Neepawa Tigers set the pace at track and field event

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Published on Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Photos by Eoin Devereux. Tanner Mann of NACI competing in the Long Jump competition during the Neepawa Senior Invitational. 

By Eoin Devereux

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Several athletes from Neepawa Area Collegiate Institute (NACI) found themselves at or near the top of podium at the Neepawa Senior Invitational Track and Field Championship. The event was held on Friday, May 13 and featured some of the best young competitors from high schools across western Manitoba. Notable results for NACI included:

Junior Varsity Girls

Zoie Forgue won the Junior Varsity Girls 100 metre dash with a time of 13.21 seconds. She collected a second victory in the 200 metre dash, securing a winning time of  28.45. seconds. As well, Forgue finished second in the 400 metre run.

Abbey McLead earned a second place nod in the 1,500 metre junior varsity run, with a time of 6:43.81, and a third place finish in the 3,000 metre, with a time of 14:27.15.

Kara Ellis took home second place in Junior Varsity Girls High Jump with a final jump of 1.35 metres.

Vicky Elgert earned a victory in the J.V. Girls Triple Jump, with a winning jump of 8.55 metres.

Taryn McConechy won the J.V. Girls Javelin Throw (600g) with an impressive 25.40 metre throw in the finals. She also placed second in the J.V. Girls Shot Put (4kg) with a throw of 8.34 metres.

Varsity Girls 

Chelsea Plett earned the top spot in the Varsity Girls 400 metre dash, with a time of 1:10.55. She also finished second in the Long Jump, with a 3.68 metre jump. 

Plett, along with teammates Robyn Birch, Emily Dobson and Emma Salmon also won the 4x100 metre relay, recording a winning time of 58.65.

Salmon earned individual glory with a first place finish in the high jump. She, along with Jenna Rystephanuk of Strathclair, tied for first with 1.25 metre jumps. Salmon’s impressive day was capped off with a third place result in the Varsity Girls Discus throw (20.62m)

Emma Salmon competes in the discus throw.  

Junior Varsity Boys

NACI’s Taine Middleton proved to be fast on his feet, winning the J.V. 100 metre (11.68 seconds) and finishing second in the 200 metre (27.69 seconds).

A pair of Neepawa Tigers earned accolades in the J.V. 400 metre, as Ben Perrett finished first (55.68) and Ben Rainka wound up in third (1:02.49). Keith Hould of Rivers took second place.

Perrett added another first place finish to his resume, with a victory in the 800 metre run, finishing with a time of 2:19.38.

Tanner Mann claimed the top position in the J.V. Boys Long Jump, with a final jump of 5.16 metres. 

Mann added a second place finish in the Triple Jump (10.52 metres), but had to concede top spot to teammate Braden Gillies, who earned the victory with an impressive 10.65 metre jump.

Gillies’ day at the top of the podium didn’t end there, as he also claimed the J.V. Boys Discus Throw (1.5kg), topping the rest of the field with a throw of 26.11 metres.

Varsity Boys

NACI’s Dillan Neufeld outpaced his competition in the Varsity Boys 100 metre, taking the victory with a time of 12.08 seconds, while teammate Reese Jones was the victor in the 200 metre event, with a time of 25.54 seconds.

Logan Russell finished in the third position of the 400 metre dash (1:02.83). He added a second third place finish, this time in the 800 metre event.

A pair of Neepawa Tigers finished on the podium in the 100 Metre Hurdles, as Ram Ignacio finished first (17.74 seconds) and Bain deKoning followed in second (26.11 seconds).

DeKoning would team with Landon Young, Reese Jones and Dillan Neufeld to take the 4x100 metre relay, finishing with a time of 50.64 seconds.

In the Javelin Throw (700g) Dylan Oshanyk of Neepawa claimed second spot with a final throw of 34.68 metres.

Dillan Neufeld puts in a solid effort in the shot put.