(In this photo, the senior boys race gets underway at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics cross-country running championships in Brighton this past Wednesday. Photo courtesy of East Northumberland Secondary School)
By Jeff Gard/Today’s Northumberland
The Northumberland region will be well represented at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association cross-country running championships Nov. 6 at Lakefield College School.
Athletes competed at the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics meet this past Wednesday at Dunnett Orchards in Brighton, with the top two teams and five fastest individuals in each division earning a berth at the provincial championships.
Team scores are determined by the placings of each school’s top four runners with the aim to get the lowest score possible. The five individuals qualify for OFSAA are the top runners not on a qualifying team.
Just as they were the previous week at the Bay of Quinte championships, Brighton’s East Northumberland Secondary School was the overall COSSA champion based on the results of all of their runners and is sending two teams and two individuals to the OFSAA meet.
Cobourg Collegiate Institute also qualified one team and two individuals for the provincial championships. Campbellford District High School will also have a representative as Carson Campbell won the junior boys race. Emily Goodall, a novice runner, will represent Cobourg’s St. Mary Catholic Secondary School after she previously narrowly missed qualifying.
Port Hope High School athletes also had great runs at the COSSA meet.
ENSS won the senior boys race on the strength of four runners finishing within places 10 to 20. They were on the only team in any division to qualifying for OFSAA without a runner finishing below 10th place.
Braden Geens was the first ENSS senior boy to cross the finish line with a 10th place finish in 21 minutes 18 seconds. Geens was followed by Owen Williams in 14th (21:48), Ethan Rivard 16th (22:07) and Michael Patrick 20th (22:28) for a four-person team total of 60 ahead of Bayside Secondary School which had 67 points, including two runners in the top five.
Josh Warner also ran a strong senior boys race, placing 23rd in a time of 22:34.
ENSS’s junior boys also won its division with 43 points, led by Aidan Molenhuis in third place (18:21), Carter Geens sixth (18:36.00), Dominic Noreau eighth (19:05) and Logan Rivard 26th (24:51). Teammate Owen Turner wasn’t far behind in 28th (26:36).
St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School from Belleville was second with 54 points.
Carson Campbell, from Campbellford District High School, won the junior boys race in 17:37 to clinch his OFSAA berth as an individual.
Qualifying as individuals for ENSS were Ethan Miklos and Braeden Lay in the novice boys race. Miklos was ninth in 14:21 and the third individual and Lay was 12th in 15:10 and the fifth individual qualifying time.
William Urbach from Cobourg Collegiate Institute also qualified as an individual in that novice boys race. He was the second-fastest individual and seventh overall with a time of 14:14.
CCI qualified a team in the junior girls division, which was won by Peterborough’s St. Peter Catholic Seconary School with 37 points. CCI narrowly finished second with 38 points, led by Sophie Harold in second (19:26), Ella Buzminski ninth (22:26), Rachel Cranston 11th (22:40) and Jaeden Holden 16th (23:08).
St. Mary’s Natalie Cerna placed 14th (22:53), just three spots shy of qualifying as an individual.
In the novice girls race, St. Mary’s Emily Goodall placed 11th overall in 17:16, which was the seventh fastest time for an individual and two spots out of qualifying for the OFSAA championships. Two qualifying athletes have withdrawn from moving on, though, and it was announced Saturday that Goodall will now compete at the provincial meet.
CCI’s Hilary Johnson qualified as an individual runner in the senior girls race. She placed fifth overall (25:09) and was the second individual to advance to the OFSAA meet.
Below are the results of the qualifying teams and individuals as well as athletes from local schools.
