Records broken at sectional track meet

Davidson's Ethan Schilling runs the bantam boys 80-metre hurdles event at the east sectional track and field meet in Outlook on Wednesday.
Davidson’s Ethan Schilling runs the bantam boys 80-metre hurdles event at the east sectional track and field meet in Outlook on Wednesday.

 

By Joel van der Veen

OUTLOOK — It was a record-breaking day at the east sectional high school track and field meet at Outlook High School on Wednesday.

Nearly 30 records were broken during the meet, which drew competitors from nine schools.

Jordan Matheson of Davidson broke the bantam girls record in the 100-metre dash with a time of 14.02 seconds, while Blake Allan ran the 400-metre dash in 1:00.92, taking the midget boys record.

Kenaston’s Trystan Stacowich broke the midget boys record in the discus throw, with a distance of 37.08 metres.

Loreburn students set three new records on Wednesday, including Anika Lakinger, who completed a shot put throw of 10.10 metres for the bantam girls.

Dodge Long finished the 800-metre run in 2:29.02 for the midget boys, while Maddy Vollmer recorded a triple jump of 10.10 metres for the senior girls.

For the full story, comprehensive results and more photos, see the May 23 edition of The Davidson Leader, or phone 306-567-2047 to subscribe today.