Two athletes captured medals in their individual events. Emily won the silver medal in the 80m hurdles, where she finished 2^nd of 15 athletes in a personal best time of 13.69s, a PB of half a second. Patrick won the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles, where he finished 3^rd of nine athletes in a personal best time of 16.84s.  Congratulations to Emily and Patrick - I am certain that Coach Lou will be very pleased with your results in the hurdles. Well done!

Five JD athletes also captured 6 medals in the relays, with Jessica bringing home two relay medals. Lauren Fridman and Jessica teamed up with CALTAF Power and Speed athlete Jasmine Galey to win the bronze medal in the medley relay. The girls placed 3^rd of five teams in a time of 4:41.70s. Jessica ran one of the 200m legs, while Lauren ran the 800m anchor. Jessica andAntha teamed up with CALTAF Power and Speed athlete Jasmine Galey to win the bronze medal in the 4×100m relay. The girls finished 3^rd of eight teams in a time of 54.58s. Brent and Tylerteamed up with CALTAF Middle/Long Distance runner Cuauhti Olguin to win the bronze medal in the medley relay, with the team finishing 3^rd of eight in a time of 4:16.64s. Tyler was also a member of the 4×100m relay team, but the team was disqualified.

The JD athletes recorded fourteen personal best performances, with Patrick leading the way with an impressive five PBs (100m, 1000m, shot put, 100mH and the pentathlon), Emily achieving 3 personal best performances (80mH preliminary and final, and 200mH), Matthew Schalm recording two personal bests (DT and JT), and Lauren Fridman (1200m), Kendall (200mH), Tyler (300m) and Brent Bester (1200m) each recording one personal best performance.

Other impressive results in individual events include:

In addition to winning the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles, Patrick finished 7^th of 13 athletes in the pentathlon. He ran a personal best time of 13.18s in the 100m, took over 13 seconds off his PB in the 1000m, where he finished in 3:15.76s, added another 36cm to his PB in the shot put with a throw of 6.25m, and finished the pentathlon with 1685 points, a personal best of 126 points.

Lauren Fridman finished the 1200m in a personal best time of 4:18.48s, a PB of just under 10 seconds.

Brent took more than 6 seconds off his PB in the 1200m, where he finished 9^th in a time of 3:47.00s.

Tyler took more than a half second off his PB in the 300m, where he finished 6^th of 18 athletes in 40.27s.

Matthew added almost a metre to his PB in the discus with a throw of 26.32m, and an impressive 1.20m to his PB in the javelin, with a throw of 29.97m. Matthew finished 6^th of 14 athletes in the discus and 6^th of twelve athletes in the javelin.

In addition to her silver medal in the 80m hurdles, Emily was 5^th in the triple jump, 7^th in the high jump and 8^th in the 200m hurdles, where she ran a personal best time of 32.58s.

Kendall was 5^th in the high jump and 10^th in the 200m hurdles, where she ran a personal best time of 33.68s.

Antha finished 8^th in the 100m and 11^th in only her second triple jump competition.

When the Team Calgary head coach needed a shot put competitor, Jessica rose to the challenge and competed in the event.

Despite missing most of the year’s training, Janessa finished 9^th of 14 athletes in the 200m.

Lauren Garnett accepted the challenge of the pentathlon, where she finished eighth.

Maria represented Calgary/Zone 3 in all of the throwing events. Her best finish was a 9^th in the discus.

Well done JD athletes! I am sorry that I was not there to watch you compete. By all accounts, it sounds as though you enjoyed the Alberta Summer Games and represented CALTAF and the JD Group very well. My congratulations to you all!

Robin

The four JD athletes who were members of Team Alberta - Ellie Hirst, Katie Campbell, Nicholas Buettner and Austin Ost - all rose to the challenge and produced some truly outstanding results. All four athletes did the JD Group proud, with each winning at least one medal in their individual events. Between them, these four athletes contributed 72 points in their individual events to the Team Alberta total, and an additional 13 points as members of either 4×100m or medley relay teams. They recorded 11 personal best performances in their individual events, and captured 3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. For just four athletes, those are very impressive totals. Well done Ellie, Katie, Nicholasand Austin!

Team Alberta midget captain Austin won a gold medal in the javelin and bronze medals in the long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus. Given the calibre of the competition, that is a remarkable accomplishment. In addition to the gold and four bronze medals that he won in his individual events, Austin ran the 2nd leg for the midget boys’ medley relay team, which finished 3^rd of five teams and captured the bronze medal.Austin achieved personal bests in four of his five individual events. In the long jump,Austin cleared 5.55m, a personal best of 36cm to capture the bronze medal. In the triple jump, Austin added another 35cm to his PB, clearing 11.65m to capture the bronze medal. In the discus throw, Austin added a remarkable 4.73m to his PB, capturing the bronze medal with a throw of 29.11m. In the shot put, Austin added more than half a metre to his PB, throwing the shot 10.47m to win the bronze medal. With those stellar results, Austin contributed an impressive 28 points to the Team Alberta point total. Congratulations Austin! We wish you continued success in Ottawa at the Legion National Track and Field Championships! Go well!

Ellie won the silver medal in the 300m and ran the 3^rd legs for the gold-medal-winning midget girls’ medley relay team and the silver-medal-winning 4×100m relay team. Elliealso finished 4^th of 24 midget athletes in both the 100m and 200m. Ellie ran a personal best of 13.22s in the 100m preliminary to qualify 5^th of 24 athletes for the final, where she ran another personal best of 13.10 to finish just out of the medals in 4^th place. In the 200m preliminary, Ellie ran a personal best of 27.35s to qualify 5^th of 24 athletes for the final, where she ran another personal best of 27.29s to finish in 4^th place. In the 300m, Ellieagain ran a personal best, finishing 2^nd of twelve midget athletes in 42.12s to capture the silver medal. Ellie ran the 3^rd leg for the gold-medal-winning medley relay team, which finished 1^st of five midget teams in 4:23.06s, and the 3^rd leg for the silver-medal-winning 4×100m relay team, which finished 2^nd of seven teams in 51.89s. Ellie contributed 18 points to the Team Alberta total and the two relay teams that she was a member of contributed an additional 8 points. Well done Ellie! We also wish you much success at the Legion National Track and Field Championships! Go well!

Katie finished 5^th in the 2000m, where she took almost three seconds off the PB that she had just established at the Provincial Championships. However, Katie’s most impressive performance of the meet came in the 1500m steeplechase, which she competed in without any training in the event. When the coaches decided in which events to enter each Team Alberta athlete, we discovered that we had no midget women steeplechase runners. We threw Katie in without consulting her and, without a word of complaint, Katiecompeted in the rather intimidating and demanding event. Not only did she compete, butKatie walked away with the silver medal, finishing the 1500m steeplechase in 5:40.38s. - an impressive time, especially given that Katie had no prior training other than a brief crash course that head coach Jason Lindsey gave her the night before the event. Needless to say, the Team Alberta coaches were most impressed. With her 2^nd and 5^thplace finishes, Katie contributed 13 points to the Team Alberta total. Well done Katie! What an outstanding end to your year. Congratulations!