*- denotes individual OFSAA qualifier
NOVICE BOYS (3,750m run)
1st place – Fenelon Falls SS 10 pts; 2nd place – St. Peter CSS 39 pts)
1. Carson Cameron, Fenelon Falls SS, 13:12.00
2. James McMurray, Fenelon Falls SS, 13:36.00
3. Ben Coupal, Fenelon Falls SS, 13:46.00
4. Oliver Coupal, Fenelon Falls, 14:04.00
5. Nick Fournier, St. Peter CSS, 14:06.00
6. Theo Lavender, Eastside SS, 14:09.00*
7. William Urbach, Cobourg CI, 14:14.00*
8. Joshua Watson, St. Peter CSS, 14:15.00
9. Ethan Miklos, East Northumberland, 14:21.00*
10. Nicholas Connell, I.E. Weldon, 14:46.00*
11. Cole Higgins, St. Peter CSS, 15:07.00
12. Braeden Lay, East Northumberland, 15:10.00*
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15. Adam Revak, St. Peter CSS, 15:31.00
17. Edan Kellogg, Campbellford DHS, 16:04.00
23. Dex Slone, East Northumberland, 16:38.00
27. Jacob Mandeville, Cobourg CI, 17:15.00
31. Christopher Down, Campbellford DHS, 17:43.00
32. Charlie Mooney, East Northumberland, 17:45.00
35. Dium Decoste, East Northumberland, 17:58.00
37. Dane Goodwin, Cobourg CI, 18:15.00
39. Luca Walsh, East Northumberland, 18:52.00
40. Ben Tuttle, Port Hope HS, 19:04.00
41. Kees Boon, Port Hope HS, 19:26.00
42. Izaack Avery, Cobourg CI, 19:34.00
43. Austin Galt, Cobourg CI, 20:45.00
45. Lincoln Crane, Port Hope HS, 20:52.00
50. Drayden Greenlee, East Northumberland, 22:22.00
51. Aidan Guitar, East Northumberland, 22:41.00
NOVICE GIRLS (3,750m run)
1st place – St. Peter CSS 40 pts; 2nd place – Nicholson CC 51 pts)
1. Sydney Dobbin, St. Peter CSS, 15:29.00
2. Rhaea Flint, St. Peter CSS, 15:46.00
3. Cowling Zeljkovic, Nicholson CC, 16:04.00
4. Gabri Moore-Clarke, Adam Scott CVI, 16:31.00*
5. Olivia McBride, Adam Scott CVI, 16:44.00*
6. Sophia Saville, Nicholson CC, 16:49.00
7. Mykelti Potts, Centre Hastings HS, 16:52.00*
8. Ella Van Halteren, St. Thomas Aquinas, 16:54.00*
9. Peyton Cormier, St. Paul CSS, 17:00.00*
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11. Emily Goodall, St. Mary CSS, 17:16.00
12. Lauren Wilson, Cobourg CI, 17:21.00
13. Isabella Murphy, St. Peter CSS, 17:25.00
14. Cadence Tait, East Northumberland, 17:26.00
15. Abby Clitherow, East Northumberland, 17:26.00
17. Samantha Milne, Nicholson CC, 17:41.00
19. Leah Musson, Campbellford DHS, 18:17.00
20. Claire McDonald, East Northumberland, 18:20.00
21. Ella Bernard, East Northumberland, 18:21.00
24. Hannah McInnis, St. Peter CSS, 18:45.00
25. Ally Belanger, Nicholson CC, 18:47.00
26. Kaite Hazlewood, East Northumberland, 18:57.00
33. Brooklyn Upton, Cobourg CI, 20:15.00
35. Tori McMurray, East Northumberland, 20:21.00
36. August Nadolny, East Northumberland, 20:24.00
37. Julia Leger, East Northumberland, 20:41.00
42. Raylea Ney, Cobourg CI, 20:57.00
43. Zoe Mackey, Cobourg CI, 20:59.00
45. Ella Besslich, St. Mary CSS, 21:37.00
53. Gracie Davis, East Northumberland, 23:35.00
57. Ava Liao-McDonnell, St. Mary CSS, 24:30.00
JUNIOR BOYS (4,750m run)
1st place – East Northumberland 43 pts; 2nd place – St. Theresa CSS
1. Carson Campbell, Campbellford DHS, 17:37.00*
2. Nathan Walmsley, Bayside SS, 17:52.00*
3. Aidan Molenhuis, East Northumberland, 18:21.00
4. Connor Weido, St. Theresa CSS, 18:31.00
5. Noah Hoddinott, St. Paul CSS, 18:33.00*
6. Carter Geens, East Northumberland, 18:36.00
7. Stuart Tobertson, Crestwood SS, 18:41.00*
8. Dominic Noreau, East Northumberland, 19:05.00
9. Parker MacDonald, Kenner CI, 19:17.00*
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11. Daniel McCarroll, St. Theresa CSS, 19:35.00
19. Kadan Gelsthorpe, St. Theresa CSS, 21.46.00
20. Carson Kay, St. Theresa CSS, 22:26.00
26. Logan Rivard, East Northumberland, 24:51.00
28. Owen Turner, East Northumberland, 26:36.00
