Ten HCAA Athletes Reach Podium at Prov. Track 2008 It was great weekend in Regina for HCAA track and field athletes.  Over 100 athletes from HCAA schools attended the 2008 SHSAA Provincial Championship, with ten athletes attaining top three performances in their individual events. Gerad Dyck of Humboldt was a double medalist in the Junior Boys category, capturing the title of Provincial Champion in High Jump and silver medalist in Long Jump.  In the long jump, Gerad equalled the distance of the champion, but was placed second after the tie-breaking formula was applied. Meghan Flavel of Humboldt also captured a Provincial Championship Gold Medal (Junior Girls Pole Vault), as well as a silver medal in the Junior Girls 400m. The other HCAA athletes crowned as Provincial Champions were Brendan Lang (Raymore) in Junior Boys Shot Put and Jesse Kwasnica (Middle Lake) in Midget Boys Javelin. Andrew Breker of Muenster, also a double medalist, earned a silver medal in the Senior Boys 100m hurdles and a bronze medal in the Senior Boys 100m sprint. Other HCAA athletes attaining medals at the 2008 Provincial Championship are as follows:     Alex Blair (Lanigan)              Silver     Midget Girls 1500m     Christie McNab (Punnichy)   Silver     Midget Girls Shot Put     Ian McLellan (Holdfast)        Silver     Junior Boys 100m Hurdles     Ryan Bernhard (Muenster)    Bronze   Midget Boys100m Hurdles     Karsten Hoehn (Lanigan)      Bronze   Midget Boys Javelin In the final team standings, the HCAA finished eighth out of fourteen Districts, attaining 202 points.  This was a significant drop from last year's fourth place finish (299 points). Complete SHSAA Provincial Track and Field results can be found at www.shsaa.ca (choose "SHSAA Results" from the left side).   Complete HCAA Pre-District and District Championship results can be found on (or linked through) the HCAA Track Page.