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Volume 66, Issue 2 October 31, 2012Matt StecyContributorThe 2012 Crusader crosscountry season came to an endW e d n e s d a yas the teamcompeted atthe provincialchampionshipsat SpruceWoods. It was ashort but intenseseason for therunners thatresulted with asuccessful finishat provincials.One of thehighlights ofthe season wasthe weekendtrip to Duluth,Minnesota thatoccurred onThanksgivingweekend.T h eteam left theschool earlyFriday morning and arrived inDuluth in the evening along withcoaches Mr McMillan and St. Paul’sgrad Erik Sproll. After the runnersmet up with Mr Stadnyk who wasalso in attendance, they went for ateam meal the nightbefore the race.It was an earlyrise the next morning.The Cru set off for thehuge American crosscountry race whichconsisted of hundredsof both varsity andjunior varsity runners.Shiloh Johnson ledthe varsity teamwith a fifteenth placefinish, which wasgood enough fora medal. After thedaylong event in thecold weather, theSt. Paul’s boys wereable to return to thehotel for a relaxingnight and left bright and earlySunday morning for the long tripback to Winnipeg.Overall, the Duluth tripCrusader SportsCross Country DominationSt. Paul’s finishes strong after coming back from Duluthis always a great experience. Uphere in Manitoba, our races are notnearly as big as the ones in America.The team got to experience what areal cross country race is like. It wasJV Crusaders hold up their championship banner. This is the JV’s tenthtitle in eleven years.huge and very professionally done.The results were even recordedelectronically so exact results couldbe tracked. The race was somethingthat could not have been experiencedif it were not for the dedication ofThe Varsity team lines up before the gun.Coach McMillan who put his fulleffort into running the event.Upon returning to Winnipeg,the cross country team had a week-and-a-half left to train beforeprovincials. The runners were attheir prime going into provincialswhich were held on the 17 th ofOctober. The day of the final racewas cold andrainy, but theCrusaders setoff early on theWednesday withthe intentionof placing inboth the juniorvarsity andvarsity division.T h ejunior varsityteam finishedfirst in theprovince. Theteam was ledby grade ninerunner WillKoltek whoplaced 7 thoverall. Closebehind him wasJames Teschukin 11th andGraham Lock15th. To bring home the bannerSimon Meier and Christian Johnstonboth ran spectacular races. This wasthe tenth time in eleven years thatthe junior varsity team won theprovincial championship.The varsityCrusaders finishedsecond in the province.The team was led byShiloh Johnson whofinished third overall.Close behind him wasEvan Pfrimmer whoplaced 13 th . Great raceswere also ran by NeilRedpath, Ben Borysand Nick Leskiw toclaim second place inprovincials.Overall itwas an enjoyable andsuccessful seasonfor the Crusaders.The runners putin their best effortthroughout the yearand the result was a successfulseason for the St. Paul’s crosscountry team.11