Saugeen Track and Field Club wins eight medals at Athletics Ontario championships

The Saugeen Track and Field Club has once again proven its mettle against the top talent in the province.

The club’s athletes won eight medals and had several “Personal-Best” (PB) performances at the Athletics Ontario Under-16 (U16) and Under-18 (U18) Track and Field Championships held at T.D. Waterhouse Stadium in London on the weekend.

A small contingent of seven Saugeen Track and Field Club U18 girls scored enough points to place the club as the sixth best in the province in the U18 division. The U18 division had 49 clubs competing and combined both boys and girls totals.

Multiple medal winners were Brooklyn Quanz of Port Elgin, Jasmine Broere of Kincardine, Michelle van Stuyvenberg of Teeswater, and Kara Tichbourne of Meaford.

Quanz’s 3,000-metre run of 9:51.43 was not only golden but also moved her into the No. 5 ranking in Canada in that event.
Also ranked nationally are Broere, sixth in discus and seventh in shot put; and van Stuyvenberg, seventh in both hammer and discus.

Following are the full results for all athletes:

U16 Girls

• 800m - Olivia Latham of Owen Sound, 2:50.64, 19th
• 1200m - Kiera Snelling of Wiarton, 4:08.40, 16th, PB
• 4x800 - Rimyelle Grady of Desboro, Sydney Smelling of Wiarton, Latham, Keira Smelling, 11:00.43, Silver

U16 Boys

• 800m - James Wheeler of Lion’s Head, 2:29.51, 12th, PB
• 1200m - James Wheeler, 3:38.11, 16th, PB; Eli Boulus of Hanover, 3:39.14, 18th
• 2,000m - James Wheeler, 6:26.15, 12th, PB

U18 Girls

• Shot Put - Jasmine Broere, 12.19m, Silver
• Hammer - Michelle van Stuyvenberg, 47.57m Silver; Jasmine Broere, 41.03m, 4th, PB
• Discus - Jasmine Broere, 33.81m, Gold, PB; Michelle van Stuyvenberg, 33.17m, Silver; Veronica Tedford of Port Elgin, 26.11m, 7th
• 800m - Kara Tichbourne, 2:17.67, Bronze
• 3,000m - Brooklyn Quanz, 9:51.43, Gold, PB
• 4x800 - Kara Tichbourne, Jayla Catto of Cargill, Brooklyn Quanz, Claire Rands of Tara, 9:24.97, Gold

Also, Ben Brewer of Kincardine has had an incredible season, including several provincial medals and a silver in shot put at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Langley, British Columbia, last month. He is headed to Guelph in the fall.



Saugeen Track and Field Club member Jasmine Broere (left) of Kincardine wins gold and silver, while her fellow teammate, Michelle van Styvenberg of Teeswater, wins two silvers at the Athletics Ontario championships; photos courtesy of the Saugeen Track and Field Club