Three days of competition and more than 2200 athletes means only one thing in the province of Ontario – OFSAA Track and Field. For the first time in 16 years the Championships returned to Ottawa and the performances put forward by our own local contingent certainly rose to the occasion. In total, Lions athletes took home 14 medals from OFSAA, half of them gold.
Arnprior’s Louise Stonham kick started the medal haul with a gold in the open girls 2000 metre steeplechase. The grade 12 student led from start to finish as she crossed the line in a seasonal best time of 7:02.80.
Jorai Oppong-Nketiah is a name you will want to remember. The grade nine student at Pierre-de-Blois became just the fourth athlete in Club history to ever complete the sprint double at OFSAA taking top spot in both the 100 and 200 metre events. Running just off her personal best times from the week before, Jorai crossed the line in times of 12.34 and 25.17 seconds respectively.
Before the championship, if you were asked for similarities between Quinn Coughlin and Zachary Jeggo you may have been at a loss. Following OFSAA the answer was a little bit clearer as the pair swept the boys and girls 300 metre hurdles and 400 metres.
Coughlin enjoyed a breakthrough performance in the 400 metre heats as she set a new lifetime best of 56.77 seconds and followed it up in the final with a 56.89 run for the gold. In the hurdles, which are a new event for Coughlin this season, the Opeongo student crossed the line in 43.69 seconds to win by nearly a second. The personal best performance moved the 16 year old into fourth on the Club’s all-time rankings in the event.
Similarly, it was a pair of outstanding performances that lifted Jeggo to the top of the provincial podium. While he fell just short of his personal best over 400 metres, the Louis-Riel student’s run of 49.70 seconds was still more than three quarters of a second faster than his nearest competitor. He would return a day later to best himself as he smashed his previous best in the 300 metre hurdles with a 39.29 second clocking.
While Timeo Atonfo didn’t manage to bring home a gold medal, the Gisele-Lalonde student did something few in the Club have done before. The grade 10 student picked up a silver in the junior boys long jump as well as a pair of bronzes in the triple jump and 100 metre hurdles. The three medal haul meant Atonfo became just the 12th athlete in Club history to accomplish the feat.
The remaining OFSAA medalists were Ingrid Moreau (JG 4x100m silver), Grace Streek (JG 3000m silver), Maddie Seaby (SG 3000m bronze), Ange-Mathis Kramo (NB 200m silver), and Daniel Cova (JB 1500m bronze)
For full results from OFSAA, visit https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/2023-ofsaa-track-and-field-championships/
For updated Club rankings, visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/
Club results from OFSAA are included below for your convenience.
Novice Girls 100m – Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois) 12.34 – Gold
Novice Girls 200m – Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois) 25.17 – Gold
Novice Girls 400m – Shannon Dewar (St. Francis) 1:02.16 – 15th
Novice Girls 400m – Meredith McCabe (Lisgar) 1:01.07 – 8th
Novice Girls 800m – Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest) 2:33.67 – 16th
Novice Girls 1500m – Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe) 5:05.34 – 18th
Novice Girls 1500m – Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest) 5:11.92 – 19th
Novice Girls 3000m – Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe) 11:16.57 – 13th
