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PHOTOS: LCCVI Athletes bring home gold, silver and bronze from OFSAA

June 12, 2023

When Charlie Shaw clinched the bronze medal in the 800m race at OFSAA Saturday, he helped complete the medallion set for LCCVI.

(Ottawa, Canada—10 June 2023) John O’Reilly of Upper Canada College – Toronto and Charlie Shaw of Lambton Central – Petrolia competing in the 800m at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 Geoff Robins / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

The LCCVI Senior placed third in the 800m Saturday. It was a tight finish with less two third of a second between first place Shamiso Sikaneta from Toronto and Shaw.

Shaw ran the 800m in 1:55.22 beating his personal best by four seconds.

Shaw also placed fifth with his personal best Friday in the 1500m.

(Ottawa, Canada—08 June 2023) Hunter Campbell of Lambton Central – Petrolia competes in the discus throw at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 \MRR\ / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

Shaw’s bronze was the third medal for LCCVI at the provincial championship. Hunter Campbell won gold in the Junior Men’s Discus Thursday and Hunter Mitchell took home silver in the 100m hurdles. Mitchell ran 43.70 s finishing 12th overall in the 300m hurdles Saturday.

(Ottawa, Canada—09 June 2023) Hunter Mitchell of Lambton Central – Petrolia competes in the sprint hurdles at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

James Grant came in eighth in Novice 800m. He ran the race Saturday with a time of 2:03.98.

(Ottawa, Canada—10 June 2023) James Grant of Lambton Central – Petrolia competing in the 800m at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 Geoff Robins / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

And Jack Helps finished 11th in the Senior Men’s Javelin with a throw of 43.15m Saturday.

(Ottawa, Canada—10 June 2023) Jack Helps of Lambton Central – Petrolia competing in the javelin throw at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 Miles Ryan Rowat / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages
(Ottawa, Canada—10 June 2023) Charlie Shaw of Lambton Central – Petrolia competing in the 800m at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 Miles Ryan Rowat / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

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