What a fantastic day we had up at the University yesterday!

Congratulations to all the athletes who ran and thank you to all the parents who helped out, and a special big thanks to Coach Hayleigh who did it all herself as I was working at the finish line all day.

You can read the full results below
http://calgarytrackcouncil.com/2012/DOResults11.htm

I was very happy about a lot of things.  We had thirty athletes who competed, that is almost the entire group.

Almost everyone had PBs in the 60m which tells me you are all getting faster.  Some people had huge improvements like Caitlin and Sean who improved by about a half second.  That’s a lot in a race that only takes 8 or 9 seconds.  Talk about the depth in our group: 1st in 14 yr old girls (Meghan), 2nd in 13 yr old girls (Emma) and 3rd in 12 year old girls (Hanna).

The relays were exciting because we had so many teams and I got to watch so many of you run.  Our Midget Boys team (NathanK, Sean, Harrison, Lyle)  came second to another team from the CALTAF PD group and our Midget Girls (Merel, Erica, Delainy, Caitlin) proved themselves real competitors in with the older girls and women.  Our two Bantam Boys teams came second (EthanP, Liam, Matt, EthanN) and fourth (NathanC, Charles, Adeem, Jeremy).  Our Bantam Girls teams came first (MIa, Grace, Lauren, Emma) in a great race with Calgary Olympic Track and sixth (Kiannah, Syd, Maddie, Hawaa).  The fact that we can put six relay teams on the track confirms for me the depth of the group and the enthusiasm and commitment the athletes bring to the sport.  Thanks so everyone who ran!

I didn’t ask too many of you run the 150m or 200m because they came right after the 4×200 relays, still I saw good early season speed from Cam and Mia, NathanC, Adeem, Harrison, Sean and Ben.  Just like in the 60s almost everyone recorded PBs.

The 800s were highly entertaining!  I watched all of you run through cross-country season and I’ve been looking forward to some racing on the track. The next meet, on January 8, has both a 600m and a 1000m in it so let’s think about what it will take to run one of those distances now.  Sahad’s 2:29 was a PB which goes to show what a little (or in his case a lot) of hard work will do for you.

PBs?  For those of you not up on all the track lingo PB stands for Personal Best and it means the fastest you’ve ever run.  It is one of the ways we measure success in our group.  We all see the races on the track and it’s obvious who wins those but as coaches we look beyond that to the effort and improvement shown by each individual athlete.

Not everyone had a PB on Saturday.  Sometimes it just doesn’t happen and that’s OK.  Some of you, especially those of you going into second year Midget, have the bar set pretty high already and PBs will take an extraordinary effort to achieve.  Don’t worry, keep training, I assure you that for the beginning of the season we are in great shape.

I especially want to congratulate the athletes who are new to our group.  You survived your first track meet; well done!  Saturday was the first time I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching Sydney, Erica, Merel (great relay leg!), NathanC, Adeem, Charles, Jeremy, SImon, Liam, EthanP and last but not least EthanN (great finish in the 800!).

See you at practice tomorrow!

Coach Ed

Most of us were up in Edmonton yesterday at the Provincial Championships so let’s wrap up the season with a report from that event.

CALTAF had the largest number of entries of any club in the province (33) and a presence in just about every race that was impossible to miss.
The course was hard, with a single track switchback pathway on the downhill and an unforgiving long hill into the finish. It was what I would call a character builder and I think everyone who ran is a better runner today because of it. Most important was the outstanding effort put in by everyone!

I will cover the results of the Cheetahs and the JD athletes.

In the first race of the day, the Peewee Girls 1700m, Colette Benko was 15th (out of 43) and Emily Stirling was next in 16th.

In the Peewee Boys 1700m, Charles Voglewede was 7th (out of 34),
Jarvis Chantler was 20th and Sam Yardley was 28th.

In the Bantam Girls 2km we had seven entered and we won second place in the team competition. Hats off to the Leduc club who has had a lock on this event for many years. The top finisher from our group was Marissa Stirling, 5th (out of 24) then Lauren Yardley 10th, Grace Hilton 13th, Maddy Lee 15th, Deia Hida 17th, Cam Knowles 22nd and Rhea Foster 23rd.

In the Bantam Boys 2km Ethan Nishimura, in his first competition with the club, was 5th (out of 17) and Matt Voglewede was 15th.

In the Midget Girls 3km Sarah Voglewede ran a gutsy 22nd.

Congratulations to everyone who ran cross country with us this year and thanks for making it an exciting and fun two months for me.

