The St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Bears were able to defend their N.D.A. track and field crown against the best that eight of the North Bay and area schools had to offer at the Northern Secondary School track and field complex on Thursday.
On top of the overall aggregate title, SJSH also took home the girls’ and boys’ aggregate title and the midget boys, junior girls and senior girls crown.
Top performers for the Bears included Jilleen Kilroy, winning the junior girls 400m in record pace, as well as the 200m and placing second in the 800m. She was also part of the record setting girls’ 4x400m relay team. Tony Fournier, winning both the midget boys 100m and 200m and placing third in the triple jump. Ryan Venditti, winning both the midget boys 1500m and 3000m. Warren Huard, winning both the junior boys shot put and discus.
Overall the Bears team had 23 gold medals, 32 silver places and 29 bronze performances on the day. Fifty-three athletes will be competing at N.O.S.S.A. next week in eight-six events and six relays.
Despite losing the overall meet title to the Bears, the Widdifield Wildcats still had some significant victories on the track.
Wildcat Brett Hargrave was awarded the Fergie Dowdall Memorial Award as the top track and field athlete at the 2015 NDA meet.
Hargrave affirmed himself as North Bay's fastest high school athlete by sweeping first place in each of the senior boys' 100-metre (11.53 seconds), 200-m (24.16s) and 400-m (53.62). Hargrave wrapped up the meet by helping his Wildcat teammates to a 3rd place finish in the senior boys' 4-by-100-m relay and a 2nd place finish in the open 4-by-400-m relay. In leading the way on the track, Hargrave helped the Wildcats earn the overall Sr. Boys NDA track banner,
Caleigh Porter set a new Midget Girl NDA High Jump record with a jump of 1.45m
All the Wildcat athletes had a great showing with 20 1st place finishes, 9 2nd places and 8 3rd place finishes. The Wildcats have 26 individual athletes moving onto NOSSA next week competing in 48 events, including 4 relays. Athletes moving onto NOSSA include:
Allie Armstong: 1St Sr Girls Discus
Brett Hargrave: 1st Sr Boys 100m, 1st Sr Boys 200m, 1st Sr Boys 400m
Caleigh Porter: 1st M Girls High Jump, 2nd M Girls Long Jump
Calista Schlosser: 1st M Girls 400m, 2nd M Girls Sprint Hurdles, 2nd M Girls Distance Hurdles
Connor McCarthy: 1st Open Boys Steeple, 4th Sr Boys 1500m, 5th Sr Boys 3000m
Gryffen Melnyk: 1st Sr Boys High Jump, 1st Sr Boys Pole Vault
Heather Nakanishi: 1st Jr Girls Discus, 1st Jr Girls Javelin, 3rd Jr Girls Shot Put
Kaitlyn Jackson: 1st Sr Girls Long Jump, 2nd Sr Girls Pole Vault
Malcolm McCubbin: 1st Sr Boys 800m
Mickayla Hanselman: 1st Sr Girls Pole Vault
Olivia Wolfram: 1st Jr Girls 1500m, 1st Jr Girls 3000m
Quinn Johnson: 1st Sr Boys Triple Jump
Reuben Du Rand: 1st Jr Boys 1500m, 1st Jr Boys 3000m
Sarah Irwin: 1st M Girls 1500m
Alyssa Randall: 2nd Open Girls Steeple, 3rd Sr Girls 1500m, 3rd Sr Girls Triple Jump
Carter Henschel: 2nd Sr Boys 1500m, 2nd Sr Boys 3000m
Tianna Head:2nd M Girls 100m
Ann-Marie Fredette: 3rd Sr Girls 3000m, 4th Sr Girls 1500m
Cameron Haslehurst: 3rd Sr Boys 1500m, 4th Sr Boys 3000m
Emily Drenth: 3rd M Girls Long Jump
Florine Fisette: 3rd Sr Girls High Jump
Kate Mah: 3rd M Girls 100m, 3rd M Girls 200m
Amber Walker: 4th Sr Girls Steeple
Savannah Stringer 4th Sr Girls Sprint Hurdles
Keegan Hawkins: 5th Sr Boys Triple Jump
Barons finish 2nd overall
The Algonquin Barons track and field team continued a successful season with a 2nd place finish at the NDA track and field championships at Northern Secondary School last week. The Barons earned top honours in the midget girls and junior boys categories. They finished the day with 35 NDA champions in individual and relay events
NDA Champions include:
Josee Rochon 1st place midget girls 100m, saut en longeur, triple saut, 4x100 relay
Taylor Vaillancourt 1st place junior girls 200m, 80m Hurdles et 300m Hurdles (nouveau record)
Mikell Blain-Rogers 1st place senior boys 1500m and 3000m
Emma Caruso 1st place midget girls 3000m, 4 x 100m relay
Yannic Castonguay - 1st place junior boys 100m, 4 x 100m relay
Jon Champagne - 1st place junior boys 100m Haies, 4 x 100m relay
Phil Coutu - 1st place junior boys long jump and triple jump
Megan Cruickshank - 1st place senior girls 1500m and 3000m
Makayla Denommee - 1st place midget girls 200m, 4 x 100m relay
Sophie Laperriere - 1st place midget girls 1500m, 4 x 100m relay
Riley Desjardins - 1st place midget boys long jump, 4 x 100m relay
Tye Lindeman -1st place midget boys 800m, 4 x 100m relay
Derrick Bassa - 1st place junior boys 300m Hurdles
Dante Doherty - 1st place junior boys 4 x 100m relay
Zach Martel - 1st place midget boys triple jump
Will Michaud - 1st place junior boys 4 x 100m relay
Eric Lachance - 1st place midget boys 4 x 100m relay
Antoine Pepin - 1st place senior boys 110m Hurdles
Tabitha Tremblay - 1st place senior girls javelin
Kaitlin Vaillancourt - 1st place senior girls 100m Hurdles
