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Speedy team takes top spots

Another race, another victory for the Salmon Arm Secondary cross-country running team.
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Zoom: Salmon Arm Secondary student Thomas Hardy crosses the finish line to win the boys category of the annual SAS North Zone cross-country race Wednesday at the SASCU Sports Field.

Another race, another victory for the Salmon Arm Secondary cross-country running  team.

The team came away with three first-place team ribbons in the Senior Boys and Girls and Junior Boys races.

Thomas Hardy and Glynnis Sim were the fastest overall on the course.

Emmy Sim placed  first in the Senior Girls division, Stella Mozin fourth, Katie Harding fifth, Lisa Petterson sixth, followed by Sam Bergman, Sam Wex, Jasmine Hare and Silken Kleer. In the Junior Girls category, Rebecca McDonald was fifth and Elena Bruns seventh.

In the boys’ race it was a sea of blue.

Following Thomas Hardy, who won his race by almost two minutes, came Cole Smith, fourth in Senior Boys, Wilson Hlina fifth, Kyle Flatman sixth, John Connor seventh, James Whitehead eighth, Nic Dicastri 17th and Derrick Wrench 23rd.

Salmon Arm Jr Boys swept the podium with Alexander Corbett in first, James Hardy second, Andrew Nash third, Nelson Kleer sixth, Seth van Varseveld ninth, Lukas Allen tenth, and Jake Stephens 16th.

The team heads to Kal Provincial Park for the North Zones today, and then on Tuesday, Oct. 23 they will participate in the Okanagans in Summerland.