Nicholas captured the silver medal in the 100m, where he finished 2^nd of eighteen athletes in 11.82s. Nicholas also ran the 3^rd leg for the midget boys’ medley relay team, which finished 1^st of five teams in 3:54.05s to capture the gold medal. In the 300m,Nicholas took more than half a second off his PB, finishing in 40.26s. With those results in his individual events, Nicholas contributed 13 points to the Team Alberta point total, while the winning medley relay team that he was a member of contributed another 5 points. Well done Nicholas! An impressive end to a stellar year! Congratulations!

Holiday Monday 2^nd August - no session - I will give you a workout to complete on your own.

I am currently working my way through the results from the Alberta Summer Games. An email will follow with those results.

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer. Robin

In the Midget Grand Prix, Austin captured the overall gold medal for midget boys, finishing 1^st of 40 athletes and accumulating 72 points based on his results over the three New Balance meets.Austin also set a meet record in the long jump, clearing 5.43m, a PB of 24cm. Austin beat the meet record 4.68m, set in 2009 by CALTAF athlete Steven Bigsby. Austin also won the shot put competition with a throw of 9.90s and ran a personal best 12.90s in the 100m. Well done Austin! Good luck at the Western Canadian Championships in Winnipeg and Legion Nationals in Ottawa!

In the Midget Grand Prix, Ellie captured the overall bronze medal for midget women, finishing 3^rdof 38 athletes and accumulating 43 points, despite missing the second meet. At the final meet,Ellie won the 100m, 300m and finished 2^nd in the long jump, with a personal best jump of 4.53m. Well done Ellie! Good luck at the Western Canadian Championships and Legion Nationals!

Other top ten finishes in the Midget Grand Prix include: first-year midget Lauren Fridman (4^thand just one point out of the bronze medal position), bantam Dana (5^th), Rui (6^th), bantamMadelaine (7^th), Jessica (10^th) and Nicholas (10^th). Congratulations especially to our two bantams Dana and Madelaine, and to first-year midget Lauren, for placing in the top ten despite having to compete against older athletes. This certainly bodes well for next year. Well done!

First-year midget Lauren Fridman placed first and set a new meet record in the 800m, finishing in a personal best time of 2:35.80s, a PB of 1.6s. Lauren beat the meet record 2:36.08s, set in 2009 by CALTAF athlete Melissa Moore. Well done Lauren! Good luck at the Alberta Summer Games!

Rui had an outstanding meet, finishing 2^nd in the long jump and 3^rd in the 100m. Rui beat the meet record in the long jump, clearing 5.00m, and ran a personal best 12.59s in the 100m. Well done Rui! Have a great summer! You will be missed at the Alberta Summer Games.

Despite four hours of hurdling at the Hurdling is Fun camp earlier in the day, Nicholas beat the meet record 12.14s in the 100m, finishing 2^nd in 12.05s. Well done Nicholas! Good luck at the Western Canadian Championships!

First-year midget Abtin entered the long jump for the first time and beat the meet record, clearing 4.75m to finish 3^rd. Abtin also finished 4^th in the 100m. Well done Abtin! Have a great summer!

Bantam Anna took more than half a second off her PB in the 100m, finishing in 15.50s. Well doneAnna! Have a wonderful summer!

Bantam Dana ran under the 15 second barrier in the 100m for the first time, finishing in a personal best time of 14.79s. Dana also added another 16cm to her PB in the long jump, where she finished 5^th. Well done Dana! Have a great summer! Take care of those shins!

Bantam Madeline ran a personal best in the 100m, finishing in 16.13s. Well done Madelaine! Have a great summer!

First-year midget Antha finished 4^th in both the 100m and long jump. Well done Antha! Good luck at the Alberta Summer Games!

First-year midget Matthew Schalm arrived at the track expecting to practice his throws, but Coach Elisha threw him into the shot put competition where he finished 2^nd with a throw of 8.03s. Good luck at the Alberta Summer Games, Matthew.

Hurdling is Fun Camp results

It was great to see so many JD athletes participating in the Hurdling is Fun camp this week:Emily, Lauren Garnett, Jessica, Nicholas, Brent Stephen, Nathan and Rui. I was certainly impressed with what I saw at the competition earlier today. Rui ran personal bests in both the 100m hurdles and 200m hurdles, while Nicholas and Nathan ran personal bests in the 100m hurdles. You all ran very well, especially given that you have spent four hours every day this week hurdling. Have a restful weekend – you’ve earned it!

]]> http://caltaf.com/2010/07/jd-new-balance-results/feed/ http://caltaf.com/2010/07/jd-results-from-provincial-championships/ http://caltaf.com/2010/07/jd-results-from-provincial-championships/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:08:27 +0000 Luke http://caltaf.com/?p=1026 I would like to congratulate all of the JD athletes - Nicholas, Rui, Austin, Matthew Springer, Eric, Patrick, Alex McDuffie, Abtin, Matthew Schalm, Tyler, Brent Stephen, Alex Charlesworth, Nathan Kalmakoff, Sean, Katie, Lauren Garnett, Ellie, Maria, Jessica, Melissa, Kendall, Antha, Lauren Fridman, Siri, Emily, Delainy, Dana, Anna, Emma Martin, Madelaine, Emma Chong, Rhea, Mia and Heather - who traveled to St. Albert to compete in the Alberta Provincial Track and Field Championships this past weekend. Among them, these thirty-four athletes produced some outstanding results.

Here are the highlights:

I would like to congratulate our Provincial Champions and gold medalists: Austin (gold in the javelin and gold in the triple jump), Emma Martin (gold in the bantam multiple events and gold in the 4×100m), Kendall (gold in the high jump), Ellie (gold in the 4×400m), Dana (gold in the 4×100m), Emma Chong (gold in the 4×100m) and Mia (gold in the 4×100m). Alberta Provincial Champion! That’s a pretty impressive title - well done!

I would also like to congratulate our provincial silver and bronze medalists: Austin (silver in the 4×100m, bronze in the shot put, bronze in the discus throw and bronze in the long jump), Nicholas (bronze in the 100m and bronze in the 200m), Tyler (silver in the 4×100m), Katie (silver in the 2000m and silver in the 4×400m), Ellie (silver in the 300m and bronze in the long jump), Matthew Schalm (silver in the discus and silver in the javelin), Emma Martin (silver in the bantam multiple events), Emily (bronze in the triple jump), Lauren Fridman (silver in the 4×400m), Lauren Garnett(silver in the 4×400m), Siri (silver in the 4×400m), Alex McDuffie (silver in the 4×100m), Rui (silver in the 4×100m),Abtin (bronze in the 100m hurdles) and Eric (bronze in the javelin).Well done provincial medalists!

