Pacific Christian School student Joel Runkel won the 100-metre sprint with a time of 11.59 seconds as the Greater Victoria High School Track and Field League met for the third time this season at UVicB次元官网网址檚 Centennial Stadium on April 18.
The track and field league meets for the fourth time on Wednesday starting at 4 p.m. at Centennial.
Among the top finishers last week were Grade 11 student Colette Reimer of St. MargaretB次元官网网址檚 School, who edged out Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 Sarah Bryan in a sprint at the end of the senior girls 1,500m. The two finished in five minutes flat, with Reimer .2 of a second faster than Bryan (who did win the 3,000m a week earlier on April 11).
Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 Alisa Lyesina (5:03:50) finished three seconds back for third in the 1,500m senior girls race, making it an event to watch at the coming Lower Island Track and Field championships at UVic on May 9.
Asserting himself this year is Grade 10 Reynolds secondary student Chase Haagensen, who was relatively new to track when he set the Grade 9 Lower Island record last year for the 100m sprint with a time of 11.62 seconds.
According to reports Haagensen has focused his training this year with an eye on provincials.
On Wednesday Haagensen won the junior boys (eligible for students in Grade 10 and under) 100m sprint with a time of 11.74 seconds. Mount DouglasB次元官网网址� Noah Munro-Kaga was second in 12.27 and Oak BayB次元官网网址檚 Landon Reid third in 12.77 (a tenth of a second ahead of SpectrumB次元官网网址檚 Chase Hennessey, who was fourth).
Finishing behind Runkel in the senior boys 100m sprint was BelmontB次元官网网址檚 Eli Neims-Horion (11.71), second, ParklandB次元官网网址檚 Ben Sammons (11.80), third, and Mount DougB次元官网网址檚 Aidan Wold (11.90), fourth.
Sammons is in the midst of a strong season as he bested Runkel in the 200m sprint with Wold third in that race and has the best time in the senior boys 400m so far of 51.02.
This weekB次元官网网址檚 track meet at UVic features the 300m and 400m hurdles, 1,500m (qualifying for 3000m), 800m, 200m, steeplechase, triple jump, high jump, discus, javelin, shot put and pole vault.
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