Even before he won back-to-back events at the Northwest district meet, Lincoln Kvill had already clinched his berth in the Saskatchewan provincial high school track and field championships.
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“It was pretty good,” said the Grade 9 student from Lloydminster Comprehensive. “I threw javelin first, got second in it, so Moose Jaw (here I come).”
The top two finishers in each event qualified for provincials in Moose Jaw this Friday and Saturday.
At the district meet last Thursday in Lloyd, Kvill was just getting started with his runner-up finish in the intermediate boys’ javelin.
He staved off all opponents — and the heat — in winning his triple jump and long jump. He jumped 11.37 metres in the triple and 5.54 metres in the long.
“The heat kind of bugs you,” said Kvill, cooling off between events.
“It makes you sweat a lot. It just depends on the person. It didn’t really do too much to me, other than burning my neck.
“I sat in the shade before each one of my events.”
The only final in which he didn’t place was the 100 metres, a race that came at the end of a tiring day.
Kvill, 14, is used to juggling various events and multiple sports, as difficult as that can be at times. This past school year, he played defence with the U15 AAA Lloydminster Lancers hockey team.
His background includes minor football and a stint as a running back with the junior Barons.
He’s been competing in track and field since Grade 6 and ranks the sport “pretty high,” probably among his top three activities.
This coming season, the five-foot-10, 150-pound Kvill is trying out for the U17 AAA Lancers, and those hockey plans might impact his football future with the senior Barons.
“It kind of depends on what I make for hockey,” he said. “Because the schedules intertwine and it’s kind of hard to balance both.”
He has friends across all sports, including classmate Joseph Kelly, a football quarterback and a quick study in track’s multi-faceted quadrathlon.
Kvill’s hockey family last winter was the U15 AAA Lancers.
“Our season didn’t go as planned, but it was a nice group of kids,” he said.
BROTHER ACT
Participation in multiple sports runs in Kvill’s family.
His older brother Graydon is a Holy Rosary student representing the Raiders in the 800 metres at the Alberta high school provincials this week in Calgary.
In hockey, Graydon has just signed with the U18 AAA Lancers, after three years on defence with the Lloydminster Athletics.
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