62-year-old facing assault charge after Brigden confrontation
Heather Wright
Kole Chapman, in the heats for the Junior 100M Hurdles, won bronze May 28 at the West Region finals in London. He's moved on to the final at OFSAA in Toronto.
Chapman moves to 100M hurdle final at OFSAA
June 6, 2025
Kole Chapman has advanced to the 100m Junior Mens’ Hurdles at OFSAA.
He placed 8th over all in the Friday morning heats with a time of 14.49 to qualify for the finals this afternoon at the provincial championship.
Meagan Munro also ran in the heats this morning for the 80M Junior Women’s Hurdles. She placed 12th with a time of 12.78 and did not qualify for the final heats.
And Hunter Campbell placed seventh in the Senior Mens’ Discus this afternoon with a throw of 46.94.
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