Cross-country runners race for school medals PEISAA sees an increase in the number of participants this year
The Guardian
More than 800 athletes competed in 10 different categories at the Source For Sports/P.E.I. School Athletic Association provincial cross- country championships Saturday at the Mill River Provincial Park.
The event was hosted by the Westisle family of schools.
A total of 815 students ran in the event, an increase of 77 runners from the previous year.
“The first race started on time and the competition finished on time,” said meet manager Paul Goguen. “We had perfect weather for running 815 competitors. The rain held off until we were done our last presentation of awards . . . That’s how smooth the competition went.”
Following is roundup of the meet:
Pre-novice
The pre-novice boys and girls (under-10 years) ran a 1.5-kilometre race where a total of 269 runners ran the set course.
Morganne Rice of Cardigan and Jesse Annear of Montague won the gold medals in their respective races.
Adele Arsenault of Ecole Evangeline and Julie MacMillan of Glen Stewart won silver and bronze in pre-novice girls.
Shane Pendergast of Tracadie Cross and Conor MacIntyre of Cardigan won the boys’ silver and bronze.
Athena boys and Glen Stewart girls won the team titles.
Novice
The novice boys and girls (under-12) division saw 246 competitors ran the demanding 2.5-kilometre course.
Stephen Seviour of Glen Stewart and Maggee Fraser of Alberton won the overall gold medals.
Martin Sobey of Glen Stewart and Spencer Groom of Athena won the boys’ silver and bronze while Darbie Oliver of St. Louis and Lydia Schurman of Elm Street won the girls’ silver and bronze medals.
The team titles were won the Glen Stewart boys and L.M. Montgomery girls.
Bantam
The bantam boys and girls (under-14) ran a three-kilometre race where 144 runners took part.
Kyle Gillis of Stonepark and Melissa Richardson of East Wiltshire took top honours.
Sven Stammberger of Kensington and Matthew Glover of Southern Kings won silver and bronze in the boys’ category.
Logan McAulay of Athena and Sarah Steele of Stonepark claimed silver and bronze in the girls’ category.
Stonepark won both team titles.
Midget
The midget boys and girls (under-16) ran a 3.5-kilometre course with 93 runners competing.
Spencer Smith of Morell high and Taylor MacIntyre (school unavailable) won the gold medals.
Curtis Arsenault of Evangeline and Justin Pinksen of Kensington won the boys’ silver and bronze while Cierra Gaudet of Three Oaks and Rachel Creamer of Colonel Gray won the girls’ silver and bronze medals.
The Morell boys and Summerside girls won the team competitions.
Senior
Senior boys and girls ran a four-kilometre course with 63 taking part.
Gold medals went to Jordan Ellis and Kristy Wallace, both of Westisle.
Boys’ silver and bronze went to Denis Cheverie of Morell and Daniel Wilson of Bluefield, with Madeline Crowell of Colonel Gray (silver) and Aimee Jenkins of Charlottetown Rural (bronze) taking the other female medals.
Team gold went to Charlottetown Rural boys and Westisle girls.
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