HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-05-24, Page 18THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989. PAGE 19.
Local track and field stars race to records
BY USA BOONSTOPPEL
It was a blur of muscled legs at
the finish line when three local girls
burned down the track at the
Goderich Huron-Perth track and
field meet and the Western Ontario
Secondary School’s Association
(WOSSA) track and field meet in
London.
Medals were captured and re-
MELANIEKNOX
Central Huron Secondary School
VIVIENNESTEPHENS
Central Huron Secondary School
cords smashed as Melanie Knox of
RR 1, Blyth, Maureen Stapleton of
RR 2, Auburn and Vivienne Steph
ens of Clinton ran and jumped for
gold.
Melanie Knox swooped up three
firsts at the Huron-Perth competi
tion. She won the 100 metre sprint
with a dash of 13 seconds, the long
jump with a leap of 4.48 metres and
the high jump with a soaring height
of 1.46 metres. Melanie was also
part of the 4 x 100 metre relay that
placed first but was later disquali
fied for an incorrect baton ex
change.
For Melanie the 100 metre time
and the high jump height were
personal bests and she tied the
high jump record at the Central
Huron Secondary School (CHSS)
which she attends. She also receiv
ed a trophy for being the Midget
girls overall champion.
At the WOSSA competition,
Melanie won medals in all her
events. With a time of 13.4 seconds
she snatched the bronze in the 100
metre, she flew over the 1.50 metre
pole in high jump to place second
and hit the sand at the 4.58 metre
mark to place third in long jump.
Melanie will advance to the OFSAA
West Regional meet next Friday for
all these events.
Another star athlete from Goder
ich high school, senior Maureen
Stapleton placed first in all her
events at the Huron-Perth meet.
Maureen smashed the 1.09 minute
400 metre hurdle record with a time
of 1.06 minutes, she then captured
first in the 400 metre sprint with a
time of 1.03 minutes. She sped to a
first in the 800 metre race in 2.31
minutes, and helped her team
mates win the 4 x 400 relay in 4.17
minutes and the 4 x 100 metre relay
in 53 seconds.
At the WOSSA tournament,
Maureen grabbed a top five placing
in three events to allow her to
advance to the regionals. She
dropped the 800-metre race on the
advice of her coach because it was
40 minutes after her 400-metre
hurdle race and she had four events
to compete in.
Maureen fought for the bronze in
the 400 metre with a time of one
minute flat, and she placed fourth
in the 400 metre hurdles with a
time of 1.07 minutes and her
team’s 4.11 minute time in the 4 x
400 won them fourth. They didn’t
place in the 4 x 100 metre relay.
Former Blyth resident, Vivienne
Stephens made an outstanding
showing at both meets breaking
three records. This speedy junior
sprinter smashed the 100-metre
record in a time of 12 seconds flat
and the 200 metre record in 24.9
seconds. She then went on to
WOSSA to destroy their 200 metre
record in a repeat time of 24.9
JASONGROPP
F.E. Madill
Sports
MAUREENSTAPLETON
Goderich District Collegiate Institute
seconds. Vivienne then flew past
the finish line in 12.6 seconds in the
100 metre race to snatch first. She
was also a member of the 4 x 100
metre relay which placed second at
Huron-Perth and fourth at
WOSSA.
The grade 12 student from CHSS
hopes to be racing this summer in
the London or Saugeen track clubs
to prepare for the seniors division
she will be competing in next year.
Other local athletes who compet
ed in the WOSSA tournament are:
Jason Gropp of Brussels who
placed third in the triple jump at
11.99 metres and placed eighth in
WOSSA; Ian Morton of Belgrave
who placed sixth at Huron-Perth in
KARALEE POTTER
Central Huron
Secondary School
the 300-metre hurdles at 47.5
seconds; Heinz Gunthardt from
Brussels who placed fifth in the 200
metre sprint in 24.1 seconds and
third in the longjump for a 5.63
metre leap; Kara Lee Potter from
Londesboro who placed third in the
1500-metre race in 5.42 minutes
and third in the 300 metre in 12.25
minutes and Rick Howson who
threw the shot put 11.10 metres to
finish third.
Allan Bailie, former Blyth resi
dent, who placed first in the 100
metre hurdles to set a new record
of 15.6 seconds and who also won
the gold at WOSSA with a time of
15.9 seconds in the 110 metre
hurdles.
HEINZGUNDHARDT
F.E. Madill