Ready, set, go! Young racers had a great day at the Hoyas XC Invitational

It was a beautiful day for running. Elementary students from across Muskoka descended on Arrowhead Provincial Park for the annual Hoyas XC Invitational today. They ran in eight categories: boys’ and girls’ heats in grades 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8. Here were the top racers in each category (see full results on webscorer here):

Grade 1/2 Boys (1100m)
1 Dylan Bennett, Riverside, 5:11.9
2 Jakob Nicholls, VK Greer, 5:15.9
3 Blake Morrison, Glen Orchard, 5:17.6

Grade 1/2 Girls (1100m)
1 Emily Parry, Muskoka Montessori, 5:50.2
2 Hannah Singleton, Riverside, 5:52.9
3 Amy Koop, Riverside, 6:03.6

(From left) Carson Turney, Ella Mangaroff, Haley Turney and Olivia Turney cheer on their Pine Glen teammates

Grade 3/4 Boys (1100m)

1 Tyler Horvath-Thompson, Muskoka Montessori, 4:27.8
2 Noah Galt, Riverside, 4:27.9
3 Daniel Parry, Muskoka Montessori, 4:27.8
(Note: Times have been updated from what was originally posted to correct errors on Webscorer)

Grade 3/4 Girls (1100m)
1 Leah Richter, VK Greer, 4:54.5
2 Norah Moeller, Spruce Glen, 5:16.1
3 Parker Bullen, HPS, 5:18.3

Racers check their results

Grade 5/6 Boys (1700m)
1 Sam Richter, VK Greer, 7:17.1
2 Brock Fry, Monck, 7:27.4
3 Cal Truax, Pine Glen, 7:34.9

Grade 5/6 Girls (1700m)
1 Mya Marshall, HPS, 7:54.9
2 Kismet Tillson-Hunter, Monck, 8:09.3
3 Nadia Parsons, Spruce Glen, 8:15.9

The grade 5/6 girls keep the pace during their 1700m race

Grade 7/8 Boys (2300m)
1 Connor Punnett, Saint Mary’s 9:27.0
2 Zak Varieur, Tawingo College, 10:02.9
3 Ayden Veitch, Monck, 10:10.6

Grade 7/8 Girls (2300m)
1 Chloe Punkari, Spruce Glen, 11:23.8
2 Sadie Crossett, Monck, 11:27.4
3 Sophia Marshall, HPS, 11:34.6
(Note: Times have been updated from what was originally posted to correct errors on Webscorer)

Schools wait for the award ceremony

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