Prince Rupert track and field athletes competed in the 2015 Northwest Zone Championships at Smithers Secondary School over the weekend, with Charles Hays students qualifying for provincials.
“The small group of athletes from Charles Hays and Prince Rupert Middle School made an impression,” said Dighton Haynes, CHSS track and field head coach.
Charles Hays Secondary conquered a number of running events at the Northwest Zone Championships.
Grade 12 student Kevin Rioux earned the top spot in the senior boys 100 metre dash with 12.07, along with placing first with 24.29 in the 200 metre dash event for senior boys, and in the 400 metre event with 56.42.
CHSS students also finished at the top of the pack in junior boys running events. Cody Schaeffer placed first in the junior boys 100 metre dash with a time of 12.16, followed by Jason Rioux in second with 12.54.
Schaeffer also won the 200 metre dash for junior boys with 24.35, with Rioux finishing third with 25.67.
In the junior boys 400 metre dash, Schaeffer placed second with 56.16 and Rioux fourth with a time of 1:01.42.
Additionally, Kevin Rioux was the winner of the senior boys long jump event, jumping 5.71 metres in the finals, also winning the triple jump event for senior boys, finishing with 11.01 metres. Rioux also placed second in the senior boys high jump event with a final score of 1.83 metres, his personal best.
Jason Rioux was the winner of the junior boys long jump event, jumping 5.22 metres in the finals, along with placing second in junior boys high jump with 1.60 metres.
Schaeffer placed third in the junior boys long jump event with 5.16 metres.
“All three athletes from Charles Hays have qualified for provincials,” said Haynes.
Prince Rupert Middle School track student Sheragad Sahai ran his way to second place in the Grade 8 boys 100 metre dash with a time of 15.40, also placing second in the 200 metre event with 32.17 and 400 metre dash with 1:15.43.
Furthermore, PRMS athlete David Armstrong placed second in the 100 metre hurdles 10 x 33″ event for Grade 8 boys with 23.17, and placed third in the 400 metre dash for Grade 8 boys and fourth in the 200 metre dash.
Female athletes from PRMS did not place as well as their male counterparts in running events, with competitors Madison Abrahams finishing third in the 400 metre dash for Grade 8 girls, followed by Jessica Nguyen in fourth place. Abrahams also finished fifth in the 100 metre dash for Grade 8 girls.
However Nguyen won second in the Grade 8 girls long jump event with 3.96 metres.
Provincials are taking place in Langley on June 4 to 6.
