CANORA - “Twenty-two Canora Composite School athletes attended this event and they represented our school in a very positive way.”
CCS coaches Thomas Lowes and Leona Kitchen were pleased with the efforts of the school’s track-and-field team at districts in Yorkton on May 27-28.
The highlight was Courtlyn Heshka setting a district record, but there were also many medals and personal bests achieved.
Peewee girls
Courtlyn Heshka won the 200m in a district record time of 27.59 seconds. She won the 100m in 13.50s, only two hundredths of a second ahead of the runner up, the long jump (4.55m) and finished fifth in the 400m (1:13.11).
Kenzee Kopelchuk was first in the high jump (1.41m), placed second in triple jump (8.89m), sixth in long jump (3.92m) and 10th in shot put (6.96m).
Angel Sliva took the gold medal in the 1500m (6:03.88) and the silver in the 800m (2:59.00).
Rachel Mentanko placed fourth in the 100m (14.40s) and fifth in the 200m (31.40s).
Canora finished second in the 4x100m relay (58.02s). Team members were: Angel Sliva, Rachel Mentanko, Kenzee Kopelchuk and Courtlyn Heshka.
Peewee boys
Karter Shukin placed second in the 1500m (5:27.81), third in the 800m (2:40.53), fifth in long jump (4.37m) and sixth in the 100m (14.46s).
Camryn Burym competed in the 200m but did not qualify for the final.
Bantam girls
Madison Dutchak placed second in the 400m in one minute, 9.40 seconds, fourth in the 200m (31.09s) and fourth in the 1500m (7:28.15).
Claire Ruf finished second in 80m hurdles (17.52s), eighth in triple jump (8.00m) and 12th in long jump (3.35m).
Tessa Prychak was fourth in shot put (8.10m).
Bantam boys
Kasen Heshka won the 400m in 1 minute, 2.04 seconds, and took second in both the 100m (12.61s) and the 200m (27.11).
Reid Kitchen finished fifth in the 3000m (14:14.00) and seventh in the 1500m (6:29.22).
Intermediate girls
Danielle Dutchak finished first in 80m hurdles in a time of 14.27 seconds, fourth in the 100m (14.17s), fifth in triple jump (8.73m) and 12th in long jump (3.63m).
Maddy Dutchak won the discus with a throw of 26.77metres, placed third in javelin (23.39m) and sixth in shot put (8.52m).
Isabelle Chabun finished second in discus (26.53m), tied for second in shot put (9.54m) and 14th in long jump (3.48m).
Intermediate boys
Jackson Palagian took the gold medal in the 100m in 12.33 seconds, second in the 200m (25.37s), fourth in shot put (10.52m) and ninth in discus (26.53m).
William Sliva finished fourth in the 110m hurdles (18.77), sixth in the 3000m (13:25.00) and eighth in the 1500m (6:24.12).
Junior girls
River Crane placed fifth in discus with a throw of 17.32m, eighth in javelin (12.46m) and ninth in long jump (2.91m).
Senior boys
Matthew Makowsky won the discus with a throw of 34.21m, placed second in the high jump (1.70m), fifth in javelin (35.52m) and ninth in shot put (9.72m).
Andrew Sliva was third in the 1500m in five minutes, 42.75 seconds, fifth in the 200m (26.90s), and sixth in the 100m (12.89s).
Noah Prychak placed fourth in shot put (11.06m) and fifth in discus (27.76m).
Jordan Makowsky finished sixth in discus (26.72m), and seventh in the 100m (13.11s), shot put (10.26m) and javelin (31.76m).
Coaches Lowes and Kitchen said the weather was sunny and warm for districts “but some of the athletes would say a little too hot for competing. Regardless of the heat, that did not stop them from putting 100 per cent effort into every event they competed in. We brought home a lot of medals, top-six ribbons, and personal best times or distances.”
Five CCS athletes qualified to attend provincial track-and-field championships in Moose Jaw on June 6 and 7:
Matthew Makowsky – discus and high jump
Jackson Palagian – 100m and 200m
Danielle Dutchak – 80m hurdles
Maddy Dutchak – discus
Isabelle Chabun – discus
“With Easter break being late this year and the weather being a little cooler at the end of April, this track and field season felt a little shorter or more rushed than usual,” said the coaches. “We are very fortunate to have dedicated students that see the value in practicing and using all available opportunities to improve and push themselves to see what they are truly capable of. We hope to see more of our athletes attending provincials next year!”
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