Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Senior Men
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3
Start, Scheduled: 12:54 PM Actual: 12:53:53.2, Distance: 14.18 Km, Laps: 3, Participants: 22
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
*1	285	Patrick Luckett	Kanata Peak Academy/Dunrobin	* 38:34.76		22.06	12:14	13:03	13:17
*2	316	Shawn Vernooy	É.S.C Paul−Desmarais from Carp	* 38:35.45	0.69	22.05	12:14	13:03	13:17
*3	305	Ethan Lyons	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	* 40:46.03	2:11.2	20.88	13:16	14:02	13:26
4	296	Luc Ragalie	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	41:10.09	2:35.3	20.67	13:46	14:23	12:59
5	304	Ryan Lynch	É.S.C Paul−Desmarais from Carp	41:21.16	2:46.4	20.58	13:35	14:02	13:43
6	286	Artyom Makarov	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	42:19.55	3:44.7	20.11	13:46	14:23	14:09
7	287	Hunter McNeil	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	43:48.77	5:14.0	19.42	13:52	15:07	14:48
8	308	Jackman McIntyre	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	44:16.40	5:41.6	19.22	14:13	15:36	14:26
9	302	Benjamin Jones	St. Josephs High School/Ottawa	44:31.35	5:56.5	19.11	14:52	15:16	14:22
10	313	William Rosenlund	É.S.C Paul−Desmarais from Carp	44:35.92	6:01.1	19.08	14:52	14:54	14:49
11	282	Miles Ledger	Sir Wilfrid Laurier/Nepean	44:50.61	6:15.8	18.98	14:51	15:13	14:45
12	291	Elric Peters	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	45:18.94	6:44.1	18.78	14:52	14:47	15:38
13	301	Ethan Evans	Kanata Montessori − Cedar Ridge HS	46:39.51	8:04.7	18.24	14:43	15:49	16:06
14	275	Mathieu Corneau	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	46:51.54	8:16.7	18.16	14:21	16:00	16:29
15	303	Ryan Kerluke	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	48:47.69	10:12.9	17.44	14:54	15:56	17:56
16	293	Kevin Saenz	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	49:27.12	10:52.3	17.21	15:30	17:08	16:47
17	311	Konrad Perlin	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	50:09.18	11:34.4	16.97	17:08	17:45	15:14
18	315	Cedric Van Der Byl	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	50:32.35	11:57.5	16.84	15:49	16:54	17:47
19	310	Evan Nichols	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	51:37.48	13:02.7	16.49	16:11	16:50	18:35
20	314	Victor Taylor	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	52:16.19	13:41.4	16.28	16:54	17:50	17:31
21	307	Hugo Massicard	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	53:04.63	14:29.8	16.03	16:56	18:00	18:06
DNF	306	Logan MacKinnon	St. Joseph from Nepean	14:52.45	cramps		14:52

Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Senior Men
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Senior Men
Sacred Heart	2:04:15.68	3 of 8	Ethan Lyons	Luc Ragalie	Artyom Makarov
É.S.C Paul-Desmarais	2:04:32.54	3 of 3	Shawn Vernooy	Ryan Lynch	William Rosenlund
Maurice-Lapointe	2:29:40.09	3 of 4	Mathieu Corneau	Cedric Van Der Byl	Victor Taylor
Kanata Montessori	1:41:46.66	2 of 2	Konrad Perlin	Evan Nichols
Kanata Peak Academy	38:34.76	1 of 1	Patrick Luckett
St. Josephs High School	44:31.35	1 of 1	Benjamin Jones
Sir Wilfrid Laurier	44:50.61	1 of 1	Miles Ledger
Kanata Montessori - Cedar Ridge HS	46:39.51	1 of 1	Ethan Evans

