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Thorold Elite leads way at indoor provincials

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Members of the Thorold Elite Track Club had a strong showing this past weekend at the Athletics Ontario U18 and Open Championships at the Toronto Track and Field Centre.

Thorold Elite won the Indoor U18 provincial team title and led the way for Niagara with a number of individual and relay provincial medals.

Gold medals were won by: Amairah Gayle, Thorold Elite, in U18 girls high jump ; Mico Penich, Thorold Elite, in U18 boys triple jump; TJ Woods, Thorold Elite, in U18 boys 1500 metres; Thorold Elite’s U18 Girls 4×400-metre relay team (Sanaa Chesney, Adele Kushner, Aaliyah Henry and Maeva Scipio); Thorold Elite’s open men’s 4×400-metre relay (Tyler Doornbos, Eric Klein, Andrew Cheng and Jaden Dunlop); and, Thorold Elite’s U18 boys 4×800-metre relay (Andrew Bayne, Lucas Sacco, Barron Walker and TJ Woods).

Earning silver medals were: Amairah Gayle, Thorold Elite, U18 girls long jump; Adam Freure, Athletics Niagara, U18 boys pole vault; Thorold Elite’s U18 boys sprint medley (Jase Theodore, Muscab Mohamed, Alan Tirop and Evan Blake); Thorold Elite’s U18 Boys 4×400-metre relay (Evan Blake, Chase Larsen, Damien Bertrand and Alan Tirop); Thorold Elite’s open women’s 4×800-metre relay (Katelyn Perri, Sophia Perri, Violet MacDonald and Madison Eaton); and, Thorold Elite open men’s 4×800-metre relay (Andrew Cheng, Julian Cirasuolo, Jake Filipe O’Donnell and Keegan Clark).

Bringing home bronze medals were: Liam Mackay-Cotton, Thorold Elite, U18 boys weight throw; Maeva Scipio, Thorold Elite, U18 girls 60-metre hurdles; Graham Tomori, Edge Sport, open men’s 3000 metres; TJ Woods, Thorold elite U18 boys 800 metres; Thorold Elite’s U18 girls 4×200-metre relay (Tola Adewumi, Maeva Scipio, Meena Van Grieken and Amara Van Grieken); and, Thorold Elite’s U18 boys 4×200-metre relay (Alex Wurgler, Lemuel Sraku-Antwi, Chase Larsen and Jase Theodore).

Next up are the Athletics Ontario U16 and U20 Indoor Championships on March 1 and 2.

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Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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