Monday, July
24, 2006
Wow - some tremendous results from National
Juniors!
Results - National Junior
Track and Field Championships,
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Led by Rebecca Johnston's bronze medal in the 400m, five
athletes from Sudbury's Track North Athletic Club placed
in the top-seven at the Canadian Junior Track and Field
Championships in Sherbooke Quebec this weekend.
Ranked fifth coming into the event, Johnston ran a personal
best 55.44 to advance to the finals, then a 55.79 in the
rain to claim her bronze medal. Her time was only .22 off
the standard for the World Junior Games in Beijing, China.
Rebecca remains in Sherbrooke, participating at a National
Junior Relay camp.
Tianna Deck, ranked 13th before the event, shocked the field
by placing fourth in the long jump. Competing in the pouring
rain, Deck nailed her second last jump with a personal best
leap of 5.33 metres.
Dan Gardiner placed fifth in triple jump, with a leap of
13.80 metres. He also placed 6th in the long jump with a
jump of 6.63 metres.
Dave Thibert placed 7th in the high jump with a jump of
1.85 metres.
Also competing were André Pelland, who placed 25th
in the 400m with a time of 1:59.75; Eric Ouellet who was
31st in the 800m with a 1:59.75; Tanya Simard, 14th in the
triple jump with a 10.51 metre; and Kaitlyn Tallman who
placed 18th in the 3k with a 10:40.84 and 21st in the 1500m
with a 4:52.57.
Wednesday, July
19
Andrew Ellereton,
Results, European Distance Tour, 2006
Andrew Ellerton, still representing Track
North, is running some fast times on his European Tour.
He started, jet-lagged and all, with a 1:47.81 for second
place in the 800m in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Then, two days later, he ran a blazing 1:46.91 in Gent,
Belgium off a 52.0 split - again for second place.
His final race of the tour is in Heusden, Netherlands on
Saturday. He then returns to this side of the Atlantic to
run at National Seniors.
Andrew has one more outdoor track season left at the U.
of Michigan next year.
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Results: Provincial Legion
Championships, Timmins, July 14 & 15
Here are the Track North results from Day 1
Tianna Deck Triple Jump 3rd 10.82m PB!!
Andre Pelland 400m 4th 50.65 PB!!
Amy Morin 400m 9th 1:07.99
1500m 15th 5:50.84
Emma Tallman 1500m 11th 5:48.07
Justin Ouellette 1500m 17th 4:56.54
DAY 2 RESULTS
Tianna Deck Long Jump 5.09m (3rd)
100m 13.38 (9th)
Caroline Ehrhardt Triple Jump 10.13m (8th)
800m 2:41.05 (12th)
Sara Hennesey High Jump 1.45m (8th)
Long Jump 4.19m (9th)
Charles Carre High Jump 1.70m (8th)
400mh 1:04.68 (12th)
Erika Kiviaho 100m 14.05 (11th)
200m 29.54 (11th)
Andre Pelland 200m 23.57 (11th)
100m 12.00 (13th)
Eric Roques 100m 11.76 (9th)
200m 24.23 (12th)
Justin Ouellette 3000m 10:24.83 (14th)
Emma Tallman 800m 2:34.05 (9th)
Amy Morin 800m 2:41.77 (11th)
