Triple jumper Gabe Ing was one of six Legion athletes to attend the championships from Prince Edward Island. Ing finished ninth among 16 triple-jump participants with a 12.69.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

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Headed for the pole vault. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Family newshounds collect intel and report back to the home front. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Arwin Mathi of Scarborough, Ont., United Tamil Sports Club leaped 14.16 metres to clinch bronze in the under-18 men’s triple jump. The club finished 10th in the medal standings, with four gold and two bronze. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Grace Wong of BC/Yukon defeated Paige Joncas of Baie-Comeau, Que., to take gold in the under-18 women’s racewalk. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Naomie Fequet of Club d’athlétisme de Baie-Comeau, Que., and Jordyn French of Bolton Pole Vault in Ontario finished 1-2 respectively in the under-16 women’s racewalk. [Stephen J. Thorne]

Gold medallist Amelia Kristen of BC/Yukon (right) celebrates with silver medallist Lacie Simmons of B.C.’s Comox Valley Cougars after the under-18 women’s 100m hurdles final. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Daiquan Monteith of Flying Angels Academy survived an awkward landing to take silver in the under-18 men’s triple jump. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Jennessa Wolfe of Nova Scotia/Nunavut defeated Arianne Birch, an independent from Ontario, in a jump-off to win gold in the under-18 women’s highjump. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

The parental press at work.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

The aftermath of the under-18 women’s 1500m.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Zoe Mosher of Nova Scotia/Nunavut won gold in the under-16 women’s 2000 metres, clocking a 6:27.82 in 30 C degree-plus heat. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

An exhausted gold medallist Kaden Kingsmith of Alberta-NWT is congratulated by fourth place finisher Lj Nelson of Durham Drago following a heat-saturated under-18 men’s 1500m. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

With the heat index in the 40s, Matteo Padoin-Castillo of the Ottawa Lions collapsed in the last 200 metres of the 2500m under-18 men’s steeplechase. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

The boys take a dip along the steeplechase course during a hot Saturday at the 44th Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke, Que. Temperatures reached the mid-30s, with the heat index into the 40s. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Donovan Gagnon of Quebec won the under-18 men’s 400m hurdles in 55.36s.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Under-16 women’s 800m race winner Raiya Matonovich of British Columbia/Yukon launches from the start line alongside Anna Douma of the Waterloo, Ont.-based Laurel Creek Track Club and Quinn Coughlin of the Ottawa Lions. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Maxime-Antoine Vallee won Drummondville TFC’s only gold medal of the competition, clearing 4.20 metres in the under-18 men’s pole vault.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Maxime-Antoine Vallee of Drummondville (left) and Eliot Tremblay of Quebec exchange congratulations after finishing 1-2 respectively in the under-18 men’s pole vault. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

An exhausted Pishon Haughton of BC/Yukon gets a helping hand after anchoring his team to victory in the under-18 men’s 4x400m. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Kaden Kingsmith and Jett Hasiuk of Alberta-NWT check their times after finishing second in the under-18 men’s 4x400m relay.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Jake McEacheran of Alberta-NWT won gold in both the shot put and the discus, earning him the Jack Stenhouse Award as the top Legion male athlete of the competition.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Noah Louwerse of BC/Yukon won the under-16 men’s 800m in a time of 1:59.97. He also anchored the gold medal-winning 1600m sprint medley team.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Quebec anchor Nikita Gauvin-Jonckeau takes the baton from Sofia Agudelo to bring it home for gold in the under-16 women’s 4x100m. A three-time gold-medallist, Agudelo won the Leroy Washburn Award as the top Legion female athlete of the competition.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Under-18 women’s 800m silver medallist Mandeep Sangha of Alberta-NWT reaches out to embrace winner Kyla Martin of Ontario’s South Simcoe Dufferin Track and Field Club at the finish line. Martin ran a 2:10.41 to Sangha’s 2:11.38. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Day 2 was a hot one at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke, Que., with the heat index approaching the mid-40s. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Jenae Francis of Project Athletics Track and Field Program in Markham, Ont., powers up for another throw in the under-16 women’s shot put. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Independent Ontario athlete Erik Unger mentally prepares for the under-18 men’s 800m race. He finished sixth. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

An exhausted silver medallist Lucas Ewert of Manitoba-NWO congratulates winning anchor Noah Louwerse of BC/Yukon after the under-16 men’s 1600m sprint medley while bronze medallist Thomas Cote of Quebec waits his turn. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Jenna Tunks of London Western TFC took gold in the under-16 women’s shot put and discus. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Sofia Agudelo of Quebec was awarded the Leroy Washburn Award as the top female Legion athlete at the 2022 Legion National Track and Field Championships after taking gold in the under-16 women’s 80m hurdles, 200m hurdles and the 4x100m relay. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Dianna Proctor of Alberta/NWT, winner of the women’s under-18 200m, embraces bronze medallist Raenne Jones of Flying Angels Academy at the finish line. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Amlia Kristen of BC/Yukon took the under-18 women’s 100m hurdles in the 14.52s. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Marty Bajarunas of BC/Yukon threw 55.79m to take silver in the under-18 men’s javelin. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Mikaella Martin of Quebec ran away with the under-16 women’s 1500m steeplechase by almost 20 seconds, in 5:07.25. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Under-18 girls run the 1500m. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Medico at work.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Passing through the water hazard 200 metres from the tape, Mackenzie Hack of BC/Yukon, Louise Stonham of Ottawa Lions TFC and Ella Madsen of the Coquitlam, B.C., Cheetahs Track and Field Club finished 2-3-4 in the under-18 women’s 2000m steeplechase. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Mackenzie Hack of BC/Yukon took silver in the under-18 women’s 2000m steeplechase with a time of 7:00.03.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Yemane Mulugeta of BC/Yukon won the under-18 men’s 2000m steeplechase in 5:57.03, almost 6.5 seconds ahead of silver medallist Francis Bouffard of Quebec. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Multiple gold-medallist Sorcha Shiu anchored the Alberta-NWT team to victory in the under-18 women’s 4x400m relay on the final day of competition at the 44th Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships, held in Sherbrooke, Que. Shiu also took gold in the 2000m steeplechase and the 400m, as well as a bronze in the 400m hurdles.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Asia Phillips of the GTA’s Flying Angels Academy won the under-18 women’s long jump with a 5.74m leap and the triple jump (pictured) with a 12.57.[Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Double gold-medallist Asia Phillips of Flying Angels Academy celebratres after winning the under-18 women’s long jump. She also took the triple jump. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Pishon Haughton takes the pass from Hayden Hall and anchors BC/Yukon to victory in the under-18 men’s 4x400m. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Silver medallist Eliot Tremblay of Quebec gets encouragement from his teammates before his final attempt in the under-18 men’s high jump. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Silver medallist Eliot Tremblay of Quebec (right) congratulates Levi Tuura of BC/Yukon after Tuura took the under-18 men’s high jump. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Derek Jobin of Club d’athlétisme Lavironde de Montmagny, Que., was the one and only participant in the under-16 men’s 1500m racewalk. He won gold. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Maella Hodgson of BC/Yukon reacts as she crosses the finish line for the win in the under-18 women’s 1500m. She clocked a meet record 4:23.00. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Pentathaletes compete in the shot put on Day 1 of the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]

Quebec Past-President Norm Shelton (left) presented Kelly Smith with the President’s Award for his decades of “selfless service” in support of the Legion National Track and Field Championships. [Stephen J Thorne/Legion Magazine 2022 All Rights Reserved]