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Sooke School District athletes break track records in Colwood

Multiple records fell at Friday’s track meet at Royal Bay
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Sangster Elementary student Jonny Acreman breaks the tape just ahead of Colwood Elementary’s Noah Gebicki during a Grade 5 boys relay race at the Sooke School District’s meet on June 2. (Joel Tansey/News Gazette staff)

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.

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 4x100 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 4x100 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

joel.tansey@goldstreamgazette.com

Twitter: @joelgazette