–Coach Ed

1km
2km
Men’s 8km
Woman’s 5km

This summer CALTAF is delighted to have so many of our athletes qualify for national and provincial teams. In addition to those athletes who have already been mentioned in earlier posts, CALTAF would like to congratulate the following youth and midget athletes who made the Alberta Legion Team and will compete at Legion Nationals in August:

Nicky Charlesworth, Shaunie Morrison, Emily Wilson-Bodnar, Ellie Hirst, Alex Ivan, Bryce Clements, and Adrianne Erdman. Well done athletes!

One of the reasons for the success of CALTAF athletes (apart from all the hard work and training they put in) is the amazing and dedicated coaches, all of whom deserve a big thank you for the work they do. Many of the CALTAF coaches are also very active in the wider athletic community and once again this year several CALTAF coaches have been named to Provincial and National Teams.

Jason Lindsay is the Head Coach for Team Alberta at the 2011 Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops from August 5-9. This is Jason’s third trip to the WCSG and his first time as Head Coach.

Tara Dressler is one of the Team Managers for Team Alberta at the 2011 Western CanadaGames. This is Tara’s first official Alberta Team position. Previously, in 1997 and 2005, she competed as an athlete at the Canada Summer Games. Team Alberta begins competing at theSaskatchewan vs. Alberta dual meet in Regina on the July 15-17 weekend.

Derrick Johnston is the Head Coach for the Alberta Legion Team at the 2011 Legion Canadian Youth Track and Field Championships in Ottawa from August 5-7. Derrick has previously been a coach at the 2008 Alberta Summer Games and the 2010 Alberta Legion Nationals.

Christine Laverty is the Lead Coach for the Canadian Youth Athletics Team at the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Man, UK from September 7-13. Christine has held many coaching positions for Provincial and National teams in her career. Most recently she was the Distance Coach for the Senior Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in 2010.

In addition Christine Laverty as Chair of the Organising Committee was recently instrumental in Calgary’s successful hosting of the 2011 Canadian National Championships at the newly renovated Foothills Athletic Park. Christine put in many, many hours of work over long months which resulted in a truly spectacular Track and Field event in our city. Calgary will host the Canadian National Championships again next year when they will be the qualifiers for the 2012 Olympics. Be sure to look out for them.

Congratulations to all these coaches who have made such significant contributions to their sport. We truly appreciate all the incredible work they do.

Photo Finish of Gareth Hadfieldath at JR Nationals 2011

Report from Christine:

It has been an exciting summer for the Caltaf athletes but it will prove to be even more exciting as two of our athletes have qualified to represent Canada this summer at the Pan Am Juniors  and Commonwealth Youth Games.

This weekend Gareth earned his way onto the Pan Am Junior Team by winning the Gold Medal at Junior Nationals for the 3K Steeple (see a video of the race and awards here). Although Gareth already had the standard for team selection he was ranked Number 4 in the race and only two would get the honour of representing the country. It was a very exciting race to watch as the lead changed hands numerous times but at the last water barrier, 150 meters from the finish line Gareth was in a close third. The battle maintained all the way to the finish line and they needed the photo-finish camera to determine the 1^st and 2^nd place finishers. Gareth was the only Alberta male to take home the gold medal honours this weekend and he did it by thousandths of a second. This will be Gareth’s second time representing Canada as he was part of the World Youth Team in 2009.

Adrianne Erdmann traveled off to Langley, BC on June 17^th where she ran a 20 second PB over the 2K steeple and ranked herself 3^rd in the country which earned her  a trip to the Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Mann. This will be Adrianne’s first time representing her country

Caltaf had other outstanding performances at Junior Nationals…

Nikki Charlesworth won her heat in the 100m Hurdles and placed 4^th in the Final with times of 14.63/14.79 respectively. Nikki also tied for 6^th in the High Jump with a height of 1.60m and 15^th in the Long Jump with a 5.15m jump.

Alex Smith placed 8^th both in the heats and the finals of the 110m Hurdles with times of 15.21 and 15.43 respectively.

Matt Galea ranked 26^th on the starting list had a 16 second PB in the 5K and moved up the result list to the 15^th position.

Young Ellie Hirst (still a first year youth) placed 14^th in the Qualifying rounds of the 400 with a time of 57.57 and moved up the ranking to 12^th in the B Final with another good time of 57.80.

Alex Ivan donned his spikes at his first National ever and placed 21^st in the 400 with a time of 51.09.

