MOOSEJAWTODAY.COM -- A season filled with success in track and field is about to come to a national championship conclusion for a trio of Moose Jaw Rotary Track Club athletes.
Central’s Zayden Anderson, Cornerstone Christian School’s Ademide Adewumi and Vanier’s Hailey Roney will all be in action during the Legion Canadian Track and Field Championship from Aug. 9-11 in Calgary.
Adewumi could be medal favourite in both the shot put and discus after winning bronze in the shot put in the Under-16 age class last year, but moving up to the U18 division will make the competition that much tougher.
Adewumi, 16, currently has the seventh-best U18 women’s shot put mark in Canada for the 2024 season, having put together a 13.10 effort at the Western Canada Team Challenge in mid-July. Her discus mark of 35.47 metres -- set at the Sask Outdoor Championship in June -- is eighth best in the nation.
Most recently, Adewumi picked up a pair of gold medal in the Saskatchewan Summer Games with a 12.75m effort in the shot put and 33.65 metres in the discus.
Anderson, 17, has put together a dominant season in the 110m hurdles provincially and will compete in that event as well as the 100m and the relays.
Anderson’s 16.69 in the 110m hurdles heats at the Saskatchewan Summer Games just over a week ago gives him the 63rd best time in Canada in the discipline for the U18 division. He also took top spot in the junior boys 100m hurdles at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association provincials, crossing the line in 14.09.
Roney, 15, will see action in the U16 girls high jump at nationals after a solid season of her own provincially. Roney picked up a bronze medal with a jump of 1.40 metres at the Sask Summer Games and just missed doing the same at the SHSAA intermediate division at provincials, where she finished fourth by countback after clearing 1.45 metres.
Team Saskatchewan is filled with athletes who had success at the Sask Games, including Swift Current triple-gold medalist sprinter and jumper Kyler Duclos and Dilke middle-distance double-gold medalist Haillee Woodhouse. Duclos will compete in the U16 division, Woodhouse in the U18.
Team Saskatchewan was selected during the Sask Legion Camp in Regina at the beginning of July.
Results from Legion nationals can be found at www.legion.ca by clicking the Communities and Youth tab and be sure to keep an eye on www.moosejawtoday.com for updates.
