Local athletes capture 13 medals at OFSAA track and field
West Niagara’s Coco van Nynatten highlighted a 13-medal haul by Niagara athletes at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations track and field meet last week in Ottawa.
Van Nynatten won gold in the junior girls shot put (12.85 m) and discus (39.41 m).
Also winning gold were: Cassie Kemp of St. Catharines Collegiate in the para girls 800 metres with a time of 3:04.8; Port Colborne’s Owen Robins in the junior boys shot put with a throw of 16.92 metres; and, E.L. Crossley’s Adam Freure in the novice boys pole vault with a leap of 3.35 metres.
Capturing silver medals were: Saint Michael’s Kalista Elliot in the senior girls triple jump with a leap of 12 metres; Port Colborne’s Caleb Grover with a throw of 15.2 metres in the senior boys shot put and a toss of 47.68 metres in senior boys discus: and, West Niagara’s Kaleb Kennedy with a throw of 54.69 metres in the senior boys javelin.
Earning bronze medals were: Notre Dame’s Sophia Saldutto with a throw of 37.9 metres in the senior girls discus; West Niagara’s Braeden Brouwer with a time of 14.64 seconds in the senior boys 110-metre hurdles; West Niagara’s Katelyn Jones with a jump of 1.55 metres in the novice girls high jump; and, Sir Winston Churchill’s Barron Walker with a time of 2:00.97 in the novice boys 800 metres.
Below are top 10 Niagara results from OFSAA.
NOVICE GIRLS
80-metre hurdles: 8. Kyjiah Slowley, Saint Paul.
High jump: 3. Katelyn Jones, West Niagara (1.55 m).
Long jump: 7. Kyjiah Slowley, Saint Paul; 8. Katelyn Jones, West Niagara.
Triple jump: 5. Kyjiah Slowley, Saint Paul.
Discus: 7. Bronwyn Dales, Crossley.
JUNIOR GIRLS
800 metres: 8. Julia Tremeer, Notre Dame Welland.
80-metre hurdles: 7. Madison Jones, West Niagara; 8. Lily Christiane-Phillips, Eden.
300-metre hurdles: 7. Mikaela Burke, Heritage.
Pole vault: 10. Cherith Dunn, Crossley.
Triple jump: 8. Hannah Vyn, Heritage.
Shot put: 1. Coco van Nynatten, West Niagara (12.85 m); 4. Amelia Siokowsky, Crossley.
Discus: 1. Coco van Nynatten, West Niagara (39.41 m); 4. Neila Cesar, Centennial; 5. Easton Fournier, Centennial.
Javelin: 5. Coco van Nynatten, West Niagara (34.46 m); 6. Cassandra Orr, Notre Dame.
4×100-metre relay: 7. Heritage.
SENIOR GIRLS
100-metre hurdles: 5. Kalista Elliot, St. Michael.
Pole vault: 9. Charlotte Berner, Churchill.
Long jump: 6. Kalista Elliot, St. Michael.
Triple jump: 2. Kalista Elliot, St. Michael (12 m).
Discus: 3. Sophia Saldutto, Notre Dame Welland (37.9 m); 7. Lauren Clarke, Centennial.
Javelin: 4. Sophia Saldutto, Notre Dame Welland; 7. Ava Young, Crossley; 8. Olivia Davidson, Eden.
2000-metre steeplechase open: 9. Lexi Clarke, West Niagara.
100 metres (II): 4. Cassie Kemp, Collegiate; 5. Vickie Larmet, Collegiate.
800 metres (II): 1. Cassie Kemp, Collegiate (3:04.8).
Shot put (II): 7. Cassie Kemp, Collegiate; 9. Vickie Larmet, Collegiate.
NOVICE BOYS
800 metres: 3. Barron Walker, Churchill (2:00.97).
Pole vault: 1. Adam Freure, Crossley (3.35 m); 8. Chase Owen, Centennial.
Triple jump: 5. Sadiekie Hayden, St. Francis; 7. Graeme Macdonald, Crossley.
Discus: 5. Jaden Davis, Centennial.
JUNIOR BOYS
100 metres: 7. Adetunji Ojo, Churchill.
3000 metres: 9. Graham Tomori, Eden.
High jump: 4. Ryan Zucco, Crossley.
Shot put: 1. Owen Robins, Port Colborne (16.92 m).
Discus: 4. Owen Robins, Port Colborne; 6. Santino Lariviere, Port Colborne.
Javelin: 7. Jack Brownlee, Crossley.
4×100-metre relay: 7. Churchill.
SENIOR BOYS
110-metre hurdles: 3. Braeden Brouwer, West Niagara (14.64).
2000-metre steeplechase open boys: 9. Fenway Breckels, Governor Simcoe.
100 metres (II): 7. Braydon Turner, Thorold.
Long jump: 6. John Campbell, Saint Paul.
Triple jump: 7. Owen Haywood, Thorold.
Pole vault: 8. Simon Bolhous, Crossley; 10. Ethan Van Niekerk, Crossley.
Shot put: 2. Caleb Grover, Port Colborne (15.2 m).
Discus: 2. Caleb Grover, Port Colborne (47.68 m).
Javelin: 2. Kaleb Kennedy, West Niagara (54.69 m).
Boys Shot put (A): 7. Aiden Mayer, St. Michael.
Boys Shot put (II): 4. Braydon Turner, Thorold.
