CARLYLE - Ten athletes from Gordon F. Kells High School earned the right to attend the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association’s (SHSAA) provincial track and field championship in Saskatoon.
It was everyone's first time competing at the provincial meet and overall it was a great weekend with a lot of personal best results.
Athletes finishing in the top 16 in their event earned points for the Southeast District. The top three win medals while those that place between fourth and eighth spot receive ribbons.
The Carlyle athletes who finished in the top 16 were:
•Dane Peterson, intermediate boys, bronze medal in shot put;
•Karsyn Gervais, intermediate girls, bronze medal in long jump and 11th in triple jump;
•Sawyer Tomaszewski, intermediate boys, seventh in 100-metre hurdles and 16th in long jump;
•Chase Himmelspach, intermediate boys, eighth in javelin and eighth in 4×100-metre relay;
•Zadie Gervais, senior girls, 11th in shot put and 13th in discus;
Peterson also competed in javelin; Karsyn Gervais was in 100-metre, 200-metre and 4x100-metre relay; and Himmelspach was in the 100 metres.
The other Carlyle athletes that competed in the provincial meet were:
•Liam Thompson, intermediate boys, 100-metre hurdles;
•Katelyn Rutten, intermediate girls, 800 metres;
•Kirsten East, intermediate girls, discus;
•Reinne Lafiguera, junior girls, 400 metres and 4x100-metre relay;
•Brityn Baker, senior girls, 200 metres.
While all of the athletes performed exemplary, there were two athletes coach Shelley Sargent wanted to highlight.
This was Peterson's first year in track and field and he worked very hard on technique for the throwing events, putting in many hours of practice. She said it was rewarding to see his hard work pay off by throwing a personal best in shot put.
Peterson is described as a pleasure to coach as he listens to every suggestion given to him, whether that be something to change or work on, and he always strives for improvement. School staff want to congratulate him for placing third. It is exciting to note that he will now have a banner hanging in the school gym.
Gervais has been competing in track for the last couple of years. This year she was the aggregate winner at the regional and district meet for most points earned for intermediate girls. She earned the right to compete in five different events at provincials making it a very busy weekend for her.
Gervais is described as a hard-working athlete who strives to improve at each practice. She has a positive attitude and strives for excellence in everything she does.
To see her apply what she has been working on in long jump, resulting in the third-place finish and a personal best jump, is very exciting and her coach could not be happier for her. Gervais will also have a banner hanging in the school gym.
Sargent is excited for the future of track and field as this continues to grow. The 2022-23 school year had eight athletes in Grade 6 train with Sargent, along with 29 athletes from Grades 7-12.
