A field of over 500 athletes was narrowed to around 200, as pre-districts took place for cross country running on Thursday.

Athletes participated in six age categories, with running distances from two to six kilometres.

In Kelvington, the five-time defending district champion Lake Lenore Lancers got off to a good start, as they won the pre-district. Teams are ranked based on how their runners finish, with the team who has the least points winning the team title.

  1. Lake Lenore - 6
  2. Middle Lake - 10
  3. St. Augustine (Humboldt) - 11
  4. Muenster - 12
  5. Annaheim - 22

Another pre-district was held at Rowan's Ravine near Strasbourg. There, it was the hometown Vikings claiming the top spot in the team result.

  1. Strasbourg - 8
  2. Wynyard High - 9
  3. HCI - 10
  4. Imperial - 22
  5. Wynyard Elementary - 24

The Top 10 runners from each age group qualified for the district championship, which will also be held at Rowan's Ravine on October 5.

You can find full results from the Kelvington meet here, and for Strasbourg, click here.