Congratulations to our multiple medal winners: Austin (2 gold, 1silver, 3 bronze), Emma Martin (2 gold, 1silver), Ellie(1 gold, 1 silver, 1bronze), Nicholas (2 bronze), Katie (2 silver) and Matthew Schalm (1 silver, 1 bronze). Well done athletes! Quite an achievement at the Provincial Championships!

If my math is correct, then I believe the JD Group brought home 9 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 9 bronze medals. An impressive medal haul - well done athletes!

Many JD athletes rose to the challenge and recorded at least one personal best performance during the meet: Nicholas(200m), Matthew Springer (long jump), Alex McDuffie (200m), Abtin (100m), Matthew Schalm (javelin), Tyler(100m), Alex Charlesworth (150m), Katie (2000m), Lauren Garnett (100m), Antha (200m), Lauren Fridman(javelin), Siri (shot put), Rhea (shot put), Mia (150m) and Heather (150m). Several athletes recorded personal bests in more than one of their individual events: Rui (100mH, 200mH), Patrick (100mH, 200mH), Brent Stephen (long jump, shot put), Eric (800m, 1200m, discus, javelin), Ellie (200m, long jump), Kendall (200m, high jump, long jump),Emily (80mH, 200mH), Delainy (150m, 800m, 1200m, shot put), Dana (150m, shot put, long jump, javelin), Anna(80m, 150m), Emma Martin (80m, 150m, discus) and Madelaine (80m, javelin). It isn’t easy with the travel and the pressure of an important meet to compete at your best, so congratulations to all of you for achieving a personal best.

Austin’s very impressive results of two gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals earned him a place on both Team Alberta that will represent the province at Legion Nationals in Ottawa in August and on the provincial team that will challenge Manitoba and Saskatchewan at the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships in Winnipeg at the end of July. Austin was one of only five midget men and twelve Alberta midget athletes selected to compete at Legion Nationals. Well done Austin!

Ellie’s 2^nd place finish in the midget 300m along with her time of 42.15s, which she had achieved at the CALTAF Classic and which beat the 42.45s standard required to go to Legion Nationals, earned her spot on Team Alberta for Legion Nationals in Ottawa. Ellie was one of only seven midget women and twelve Alberta midget athletes selected to compete at Legion Nationals. Ellie also earned a place on the team that will travel to Winnipeg for the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships. In addition to her 2^nd place finish in the 300m, Ellie was 3^rd of twenty-two athletes in the long jump with a personal best jump of 4.48m, 4^th of twenty-seven athletes in the 200m, where she recorded a personal best of 27.50s, and 6^th of twenty-five athletes in the 100m. Well done Ellie!

There were 28 Alberta midget athletes (16 women, 12 men) selected to the team that will represent Alberta at the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships in Winnipeg and four of them are from the JD Group. Congratulations to Austin, Ellie, Katie and Nicholas. I am looking forward to traveling to Winnipeg with you as a coach for Team Alberta. Other CALTAF athletes who will travel to Winnipeg with the team are Adrianne Erdmanfrom the Middle/Long Distance Group, and Alex Bymoen, Allison Stephen and Nicole Squires from Power and Speed. Kendall, as the winner of the high jump competition, was offered a place on the team but was unable to accept.

Multiple medal winner Nicholas earned his spot on Team Alberta for the Midget/Youth Championships by finishing 3^rdin both the 100m and 200m. His performance in the 200m preliminary, which was a personal best 24.76s, was remarkable given that Nicholas was still recovering from an earlier and nasty fall in the 100m hurdles, which left him with many deep scratches and puncture wounds from his spikes. Congratulations Nicholas!

Katie’s impressive performance in the 2000m, where she finished in 7:20.93s, a personal best of just under twenty seconds, earned her the silver medal and a place on Team Alberta for the Midget/Youth Championships. Katie also finished 6^th in the 1200m and 7^th in the 800m and led her team off with a great start in the 4×400m relay, helping to assure them of the silver medal. Well done Katie!

The top performance from the bantams came from Emma Martin, who captured the gold medal in the bantam multiple events on Saturday and the silver medal in the bantam multiple events on Sunday. On Saturday, Emma’s 2^nd place finish in the 1200m, where she finished in 4:12.40s, along with her 3^rd place finish in the 80m, where she finished in a personal best of 11.12s, her 6^th place finish in the discus, with a 1.36m PB of 17.38m, and her 13^th place finish in the high jump, earned her 23 points and the gold medal.  Emma finished 1^st of 42 bantam girls. Well done Emma! On Sunday, Emmaaccumulated 22 points, enough to finish 2^nd of forty-seven bantam girls. Emma finished 3^rd in the 150m in a personal best time of 20.79s, 3^rd in the 800m, 6^th in the shot put and 10^th in the long jump. Emma also ran the lead leg for the gold-medal-winning 4×100m bantam relay team. Well done Emma!

First-year midget Kendall won the high jump competition with a personal best jump of 1.56m. Kendall also added another 12cm to her PB in the long jump, where she cleared 4.14m to finish 12^th of twenty-two athletes. Kendall also ran the 200m in a personal best time of 29.96s. A gold medal and three personal best performances! Well doneKendall!

Matthew Schalm’s personal best throw of 28.77m in the javelin, an impressive PB of over 3 metres, earned him the bronze medal, while his throw of 25.16m in the discus earned him the silver medal. Well done Matthew! Excellent results for a first-year midget!

First-year midget Eric certainly demonstrated that he is one of JD’s most improved athletes, recording personal bests in all four of his individual events. In the javelin, Eric added 17cm to his PB, and his throw of 13.69m earned him the bronze medal. In the 800m, Eric took 4.5 seconds off his PB, while in the 1200m, he took an impressive 11.0 seconds off his PB. Eric also recorded an 11cm PB in the discus. Well done Eric - a great way to end the year!

First-year midget Abtin won the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles, finishing 3^rd of eleven athletes in 17.47s. Abtin also finished 6^th in the 200m hurdles. Well done Abtin!

In her very first attempt at the triple jump, first-year midget Emily walked away with the bronze medal, clearing 9.28m to finish 3^rd of ten athletes. Emily also ran a personal best time of 14.18s in the 80m hurdles, where she finished 8^th of fourteen athletes, and a personal best of 32.88s in the 200m hurdles, where she finished 7^th. Well done Emily!

It certainly bodes well for next year to have first-year midgets Eric, Abtin, Matthew Schalm, Tyler, Kendall, Emily, Alex McDuffie, Lauren Fridman and Siri and first-year bantams Emma Chong and Mia winning medals at this year’s Provincial Championships. Congratulations to all of you for winning medals despite having to compete against older athletes. Well done!

