Secondary schools from across the north met in Smithers for a regional track and field mini-meet on May 7.
Twenty-eight students from Charles Hays Secondary (CHS) and Prince Rupert Middle School (PRMS) attended the first in-person meet since COVID-19 put a dampener on the competitions.
“This is the largest track and field group in nine years. A large part of it was there hasn’t been track in the past couple of years. They were keen to have a competition,” Dighton Haynes, head track coach said.
“We started practice a little over a month ago and throughout the time the development of the athletes seen was significant.”
“We are always looking at individual growth. Tommy Hyunh, in the past few weeks, has just been stepping up. He got a couple of firsts that he really worked at.”
Hyunh, a CHSS athlete placed first in the long jump with a distance of 5.15 meters.
“I saw personal bests from him long jump and hurdles even though it was new to him. There was lots of growth. It’s evident because he has been coming to practice,” Haynes said.
Praising many athletes and their abilities, he said the pandemic has been tough on the students progression.
“I’m looking at some of my Grade 11 and 12s, they are not performing where they were. Rather, they are still in the same place they were. It’s because they haven’t competed in three years.”
“When they come out to practice regularly the students see their own accomplishments and progress,” he said.
Next up is Zones in Prince Rupert on May 19 and 20 with 8 or 9 schools attending, Haynes said
“We expect 35 athletes from Prince Rupert, and Smither will have about the same,” he said adding the meet is also the qualifier for the BC Summer Games in Prince George in July, which has track and field for only Grade 8 and 9s.
Senior Boys
1500 m Grade Time Place Soren Brawdy - SSS sr 5.10.42 2 Joel Brown - CCS sr 5.30.20 3 Ethan Grasmeyer - BVCS sr 4.46.73 1 Tommy Huynh- CHSS sr 5.47.61 4
110m hurdles Grade Time Place Tommy Huynh - CHSS sr 19.76 1
100m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Levi Kroeker - CCS 2 scratch Jake McMillan – NESS 3 scratch Isaac Wright - SSS 4 scratch Joel Brown – CCS 5 13.82 6 Matthew Groot – BVCS 6 13.49 5 100m Heat 2 Lane Time Place Darius Vickers – CTA 1 14.98 9 Gabe Barker – SSS 2 14.19 8 Aman Phangura – CCS 3 14.12 7 Shaun Moore – NESS 4 13.33 2 Tommy Huynh – CHSS 5 13.48 4 Caedmon Dunbar – BVCS 6 12.06 1 Ben Visser - CHSS 7 13.34 3
800m Lane Time Place Dennis Spence – CHSS 1 3.17.67 5 Lloyd Dudoward – CTA 2 2.23.25 2 Soren Brawdy – SSS 3 2.25.03 3 Ryver Bryant – CHSS 4 2.37.42 4 Ethan Grasmeyer – BVCS 5 2.18.87 1 Rohyn Lamb - SSS 6 scratch
200m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Tommy Huynh - CHSS 2 28.65 3 Lloyd Dudoward - CTA 3 27.39 2 Caedmon Dunbar - BVCS 4 25.18 1 200m Heat 2 Lane Time Place Darius Vickers - CTA 2 32.91 5 Isaac Wright - SSS 3 scratch Ben Visser - CHSS 4 30.32 4 Levi Kroeker - CCS 5 scratch
