The SAS cross-country running team has qualified for provincials in Victoria, on Nov. 1.
A strong performance in the Valley Championships at Telemark cross-country ski trails on Tuesday, Oct. 21 helped to secure the team’s provincial birth.
The senior girls team placed first in the event, and the boys came in second.
The boys placed five runners in the top 20 finishers.
The girls managed to place eight runners in the top 20.
Alexander Corbett came in 10th, Andrew Nash finished 11th, Seth van Varseveld came 12th, James Hardy finished 16th, Nelson Kleer came in 18th, Olin Mosher, David Bakker, Aidan Hepburn and Jake Stephens rounded out the boys runners.
Glynis Sim finished third, Emily Williams came in sixth, Rachel May ran the eighth best time, Mhari Runciman finished 10th, Elena Bruns came in 11th, Jessica Brown finished 14th, Krystine Hamre came in 15th, Miya Kosiwick finished 16th and Hilke Bruns, Taigan Radomske, Laurel Polloway, Gabby Jackson and Jeanine Friesen rounded out the girls runners.