Terrace’s young track and field athletes saw great results at the provincial championships in on Langley May 31 and June 1, said coach Dighton Haynes.
The weekend started with Skeena Middle School’s Tyler Dozzi improving on his previous best in the 3000 m race in the Grade 8/9 invitational by 35 seconds. His 9th place finish and spot as the top 14-year-old in the race had Dozzi and the team pumped, said Haynes.
And Caledonia Senior Secondary’s Cameron Netzel finished the day placing 5th in high jump in the open. Unable to jump off his injured left foot, Netzel successfully switched to the other side and ended up matching his previous best clearing 180 cm. The only down part of the meet was Skeena’s Hannah Jay falling in her 200 m heat in the Grade 8/9 invitational, said Haynes.
But on Saturday, Jay started the day jumping 5.05 m and placing 5th in long jump. She followed that up by qualifying for the finals in the 100 m and running faster in the finals, taking 6th place.
Dozzi finished the weekend for the team, competing in the 1500 m in the last race for the team. He ran another strong race taking 17 seconds off his best time and placing 11th.
“This was the best finishes Terrace athletes have placed in the past 15 years,” said Haynes.
Another notable northwest athlete is Regan Yee from Hazelton, who won both the 3000 m and 1500 m steeple chase in the open.
This marks the end of the season for the Terrace track and field athletes, who, at this time last year had summer games to train for.