Hawks compete at zones

Times Reporter    

 

Twenty-five Holy Cross Collegiate (HCC) students were off to Calgary on June 3 to take part in the 2014 South Central Zone junior high track and field meet.  

“This year’s HCC junior high track and field Team was exceptionally hard working. We had many athletes come to all four practices each week,” said HCC’s Athletic Director Darren Perizzolo. 

“This dedication showed as we had the highest number of athletes qualify for the South Central Zone Championship than any other year. We had a number of great performances, personal bests, and top five finished in individual events.”

For the Grade 7 girls triple jump Hannah Anderson placed fourth.

Becky Driver came fifth for the Grade 8 javelin throw, and Madisson Tiffin and Darcie Weir in Grade 9 placed third and fourth in the long jump. The boys Grade 7 1,500 metre run saw Jordon Kowbel finish in second place. Reid Jensen was fourth in the 80 metre hurdles. Alex Nwoye was fifth in the boy’s high jump, and third in the long jump. Zach Palardy placed fifth in shot put and in Grade 8 Alex Torrez took fifth for the 80 metre hurdles. In Grade 9 Nathan Heuver was fourth in the 800-metre run, and Chris Rebeyka took fourth for the 400-metre dash and for the 100 metre hurdles. Cooper Fargey finished in fifth in the triple jump.