The Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club athletes put on an outstanding display at the NCSSAA West Conference Championships last Wednesday. In total, Lions athletes amassed 28 individual titles on the day as the road to OFSAA began in earnest.
In the women’s novice division, Dahlia Loreti of Pierre Savard made a strong debut, winning both the 800-metre and 1500-metre runs with times of 2:37.98 and 5:19.74, respectively. Céline Léger from Franco-Ouest also made her mark, securing first place in the 400-metre dash with a time of 1:03.60. Roxy Gardiner of Sir Robert Borden shone in the field events, triumphing in both the high jump and triple jump with performances of 1.50 metres and 10.28 metres respectively.
In the women’s junior division, Jamie Harris from Longfields-Davidson Heights captured the 100-metre dash title with a time of 13.38 seconds, while Maya Allibon of John McCrae won the 1500-metre run, finishing in 5:18.25.
Senior competitors delivered equally impressive performances. Grace Streek from Peak Centre Academy dominated the distance events, sweeping the 1500-metre run, 3000-metre run, and 2000-metre steeplechase.
While Streek won the 1500 by five seconds in 4:49.04, it was the longer distances where she truly dominated the fields. At 3000m, the OFSAA medalist’s time of 10:40.06 was nearly 30 seconds ahead of second place Alison Soler. Over the steeple barriers, the grade 11 student was even more dominant, winning by 46 seconds – crossing in 7:20.25.
Kaiya Woodcock of Sacred Heart excelled in sprints and jumps, winning the 100-metre dash in 12.35 seconds and the long jump with a distance of 5.35 metres. Isabelle Martel from Nepean High secured first place in the 400-metre dash with a time of 1:04.04, while her teammate Stella Humeniuk won the 100-metre hurdles in 17.09 seconds. Sadie Gilbert of Paul-Desmarais also took top spot in the senior girls shot put.
In the men’s novice division, Luke Van Brabant of Earl of March showed his middle-distance prowess by winning both the 800-metre and 1500-metre runs with times of 2:12.88 and 4:40.13.
Ange-Mathis Kramo from Esc Paul-Desmarais stood out in the junior division, clinching victories in the 100-metre dash, 200-metre dash, and 400-metre dash with times of 11.25 seconds, 22.98 seconds, and 52.13 seconds, respectively. Eli Mordel of Sir Robert Borden was dominant in the hurdles, winning the 100-metre hurdles in 14.66 seconds and the 300-metre hurdles in 43.18 seconds.
Senior athlete William Sanders of Mother Teresa took first place in the 400-metre dash with a time of 50.45 seconds, while Kai Guevara-Gibson from Longfields-Davidson Heights won the long jump with a distance of 6.20 metres. James Fee of Nepean High rounded out the senior performances by winning the 2000-metre steeplechase in 6:52.09.