OTTAWA — Less than a week away from the city conference championships, Lions athletes delivered a number of standout performances at the National Capital Classic Day 1 Meet. Among the highlights were a 41-year-old school record, a pair of meet records in the pole vault and a record setting performance from a two-time defending provincial champion.
Megan Paterson of Carleton Place was the story of the field events. The junior discus thrower broke a school record that had stood since 1985, launching the one kilogram disc 35.77 metres. Paterson’s winning throw also moved her to fifth on the club’s all-time U18 list and set a new meet standard. She wasn’t done there, adding a win in the javelin and silver in the shot put to show she will be ready for next week’s Lanark County Championships.
Mallea McMullin, a two-time defending OFSAA javelin champion, reinforced her status as one of the region’s premier throwers with a meet record in the senior girls javelin. The Louis-Riel standout dominated the event, launching the 600 gram javelin out to 41.84 metres to surpass the previous standard of 39.20 metres set in 2007 and finishing nearly 15 metres clear of the field. Showing her range across the throws, McMullin also captured gold in the discus.
Emerging star Anabelle Muir cleared 3.46 metres in the girls open pole vault to set a meet record and move to third on the club’s all-time U18 list. Muir’s clearance is more than a foot above last year’s junior girls OFSAA winning height. The grade 10 Glebe student also placed second in the junior girls 300 metre hurdles.
Eli Mordel of Sir Robert Borden was equally dominant in the boys open pole vault, clearing 4.20 metres to break his own meet record. The senior also won the 110 metre hurdles in a windy 14.16 seconds and took top spot in the long jump.
Roan Gerth had a day to remember in the distance and hurdles events. The grade nine Glebe student won the girls 300 metre hurdles in 49.48 seconds to set a meet record, a performance that now ranks 10th on the club’s all-time U16 list. She also won the open 2000 metre steeplechase in 7:56.39, to rank fifth all-time for club U16 athletes. Gerth finished the day off with a third-place finish in the 1500 metres.
The steeplechase was full of great performances for Lions athletes. Kai Lebel finished third in the boys event in 6:52.60 to rank second all-time among club U16 athletes. On the girls side, Keira Ganton and Anika Zahab finished fourth and fifth respectively, with their times slotting them sixth and seventh on the club’s all-time U16 list.
Roxy Gardiner of Sir Robert Borden rounded out the notable performances, placing first in the girls open triple jump with a mark of 11.13 metres that moves her to eighth on the club’s all-time U18 list. The grade 11 student also took top spot in the high jump at 1.50 metres.
Full meet results are available on our website.