Big Lake elementary’s Kiera Dyer crosses the finish line in first place in a time of five minutes and 32 seconds in the girls’ eight-year-old division during the Williams Lake Elementary Cross Country Championships Friday in Boitanio Park. Roughly 400 students took part in the event from elementary schools across School District 27.

Big Lake elementary’s Kiera Dyer crosses the finish line in first place in a time of five minutes and 32 seconds in the girls’ eight-year-old division during the Williams Lake Elementary Cross Country Championships Friday in Boitanio Park. Roughly 400 students took part in the event from elementary schools across School District 27.

Rain doesn’t dampen spirits at cross country run

Four-hundred elementary school athletes braved the elements last Friday during a rainy Williams Lake Elementary Cross Country Championships.

Four-hundred elementary school athletes braved the elements last Friday during a rainy 44th annual Williams Lake Elementary Cross Country Championships.

Elementary schools from throughout SD27 competed in various distance runs in individual — by age — and team competitions in Boitanio Park, while parents, relatives and friends cheered on their runners to the finish line.

For results from the WLECCC see a future Tribune/Weekend Advisor.

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