The East Northumberland Secondary School (ENSS) Blue Dragons track and field team recorded impressive results at the Bay of Quinte Invitational track and field meet in Belleville on May 4.
The numerous top-three finishes by ENSS athletes at the Quinte Invitational meet sets up the Blue Dragons’ track and field team perfectly for Wednesday’s Bay of Quinte Track and Field Championships, also hosted in Belleville.
Despite rain, athletes, coaches and officials were thrilled to be back at the track for the Quinte Invitational — the first high school meet in Belleville since 2019.
Top-three finishers from ENSS included the following:
NOVICE DIVISION
Jacob Wamboldt – first in 200 metres (26.80 seconds), second in 100 metres
(13.49s) and 300-metre hurdles (51.49s)
Lina Goddard – first in discus (17.25 metres), third in shotput (5.82m)
Annabelle Jouwstra – first in javelin (20.95 m), third in discus (15.88m)
Hailey McMurter – first in high jump (1.30), third in 100 m (15.33s)
Abby Clitherow – second in both 80m hurdles (16.76 s) and 300m hurdles (57.46s)
Cadence Tait – second in both 800m (2:49) and 1500 m (5:53)
Ella Bernard – second in high jump (1.20m)
Jacob Fulford – third in both 400 m (1:02) and 300m hurdles (51.73s)
Ethan Miklos – second in 1500m (5:09)
Claire McDonald – third in 800m (2:50)
Emily Metcalf – third in javelin (16.64m)
Both the girls’ and the boys’ novice 4-x 100-m relay teams placed second.
JUNIOR DIVISION
Sydney Woodcock – first in both 100m
(14.32s) and 200m (29.72s)
Aidan Molenhuis – first in 300m hurdles (48.50s), second in both high jump (1.71m) and 100m hurdles (18.70s)
Ava Allanson – first in high jump (1.45 m), second in 200m (29.55 s), third in 80m hurdles (16.09s)
Brayden Clark – first in 100m (12.61s), second in long jump (5.73m)
Trey Cocek – first in shot put (11.56m), third in javelin (34.38m)
Zaid Wedderburn-Harper – first in 200m (25.78s)
Carter Geens – second in both 400 m (58.01 s) and 800m (2:28)
Paige Runions – second in discus (17.36m)
Elena Deluca – third in 800m (3:15), 1500m (6:28) and 2000m steeplechase (9:45)
Evan Brown – third in 300 m hurdles (50.00s)
Aussie McCue – third in high jump (1.55m)
The girls’ junior 4-x-100m relay team – Sydney Woodcock, Hailey Lay, Andi Hunt,
Ava Allanson – finished first (57.43s).
The boys’ junior relay team placed third.
SENIOR DIVISION
Halle Woodcock – first in both 400m (1:07) and 200m (29.07s)
Zack Flatt – first in both discus (32.11m) and shotput (11.31m)
Sophia Schmoll – first in triple jump (9.30m), third in javelin (17.89m)
Josh Gibson – first in 400 m (55.34s)
Madison Livingstone – second in long jump (4.39 m)
Josh Warner – second in 400m hurdles (1:05)
Matthew Parker – second in 400m (55.39s)
Michael Patrick – third in 400m (56.34s)
The girls’ senior 4-x-100m relay team – Halle Woodcock, Sophia Schmoll, Layla Vis, Madison Livingstone – placed first (55.83s).
The boys’ senior relay team finished second.
Both the open girls’ 4-x-400 m relay (4:42)
and the open boys’ 4-x-400 m relay (3:47) captured first place.
Many thanks to all of the school and community volunteers who made the Quinte Invitational meet possible.
(Written by: Alan Rivett)
