The Varsity Blues track and field team kicked off 2013 with four first-place podium finishes at the annual Sharon Anderson meet on Saturday, January 5, at the Athletic Centre Field House.
Hayley Warren got the event started with a bang, finishing first in the women’s 60-metre run with a final time of 7.81s.
Second-year athlete Flo Peters dominated the women’s hurdles, placing first in the 60-metre event with a final of 9.52s. Peters is coming off a 2012 campaign in which she finished second overall in the OUA women’s pentathlon with 3,442 points, and later placed sixth at the CIS championships with 3,364 points.
In the women’s pole vault, Emily Kukovica of the Blues secured a silver with a final of 3.20 metres. Her second-place finish was matched by of Anthoul Bourolias in the women’s shot put.
Yohan Peiris claimed gold for U of T in section one of the men’s 300 metre run with a final of 38.91s. And after dominating the preliminaries, Jam He of the Blues came away with a gold with a final of 8.56s in the men’s 60-metre hurdles.
Bernard Townsend joined his teammates atop the podium after his final attempt of 4.75 metres saw him come first in the men’s pole vault.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE VARSITY BLUES