Well done to all the athletes and their coaches. It was a great Junior Nationals…

Team Alberta athletes: Please note that the team fee of $450 must be sent to Athletics Alberta by courier (because of the mail strike) ASAP. Your place on the team is not secure until that cheque has been received by AA.

Good luck in Regina and have fun! Robin

For bantam athletes (1998/1999), the CALTAF Classic was their Outdoor Provincial Championships, so bantams were awarded provincial medals in their events. The JD Group can boast that we have eleven Provincial Champions - athletes that finished first and won at least one gold medal during the meet. My heartiest congratulations to Alberta Champions Harry, Tyler, Matt, Jeremy, Reagan, Emma, Mia, Anise, Caitlin, Grace and Lauren Yardley. Among them, these eleven athletes captured fourteen provincial gold medals: Tyler (4×100m, 4×400m), Jeremy (4×100m, 4×400m), Emma (4×100m, 4×400m), Harry (4×400m), Matt (4×400m), Reagan (4×400m), Mia (4×100m), Anise (4×100m), Caitlin (4×400m), Grace (4×400m) and Lauren Y (4×400m). Congratulations Alberta Provincial Champions and gold medalists! Well done!

In addition to fourteen gold medals, bantam athletes captured eight provincial bronze medals: Kirsten (4×100m, 4×400m), Reagan (4×400m), Caitlin (4×100m), Hawaa (4×400m), Grace (4×100m), Lauren Y (4×100m) and Mia (4×400m). Congratulations provincial bronze medalists! Well done!

Not to be outdone by their younger teammates, the JD midget athletes (1996/1997) also had an outstanding weekend. Given that Midget Provincials are not until next month, midget athletes were awarded CALTAF Classic rather than provincial medals. The midgets won a total of twenty medals - one gold, six silver and twelve bronze. Congratulations to JD’s midget medalists: Captain Madelaine (gold hammer throw, silver discus, silver shot put), Andrew (silver 4×400m), Sean (silver 4×400m), Sahad (silver 1500m steeple chase),  Max (silver 4×400m), Dana (bronze discus, bronze javelin, bronze 4×100m) Quinn ( bronze 300m, bronze 4×100m), Janessa (bronze 4×100m), Delainy (bronze 4×400m), Jill (bronze 4×400m), Anna (bronze 4×400m), Lauren Kruger (bronze 4×400m), Meghan (bronze 4×100m) and Lyle (bronze high jump). Congratulations to all midget CALTAF Classic medalists! Well done!

Our relay teams got the JD Group off to a great start on Friday evening, with the bantam girls capturing the provincial gold and bronze medals in both the 4×100m and 4×400m, the bantam boys capturing the provincial gold medals in both the 4×100m 4×400m, the midget men capturing the CALTAF Classic silver medal in the 4×400m, and the midget women capturing the CALTAF Classic bronze medal in both the 4×100m and 4×400m. Well done relay teams!

The bantam girls’ 4×100m relay team of Emma to Anise to Mia to Reagan captured the provincial gold medal, finishing 1^st of eight teams in 57.43s. Congratulations gold medalists and Provincial Champions! In that same race, the team of Grace to Kirsten to Lauren Y to Caitlin won the provincial bronze medal, finishing 3^rd of eight teams in 1:01.16s. Congratulations provincial bronze medalists! The team of Hawaa to Nikki to Cheetah Anika Vogelgesang to Hanna finished just out of the medals in 4^th place in 1:03.06s, while the team of Cam to Heather to Rhea to Kiannah finished 6^th of eight in 1:08.13s, despite having to retrieve a dropped baton. Well done 4×100m runners!

The bantams girls’ 4×400m relay team of Caitlin to Lauren Y to Emma to Grace easily won the gold medal, finishing 1^st of five teams in 4:45.26s. Congratulations gold medalists and Provincial Champions! In that same race, the team of Hawaa to Mia to Reagan to Kirsten captured the provincial bronze medal, finishing 3^rd of five teams in 5:01.02s. Congratulations provincial bronze medalists! The team of Nikki to Hanna to Cheetah Anika Vogelgesang to Anise finished just out of the medals in 4^th place in 5:01.57s, while the team of Cam to Heather to Kiannah to Rhea finished 5^th in 5:31.32s. Well done 4×400m runners!

Not to be outdone by the girls, the bantam boys’ 4×100m relay team of Jeremy to Cheetah Braden Gerlitz to Cheetah Matthew Bustard to Tyler won the provincial gold medal, finishing 1^st of two teams in 57.35s, an impressive time given that three team members are only first-year bantams. Well done Provincial Champions and provincial gold medalists!

