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Eight national medals for Thorold Elite

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Athletes from the Thorold Elite Track Club brought home eight medals from the 45th Annual Legion Youth Nationals Track and Field Championships held at University of Sherbrooke from Aug. 11-13.

Highlighting the Thorold Elite performance was a gold medal by Ayla Laing in the under-16 1500-metre racewalk. Laing, a member of Team Ontario, completed the race with a personal best time of 7:27.11.

“Even to qualify for a national championship at this age is a big accomplishment. It was great to see our athletes shine on the national stage and to have our parents and athletes come together to cheer on and support their teammates in Quebec,” Thorold Elite coach Steven Fife said. “We are really proud of all of the achievements this season and are now looking forward to some rest and recovery. Our cross country season starts up already next week and the other events will resume training in September.”

Thorold Elite athletes earning silver medals against athletes from across Canada were: Chase Owen in the under-16 boys pole vault; and, Coco Van Nynatten in the under-18 girls discus.

Mining bronze medals were: Charlotte Berner in the under-18 girls pole vault; Braeden Brouwer in the under-18 Boys 110-metre hurdles; Sadiekie Hayden in the under-16 boys triple jump; Kaleb Kennedy in the under-18 boys javelin; and, Owen Robins in the under-18 boys hammer throw.

Luca Radtke-Haris from Athletics Niagara won a bronze medal in the under-18 boys decathlon.

Thirty-one athletes from across Niagara took part in the competition.

Sadiekie Hayden won bronze in under-16 boys triple jump with a personal best jump of 12.67 metres.
Coco Van Nynatten with the other under-18 girls discus medalists.
Braeden Brouwer receives his bronze medal on the podium.
Chase Owen receives his silver medal on the podium.
Owen Robins won bronze in under-18 boys hammer throw.
Charlotte Berner won bronze in under-18 girls pole vault.
Kaleb Kennedy won bronze in under-18 boys javelin.
Ayla Laing,  representing Team Ontario, won gold in the under-16 girls 1500-metre racewalk.
Coco Van Nynatten won silver in the under-18 girls discus with a personal best throw of 41.74 metres.
Braeden Brouwer won bronze in under-18 boys 110-metre hurdles.
Chase Owen won silver in under-16 boys pole vault with a personal best jump of 3.50 metres.

 

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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