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Senior Women
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed	Lap 1	Lap 2	Lap 3
Start, Scheduled: 12:54 PM Actual: 12:54:30.9, Distance: 14.18 Km, Laps: 3, Participants: 5
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	161	Emily Adams	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	49:04.94		17.34	15:44	16:32	16:47
2	168	Elif Muhammed	Sir Wilfred Laurier/Nepean	57:47.27	8:42.3	14.73	18:46	19:24	19:36
3	96	Brooke Rakoczy−Penney	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	1:03:58.76	14:53.8	13.30	21:07	21:26	21:24
4	93	Elle Dubois	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	1:08:32.93	19:27.9	12.42	21:44	23:18	23:29
5	95	Savannah Philpott	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	1:16:51.12	27:46.1	11.07	23:03	26:15	27:31

Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Senior Women
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Senior Women
Kanata Montessori	3:29:22.82	3 of 3	Brooke Rakoczy-Penney	Elle Dubois	Savannah Philpott
Sacred Heart	49:04.94	1 of 1	Emily Adams
Sir Wilfred Laurier	57:47.27	1 of 1	Elif Muhammed

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Junior Boys
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed	Lap 1	Lap 2
Start, Scheduled: 11:26 AM Actual: 11:26:57.1, Distance: 9.46 Km, Laps: 2, Participants: 23
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	243	Emmett MacLean	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	26:53.92		21.09	13:48	13:05
2	273	Samuel Bourdon	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	27:04.77	10.8	20.95	13:51	13:13
3	276	Ian Duncan	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	27:09.55	15.6	20.89	13:53	13:16
4	290	Dominique Okorie	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	28:04.71	1:10.7	20.21	13:53	14:11
5	274	Tyler Charette	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	29:14.51	2:20.5	19.40	14:27	14:47
6	244	William Malouin	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	29:39.40	2:45.4	19.13	14:59	14:39
7	294	Daniel Smyth	Sacred Heart from Kanata	29:46.38	2:52.4	19.06	14:35	15:11
8	271	Aayan Ahmed	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	30:26.90	3:32.9	18.63	14:47	15:39
9	284	Finnegan Lordon	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	31:00.39	4:06.4	18.30	14:53	16:06
10	278	Liam Gu	St. Francis Xavier/Gloucester	31:04.71	4:10.7	18.26	15:07	15:57
11	235	Jackson Crichlow	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	32:42.92	5:48.9	17.34	16:26	16:16
12	292	Jake Rymer	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	32:43.96	5:50.0	17.33	16:16	16:27
13	279	Sam Ismail	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	33:18.43	6:24.5	17.03	16:24	16:53
14	272	Joël Baron	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	33:43.40	6:49.4	16.82	17:36	16:07
15	280	Yogi Joshi	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	34:28.03	7:34.1	16.46	16:35	17:52
16	239	Rohan Hache	Sir Wilfrid Laurier/Nepean	35:01.51	8:07.5	16.20	16:56	18:04
17	281	Léo Lafrance	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	36:51.30	9:57.3	15.39	18:00	18:50
18	309	Jaden Morgante	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	39:03.29	12:09.3	14.53	18:45	20:18
19	231	Benjamin Bernard	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	42:29.80	15:35.8	13.35	20:24	22:05
20	245	James Mogg	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	43:46.24	16:52.3	12.96	17:18	26:28
21	232	Calvin Bruce	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	45:38.79	18:44.8	12.43	20:34	25:03
22	277	Ethan−Waly Grangeret	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	47:14.51	20:20.5	12.01	21:15	25:58

Preliminary Results - 96% complete, waiting for 1. Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Junior Boys
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Junior Boys
Pierre-Savard	1:23:38.10	3 of 9	Emmett MacLean	Samuel Bourdon	William Malouin
Sacred Heart	1:24:28.78	3 of 7	Ian Duncan	Dominique Okorie	Tyler Charette
Maurice-Lapointe	1:10:34.71	2 of 2	Joël Baron	Léo Lafrance
Kanata Montessori	1:13:31.33	2 of 2	Yogi Joshi	Jaden Morgante
St. Francis Xavier	31:04.71	1 of 1	Liam Gu
Sir Wilfrid Laurier	35:01.51	1 of 1	Rohan Hache

