Elementary school students from seven schools were on the run recently in one of School District 47’s four cross country races this year.
To offer some variety of courses to the races, Kelly Creek Community School hosted the first race. The weather was fantastic as the 149 runners from grades three to seven followed “rabbits,” teachers Lucien Ervington and Andrew Shostak, through the trails at the school. Top six winners in each category are listed below.
Grade three girls: first Ginger Calder, École Côte du Soleil (ECdS); second Nova Andrews, Edgehill Elementary School (EES); third Dylan Anderson-Kelly, Assumption School (AS); fourth Karlyle Cline, Henderson Elementary School (HES); fifth Claire Wolford, ECdS; sixth Makalya Peterson, Kelly Creek Community School (KCCS).
Grade three boys: first Tanner Birt, Westview Elementary School (WES); second Jesse Ostenson, ECdS; third Dreydon Harris, EES; fourth Josh McCormick, EES; fifth Griffin Leach, WES; sixth Jacob Smith, HES.
Grade four girls: first Melusine Yerna, ECdS; second Kayden Piniewsky, HES; third Emma Parsons, WES; fourth Payton Sigouin ECdS; fifth Layla Christie, EES; sixth Alana Kondra, AS.
Grade four boys: first Philip Gauthier, James Thomson Elementary School (JTES); second Rafael Reghelin, ECdS; third Marcus Cramb, WES; fourth Evan Dendewicz, EES; fifth Andrew Krowitz, WES; sixth Austyn Leach, WES.
Grade five girls: first Annika Schmunk, WES; second Brooklyn Vanderkemp, WES; third Hannah Simpson, WES; fourth Amber Schur, WES; fifth Julia Austin, EES; sixth Maddison Penrose, KCCS.
Grade five boys: first Caleb Vallance, AS; second Ethan Taylor, ECdS; third Jake McCormick, EES; fourth Ian Dennis, WES; fifth Nathaniel Hees, WES; sixth Morris Calder-Williams, ECdS.
Grade six girls: first Camryn Cleine, HES; second Cloey Cook, EES; third Cayce Hollingsworth, AS; fourth Catherine Forsyth, WES; fifth Hannah Cramb, WES; sixth Misty McDonald, AS.
Grade six boys: first Connor Casparie, WES; second Jerod Timothy, AS; third Oscar Thoms, ECdS; fourth Drew Sundberg, WES; fifth Douglas Thistlewaite, EES; sixth John Hammer, JTES.
Grade seven girls: first Ally Carpendale, WES; second Ella Vallance, AS; third Melaina Mastrodonato, WES; fourth Willemijn Poelen, WES; fifth Abby Head, AS; sixth Ashley Dyvesteyn, AS.
Grade seven boys: first Chris Fisher, ECdS; second James Timothy, AS; third McKenzie Guild, HES; fourth Christopher Hoelzley, WES; fifth Ethan Nelles, EES; sixth Quinn Elzer, EES.
