ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappyoungsters finished first in eight of the 10 categories in the final Sea to Sky Elementary School cross-country running meet of the season last week.
Mikayla Lorimer of Brackendale Elementary and Jake Ellis of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary placed first in their respective Grade 7 categories in the race, which covered approximately 1.5 kilometres on the trails surrounding Brackendale Elementary and Don Ross Secondary Schools last Wednesday (Oct. 10).
Three-hundred fifty-seven youngsters in Grades 3 to 7, representing public and private schools in Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and Mount Currie, participated. The category winners, followed by other ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµapprunners who finished in the top 10 in their respective categories:
Grade 3 girls - 1, Nikia Whitebear, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 4, Lynette Conn, Garibaldi Highlands; 6, Holly Read, Garibaldi Highlands; 7, Carly Ellis, Mamquam; 9, Emily Zimmer, Ecole les Aiglons; 10, Piper Savjord, Brackendale.
Grade 3 boys -1, William Theed, Brackendale; 4, Rudy Dombowsky, Brackendale; 5, Jackson Goldstone, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 6, Bowen MacRae, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 7, Trevor Hartle, Valleycliffe; 8, Finn Smith, Brackendale; 9, Cooper Oliver, Brackendale; 10, Owen Scarth, Mamquam.
Grade 4 girls - Teigen Pascual, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappMontessori; 2, Sienna Dickson, Brackendale; 4, Maya Rainbow, Mamquam; 5, Ella Fredericks, Brackendale; 6, Ella Barcho, Garibaldi Highlands.
Grade 4 boys -1, Jordan Tulk, Brackendale; 2, Samuel Misquitta, Mamquam; 7, Michael Welland, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 9, Markus Hernandez, Mamquam; 10, Felix Perron, Ecole les Aiglons.
Grade 5 girls - 1, Anna Heilig, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 3, Linnea Uunila, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 5, Yinimi Clark, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary.
Grade 5 boys - 1, Ben Brownlie, Spring Creek; 3, Lucke Auchterlonie, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 7, Jhette Verne, Garibaldi Highlands; 8, Tucker Reed, Brackendale; 9, Hunter Vriend, Brackendale.
Grade 6 girls - 1, Mila Wittenberg, Spring Creek; 5, Coni Ward, Brackendale; 6, Lyndsay Larson, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 7, Valeska Cawdell, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 8, Allie Hughes-Goyette, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 9, Maya Woolley, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 10, Gaganpreet Chagger, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary.
Grade 6 boys -1, Jess Kryzanowski, Garibaldi Highlands; 4, Tom Welland, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 6, Aidan Barratte, Brackendale; 9, Ryan Blasak, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary.
Grade 7 girls - 1, Mikayla Lorimer, Brackendale; 7, Lauren Petryshen, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 8, Maya Heikoop, Garibaldi Highlands; 10, Katie Tone, Garibaldi Highlands.
Grade 7 boys - 1, Jake Ellis, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 5, Stuart Loop, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 7, Graeme Bowers, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 9, Jack Cormack, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary; 10, Rafi Abolfathi, ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµappElementary.