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LCCVI’s Grant, North Lambton’s Peters qualify for OFSAA

October 24, 2024

LCCVI's James Grant placed second in the SWOSSA Senior Boys 6K, just six seconds behind first place finisher Brendan Currie of Villanova Secondary School in Windsor.

Hundreds of students from across southwestern Ontario descended on Canatara Park in Sarnia for the event.

Grant finished the race in 20:49, just a second behind his time at the LKSSAA event last week, despite a bee sting which lead to a swollen ankle.

Colton Peters of North Lambton placed third in the Boys 4K Novice event.

Peters and Grant will head to Ontario championship Nov. 4 in Ottawa 





SWOSSA TOP 15 FINISHES

Girls 4k Run CC Novice

18	Skyla Willemse          North Lambton S S 	17:49 

Boys 4k Run CC Novice

3 	Colton Peters           North Lambton S S     14:12 
10 	Benjamin Leystra        Lambton Central          14:58 


Girls 5k Run CC Junior

11 	Heidi Shaw              Lambton Central       21:59


Boys 6k Run CC Senior

1 	Brendan Currie        Villanova                20:35                
2 	James Grant           Lambton Central       20:49 

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