Lo-Ellen Park student Rebecca Johnston poured on the heat at
the recent Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships in
Quebec, winning a bronze medal in the girls' 400-metre event.
Johnston, 16, has five provincial high school medals to her credit. She was competing at her first nationals event.
Johnston ran against girls who were up to three years older
than her. She was .22 seconds off the selection pool for the
World Junior Championships in China. Johnston was also set to
race in the 200-m, but pulled out to due to a sore hamstring.
Johnston, who trains under the guidance of the Track North
Club, wasn't the only local athlete making noise at the junior
championships.
Some of her teammates also enjoyed decent success.
Tiana Deck surprised many by taking fourth place overall in
the long jump. Dan Gardiner took two Top Six finishes in the
boys' long jump (sixth) and triple jump (fifth).
Andre Thibert also had a strong showing, taking seventh
overall in the high jump.
The Dharma Sports Science Group sent two athletes, Elijah Allen and Celine Loyer. Allen enjoyed a huge meet, taking seventh overall in the boys' 110-m hurdles. Loyer finished 18th in the 100-m.
