Over 120 runners from as far as Terrace, Houston, and Quesnel participated in the first Vanderhoof-hosted cross-country race of the season at Nechako Valley Sporting Grounds on Oct. 1. Runners ranged in age from Kindergarten to adult, and Northside Christian School participated for the first season this year.
Results of Vanderhoof runners:
Kindergarten to Grade 1 boys (700m)
1st Noah Inden, Evelyn Dickson Elementary
Kindergarten to Grade 1 girls (700m)
1st Brenna McCleary, W. L. McLeod
2nd Alexis Vongheo, W. L. McLeod
Grade 2, 3 boys (1.4km)
1st Aidan Walker, Evelyn Dickson Elementary
2nd George Bruma, W. L. McLeod
4th Ayden MacKinlay, W. L. McLeod
Grade 2, 3 girls (1.4km)
1st April Seely, W. L. McLeod
2nd Brenna Gatacre, W. L. McLeod
3rd Anzel Labatch-Patrick, W. L. McLeod
Grade 4, 5 boys (2.1km)
1st Ryan Walker, EDS
2nd Carter Neudorf, NCS
3rd Jensen Dick, W. L. McLeod
4th James Wlasitz, NCS
5th Joel Durupt, NCS
Grade 4, 5 girls (2.1km)
1st Penelope Roberge, W. L. McLeod
2nd Mikayla LePoidevin, W. L. McLeod
3rd Rachel Lamprect, W. L. McLeod
4th Delaney MacKinlay, W. L. McLeod
Grade 6, 7 boys (4.3km)
1st Dominic LePoidevin, W. L. McLeod
2nd Timothy Teichroeb, NCS
3rd Carson Frey, NCS
4th Jeremy Pagdin, NVSS
6th Marek Durupt, NCS
Grade 6, 7 girls (4.3km)
1st Zoe Stephen, NVSS
2nd Kate Roberge, NVSS
3rd Siobhan Klassen, NVSS
4th Ailis McCLeary, W. L. McLeod
6th Sarah Mushumanski, NVSS
7th Ava Burgener, NVSS
8th Niki MacKinlay, W. L. McLeod
Bantam-Grade 8 boys (4.3km)
2nd Lachlan Pedersen, NVSS
6th Gabe Atwood, NVSS
8th Ethan Wiebe, NVSS
Bantam-Grade 8 girls (4.3km)
1st Payton Mueller, NVSS
3rd Wendy Schultz, NCS
Juvenile-Grade 9 boys (4.3km)
4th Landon Wale, NCS
8th Kameron Shoesmith, NVSS
9th Cale Toth, NVSS
Juvenile-Grade 9 girls (4.3km)
3rd Alexis Seely, NVSS
9th Madisyn MacKinlay, NVSS
Junior-Grade 10 boys (4.3km)
7th Kyle Bublitz, NCS
8th Alex Bruma, NVSS
Junior-Grade 10 girls (4.3km)
3rd Hayley Stephen, NVSS
9th Kylic Neudorf, NCS
Senior-Grade 11, 12 boys (6.5km)
4th Matthew Ebert, NVSS
12th Michael Lybbert, NVSS
Adult women
2nd Amanda Hunter
3rd Doreen Neudorf