Indications are that the city’s track and field athletes are going to be highly competitive at provincials in Nanaimo next month.
Several local high school athletes won Island championships last week in Victoria.
Hassy Fashina Bombata of Wellington Secondary School won the senior girls’ 100m dash in 12.30 seconds, not far behind the Island record of 12.21. Fashina Bombata also took first in the 200m in 25.48 seconds.
Also representing Wellington, Alyssa Mousseau broke her own Island record to win the senior girls’ 800m in 2:12.81.
Also at the senior level, Carter Higgins of Dover Bay won the 400m hurdles in 58.46 seconds and Nanaimo District Secondary School athletes swept the pole vault with Jason Clare setting an Island record of 4.45m and Maya Asselin-Debelic winning with a 2.8m leap.
In junior competition, Dover Bay’s Jackson Isnor won both the 800m and the 1,500, with Dover teammate Linden Kaps finishing second in both races. Hope Stewart of John Barsby Secondary School won the 800m by 10 seconds, finishing in 2:21.50, and also won the 1,500m. Other junior champions are Jessica Katzberg of Barsby, hammer throw; and Marina Andersen of NDSS, race walk.
Grade 9 competition saw Abi Dupont of Nanaimo Christian School win the 300m hurdles, with NCS teammates Rachel Ward and Angela Wilson finishing first and second, respectively, in the 1,500m steeplechase. Mikayla Mitchell of Woodlands won the javelin event.
Island championships were held Wednesday and Thursday at the University of Victoria. Results include:
Senior – Hassy Fashina Bombata, Wellington, first, 100m dash, first, 200m; Alyssa Mousseau, Wellington, first, 800m; Carter Higgins, Dover Bay, first, 400m hurdles; Jason Clare, Nanaimo District, first, pole vault; Maya Asselin-Debelic, NDSS, first, pole vault; Amy Morris, Wellington, second, 1,500m, second, 3,000m; Isaac Sandri, Wellington, second, javelin; Marina Scibona; Woodlands, second, hammer; Seamus O’Toole, Dover, third, discus.
Junior – Jackson Isnor, Dover, first, 800m, first, 1,500m; Linden Kaps, Dover, second, 800m, second, 1,500m; Hope Stewart, John Barsby, first, 800m, first, 1,500m; Jessica Katzberg, Barsby, first, hammer; Marina Andersen, NDSS, first, race walk; Jenna Falkenberg, NDSS, third, high jump; Kaitlyn Watson, Barsby, third, triple jump; Ben Toth, Dover, second, javelin; Steen Rasmussen, Barsby, second, pole vault; Ethan Katzberg, Barsby, third, hammer.
Grade 9 – Mikayla Mitchell, Woodlands, first, javelin, second, discus, second, triple jump; Abi Dupont, Nanaimo Christian School, first, 300m hurdles; Rachel Ward, Nanaimo Christian, first, 1,500m steeplechase; Fraser Van Allen, Dover, third, 800m; Daniel Hall, NDSS, third, 200m; Emily Friesen, Dover, second, 3,000m; Karly Dickenson, Wellington, second, 1,500m; Erin Jensen, Woodlands, third, 800m, third, 200m; Angela Wilson, Nanaimo Christian, second, 1,500m steeplechase.
The B.C. High School Track and Field Championships will be held at Nanaimo’s Rotary Bowl stadium from June 2-4. Look for more on the meet in an upcoming issue.
