CANORA - According to reports from Saltcoats, it was “the perfect day for running” at the Saltcoats Autumn Summit cross-country competition.
Competitors from Canora Composite School achieved a number of personal bests at the Sept 29 event, along with several top-10 finishes.
In a huge field of 90 runners, Logan Menton ran a time of 11:35 in the U10 boys 2km race, good for 49th. Cora Tomcala, out of 51 runners, placed 31st in U10 girls in 12:22.
In the U11 girls 2km competition, out of 47 runners, Hannah Dutchak was 16th in 10:47, and Talia Collingridge was not far behind in 19th with a time of 11:03. In U11 boys, Drew Kitchen came in seventh with a time of 8:53, while Camryn Burym placed 43rd in 11:37 out of a field of 62.
Karter Shukin ran a personal best of 12:52, good for fourth out of 51 runners in the U12 Boys 3km competition, while Raphael Rollin finished 48th in 20:09. In U12 girls with 38 runners in action, all three Canora runners posted personal best times: Angel Sliva with a fourth place in 14:32, Maggie Lemaigre was 17th in 16:56, and Taryn Tratch ran a 17:47, good for 24th.
In the U13 girls 3km run, 23 runners were in the field. Madison Dutchak finished 14th in 17:13, Claire Ruf placed 17th in 18:01, and Tessa Prychak was 20th in a time of 20:48. In a field of 38 runners in U13 boys, William Sliva ran a personal best of 14:32 for 16th place, and Reid Kitchen was 33rd in a time of 17:56.
Out of eight runners in the U15 girls 3km race, Kaelyn Shukin ran to a second-place finish in a personal best time of 14:32. Danielle Dutchak also achieved a personal best with a time of 17:45 and placed eighth.
CCS runners made up exactly half of the field in the U16 boys 4km race. Andrew Sliva finished third in a time of 17:32, just ahead of Ty Lemaigre in fourth at 17:42. Henry Craig placed fifth in 18:01 and Pierre Rollin completed the race in eighth at 21:05.
In the Over 16 boys 5km event, in a field of eight athletes, Jack Craig ran a personal best time of 23 minutes even and placed fifth.
“There are always more participants at this race, which tends to make our runners push themselves a little more,” reported CCS coaches Leona Kitchen and Thomas Lowes. “As you can see, there were more personal bests achieved in this competition. It was also the first race of the season for our U16 and Over 16 boys. This helped them set a goal for what they want to achieve leading up to districts and provincials.”
Canora Composite School runners were looking for continued improvement at districts, which were to be held on Oct. 11 at Carlton Trail Regional Park south of Langenburg.
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