The East Northumberland Secondary School (ENSS) track and field team added another accolade to an already solid season after winning the Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association (COSSA) championship in Peterborough on Thursday, May 19.
The ENSS Blue Dragons won the overall team title, amassing 467 points over second-place St. Peter of Peterborough (333 points) and third-place Bayside (252) of Quinte West. A total of 30 schools participated in the COSSA championship.
Moreover, ENSS qualified 46 athletes who finished in the top five in their respective events for the East Regional Track and Field Championships in Ottawa on May 26 and 27.
Top three finishers from ENSS by division included:
NOVICE
• Jacob Wamboldt, first 300m hurdles (46.96)
• Hailey McMurter, first high jump (1.30m)
• Nathan Soules, second javelin (33.00m)
• Julia Leger, third triple jump (8.78m)
• Ethan Miklos, third 3000m (11:24)
• Boys’ 4-x100m relay, first (50.63) – Marrek Hennesy, Jacob Wamboldt, Jacob Fulford, Charlie Mooney
JUNIOR
• Sydney Woodcock, second 100m (13.77), second 200m (28.70)
• Brayden Clark, second long jump (5.64m), third 100m (12.05)
• Carter Geens, second 400 m (57.26), third 800m (2:19)
• Aidan Molenhuis, second high jump (1.65m), third 100 m hurdles (17.68)
• Ava Allanson, second high jump (1.30m)
• Evan Brown, second 300 m hurdles (47.31)
• Zaid Wedderburn-Harper, second 200 m
(24.09)
• Trey Cocek, third shot put (12.13m)
• Hailey Lay, second 80 m hurdles (13.87), third triple jump (9.08m)
• Dominic Noreau, third 1500m (4:53)
• Girls’ 4-x-100m relay, second (55.95) – Sydney Woodcock, Hailey Lay, Andi Hunt, Ava Allanson
SENIOR
• Zack Flatt, first discus (37.12m), second shot put (11.75m)
• Matthew Parker, first 400m (53.85)
• Josh Gibson, second 400m (54.13)
• Halle Woodcock, third 200m (28.45)
• Michael Patrick, third 400m (55.05)
• Sophia Schmoll, third 100m hurdles (17.89)
• Boys 4-x-100m relay, third (46.98) -Matthew Parker – Owen Dubien – Josh Warner – Josh Gibson
• Open Girls 4-x-400m relay, third (4:39) – Sydney Woodcock – Hailey Lay – Ava Allanson – Halle Woodcock
• Open Boys’ 4-x-400m relay, first (3:41) – Josh Gibson – Josh Warner – Michael Patrick – Matthew Parker
Full COSSA results are available at bqtrack.ca.
(Written by: Alan Rivett)