Okkerse Back to back OFSAA cross country champ
The Parkside Stampeder takes the junior boys title a year after winning novice provincial gold
SUDBURY, Ont. - Nash Okkerse is once again an OFSAA cross country champion.
The Parkside Stampeder has won back to back gold medals, finishing the junior boys five kilometre race in first place just a shade under 17 minutes, at this year's provincial championships, November 9, at Kivi Park.
Okkerse won by seven seconds in a gun time of 16 minutes and 59.46 seconds (16:59.46).
A year ago, Okkerse won at the novice (Grade nine) level.
St. Joseph's Rams Kian Wardle placed sixth in the novice boys race, covering the four kilometre course in 14:58.
Rams Della Berg was 77th in the novice girls race that featured 262 runners.
Makayla Varallo of Thorndale, finished 23rd in a junior girls race with just over 260 runners. Her Medway High team placed 11th.
The St. Joseph's Rams junior girls didn't have their best day, placing 33rd in the team standings.
Andie Spicer led the Rams finishing 170th, followed by Nevaeh Facey in 185th.
Top runners from WOSSAA
Okkerse won the junior boys race, but WOSSAA showed it may just be the most competitive region, with four runners in the top 12.
Woodstock Huron Park's Ryker Slusarczyk finished fourth, followed by London Saunders Teigan Young in seventh and WCI's Tyler Gravis, 11th.
Tillsonburg Glendale's Ethan Brown, training partner witk Okkerse, was 34th.
Kacee VandenBroek, London CCH, placed fifth in novice girls.
Cassidy Richardson, London John Paul II, was sixth in junior girls.
Malakhai Vertulia, London Laurier, finished fourth overall in the para race. WCI's Scott Kohltan was 12th.
Denny MacDonald from Clinton St. Anne's, finished one spot ahead of Wardle, in fifth place.
Avery Van Will, Strathroy District, placed 18th in senior girls.
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