A quick report from the national championships.  It was an extraordinary weekend.

New PB’s were established in 5 events!

HOC athletes took home 8 gold medals (5 individual, 3 relay), 1 silver, and 1 bronze.

In alphabetical order:

Daunte Henriques: Silver, 4x100M (New PB)
Myles Misener-Daley: Gold 100M (there was just a bit of wind, but it would have been a PB), Gold 200M, Gold 400M (New PB), Silver 4x100M (New PB)
Alec Purnell: Gold 4x400M
Nifaiya Robinson: Gold 200M, Gold 300M (New PB and National Record), Gold 4x100M, Gold Medley Relay, Gold 4x400M, Bronze 100M
Marqus Rookwood: Silver 4x100M (New PB)
Declan Sutherland-Case: 200M (New PB), 300M (New PB)
Randy Tshikuna: Silver 4x100M (New PB)

THANK-YOU to HOC!  The collective effort of the club makes these events happen, and sets these young athletes up for success.

Huge thank-you to all the parents – we had a lot of fun, great food and tons of support for all the athletes (even those athletes from other clubs that didn’t have their parents with them – they were free to “hang” with us).

The big hearts of the HOC crowd were on display!  I’m always proud of our group, anywhere we go.  I truly believe in standing up for dignity, kindness and sportsmanship.  We often encounter adversity, but we rise above.

Matt, Bernard, Ryan