If it's fall, it must be cross-country season. The Coquitlam district held its finals on Wednesday at Mundy Park.
Jacob Wadwani, of Terry Fox secondary, won the Grade 9 boys' race while Manuela Villamizar, of Archbishop Carney was the girls' champion. Darius Mawji, of Gleneagle, won the Grade 10 boys' race and Riverside's Olivia McDonnell won the girls' race. The top Grade 11 boy was Mario de Greiff, of Riverside. The best Grade 11 girls' finisher was Natasha Smigelski, of Centennial secondary school. Heritage Woods' Brendan McLaughlin was the Grade 12 boys' champion and Chantelle Leimer, of Dr. Charles Best, was the top Grade 12 girl.
Smigelski and McLaughin were also awarded the Gayle Sayers Award as top seniors, and Pinetree secondary won the John Taylor Award as the top team.
