Wednesday 30 September 2009

Blue Dragons have strong finish

East Northumberland Blue Dragons Cross Country team finished second to the perennially strong Thousand Islands Pirates at the Limestone Invitational, held on the grounds of Fort Henry in Kingston this week.

Weather conditions were cool and blustery for the races, the site of the World University Cross Country Championships next year.

The Blue Dragons midget boys team won their division by 5 points over TISS. Brennan Thompson and Tylor Johnston were 5th and 6th respectively. Chad Quinn was 13th, Riley Dagg 20th and Taylor Hoyle 22nd to lead the assault by the Blue Dragons.

Pat Earle, in his first race of the season, was a very strong 4th in Jr boys, leading his team to a 2nd place finish. Coulton Grant continued his strong season with an 8th place finish and Kyle Tilley was 10th. Matt Kofler was their 4th runner, finishing 18th while Curtis Quinn was a strong 22nd.

Emma Lafontaine finished 6th to lead the Sr Girls to a second-place finish. Lindsey Roth's first race of the season saw her finish 15th. Laura Howard was 19th, Rachel Visconti was 20th, Erin Salmon was 22nd for the Lady Blue Dragons.

Olivia Dyer had possibly her best race in finishing 4th in Jr Girls. Dyer was strong and consistent in helping her teammates finish 3rd. Carlee Collins was a terrific 19th, Taylor Dibbits was 24th and Michaela Dagg was 26th.

Olivia Patton had the best finish for the midget girls, capturing 13th place in helping her team finish 6th. Joe Lemmermeyer had the best finish for the Sr boys, finishing 18th. Luke Rightmyer was 29th, Tyler Jeffery was 38th, and Mike Neerhof was 41st to help the Sr Boys finish 6th in their division.

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