Four Locals Medal At OFSAA Track and Field

Four local athletes won medals this week at the OFSAA track and field championships in Windsor, Ontario.

The weekend opened early Thursday with Chatham Christian’sCarolyn Prins winning OFSAA gold in Junior girls triple jump.

After a medal free day Friday, a trio of Chatham-Kent athletes won medals Saturday.

Chatham-Kent Secondary School’s Alison Stephens won an OFSAA silver medal in the midget girls discus after she threw 29.25m on her final attempt of the day.

Another Chatham-Kent Secondary School Golden Hawks’ athlete, Erin Young, brought home a bronze jumping 5.53m in the senior girls’ long jump event.

Finally, Pain Court’s Morgan Desjardins added to her OFSAA medal collection winning bronze in the senior girls’ shot put. Desjardins threw 12.46m.