The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs junior boys cross country team had high expectations heading into last Monday’s Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations cross country championships in Ottawa.

“We were expecting to do pretty well,” said Aidan Nickolson. “We have a pretty strong team and we wanted to do the best that we could.”

Mark Abban-Desbouvie and the rest of his teammates found out they had won the bronze medal by looking at the online results that were constantly changing as runners cross the finish line and their results were inputted into the system.

“We actually thought we were seventh at first because there was a glitch and when we found out we had won third it was very exciting and happy moment,” Abban-Desbouvie said. “We were all over the place getting water and food after the race and then everyone was celebrating. Eventually you meet up and you all celebrate together. We had fun and enjoyed the victory.”

Keegan Clark felt everyone on the team played a role in the victory.

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