Continuing our High School Cross Country Athlete of the Week series, Coach Kirk Dillabaugh has selected Charlotte Murchison as the winner for the week of September 30 to October 5.
Murchison, led all novice and junior runners at the Capital XC Challenge, capturing the junior varsity 4km race in a time of 15 minutes and 17.69 seconds. The grade 10 student at Mother Teresa bested second place finisher Caitlin Gormley of Glebe Collegiate by the full length of the home stretch inside the Terry Fox Athletic Facility.
Murchison will begin the run to OFSAA next week as she takes part in the National Capital West Conference Championships on Wednesday at the Walter Baker Recreation Complex. She will be looking to qualify for her second OFSAA XC Championship and third overall after finishing 15th on the track last spring in the midget girls 800 metres.