May 30, 2023 (Brockville, ON) – Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) athletes won more than three dozen gold medals at the 2023 Eastern Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (EOSSAA) Track and Field Championships, held May 25 and 26 at Thousand Islands Secondary School in Brockville.
Thousand Islands Secondary School won the overall team titles for both boys and girls, besting 62 schools and earning a total of 462 points in all divisions.
Athletes who placed within the top six of each event will be competing at the East Regionals Track and Field Championships June 1-2 in Ottawa, a qualifying event for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) Track and Field Championship held June 8-10 in Ottawa.
UCDSB students’ gold medal results are as follows. See the full results on the Ottawa Lions website.
Novice Classes
Olivia St Pierre, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls 100 Meter Dash
Olivia St Pierre, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls 200 Meter Dash
Victoria Ford, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls 400 Meter Dash
Averi Whitton, Tagwi Secondary School – Girls 3000 Meter Run
Rebecca Don, Rideau District High School – Girls 80 Meter Hurdles
Victoria Ford, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls 300 Meter Hurdles
Thousand Islands Secondary School (Tiawna Anderson, Victoria Ford, Emma St Pierre, Olivia St Pierre) – Girls 4x100 Meter Relay (EOSSAA Record)
Audrey Thompson, Perth and District Collegiate Institute - Girls Shot Put
Rebecca Don, Rideau District High School - Girls Javelin Throw
Connor England, North Dundas District High School - Boys 200 Meter Dash
Jonah Hawes, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Boys 400 Meter Dash
Rayane Link, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Boys 800 Meter Run
Rayane Link, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Boys 1500 Meter Run (EOSSAA Record)
Jack Weir – Carleton Place High School – Boys 100 Meter Hurdles
Nolan Morrow, Rideau District High School – Boys High Jump
Eoin McTernan – Almonte District High School – Boys Discus Throw
Nolan Morrow, Rideau District High School – Boys Javelin Throw
Thousand Islands Secondary School (Dax Fontaine, Cohen Gill, Aidan Read, Larkin Richards) – Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
Junior Classes
Brynn Bowman, Gananoque Secondary School – Girls 1500 Meter Run
Brynn Bowman, Gananoque Secondary School – Girls 3000 Meter Run
Madilyn Lewis, Carleton Place High School – Girls Discus Throw
Abby Post, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls Javelin Throw
Liam Saumure, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Boys 100 Meter Dash
Thousand Islands Secondary School (Baron Gleason, Roman Hache, Jory Leakey, Liam Saumure) – Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
Jack Mines – Char-Lan District High School – Boys Discus Throw
Senior and Open Classes
Findlay Weir, Carleton Place High School – Girls 100 Meter Dash
Findlay Weir, Carleton Place High School – Girls 200 Meter Dash
Maddy Seaby, Carleton Place High School – Girls 3000 Meter Run
Findlay Weir, Carleton Place High School – Girls 100 Meter Hurdles
Kendra McEwen, Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute – Girls Triple Jump
Rheann Nordin, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls Shot Put
Rheann Nordin, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Girls Discus Throw
Thousand Islands Secondary School (Victoria Ford, Celia Giroux, Emma St Pierre, Olivia St Pierre) – Girls 4x400 Meter Relay (Open)
Caden Turcotte, Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute – Boys 100 Meter Run
Thousand Islands Secondary School (Tim Williams, Wyatt Last, Matt Barkley, Camden Ringer) – Boys 4x100 Meter Relay
Andy Giroux, Thousand Islands Secondary School – Boys Pole Vault
Sebastian Friedrich Yap, North Grenville District High School – Boys Shot Put
Callum Nystrom, Glengarry District High School – Boys Javelin Throw
Thousand Islands Secondary School (Wyatt Last, Rayane Link, Alex Plant, Nathan Plant) – Boys 4x400 Meter Relay (Open)
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Upper Canada District School Board
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