Novice Girls 3000m – Evelyn Davies (Immaculata) 11:54.84 – 22th
Novice Girls 4x100m – Odelia Niangoran (Holy Trinity) DQ
Novice Girls 4x100m – Cate O’Brien (Holy Trinity) DQ
Novice Girls 4x100m – Ingrid Andersen (Holy Trinity) DQ
Novice Girls Long Jump – Charlotte Carr (Cornwall) 4.12m – 21th
Junior Girls 100m – Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis) 12.95 – 13th
Junior Girls 100m – Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart) 12.94 – 6th
Junior Girls 200m – Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis) 26.52 – 11th
Junior Girls 200m – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 26.12 – 8th
Junior Girls 400m – Molly Barber (Nepean) 1:00.60 – 14th
Junior Girls 400m – Sophia McIntyre (St. Francis) 1:02.90 – 22th
Junior Girls 400m – Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo) 56.89 – Gold
Junior Girls 800m – Molly Barber (Nepean) 2:19.35 – 9th
Junior Girls 800m – Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais) 2:18.69 – 5th
Junior Girls 1500m – Grace Streek (Peak Centre) 4:41.33 – 5th
Junior Girls 1500m – Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais) 4:43.86 – 8th
Junior Girls 3000m – Grace Streek (Peak Centre) 10:14.94 – Silver
Junior Girls 3000m – Kate Johnston-Zemek (Ashbury) 10:52.71 – 8th
Junior Girls 80m Hurdles – Jamie Hennessy (Sydenham) 12.72 – 9th
Junior Girls 80m Hurdles – Stella Humeniuk (Nepean) 13.13 – 17th
Junior Girls 300m Hurdles – Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo) 43.69 – Gold
Junior Girls 4x100m – Ingrid Moreau (Merivale) 50.73 – Silver
Junior Girls 4x100m – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 52.73 – 10th
Junior Girls 4x100m – Lei-Lei Fan-Saschenbrecker (Sacred Heart) 53.24 – 16th
Junior Girls 4x100m – Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart) 53.24 – 16th
Junior Girls High Jump – Waverley Lyons (Glebe) 1.50m – 7th
Junior Girls Pole Vault – Balqis Chouikhi (Sir Wilfrid) 2.90m – 4th
Junior Girls Long Jump – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 5.35m – 4th
Junior Girls Long Jump – Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart) 4.92m – 9th
Junior Girls Triple Jump – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 11.03m – 4th
Senior Girls 100m – Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel) 12.89 – 15th
Senior Girls 200m – Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest) 26.68 – 18th
Senior Girls 400m – Koree Yach (Arnprior) 1:00.81 – 17th
Senior Girls 400m – Andie Harris (John McCrae) 1:00.94 – 18th
Senior Girls 400m – Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest) 1:01.06 – 19th
Senior Girls 800m – Jocelyn Giannotti (Holy Trinity) 2:17.57 – 11th
Senior Girls 800m – Lauren Alexander (Glebe) 2:20.38 – 15th
Senior Girls 1500m – Maddie Seaby (Carleton Place) 4:41.40 – 10th
Senior Girls 1500m – Lauren Alexander (Glebe) 4:47.96 – 16th
Senior Girls 3000m – Maddie Seaby (Carleton Place) 9:56.79 – Bronze
Senior Girls 3000m – Olivia Baggley (Gloucester) 10:20.91 – 10th
Senior Girls 3000m – Louise Stonham (Arnprior) 10:24.36 – 12th
Senior Girls 100m Hurdles – Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel) 16.09 – 15th
Senior Girls 400m Hurdles – Koree Yach (Arnprior) 1:06.26 – 9th
Senior Girls 400m Hurdles – Sophie Trott (Glebe) 1:11.17 – 16th
Senior Girls Pole Vault – Meg Varden (Cairine Wilson) J2.40m – 10th
Senior Girls Long Jump – Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson) 4.67m – 21th
Senior Girls Triple Jump – Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson) 10.71m – 15th
