Niagara athletes shine in Calgary
Over 30 athletes from the Niagara Region recently competed at the Legion National Track and Field Championships held in Calgary.
The championship was the largest in the competition’s history, bringing over 1,000 of the nation’s top athletes together. Athletes representing Niagara-area track clubs earned 11 national medals and also set a handful of records.
Gold medalists were Ayla Laing (Thorold Elite) in the U18 girls 3,000-metre racewalk; Josee Regala (Athletics Niagara- representing Team Ontario) in the U16 girls pentathlon; Maeva Scipio (Thorold Elite) in the U16 girls 200-metre hurdles; Samacki Thomas (Athletics Niagara-representing Team Ontario) in the U16 boys long jump; and, TJ Woods (Thorold Elite-representing Team Ontario) in the U16 boys 800-metre. Thomas, along with Lemuel Sraku-Antwi (Thorold Elite), also won gold as part of Team Ontario’s U16 boys 4×100-metre relay and helped set a championship record of 42.92. Thomas earned a third gold medal as part of Team Ontario’s U16 boys sprint medley.
Thorold Elite’s Amairah Gayle earned two Silver medals in U16 girls long jump and high jump as part of Team Ontario. Woods also ran to Silver in the U16 boys 1,200-metre — just 0.01 seconds off of gold in a photo finish.
Omotola Adewumi (Thorold Elite) secured Bronze in the U16 girls 80-metre hurdles. Thorold Elite’s U16 boys sprint medley Team consisting of Chase Larsen, Jase Theodore, Evan Wilson, and Evan Blake also earned Bronze and set a provincial record of 3:46.90. Blake further went on to earn Bronze in the U16 boys pentathlon and set a national record in the pentathlon 1,000-metre of 2:47.80.
Additional top five placements went to:
Maxwell Myers (Thorold Elite) – Fourth in U17 boys javelin.
Sraku-Antwi (Thorold Elite- representing Team Ontario) – Fourth in U16 boys 100-metre.
Chase Larsen (Thorold Elite) – Fifth in U16 boys 200-metre hurdles.
Thorold Elite U16 girls sprint medley – Maeva Scipio, Omotola Adewumi, Koko Dennis, Adele Kushner — fourth.
Thorold Elite U16 girls 4×100-metre relay – Koko Dennis, Meena Van Grieken, Maeva Scipio, Omotola Adewumi – fifth.
Thorold Elite U16 boys 4×100 metre relay – Evan Wilson, Nixson Scarlett, Alan Tirop, Tyrique Woodside – fifth.
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