Elementary school students from seven schools were on the run last week in School District 47’s annual spring cross-country race. École Côte du Soleil, in School District 93, and students from Assumption School also participated.
The weather was fantastic as the 196 runners from grades three to seven followed “rabbits” Brady Casparie, Stephanie Edwards, Chase Krompocker and Angus Labree through the trails at Sunset Park in Wildwood.
The top six winners in each category are listed below.
Grade three girls: first Melusine Yerna, École Côte du Soleil (ECdS); second Alison Ruegg, Assumption School (AS); third Brianna Narduzzi, Grief Point Elementary School (GPES); fourth Katy McKay, James Thomson Elementary School (JTES); fifth Payton Sigouin, ECdS; sixth Ilia Nakamey, GPES.
Grade three boys: first Philip Gauthier, JTES; second Ben Lehay-McHugh, Edgehill Elementary School (EES); third Andrew Krowitz, GPES; fourth Austyn Leach, GPES; fifth Rafael Reghelin, ECdS; sixth Evan Dendewicz, EES.
Grade four girls: first Annika Schmunk, GPES; second Brooklyn Vanderkemp GPES; third Trinity Jacques, Henderson Elementary School (HES); fourth Ainsley Needham, GPES; fifth Julia Austin, EES; sixth Gemma Clark, ECdS.
Grade four boys: first Jake McCormick, EES; second Ethan Taylor, ECdS; third Gavin Gendron, JTES; fourth Nathaniel Hees, GPES; fifth Callum Street, EES; sixth Morris Calder-Williams, ECdS.
Grade five girls: first Kristen Naude, AS; second Camryn Cleine, HES; third Cayce Hollingsworth, GPES; fourth Catherine Forsyth, GPES; fifth Cloey Cook, EES; sixth Jaycee Russell, EES.
Grade five boys: first Connor Casparie, GPES; second Oscar Thoms, ECdS; third Jerod Timothy, AS; fourth Jared Russell, AS; fifth Ben Gould, EES; sixth Jorden Johnson, Kelly Creek Community School (KCCS).
Grade six girls: first Ally Carpendale, GPES; second Ella Vallance, AS; third Maya Duggan, ECdS; fourth Marcy Tietzen, GPES; fifth Taylor Kinley, GPES; sixth Melaina Mastrodonato, GPES.
Grade six boys: first Chris Fisher, ECdS; second James Timothy, AS; third Quinn Elzer, EES; fourth Bailey Piccinin, HES; fifth Cody Johanson, GPES; sixth William Warren, HES.
Grade seven girls: first Carsyn Casparie, GPES; second Kate Hopper, GPES; third Jillian Banks, GPES; fourth Katya Senilova, GPES; fifth Kaci Ellerby, KCCS; sixth Haleigh Almond, KCCS.
Grade seven boys: first Ethan Schmunk, GPES; second Caspar Poelen, GPES; third Carter Chard-Hill, EES; fourth Keegan Chard-Hill, EES; fifth Tyler Carpendale, GPES; sixth Viahau Castagnoli, AS.