Long Jump Best (m) Place Tommy Huynh - CHSS 5.15 1 Ben Visser - CHSS 4.79 2 Levi Kroeker - CCS scratch Aman Phangura - CCS scratch Joel Brown - CCS 4.52 4 Matthew Groot - BVCS 4.73 3
High Jump Best (m) Place Gabe Barker - SSS 1.35 4 Ben Visser - CHSS 1.55 2 Joel Brown - CCS 1.5 3 Lloyd Dudoward - CTA 1.6 1
Shot Put Best (m) Place Soren Brawdy - SSS 6.92 5 Gabe Barker - SSS 8.68 1 Dennis Spence - CHSS 6.68 6 Ben Visser - CHSS 7.38 3 Ryver Bryant - CHSS 7.11 4 Levi Kroeker - CCS scratch Aman Phangura - CCS 8.22 2 Roi Roque - CCS 5.09 7 Douglas Sankey-Jeffers - CTA No Throw
Discus Best (m) Place Soren Brawdy - SSS 22..80 2 Gabe Barker - SSS 25.77 1 Dennis Spence - CHSS 13.82 9 Ben Visser - CHSS 15.41 8 Ryver Bryant - CHSS 18.08 5 Levi Kroeker - CCS scratch Aman Phangura - CCS 19..40 4 Roi Roque - CCS 16.12 7 Douglas Sankey-Jeffers - CTA 17.36 6 Rohyn Lamb - SSS 22.12 3
Javelin Best (m) Place Soren Brawdy - SSS 26.54 4 Gabe Barker - SSS 39.72 1 Isaac Wright - SSS scratch Tommy Huynh - CHSS NT Ben Visser - CHSS 28.74 3 Levi Kroeker - CCS scratch Aman Phangura - CCS 24.03 7 Roi Roque - CCS 20.12 8 Douglas Sankey-Jeffers - CTA 32.11 2 Darius Vickers - CTA 19.58 9 Rohyn Lamb - SSS 26.16 6 Ethan Grasmeyer - BVCS 26.34 5
Senior Girls
1500m Grade Time Place Chloe Williston - SSS sr 6.07.18 1
100m Lane Time Place Amber Anderson – SSS 2 15..20 1
400m Lane Time Place Chloe Williston - SSS 1 1.16.12 2 Bridie Hikisch - SSS 2 1.10.70 1
800m Lane Time Place Chloe Williston - SSS 1 3.00.08 2 Bridie Hikisch - SSS 1 2.41.14 1
Discus Best (m) Place Chloe Williston - SSS 11.2 2 Amber Anderson – SSS 11.16 3 Bridie Hikisch – SSS 19.07 1
Javelin Best (m) Pplace Amber Anderson - SSS scratch Naomi Ringma - CCS scratch Bridie Hikisch – SSS 10.16 1
Junior Boys
100m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Rylan Stephens - NESS 3 scratch Ricky Schonebachler - CCS 4 14.39 5 Munro Mueller - NESS 5 scratch Leon - CHSS 6 14.29 4
Heat 2 Lane Time Place Ben Carter - CCS 2 scratch Dezmond Wilson - NESS 3 13..60 3 Luke Block - CCS 4 13.28 2 Jules Tersago - SSS 5 12.36 1 Dante Davis - NESS 6 16.82 7
800m Lane Time Place Zach Durnin - SSS 2 2.40.20 4 David Loki - BVCS 3 2.37.14 3 Luke Block - CCS 4 2.25.23 1 Jared Fort - SSS 5 2.29.94 2 Sam Rousseau - HCS 6 3.02.17 5
200m Lane Time Place Luke Block - CCS 2 27.47 1 Dilon Desautels - BVCS 3 scratch Ben Carter - CCS 4 28.23 2 Leon - CHSS 5 30.08 3
400m Lane Time Place Luke Block - CCS 3 1.00.05 1 Jules Tersago - SSS 4 scratch Jared Fort - SSS 5 1.01.67 2 Zach Durnin - SSS 6 1.08.28 3
High Jump Best (m) Place Jules Tersago - SSS 1.80 1 Jared Fort - SSS 1.35 3 Luke Block - CCS scratch Ben Carter - CCS 1.30 4 David Loki - BVCS 1.75 2 Zach Durnin 1.35 3
