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400m specialist continuing to get faster Michael Trnkus continues to rack up personal bests. The local runner, who won three Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) 400-metre medals during his time at Abbey Park High School, has shown steady improvement at provincial, national and international events this summer. Trnkus posted a time of 48.01 seconds to win gold at the junior provincial championships in June, taking nearly two-tenths of a second off the Michael Trnkus time he ran to earn senior boys' silver at the OFSAA meet two weeks earlier. He then tied the Ontario high school record at the Canadian senior championships later that month, finishing fourth overall with a time of 47.71. Trnkus' next meet was the junior nationals in Prince Edward Island, where he finished second in the 400m and earned a place on Team Canada for the junior Pan/Am championships. 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