Smith, Lloyd lead Heat at First Half half marathon in Vancouver

Smith finishes sixth in the women’s race while Lloyd finishes 16th overall in the men’s race

VANCOUVER – Four members of the UBC Okanagan Heat cross country team competed in the First Half half marathon this past weekend at Stanley Park.

Kristen Smith and Sophie Hamilton represented the Heat in the women's event with Smith posting an impressive sixth place finish overall, and second in her age category. The fourth-year human kinetics major posted a time of one hour, 15 minutes and 32 seconds, less than two minutes behind the overall winner.

Meanwhile, Hamilton finished 22^nd overall with a time of 1:21:33.

Owen Lloyd and Caleb Graham represented UBCO in the men's event with Lloyd posting the top time, finishing 16^th overall, and sixth in his age category in 1:08:52.

As for Graham, he crossed the line 46^th overall in 1:14:55.

The Heat's next road race will be the St. Patrick's Day 5K set to be hosted in Vancouver on Saturday, March 15.

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