Shot Put Best (m) Place Kaleb Laporte - CHSS 6.94 4 Luke Block - CCS 9.23 1 Ben Carter - CCS 6.88 5 Caleb McEwen - BVCS 7.51 2 Ricky Schonbachler 7.17 3
Discus Best (m) Place Kaleb Laporte - CHSS 18.55 3 Luke Block - CCS 21.65 1 Dilon Desautels - BVCS scratch Ricky Schonbachler 21.36 2
Javelin Best (m) Place Kaleb Laporte - CHSS 10.01 6 Luke Block - CCS 31.11 1 Ben Carter - CCS 19.85 3 Ricky Schonebachler - CCS 19.66 4 Caleb McEwen - BVCS 25.45 2 Kore 11.96 5
Junior Girls
1500m Grade Time Place Mila Woudstra - BVCS jr scratch Nadya Strand - CHSS jr Michelle Vanderwart - BVCS jr scratch Sarah Mitchell - CHSS jr Ava Wimbush - BVCS jr 5.41.29 1
80m hurdles Heat 1 Lane Time Place Clara Pesch - SSS 3 scratch Ryleen Robinson - CHSS 4 21.05 3 Heat 2 Lane Time Place Nyah Macdonald - SSS 3 15.65 1 Alivia Ciccone - CHSS 4 15.71 2
100m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Arianne Arbic - SSS 1 16.56 9 Nadya Strand - CHSS 2 scratch Michaial Barker - SSS 3 16.06 7 Alivia Ciccone - CHSS 4 15.24 5 Jessie Whalen - CHSS 5 15.77 6 Ella Opdendries - HCS 6 14.74 2 Ryleen Robinson - CHSS 7 16.92 11 Mila Woudstra - BVCS 8 scratch Heat 2 Lane Time Place Genevieve Lehnert - CHSS 1 16.32 8 Eva Wright - SSS 2 scratch Kenadie Vanderwoerd - HCS 3 scratch Nyah Macdonald - SSS 4 15.02 3 Keji Jada - BVCS 5 14.33 1 Chante Pretouris - CHSS 6 16.59 10 Clara Pesch - SSS 7 scratch Suzanne Lombard - CCS 8 15.09 4
200m Lane Time Place Eva Wright - SSS 1 scratch Genevieve Lehnert - CHSS 2 35.28 5 Arianne Arbic - SSS 3 scratch Suzanne Lombard - CCS 4 33.34 4 Chante Pretouris - CHSS 5 36.62 6 Heat 2 Lane Time Place Nadya Strand - CHSS 1 scratch Nyah Macdonald - SSS 2 scratch Jessie Whalen - CHSS 3 32.01 3 Keji Jada - BVCS 4 29.54 1 Alivia Ciccone - CHSS 5 31.95 2
400m Lane Time Place Chante Pretouris - CHSS 1 scratch Nadya Strand - CHSS 2 scratch Alivia Ciccone - CHSS 3 scratch Jessie Whalen - CHSS 4 scratch Keji Jada - BVCS 5 scratch Jessie 1.21.33 1
800m Lane Time Place Nadya Strand - CHSS 1 3.14.53 3 Sarah Mitchell - CHSS 2 3.18.79 4 Ava Wimbush - BVCS 3 2.49.19 1 Suzanne Lombard - CCS 4 3.01.60 2 Chante Pretouris - CHSS 5 DNF
Long Jump Best (m) Place Ella Opdendries - HCS 3..70 4 Kenadie Vanderwoerd - HCS scratch Eva Wright - SSS scratch Nyah Macdonald - SSS 3.82 3 Clara Pesch - SSS scratch Kendra Huges - CHSS 2.76 7 Jessie Whalen - CHSS 3.31 6 Alivia Ciccone - CHSS 3.86 2 Suzanne Lombard - CCS 3.37 5 Keji Jada - BVCS 4.38 1
High Jump Best (m) Place Ella Opdendries - HCS scratch Kenadie Vanderwoerd - HCS scratch Arianne Arbic - SSS 1.10 5 Jessie Whalen - CHSS 1.25 2 Ryleen Robinson - CHSS 1.05 6 Chante Pretouris - CHSS 1.20 4 Suzanne Lombard - CCS 1.20 3 Keji Jada - BVCS 1.40 1