Our bantam girl’s 4×100m relay team of Emma Martin to Dana to Mia to Emma Chong won the gold medal, finishing 1^st of seven teams in 56.58s. The team finished 3 seconds ahead of the second place team from St. Albert. The team of Delainy to Madelaine to Heather to Anna finished sixth. Well done ladies!

CALTAF’s midget women’s 4×400m relay team of Allison Stephen to Nicole Squires to Jasmine Galey, all of CALTAF’s Power and Speed Group, to Ellie won the gold medal, finishing 1^st of three teams in 4:18.77s. In addition to finishing 1^st of the midget teams, the girls also finished ahead of two youth teams. In that same race, the team of Katieto Lauren Fridman to Lauren Garnett to Siri captured the silver medal in a time of 4:42.74s. Well done ladies!

Our midget men’s 4×100m relay team of Tyler to Alex McDuffie to Austin to Rui captured the silver medal, finishing 2^nd of five teams in 49.14s, an impressive performance given that there were two first-year midgets on the team.. Well done gentlemen! In that same race, the team of Matthew Springer to Abtin to Patrick to Brent Stephen was disqualified for exchanging outside of the zone. The younger team of Alex Charlesworth to Nathan to Eric to Sean Tfinished fifth.

Our midget women’s 4×100m team of Antha to Emily to Kendall to Jessica finished just out of the medals in 4^thplace with a time of 56.03s.

Bantam Madelaine had an outstanding meet, finishing 8^th of forty-two athletes in the bantam multiple events on Sunday and 10^th of forty-seven athletes in the bantam multiple events on Sunday. Madelaine won the bantam shot put competition, placing 1^st of forty-one athletes with a throw of 7.88m. Madelaine was also 2^nd of eleven athletes in the discus with a throw of 20.71m. In the midget javelin, where Madelaine competed up against the older athletes, she finished 6^th with a 1.70m PB throw of 17.15m. Madelaine also ran a PB in the 80m. Well done Madelaine!

First-year midget Antha took more than half a second off her PB in the 200m, finishing in 28.99s. Well done Antha!

First year midget Lauren Fridman added another 1.88m to her PB in the javelin, throwing 17.89m to finish fifth.Lauren also finished just out of the medals in 4^th place in the high jump, clearing 1.40m. Well done Lauren!

First-year midget Siri recorded a personal best throw of 7.98m  in the shot put, where she finished sixth. Well doneSiri!

Bantam Delainy had an excellent meet, achieving personal bests in four of her six events. Delainy took almost a full second off her PB in the 150m, finishing in 23.42s. In the 800m, Delainy took just shy of two seconds off her PB, while in the 1200m, Delainy took an impressive 13 seconds off her PB. Delainy also added another 27cm to her PB in ths shot put. Well done Delainy!

Bantam Dana also recorded personal bests in four events, most notably in the midget javelin where, despite competing up with the older athletes, Dana finished 7^th with a 1.79m personal best throw of 15.91m. Dana also added another 36cm to her PB in the long jump, another 5cm to her PB in the shot put, and took almost half a second off her PB in the 150m, where she finished in 22.37s. Well done Dana!

Bantam Anna demonstrated how much faster she is becoming by recording personal bests in both of her sprinting events. In the 80m, Anna finished in a persoanl best time of 12.45s, while in the 150m, Anna finished in a persoanl best time of 23.59s. Well done Anna!

Our youngest athlete at the meet, first-year bantam Rhea, added another 23cm to her PB in the shot put with a throw of 4.23m. Well done Rhea!

Rui finished just out of the medals in 4^th place in the long jump, where he cleared his personal best of 5.03m. Rui ran a personal best time of 28.85s in the 200m hurdles, to again finish just out of the medals in 4^th place. Rui also ran a persoanl best time of 17.29s in the preliminary of the 100mH to qualify 5^th of ten athletes for the final, where he finished fifth. Well done Rui!

Matthew Springer added an impressive 23cm to his PB in the long jump, clearing 4.90m to finish seventh. Well doneMatthew!

Hurdle coach Lou will be pleased to learn that first-year midget Patrick ran PBs in both the sprint and intermediate hurdles. In the 100mH, Patrick finished 7^th in a personal best time of 18.64s, while in the 200m hurdles Patrickfinished 8^th in a personal best time of 30.36s. Well done Patrick!

First year midget Alex McDuffie took almost half a second off his PB in the 200m, finishing 10^th in 26.52s. Well doneAlex!

First-year midget Tyler ran a personal best time of 12.32s in the 100m preliminary to qualify 8^th for the final, where he finished fifth. Tyler was also 8^th of seventeen athletes in the 300m, where he finished in 40.83s, and 7^th of fifteen athletes in the 200m, where he finished in 25.84s. Well done Tyler!

Bantam Alex Charlesworth finished 3^rd of sixteen athletes in the high jump, where he cleared 1.35m, and 8^th of seventeen athletes in the long jump, where he cleared 3.71m. Alex also finished the 150m in a personal best time of 21.73s. Well done Alex!

Bantam Nathan was 5^th of thirteen athletes in the discus with a throw of 18.10m, and 5^th of sixteen athletes in the high jump, where he cleared 1.30m. Well done Nathan!

Lauren Garnett ran a personal best in the 100m and earned her silver medal in the 4×400m, which she wasn’t all that keen to run. Well done Lauren!

First-year bantam Mia ran a personal best time of 22.65s in the 150m to finish 19^th of forty-five athletes, and was also 15^th of forty-three athletes in the 80m, where she finished in 12.11s. Mia was also 16^th of thirty-five athletes in the high jump, where she cleared 1.15m. Well done Mia!

First-year bantams Mia and Emma Chong ran very strong 3^rd and final legs for the bantam 4×100m relay team, keeping the lead acquired for them by second-year bantams Emma Martin and Dana, thus assuring the team of the gold medal and provincial championship title. Well done Mia and Emma Chong!

First-year bantam Heather ran a PB in the 150m, where she finished in 23.75s, and matched her PB of 1.15m in the high jump to finish 16^th of thirty-five athletes. Well done Heather!

Brent Stephen added 71cm to his PB in the shot put with a throw of 6.09m, and cleared 3.32m in the long jump, a PB of 9cm. Well done Brent!

For complete meet results, go to athleticsalberta.com, click on “results” near the top of the page and follow the links.

I would like to wish Team Calgary athletes Lauren Fridman, Jessica, Emily, Lauren Garnett, Maria, Kendall, Brent Bester, Matthew Schalm, Tyler and Antha good luck at the Alberta Summer Games, Team Alberta athletesKatie, Ellie, Austin and Nicholas good luck at the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships in Winnipeg, and Team Alberta athletes Ellie and Austin good luck at Legion Nationals in Ottawa. Go well all of you, and congratulations for qualifying for these teams. I am certain that you will do the JD Group and CALTAF proud. I will look forward to following your results and hearing all about your experiences.

