Last Wednesday was a day filled with athleticism and success for a number of area track and field athletes, with St. Paul Regional High School again coming out on top of all the other participating schools in the division.
2010 marks the 10th year in a row that Regional claims the St. Paul Athletics Association senior high track and field banner. Last year was an outstanding year for the school, as students also managed to capture their seventh zone championship and first ever provincial championship in track and field.
“We’re excited,” says one of the school’s track and field coaches Hank Smid, who adds that he’s very happy with the school’s program and the response he’s received from students. Out of the 45 kids competing for Regional last week, 41 of those students will be advancing to zones on May 26 in Fort McMurray.
After zones are done, the top two athletes in each category with then move on to provincials. And although Smid admits that last year’s provincial championship is something he would like to repeat, he knows that it will be tough.
“It was a bit of a surprise last year,” says Smid. He adds that when Regional won provincials last year, it probably gave hope to many other schools that it is possible for them to take home a championship.
A couple of Regional High School students also broke some records on Wednesday. Eric Laramee set a new Boys U16 triple jump record with a distance of 12.25m and Claude Cote set a new Boys U19 400 metre dash record with a time of 52.59 sec.
But, other schools also achieved some big accomplishments, including Kirk Sundt from École Mallaig School who managed to break two records in the running events. Sundt set a Boys U19 record in the 1,500 metre run with a time of 4:33.0 and also set a new record in the 3,000 metre run with a time of 10:05.28.
“I didn't actually expect to beat the record for the 1,500m, so that was a really nice surprise after I finished the race,” says Sundt, adding, “The 3,000m (race) is the one that I train the most for, so I pushed really hard to beat that record, and my coach was at the finish line telling me how fast I had to do each lap to break it, so it was a big accomplishment for me.”
Sundt admits that coming into track season, he didn’t really expect to do that well. With a few missed practices due to the colder spring weather earlier in the month, Sundt was happy that he took the initiative to stay in shape over the winter months.
He says that all of the seven athletes who competed from Mallaig School tried their hardest to represent their school as best they could. This was apparent also in Marc Dubeau who also set a new record.
Dubeau broke the Boys U16 discus throw record with a distance of 36.66m. Watching Dubeau throw the discus, it was obvious that he had an advantage over the rest of the competing boys.
Glendon School also managed to put their name in the record books thanks to Alanna Gagne who broke the Girls U16 3,000 metre run record, setting a new time of 12:52.91.
Girls U16 100 metre dash
1 – Amber Ference (F.G. Miller), 14.1
Girls U16 200 metre dash
1 – Monique Gervais (St. Paul Regional), 28.9
Girls U16 400 metre dash
1 – Kelsey Vinge (F.G. Miller), 1:11.2
Girls U16 80 metre hurdles
1 – Amber Ference (F.G. Miller), 15.3
Girls U16 800 metre run
1 – Madi Novakowski (St. Paul Regional), 2:51.0
Girls U16 1500 metre run
1 – Alanna Gagne (Glendon), 5:41.0
Girls U16 3,000 metre run
1 – Alanna Gagne (Glendon), 12:52.9 (new record)
Girls U16 long jump
1 – Kyla Davies (St. Paul Regional), 4.32m
Girls U16 triple jump
1 – Monique Gervais (St. Paul Regional), 8.87m
Girls U16 high jump
1 – Lasha Levesque (New Myrnam), 1.38m
Girls U16 shot put
1 – Alyssa Hellum (Glendon), 7.45m
Girls U16 discus throw
1 – Kim Kwiatkowski (Glendon), 23.54m
Girls U16 javelin throw
1 – Seanna Leaf (F.G. Miller), 22.52m
Girls U17 100 metre dash
1 – Chelsey Mailloux (St. Paul Regional), 14.2
Girls U17 200 metre dash
1 – Julie Miller (St. Paul Regional), 28.7
Girls U17 400 metre dash
1 – Alyx Aarbo (F.G. Miller), 1:13.0
Girls U17 80 metre hurdles
1 – Caitlin Brooks (F.G. Miller), 16.9
Girls U17 800 metre dash
1 – Chelsey Mailloux (St. Paul Regional), 3:03.8
Girls U17 1,500 metre run
1 – Alyx Aarbo (F.G. Miller), 6:34.8
Girls U17 3,000 metre run
1 – Chelsey Mailloux (St. Paul Regional), 13:56.0
