Squamish youngsters finished first in eight of the 10 categories in the final Sea to Sky Elementary School cross-country running meet of the season last week.
Mikayla Lorimer of Brackendale Elementary and Jake Ellis of Squamish Elementary placed first in their respective Grade 7 categories in the race, which covered approximately 1.5 kilometres on the trails surrounding Brackendale Elementary and Don Ross Secondary Schools last Wednesday (Oct. 10).
Three-hundred fifty-seven youngsters in Grades 3 to 7, representing public and private schools in Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and Mount Currie, participated. The category winners, followed by other Squamish runners who finished in the top 10 in their respective categories:
Grade 3 girls - 1, Nikia Whitebear, Squamish Elementary; 4, Lynette Conn, Garibaldi Highlands; 6, Holly Read, Garibaldi Highlands; 7, Carly Ellis, Mamquam; 9, Emily Zimmer, Ecole les Aiglons; 10, Piper Savjord, Brackendale.
Grade 3 boys -1, William Theed, Brackendale; 4, Rudy Dombowsky, Brackendale; 5, Jackson Goldstone, Squamish Elementary; 6, Bowen MacRae, Squamish Elementary; 7, Trevor Hartle, Valleycliffe; 8, Finn Smith, Brackendale; 9, Cooper Oliver, Brackendale; 10, Owen Scarth, Mamquam.
Grade 4 girls - Teigen Pascual, Squamish Montessori; 2, Sienna Dickson, Brackendale; 4, Maya Rainbow, Mamquam; 5, Ella Fredericks, Brackendale; 6, Ella Barcho, Garibaldi Highlands.
Grade 4 boys -1, Jordan Tulk, Brackendale; 2, Samuel Misquitta, Mamquam; 7, Michael Welland, Squamish Elementary; 9, Markus Hernandez, Mamquam; 10, Felix Perron, Ecole les Aiglons.
Grade 5 girls - 1, Anna Heilig, Squamish Elementary; 3, Linnea Uunila, Squamish Elementary; 5, Yinimi Clark, Squamish Elementary.
Grade 5 boys - 1, Ben Brownlie, Spring Creek; 3, Lucke Auchterlonie, Squamish Elementary; 7, Jhette Verne, Garibaldi Highlands; 8, Tucker Reed, Brackendale; 9, Hunter Vriend, Brackendale.
Grade 6 girls - 1, Mila Wittenberg, Spring Creek; 5, Coni Ward, Brackendale; 6, Lyndsay Larson, Squamish Elementary; 7, Valeska Cawdell, Squamish Elementary; 8, Allie Hughes-Goyette, Squamish Elementary; 9, Maya Woolley, Squamish Elementary; 10, Gaganpreet Chagger, Squamish Elementary.
Grade 6 boys -1, Jess Kryzanowski, Garibaldi Highlands; 4, Tom Welland, Squamish Elementary; 6, Aidan Barratte, Brackendale; 9, Ryan Blasak, Squamish Elementary.
Grade 7 girls - 1, Mikayla Lorimer, Brackendale; 7, Lauren Petryshen, Squamish Elementary; 8, Maya Heikoop, Garibaldi Highlands; 10, Katie Tone, Garibaldi Highlands.
Grade 7 boys - 1, Jake Ellis, Squamish Elementary; 5, Stuart Loop, Squamish Elementary; 7, Graeme Bowers, Squamish Elementary; 9, Jack Cormack, Squamish Elementary; 10, Rafi Abolfathi, Squamish Elementary.
