Impressive showing for Niagara’s track athletes
Maeva Scipio highlighted a strong showing by Niagara athletes July 26-28 at the Athletics Ontario U14, U16, U18 Championships at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton.
The Thorold Elite Track Club member won two individual gold medals, one individual bronze medal and two silver medals as part of relay teams. Amairah Gayle and TJ Woods of Thorold Elite also earned two individual gold medals. Thorold Elite won two division titles: the U14 title for the fifth straight year and U16 for the third time.
More than 1,400 athletes took part in the event which is the largest track and field club championship in Ontario
Following is a list of medalists from Niagara.
Gold: Amairah Gayle, Thorold Elite, U16 girls high jump and long jump; Ayla Laing, Thorold Elite, U18 girls 3000-metre racewalk; Chase Larsen, Thorold Elite, U16 boys 200-metre hurdles; Maeva Scipio, Thorold Elite, U16 Girls 80-metre hurdles and 200-metre hurdles; Connor Shaw, Thorold Elite, U14 boys 80-metre hurdles; Lemuel Sraku-Antwi, Thorold Elite, U16 boys 100 metres; TJ Woods, Thorold Elite, U16 boys 2000 and 800 metres; Thorold Elite U16 boys 4×100-metre relay (Lemuel Sraku-Antwi, Nixson Scarlett, Alan Tirop and Tyrique Woodside); Thorold Elite U14 boys 4×800-metre relay (Ryder Savage, Dante Pietrangelo, Callum Macdonald and Colby Craig); Thorold Elite U14 boys 4×100-metre relay (Shimroy Dallas, Connor Shaw, Lucas Cadden and Niron Biggs); and, Thorold Elite U16 boys sprint medley relay A Team (Alan Tirop, Lemuel Sraku-Antwi, Nixson Scarlett and Deagen Hallett).
Silver: Max Myers, Thorold Elite, U18 boys javelin; Connor Shaw, Thorold Elite, U14 boys 200-metre hurdles; Rocco Shuker, Thorold Elite, U14 Boys 1500-metre steeplechase; Lemuel Sraku-Antwi, Thorold Elite, U16 boys 300 metres; Thorold Elite U16 boys 4×800-metre relay (Deagen Hallett, Rocco Shuker, Owen Corman and TJ Woods); Thorold Elite U18 girls 4×400-metre relay (Meena Van Grieken, Maeva Scipio, Sanaa Chesney and Aiyanna Toby-Erwig); Thorold Elite U16 girls sprint medley relay (Amara Van Grieken, Tola Adewumi, Maeva Scipio and Adele Kushner).
Bronze: Raina Boccinfusco, Athletics Niagara, U14 girls 800 metres; Niron Biggs, Thorold Elite, U14 boys 150 metres; Sanaa Chesney, Thorold Elite, U14 girls 300 metres; Adam Freure, Athletics Niagara, U18 boys decathlon; Jordan Gillen, Thorold Elite, U16 boys hammer throw; Cam Jackson, Thorold Elite, U16 boys 200-metre hurdles; Lylah O’Quinn, Thorold Elite, U14 girls high jump; Josee Regala, Athletics Niagara, U16 girls high jump and 80-metre hurdles; Maeva Scipio, Thorold Elite, U16 girls 300 metres; Tyrique Woodside, Thorold Elite, U16 boys long jump; Thorold Elite U18 girls 4×800-metre relay (Katelyn Perri, Sophia Perri, Ayla Laing and Madison Eaton); and, Thorold Elite U16 boys sprint medley relay B Team (Chase Larsen, Neithan Vanegas, RJ Stubbs and Rocco Shuker).
The summer track and field season culminates with the Legion Youth National Track and Field Championships in Calgary, Alta., Aug. 9-11.
