Four Records Fall; Peacock Wins City Title
Central’s Jonah Branning turns the corner in front of Peacock’s Ryan Botterill and Vanier’s Hunter Bosch in the senior boys 200-metre on Wednesday at the Moose Jaw high school track and field city championship meet. (Photo: Marc Smith)
Quite a lot can change in only a couple of weeks.
The Moose Jaw Invitational track and field meet at the start of May saw temperatures over 30 degrees and the athletes were battling off heat exhaustion throughout the day.
On Wednesday at the Moose Jaw city championship meet, there was athletes in parkas to make sure that they stayed warm heading into their events.
The cool and windy weather at Gutheridge Field didn’t slow down the action on the track and in the field however, as four records fell throughout the day and Peacock Collegiate walked away with their fourth consecutive team championship.
Peacock captured 1,007 points to claim the title, while Vanier finished in second with 623 points and Central was third with 608.
Central’s Crozier Holmes pulls away from the pack during the junior boys 100-metre on his way to one of six gold medals on the day at the Moose Jaw high school track and field city championship meet on Wednesday. (Photo: Marc Smith)
Loucks & Bosch Set New Marks
Peacock’s Kassandra Loucks started the day off on a high note as she set a record in the midget girls shot put in the first event of the day.
Four different athletes actually topped the old record in the event, but Loucks came out on top with a throw of 9.50 metres, which was almost a full metre further than the previous record.
“I think I can still throw better, so I’m hoping to do better at districts,” said a confident Loucks.
“It was chilly (during the event), but I feel like I throw better when it’s cold, I don’t get as hot.”
Loucks also picked up a silver medal in discus and placed fourth in javelin.
Vanier’s Hunter Bosch just keeps pushing his time lower in the 400-metre as he broke the senior boys record on Wednesday after breaking the same record at the Invitational earlier this month.
Bosch finished with a time of 49.86 seconds, which topped the old mark of 50.66.
The Vikings’ runner also took gold in the 800m and bronze in the 200m.
Peacock’s Camryn Gillies
Peacock’s Park Andrews
Peacock’s Alyssa Roney, Caitlyn Johnson and Miheret Cridland
Peacock’s Katherine McDougall, Emma Schaeffer and Emily Deobald
Peacock’s Mekonnen Cridland and Milo Laycraft
Peacock’s Abby Busch and Abigail Shiers
Peacock’s Nate Miller
Peacock’s Griffin Barrett
Peacock’s Shelby Olsen
Peacock’s Anna Maelde
Story and photos courtesy of Discover Moose Jaw