Katie Stewart-Barnett powered to third overall in the junior girls division and lead a strong local showing at the B.C. High School cross-country championships at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach.
The St. Thomas More Grade 9 student completed the 4.6-kilometre course in 18:08 minutes, eight seconds behind West Point Grey’s Anna Maslechko.
Stewart-Barnett, who trains with the Royal City Track and Field Club, posted a time good enough to make her top-10 among all female runners at the event. A year ago, she finished fifth at the provincials as a junior.
In seventh place, Burnaby Mountain’s Isabella Brunoro finished with a strong time of 18:33. Last month, the teen placed third at the Burnaby-New West-Richmond zone championships.
Alex Romero, fresh off of winning the senior boys zone title, finished 18th on the 6.9km course in 24:21. His time was 1:04 behind first-place R.E. Mountain’s Zach Wyatt.
Here are more championship results: BOYS, junior – 59th Luca Alberti, STM 19:14; 85th Brian Oyan, BMtn 19:34. Senior – 18th Alex Romero, BMtn 24:21; 33rd Shea Janke, BSouth 25:02; 52nd Charles Yu, BCentral 25:52; 60th Kosta Adzic, BMtn 26:06; 93rd Ryan Roberts, BMtn 27:10; 95th Gavin Theys, BCentral 27:14; 100th Simon Sheehan, MOS 27:19.
GIRLS, junior – 3rd Kate Stewart-Barnett, STM 18:08; 7th Isabella Brunoro, BMtn 18:33; 11th Milena Kalisch, STM 18:52; 93rd Cassia Ruben, ALPHA 20:50. Senior – 30th Ashlynne Stairs, BCentral 19:08.
