POINT PLEASANT PARK: Six Lockview High School runners cracked the top 20 at cross-country regionals, leading the way in an impressive team performance that saw both senior squads finish third and three intermediate athletes qualify individually for provincials.
The regional competition, held Oct. 8 at Point Pleasant Park, saw Lockview athletes deliver several impressive individual performances, with three intermediate runners qualifying individually for the provincial championships.
The Intermediate Girls team finished ninth in the four-kilometre race, led by Mady Cameron, who placed 12th among 94 runners to secure an individual berth at provincials.
Cameron was followed by Violet Manley in 43rd, Kate Whitman in 61st, Avery MacKinnon in 62nd, Lauren Bezanson in 63rd and Alexis Williams in 85th.
Lockview’s Intermediate Boys also earned a ninth-place team finish, highlighted by an outstanding second-place result from Jackson Swan. Swan’s performance among 129 runners earned him an individual qualification for provincials.
William Cooper also qualified individually after crossing the line in 14th place. The remaining Lockview runners were Cameron Searle in 85th, Gavin Garagan in 100th and Luke Bonner in 122nd.
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In total, three Lockview intermediate runners qualified individually for provincials: Cameron, Swan and Cooper.
In addition, both the Senior Boys and Senior Girls teams secured provincial berths by finishing third in their respective five-kilometre races.
Emerson Eisener led the Senior Girls with an eighth-place finish among 48 competitors. Magdalena Prosecka followed in 14th, with Aleigh Mumford placing 20th, Charlotte Whitman 27th, Paityn Fownes 39th and Elsa Blero 45th.
On the Senior Boys side, Markus Hagiwara paced Lockview with a 12th-place finish out of 85 runners. Liam MacLean finished 20th, followed by Lief Jamieson in 29th, Ben Vanbuskirk in 31st, Jonah McIntyre in 37th and Jack Walsh in 79th.
With three individual qualifiers and both senior teams advancing, Lockview will be well represented at the provincial championships.
The Nova Scotia provincial cross-country championships are scheduled for Oct. 19 at Point Pleasant Park, giving the Lockview athletes another opportunity to build on their strong regional performances.
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