St. Marys DCVI wins OFSAA senior boys' cross

No one was catching the Salukis’ senior boys.

No one was catching the Salukis’ senior boys.

St. Marys District Collegiate and Vocational Institute (DCVI), led by a former long-distance star as its head coach, ran to a first-place finish at the provincial cross-country championships this past weekend in Brampton.

“I knew from the start of the season we wanted to medal,” coach Marcel Scheele said. “The way I looked at it is if you’re going to go for a medal, go for first place. You never know until you get there. You’re up against all schools, not just single-A, so you never know.”

The Salukis finished with 171 points – 23 fewer than Sir Winston Churchill in St. Catharines – based on the results of their four fastest runners. Myles Clinton was the first senior boys’ DCVI runner to compl