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High school cross-country runners compete

Runners from Penticton and Summerland race at Test of Humanity course
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JOHN ARENDT RUNNING A total of 43 cross-country runners from Penticton and Summerland competed at the Test of Humanity course in Summerland on Oct. 4.

High school cross-country runners from the South Okanagan competed at the Test of Humanity course on Oct. 4.

A total of 43 runners from Summerland and Penticton competed in junior and senior catagories.

In the Junior Boys category, Keagan Ingram of Summerland Secondary School finished first, with a time of 17:29, while Eli Grant of Penticton Secondary School placed second, at 17:48. Fred Alberchtson of Penticton Secondary School finished third, at 18:37, just one second ahead of Jacob Mullin of Summerland Secondary School.

There were 14 runners in the 4.5-kilometre category.

In Senior Boys category, Phillip Raible of Penticton Secondary School finished first, with a time of 23:38 whle James Maaske of Summerland Secondary School placed second, with a time of 23:51. Third place went to Jackson Coates of Penticton Secondary School, with a time of 24:52 and fourth place went to Issac Kohler-Mergel of Princess Margaret Secondary School, at 29:40.

The course was 5.9 kilometres in length and there were a total of seven runners.

In the girls categories, Tayla Ingram, a Grade 8 student from Summerland Middle School finished first, with a time of 20:40.

Bella Green and Madison Boerner, Grade 8 students at Skaha Lake Middle School, took the second and third spots, with times of 22:21 and 22:25 respectively. Fourth place went to Alyssa Robinson of Summerland Secondary School, with a time of 23:01.

There were nine runners in the 4.5-kilometre course.

Natalie Benoit of Summerland Secondary School placed first in the senior girls category with a time of 20:54. Behind her, Elena Selles of Penticton Secondary School finished almost a minute later, with a time of 21:46.

Haley Berrisford of Penticton Secondary School cliched the third spot with a time of 22:19, while Olivia Eaton of Summerland Secondary School crossed the finish line at 22:20.

There were 12 runners in the 4,5-kilometre course.



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