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Kole Chapman wins the Senior Boys 110m hurdles at the West Region championship Thursday May 28.

Seven local athletes advance to OFSAA track and field championship

May 29, 2026

John Wright/The Independent

Three LCCVI athletes hit the podium during the first day of the OFSAA West Regional track and field championships.

Rayah Minten, Kole Chapman and Kallee Elliott are among seven Lambton athletes advancing to the provincial championship.

Minten topped a field of 16 competitors with a throw of 11.56m, just one centimetre more than her throw best throw in her first season of competition at the Lambton-Kent finals.

Elliott and Eva Andreev of Cameron Heights Collegiate in Kitchener tied for first in the Novice Girls’ high jump at 1.56 m.

And Chapman continued his winning ways, this time in a very tight race just 0.7 seconds ahead of Kailer Jenney of Medway in Arva for first in the Senior Boys 110m hurdles. That bests his time of 14.43 at SWOSSAA and 14.89 at the Lambton-Kent finals.

All three advance to the provincial championships in St. Catharines starting June 4.

North Lambton Eagle Arlee Roder also advances to the provincials on Day One of the West Region championship. She placed fourth in the Novice Girls 400m with a time of 1:01.36, besting her time at SWOSSAA by over three seconds.

Also advancing to OFSSA are:

Camryn Leitch of Great Lake Secondary School who was second Junior Girls Discus. The Mooretown athlete had a throw of 33.09m.

Arie Roelands of North Lambton Secondary School advances after placing fourth in Junior Boys Pole Vault. He had a jump of 3.40m just 20 cm behind the first place finisher from Kitchener.

Camlachie’s Keala Pickard will represent St. Pat’s at the provincials, placing fourth in the Junior Girls’ 1500m. She has a couple more races to come in Day Two of the competition.

Lambton-Kent's Julia Pegg just missed her trip to the provincials after placing fifth in Senior Girls High Jump, just three centimetres behind the fourth place finisher.

North Lambton's Skyla Willemse finished 10th in the Junior Girls' 400m with a time of 1.04.03.

LCCVI's Jonah Wagner, who won the Novice Boys' long jump at SWOSSAA, placed 13th at the West Regional.

Senior Meagan Munro placed ninth in the Senior Girls 100m hurdles with a time of 15.66.

LCCVI's Xander Knapp placed 10th in the Junior 100m Hurdles with a time of 15.47.

And James Grant placed eighth in the 1500m at the West Regional Thursday. The Lancer was 17 seconds behind the first place finisher Chase Capes of St. Pat's.

The competition continues Friday.

Jonah Wagner of LCCVI
Rayah Minten
Kallee Elliott
Kallee Elliott
Arie Roelands of North Lambton Secondary School
Kole Chapman of LCCVI

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