The bantam boys’ 4×400m relay team of Harry to Jeremy to Tyler to Matt also captured the provincial gold medal and, although they were the only team in the competition, they earned their gold medal by running well and finishing in 5:15.22s. Well done Provincial Champions and provincial gold medalists!

The midget women’s 4×100m relay team of Quinn to Dana to Janessa to Meghan captured the CALTAF Classic bronze medal, finishing 3^rd of five teams in 54.90s. Well done bronze medalists! In that same race, the team of Delainy to Anna to Madelaine to Lauren K finished just out of the medals in 4^th place in 57.96s. Well done 4×100m runners!

The midget men’s 4×400m relay team of PD athlete Martin Steger to Andrew to Sean to Max captured the silver medal, finishing 2^nd in 4:44.52s. Well done silver medalists!

Unfortunately, our midget men’s 4×100m relay team of Joel to Nathanael to Eric to Nathan were disqualified for exchanging outside the zone! Great effort boys!

JD Captain and first-year midget Madelaine had another outstanding meet, winning a gold and two silver medals in the midget competition. Madelaine won the gold in the hammer throw, where she finished 1^st of seven athletes with a throw of 24.19m. In the discus, Madelaine’s throw of 22.19m placed her 2^nd of ten athletes and earned her the silver medal while, in the shot put, her throw of 8.85m placed her 2^nd of fifteen athletes and earned her the silver medal. Well done Madelaine! This bodes well for Midget Provincials!

First-year midget Lyle surprised himself by capturing the bronze medal in the high jump, where he cleared 1.50m, a personal best of 10cm. Well done Lyle!

First-year midget Dana also had an outstanding meet, capturing two bronze medals in her individual events, adding another bronze medal in the 4×100m, and recording three personal best performances. In the javelin, Dana finished 3^rd of ten athletes with a throw of 24.38m, an outstanding throw that added a remarkable 7.09m to her personal best. Wow! In the discus, Dana again finished 3^rd of ten athletes and again with another impressive PB, throwing 21.78m, a PB of 3.67m. Wow again! Just to prove how versatile she is, Dana also took more than half a second off her PB in the 100m, where she finished 17^th of thirty-seven athletes in a personal best time of 14.10s. Well done Dana! Two very impressive PBs and three bronze medals! Good luck at Midget Provincials!

Midget Quinn captured the bronze medal in the300m, where she finished 3^rd of seventeen athletes in 47.77s. In the 100m preliminary, Quinn ran a personal best 14.02s to qualify 15^th of thirty-seven athletes for the final, where Quinn ran another personal best of 13.78s to finish 13^th. In the 200m preliminary, Quinn recorded another personal best, finishing 15^th of thirty-eight athletes in 28.79s, a personal best of 1.14s. In the 200m final, Quinn finished 13^th. Quinn also added another 8cm to her PB in the long jump, where she finished 10^th of twenty-eight athletes. Bronze medals in the 300m and 4×100m and four personal bests - well done Quinn!

In the bantam multiple events, athletes were awarded points based on their results in the eight bantam events. In the bantam girls’ competition, our top finisher was Mia, who accumulated enough points to finish 6^th overall of forty-nine athletes. Well done Mia! Captain Emma was not far behind, finishing in 9^th place, while Caitlin was 17^th, first year bantam Lauren Y was 18^th, Marissa, first-year bantam Hanna and Anise tied for 21^st place, and Hawaa was 27^th. Well done ladies!

In the bantam boys’ multiple events, Harry and Matt finished tied for 17^th overall of thirty-two athletes. Well done Harry and Matt!

In the bantam girls’ shot put competition, Mia placed 1^st of forty-six athletes with a throw of 8.04m, a PB of more than half a metre. Mia also finished 3^rd of forty-six athletes in the discus with a throw of 20.62m, an impressive personal best of 2.34m. In the 80m, Mia finished 10^th of forty-nine athletes in a personal best time of 11.58s.  Well done Mia! Sixth overall of over forty athletes, provincial gold and bronze medals in the relays, 1^st and 3^rd place finishes, and three personal bests! An outstanding meet!

JD Captain Emma also had an outstanding meet, finishing 2^nd of thirty-eight bantam athletes in the 80m hurdles in a personal best time of 14.77s. Emma was also 7^th of thirty-one athletes in the high jump, where she cleared 1.25m, 9^th of forty-nine athletes in the 80m, where she finished in a personal best time of 11.57s, and 9th of forty-one athletes in the long jump, where she cleared 3.91m, a personal best of 14cm. Well done Emma! Ninth overall, two provincial gold medals in the relays, 2^nd, 7^th and 9^th place finishes from amongst over forty athletes in your individual events, and four personal bests! Outstanding!

