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Trio blows away meet records
Kana, Hallman, Atkinson, perform despite windy conditions
May 9, 2024
Hometownplay.ca
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Windy conditions didn't stop East Elgin Eagles thrower Taylor Kana, St. Joe's Rams Ethan Atkinson, or Dorchester Beavers' runner Kirk Hallman from setting meet records.
The trio set new marks at the Woodstock Spring Classic track and field meet, May 8 at College Avenue secondary school.
Hallman knocked off over 16 seconds, smashing the junior boys 3000 metres time, finishing in nine minutes and 22.54 seconds (9:22.54), breaking the record (9:38.74) that stood since 2017, set by Aaron Canfield, of Woodstock Huron Park.
Kana threw the javelin 39.84 metres, surpassing the old senior girls mark of 38.35 metres.
Atkinson leaped to a meet record 1.73 metres in novice boys high jump, two centimetres higher than London Oakridge's Hayden Simpson in 2018. Atkinson also finished third in the 300-metre hurdles (45.35 sec.).
Dorchester's Andrew Urquhart broke the meet record in junior boys shot put, with a throw of 16.10 metres, but so did Noah Mitoraj of London Aquinas with a monster toss of 17.53 metres.
Urquhart also placed fourth in discus (40.00m)., behind a second meet record set by Mitoraj.
Dorchester's Will Downing won novice boys 300-metre hurdles (44.71 sec.) and placed third in long jump (5.21m).
East Elgin Eagles Henry Scott won the junior boys 200-metre dash in 23.41 seconds and placed fourth in long jump (5.37m).
Scott, with Joey Yaw, Khanan Hernandez and Morgan Siemans, won the junior boys 1200-metre medley relay (3:04.89). This quartet won OFSAA bronze in the novice boys 4x100-metre relay last June.
The 1200 medley relay consisted of two 100 metre legs, followed by a 200 metre leg and an 800 metre leg.
Dorchester (Sam Willsie, Zachary DosSantos, Evan Stevens, Ryan Johnson) won the senior boys 1200-metre relay (2:55.63).
East Elgin Eagles' Darah Farrow was busy placing third in senior girls javelin (28.91m), fifth in discus (23.09m) and sixth in high jump (1.35m).
Second place performances - Sarah Foley, St. Joe's, junior girls high jump (1.43m); Luke Bradish, Dorchester, senior boys high jump (1.75m); Reece Laidlaw, East Elgin, senior girls discus (26.44m); Jordin Stevens, Dorchester, novice girls javelin (22.16m); Evan Stevens, senior boys javelin (42.64m); Sam Willsie, Dorchester, senior boys 400m hurdles (59.16 sec.); Ryan Johnson, Dorchester, senior boys 3000m (9:36.08); Flourish Nmor, St. Joe's, junior girls 400m (1:04.18);
Third place performances - Ava Stahle, Dorchester, novice girls discus (19.64m); Ryan Pranger, Dorchester, junior boys javelin (35.77m); Max Gasper, St. Joe's, novice boys javelin (29.43m); Nicole Williamson, St. Joe's, senior girls 400m (1:07.47).
Complete Woodstock Spring Classic results.
The Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) championships are May 16-17, followed by WOSSAA, May 23-24, both at Western University.
The OFSAA West regional, is May 30-June 1, in Windsor. The OFSAA championships is June 6-8 at Western.
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