Nicholas Top Chatham-Kent Finisher at Raider Classic in Windsor

Breanne Nicholas (yellow) of the Blenheim Bobcats at the Raider Classic in Windsor

Blenheim’s Breanne Nicholas was the top local finisher Thursday at the Raider Classic Cross Country Meet at Micmac Park in Windsor.

The annual meet marks the start of the cross country season, which will now feature competitions each week, including local meets in Blenheim (October 3 and 19), and Wallaceburg (October 6).

Nicholas, Kent’s reigning senior girls cross country champion, finished 4th in Senior Girls at the Raider Classic out of a field of 93. Chatham-Kent Secondary School’s Katrina Deliberato finished 5th in the senior girls race. The meet was Deliberato’s first ever cross country race.

Other top Chatham-Kent finishers were Justin McNamara (Chatham Christian) 8th in midget boys, Thomas Rideout (Blenheim) 9th in midget boys, Amy Zuccati (Chatham Christian) 12th in midget girls, Steven Taekema (Chatham Christian) 12th in  junior boys, and Daniel Grootenboer (Chatham Christian) 14th in midget boys.

The next meet for many of these Chatham-Kent runners will come Tuesday, September 27 at Thrill on the Hill in Windsor.