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.