Brighton’s Blue Dragons’ have returned home with more wins after competing at the Burnbrae-Hungerford Track and Field Classic in Brockville.
And this is on the heels of several notable wins for East Northumberland Secondary School’s (ENSS) track and field team at the Limestone Invitational in Kingston at the end of April.
More than 1,200 athletes competed at the meet hosted at Thousand Islands Secondary School on Friday, May 3.
Here’s a quick rundown of champions and notable wins:
Chase Eddy conquered the junior 300-metre hurdles with a first-place win and took third in the 800 metre.
For the novice 300-metre hurdles, Grayson Graham also secured a first-place win.
Cadence Tait took first in the senior 800-metre, as well as fourth in the 1,500 metre.
Aidan Molenhuis was another athlete who took home multiple wins, including first in senior high jump, third in the 400-metre hurdles, and fourth in the 110-hurdles.
Meanwhile, Dominic Rittwage dashed into first in the junior 200-metre and took fourth in the 100 metre.
Sullivan Tait returned home with two first-place finishes, securing the top spots in the novice 800 and 1,500 metres.
ENSS took home additional outstanding, top-three finishes in multiple other categories, noted coach Anne Falla.
Among those winners was Jack Turner, who took second in the novice 1,500 and third in the 800 metre.
In the junior 800-metre, Owen McDougall earned a second-place victory, and in junior long-jump, Jacob Karpets also took second.
Noah Wamboldt finished third in the novice 300-metre hurdles and senior Aidan Fairbank third in the 100 metre.
In the junior discus, Liam Adman took third. ENSS landed another third-place finish with Annabelle Jouwstra in senior javelin.
Finally, in the open boys’ four by 400-metre relay, with a time of 3:50, Eddy, Jacob Wamboldt, Carter Geens, and Rittwage finished third.
The Blue Dragons hit the track again at the Bay of Quinte Invitational on Friday, May 10, which ENSS is hosting at Mary Ann Sills Park in Belleville.
Races and field events start at 9 a.m. and spectators are welcome, said Falla.
(Written by: Sarah Hyatt)
