Father Mercredi athlete units provincial shot put document, wins three gold medals

Father Patrick Mercredi Excessive College pupil Dau Dau, 17, has received three gold medals and set a provincial shot put document after competing in Edmonton on June 2 and three.

Dau, a Grade 12 particular schooling pupil, hurled a six-kilogram shot 11.36 metres and shattered the earlier document of 9.86 metres set in 2018. The silver medal winner received with 6.71 metres.

“It felt actually nice. After that document, I used to be like ‘OK, that is nice,” he mentioned. “I knew it was going to occur. After I threw an 11.36, I knew nobody had thrown an 11.36 earlier than.”

Dau set his information at the Alberta Faculties’ Athletic Affiliation (ASAA) Observe and Area Championships. He received a gold medal in 100-metre with a remaining time of 14.52 seconds, and a 3rd gold medal in 200-metre sprint with 30.94 seconds.

When he competed finally yr’s provincial championships in Drugs Hat, he received silver in shot put with a remaining purpose of 8.01 metres. Dau additionally received two bronze medals in 100-metre and 200-metre sprint.

Dau has competed in monitor and area occasions who additionally performs basketball and soccer.

“At monitor occasions, you’ll be able to cheer in your teammates and also you get to look at all types of cool occasions. You get to expertise a very large and nice competitors,” mentioned Dau.

Dau was certainly one of three college students from the college that competed in provincials. Brent Easton, the athletics director on the college, referred to as Dau an inspiration to all different athletes.

“He not simply broke the document, he smashed it. That may stand for awhile,” mentioned Easton. “We anticipated him doing rather well as a result of he did rather well final yr. However once we realized he not solely received gold however broke a brand new provincial document, that’s simply an unimaginable achievement.”

Easton additionally praised the teaching of Devante Hobbs, Katie Whelan and Garrett Hahn in the course of the 2022-23 yr.

“The outcomes present when you will have a child who wins three gold medals. It’s not solely an achievement for the athlete however it’s additionally a feather of their cap,” mentioned Easton. “It exhibits we’re doing nice issues with our athletes at Father Merc.”

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