HUMBOLDT - Numerous athletes from the southeast corner of the province competed at the recent cross-country provincials, hosted by the Saskatchewan High School Athletics Association.
Mitch Himmelspach was the lone athlete from the Gordon F. Kells High School in Carlyle to compete. He posted a time of 20:51 to finish 31st in senior boys.
Numerous other athletes from the southeast competed at provincials. Among those in senior girls were Mackenzie Miller of Oxbow Prairie Horizons School, who recorded a time of 20:32; Lindsey Johnson of Lampman School, 20:49; Gabrielle Brisebois of École de Bellegarde, 23:07; Corey Purves, Carnduff Education Complex, 23:19; Yveian Orpiano, Stoughton School, 23:29; Jenna Bates, Arcola School, 23:34; and Adrie Frazer, Oxbow Prairie Horizons School, 24:03.
In senior boys, competitors included Carter Goudy, Stoughton School, 21:17; Dylan Frey, Oxbow Prairie Horizon School, 22:19; Dustin Chassie, Arcola School, 22:33; Jed Centeno, Stoughton School, 23:12; and Tomas Lonethunder, White Bear Education Complex, 26:35.
In junior girls, Shalyn Urschel of École de Bellegarde had a time of 24:43.
In junior boys, among the entrants were Tye Farnsworth of Lampman School, who finished with a time of 19:21; Cédric Akpalé, École de Bellegarde, 19:53; Levi Donahue, Arcola School, 20:35; and Ethan Lees, Arcola School, 20:45.
In intermediate girls, a couple of students from the Oxbow Prairie Horizons School were entered: Alivia Schulhauser had a time of 14:28 and Mary Lee McNeil finished in 15:38.
In intermediate boys, four students from Oxbow Prairie Horizons School entered: Dorian Sifton, who finished with a time of 11:58; Aldwin Casi, 11:59; Jace Carritt, 12:26; and Lincoln Spencer, 12:41. Also entered were Fynn Wilson from Wawota Parkland School, who had a time of 13:06, Carter Branvold of Wawota Parkland School, 13:09, Dathan Beaudet of Manor, 13:12; and Benjamin Brisebois, École de Bellegarde, 13:26.
The intermediates ran three kilometres, the juniors competed on a four-kilometre circuit and the seniors had a five-kilometre distance.
The site for provincials was a cross-country ski course about 15 kilometres outside of Humboldt.
