Neil McNeil’s Novice and Junior cross country teams win medals at Ontario championships in Sudbury

Neil McNeil Catholic High School’s Novice and Junior boys cross country teams earned medal honours at the recent Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships held last week in Sudbury.

The Novice team won the silver medal at OFSAA, led by strong performances from runners Teseo Perego (35^th), Lucas Shutt (70^th), Domenic Jessop (72^nd), Mattheo Cannis (87^th), and Owen Rayner (150^th). A total of 263 of the province’s best high school Novice boys cross country runners took part in the race.

Neil’s Junior team took home the bronze medal at the OFSAA meet in Sudbury.

The Junior team was led by Jordan Borden in 39^th place; Ewan Meikle in 46^th place; Matthew Martine in 56^th place; Gaspard Toto-Papaix in 94^th place; and Calder Taylor in 148^th place. A total of 275 of the province’s best Junior boys cross country runners took part in the race.

Neil McNeil’s Senior boys team did not compete in this year’s OFSAA cross country championships. The team’s absence made it impossible for Neil to add to its run of five straight years of winning the Overall Boys Team Championship at OFSAA. However, even with only the Novice and Junior teams taking part, Neil still managed to finished second in the Overall Boys Team category.

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