Those of you who have qualified for Team Calgary or Team Alberta should continue to train until you leave for these meets, as should athletes competing at the final New Balance meet on 13^th July (Nicholas, Rui, Tim, Austin, Eric, Alex McDuffie, Matthew Schalm, Nathan, Katie, Ellie, Jessica, Kendall, Antha, Lauren Fridman, Dana, Anna, Madelaine, Emma Chong and Rhea). The entry list for the New Balance meet is attached

Just a reminder that the JD training schedule for July is as follows:

(Note that this schedule may be affected by your attendance at the hurdle camp or by training sessions offered by the Alberta Summer Games coach, Brenda Van Tighem - give the camp and the ASG sessions priority over JD sessions.)

Monday 28th June - no session - rest after the CALTAF Classic and Provincials
Wednesday 30^th June - no session - rest after the CALTAF Classic and Provincials
Thursday 1^st July - no session - Canada Day - enjoy!
Mondays 5^th July and 12^th July - Glenmore Track 5:30 to 7:30pm
Wednesdays 7^th July and 14^th July Glenmore Track 6:00 to 8:00pm
Thursday 8^th July and 15^th July Glenmore Track 6:00 to 8:00pm
Monday 19^th July Glenmore Track 5:30pm to 7:30pm - Midget/Youth Championships athletes only - ASG athletes will be preparing to depart for their meet
Wednesday 21^st July Glenmore Track 6:00 to 8:00pm - Midget/Youth Championships athletes only - ASG athletes will be at their meet

Feel free to email or call me if you have any questions. For those of you who have finished competing for the year, have a wonderful, restful and safe summer. I look forward to seeing you in the fall. I will be in touch in August with the JD schedule. Go well! Robin

Congratulations to Adrianne Erdman, Alex Bymoen, Allison Stephen, Austin Ost, Ellie Hirst, Katelyn Campbell, Nicholas Buettner, and Nicole Squires who have been named to  2010 Athletics Alberta Team that will compete at the 2010 Western Canadian Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba July 24-25, 2010.

Congradulations to Nicky Charlesworth, Ryan McKay, Alex Smith, Ellie Hirst, and Austin Ost for being named to Team Alberta for the 2010 Legion Canadian Youth Track and Field Championships and Camp that will be help August 4-10, 2010.

This blogger has very fond memories of Legion Championships and camps. Enjoy yourselves and goodluck!

Two midget athletes beat meet records, the team captured seven gold, eight silver and eleven bronze medals, and there were 80 personal best performances recorded by JD athletes. We also have four athletes ranked in the top two in the province in one or more events, which puts them in contention for a place on Team Alberta that will compete in Winnipeg at the Western Canadian Midget Championships in July. Well done athletes!

Here are the highlights:

We had several athletes - Julia, Jane, Josie, Rebecca, Tim, Abtin, Nolan, andLiam - who were competing in their first meet. Among them, they produced some excellent results. I also thought you looked remarkably composed out on the track and at the field event venues. Spectators would never have guessed that you were competing in your first meet. Well done new athletes!

I witnessed many acts of good sportsmanship throughout the weekend. The one that caught my eye in particular was the handshakes and exchanges of good luck at the start line of the bantam boys’ 80m hurdles. Thank you to AlexCharlesworth, Nathan, Sean and Michael for being such fine ambassadors for CALTAF.

I was particularly pleased to see our young first-year (1998) bantam athletes trying some new events this weekend. Heather and Mia entered the hurdles for the first time, while Emma Chong tried the 800m. The bantam boys - Alex Charlesworth, Michael, Sean and Nathan - after considerable persuasion/coaxing by high jump coach Melissa, all entered the 1200m, where they did very well, although several (who shall remain nameless) announced firmly after the race that it was absolutely the last time that they were running a distance race. J

When javelin throw was not offered to bantam athletes, bantams Teaghan, Danaand Madelaine entered the midget javelin competition, where they had to compete against athletes two years their senior. Not in the least intimidated by the older competitors, Madelaine finished just out of the medals in 4^th place with a throw of 15.45m, while Teaghan was 6^th (13.87m) and Dana was 7^th (12.98m). Well done ladies!

Austin is now ranked 1^st in the province in the javelin, having won the javelin completion on Friday night with a personal best throw of 45.27m. Austin is also ranked 1^st in the province in the triple jump, having placed 1^st amongst the midgets in the open triple jump competition on Sunday with a personal best jump of 11.30m. Austin is also ranked 2^nd in the province in long jump and 2^nd in the shot put. Nicholas is ranked 1^st in the province in the 100m, having run the 100m heat on Saturday in a personal best time of 11.76s. Ellie remains ranked 2^nd in the province in the 300m, recording a personal best time of 42.15s at the Calgary Spring Challenge. Scott remains ranked 2^nd in the province in the shot put, having recorded a personal best throw of 31.53m at the first New Balance meet. Good luck this weekend at the trials for the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships. I hope you are able to earn a spot on Team Alberta. If you wish to view the provincial rankings to see where you are ranked, then go toathleticsalberta.com. On the main page under the flag, click on “competitions” and then in the column that comes up on the left “rankings” and follow the links.

Several meet records fell this weekend, and two were the result of JD athletes.Austin set a new meet record in the midget javelin with a throw of 45.27m, a personal best of 4.16m. Austin beat the record of 44.28m, which had been set in 2009. Ellie beat the meet record of 43.55s in the midget 300m, finishing in 43.22s. The new 300m record was set by Leduc athlete Nicolle Harysh, who finished in 41.69s. Well done Austin and Ellie!

In addition to setting a meet record and winning the gold medal in the javelin, where he added another 4.16m to his PB, Austin captured the bronze medal in the shot put, with a personal best throw of 9.95m. Austin was also 5^th in the discus with a throw of 24.38m, a PB of 3.96m. In the open men’s triple jump, Austin finished 1^stof the midgets, clearing 11.30m. To prove how versatile an athlete he is, Austinwas also 4^th in the long jump and 5^th in the sprint hurdles. Well done Austin!

Tynan had an outstanding meet, winning a gold and three silver medals. In his first attempt at the hammer throw, Tynan threw the hammer 23.69m, good enough for the gold medal. Tynan also won silver medals in the javelin, with a personal best throw of 36.04m, the shot put, with a personal best throw of 11.84m, and the discus with a personal best throw of 31.74m. Tynan added 4.37m to his PB in the discus, 3.44m to his PB in the javelin, and 1.32m to his PB in the shot put. Tynanalso added more than half a metre to his PB in the long jump, where he finished 8^th. Well done Tynan!