Senior Girls Javelin – Elise Katsube (Sir Robert Borden) 32.98m – 9th
Open Girls 2000m Steeplechase – Louise Stonham (Arnprior) 7:02.80 – Gold
Open Girls 4x400m – Louise Stonham (Arnprior) 4:09.19 – 12th
Open Girls 4x400m – Koree Yach (Arnprior) 4:09.19 – 12th
Open Girls 4x400m – Sophie Trott (Glebe) 4:12.60 – 15th
Open Girls 4x400m – Lauren Alexander (Glebe) 4:12.60 – 15th
Novice Boys 100m – Ange-Mathis Kramo (Paul-Desmarais) 11.54 – 7th
Novice Boys 100m – Connor England (North Dundas) 12.05 – 20th
Novice Boys 200m – Ange-Mathis Kramo (Paul-Desmarais) 22.45 – Silver
Novice Boys 200m – Connor England (North Dundas) 24.11 – 18th
Novice Boys 200m – Xavier Jeglic (St. Pius X) 24.19 – 20th
Novice Boys 1500m – Austin Walker (Colonel By) 4:23.82 – 14th
Novice Boys 3000m – Charlie Mortimer (Hillcrest) 9:37.25 – 13th
Novice Boys Long Jump – Eli Mordel (SirRobert Borden) 5.85m – 9th
Junior Boys 100m – Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury) 11.81 – 21th
Junior Boys 400m – Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel) 49.70 – Gold
Junior Boys 800m – Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel) 2:01.33 – 6th
Junior Boys 1500m – Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel) 4:02.79 – Bronze
Junior Boys 1500m – Saul Taler (Glebe) 4:18.36 – 12th
Junior Boys 3000m – Saul Taler (Glebe) 9:14.51 – 6th
Junior Boys 3000m – Noah Smith (Immaculata) 9:36.46 – 16th
Junior Boys 100m Hurdles – Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle) 15.05 – 9th
Junior Boys 100m Hurdles – Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde) 13.71 – Bronze
Junior Boys 300m Hurdles – Mason Brennan (Colonel By) 41.62 – 9th
Junior Boys 300m Hurdles – Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel) 39.29 – Gold
Junior Boys 300m Hurdles – Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle) 41.49 – 4th
Junior Boy 4x100m – Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel) 44.93 – 6th
Junior Boy 4x100m – Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury) 45.20 – 8th
Junior Boys 4x100m – Francis Mullowney (Colonel By) 45.66 – 12th
Junior Boys 4x100m – Mason Brennan (Colonel By) 45.66 – 12th
Junior Boys 4x100m – Joshua Haughton (Immaculata) 46.16- 15th
Junior Boys 4x100m – Brody Fraser (Immaculata) 46.16- 15th
Junior Boys Pole Vault – Owen Tyo (Char-Lan) J3.30m – 5th
Junior Boys Long Jump – Owen Whike (Glebe) 3.00m – 12th
Junior Boys Long Jump – Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde) 6.84m – Bronze
Junior Boys Triple Jump – Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde) 13.81m – Silver
Junior Boys Triple Jump – Kai Gibson (Longfields) J12.19m – 13th
Junior Boys Discus – Jack Mines (Char-Lan) 48.60m – 7th
Senior Boys 100m – John McGowan (St. Michael) 10.99 – 5th
Senior Boys 200m – William Sanders (Mother Teresa) 22.65 – 12th
Senior Boys 400m – William Sanders (Mother Teresa) 50.12 – 10th
Senior Boys 400m – Nolan Legare (John McCrae) 50.70 – 16th
Senior Boys 400m – Safwan El Mansari (De La Salle) 51.33 – 18th
Senior Boys 400m – Ethan Lavictoire (St. Joseph) 52.29 – 21th
Senior Boys 800m – Nicolas Belan (Canterbury) 1:58.54 – 12th
Senior Boys 1500m – Nicolas Belan (Canterbury) 4:00.88 – 6th
Senior Boys 400m Hurdles – Eric Zielonka (Brookfield) 57.95 – 7th
Senior Boys 400m Hurdles – Nathaniel McNeil (St. Peter – O) 1:01.47 – 19th
Senior Boys 4x100m – Logan Reid (Merivale) 44.80 – 8th
Senior Boys 4x100m – Beckham Tapp (West Carleton) 44.31 – 9th
Open Boys 2000m Steeplechase – Derek Strachan (Glebe) 6:11.57 – 5th
Open Boys 4x400m – Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury) 3:37.71 – 20th