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Race after rabbits results in district cross country

Grade seven girls cross finish line together
Race after rabbits results in district cross country

Elementary school students from seven schools were on the run last week for the third of School District 47’s four cross country races this year.

The 141 participants ran through the course at Westview Elementary School and Vancouver Island University trails following “rabbits” from Brooks Secondary School.

The top six participants in each category are listed below.

  • Grade three girls: first Ginger Calder, École Côte du Soleil (ECduS); second Dylan Anderson-Kelly, Assumption School (AS); third Karlyle Cline, Henderson Elementary School (HES); fourth Phoebe Schur, Westview Elementary (WE); fifth Naomi Krowitz, WE; sixth Nova Andrews, Edgehill Elementary School (EES).
  • Grade three boys: first Tanner Burt, WE; second Tyler Durant, Kelly Creek Community School (KCCS); third Kiran Pritchard, James Thomson Elementary School (JTES); fourth Josh McCormick, EES; fifth Makia Elliot, JTES; sixth Caleb Simard, EES.
  • Grade four girls: first Melusine Yerna, ECduS; second Chelsea Thomas-Riddle, AS; third Olivia Warman, AS; fourth Brianna Narduzzi, WE; fifth Kayden Piniewski, HES; sixth Hillary English, Powell River Christian School (PRCS).
  • Grade four boys: first Philip Gauthier, JTES; second Rafael Reghelin, ECduS; third Luke Shipley, WES; fourth Austyn Leach, WES; fifth Andrew Krowitz, WES; sixth Mackenzie Hein, KCCS.
  • Grade five girls: first Annika Schmunk, WES; second Brooklyn Vanderkemp, PRCS; third Sophia Perun, WES; fourth Kaiyana Huot, WES; fifth Trinity Jacques, HES; sixth Amber Schur, WES.
  • Grade five boys: first Caleb Vallance, AS; second Jake McCormick, EES; third Ethan Taylor, ECduS; fourth Ian Dennis, WES; fifth Kyle Hollinshead, WES; sixth Leo Head, AS.
  • Grade six girls: first Camryn Cleine, HES; second Cayce Hollingsworth, AS; third Misty McDonald, AS; fourth Kate Forbes, KCCS; fifth Ally Boyd, HES; sixth Electra Atkinson, EES.
  • Grade six boys: first Connor Casparie, WES; second Oscar Thoms, ECduS; third Adam Young, WES; fourth Drew Sundberg, WES; fifth Brodie Laurie, KCCS;sixth Isaac Shelton, WES.
  • Grade seven girls: first (tied) Ella Vallance, AS; first (tied) Taylor Kinley, WES; second Abby Head, AS; third Ashley Duyvesteyn, AS; fourth Carmen Miller, WES; fifth Hannah Schweitzer, Distance Learning program; sixth Emma Piniewski, HES.
  • Grade seven boys: first Chris Fisher, ECduS; second Michael Behan, AS; third Cody Johanson, WES; fourth Quinn Elzer, EES; fifth Justin Bruckshaw, EES.
The final race was held at Sunset Park on Tuesday, April 29.