WATERLOO REGION (November 1, 2021) – It was a rush of red Resurrection Phoenix jerseys crossing the finish line at the District 8 cross country championships held at Bechtel Park in Waterloo on Friday. 

As a team, Resurrection managed to sweep the entire girls team categories which included novice, junior, senior and overall titles. The Phoenix were also able to win the junior boys title which helped them edge past St. Benedict’s for the combined overall title. In all, Resurrection brough home six of a possible nine team awards. 

St. Benedict’s qualified three boys teams into top three positions which earned them the overall boys title. 

St. David’s had an impressive senior boys team placing four runners (Will Betik, Hayden Robins, Breadon Smith and Mitchell Hartman) in the top ten which earned the Celtics the senior boys title. 

The novice boys event was captured by Woodland Christian who placed three runners (Benjamin McRae, Christopher Agbenyega and Isaiah Leeder) in the top six. 

Senior Boys Individual Top Three: 
1st: Owen Lloyd – Monsignor Doyle CSS
2nd: Will Betik – St. David CSS
3rd: Nathan Pedro – St. Benedict CSS

Senior Girls Individual Top Three:  
1st: Olivia Stavropoulos – St. Mary’s HS
2nd: Catherine Corbeil – Monsignor Doyle CSS
3rd: Edna Vargas Garcia – Resurrection CSS

Junior Girls Individual Top Three:  
1st: Danielle Bortmes – Resurrection CSS
2nd: Avery Routhier – Resurrection CSS
3rd: Vanessa Kemp – St. Mary’s HS

Junior Boys Individual Top Three: 
1st: Joshua Aagaard – Resurrection CSS
2nd: Alex Vargas Garcia – Resurrection CSS
3rd: Noah Saliba – Woodland Christian HS

Novice Boys Individual Top Three: 
1st: Andrew Corbeil – Monsignor Doyle CSS
2nd: James Porto – ES Père-René-de-Galinée
3rd: Benjamin McRae – Woodland Christian HS

Novice Girls Individual Top Three:  
1st: Lily Arkema – Woodland Christian HS
2nd: Quinn Carswell – ES Père-René-de-Galinée
3rd: Olivia Riso – St. Benedict CSS