OFSAA track and field medal haul for locals

Owen Robins of Port Colborne, shown in this file shot, won OFSAA gold in the senior boy shot put and discus.

Samacki Thomas, Owen Robins and T.J. Woods highlighted an impressive medal haul for local athletes at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations track and field meet last week in London.

Thomas of Saint Paul won silver in the novice boys 200 metres and long jump and earned bronze in the 100 metres.

Robins of Port Colborne struck gold in the senior boys shot put and discus.

Woods of Denis Morris won gold in the novice boys 1,500 metres and bronze in the 800 metres.

Also mining a gold medal was Xavier Griffith of Churchill in the novice boys high jump.

Earning silver medals were: Collegiate’s Amairah Gayle in the novice girls high jump; Josée Regala of Brebeuf in the novice girls 80-metre hurdles; Elijah Kpioyo of E.L. Crossley in the novice boys high jump; Carson Gauthier of Saint Michael in the senior boys javelin; and, Stephan Michael of Denis Morris in the II 100 metres.

Taking home bronze medals were: Maeva Scipio of Franco-Niagara in the novice girls 80-metre hurdles; Faith Jacobi of Centennial in the novice girls discus; Coco Van Nynatten of West Niagara in the senior girls; Chase Larsen of West Niagara in the novice boys 300-metre hurdles; Adam Freure of E.L. Crossley in the junior boys pole vault; and, Braeden Brouwer of West Niagara in the senior boys 110 metre hurdles.

Just missing the podium and placing fourth were: Regala in the novice girls long jump; Sophia Cino of Blessed Trinity in the senior girls 3,000 metres; Sadiekie Hayden of Saint Francis in the junior boys 300 metre hurdles; Mico Penich of Blessed Trinity in the junior boys triple jump; and, Graham Tomori of Eden in the senior boys 1,500 metres.

Below are complete Niagara results from the OFSAA championships.

NOVICE GIRLS:

1,500 metres: 7. Sydney Ray, Notre Dame.

3,000 metres: 12. Candeloria Gras, Denis Morris.

80 metre hurdles: 2. Josée Regala, Brebeuf; 5. Maeva Scipio, Franco-Niagara.

300-metre hurdles: 3. Scipio, Franco-Niagara.

Pole vault: 5. Hallie van Niekerk, Crossley; 13. Ava Sider, Crossley.

Long jump: 4. Josée Regala, Brebeuf; 5. Amairah Gayle, Collegiate.

Triple jump: 14. Parker Van Krimpen, Centennial; 15. Jayen Lapcevich, West Niagara.

High jump: 2. Amairah Gayle, Collegiate; 17. Parker Van Krimpe, Centennial; 20. Lydia Brink, Heritage.

Shot put: 8. Madelyn Goulding, Port Colborne; 9. Helena Siolkowsky, Crossley.

Discus: 3. Faith Jacobi, Centennial; 11. Jess Dodridge, Centennial.

JUNIOR GIRLS:

High jump: 6. Katelyn Jones, West Niagara.

Pole vault: 17. Lydia Jeffery, Crossley.

Long jump: 5. Kyjiah Slowley, Saint Paul.

Shot put: 16. Olivia Vandyk, Heritage.

Discus: 14. Bronwyn Dales, Crossley; 15. 3. Serena D’Amico, Saint Michael.

SENIOR GIRLS:

800 metres: 5. Kristina Etezadi, Myer.

1,500 metres: 6. Kristina Etezadi, Myer.

3,000 metres: 4. Sophia Cino, Blessed Trinity (10:15.97).

400-metre hurdles: 6. Lily Phillips, Eden; 7. Sheridan McCready, Governor Simcoe. 

High jump: 10. Aalisha Jones, West Niagara; 15. Ava Neumann, Governor Simcoe; 19. Bailey Forrest, West Niagara.

Pole vault: 8. Charlotte Berner, Churchill.

Long jump: 6. Journey Coulson, DSBN Academy.

Triple jump: 12. Hannah Vyn, Heritage.

Shot put: 6. Coco Van Nynatten, West Niagara; 15. Amelia Siolkowsky, Crossley.

Discus: 3. Coco Van Nynatten.

Javelin: 7. Coco Van Nynatten, West Niagara; 13. Hannah Vyn, Heritage.

Shot put (II): 14. Jade Northeast, Denis Morris.

NOVICE BOYS

100 metres: 3. Samacki Thomas, Saint Paul.

200 metres: 2. Samacki Thomas, Saint Paul.

400 metres: 6. Jase Theodore, Churchill.

800 metres: 3. TJ Woods, Denis Morris; 8. Lucas Sacco, Churchill.

1,500 metres: 1. TJ Woods, Denis Morris (4:06.88).

3,000 metres: 12 Jose Gras, Denis Morris; 18. Rocco Shuker, West Niagara.

300-metre hurdles: 3. Chase Larsen, West Niagara.

High jump: 1. Xavier Griffith, Churchill (1.87m); 2. Elijah Kpioyo, Crossley.

Pole vault: 9. Calum Moore, Governor Simcoe; 20. Cameron Coleman, Governor Simcoe; 24. Owen Shaw, Governor Simcoe.

Triple jump: 14. Xavier Griffith, Churchill.

Long jump: 2. Samacki Thomas, Saint Paul.

Shot put: 24. Amr Aljafra, Churchill.

Javelin: 16. Jacob Myers, Crossley.

JUNIOR BOYS

3000 metres: 12. Simon Dobrovoiski, Churchill.

300 metre hurdles: 4. Sadiekie Hayden, Saint Francis.

Pole vault: 3. Adam Freure, Crossley; 6. Chase Owen, Centennial; 18. Connor Anderson, Crossley; 21. Logan MacRae, Crossley.

Long jump: 18. Graeme MacDonald, Crossley.

Triple jump: 4. Mico Penich, Blessed Trinity; 5. Sadiekie Hayden, Saint Francis; 12. Graeme MacDonald, Crossley.

Shot put: 9. Jayden Davis, Centennial; 14. Mohammad Aljafra, Churchill.

Discus: 10. Jayden Davis, Centennial.

Javelin: 12. Adam Freure, Crossley.

SENIOR BOYS

1500 metres: 12. Elijah Bayne, Eden.

3,000 metres: 4. Graham Tomori, Eden; 13. Elijah Bayne, Eden.

110 metre hurdles: 3. Braeden Brouwer, West Niagara.

High jump: 17. Ryan Zucco, Crossley.

Long jump: 6. John Campbell, Saint Paul.

Triple jump: 22. Owen Haywood, Thorold.

Shot put: 1. Owen Robins, Port Colborne (16.69m).

Discus: 1. Owen Robins, Port Colborne (51.38m); 21. Nick Jubenville, Lakeshore.

Javelin: 2. Carson Gauthier, Saint Michael; 5. Kaleb Kennedy, West Niagara; 11. James Quinn, Laura Secord.

2000 metre steeplechase: 9. Fenway Breckels, Governor Simcoe; 10. Sebastian Glaser, Governor Simcoe.

4×400 metre relay: 24. Governor Simcoe.

Shot put (A): 12. Aiden Mayer, Saint Michael.

100 metre (II): 2. Stephan Michael, Denis Morris.

Shot put (II): 7. Michael, Denis Morris; 11. Dalton Harrietha, Port Colborne.