Lee Kucera Wins Silver At Nationals

Chatham’s Lee Kucera took home some serious hardware Saturday at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.

Representing the London Western Track and Field Club, Kucera won a silver medal in the Junior men’s javelin event.

He threw 57.25m, only 7cm off his personal best throw of 57.32m, which won him an OFSAA gold medal in 2015 while he was a student at Chatham-Kent Secondary School. Kucera currently attends Dalhousie University.

Also competing on the weekend was Morgan Desjardins of Chatham, who also competes for London Western.

Desjardins finished 5th in the Junior women’s discus event, throwing 37.50m. She also finished 7th in the shotput, throwing 11.40m.

Chatham’s Erin Young will compete in the long jump Sunday.