Emma Martin had another outstanding meet, capturing the gold medal in the bantam girls’ multiple events on Saturday. With outstanding performances in the 80m, long jump, shot put and 800m, Emma was able to accumulate enough points to finish first of twenty-two bantam athletes. Emma finished 3^rd in the 80m in a personal best time of 11.16s and 2^nd in the 800m, where she finished in 2:36.11s. In the long jump, Emma added another 14cm to her PB, clearing 4.16m, while in the shot put, she finished 3^rd with a personal best throw of 7.32m, a personal best of 73cm. On Sunday, in the multiple events which included 80m hurdles, the discus, high jump and 1200m, Emma finished 5^th of twenty-two athletes. Emmatook more than a second off her PB in the 80m hurdles and was 2^nd in the 1200m, where she finished in 4:10.10s.  Well done Emma!

Alex Charlesworth captured the gold medal in the bantam multiple events on Sunday, with outstanding performances in the 80m hurdles, discus throw, high jump and 1200m. Alex accumulated 36 points, enough to capture the gold medal.Alex finished 1^st in the 80m hurdles in a personal best time of 13.72s, and was 5^thin the dreaded 1200m, where he finished in 4:39.18s. Alex added another 10cm to his PB in the high jump, clearing an impressive 1.45m to finish 1^st and recorded a throw of 22.32m in the discus, where he also finished 1^st. On Saturday, in the multiple events which included the 80m, long jump, shot put and 800m, Alexfinished 5^th of thirteen athletes. Alex added another 8cm to his PB in the long jump, where he cleared 4.32m and finished 3^rd, added another 1.15m to his PB in the shot put with a throw of 8.12m and also placed 3^rd and finished the 80m in 5^thplace in a personal best time of 11.60s. Well done Alex!

New athlete Tim, who was competing in his first meet, captured the silver medal in the midget long jump, clearing 5.21m to finish 2^nd of eleven athletes. Tim was also 10^th of 23 athletes in the 100m, where he finished in 12.61s. Well done Tim!

Nicholas won the silver medal in the midget 100m, finishing 2^nd of twenty-three athletes and recording a personal best time of 11.76s. Nicholas finished just out of the medals in the 200m, where he finished 4^th of fifteen athletes and recorded a personal best time of 25.13s. In his first attempt at the 100m hurdles, Nicholasqualified for the final, where he finished 5^th in a time of 17.59s. Nicholas was also 7^th of sixteen athletes in the 300m. Well done Nicholas!

Maria captured the silver medal in the midget discus with a throw of 20.36m.Maria was also 5^th in the javelin, where her throw of 15.42m was a PB of 1.33m, and 6^th in the shot put. Well done Maria!

First-year midget Lauren Fridman entered a javelin competition for the first time and walked away with the bronze medal. Lauren’s throw of 16.01m placed her 3^rdof eight athletes. Lauren also added an impressive 10cm to her PB in the high jump, clearing 1.45m to finish just out of the medals in 4^th place. Well doneLauren!

Rui captured the bronze medal in the midget long jump, clearing 4.97m to finish 3^rd of eleven athletes. Rui also ran a personal best of 12.65s in the 100m preliminary, where he just missed qualifying for the final. In his first attempt at the 100m hurdles, Rui qualified for the final with a time of 17.59s. Unfortunately, in the 100m hurdle final, Rui was a victim of the new false start rule, and was disqualified. In the 200m hurdles, Rui finished 6^th in a time of 29.59s. Well done Rui!

JD captain Katie looked very strong in the 1200m, where she captured the bronze medal, finishing 3^rd of fourteen athletes in 4:05.80s. Katie was 4^th in her first attempt at the 2000m, where she finished in 7:40.32s. In the 800m, Katie took more than two seconds off her personal best, finishing 7^th of fifteen athletes in 2:29.52s. Well done Katie!

First-year midget Chase finished 3^rd of six in the 2000m, capturing the bronze medal in 7:20.79s. Chase was also 7^th in the 1200m and 8^th in the midget long jump, where she cleared 4.28m. Well done Chase!

First-year midget Scott won the bronze medal in the discus with a throw of 28.66m. Scott was also 6^th in his first long jump competition, where he cleared 4.60m, and ran a personal best of 12.90s in the 100m preliminary, where he finished 14^th of twenty-three athletes. Well done Scott!

First-year midget Matthew Schalm won the bronze medal in the javelin, throwing the javelin 25.76m, an impressive  PB of 4.29m. Matthew finished just out of the medals in the shot put, finishing 4^th with a personal best throw of 8.39m, a PB of over half a metre. Matthew was also 4^th in the discus, where he recorded a throw of 24.63m. Well done Matthew!

Our relay teams captured several medals. In the bantam girls’ 4×100m, the team ofEmma Martin to Dana to Mia to Emma Chong captured the gold in 56.60s. The team of Delainy to Rebecca to Madelaine to Teaghan captured the silver in 1:01.77s, while the team of Heather to Anna to Rhea to Cheetah Alison Martinwere not far behind, capturing the bronze medal in 1:02.89s.

In the midget men’s 4×100m, the team of Nicholas to Alex McDuffie to Tim toRui captured the silver medal, finishing 2^nd in 48.66s. The team of Austin to Abtinto Jackson to Scott won the bronze medal, finishing 3^rd in 51.70s.

In the midget women’s 4×100m, the team of Antha to Emily to Kendall toJessica won the bronze medal in 55.19s, while the team of Melissa to Jane toBailey to Lauren Garnett finished not far behind in 56.78s.

The bantam boys’ team of Alex Charlesworth to Sean to Nathan to Liam had no opposition, but earned their gold medals by finishing strongly in 58.84s.

In the midget women’s 4×400m, the team of CALTAF’s Power and Speed athletesAllison Stephen to Nicole Squires to Jasmine Galey to JD athlete Ellie won the gold medal in an impressive time of 4:15.03s. The team of Chase to Lauren Fridman to Katie to Siri captured the bronze medal, finishing in 4:31.26s.

The midget men’s 4×400m team of Tynan to Brent Bester to Brent Stephen toMatthew Springer finished just out of the medals in 4^th place with a time of 4:27.31s.

Madelaine had another outstanding meet, recording personal best performances in four events and finishing 5^th of twenty-two athletes in the bantam multiple events on Saturday and 6^th of twenty-two bantam athletes on Sunday. Madelaine won both the shot put and discus competitions, finishing 1^st of twenty athletes in the shot put with a personal best throw of 8.05m, a 7cm PB, and 1^st of fifteen athletes in the discus with a personal best throw of 21.40m, a PB of over a metre.Madelaine was also 4^th in the midget javelin,  8^th in the bantam long jump and 9^thin the bantam high jump. Well done Madelaine!

First-year bantam Emma Chong took more than a second off her PB in the 80m hurdles, finishing an impressive 5^th of 17 athletes in 15.71s. Emma was also 8^th of nineteen athletes in the high jump, clearing 1.20m. Well done Emma!

