Track North Press Release
July 4th, 2010
Moncton, New Brunswick
Sudbury's Track North Athletic Club capped its
best ever performance at a National Junior Track
and Field Championships with two members
being selected to compete for Canada at the upcoming
World Junior Track and Field Championships.
Ross Proudfoot (Lively, ON) was
selected to Team Canada today following his silver
medal performance in the Men's 5000m event at the
Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships contested
today in Moncton. Proudfoot, competing in his first
ever 5000m race on the
track, finished the race in a time of 14 minutes
43.35 seconds. In a field of 27 runners, Proudfoot
sat in 3rd place for the majority of
the race but finished with a strong kick over the
final 600 metres to earn his spot to represent Canada
at the World Track and Field
Championships also being contested in Moncton from
July 19th to 25th. Mohammed Ahmed of St. Catherines
won the race in 14:15.92.
Proudfoot, who also placed 4th in the 1500m event
on Saturday, will compete against the best 5000m
competitors in the world on Saturday,
July 24th.
Caroline Ehrhardt (Espanola, ON)
defended her Canadian Junior Triple Jump title with
a winning performance of 12.54 metres. This mark
was
a remarkable 59 centimetres ahead of second place.
Based on this result, Ehrhardt will also compete
for Canada in the triple jump at the World Championships.
Ehrhardt also qualified in the Long Jump following
her gold medal in that event on Saturday. Ehrhardt
will compete at the World Championships on Tuesday
and Wednesday, July 22nd and 23rd.
Following his race, Proudfoot commented: "I
am really excited to compete at the World Championships
and have the opportunity to represent my country."
Regarding his race, he noted: "Today's race
went exactly as planned. We knew going in that if
I finished in first or second I had a good chance
of being named to the team. I started out strong
and sat third until I felt confident I could kick
for home."
Track North coach Darren Jermyn commented: "Ross
ran the perfect race today. We were concerned that
the two 1500m races he ran earlier at
the championships would affect his performance but
his tactics in the race set him up perfectly to
earn his spot on the Worlds Team and once again
he got the job done."
Long-time Track North coach Dick Moss noted: "We
have had several medallists at the National Junior
Championships in the past but this is definitely
our finest performance as a team at a national event.
We are ecstatic to have 2 athletes represent Canada
later this month."
Other impressive results for Track North included:
Jeremy Cooper (Manitowaning, ON) also
competed in the 5000m event and finished in 11th
spot with a final time of 15 minutes, 20.96 seconds.
Cooper noted: "This was my first Nationals
and I'm very proud of both my finishing time and
position. I have two more years to compete at this
level and I look forward to moving up the ladder."
Emma Tallman (Mindemoya, ON) finished
3rd in the Womens' 800m Consolation Final with a
time 2:14.59. This ranked 15th overall in the event.
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