There were awesome performances and great results for DCVI at the WOSSAA Track and Field Championships last week in London. Last Thursday and Friday, May 22nd and 23rd, 17 members of the T&F team went to TD Waterhouse Stadium at the University of Western Ontario to compete in the regional championships.
Tyler Rae had two amazing races over the two days and captured a silver and a gold for his efforts. On day one, Tyler ran a perfect race in the Senior Boys 1500m. While the leader, Darcy Wilson from Stratford Central, was just too strong, Tyler sprinted passed three other runners in the final 150m to capture second place. Tyler took six seconds off his best time in this event (4:17.20).
The next day, Tyler once again ran a perfect race, this time in the 3000m. After a sprint start for the first 75m, the race was off and a good pace was set. Running a tactically great race, Tyler never let the various leaders ever get too far out in front. With just 800m remaining, Tyler and a runner from Banting separated from the rest of the field and it was a two-man race. Then, as he has done in the 1500, Tyler pulled out and passed on the final turn, and sprinted to a 20m or more victory. Not only did he win the gold in convincing fashion, but he also posted a personal best time of 9:25.58 seconds, shaving six seconds off his qualifying time.
Seth Coddington had great results in Junior Boys Shot Put. Improving with every throw, after his first three throws, Seth qualified for the top eight and a second round of throws in the event. Two throws later, and still improving, Seth threw his personal best of 13.13m, almost 1.5 m better then ever before. That throw earned him a third place and the bronze medal. In the same event, Brent Rae just missed the top eight by centimetres, to finish 9th overall.
Seth also competed in Discus, and had thrown a personal best there too (33.98m). That was enough for a top eight finish. Brent was once again just behind his teammate with a throw of 33.92m, and took 9th once more.
In his final event, Seth ran well in the 300m Hurdles, competing with the best in the event. While he finished sixth in his heat, he was 7th overall with a time of 46.04 seconds. In Junior Javelin, Brent’s final event, he had a good opening throw, but faulted on it. His next two attempts weren’t as strong and he finished up in 11th place.
In the Midget Boys division, it was Millar Coles who put St. Marys on the map. He and Kyle Mansfield were both competing in Discus. Kyle had great preliminary practice throws, but it was Millar who threw another personal best of 34.93m, two metres further than any of his previous attempts. That throw earned him 5th place overall in the competition.
While JB Moffatt did not qualify in the Midget Boys 1500m, finishing 17th overall, it was noteworthy because he ran 14 seconds faster at WOSSAA (4:59.39s) than he had at Huron-Perth. Likewise, Adam Cornwall, in the Junior Boys 3000m, ran a great race and took 14 seconds off his time too, to finish 8th (10:09.67). This moved Adam up five places in the standings.
In other results, DCVI had Darion Cross finish 12th in the Junior Boys 800m (58.40 sec); Aaron Leyser in Junior Boys Triple Jump ended the day in 19th (10.15 m); Adam Cornwall, a junior competing in the Open Steeplechase, ran it in 7:26.24 seconds to finish 18th overall. The Junior Boys 4 x 100m Relay team (Seth, Brent, Darion and Aaron) shaved a second off their time and moved from 12th to 9th in the standings. The Senior Boys Relay team (Cameron Denham, Reece Fuhr, Kyle Gibson and Adam Kittmer) also improved in the standings, moving from 20th to 17th, and running a second and a half faster than before (54.10 sec).
Unfortunately, due to illness or injury, Darion had to scratch from his second event, the 800m. Likewise, Sarah Edye was unable to compete in either the 400m or the 300m hurdles and Caroline Cookson had to withdraw from Midget Girls High Jump.
Tyler Rae (1500m and 3000m), Seth Coddington (Shot Put) and Millar Coles (Discus) will now all go on to compete at the OFSAA West Regional Championships this week. Held once again at TD Waterhouse, Tyler will run his 1500 on Friday, May 30th, at 7:00 pm. The next day, Seth starts things off at 10:00 am, followed by Millar at 1:15 pm for discus. Tyler finishes off the day with his 3000m scheduled for a 4:30 pm start.
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The senior girls soccer team played in the Huron-Perth semi finals Tuesday in Goderich. After finishing in third place after the regular season, the team met second place St. Mikes in the semis. The girls played a solid first half against the strong wind, and came out of the half down 1-0. The team had numerous chances towards the end of the first half, but were unable to capitalize. Hoping to use the wind to their advantage in the second half, the team came out strong, but again were unable to find the net. St. Mikes scored an insurance goal with 10 minutes left to seal the victory. The Warriors went on to beat first place Goderich in the final later Tuesday afternoon.
On Thursday May 8 the St.Marys DCVI Student Council will be hosting its 5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. Tickets are $10 for Adults, $8 for Students, and $5 for Children under the age of 5. The meal will consist of spaghetti, caesar salad, bread rolls and ice cream. Beverages will consist of coffee, juice, and chocolate milk. The meal will be served from 5-7 in the DCVI Cafeteria and takeout is available.
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