Hundreds of cross-country runners converged on Delisle Oct. 13 for the 2018 Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association provincial meet, with Jenna McFadyen of Maidstone coming out on top of the 67 runners in the junior girls’ category.
Jenna had a time of 15:08, well ahead of second place Avery Pearson of Meadow Lake Carpenter School (15:29).
Shayla Ewanchuk of St. Walburg and Katie Rathwell of North Battleford Comprehensive placed 23rd and 24th respectively. Emily Thiele of St. Walburg placed 59th.
In midget girls’ results Carlie Mosimann of Edam’s H. Hardcastle School was fifth in a field of 102 runners.
Julia Egert of Wilkie McLurg High School was 11th and Kylie Vince of Paradise Hill 16th. Gracie Hundt of Medstead Central School and Ava Cole of H. Hardcastle were 25th and 26th. Lexi Wasmuth of NBCHS placed 44th, Kayla Judge of Leoville 56th, Martina McKee of Turtleford 69th and Madison Higgs of NBCHS 73rd. In 84th place was Rowan Tkatchuk of NBCHS and Kelsey Locke of Medstead was 86th.
There were 102 entries in the senior girls’ category with Kaitlin Tarasoff of John Paul II Collegiate having the highest Northwest placing of 52nd. Others placing were Amy Kim of Turtleford 66th, Melyna Bahlor of NBCHS 67th, Kellie Victor of Hillmond 73rd, Skye Landrie and Caylee Dorval of Glaslyn 85th and 88th and Katie Dyck of JP II 102nd.
Dawson Smith of Lashburn was the top Northwest male athlete at the meet, placing foruth in the junior boys’ category that had 87 runners.
Reece Gilbert of Unity Composite High School was sixth. Jordan Smith of Leask was 16th, Grant McKee of Turtleford 79th and Landon Larre of St. Walburg 85th.
In midget boys’ Reid Anderson of Lashburn was seventh in a field of 100 runners. Graden Rush of UCHS was 26th, Jeremy Hanson of St. Walburg 38th, Andrew Gentes of John Paul II Collegiate 49th, Andy Gallerneault of McLurg 60th, Kaidin McGinnis of McLurg 81st and Daylen Feist of St. Walburg 93rd.
Taylor Parker of JPII was 12th out of 107 runners in the senior boys’ event. Carter Fee of Leoville was 52nd. Aiden Powell and Sam Powell of Paradise Hill were 53rd and 67th. Piper Nordell of Turtleford and Wade Davies of Glaslyn were 71st and 72nd. Dyre Whithead of Leoville was 83rd and Cory Standinghorn of Spirtwood 88th. Ashlee Hanson of St. Walburg placed 90th.
