Staff
A number of district elementary school students had strong showings in Thundery Bay on Saturday during the 40th-annual Mid-Canada Elementary School Run at Lakehead University.
As well, the winner in the girls’ category has a Fort Frances tie.
Molly Carlson, who was born here but moved to Thunder Bay at a young age and now attends Bishop Gallagher School there, had the fastest time among 152 competitors (12:10.05).
The top district runner was Morgan Haw of Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick, whose time of 13:14.10 just edged out schoolmate Ashley Croswell.
Other area participants included:
•Sydney Radigan (St. Francis)—13:20.80 (eighth place);
•Melissa Hammond (Sturgeon Creek)—14:34.40 (36th);
•Jillian Calder (J.W. Walker)—14:50.85 (44th);
•Kennedi Handberg (J.W. Walker)—15:07.65 (53rd);
•MyKenzie Borger (J.W. Walker)—18:54.85 (135th).
Among the boys, Sturgeon Creek’s Hunter Neilson paced district runners with an 11th-place finish, completing the three-km course in a time of 11:42.00.
Other area runners included:
•Zach Swing (J.W. Walker)—12:12.80 (24th);
•Chandler Borger (Sturgeon Creek)—14:57.75 (100th);
•Hunter Brown (Sturgeon Creek)—15:09.70 (104th);
•Sam Swing (J.W. Walker)—15:15.95 (107th); and
•Tanner Neilson (Sturgeon Creek)—19:58.30 (139th).
