CKSS Wins Overall Team Title at Kent Track and Field Meet

Tom Bednarik highlighted Chatham-Kent Secondary School’s overall Kent Track and Field title by sharing Male Athlete of the Meet honours with UCC’s Taylor McArthur. The two young men also shared last year’s Kent Male Athlete of the Meet honours. Bednarik won the Senior Boys triple jump, long jump, and 100m dash events, while McArthur was first in the 3000m, 1500m, and 800m.

CKSS won the midget girl, midget boy, junior girl, and senior girl team categories, while the UCC Lancers won junior and senior boys. Chatham Christian won the overall ‘A’ division title.

Winning the female Athlete of the Meet honours was Breanne Nicholas from Blenheim District High School. Nicholas won the 400m, javelin, and long jump events.

Another highlight of the meet was UCC’s Garrett Turner’s record breaking performance in the 100m hurdles. Turner was the only athlete to approach record status on Tuesday or Wednesday running the 100m hurdles event in a time of Kent record time of 15:48 seconds.

Other winners at the Kent Track and Field Championships were:

Midget Girls

Rachel Hoekstra – Chatham Christian – 1500m
Maddi Green – CKSS – High Jump
Raquelle Derynck – John McGregor – 80m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles
Paige Johnston – Lambton-Kent – Triple Jump
Krystine Goodison – Pain Court – 400m
Riley Johnson – CKSS – 3000m and 800m
Hope Long – Ridgetown – Long Jump
Rianne Barnes – CKSS – 200m
Chatham-Kent Secondary School – 4x100m relay
Olivia Davis – CKSS – 100m

Midget Boys

Alex Murphy – Wallaceburg – 300m Hurdles
Jonathan Koomans – Chatham Christian – 400m, Triple Jumps, and High Jump
Roland Enache – CKSS – Long Jump 100m, and 200m
Cameron Seed – 3000m and 1500m
Rick An – CKSS – Discuss and Javelin
John Montgomery – CKSS – 100m Hurdles
Kyle Ellis – Lambton-Kent – 800m
Chatham-Kent Secondary School – 4x100m relay

Junior Girls

Clare Gihula – UCC – 100m
Kennedy Carr – CKSS – Triple Jump and Long Jump
Anique Daley – John McGregor – 300m Hurdles, 200m, and 80m Hurdles
Paige Coyne – Pain Court – Discus and Javelin
Shayna Vanderydt – Ursuline – 1500m
Chatham-Kent Secondary School – 4x100m relay
Emily Pepper – Pain Court – Shot Put
Meghan Harrogate – CKSS – 400m and 800m
Karleigh Hopkins – Ridgetown – High Jump

Junior Boys

Martin Gittins – Wallaceburg – Triple Jump and Long Jump
Justin Verburg – UCC – 1500m, 3000m
JJ Innes – John McGregor – Discus and Shot Put
Evan Pepper – Pain Court – 400m
Garrett Turner – UCC – 200m, 100m, and 100 Hurdles (Time: 15:48 – New KCSSAA Record)
Billy Lanigan – UCC – Javelin
Owen Bateman – Ridgetown – High Jump
Kaylobe Derynck – 800m
Ursuline College – 4x100m relay

Senior Girls

Carley Horvath – UCC – 100m and Triple Jump
Liz Vandenborn – CKSS – 400m Hurdles and 100m Hurdles
Melissa Smyth – John McGregor – High Jump
Erinn Lee – Wallaceburg – 3000m and Steeplechase
Anisha MacLean – CKSS – 200m
Breanne Nicholas – Javelin, 400m, and Long Jump
Ursuline College – 4×100 relay
Olivia Flook – Blenheim – 1500m
Amber Nicholas – Blenheim – Discuss and Shot Put
Avery McArthur – UCC – 800m

Senior Boys

Sateris Stylianou – CKSS – Discus
Taylor McArthur – UCC – 1500m, 3000m and 800m
Dylan Clarke – Lambton-Kent – High Jump
Brandon Funk – Pain Court – 400m
Josh House – UCC – 400m Hurdles
Tom Bednarik – CKSS – Triple Jump, Long Jump and 100m
Jordan Borges – UCC – Shot Put
Wayne Allison – John McGregor – Javelin
Eric Frappier – Pain Court – 110m Hurdles
Hilton Clunies – John McGregor – 200m
Chatham-Kent Secondary School – 4x100m relay
Ryan McNamara – 2000m Steeplechase