Sports TheReview Wednesday, January 9,1991 — C3 ,Runners brave cold in Pioneer 8-k © savin the icy cold anda threat of snow, about 526 runners chased Canadian national cross-country team member Paddy McCluskey to the finish line in the sixth annual Central Saanich 8-k Pio- neer Run, Sunday. Leading the pack from Bren- twood Bay to Saanichton, the UVic student won in a time of 24 minutes and 45 seconds, race offi- cial Tom Michell said. Placing prominently among a field that included a number of top Canadian runners were members of the Peninsula Track and Field Club, he said. Still recovering from a knee injury, club member and B.C. high school cross-country champion ge Chad De Pol, 18, triumphed in the Junior division. Running well below his best, De Pol topped his division for the third year in a row with a 26:48 time. He placed tenth overall. Teammate Jain Brambell did well to place sixth in the same division (13 to 19 year-olds) with a 30:10 time. And national modern pentathlon ROCKS Continued from Page C1 Meadows team placed runner-up in the same event, which attracts champion Jan Soellner, 21, from North Saanich, placed 21st a the 20-29 year-olds division, with a 28:55 time. Placing third in the Junior ladies’ division was Andrea De Pol, 15, who posted'a 34:24 time. Not far behind her was Sidney’s Sarah Thornber, 16, who placed fourth, with a 34:27 time. And the runner-up in the ladies’ Masters division (45-49 year-old) was the mother of the De Pol teenagers — Diana. She finished with a 38:04 time. Joining Diana from the Prairie Inn Harmers club was Brentwood Bay competitor Rhonda Robinson, who also placed second in her division. Robinson was the top area fin- isher in the pre-Masters division (30-34 years-old), with a 29:05 time. Canadian national track and field team member Ulla Marquette of Victoria won the ladies’ overall title with a 27:17 time. Team West Coast member Steve Baker also boosted'a strong Penin- sula contingent with a second place finish in the mens’ Masters (50-59 years-old) division. His time was 29:16. In the Masters (60 and over) class, Sidney runner Gordon Rempel placed runner-up with a 36:37 time. Attendance was down from a record of about 750 competitors last year but the level of competi- tion was still very high, Michell said. The threat of snow — which materialized in the late stages of the race — scared off quite a few competitors, he said. And the early date for the event was also cited as a reason why some people chose to stay away. “People haven’t quite gotten over Christmas yet and many rec- reational runners have yet to start training,” he said: The event was held a week earlier than last year due to a ninth race being added to the Island road race series. The Central Saanich Pioneer is the inaugural race of the Thrifty Foods Island Series. 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