Quite a lot can change in only a couple of weeks.

The Moose Jaw Invitational track and field meet at the start of May saw temperatures over 30 degrees and the athletes were battling off heat exhaustion throughout the day.

On Wednesday at the Moose Jaw city championship meet, there was athletes in parkas to make sure that they stayed warm heading into their events.

The cool and windy weather at Gutheridge Field didn’t slow down the action on the track and in the field however, as four records fell throughout the day and Peacock Collegiate walked away with their fourth consecutive team championship.

Peacock captured 1,007 points to claim the title, while Vanier finished in second with 623 points and Central was third with 608.

Click here for full results from the meet.

Branning Breaks Another Record

Central’s Jonah Branning broke a record that was older than him on Wednesday when he edged out Peacock’s Ryan Botterill for top spot in the senior boys 100-metre race.

Branning finished in a blazing time of 10.71 seconds, which was 0.01 seconds in front of Shane Nicholson’s record from 1999.

“It felt good, I wasn’t really coming in expecting any records or aiming for records, I was just aiming for first and that’s just what happened,” said Branning. “I was honestly happier about the two first (place finishes) than the records.”

All the athletes competing on Wednesday stopped what they were doing to watch the two sprinters battle it out in the 100 late in the afternoon and it didn’t disappoint with Branning and Botterill neck-and-neck right until the finish.

Branning has had the edge on Botterill so far this season, winning both the 100 and 200m races at the Invitational and city championship meets, but it has taken out of this world runs to accomplish that.

“Last year neither of us had races that close, so when you come into this year, in addition to training, that helps you run your faster times,” said Branning.

Branning ended up walking away with gold in the 100m, 200m and long jump to cap off a good day.

“I was pretty happy with how I did today,” he said. “The jumping, I’m happy about it, but my main focus is the sprinting and when I get first in those, that really brings my mood and confidence up.”

Botterill ended up second in both the 100 and 200, but got the better of Branning in the 4x100 relay as the Peacock team set a new record with a time of 45.10 seconds.

“This is day is about the team, so it feels good to get a team record in the end,” Botterill said.

“Another back-and-forth day and it was a lot of fun... It seems like whoever wins the race seems to break the record to get the win, it’s a fun time.”

Botterill broke the 200m record at the Swift Current Invitational last weekend, while Branning set the 100m mark.

The two athletes will continue their showdown at districts next Wednesday at Gutheridge Field.

Central's Crozier Holmes pulls away from the pack during the junior boys 100-metre on his way to one of six gold medals on the day at the Moose Jaw high school track and field city championship meet on Wednesday. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Holmes Has Outstanding Day

Walking away with six gold medals from a track meet is an amazing feat and that’s what Central’s Crozier Holmes accomplished on Wednesday.

The grade 10 athlete sprinted his way to gold in the 100, 200 and 400-metre races, picked up gold in discus and then was apart of Central’s gold medal winning teams in the junior boys 4x100 and 4x400 relays.

“It’s been a really successful day, it’s been really fun,” he said.

“I was hoping to have a day like this, but I didn’t know how it would pan out, I didn’t feel that great this morning, but eventually, I got stretched out and started feeling better and ran really well in my races.”

With so many events going on during the day and some cooler than normal weather, Holmes said staying loose was the biggest key throughout the day.

He’s hoping to carry his success over to the next few weeks and come away with some more medals.

“Just keep working at it, make my way into provincials hopefully and just try to win my team some points,” said Holmes.

Vanier's Hunter Bosch powers his way down the final straightaway during his record-setting 400-metre run on Wednesday at the Moose Jaw high school track and field city championship meet. (Photo: Marc Smith)

Loucks & Bosch Set New Marks

Peacock’s Kassandra Loucks started the day off on a high note as she set a record in the midget girls shot put in the first event of the day.

Four different athletes actually topped the old record in the event, but Loucks came out on top with a throw of 9.50 metres, which was almost a full metre further than the previous record.

“I think I can still throw better, so I’m hoping to do better at districts,” said a confident Loucks.

“It was chilly (during the event), but I feel like I throw better when it’s cold, I don’t get as hot.”

Loucks also picked up a silver medal in discus and placed fourth in javelin.

Vanier’s Hunter Bosch just keeps pushing his time lower in the 400-metre as he broke the senior boys record on Wednesday after breaking the same record at the Invitational earlier this month.

Bosch finished with a time of 49.86 seconds, which topped the old mark of 50.66.

The Vikings’ runner also took gold in the 800m and bronze in the 200m.