THUNDER BAY — A 14.23m throw landed Terrace Bay's Aiden Fummerton at the top of Northwestern Ontario Secondary Schools Athletics Association (NWOSSAA) all-time best shot put rankings.
Aiden Fummerton, of Lake Superior High School in Terrace Bay, delivered a record-setting performance at the 2025 NWOSSAA Track and Field Championships in the junior boys’ shot put, breaking the junior record three times.
The previous NWOSSAA junior record of 13.66 meters, set by Patrick Stamp of Hammarskjold in 2016, was first broken during the qualifying round by Andrew MacGillvray of St. Patrick, who threw 13.78 meters. Fummerton followed shortly after with a 13.79-meter throw, taking the record by a one-centimetre margin.
In the finals, MacGillvray improved to 13.90 meters, temporarily reclaiming the record. Fummerton responded by breaking the record two more times, first with a throw of 14.21 meters, and then with his final and best throw of 14.23 meters.
That final distance not only secured first place in the junior boys’ division but also exceeded the NWOSSAA senior boys’ shot put record of 14.22 meters, set in 2014 by Dylan Gosselin-Archer of Geraldton Composite High School, though it's worth noting that junior boys compete with a lighter shot put.
Final standings for the junior boys’ shot put:
1st – Aiden Fummerton (Lake Superior HS) – 14.23m
2nd – Andrew MacGillvray (St. Patrick HS) – 13.91m
3rd – Wyatt Beaudry (Geraldton CHS) – 13.26m
“Coming into the meet, I had an idea I was throwing close to the record back home. But once I got here, everything just felt different, better,” he said.
“My first throw was solid, not quite the record. Then MacGillvray broke it, and I knew I had to step it up. Then he broke it again by 20 centimetres, and I was getting stressed. I thought, ‘OK, I’ve got to find it here.’ I found it. I threw 14.20m.”
That throw was more than a personal best “I’d never thrown in the 14s before,” Fummerton added. “Usually, I was just high 13s, consistent mid-13s. I came here and just found my rhythm, performed very well. I’m very excited about it.”
