva was not far behind with a time of 16:45, good for 66th. Pierre Rollin and Henry Craig actually crossed the finish line with the same time of 17:24. Rollin was awarded 75th place and Craig, 76th.
Jack Craig was the sole Canora competitor in the Senior Boys 5km run in a field of 107 runners, and finished 94h in a personal best time of 22:19.
Coaches Lowes and Kitchen said they are, “as coaches, and as a CCS School Community, very proud of each of these runners for representing Canora Composite School and East Central District in a very positive way. We can't wait to see everyone next season!”
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