UPPER CANADA DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

Hundreds of Students Compete at 2019 Upper Canada Cup Cross-Country Championships

Posted on 10/30/2019

October 30, 2019 (Brockville, ON) – More than 1,200 students from schools across the Upper Canada District School Board competed Tuesday, October 29 at the 2019 Upper Canada Cup Cross-Country Championships. 

Thousand Islands Secondary School won the banner for top intermediate team, while Thousand Islands Elementary School took the junior team title. 

“This is such a great event because it gets our kids active,” said Convener Adam Cross. “Students come out from across the board to compete and it shows them just how fun being active is. It's also a great feeling for us to see the kids come across the line with a smile on their faces or holding their hands up to say they did it.”

Top competitors at the event included: 

1^st Place
Grade 4 Boys’ Championship
Luke Henderson            
Wellington Elementary School                       

1^st Place
Grade 4 Girls’ Championship
Carly Alexander
Lombardy Public School

1^st Place
Grade 5 Boys’ Championship
Riley Dwyre
South Crosby Public School

1^st Place
Grade 5 Girls’ Championship
Ayla Griffith
Chimo Elementary School

1^st Place
Grade 6 Boys’ Championship
Drake Sled
Lyn Public School

1^st Place
Grade 6 Girls’ Championship
Lilly Burke
Lombardy Public School

1^st Place
Grade 7 Boys’ Championship
Lukas Leroux
North Grenville District High School

1^st Place
Grade 7 Girls’ Championship
Amy Collins
North Grenville District High School

1^st Place
Grade 8 Boys’ Championship
Caden Turcotte
Thousand Islands Secondary School

1^st Place
Grade 8 Girls’ Championship
Mercedez Covey
Thousand Islands Secondary School  

For a full list of race results, please visit www.sportstats.ca.

For more information, please contact:

Adam Cross
Convener
Upper Canada Cup
Cross-Country Championships
(613) 345-1242