Record book takes beating as eight new records set in South Central district meet

Peacock’s Kapovic, Vanier’s Anderson head into provincials after setting records in both city and district meets

Randy Palmer - Moose Jaw Express

Now that the high school track and field season has reached the biggest meet of the season, Peacock distance runner Nikolina Kapovic will look to just keep on keeping on.

Because if everything goes according to plan, she’ll most definitely be in the medal hunt at the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association championships during the June 4 weekend in Saskatoon.

Such is often the case when you’ve done nothing but set records in each major meet in the lead-up to provincials.

Kapovic was at it again in the South Central district meet, setting a new mark in the junior girls 3,000 metres on Tuesday after doing the same a week earlier in the city championship.

“I’m pretty happy, it’s been a good season and my times have been creeping down, so it’s been going pretty well,” Kapovic said shortly after finishing second in the 1,500 metres on Wednesday.

Kapvoic crossed the line in 10 minutes, 57.2 seconds in the district meet, taking seven seconds off the old mark set by former Central standout Kailey Smith back in 2003. Kapovic was also four seconds better than her city record set a week earlier, showing steady progression as the season continues.

Knocking off two-decade-old records has given Kapovic plenty of confidence heading into provincials, where she’ll be among the top-level runners aiming to claim provincial gold.

“Right now I’m in the medal standings, so I’m going to try and aim for that and see what happens,” Kapovic said.

Central’s Katie Rogers had a record-setting day of her own, crossing the