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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-05-18, Page 17Second section Frenchman's Inn Early Bird Dinner Everyday 5 to 6:30 p.m. Starting at 115.95 235-2008 May 18, 1994 In the junior boys division, Chad Gilfillan, second from left was a very strong contestant placing second in the 200 metre and third in the 100 metre race. Mark Bell, second from left, placed in the top four in both the 200- and 100 -metre race in the midget boys division. Danielle Miners concentrates before her javelin throw at the Huron -Perth track and field meet. Miners won the junior girls event. Huron -Perth Track and Field Johnson shatters javelin record By Fred Groves T -A staff GODERICH - It took 13 years to do, but it had to happen. Last Tuesday afternoon, South Huron District High School's Randy Johnson broke the senior hoys javelin record at the Huron -Perth track and field meet. Johnson threw the javelin 60.94 metres to shatter Dave Shaw's old standard of 56.49 set hack in 1981 when Shaw attended Seaforth High School. "I knew I could do it. I threw 60.70 metres in Till- sonburg (at the Tillsonburg Re- lays) and the other meets were just short of 59 metres," said Johnson on preparation for the Huron -Perth meet. In his five appearances at the meet, Johnson won the midget division twice, took the event in his lone year as a junior competitor and won hack - to -back senior titles. Preparing for the provincial meet, feels confident he can throw farther. "If I threw 65 metres now, mentally I'd say to 3ny- self can I keep this up for another four weeks?" Throughout his training this spring, Johnson was looking to set a goal of 60 metres and was determined to set a personal best this track and field season. "It wasn't a matter of winning or losing. I was com- peting against myself. I wanted a personal hest and 1 got it." Johnson has to he considered a strong favourite to win the event at the provincial meet. In comparison, the Oxford -Elgin champion, Richard Brown of Arthur Voaden threw the javelin at 51.84 metres, Rob Wil- liams of North Middlesex won the Middlesex Confer- ence at 45.46 metres and Laurier's Dwayne Francois won the London Conference at 45.72 metres. Javelin continues to be a strong event for South Hu- ron as Dennis McCann finished second behind Johnson with a throw of 43.06. Both qualify for the Western Ontario Secondary School Association meet in Tillson- burg on Tuesday and Wednesday. Danielle Miners won the junior girls event with a throw of 33.46 metres. She'll go to WOSSA and is hoping to make it to OFSAA for the third straight year. The past two years Miners was seventh in the javelin. In senior girls javelin, Stacey Thurman earned a trip to Tillsonburg with a 23.50 metres throw good enough for fifth place while Chrissy Morgan was a close sixth with a toss of 23.20 metres. Morgan was second in shotput at 9.18 metres and fifth in discus at 24.16 metres. Thurman was fifth in shotput at 8.45 metres and third in dis- cus at 27.64 metres. On the track, the wind, rain gfld.cold did not seem to hamper the performance of South Hu- ron's Chad Gilfillan. He was second in the junior boys 200 metres with a quick time of 23.9 seconds and third in the 100 metres. He'll be off to WOSSA this week. In the midget hoys' division, Mark Bell was third in the 200 metres at 26.3 and fourth in the 100 metres at 13.2 seconds. Jeremy Horne won the junior boys high jump as he cleared the bar at 1.80 metres. Last year, as a first-year junior he was fourth with a 1.70 metres height. Also qualifying for WOSSA was Pres Lavicr in the junior boys' shotput at 10.72 metres. In senior girls'. Molly McClure was first in the 400 metre hurdles and third in the 200 metres. Also representing South Huron but who failed to fin- ish in the top five and gain a trip to Tillsonburg were Scott Reid who was eighth in midget boys' long jump. Tony Hoffman was eleventh in the senior hoys 200 metres and the senior boys' 4x100 relay team was sixth. Johnson said he SEASON OPENER p4' POOL f MEADQUARTE • SOCK -IT • 2.27 kg. • Granular extra strength Algaecide • 10% strength • 4L A Computerized Pool Water Analr� si ' We will give you a precise, computerized water analysis that tells you how to quickly improve your pool's water I quality. A printout of treatment recommendations will be In your hands In minutes! lust bring us a sample of S your pool water WaterUnk. COMPUTERIZED WATER ANALYZER In the senior girls javelin, Chrissy Morgan displays her javelin technique at the Huron -Perth track and field meet. Stacey Thurman earned a trip to Tillsonburg after finishing fifth place in the senior girls javelin. £2ib £hde r Power Equipment QUALITY IS THE DRIVING FORCE. 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