Shot Put Best (m) Place Michaial Barker - SSS 5.11 7 Arianne Arbic – SSS 4.02 9 Zoey Johansen – SSS 4.25 8 Tamika Ramos-Butchle – SSS 6.78 4 Toni Miers – SSS 5.13 6 Clara Pesch – SSS 7.84 2 Kendra Huges – CHSS 9.65 1 Ryleen Robinson – CHSS 6.71 5 Keji Jada – BVCS 7.27 3
Discus Best (m) place Michaial Barker - SSS 11.74 6 Arianne Arbic - SSS 11.39 7 Zoey Johansen - SSS 12.21 5 Tamika Ramos-Butchle - SSS 14.47 3 Toni Miers - SSS 10.61 8 Gwen Mitchell - SSS 9.89 9 Clara Pesch - SSS 20.96 1 Kendra Huges - CHSS 20.69 2 Genevieve Lehnert - CHSS 13.58 4 Keji Jada BVCS scratch
Javelin Best (m) Place Michaial Barker - SSS 17.01 2 Eva Wright - SSS scratch Arianne Arbic - SSS 11.37 7 Zoey Johansen - SSS 8.23 9 Toni Miers - SSS 11.05 8 Gwen Mitchell - SSS 11.92 6 Kendra Huges - CHSS 25.97 1 Ryleen Robinson - CHSS 15.45 4 Alivia Ciccone - CHSS 16.93 3 Michelle Vanderwart - BVCS NT Keji Jada - BVCS NT Clara Pesch - SSS 14..90 5
Grade 8 Boys
1500m Grade Time Place Fynn Stasiuk SSS 8 5.37.40 1 Sonny Maclean SSS 8 5.45.78 2 Carl Sampson PRMS 8 scratch
100m hurdles Lane Time Place Abner Wanyamah HCS 3 20..20 1 Lehi Vera PRMS 4
100m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Kaleb Robinson PRMS 2 scratch Marco Henkey SSS 3 12.92 1 Sarfo PRMS 4 13.73 3 Abner Wanyamah HCS 5 13.68 2 Lehi Vera PRMS 6 DNF Heat 2 Lane Time Place David Chu PRMS 2 15.19 6 Ben Baggs PRMS 3 scratch Tomas Jurris PRMS 4 14.28 4 Carter Hansma HCS 5 14.65 5 Kenji Rai PRMS 6 scratch
200m Heat 1 Lane Time Place David Chu PRMS 1 scratch Abner Wanyamah HCS 2 29.34 2 Ben Baggs PRMS 3 29.63 4 Lehi Vera PRMS 4 scratch Heat 2 Lane Time Place Carter Hansma HCS 1 31.44 5 Kenji Rai PRMS 2 scratch Kaleb Robinson PRMS 3 scratch Marco Henkey SSS 4 27.31 1 Sarfo PRMS 5 29.62 3
400m Lane Time Place Carter Hansma HCS 1 scratch Ben Baggs PRMS 2 scratch Fynn Stasiuk SSS 3 1.16.64 2 Abner Wanyamah HCS 4 1.12.28 1 Marco Henkey SSS 5 DNF
800m Lane Time Place Carter Hansma HCS 1 2.45.67 6 Fynn Stasiuk SSS 2 2.37.12 5 Carl Sampson PRMS 3 2.37.01 4 Sarfo PRMS 3 2.36.22 2 Marco Henkey SSS 4 2.36.35 1 Sonny Maclean SSS 5 2.50.99 7 Abner Wanyamah HCS 6 2.36.50 3
Shot Put Best (m) Place Sonny Maclean SSS 5.82 4 Ben Baggs PRMS 7.07 2 Tomas Jurris PRMS scratch Kaleb Robinson PRMS 6.12 3 Alex Forsyth SSS 3.99 6 Marco Henkey SSS 7.32 1 Jacob Clifton 4.82 5
Discus Best (m) Place Fynn Stasiuk SSS 9.01 3 Tomas Jurris PRMS scratch Kenji Rai PRMS scratch Alex Forsyth SSS 14.02 2 Kaleb Robinson PRMS 14.47 1
Long Jump Best (m) Place Carter Hansma HCS 3.96 6 Abner Wanyamah HCS 4.91 1 Sonny Maclean SSS 3.33 7 Jacob Clifton PRMS 3.04 8 Ben Baggs PRMS NJ Lehi Vera PRMS NJ Jesse Wimbush BVCS 4.57 3 Marco Henkey SSS 4.25 4 David Chu PRMS 3.99 5 Sarfo PRMS 4.71 2
High Jump Best (m) Place Abner Wanyamah HCS 1.45 1 Jacob Clifton PRMS 1.35 3 Jesse Wimbush BVCS 1.40 2 Sarfo PRMS 1.35 4
