Abbotsford, BC- Lucas Bruchet led a charge of Point Grey men on Saturday at the BC Cross Country Championships in Abbotsford as PGTFC placed six runners in the top ten in the Senior Men's race. Bruchet ousted Geoff Martinson of the Prairie Inn Harriers on the 10-kilometre course with his winning time of 30:45 to Martinson's time of 30:59. Ryan Brockerville was behind them both in third spot covering the course in 31:37. Following him closely, Theo Hunt put together another solid race to continue his streak of impressive races so far this season. Keir Forster and Adam Byles rounded out the top 5 for Point Grey with times of 32:16 and 32:47, respectively. Making his season debut, Timothy Huebsch cracked the top ten overall in ninth place with a time of 32:53. Rounding out the field for Point Grey was Barry Donovan in 33:51.
Results:
1 186 Bruchet, Lucas 22 Point Grey T 30:45.67 1
2 199 Martinson, Geoffre 27 Prairie Inn 30:59.55
3 185 Brockerville, Ryan 24 Point Grey T 31:37.21 2
4 191 Hunt, Theo 25 Point Grey T 31:49.50 3
5 297 White, Declan 21 Trinity West 31:56.26 4
6 204 Swanson, Kristophe 32 Prairie Inn 31:57.31
7 189 Forster, Keir 23 Point Grey T 32:16.09 5
8 187 Byles, Adam 31 Point Grey T 32:47.21 6
9 190 Huebsch, Timothy 22 Point Grey T 32:53.69 7
10 451 Browne, Nick 33 Vancouver FA 33:16.14
11 360 Michie, Tom 27 Unattached 33:26.68
12 294 Prajea, Mihai 22 Trinity West 33:35.10 8
13 296 Voth, Chris 22 Trinity West 33:35.11 9
14 291 Johnston, Blair 21 Trinity West 33:35.11 10
15 369 Vugteveen, Travis 21 Unattached 33:39.29
16 202 Roots, Logan 20 Prairie Inn 33:43.52
17 188 Donovan, Barry 25 Point Grey T 33:51.77 11
On the women's side, Sabrina Wilkie was a close second to World Cross Country Championship competitor, Rachel Cliff. Wilkiecompleted the six kilometre course in 21:10, only 12 seconds behind Cliff's 20:58. Jen Moroz snuck inside the top ten in ninth spot with a time of 23:02. Rounding out the field for the Point Grey women was Noreen Mackey in 25:25.
Full Results:
1 470 Cliff, Rachel 25 Vancouver TH 20:58.21
2 184 Wilkie, Sabrina 28 Point Grey T 21:10.43
3 284 Jackson, Alison 25 Trinity West 21:15.35
4 192 Burrett, Erin 32 Prairie Inn 21:31.19
5 283 Inglis, Sarah 22 Trinity West 21:47.45
6 512 Brooking, Lisa 26 Unattached B 22:08.34
7 281 Benson, Fiona 21 Trinity West 22:39.66
8 411 Crofts, Helen 23 Valley Royal 22:58.40
9 183 Moroz, Jen 28 Point Grey T 23:02.24
10 301 Kilmartin, Sandra 20 Ubc Okanagan 23:06.26 1
11 334 Stubbs, Ceilidh 22 Unattached 23:11.29
12 374 Kallos, Alecia 23 Unattached B 23:13.03
13 194 Therrien, Brittany 23 Prairie Inn 23:34.54
14 299 Blackburne, Michel 19 Ubc Okanagan 23:44.95 2
15 449 Smart, Kristin 29 Vancouver FA 24:09.28
16 307 Stockton, Alea 19 Ubc Okanagan 24:46.97 3
17 302 Merino, Anna 20 Ubc Okanagan 24:58.60 4
18 265 Miller, Alesha 21 Thompson Rivers 25:10.35 5
19 306 Seasons, Kendall 18 Ubc Okanagan 25:18.42 6
20 182 Mackey, Noreen 25 Point Grey T 25:25.78