On January 31st, the Canton varsity track and field team had a strong finish to the winter season, as they competed in the last regular meet.
To kick off the meet, the girls 4×800 team placed first with a time of 10:18. The team consisted of Salma Moumen, Lena Frank, Aurora Casserly, and Elena Abplanalp.
“It will hurt, but you can do it,” Casserly said after the relay.
Canton’s boys 4×800 relay, consisting of Aiden Rodriguez-Doyle, Daniel Armendariz-Huang, Rylan Lee-Powell, and Noah Gendebein, also placed first with a time of 8:46.
Top runners in the girls 60 meter dash included Shaylee Olmstead with a time of 9.06, placing 13th, and Elizabeth Metcalf with a time of 9.44, placing 16th.
In the boys 60 meters, Tegan Cortwright placed 11th with a time of 7.92. Hayden Towle placed 17th with a time of 8.03.
Isabella Perratta placed seventh in the girls hurdles with a time of 12.00.
In the boys 60 meter hurdles, Adam Sabatini placed eighth with a time of 11.14. Tegan Cortwright placed 11th with a time of 11.64.
In the girls 1500 meters, Violet Foster placed seventh with a time of 6:01. Addison Ragan placed eighth, running a 6:24.
Kaden Worthley took third place in the boys 1600 with a time of 4:48.
“The race went really well. I pushed myself hard and I got the results I was looking for,” Worthley said in regards to his finish.
In the girls 600, Elena Abplanalp placed fifth with a time of 1:50. Hannah Ames placed eighth with a time of 1:53. Aurora Casserly placed ninth with a time of 1:55.
In the boys 600, Daniel Armendariz-Huang placed third with a time of 1:31. Aiden Rodriguez-Doyle ran the race in 1:33, placing fifth.
In an exciting race, senior Salma Moumen not only placed first in the 3000 meters, but qualified for Nike Indoor Nationals. Moumen had a 15 second personal record, running the race in 10:29.
In the boys 1000 meter, Kaden Worthley placed second with a time of 2:51.
Daniel Armendariz-Huang placed first in the boys 3200 with a time of 10:49.
The girls 4×400 meter relay placed fourth with a total time of 4:54. The team consisted of Aurora Casserly, Elena Abplanalp, Shaylee Olmstead, and Violet Foster.
Duncan Harper, Crosby Terrell, Adam Sabatini, and Kaden Worthley placed fourth in the boys 4×400 with a time of 4:01.
In boys long jump, Hayden Towle placed seventh with a distance of 17 ft. 5 in.
In girls triple jump, Isabella Perratta placed ninth with a jump of 26 ft. 9.75 in. Hannah Ames placed tenth, jumping 26 ft. 9.5 in.
In the boys shot put, William Moots placed seventh, throwing 33 ft. 1.25 in.
In girls high jump, Zara Cordwell placed second with a height of 4 ft. 10 in.
William Moots placed third in the boys weight throw with a distance of 30 ft.
Canton’s boys and girls team both placed fifth overall. On Friday, February 7th, sectionals will take place at SLU’s Newell Field House.
