The two-year old track at Royal Bay Secondary appears to be a quick one.
For the second straight year, several records fell at the Sooke School District’s annual track meet, which took place on June 2 in front of a large crowd of parents.
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Among the record-setters were Jeremy Atwood of Colwood Elementary in the Grade 3 boys’ 400 metre event, as well as Wishart Elementary’s Genevieve Bacon, who shattered the Grade 4 girls’ 100 metre mark with a blistering time of 15.03.
Bacon and teammates Rachel Reid, Helena Baldwin and Ainsley Sitar teamed up to top the Grade 4 girls 4×100 metre relay mark in the heats, posting a time of 1:04.44 before taking the finals in 1:05 flat.
Full results:
100 metres
Gr3 girls Mersaysa Hughes Lakewood 15.94
Gr3 boys Ben Hampshire Sangster 15.90
Gr4 girls Genevieve Bacon Wishart 15.03 *new record
Gr4 boys Tommy Hoshal Hans Helgesen 15.00
Gr5 girls Jordan Prete Hans Helgesen 14.71
Gr5 boys Ryder Greenwood David Cameron 14.15
400 metres
Gr3 girls Seayena Dumont Sooke 1:24.69
Gr3 boys Jeremy Atwood Colwood 1:22.22 *new record
Gr4 girls Maja Music Lakewood 1:17.94 *new record
Gr4 boys Aden Glenn Lakewood 1:15.06 *new record
Gr5 girls London Spackman Lakewood 1:18.12
Gr5 boys Ben Harrold Hans Helgesen 1:10.93
800 metres
Gr3 girls Kelly O’Brien John Stubbs 3:20.94
Gr3 boys Ben Kiznaric Sangster 3:01.53
Gr4 girls Laney Steward Hans Helgesen 2:58.65
Gr4 boys Kyle Spruston Lakewood 2:54.63
Gr5 girls Lucy Haugh John Stubbs 2:53.79
Gr5 boys Ben Swan Lakewood 2:48.56
Gold 4×100 relay winners
Gr3 girls John Muir 1:11.72
Gr3 boys David Cameron 1:07.94
Gr4 girls Wishart 1:05.00 (*Set new record in the heats of 1:04.44)
Gr4 boys Hans Helgesen 1:04.37
Gr5 girls Lakewood 1:02.31
Gr5 boys Happy Valley 1:01.78
Shot Put
Gr4 girls Lilly Clinenhaga Wishart 744 cm (3.3 lb)
Gr4 boys Hayden Stecher Hans Helgeson 829 cm
Gr 5 girls S. Lowry Crystal View 729 cm
Gr5 boys Brandon Major Happy Valley 726 cm
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