Javelin Best (m) place Fynn Stasiuk SSS 11.96 4 Sonny Maclean SSS 12.67 3 Alex Forsyth SSS 13.42 2 Jesse Wimbush BVCS 16.35 1
Grade 8 Girls
80m Hurdles Heat 1 Lane Time Place Mylee Carignon PRMS 3 21.41 2 Mae Sankey PRMS 4 18.65 1 Heat 2 Lane Time Place Rochon Cruz PRMS 3 scratch Cadence Barton PRMS 4 scratch
100m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Uriah Farmer HCS 2 scratch Mae Sankey PRMS 3 15.07 2 Ayla Block CCS 4 15.79 3 Brielle Jaarsma HCS 5 scratch Mylee Carignon PRMS 6 17.45 7 Heat 2 Lane Time Place Natayla Johnson PRMS 2 16.79 6 Rochon Cruz PRMS 3 scratch Kamryn Harms HCS 4 14.66 1 Alexandra Lincoln- Bear PRMS 5 15.99 4 Karleen Calder CTA 6 16.07 5
200m Heat 1 Lane Time Place Rochon Cruz PRMS 2 scratch Linnie Lombard CCS 3 33.77 3 Karleen Calder CTA 4 40.03 5 Heat 2 Lane Time Place Ayla Block CCS 1 32.17 2 Kamryn Harms HCS 2 32.09 1 Alexandra Lincoln- Bear PRMS 3 35..01 4 Natayla Johnson PRMS 4 scratch
400m Lane Time Place Ella Garland SSS 1 1.30.77 5 Nikisha Johnson PRMS 2 1.44.64 6 Alexandra Lincoln- Bear PRMS 2 1.20.99 3 Sydney Hynd SSS 3 scratch Sacha Fleury-Allen SSS 3 scratch Ayla Block CCS 4 1.14.94 1 Sabrina McConnell SSS 5 scratch Emma Cross SSS 5 1.22.33 4 Linnie Lombard CCS 6 1.18.55 2
800m Lane Time Place Emma Cross SSS 1 3.17.57 4 Sydney Hynd SSS 1 2.55.88 2 Karleen Calder CTA 2 DNF Ayla Block CCS 3 2.52.51 1 Linnie Lombard CCS 3 2.58.18 3 Nikisha Johnson PRMS 4 scratch Sabrina McConnell SSS 5 scratch Sacha Fleury-Allen SSS 6 scratch
1500m Grade Time Place Emma Cross SSS 8 6.32.46 3 Sacha Fleury-Allen SSS 8 scratch Ayla Block CCS 8 5.57.59 1 Sabrina McConnell SSS 8 scratch Sydney Hynd SSS 8 6.09.18 2
Long Jump Best (m) Place Kamryn Harms HCS 3.45 2 Uriah Farmer HCS scratch Brielle Jaarsma HCS scratch Sabrina McConnell SSS scratch Ella Garland SSS 3.38 3 Emma Cross SSS 2.49 7 Sydney Hynd SSS 3.01 6 Sacha Fleury-Allen SSS scratch Mylee Carignon PRMS scratch Mae Sankey PRMS 3.81 1 Cadence Barton PRMS scratch Alexandra Lincoln- Bear PRMS 3.15 5 Ava Aparico PRMS 2.13 8 Kendra Sampson CTA 3.25 4
High Jump Best (m) Place Uriah Farmer HCS scratch Mylee Carignon PRMS 1.15 1 Mae Sankey PRMS 1.05 3 Linnie Lombard CCS 1.1 2
Shot Put Best (m) Place Rochon Cruz PRMS scratch Cadence Barton PRMS 2.27 3 Ava Aparico PRMS 4.11 2 Ella Garland SSS 6.22 1
Discus Best (m) Place Natayla Johnson PRMS 12.74 2 Ella Garland SSS 14..40 1 Ava Aparico PRMS 11.99 3 Kendra Sampson CTA 11.52 4
Javelin Best (m) place Ayla Block CCS 14.24 3 Emma Cross SSS 11.27 4 Sacha Fleury-Allen SSS scratch Ava Aparico PRMS 8.75 6 Sabrina McConnell SSS scratch Kendra Sampson CTA 22.67 1 Ella Garland SSS 10.42 5 Sydney Hynd SSS 14.64 2
Sarfo Agyemang and Carl Simpson, both dressed in black run an event at the Smithers track and field high school mini-meet on May 7. (Photo: supplied/Barton Hughes)