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Jr. Cross-Country Places 2nd at ISEAs

YHS Junior Cross-Country Team Places Second at the ISEA Cross-Country Championship! Click here to see the photos. Click here to watch a video.

Jr. Cross-Country 2013

Early in September each young Tiger made a commitment to train not only to improve her overall fitness and endurance, but also to develop the mental toughness or ‘grit’ needed to compete in cross-country. Training involved coming to three practices each week and competing in races on Saturdays throughout the Lower Mainland. Supported by a huge team of staff coaches, parent assistants and supportive families, the Tigers were given excellent conditions to focus on their training and to be at their best for the ISEAs.

October 30th was a day to celebrate and compete. Numerous girls achieved personal bests, many received ribbons awarded to the top runners in each grade and all gave their very best as they competed for their school. Each Tiger played an important role in scoring points for their school both during their race and as they stood on the sidelines cheering for their fellow Tigers.

The school team should be very proud of their second place finish – a great achievement against a highly competitive field of athletes! In the individual grade division, the Grade 4 and 7 teams each received a second place finish.

Congratulations to the individual runners who received ribbons: Abby and Julia in Grade 3; Sophie F. and Sophie K., Laura in Grade 4, Sophie in Gr. 5; Samantha, Lauren, Kathryn, and Alison in Gr. 7.

Many thanks to the staff coaches, parent helpers and the support of all families! Staff coaches: Kimberley Ryerson, Lisa Tomlinson, and Kiera Pearkes from the Little School; Danielle Neer, Sandra Richardson, Madeleine Abbott, Monica Regan, Celine Foucher, Sheilagh Martin, Lela Ling, and Jason Camp from the Junior School; Alison Waterhouse from the Senior School and Karm from the Media & Technology Department.

Parent helpers played an active role in coaching and supervision throughout the season: Kathryn Palumbo, Gail Ooi, Jonathan Aitken, Brent Marykuca and Gavin Forsyth. Special thanks are given to Karm for her beautiful photos highlighting the ISEAs and also to Kathryn Palumbo for producing a fabulous iMovie. Go Tigers!

Lela Ling
Head Coach

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Cross Country at the Junior School

Jr. School Cross Country
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Have you noticed YHS Junior girls running at nearby parks or around Shaughnessy School? They are members of the YHS Junior Cross-Country team hard at work training for the upcoming ISEA Championship.

The cross-country season is off to a great start at YHS. This year we have 43 girls (Grade 3-7) on the team and a record number of staff coaches from a wide spectrum of our school staff: Kimberley Ryerson, Lisa Tomlinson, and Kiera Pearkes from the Little School, Danielle Neer, Sandra Richardson, Madeleine Abbott, Monica Regan, 

Celine Foucher, Sheilagh Martin, Lela Ling, and Jason Camp from the Junior School, Alison Waterhouse from the Senior School and Karm K. from the Media & Technology Department.

We are also fortunate to have a group of fantastic parent helpers who play an active role in coaching and supervision (Kathyrn Palumbo, Gail Ooi, Jonathan Aitken and Gavin Forsyth).

The girls are well into their training program and are making great progress as they prepare for the ISEA Cross-Country Championship, October 30th at Quilchena Park. At the ISEAs, athletes from each grade will try to achieve a personal best, but also compete together on individual grade teams and as a whole school team. The ISEA championship is a wonderful day for young athletes to feel rewarded for their hard work and dedication throughout the season and to unite together as a school team.

The cross-country running program is the first YHS team sport Grade 3 students are eligible to join and they are very enthusiastic Tigers! Some of our Grade 7 team members have been on the team since Grade 3! The Grade 7 team members are fantastic role models and athletes who inspire our younger members.

As part of the preparation for the ISEAs, cross-country team members have been competing in several races held throughout the Lower Mainland. At this point, the YHS Tigers have competed in the Pinetree Classic at Mundy Park in Coquitlam on a beautiful fall Saturday (September 21st), and most recently in the South Fraser Cross-Country Race at Bear Creek Park in Surrey, on a very wet September 28th. These were very competitive races and the YHS girls competed with true Tiger spirit not only on the racecourse, but also on the sidelines as they cheered for their fellow team members.

Click here for more photos taken from the last two Saturday races. Many thanks to the coaches, parent helpers and families for supporting the YHS Junior Cross-Country Team.

Go Tigers!

Lela Ling
Head Coach