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Eleven of Wm. E. Hay's track and fielders go to zones

Students from across the region congregated under sunny skies on May 20 for the regional high school track meet.
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Paul DuToit takes off sprinting to pass the baton to his teammate during the area track and field competition on Wednesday

Students from across the region congregated under sunny skies on Wednesday, May 20 at William E. Hay Composite High School's track and field facilities for the regional high school track meet.

Stettler sent 16 kids to the local meet, and of those 16, 11 advanced to zones to compete today, May 27, in Red Deer.

Jonathan Campbell, coach of the track and field team, said that it was the students themselves who ensured they performed well at track.

"Track and field is the last event of the year," Campbell said, explaining that it doesn't always have the best participation from the student body. "The students who do well often train on their own time throughout the year."

Evan Reichart is one of the four William E. Hay racers that make up the boys' relay team, and broke his wrist playing baseball near the start of the season. Despite that, he said he wasn't going to let the neon-green cast on his wrist stop him from racing.

"I'm starter," he explained, meaning that he'd only have to pass the baton to the next racer, rather than try to get a grip on it himself before racing on to the next hand-off.

Despite Reichart's cast, he and Teron Garbutt, Tye Mulgrove and Paul DuToit came in first in the 4x100m relay race. Also taking first place finishes were Reichart in 400m sprint, Will Hall in intermediate high jump, Keegan St. Dennis in shot put, and Dacia Gramlick in 80m hurdles, long jump and high jump (senior girls). While Gramlick will not be competing at zones due to alternate commitments, Hall, Garbutt, Mulgrove, DuToit, Reichart and St. Dennis will be joined at zones by Reesa Garez, Jordan Lane and Jens Lohmann.

For zone results, see next week's paper.