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Cross-country: Wolves capture fourth B.C. title in five years

West Point Grey Academy wins 2014 senior girls cross-country B.C. championship
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West Point Grey runner Leiah Kirsh (No. 831) focuses on passing her opponents, including Killarney’s Enid Au (No. 295), during the senior girls cross-country provincials in Victoria on Nov. 1, 2014. Kirsh finished 23rd overall. Au was 41st out of 225 competitors.

The West Point Grey Academy Wolves honed in on their second straight senior girls cross-country provincial championship, their fourth B.C. title since 2010.

Out of all team racers, the fastest five Wolves finished in the top 25.

Leiah Kirsh finished 10th in the team rankings and 23rd overall as the fastest from WPGA. She covered the 4.3-kilometre course in 16 minutes, 39.38 minutes.

Dante Sali was close behind and finished 11th (24th overall) in 16:40.44. Sarah Diamond was 14th (31st) in 17:03.01, Kennedy Randall was 21st (40th) in 17:13.24 and Emily Kasa rounded out the fastest five in 23rd (43rd).

The top Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­racer was Lord Byng’s Calli Charlton, who raced to 13th place in 16:08.

On the boys’ side, St. George’s team of Ben Kirsh, Colin Mitchell, Nick Good, Keith Chow and Curtis Weng won bronze in the team event.

Kieran Lumb, a Lord Byng harrier, was the fastest Vancouverite in the boy's event. He covered the 6.4-km course in 21:03 and finished sixth overall.

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