North Star sweeps discus event

Tyler Lamarche, Leora Sharman and Ava Mayrand went 1-2-3 in the junior girls discus event at the 18th annual Lancer Prep Invitational. All three set a personal best in the event with Lamarche throwing 35.09m, Sharman 32.18 and Mayrand 26.32.

"It's fun," Lamarche told Powerplay Sports. "I feel we really represent our school very well. It's nice to PB in our first meet."

Ava Mayrand, Tyler Lamarche and Leora Sharman

Lamarche went on to win the junior girls shot put during the afternoon session with a throw of 12.21m which set a meet record. Mayrand finished second at 11.24 while Sharman placed 5th at 9.92m.

The meet drew 47 high schools to the University of Windsor including one from Timmins. "Now they're getting to see other athletes," said Windsor Lancers head track and field coach Colin Inglis. "Now they're getting a little variety, seeing some other competition. Makes the competition a little better for them."

The meet is also an opportunity for student-athletes to check out the city and facility. Some of them have already committed to the University of Windsor while others like the North Star trio may have caught the eye of UWindsor coaches.

"Always hoping for surprises especially from one year to the next someone all of a sudden there's somebody that wasn't on the radar before and now is." said Inglis who notes some have gone through growth spurts while others may have given up another sport to focus solely on track and field.

Alyssa Tannini of Villanova set the meet record in the Novice girls 80m hurdles. The grade 9 runner clocked in at 12.31 seconds, over a full second ahead of second place Avery Fines of Sarnia St. Pat's (13.63). Tannini also won the 100m and was part of the 4x100 relay team that won the event.

Here's a quick photo gallery from my travel across the stadium Saturday.