Salmon Arm cross-country runners are speeding their way to top placings as the B.C. school cross-country running season gets rolling.
At the opening race at Clarence Fulton Secondary in Vernon on Sept. 25, runners from Salmon Arm Secondary, Shuswap Middle School and King’s Christian were among the top 10 placings.
In the Senior Girls division, with some of the Junior girls racing as Seniors, Glynis Sim placed first while Emmy Sim claimed second. Both are from SAS. In fifth place was Taigan Radomske, in sixth, Elena Bruns, in seventh, Rachel May and, in ninth, Lisa Petterson – all from SAS.
In Junior Girls, Jessica Brown from SAS placed fourth.
In the Senior Boys division, John Connor and Jon Bakker, both from SAS, placed second and third respectively. Fourth was Max Scharf from SAS.
In Junior Boys, Andrew Nash, Josh Kujat, Alexander Corbett, Seth Van Varseveld and Nelson Kleer, all from SAS, placed third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respectively. In eighth place was Matthew Nesdoly of King’s Christian School, while Lukas Allan of SAS was ninth.
Taking first place in the Grade 8 boys category was Aaron Plessis from Shuswap Middle School.
In team results, SAS fielded both a Senior Girls and a Junior Boys team who both came first. There were not enough runners (five are required) to field a team in the Senior Boys or Juniors Girls categories.
The following week in Revelstoke, Salmon Arm runners were just as speedy.
Running on the Illecillewaet Greenbelt Trails in a race Oct. 3 hosted by Revelstoke Secondary, the Senior Girls and Junior Boys teams both placed first.
In individual results in the Junior Girls division, Glynnis Sim from SAS took first while Rachel May, was second and Taigan Radomske, third.
In Senior Girls, Emmy Sim was first – second overall behind Glynis – while Gabby Jackson placed sixth, Elena Bruns eighth and Lisa Petterson, ninth.
In the Senior Boys, John Connor placed first and Jon Bakker third, both from SAS.
In Junior Boys, SAS runners Alexander Corbett came third, Andrew Nash, fourth, Josh Kujat, fifth, Seth van Varseveld, eighth, Nelson Kleer, ninth, and Lukas Allen, 10th.
In Junior Girls, Jessica Brown from SAS placed fifth.
Also in Revelstoke, Aaron Plessis of Shuswap Middle School took first place in the Grade 8 division.
This Wednesday, Oct. 9, Salmon Arm will host teams from Revestoke, Vernon and Lumby.