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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-05-25, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017. Sports Aitken earns numerous medals at Big 12 Championships The start of something big Londesborough -area native Lexi Aitken, centre, performed well at the 2017 Big 12 Championships in Kansas earlier this month representing her school, Texas Christian University. Aitken is shown above signing her letter of intent for the school in 2014 with parents Brad, left, and Amanda, right. (File photo) Leedham takes top spot on seniors clay By Kassidy Martin Organizers at the Wingham Golf and Country Club have begun a project of removing various tree stumps on the course. It is an ongoing project and they hope to have the stumps all removed within the next couple of weeks. On Tuesday, May 16, the club had 17 ladies come out for ladies' night. They played a four -person scramble for golf and then came into the clubhouse for "Chef Wayne's" delicious burgers straight from the barbecue. On Wednesday, May 17 the club had 27 senior golfers out on the field for a great morning. Stewart Leedham took home first place; second, Ross Gibson; third, Bill Stephenson; low gross, Don Edgar, 39; closest -to -the -pin, Andy Williams; longest putt, Brian Skinn and Don Edgar. On Wednesday evening, the club hosted a meeting for L.P. Building Products and Watson's Building Centre. There were 37 employees and guests present for a dinner put on by kitchen volunteers Jen and the meeting group. On Thursday night men's night there were 47 golfers out. Winners were: low gross, Don Edgar, Jamie Chester, Derrick Gamble, Shawn Walker and Jason Goodall, 43; closest -to -the -pin, Shawn Walker, Don Edgar and Terry Johnston; longest putt, Leighton Lynch, Norm Watson and Pete Inglis; hidden score, Tony Barr, 48. The golfers played nine holes and then enjoyed a fish and chip dinner in the clubhouse lounge. Book Your Ad Now for the 2017 IPM Issue Distributed to all homes in Huron County and western Perth County (through Canada Post) plus all campers staying at the Match RV site, with copies available for match goers to pick up - 35,000 copies in total Call The Citizen 519-523-4792 or contact sales representatives Brenda Nyveld & Heather Fraser e-mail: ads@northhuron.on.ca Londesborough -area native Lexi Aitken has excelled in the world of track and field once again, earning a number of medals in the 2017 Big 12 Championships, held in Lawrence, Kansas in mid-May. Aitken, a full -scholarship athlete with Texas Christian University (TCU), placed fifth in the women's 400 -metre hurdles at the championship with a time of 59.65 seconds. This came after Aitken qualified for the finals with a slightly -faster time of 59.09 seconds in the qualification round. Aitken also earned some hardware in the women's 100 -metre hurdles, placing sixth with a time of 13.39 seconds after slipping into the finals in the eighth and final qualification spot with a time of 13.61 seconds. It was late in 2014 that Aitken committed to TCU, holding a special signing ceremony at St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School in Clinton. TCU was just the second school the Canadian track star visited before making her decision, after visiting Arizona State University. Lexi, as well as her parents Brad and Amanda, said that Fort Worth, Texas, where TCU is situated, felt a lot like London, Ontario, which seemed familiar for the family. These accolades are simply the latest in a long line for the young woman, who had been turning heads since her grade school days at Londesborough's Hullett Central. Aitken had posted a time of 1:00.27 at the 2014 Youth Olympics 400 -metre hurdling event in Nanjing, China in August. She earned a sixth-place finish in the competition. In late 2013, Aitken was named Canada's Youth Athlete of the Year by Athletics Canada, receiving the Myrtle Cook Trophy that she shared with Paul Galas of Mississauga. Aitken and Galas were teammates at the International Association of Athletics Federation World Youth Champions earlier in 2013 where she set a Canadian youth record in the 400 -metre hurdle event, completing the run in 58.89 seconds. Other accolades include wins at the Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association (OFSAA) championships starting in Grade 8 as well as setting records in the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships. For more information about TCU, its athletes and teams, visit www.tcu.edu or www.gofrogs.com Photography Contest Check out www.eastwawanosh150.com for contest rules �j Find us an ■j Facebook CM4VOtieC11.111. 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