A pair of Amherstburg athletes are staying busy at track and field over the summer and collecting medals in the process.
Tyler Lamarche and Leora Sharman have been competing with the University of Windsor Athletics Club (UWAC) this summer.
Both girls competed in the U16 age group at the Athletics Ontario Championships in Brampton July 26-28.
Lamarche brought home three silver medals from the Athletics Ontario Championships, as she competed in the javelin, discus and shot put events.
Sharman won a bronze medal in the discus competition in Brampton.
Lamarche competed in the Ontario Summer Games in London this past weekend, where she took second in shot put and discus and captured first place in javelin.
“It was a really good experience, especially for team bonding,” said Sharman. “Tyler and I hung out quite a bit. We actually hung out with a lot of the team with UWAC.”
Sharman added: “The actual competition was a lot of fun.”
Lamarche said she had a lot of fun meeting new people and competing alongside of her UWAC teammates. She said she was happy with her results from that track and field meet.
The UWAC season started in late May.
Sharman said “there’s definitely been improvement” in her results and believed they have been doing better as a whole.
“I think we did pretty good, especially since we just started this year,” said Sharman.
Sharman, Lamarche and their teammates practice in Windsor three times per week.
“The more we practice, the better we get,” said Lamarche.
Lamarche joined originally last year to get some practice in but this year she is competing with the support of the coaches. Sharman added she was encouraged to get involved with the UWAC track team this summer.
“It’s been a good experience,” said Sharman. “I’m glad I did it.”
Sharman and Lamarche are students at North Star High School and compete there, but UWAC allows them more opportunities to take part in a greater variety of events.
“There’s a lot more people, that’s for sure,” said Lamarche, of the competitions UWAC travels to.
The national competition is coming up but the club track and field season is coming to a close soon. Sharman added they thank their coaches, who include Celina Gibb, Denise Hebert and Tina Sharman.
Two local athletes doing well in track and field
By Ron Giofu
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