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Junior Girls
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed	Lap 1	Lap 2
Start, Scheduled: 11:27 AM Actual: 11:27:28.5, Distance: 9.46 Km, Laps: 2, Participants: 5
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	94	Emma Keith	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	34:57.78		16.23	17:21	17:35
2	162	Megan Atkinson	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven	39:09.21	4:11.4	14.49	19:50	19:18
3	169	Alicia O’Dell	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	44:02.55	9:04.7	12.88	21:04	22:57
4	170	Everleigh Sturgeon	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	46:39.56	11:41.7	12.16	22:59	23:39

Preliminary Results - 80% complete, waiting for 1. Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Junior Girls
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2
School Best 3 results for Junior Girls
Kanata Montessori	1:19:00.33	2 of 2	Emma Keith	Alicia O’Dell
Pierre-Savard	1:25:48.78	2 of 2	Megan Atkinson	Everleigh Sturgeon

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Novice Boys
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed
Start, Scheduled: 10:30 AM Actual: 10:28:41.9, Distance: 4.73 Km, Participants: 15
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	251	Jackson Zerjav	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	12:33.76		22.58
2	246	Markus Saumure	All Saints from Kanata	13:44.49	1:10.7	20.64
3	236	Meteo De Lobel	Earl Of March from Kanata	14:10.10	1:36.3	20.02
4	237	James Ford	Earl Of March from Kanata	14:18.28	1:44.5	19.83
5	242	Symon Little	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	14:53.01	2:19.2	19.06
6	240	Elliot Hein	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	14:59.01	2:25.2	18.93
7	288	Lucas Morozkin−Jones	Lisgar Collegiate Institute	15:01.48	2:27.7	18.88
8	247	Ty Savard	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	15:33.92	3:00.1	18.23
9	283	Marcus Leonard	Lisgar Collegiate Institute	15:34.69	3:00.9	18.21
10	249	Oliver Sun	Earl Of March from Kanata	15:44.02	3:10.2	18.03
11	248	Adam Sheppard	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	16:41.56	4:07.8	16.99
12	238	Finnigan Frazer	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	16:57.00	4:23.2	16.74
13	241	Daniel Laundry	from Stittsville	18:10.60	5:36.8	15.61
DNF	250	Daniel Wu	St. Francis Xavier High School	31:36.00	Got Lost
DNS	234	Griffin Chalmers	Kanata Montessori from Kanata
DNS	252	Theo Dolan	Pierre−Savard from Barrhaven

Preliminary Results - 94% complete, waiting for 1. Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Novice Boys
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Novice Boys
Earl Of March	44:12.41	3 of 3	Meteo De Lobel	James Ford	Oliver Sun
Pierre-Savard	45:04.68	3 of 4	Jackson Zerjav	Ty Savard	Finnigan Frazer
Lisgar Collegiate Institute	30:36.18	2 of 2	Lucas Morozkin-Jones	Marcus Leonard
Kanata Montessori	31:34.58	2 of 3	Symon Little	Adam Sheppard
All Saints	13:44.49	1 of 1	Markus Saumure
Sacred Heart	14:59.01	1 of 1	Elliot Hein

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Novice Girls
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed
Start, Scheduled: 10:31 AM Actual: 10:29:11.6, Distance: 4.73 Km, Participants: 10
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	154	Sarah Luckett	All Saints from Dunrobin	15:04.52		18.82
2	167	Sasha Morozkin−Jones	Lisgar Collegiate Institute	16:40.66	1:36.1	17.01
3	152	Sophie Blondin	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	16:50.71	1:46.1	16.84
4	156	Megan Perreault	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	16:53.68	1:49.1	16.79
5	155	Delia Penner	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	17:35.55	2:31.0	16.12
6	153	Maryn Freill	Earl Of March from Kanata	17:36.07	2:31.5	16.12
7	164	Scarlett Ghali	Lisgar Collegiate Institute	17:40.17	2:35.6	16.05
8	166	Charlotte MacDonald	Lisgar Collegiate Institute	19:05.70	4:01.1	14.86
9	165	Nola Jelen DePedro	Lisgar Collegiate Institute	26:50.66	11:46.1	10.57

