October 24, 2018 (Brockville, ON) – More than 1,200 students from schools across the Upper Canada District School Board competed Tuesday, October 23 at the 2018 Upper Canada Cup Cross-Country Championships.
Thousand Islands Secondary School won the banner for top intermediate team, while Thousand Islands Elementary School took the junior team title.
“This is a great event because it gets kids moving. It gets them physically active and healthy, and hopefully they will continue a life of physical fitness,” said Co-convener Adam Cross. “It was a perfect day with many great results and a lot of happy faces.”
Top competitors at the event included:
1st Place Grade 4 Boys’ Championship Riley Dwyer South Crosby PS
1st Place Grade 4 Girls’ Championship Codah Turcotte Merrickville PS
1st Place Grade 5 Boys’ Championship Drake Sled Lyn PS
1st Place Grade 5 Girls’ Championship Charlotte Monteith Front of Yonge PS
1st Place Grade 6 Boys’ Championship Lukas Leroux Kemptville PS
1st Place Grade 6 Girls’ Championship Tori Morin Vanier PS
1st Place Grade 7 Boys’ Championship Jack Hill Russell HS
1st Place Grade 7 Girls’ Championship Mercedez Covey Thousand Islands SS
1st Place Grade 8 Boys’ Championship Jacob McLean Chimo ES
1st Place Grade 8 Girls’ Championship Ryley Higgs Thousand Islands SS
For a full list of race results, please visit www.sportstats.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Kyle Taugher
Co-convener
Upper Canada Cup
Cross-Country Championships
(613) 314-2171
Adam Cross
Co-convener
Upper Canada Cup
Cross-Country Championships
(613) 345-1242