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May 23, 2025

Heather Wright/The Independent

The Lancers claimed the AA title at the SWOSSAA Track and Field Championships.

Nine LCCVI athletes competing in 14 events have advanced to the West Region finals at Western University May 29 – 30.

Meagan Munro, Kole Chapman, Xander Knapp, Campbelle Brown, James Grant, Hunter Campbell, Darius Landon, Jayden Davis-Lumley, and Jamison Helps will represent the Lancers hoping for a berth to the OFSAA championship the following weekend in Ottawa.

Munroe won both the 80m and 300m hurdles at SWOSSAA with times of 12.81 and 47.66 respectively.

Chapman won the 300m Hurdles with a time of 41.50 and placed second in the 100m Hurdles with a time of 14.53.

Knapp placed fourth in both the 100m Novice Hurdles with a time of 15.81, and the 300m Hurdles with a time of 46.58. He’ll also represent LCCVI in the Long Jump after placing fifth Thursday.

Campbelle Brown placed fifth in the 300m Hurdles with a time of 52.89 to go to the regionals.

Grant won the 800m Senior race with a time of 1.57.90 and the 1500m with a time of 4:07.63.

Hunter Campbell heads to the regionals for Senior Mens Discus after placing second at SWOSSAA with a throw of 43.77m

Landon placed second at Senior Men’s High Jump clearing 1.75 m

Davis-Lumley placed fifth in Junior Javelin Thursday with a throw of 46.50 to advance.

And Helps placed second in Junior Shot Put with a throw of 12.91m and will also represent the Lancers at the West Region championships.

To see how all of LCCVI’s athletes did at SWOSSA click here: https://live.windsortiming.com/meets/53616/teams/1231985/athlete/40009142

Jayden Davis-Lumley placed fifth in Junior Javelin Thursday
Hunter Campbell placed seventh in Senior Shot Put
Jayden Davis-Lumley watches his javelin take flight
Rachel Burns of Enniskillen placed second in Senior Shot Put. The St. Pat’s athlete had a throw of
Ellis Wellington runs the 3,000m in the rain Thursday. He placed 12th with a time of 10.48:51
Campbelle Brown runs the opening leg of the 4x400m Thursday.
Meagan Munro takes off for the final loop as Julia Pegg of Lambton-Kent Composite grabs the baton in lane two.
Meagan Munro strains to the finish
Meagan Munro crosses the finish line in the 4x400m just 0.13 seconds before Ursuline from Chatham.
Campbelle Brown and Belle Stewart hug Meagan Munro at the finish line.
Darius Landon leads off the 4x400m Thursday
Kole Chapman hands off to Hunter Duncan Thursday in the 4x400m
James Grant takes the handoff from Hunter Duncan in the 4x400M Thursday
James Grant finishes second in their heat in the mens 4x400M Thursday.
Darius Landon, Kole Chapman, Hunter Duncan and James Grant joke around after the race after hearing Chapman had the fastest leg of the 4x400M Thursday. LCCVI placed 10th with a time of 3:42:25
Ben Leystra placed 12
Julia Pegg of Lambton Kent Composite School placed fifth in the Senior Women’s Long Jump to advance to the West Regional competition.
Jack Willemse of North Lambton Secondary School placed fourth in Junior Javelen and advances to the West Region competition next weekend.
Evan LaBlanc in the 3000m
Damien Weston at the Junior High Jump Thursday. He placed
Kinsar Rivet from Lambton-Kent Composite School in the 4x400M relay. LCKS finished with a time of 3:56.88.
Lillian Weening falls into the arms of Karyssa Hamilton after the Novice 3000m Thursday
The winners fall exhausted to the track after the Novice 3000m Thursday

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