In addition to beating the meet record in the 300m, JD captain Ellie was the only female JD midget to qualify for the finals of the 100m. Ellie finished 8^th of thirty-five athletes in the preliminaries, 8^th of sixteen athletes in the semi-final, but rose to a 5^th place finish in the final. Well done Ellie!

Dana had an excellent meet, recording personal bests in three of her four bantam events. In the 80m, Dana finished 5^th of twenty-three athletes in a personal best time of 11.66s. In the shot put, Dana added another 36cm to her PB, throwing the shot 6.71m to finish 6^th of twenty athletes. In the discus, Dana finished 4^th of fifteen athletes, recording a throw of 17.79m, an impressive PB of almost two and a half metres. Well done Dana!

JD captain Brent Bester recorded PBs in both of his distance events this weekend. In the 2000m, Brent took an impressive 12.51s off his PB, finishing 7^thin 6:55.38s. In the 800m, Brent took just shy of three seconds off his PB, finishing 12^th in 2:31.96s. Well done Brent!

First-year midget Alex McDuffie demonstrated yet again how much stronger he is becoming by recording personal best performances in all four of his events. In the high jump, Alex added an impressive 10cm to his PB, clearing 1.55m to finish just out of the medals in 4^th place. In the 100m, Alex took almost half a second off his PB, finishing 13^th in 12.84s. Alex also recorded PBs in the 200m and 300m, where he finished in 26.97s and 43.04s respectively. In his first long jump competition, Alex cleared 4.24m to finish 9^th. Well done Alex!

In his first meet, first-year midget Abtin placed 4^th of ten athletes in the 100m hurdles preliminaries, finishing in 16.26s. In the final, Abtin improved his time to 16.14s and finished just out of the medals in 4^th place. Well done Abtin!

Bantam Teaghan demonstrated her strength in the throws by finishing 2^nd in both the shot put and discus. In the shot put, Teaghan’s throw of 7.46m was a PB of 36cm, while in the discus, her throw of 19.32m was an impressive PB of over 5 metres. Well done Teaghan!

Despite an odd set of circumstances where nine athletes showed up for the fast 300m heat on Saturday evening that saw first-year midget Tyler having to share his lane with a Leduc athlete, Tyler still managed to finish 6^th of sixteen athletes in 41.10s. Tyler - I didn’t have a chance to tell you this at the meet, but one of the officils came over after the race to tell me how gracious you were under trying circumstances. She said that you were polite and didn’t argue with the officials and accepted the race conditions without question, even though they were clearly not in your favour. She said it was the sign of a true gentlemen - she had little doubt that few athletes would have kept their cool under those circumstances. Well done! Thank you! Tyler also ran a personal best time of  12.53s in the 100m to finish 9^thof twenty-three athletes and just miss qualifying for the final. Well done Tyler!

Bantam Nathan demonstrated just how much stronger he is becoming by recording five personal best performances. Nathan finished 2^nd in the discus with a throw of 21.33m, a PB of exactly 2.00m. In the shot put, Nathan added another 83cm to his PB, throwing the shot 7.31m to finish 7^th. In the 80m hurdles, Nathantook 1.4s off his PB, finishing in 16.18s, while in the long jump, Nathan added another 23cm to his PB. Nathan also ran a PB in the 80m, where he finished in 12.44s. Well done Nathan!

In his first meet, new bantam athlete Nolan finished 3^rd in the discus with a throw of 18.77m and 5^th in the shot put, where he threw the shot 7.36m. Well doneNolan!

Matthew Springer added another 5cm to his PB in the long jump, clearing 4.67m to finish 5^th of eleven athletes. Matthew was also 6^th in the high jump, where he cleared 1.50m. Well done Matthew!

New bantam athlete Rebecca entered her first high jump competition and cleared 1.20m to finish 7^th of nineteen athletes. Well done Rebecca!

Rhea, our youngest athlete, recorded personal bests in two events at the meet. In the shot put, Rhea added another 17cm to her PB, throwing the shot 4.00m. Rheaalso took almost half a second off her time in the 80m, finishing in 13.90s. Well done Rhea!

First-year bantam Mia demonstrated how much stronger she is becoming by recording personal bests in four events. Mia added another 5cm to her PB in the high jump, clearing 1.20m to finish 5^th of nineteen athletes. Mia also shattered her PB in the 800m, where she finished 8^th of sixteen athletes in 2:58.18s, a PB of 12.37s. Mia also ran a personal best of 11.94s in the 80m, where she finished 9^thof twenty-three athletes, and added another 8cm to her PB in the long jump, where she finished 11^th of twenty-five athletes. Well done Mia!

Lauren Garnett ran a personal best of 14.65s in the 80m hurdles preliminary to qualify 8^th of fourteen athletes for the final, where she finished 8^th overall. Laurenalso took more than half a second off her PB in the 200m, where she finished in 30.92s and was 9^th in the 200m hurdles. Well done Lauren!

Jessica ran a personal best of 13.70s in the midget 100m preliminary, and just missed qualifying for the semi-final by one place. Jessica also ran a personal best of 45.35s in the 300m, where she finished 12^th of twenty-two athletes. Well doneJessica!

Melissa ran a personal best in the 300m, where she finished in 48.34s, and added another 23cm to her PB in the long jump. Well done Melissa!

First-year midget Siri added another 6cm to her PB in the long jump, where she cleared 4.07m and finished 12^th. Siri was also 14^th in the 300m, where she finished just off her PB in 46.67s. Well done Siri!

First-year midget Emily ran a personal best 14.49s in the 80m hurdles and finished 7^th of fourteen athletes overall. Emily also finished 5^th in the high jump, where she cleared 1.40m. Well done Emily!

Bantam Delainy shattered her PB in the 1200m, finishing 7^th in 4:52.54s, a PB of 10.46s. Delainly also ran a PB in the 800m, where she placed 9^th in 3:00.70s, a PB of 1.5s. Well done Delainy!

Bantam Anna added 69cm to her PB in the shot put, where she recorded a throw of 5.34m. Anna also ran a PB in the 80m, where she finished in 12.57s. Well doneAnna!

First-year midget Jackson recorded personal bests in both of his events, finishing the 100m in a personal best time of 14.11s, a PB of almost half a second, and the 300m in a personal best time of 49.24s, a PB of over a second. Well doneJackson!

First-year midget Kendall demonstrated how much faster she is becoming by recording PBs in both the 80m hurdles and the 100m, where she finished in 14.90s and 14.20s respectively.Well done Kendall!

First-year midget Antha broke the 30s barrier in the 200m for the first time, recording a personal best of 29.60s. Antha also ran a personal best of 48.87s in the 300m. Well done Antha!

First-year bantam Heather, another of our youngest athletes, ran a personal best of 12.57s in the 80m. Heather was one of our busiest athletes, competing in seven individual events and the 4×100m relay. Well done Heather! I was especially pleased to see you try the hurdles.

