Holy Redeemer wins track & field Zones
Special to the Post
As the athletics season at Holy Redeemer comes to close in a few weeks, the program still managed to snag another banner for their gym wall as they won the 2A Track & Field Zone Championships.
“Everyone works extremely hard on all of their sports,” says Teacher Laura Webb. “Track and Field are so different than any other team sport as they force the athlete to practice a lot on their own.” Webb remarked how motivated this group was right from the start. “We had a great turnout from day one and everyone kept coming week in and week out. And all of their hard work really paid off.” The team competed in the Zone Championships in Edmonton on May 19.
In the end, the entire team won a total of eleven gold medals, four silver and three bronze.
The gold medalists were Katelyn Grant – Junior Women’s High Jump; Zane Hartman – Intermediate Men 3000m; Tomas Mark – Senior Men 1500m and 3000m; Shawn Rogers – Junior Men 800m; Spencer Smith – Junior Men 100m and 200m; Anna Stang – Junior Women 100mand 400m; and Shawn Rogers, Austin Canning, Spencer Smith, and Brian Bailer – Junior Men 4x400m Relay.
The silver medalists included Sarah Beckman – Senior Women’s High Jump and 80m Hurdles; Brandy Stewart – Senior Women 400m; and Shawn Rogers, Austin Canning, Spencer Smith, and Brian Bailer – Junior Men 4x100m Relay.
The bronze medal winners were Sarah Beckman – Senior Women 100m; Brandy Stewart – Senior Women 800m; and Carolyn Webb – Senior Women Javelin.
There were also numerous other Rebels athletes who made it into the top eight in their events and help the overall team points that won the banner. “We received 197.5 points in total,” says Webb.
And as you can see, although the athletes compete in individual events, they all represent the same team – the Rebels.