Dozens of podium finishes for Widdifield track and field athletes

The 2015 NDA Track and Field meet on Thursday saw dozens of Widdifield Wildcats take to the podium.

Brett Hargrave (pictured) was awarded the Fergie Dowdall Memorial Award as the top track and field athlete at the 2015 NDA meet.

Hargrave affirmed himself as North Bay’s fastest high school athlete by sweeping first place in each of the senior boys’ 100-metre (11.53 seconds), 200-m (24.16s) and 400-m (53.62).

He wrapped up the meet by helping his Wildcat teammates to a 3^rd place finish in the senior boys’ 4-by-100-m relay and a 2^nd place finish in the open 4-by-400-m relay.

In leading the way on the track, Hargrave helped the Wildcats earn the overall Sr. Boys NDA track banner.

Meantime, Caleigh Porter set a new Midget Girl NDA High Jump record with a jump of 1.45m

All the Wildcat athletes had a great showing with 20 first place finishes, 9 second place finishes and 8 third place finishes.

The Wildcats have 26 individual athletes moving onto NOSSA next week competing in 48 events, including 4 relays. Athletes moving onto NOSSA include:

Allie Armstong: 1^St Sr Girls Discus

Brett Hargrave: 1^st Sr Boys 100m, 1^st Sr Boys 200m, 1^st Sr Boys 400m

Caleigh Porter: 1^st M Girls High Jump, 2^nd M Girls Long Jump

Calista Schlosser: 1^st M Girls 400m, 2^nd M Girls Sprint Hurdles, 2^nd M Girls Distance Hurdles

Connor McCarthy: 1^st Open Boys Steeple, 4^th Sr Boys 1500m, 5^th Sr Boys 3000m

Gryffen Melnyk: 1^st Sr Boys High Jump, 1^st Sr Boys Pole Vault

Heather Nakanishi: 1^st Jr Girls Discus, 1^st Jr Girls Javelin, 3^rd Jr Girls Shot Put

Kaitlyn Jackson: 1^st Sr Girls Long Jump, 2^nd Sr Girls Pole Vault

Malcolm McCubbin: 1^st Sr Boys 800m

Mickayla Hanselman: 1^st Sr Girls Pole Vault

Olivia Wolfram: 1^st Jr Girls 1500m, 1^st Jr Girls 3000m

Quinn Johnson: 1^st Sr Boys Triple Jump

Reuben Du Rand: 1^st Jr Boys 1500m, 1^st Jr Boys 3000m

Sarah Irwin: 1^st M Girls 1500m

Alyssa Randall: 2^nd Open Girls Steeple, 3^rd Sr Girls 1500m, 3^rd Sr Girls Triple Jump

Carter Henschel: 2^nd Sr Boys 1500m, 2^nd Sr Boys 3000m

Tianna Head:2^nd M Girls 100m

Ann-Marie Fredette: 3^rd Sr Girls 3000m, 4^th Sr Girls 1500m

Cameron Haslehurst: 3^rd Sr Boys 1500m, 4^th Sr Boys 3000m

Emily Drenth: 3^rd M Girls Long Jump

Florine Fisette: 3^rd Sr Girls High Jump

Kate Mah: 3^rd M Girls 100m, 3^rd M Girls 200m

Amber Walker: 4^th Sr Girls Steeple

Savannah Stringer 4^th Sr Girls Sprint Hurdles

Keegan Hawkins: 5^th Sr Boys Triple Jump