The track team has been suffering through the awful spring weather like all our other outdoor athletes. Cold and wet weather is particularly troublesome to track athletes as the fear of a muscle-pull is constant for runners, while slick surfaces are a definite deterrent to personal-best performances in throwing events. Despite the terrible weather, Collingwood's track-stars are persevering and performing very well. Here is Coach Ayotte's report on last week's results:
The track and field team had two other meets last week after their Tuesday exhibition meet. The meet on Wednesday, April 12th was to make up for the cancelation of the meet on the previous Thursday, when Handsworth lost power. Because it was a last minute addition to the schedule, many of our athletes were unable to make the Wednesday meet. We did, however, have some solid performances from those that were able to switch their schedules around to attend.
Bella Hallam was 2nd in the senior girls racewalk and Amelia Bradecamp and Jett Gleason placed in the top of their grade 8 packs in the 100 meter. Kai O'Krane was fourth in the bantam boys 400 and Alicia Ranahan displayed a graceful stride in the 1500 to place in the top 6 in a VERY tough field.
On Thursday, April 13th the monsoon and hail storm didn't keep our throwers from putting in some very respectable performances. Highlights included Joe Harris placing 6th in the javelin and Caitlin Gordon placing 3rd in javelin and 2nd in discus. Olivia Tiller should be proud of her throws at her first meet out and Coach McLaughlin looks forward to seeing these throwers improve even more!
The last exhibition meet takes place Tuesday, April 18th. Next week, the preliminary qualifying meets for the North Shores begin on Tuesday, April 25th and Thursday, April 27th and continue into the next week.
Three of Collingwood's top throwers - Olivia Tiller, Casey Thomas-Burns and Caitlin Gordon.