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Tri-County X-C 2025
 

 

 Okkerse fifth X-C win at Tri-County

   

   The Parkside Stampeder has won at each meet in his first year on the trails

   while Hallman, Nmor and Moniz, win respective division races

  

 

  October 17, 2025

 

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By Rob J. Ross

STRATHROY, Ont. - Nash Okkerse keeps winning and now the Grade nine Parkside Stampeder is a conference champion.

Okkerse won his fifth race of the season, placing first in the novice boys race, at the TVRA Tri-County cross country championships Thursday at Strathroy District secondary school.

"It's really good. I am liking the longer races more than I thought I would," said Okkerse. "I don't have a secret, but I do have awesome coaches and mentors and I train a lot. I think I'm good at holding a steady pace and still have a kick at the end."

Okkerse trains with St. Thomas Legion Club under coach Harry Stantsos, as well with coaches Reaume and Durand at Parkside. Okkerse may not have any secrets to reveal, but has some inside help from within his family. His cousin is Mason Basson, currently with the Guelph Gryphons track team. Basson ran at OFSAA for both cross country and track, while at Parkside.

Next championship meet is WOSSAA, Thursday, October 23rd at Springbank Park in London, a qualifier for OFSAA, the high school provincial championships, in Brampton, November 1.

"I am hoping to qualify for OFSAA and I look forward to see how I do with some big competition," Okkerse said. "My plan is to prepare properly before the race, train, rest, get a good sleep and hopefully have a good race."

Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman took the senior boys race at Tri-County. The Grade 12 student is a three time OFSAA competitor.

Flourish Nmor won senior girls leading the St. Joseph's Rams, with four runners in the top 11, to the team title.

Rams' Armani Moniz pulled away from Parkside's Jack Rice to finish first in junior boys.

Woodstock CI's Hallie Turpin won junior girls, Strathroy's Emma Boucher, novice girls and WCI's Kohlton Scott, the para race.

The top 20 individuals, not on the top two teams, for each division, advance to WOSSAA, October 23, at Springbank Park in London.

Makayla Varallo of Thorndale, with Medway high school, placed second in the novice girls race at the Central Division meet at Springbank Park.

 

            TVRA RESULTS

   

    WOSSAA qualifiers

    (top 20 individuals and top 3 teams from each division) (* member of a top 3 team)

 

Para
1. Kohlton Scott (Woodstock CI)
2. Trent Burdick (Glencoe)
3. Serenity Scott (WCI)
4. Abagail Uitvlugt (Glencoe)
5. Dillon Swan (Glencoe)
 
Novice boys (4-km)
	Teams: 1. Strathroy District 2. East Elgin 3. St. Joe's

1. Nash Okkerse (Parkside) 13:03
2. Ryker Slusarczyk (Huron Park)
3. Tyler Gravis (WCI)
4. Dominic Gillan (Holy Cross)
5. Adam Van Wychen (East Elgin)
6. James Weir (Strathroy District)
7. Michal Hejna (St. Joe's)
8. Sam Bendig (Strathroy)
9. Sawyer Roy (College Avenue)
10. Matthew Charlton (East Elgin)
11. Noah Wilton (East Elgin)
12. Liam Summers (St. Joe's)
13. Bryler Hayden (Strathroy)
14. Lane Watson (Strathroy)
15. Lucas Gagen (Central Elgin)
16. Zach McCulloch (Strathroy)
17. Malcom Omari (St. Joe's)
18. Parker Luyks (St. Joe's)
19. Jackson O'Brien (East Elgin)
20. Preston Bergen (East Elgin)

* team
22. Saint Benjamin Tomlin (St. Joe's)
24. Mason Fasseel (St. Joe's)
25. Lanre Salami (St. Joe's) 
26. Lucas Payne (St. Joe's)
28. Jackson Rose (Strathroy)
29. Cooper Dorrestyn (Strathroy)
32. Lucas Bartsch (East Elgin)
37. Liam Zietsma (Strathroy)
40. Braydon Nichols (East Elgin) 
41. Henry Mullen (Strathroy)
 

Novice girls (4-km)
	Teams: 1. St. Joe's 2. WCI 3. Strathroy
	       
1. Emma Boucher (Strathroy) 16:54
2. Olivia Beauchamp (St. Joe's)
3. Zoe Hartill (WCI)
4. Abagail Yarmoshuk (Glencoe)
5. Andy Spicer (St. Joe's)
6. Gabriella Berkley (WCI)
7. Emma Figueriedo (Strathroy)
8. Landyn Evangelinos (St. Joe's)
9. Kyra McIntyre (Huron Park)
10. Erika Woolsey (Central Elgin)
11. Emily Oosterveld (Glendale)
12. Lindsay Hyland (Huron Park)
13. Audrey Davis (WCI)
14. Katie Klein (WCI)
15. Kaitlyn Alyea (CASS)
16. Rose Lee (Glendale)
17. Alyssa Hardy (St. Joe's)
18. Andrea Mrnik (Strathroy)
19. Nevaeh Facey (St. Joe's)
20. Jaime Mrnik (Strathroy)

	* team
22. Colleen Ocolisan (Strathroy)
23. Samara Juman (St. Joe's)
24. Tenley Wiebe (St. Joe's)
25. Charlotte Hons (WCI)
27. Isabella Garcia (St. Joe's)
31. Leona McMahon (WCI)


 
Junior girls (5-km)
	Teams: 1. Strathroy 2. WCI 3. Dorchester
 
1. Hallie Turpin (WCI) 20:21
2. Kara Emmons (Strathroy)
3. Riam Kehoe (Strathroy)
4. Samantha DeMars (Strathroy)
5. Nathalie Sutherland (WCI)
6. Greer Boughner (Dorchester)
7. Lauren Cumberland (Ingersoll)
8. Tara Crinklaw (Dorchester)
9. McKenna Barron (WCI)
10. Charlie Salt (Strahtroy)
11. Monica Kirk-Mink (St. Joe's)
12. Amy Williamson (Parkside)
13. Sienna Brown (Dorchester)
14. Carly Watson (Strathroy)
15. Maeve Balsden (St. Joe's)
16. Naomi Piercy (Strathroy)
17. Jillian Trepanier (WCI)
18. Keira Iannialice (Holy Cross)
19. Mia Pardy (Ingersoll)
20. Aubrey Johnston (St. Joe's)

	*team
21. Avery Molinaro (WCI)
22. Sierra McMichael (Strathroy)
25. Kaitlyn Shoniker (Dorchester)
26. Lilly Eichenberger (Strathroy)
 
 
Junior boys (5-km)
	Teams: 1. St. Joe's 2. Holy Cross
	       
1. Armani Moniz (St. Joe's) 19:01
2. Jack Rice (Parkside)
3. Landon Richardson (St. Joe's)
4. Masa Sem (St. Joe's)
5. Denys Kravtsiv (St. Joe's)
6. Martino Vu (St. Joe's)
7. Bradley Morrison (Central Elgin)
8. Ben Buczkowski (Central Elgin)
9. Julian Peeters (Holey Cross)
10. Baron Stockman (Holy Cross)
11. Jeremiah Minten (Holy Cross)
12. Gabriel Tupling (WCI)
13. Jan Darius Manzanilla (St. Joe's)
14. Mathew Waters (Strathroy)
15. Colton Grubb (Holy Cross)
16. Lukas Anderson (St. Joe's)
17. Logan Zapfe (Strathroy)
18. Soto Hashiura (Glendale)
19. Emerson Fick (Woodstock Notre Dame)
20. Caleb Aguiar (Strathroy)

  *team
22. Evan Herr (St Joe's)
   
 
 
Senior boys (6-km)
	Teams: 1. St. Joe's 2. Ingersoll 3. Dorchester
1. Kirk Hallman (Dorchester) 19:30
2. Noah Cann (Ingersoll)
3. Benji Gould (East Elgin)
4. Sam Stinson (Strathroy)
5. Brody Mann (Central Elgin)
6. Austin Pardy (Ingersoll)
7. Siddharth Kalamakuntla (St. Joe's)
8. Braden Eltervoog (Huron Park)
9. Adam Thomson (Central Elgin)
10. Justin Clarke (Ingersoll)
11. Ty Emre (St. Joe's)
12. Parker Arnett (Parkside)
13. Ben Barlow (WCI)
14. Thomas Vu (St. Joe's)
15. Max Andrews (St. Joe's)
16. Andrew Shoniker (Dorchester)
17. Brayden Chelchowsk (Central Elgin)
18. Braeden Dawson (Huron Park)
19. Emmanual Fadeyi (St. Mary's)
20. Tyler Van Dyk (East Elgin)
	*team
21. Benjamin Santiago (St. Joe's)
25. Alex Szucsko (Dorchester)
27. Andrew Aaviku (St. Joe's)
29. Luke McKillop (St. Joe's)
33. Matt Hodgins (Dorchester)
38. Carter Vanthaareen (St. Joe's)
40. Jason Moredal (Dorchester)
43. Kaje Thorogood (St. Joe's)
45. Johann Jibi Thomas (St. Joe's)
47. Micah Rodgers (Ingersoll)
49. Quinn McDonald (Dorchester)
50. Theo Garcia (St. Joe's)
53. Gavin Kennington (St. Joe's)
57. Ethan Beaulieu (St. Joe's)
59. Julian Peeters (St. Joe's)
61. Michael Carroll (St. Joe's)
63. Julairho Rivera (St. Joe's)
	
	       
 
Senior girls
	Teams: 1. St. Joe's 2. WCI 3. Dorchester
1. Flourish Nmor (St. Joe's) 24:42
2. Avery Van Will (Strathroy)
3. Ivy Caskanette (WCI)
4. Abi Faris (St. Joe's)
5. Lucy Waite (WCI)
6. Eve Buczkowski (Central Elgin)
7. Alex Fangeat (St. Joe's)
8. Jaylyn Reissner (CASS)
9. Aisha Medina (Dorchester)
10. Sadie Dowswell (St. Joe's)
11. Claire Caslick (St. Joe's)
12. Leah Roy (CASS)
13. Sophie Pullen (Huron Park)
14. Meleena Prikken (Ingersoll)
15. Sophie Hanchiruk (Huron Park)
16. Ella De Oliveira (Dorchester)
17. Ainsley Minten (Holy Cross)
18. Chloe Bozik (Dorchester)
19. Lucie Panschow (Glendale)
20. Melina Roelands (Holy Cross)
	* team
21. Ella McClung (St. Joe's)
22. Kathleen McCreery (WCI)
23. Yasmine Smith (WCI)
26. Lauren MacPhail (Dorchester)
28. Makena Evangelinos (St. Joe's)
29. Emily Dix (WCI)
30. Avery Smith (St. Joe's)
32. Aurora Martinez (St. Joe's)
33. Nicole Brailovski (St. Joe's)
34. Avery McLaughlin (St. Joe's)
36. Lizzy Ayres (St. Joe's)
37. Chloe Crosby (St. Joe's)
38. Alexa Countryman (WCI)
42. Emily Blackhall (St. Joe's)
45. Merin Thomas (St. Joe's)
46. Shreya Wilson (St. Joe's)
48. Emily Gliszcznski (St. Joe's)
49. Mary Mejia (St. Joe's)
50. Leah Volkman (St. Joe's)
           
	
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