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SYDNEY, N.S. — Eight records were broken during the School Sport Nova Scotia Highland Region Track and Field Championships at the Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex in Sydney last weekend.
Max Minihan of Riverview High School highlighted the weekend, breaking two records.
The Sydney product set a new record in the boys’ intermediate shot put (5kg) with a throw of 13.06 metres, breaking the previous record of 13.05 metres set by his brother Owen Minihan in 2022.
Meanwhile, Minihan also recorded a new mark in the boys’ intermediate discus throw (1.5 kg) with a throw of 42.14 metres, smashing the previous record of 37.71 metres set once again by his brother Owen Minihan in 2022.
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In the boys’ junior 80-metre hurdles, Kelvin Ajiye of Tamarac Education Centre posted a time of 14.06, beating the previous record set by David Paul at 15.98 in 2022.
Ava MacDonald of Riverview High School also found the record book in the girls’ intermediate 1,500-metre run with a finish time of 5:32.59, breaking a 10-year-old record of 5:37.10 set by Emily MacKay in 2013.
Turning to the boys’ intermediate 1,500-metre run, Marcus Kelly of Riverview High School set a new mark with a finish time of 4:35.66, breaking a 12-year-old record of 4:41.89 set by Kyle LeFort in 2011.
In the girls’ senior 1,500-metre run, Ella Bottomley of Riverview High School broke her own record with a time of 4:48.02. Bottomley set the record in 2022 with a run of 4:50.56.
Anthony Phillips of Sydney Academy etched his name in the record book in the boys’ senior 200-metre dash, posting a time of 22.76. He broke a 13-year-old record of 23.45 set by Devin Kirton in 2010.
The final record broken during the event came in the girls’ junior 4×400-metre relay. Tamarac Education Centre posted a time of 4:40.85, breaking a 12-year-old record of 4:50.52 set by Bayview Education Centre in 2011.
The SSNS Track and Field Provincial Championships will take place Thursday and Friday at Beazley Field in Dartmouth.
– Jeremy Fraser is the sports reporter for the Cape Breton Post. Follow him on Twitter @CBPost_Jeremy.