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May 22, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent

James Grant and Meagan Munro won big at SWOSSAA in Lasalle Wednesday.

Grant won the Senior 1500m race with a time of 4:07.63, 0.62 better than the second place finisher Elliott Lester of Holy Names. He’ll head to the West Region Championships in London next week. Grant also placed eighth in the Senior 400m.

Meantime, Munro won the Junior 80m Hurdles in a very tight race with only 1.11 second between Munro and the last runner.

There were also a number of Lancers who placed second in their events.

Darius Land placed second in Senior High Jump with a leap of 1.75m behind Dresden’s Jeremiah Zomerman who jumped 1.95m.

Jamison Helps placed second in Junior Shot Put with a throw of 12.91, just six centimetres under the first place finisher.

Hunter Campbell threw the discus 43.77m in the Senior division. Carter Blackmore of Sandwich Secondary won the event.

And Kole Chapman placed second in the Junior 100m Hurdles with a time of 14.53.

Xander Knapp placed fourth in the 100m Hurdles and fifth in the Novice Long Jump with a jump of 14.53.

Hunter Kedwell placed sixth in the Senior Javelin with a throw of 41.80.

Katelyn Nicholson placed sixth in the Senior High Jump and the LCCVI Women’s Junior 4x100m with a time of 53.90.

Here’s all the top finishes from Day One of SWOSSAA

Meagan Munro – LCCVI; first, Junior 80m Hurdles, 12.81

James Grant – LCCVI; first, Senior 1500m, 4:07.63

Darius Landon – LCCVI; second, Senior High Jump 1.75m

Jamison Helps – LCCVI; second, Junior Shot Put; 12.91m

Hunter Campbell – LCCVI; second Senior Discus, 43.77m

Kole Chapman – LCCVI; second, Junior 100m Hurdles, 14.53

Xander Knapp – LCCVI; fourth, Novice 100m Hurdles, 15.81 and fifth, Novice Long Jump, 5:34m

Hunter Kedwell – LCCVI; sixth, Senior Javelin, 41.80

Katelyn Nicholson – LCCVI; sixth, Senior High Jump 1.45m

LCCVI Womens Junior 4x100m, sixth, 53.90

Hannah Daniel – LCCVI, seventh, Senior Javelin, 32.74m

Philip Shih – seventh, LCCVI; Novice Javelin, 33:06m

Amberly Van Stempvoort – LCCVI; seventh Junior Long Jump, 4:31m

Issac Maw – LCCVI;  eighth, Senior Javelin

Heidi Shaw – LKCS; eighth, Junior 1500m

Riley Verberne – LCCVI, 10th, Novice Shot Put

Sabine Gerrits – LCCVI; tenth, Junior 400m

Regional Winners

Kinser Rivest – LKCS, Dresden,  first, Junior 100m, 11:30

Juliet Osborne – LKCS; Dresden, second, Junior Triple Jump, 10.09 m

Julia Pegg – LKCS, Dresden; fourth, Senior High Jump 1:50 m and fourth, Senior Triple Jump, 10:29m

Juliet Osborne – LKCS; seventh, Junior 100m, 13.38

Ben Shepherd – NLSS; seventh, Senior Javelin 40.88M

Kyler Van Esse – LKCS; ninth, Junior Shot Put, 12.03m

Rachel Burns – St. Pat’s; 10th, Senior Javelin

LCCVI’s Xander Knapp places fourth in the Novice 100 M Hurdles May 21 at SWOSSAA
Kole Chapman of LCCVI places second with a time of 14.93 in the Junior 100 M Hurdles May 21.
Ben Willemse of North Lambton Secondary School in the Novice Javelin May 21.
LCCVI’s Philip Shih throws 33.06 in the Novice Javelen May 21.
Hunter Campbell placed second in the Senior Discus with a throw of 43.77 May 21.
Hunter Campbell placed second in the Senior Discus with a throw of 43.77 May 21.
Luke Shaw of LCCVI in the Junior 1500M May 21.
LCCVI’s James Grant makes his move to the front in the final lap of the Senior 1500. Grant won the event with a time of 4:07.63
LCCVI’s Xander Knapp waits for the baton in the Mens’ Novice 4×100 M May 21
Belle Stewart handis off to Harleigh Mitchell in the 4x100m Junior Relay
Meagan Munro sprints to the finish in the 4×100 M relay. LCCVI placed sixth in the junior eventMay 21.
Juliet Osborne heads to the finish line in the 4×100 M
Hunter Kedwell strains to the finish

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