Saturday, November 3, 2012

2012 OFSAA Report

Glebe Girls Golden, Great Day for the Days

Glebe Collegiate won Gold in the Junior Girls race and placed 7th in the Senior Girls enroute to capturing the Overall Girls Title at the 2012 OFSAA Cross Country Championships at the Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton ON.

Claire Smith was 5th, Katherine Marshall 11th, Zoe Pritchard 30th, Alexa Livingstone 31st and Emma Barrett 69th as the girls recorded the lowest team score of the day with only 77 points, easily outpacing runner up Bill Crothers of Unionville with 188.

The Day brothers turned in identical performances in different fashion both winning silver medals; Owen in the Midget Boys race while older brother Mickey did the same in the Senior Race.  Owen charged out of the gate and was the only one brave enough to try and stay with Birchmount Park's Edward Hayfron, who had won the Heart Lake invite by 47 seconds.  Day finished only 10 seconds back.  Mickey ran a more tactical race, and was 6th at the halfway point, but moved through the top runners as they started to falter and moved into 2nd place with only 400m remaining to match his brother's finishing place.

Glebe's Midget Boys team also picked up a medal placing 4th overall to win Antique Bronze.

Top NC individual and team finishers were:

Midget Girls
Sophie Rodenburg (Earl of Martch) - 6th; Olivia Gaudet (Nepean) - 26th; Talia Brennan (Franco Ouest) - 51st
Earl of March - 16th

Midget Boys
Owen Day (HolyTrinity) - SILVER; Darion Dillabaugh (Glebe) - 27th; Bennett Mortimore (Franco Cite) - 38th
Glebe Collegiate - Antique BRONZE (4th)

Junior Girls
Claire Smith (Glebe) - 5th; Katherine Marshall (Glebe) - 11th; Megan Adams (St. Joseph) - 12th
Glebe Collegiate - GOLD

Junior Boys
Alex Bernst (Glebe) - 25th; Cameron Caughey (Bell) - 29th; Arjun Walia (SRB) - 37th
Glebe Collegiate - 21st

Senior Girls
Olivia Robertson (Brookfield) - 7th; Lindsay Kary (St. Matthew) - 17th; Charlene Rhead (Glebe) - 24th
Glebe Collegiate - 7th

Senior Boys
Mickey Day (Holy Trinity) - SILVER;  Alec Jarvis (AY Jackson) - 44th; Brendon Howard (AY Jackson) - 50th
Glebe Collegiate - 24th

 Results are available through the OFSAA website or on the Glebe XC page