Preliminary Results - 90% complete, waiting for 1. Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Novice Girls
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Novice Girls
Lisgar Collegiate Institute	53:26.54	3 of 4	Sasha Morozkin-Jones	Scarlett Ghali	Charlotte MacDonald
Pierre-Savard	34:29.23	2 of 2	Megan Perreault	Delia Penner
All Saints	15:04.52	1 of 1	Sarah Luckett
Sacred Heart	16:50.71	1 of 1	Sophie Blondin
Earl Of March	17:36.07	1 of 1	Maryn Freill

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Grade 8 Boys
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed
Start, Scheduled: 9:00 AM Actual: 9:04:37.7, Distance: 4.73 Km, Participants: 24
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	209	Easton Laperle	St. Joseph Intermediate/Nepean	14:05.53		20.13
2	213	Matthew Navitaniuc	All Saints from Kanata	14:42.58	37.0	19.29
3	200	Caden Carson−Webster	All Saints from Kanata	14:45.70	40.1	19.22
4	201	Cole Carson−Webster	All Saints from Kanata	14:46.22	40.6	19.21
5	215	Cameron Prince	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	15:09.65	1:04.1	18.71
6	212	Jonah Miles	Homeschooled from Ottawa	15:19.57	1:14.0	18.51
7	206	Theo Goldewicz	St. Joseph from Nepean	15:42.73	1:37.1	18.05
8	203	Justin Fliss	Earl Of March from Kanata	15:54.62	1:49.0	17.83
9	216	Matthew Ragalie	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	16:12.66	2:07.1	17.50
10	202	Jacob Daggitt	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	16:13.72	2:08.1	17.48
11	223	Ben Thomas	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	16:14.03	2:08.4	17.47
12	205	Malik Ghadie	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	16:32.05	2:26.5	17.16
13	220	Sammy Sherk	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	17:07.33	3:01.7	16.57
14	219	Cameron Sarafin	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	17:26.82	3:21.2	16.26
15	211	Joshua Menant	Maurice−Lapointe from Kanata	17:35.90	3:30.3	16.12
16	210	Jaxson Mather	St. Joseph from Nepean	17:35.99	3:30.4	16.12
17	224	Vaaris Singh	Earl Of March from Kanata	17:41.33	3:35.7	16.04
18	221	Thomas Snider	Earl Of March from Kanata	18:01.31	3:55.7	15.74
19	204	Charlie Fowler	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	19:42.99	5:37.4	14.39
20	218	Declan Ryckman	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	20:07.00	6:01.4	14.10
21	214	Nathan Paul	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	20:21.29	6:15.7	13.94
22	208	Jerry Hui	Earl Of March from Kanata	21:34.70	7:29.1	13.15
23	217	Liam Richards	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	22:35.92	8:30.3	12.55
24	207	Tawanda Gutsa	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	22:49.64	8:44.1	12.43
DNS	222	Jäger Stockill	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	15:40.47

Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Grade 8 Boys
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Grade 8 Boys
All Saints	44:14.51	3 of 3	Matthew Navitaniuc	Caden Carson-Webster	Cole Carson-Webster
Sacred Heart	47:36.03	3 of 12	Cameron Prince	Matthew Ragalie	Jacob Daggitt
Earl Of March	51:37.27	3 of 4	Justin Fliss	Vaaris Singh	Thomas Snider
St. Joseph	33:18.72	2 of 2	Theo Goldewicz	Jaxson Mather
Maurice-Lapointe	34:43.23	2 of 2	Sammy Sherk	Joshua Menant
St. Joseph Intermediate	14:05.53	1 of 1	Easton Laperle
Homeschooled	15:19.57	1 of 1	Jonah Miles