JUNIOR GIRLS (4,750m run)
1st place – St. Peter CSS 37 pts; 2nd place – Cobourg CI 38 pts
1.Poppy Thompson, Adam Scott CVI, 18:53.00*
2. Sophie Harold, Cobourg CI, 19:26.00
3. Kaylee Wyngaarden, Quinte Christian HS, 20:07.00*
4. Chloe Freeman, St. Peter CSS, 21:13.00
5. Hailey Silvestri, St. Peter CSS, 21:53.00
6. Zoe McIntosh, Fenelon Falls SS, 22:07.00*
7. Noelle Bowley, St. Peter CSS, 22:19.00
8. Ella Cunningham, Adam Scott CVI, 22:23.00*
9. Ella Buzminski, Cobourg CI, 22:26.00
10. Meaghan Bolton, Holy Cross CSS, 22:36.00*
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11. Rachel Cranston, Cobourg CI, 22:40.00
14. Natalie Cerna, St. Mary CSS, 22:53.00
15. Sydney Woodcock, East Northumberland, 23:02.00
16. Jaeden Holden, Cobourg CI, 23:08.00
19. Elena De Luca, East Northumberland, 24:12.00
21. Piper Scott, St. Peter CSS, 24:26.00
26. Hailey Lay, East Northumberland, 25:53.00
32. Emily Metcalf, East Northumberland, 29:07.00
33. Jordyn Newbery, East Northumberland, 29:15.00
SENIOR BOYS (5,650m run)
1st place – East Northumberland 60 pts; 2nd place – Bayside SS 67 pts
1. Erik Unger, Adam Scott CVI, 17:59.00*
2. Ethan Graves, Lindsay CVI, 19:18.00*
3. Andrew Lupenette, Bayside SS, 19:38.00
4. Tristan Daoust, Bayside SS, 20:24.00
5. Riley Watson, St. Peter CSS, 20:32.00*
6. Ty Finley, Fenelon Falls SS, 20:28.00*
7. Jake Alexander, St. Paul CSS, 20:49.00*
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10. Braden Geens, East Northumberland, 21:18.00
13. Caleb Burn, Campbellford DHS, 21:45.00
14. Owen Williams, East Northumberland, 21:48.00
15. Jonah Herfst, Campbellford DHS, 21:49.00
16. Ethan Rivard, East Northumberland, 22:07.00
20. Michael Patrick, East Northumberland, 22:28.00
23. Josh Warner, East Northumberland, 22:34.00
27. Martino Lenardon, Cobourg CI, 22:56.00
29. Jacob Hamstra, Bayside SS, 23:00.00
31. Adam Toop, Bayside SS, 23:33.00
39. Avery Speksnijder, Cobourg CI, 24:21.00
57. Nathaniel Cardinal, Port Hope HS, 25:37.00
58. Eric Palmer, Campbellford DHS, 25:51.00
61. David Noel, Campbellford DHS, 26:21.00
63. Jakob Proos, Cobourg CI, 26:38.00
74. Damian Maddison, Campbellford DHS, 29:41.00
79. Aidan Dixon, Cobourg CI, 30:40.00
91. Gregory Terry, Campbellford DHS, 35:05.00
SENIOR GIRLS (5,650m run)
1st place – St. Peter CSS 50 pts; 2nd place – Nicholson CC 68 pts
1. Grace Murphy, St. Peter CSS, 23:36.00
2. Reese Shufelt, St. Peter CSS, 24:19.00
3. Haley Griffin, Crestwood SS, 24:24.00*
4. Sarah Paul, Nicholson CC, 25:01.00
5. Hilary Johnson, Cobourg CI, 25:09.00*
6. Taylor Wyngaarden, Quinte Christian HS, 25:21.00*
7. Anna May, Thomas A. Stewart SS, 25:23.00*
8. Leah McGillen, Nicholson CC, 25:33.00
9. Tamara Singaraja, Bayside SS, 25:36.00*
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11. Halle Woodcock, East Northumberland, 26:21.00
13. Ali Jones, St. Peter CSS, 26:33.00
19. Dallis MacKenzie, East Northumberland, 28:01.00
20. Maddie Livingston, East Northumberland, 28:22.00
22. Norah Urbach, Cobourg CI, 28:41.00
23. Autumn Scott, Campbellford DHS, 28:53.00
26. Macarena Guerra, Nicholson CC, 29:22.00
29. Layla Vis, East Northumberland, 29:53.00
30. Isa Watts-Horricks, Nicholson CC, 30:01.00
34. Kayleigh Smith, St. Peter CSS, 30:41.00
35, Bella Lorefice, St. Mary CSS, 30:54.00
40. Sarah Evertsen, Cobourg CI, 31:53.00
42. Hazel Cullen, Cobourg CI, 32:25.00
43. Laurel Whitelaw, Cobourg CI, 32:32.00
46. Mollie Hogan, Cobourg CI, 32:32.00
51. Sydney Watson, Port Hope HS, 32:32.00
53. Charlotte Cromarty, East Northumberland, 32:32.00
56. Olivia McMurray, East Northumberland, 32:32.00
62. Abigal Fisher, Cobourg CI, 40:08.00
65. Emily Runions, Campbellford DHS, 41:43.00
