Burnaby's Holy Cross Elementary was the big winner at Wednesday's Lower Mainland Catholic Elementary Schools cross-country championships.
Holy Cross won the overall team championship with 694 points, besting 29 other Catholic elementary schools. In total, more than 1,800 athletes competed, with Sacred Heart from Ladner coming second and another Burnaby school, St. Helen's, finishing third in the overall competition.
The championships were held at Swangard Stadium and Holy Cross was led by coach Casey Durnin, who helped shepherd his 100 student runners to the overall championship.
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