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Grade 8 Girls
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed
Start, Scheduled: 9:00 AM Actual: 9:05:12.4, Distance: 4.73 Km, Participants: 3
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	332	Carys Mathieson	Earl Of March from Ottawa	15:09.69		18.71
2	333	McKinley Zerjav	Pierre−Savard from Ottawa	16:35.30	1:25.6	17.10
3	331	Hannah Brettschneider	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	16:47.93	1:38.2	16.89

Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Grade 8 Girls
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1
School Best 3 results for Grade 8 Girls
Earl Of March	15:09.69	1 of 1	Carys Mathieson
Pierre-Savard	16:35.30	1 of 1	McKinley Zerjav
Sacred Heart	16:47.93	1 of 1	Hannah Brettschneider

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Grade 7 Boys
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed
Start, Scheduled: 9:02 AM Actual: 9:05:46.5, Distance: 4.73 Km, Participants: 18
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	102	Ben Ahmadi	Earl Of March from Kanata	13:55.35		20.38
2	104	Heath Bowling	Earl Of March from Kanata	14:40.57	45.2	19.33
3	105	Kian Frazer	Pierre−Savard from Nepean	15:45.11	1:49.7	18.01
4	114	Ethan PErera	Earl Of March from Kanata	18:35.62	4:40.2	15.26
5	117	Prayag Vivek	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	18:52.92	4:57.5	15.02
6	112	Declan Orr	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	19:12.87	5:17.5	14.76
7	109	Aiden McNeill	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	20:16.28	6:20.9	13.99
8	115	Emmett Reidel	Sacred Heart from Stittsville	20:19.50	6:24.1	13.96
9	116	Eshan Sudeep	St. Francis Xavier High School	20:32.92	6:37.5	13.81
10	103	Judah Bastin−Millar	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	20:50.99	6:55.6	13.61
11	118	Benjamin Wang	Earl Of March from Kanata	21:29.52	7:34.1	13.20
12	111	Myles Nguyen	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	21:44.50	7:49.1	13.05
13	108	Oliver Kuzmicz	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	21:59.21	8:03.8	12.90
14	110	Raghav Mittimani	Earl Of March from Kanata	23:52.43	9:57.0	11.88
15	107	Leon Jin	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	23:53.33	9:57.9	11.87
16	101	Hisham Abbasi	Earl Of March from Kanata	25:19.87	11:24.5	11.20
17	119	Edward Zhang	Earl Of March from Kanata	27:13.76	13:18.4	10.42
18	106	Akshith Harisaran	Earl Of March from Kanata	29:59.65	16:04.2	9.46
DNS	113	Nathan Paul	Sacred Heart from Stittsville

Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Grade 7 Boys
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1	Rider #2	Rider #3
School Best 3 results for Grade 7 Boys
Earl Of March	47:11.55	3 of 8	Ben Ahmadi	Heath Bowling	Ethan PErera
Sacred Heart	58:22.08	3 of 5	Prayag Vivek	Declan Orr	Aiden McNeill
Kanata Montessori	1:04:34.71	3 of 4	Judah Bastin-Millar	Myles Nguyen	Oliver Kuzmicz
Pierre-Savard	15:45.11	1 of 1	Kian Frazer
St. Francis Xavier High School	20:32.92	1 of 1	Eshan Sudeep

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Earl Of March High School Invitational

Wesley Clover Parks, Ottawa, ON, Tuesday October 6, 2026

Grade 7 Girls
Place	Plate	Name	School	Time	Difference	Speed
Start, Scheduled: 9:02 AM Actual: 9:06:18.6, Distance: 4.73 Km, Participants: 2
Organizer: Osmond Bakker, Timing: Allan Hawley
1	182	Irha Hamid	Earl Of March from Kanata	21:33.82		13.16
2	181	Madhavi Balakrishnan	Kanata Montessori from Kanata	31:37.18	10:03.3	8.97

Updated @ 15:42:47 2026-10-06

School Best 3 results for Grade 7 Girls
School	Combined Time	Counting	Rider #1
School Best 3 results for Grade 7 Girls
Earl Of March	21:33.82	1 of 1	Irha Hamid
Kanata Montessori	31:37.18	1 of 1	Madhavi Balakrishnan

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