Girls U17 long jump
1 – Julie Miller (St. Paul Regional), 4.53m
Girls U17 triple jump
1 – Julie Miller (St. Paul Regional), 9.63m
Girls U17 high jump
1 – Alyx Aarbo (F.G. Miller), 1.15m
Girls U17 shot put
1 – Jayme Lysy (Glendon), 8.63m
Girls U17 discus throw
1 – Jayme Lysy (Glendon), 23.12m
Girls U17 javelin throw
1 – Tatianne Mahe (Glendon), 30.08m
Girls U19 100 metre dash
1 – Jeanelle Dargis (Glendon), 13.9
Girls U19 200 metre dash
1 – Alexis Millar (St. Paul Regional), 28.7
Girls U19 400 metre dash
1 – Jeanelle Dargis (Glendon), 1:05.8
Girls U19 80 metre hurdles
1 – Katie Webber (Glendon), 19.3
Girls U19 800 metre run
1 – Kaylynn Corbiere (Ecole Mallaig), 2:58.0
Girls U19 1,500 metre run
1 – Kaylynn Corbiere (Ecole Mallaig), 6:15.6
Girls U19 3,000 metre run
1 – Kaylynn Corbiere (Ecole Mallaig), 13:57.0
Girls U19 long jump
1 – Taylor Jenner (F. G. Miller), 4.58m
Girls U19 triple jump
1 – Jeanelle Dargis (Glendon), 9.81m
Girls U19 high jump
1 – Shayna Paton (Glendon), 1.07m
Girls U19 shot put
1 – Tenelle Cardinal (St. Paul Regional), 9.36m
Girls U19 discus throw
1 – Terry Garner (Ashmont Secondary), 25.38m
Girls U19 javelin throw
1 – Kaylynn Corbiere (Ecole Mallaig), 24.60m
Boys U16 100 metre dash
1 – Nicolas Lampron (Ecole du Sommet), 12.8
Boys U16 200 metre dash
1 – Ben Quan (St. Paul Regional), 26.0
Boys U16 400 metre dash
1 – Eric Laramee (St. Paul Regional), 55.7
Boys U16 100 metre hurdles
1 – Cole Whiskeyjack-Chisan (Two Hills), 19.8
Boys U16 800 metre run
1 – Pierre-Andre Beaudoin (St. Paul Regional), 2:27.4
Boys U16 1,500 metre run
1 – Pierre-Andre Beaudoin (St. Paul Regional), 4:53.0
Boys U16 3,000 metre run
1 – Pierre-Andre Beaudoin (St. Paul Regional), 10:45.6
Boys U16 long jump
1 – Eric Laramee (St. Paul Regional), 5.87m
Boys U16 triple jump
1 – Eric Laramee (St. Paul Regional), 12.25m (new record)
Boys U16 high jump
1 – Eric Laramee (St. Paul Regional), 1.69m
Boys U16 shot put
1 – Jonathon Shapka (St. Paul Regional), 12.07m
Boys U16 discus throw
1 – Marc Dubeau (Ecole Mallaig), 36.66m (new record)
Boys U16 javeline throw
1 – Jessie Witwicky (Glendon), 39.68m
Boys U17 100 metre dash
1 – Zane Szepanski (F.G. Miller), 12.4
Boys U17 200 metre dash
1 – Zane Szepanski (F.G. Miller), 25.7
Boys U17 400 metre dash
1 – Andrew Doonanco (St. Paul Regional), 56.8
Boys U17 100 metre hurdles
1 – Dana White (Glendon), 15.7
Boys U17 800 metre run
1 – Dyson Karbashewski (St. Paul Regional), 2:20.0
Boys U17 1,500 metre run
1 – Dana White (Glendon), 5:01.0
Boys U17 3,000 metre run
1 – Marc Mathiot (Ecole Mallaig), 11:19.5
Boys U17 long jump
1 – Colton Witwicky (Glendon), 5.48m
Boys U17 triple jump
1 – Chris Gordeyko (Two Hills), 11.50m
Boys U17 high jump
1 – Dale Krankowsky (St. Paul Regional), 1.75m
Boys U17 shot put
1 – Matt Mack (Glendon), 11.38m
Boys U17 discus throw
1 – Kyle Smith (Ashmont Secondary), 30.34m
Boys U17 javelin throw
1 – Matt Mack (Glendon), 44.28m
Boys U19 100 metre dash
1 – Christen Pashulka (New Myrnam), 12.6
Boys U19 200 metre dash
1 – Christen Pashulka (New Myrnam), 25.3
Boys U19 400 metre dash
1 – Claude Cote (St. Paul Regional), 52.6 (new record)
Boys U19 100 metre hurdles
1 – Kirk Reid (St. Paul Regional), 16.4
Boys U19 800 metre run
1 – Kirk Sundt (Ecole Mallaig), 2:16.8
Boys U19 1,500 metre run
1 – Kirk Sundt (Ecole Mallaig), 4:33.0 (new record)
Boys U19 3,000 metre run
1 – Kirk Sundt (Ecole Mallaig), 10:05.3 (new record)
Boys U19 long jump
1 – Justin Greene (Two Hills), 5.61m
Boys U19 triple jump
1 – Claude Cote (St. Paul Regional), 9.80m
Boys U19 high jump
1 – Blain Tkachuk (St. Paul Regional), 1.71m
Boys U19 shot put
1 – Reid Lotsberg (Glendon), 11.05m
Boys U19 discus throw
1 – Steven Drobot (Glendon), 29.26m
Boys U19 javelin throw
1 – Travis Campbell (Glendon), 44.74m
Girls U16 4x100 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
Girls U17 4x100 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
Girls U19 4x100 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
Boys U16 4x100 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
Boys U17 4x100 metre relay
1 – Glendon
Boys U19 4x100 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
Girls U19 4x400 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
Boys U19 4x400 metre relay
1 – St. Paul Regional
1 – St. Paul Regional High School
2 – Glendon School
3 – F.G. Miller
