Children dashed to the finish line after a strenuous cross-country race.
The elementary, A.J. Elliot, held its annual district cross-country meetup on Oct. 24.
According to Melody Watson, principal at Sointula’s elementary, there were 12 schools that attended.
These include A.J. Elliott Elementary, Alert Bay Elementary, Sunset Elementary, Fort Rupert Elementary, Eagle View Elementary, Sea View Elementary, North Island Secondary, Port Hardy Secondary,T’lisalagi’lakw School, Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw School, K’ak’ot’lats’i School, and from Gold River Ray Watkins Elementary.
The races held were for different age groups, which included races for children in grade two to those in high school.
The age groups include Tyke Boys, Peewee Boys, Peewee Girls, Bantam Boys, Bantam Girls, Open Boys, and Open Girls.
In total there were about 170 runners that participated in the cross country event.
The event had a short course for grades two, three and four for Tykes. They ran up to 1.7 kilometres, while all the others ran up to 2.7 kilometres.
Tyke Girls
1 8:33 Kessler SVES
2 8:40 Tessa SES
3 8:50 Hazel SES
4 8:51 Olive SES
5 8:58 Olivia SES
6 9:09 Liv EVES
Tyke Boys
1 7:54 Linden EVES
2 7:57 Loden AJEES
3 7:59 Marcus FRES
4 8:00 Axen SES
5 8:08 Johan EVES
6 8:11 Caleb AJEES
Peewee Girls
1 13:10 Shayla SES
2 13:41 Mia SES
3 15:05 Mecca EVES
4 15:14 Bella SVES
5 15:42 Sierra AJEES
6 15:43 Ava AJEES
Peewee Boys
1 12:27 Maddox SES
2 12:46 Tanner SVES
3 13:38 Travyn SES
4 13:46 Alistair FRES
5 14:37 Owain AJEES
6 14:48 Drae EVES
Bantam Girls
1 14:59 Mayumi FRES
2 15:55 Beth FRESS
3 16:12 Jordyn SVES
4 16:21 Olivia ABES
5 17:17 Melliah AJEES
6 17:58 Julia ABES
Bantam Boys
1 11:16 Zach SVES
2 12:21 Tim EVES
3 12:33 Christopher EVES
4 12:34 Bryson SES
5 13:05 Jack SES
6 13:22 Lucca SVES
Open Girls
1 13:57 Jasmine PHSS
2 14:01 Jenny AJEES
3 14:03 Edie PHSS
4 14:15 Talia PHSS
5 15:39 Nikalaya NISS
6 16:08 Brooklynn NISS
Open Boys
1 13:44 Jayree PHSS
2 13:47 Andrew NISS
3 16:09 Glen AJEES
4 17:32 Vitor PHSS
– North Island Gazette staff