First-year midget Bailey ran a personal best in the 100m preliminaries, where she recorded a time of 14.30s. In her first javelin competition, Bailey recorded a throw of 12.60m. Well done Bailey!

First-year midget Patrick took more than a second off his PB in the 100m hurdles where he finished 9^th in 17.81s. Patrick was also 11^th in his first 800m, where he finished in 2:28.03s. Well done Patrick!

First-year midget Eric added another 66cm to his PB in the discus with a throw of 13.52m. Eric also took on the challenging 1200m, where he finished in 5:18.53s. Well done Eric!

First-year midget Brent Stephen decided to try the challenge of a distance race and finished the 1200m in 4:28.10s. Well done Brent!

In his very first meet, first-year bantam Liam finished 6^th in the 80m in 11.65s and 7^th in the 800m in 2:43.22s. Well done Liam!

Bantam Sean took almost a second and a half off his PB in the 80m hurdles, where he finished 4^th in 15.37s. In the bantam multiple events on Sunday, Seanfinished 5^th in the overall standings, with a 4^th place finish in the 80m hurdles, 6^thin the discus, 6^th in the 1200m and 7^th in the high jump. Well done Sean!

Congratulations to you all. You should be very proud of those results. To see the complete results, go to caltaftrackclassic.com and click on “results” at the top of the main page.

I would like to thank the many JD parents who I saw volunteering at the meet. Without your help, this meet could not have taken place and certainly wouldn’t have run as smoothly. Thank you for your dedication and hard work. Thank you also to those parents who worked behind the scenes, some for many months, to ensure the success of the meet. I appreciate the many hours that you dedicated to the cause. Thank you especially to my fellow CALTAF coach Derrick Johnston, who took on the challenging and often thankless job of meet director. Derrick worked tiressly for many months to ensure that the 2010 CALTAF Track Classic was a high-calibre and very successful meet. Job very well done, Derrick! Enjoy a rest - goodness knows, you’ve earned it!

I will see you all on Wednesday at Glenmore for our regular training session. Robin

Nicky Charlesworth
Junior
(11.95 P) 12.04F 80h Gold
1.65 HJ Gold
5.09 LJ Bronze

Adrianne Erdman
Junior
2:26.12 800m 4th
4:59.55 1500m Bronze

Alex Bymoen
Junior
11.26F 100m Gold

Chris Fitzgibbon
Junior
2:02.41 800m Silver
4:19.59 1500m Silver

Brandon Fong
Intermediate
(55.90P) 1:00.00 400m 8th

Sean Foster
Junior
2:07.26 800m 5th
4:25.18 1500m 6th

Gareth Hadfield
Senior
1:58.18 800m Gold
4:06.29 1500m Gold
9:10.84 3000m Gold

Alex Ivan
Junior
24.45 200m 9th
53.79 400m Silver

Volodymyr Khudych
Junior
11.87 SP 4th
37.98 JAV 6th

Ryan McKay
Intermediate
13.67 100H Bronze
11.21 100m Gold
6.34 LJ Gold
13.45 TJ Gold

Alex Smith
Intermediate
(23.27P) 24.28F 200m 8th
13.67 100H Silver

Merhoui Tume
Intermediate
9:16.45 3000m Silver

Here are some highlights:

Midget athlete Austin had an outstanding meet, breaking one meet record and tying a second. In the javelin, Austin’s best throw was 41.11m, which beat the old record of 32.83m set by CALTAF athlete Alex Bymoen in 2008. Austin’s throw of 41.11m was a personal best by 4.59m. In the high jump, Austincleared 1.50m, equaling the meet record set by Alex in 2009. Well done Austin! An outstanding accomplishment at any time, but particularly given the trying conditions!

Bantam athlete Delainy impressed her coaches by recording huge PBs in three events. In the 200m,Delainy finished in 32.60s, a PB of 6.01s. In the 300m, Delainy finished in 51.85s, a PB of 2.94s. Finally, in the 1200m, Delainy outdid herself, finishing 2^nd in 5:03.00s, a PB of 21.18s. Well doneDelainy!

Although still a bantam and having to compete up with the older midget athletes, Dana recorded some outstanding results. In the 200m, Dana finished 4^th of 11 athletes in 30.53s, a PB of 1.13s. In her very first javelin competition, Dana won the competition, with a throw of 14.12m. Well done Dana!

Bantam Madelaine also managed to put some pressure on the midget athletes, finishing 3^rd of 7 athletes in the shot put, with a personal best throw of 7.98m.

Rowan won the shot put competition with a throw of 8.20m, a personal best of 13cm.

Despite having just returned from a week of sailing with his school and looking a little worse for wear,Brent Bester took 4.02s off his PB in the 1200m, finishing 4th in 3:53.24s. Well done Brent!

In his first high jump competition, first-year midget Alex McDuffie finished 2^nd of 6 athletes, clearing 1.45m. Alex also finished 3^rd of 6 athletes in the 200m in a personal best time of 27.08s. Well doneAlex!

Maria added another 78cm to her PB in the javelin, throwing 14.09m to finish 2^nd. Maria also finished 2^nd of 7 athletes in the shot put, where her best throw was 7.99m. Well done Maria!

Despite the weather, Jessica recorded personal best performances in both of her events. In the 200m,Jessica finished 2^nd of 11 athletes in 28.52s, while in the 300m, Jessica placed 5^th of 9 athletes in 45.81s. Well done Jessica!

First-year midget Antha improved the PB in the 200m that she had established just last weekend, finishing 6^th of 11 athletes in 30.77s. Well done Antha!

First-year midget Lauren Fridman won the high jump competition and the 1200m where, despite the windy and cold conditions, she was less than 2 seconds off her PB. Well done Lauren!

First-year midget Siri put pressure on the older midgets, finishing 3^rd of 11 athletes in the 200m in 29.32s. Siri also finished 4^th of 7 athletes in the shot put, where her best throw was 7.31m. Well doneSiri!

Bantam Anna was not in the least intimidated by the older midget athletes, recording an impressive 2.17s PB of 33.14s in the 200m. Well done Anna!

In her first attempt at the 200m hurdles, Lauren Garnett ran an excellent race, finishing in 33.80s. Well done Lauren!

Mia, one of our youngest bantam athletes, took almost 2 seconds off her PB in the midget 200m, where she finished 7^th of 11 athletes in 31.16s. Well done Mia!

Bantam Nathan cleared his personal best height of 1.35m to finish 4^th of 6 athletes in the midget high jump. Well done Nathan!

In her first attempt at the 200m, first-year bantam Heather finished in 33.98s. Well done Heather!

Well done athletes! Great results given the tough conditions! I was pleased to see that you all came so well prepared for the weather, with blankets, hats and mitts. I was also very pleased to see JD athletes shaking the hands of the officials at the end of the field event competitions. I know that they were grateful for your acknowledgement of their participation given the miserable conditions. Thank you for being such fine ambassadors for CALTAF.