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Tagwi Student Sets New Track Record
Tagwi Intermediate School Grade 7 student Justin McNairn displays
the medal he received after winning the junior boys’ long jump event
at the Upper Canada Cup in Brockville on June 14.
By Todd Anderson
agwi Intermediate School
Tstudent Justin McNairn has set
a new standard in Upper Canada
in the junior boys’ long jump.
McNairn’s leap of 4.75 metres
during the Upper Canada Cup track
and field event at Thousand Island
Secondary School in Brockville on
June 14 is the furthest jump any
junior boy has ever made.
“I was very proud of myself and
in disbelief I set the record,” said
McNairn. “I had no idea what the
record was previously, nor did I
think I would come close. I had just
done my first jump and jogged back
to the line of other boys waiting to
jump. We would share how far we
jumped. So I did and everyone
said I had broken the record. Later
after the final jumps we went to the
man who was recording our jumps
and he then congratulated me on
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The 13-year-old was competing in whatever is next.”
track and field for the first time. He MacSweyn is impressed with
quickly fell in love with the events McNairn’s fi rst experiences in track
and is appreciative of the words and field.
of encouragement track athletes “Justin is a very gifted athlete.
receive from fellow competitors. He’s a natural at any sport I’ve
He also says practising for track coached him at Tagwi including
events has made him a better soccer, volleyball, basketball,
overall athlete, moving faster and softball, and track. He’s fast, and
finding his comfort zones easier ... boy can he jump. His speed down
coincidentally key focus areas for the runway is definitely an asset
the long jump. for his distance when jumping. I
“In my opinion to be a good long can’t say that I had any part in
jumper is to have a fast run up, and his success. All I did was get him
jump at somewhat of an angle. You where he needed to be at the track
find what works for you as you meet that day.”
progress but this way you’re not Along with his new involvement
jumping too low or too high. It in track and field, McNairn also
should be balanced.”
Receiving some quality coaching plays competitive soccer with
also helps. the Glengarry Hearts, broomball
“(Ms. MacSweyn) has helped in Finch and Russell, summer
me with getting in a zone where I broomball, indoor soccer, and
know what I have to do to fulfill my many other sports.
goals,” says McNairn, a resident of While he set the Upper Canada
Avonmore. “Even for team sports Cup record at 4.75 metres, McNairn
there’s something about her that notes his personal best recorded by
makes us pumped and ready for his gym teacher is 4.90 metres.
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beating the record. My actual goal Presents “Famous Sports Quotes”
in all events was just to place in top
10.”
Those other events included the “Excellence is the gradual result of
100 metre and 200 metre races always striving to do better.” Pat Riley
where he placed second in both, as
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