In her first attempt at the 1200m, bantam Caitlin ran an outstanding race, finishing 4^th of thirty-three athletes in an impressive 4:16.09s. Caitlin recorded an impressive three personal best performances during the meet, taking more than half a second off her PB in the 80m,  more than a second off her PB in the 80m hurdles, and adding another 22cm to her PB in the shot put. Well done Caitlin! Seventeenth overall, provincial gold and bronze medals in the relays, a 4^th place finish in a race with thirty-three athletes, and three personal bests. A great end to an outstanding season!

First-year bantam Lauren Y ran an outstanding 1200m, finishing 5^th of thirty-three athletes in 4:17.32s, an impressive personal best of 6.75s. Lauren was also 8^th of thirty athletes in the 800m, where she finished in 2:47.43s. Well done Lauren! Eighteenth overall, provincial gold and bronze medals in the relays, 5^th and 8^th place finishes in races with over thirty athletes, and three personal bests! Very impressive results for a first-year bantam!

First-year midget Andrew recorded two impressive personal bests this weekend, taking 15.86s off his PB in the 2000m, where he finished 7^th in 7:28.47s, and adding almost half a metre to his PB in the discus, where he recorded a throw of 19.85m. A silver medal in the 4×400m and two impressive PBs - well done Andrew!

Bantam Anise added another 5cm to her PB in the high jump, clearing 1.25m to finish 5^th of thirty-one athletes. Anise also finished 11^th of forty-six athletes in the shot put, 14^th of forty-six athletes in the discus,  and 16^th of thirty-eight athletes in her first attempt at the 80m hurdles. A provincial gold medal in the 4×100m, a 5^th place finish in a competition with over thirty athletes, 21^st overall, and a personal best! Well done Anise!

First-year midget Nathan added another 3.17m to his PB in the discus, throwing 28.50m to finish 5^th of fourteen athletes. Nathan was also 5^th in the javelin competition with a throw of 21.27m, and took almost a full second off his PB in the 100m, where he finished in 14.77s. Well done Nathan!

First-year bantam Grace ran an outstanding 800m, finishing 7^th of thirty athletes in 2:45.91s. Provincial gold and bronze medals in the relays, and a 7^th place finish in a race with thirty athletes. Well done Grace!

Bantam Harry had an excellent meet, placing 11^th of twenty-two athletes in the 1200m, where he finished in 4:27.74s, an impressive personal best of 10.05s. Harry also placed 10^th of thirty athletes in the shot put and 11^th of twenty-nine athletes in the long jump. Harry is also a Provincial Champion, having won a gold medal in the 4×400m. Well done Harry!

New first-year midget athlete Joel, who was competing in his first meet, finished just out of the medals in the long jump, clearing 4.98m to place 4^th of sixteen athletes. Well done Joel!

In his first attempt at the 1500m steeplechase, first-year midget Sahad captured the silver medal in 5:31.95s. Sahad recorded three personal bests at the meet. In the 800m, Sahad took 2.05s off his PB, while in shot put he added almost half a metre to his PB with a throw of 7.76m, and in the discus added another 34cm to his PB. Well done Sahad!

Bantam Marissa tried a new strategy in the 1200m, and it certainly seemed to work for her. Marissa finished 9^th of thirty-three athletes in 4:30.47s, a personal best of 4.87s. Marissa was also 12^th of thirty-eight athletes in her first attempt at the 80m hurdles, 18^th of forty-six athletes in her first attempt at the discus throw, and 19^th of forty-nine athletes in her first 80m.  A 9^th place finish, 21^st overall, and a personal best! Well done Marissa!

Bantam Hawaa ran a very strong 1200m, her first attempt at a distance race. Hawaa finished 16^th of thirty-three athletes in 4:49.67s. Hawaa also took more than 1.5s off her PB in the 80m hurdles, and captured a provincial bronze medal in the 4×400m. Well done Hawaa!

New athlete Tyler, who was competing in his first meet, produced some excellent results, finishing 10^th of twenty-five athletes in the 80m hurdles in 16.72s, and 16^th of twenty-five athletes in the 800m, where he finished in 3:05.41s. Tyler is also a Provincial Champion, having won gold medals in both the 4×100m and 4×400m. Well done Ty!

First-year bantam Hanna demonstrated how much stronger she is becoming by recording three personal bests and finishing 21^st overall from amongst almost fifty bantam athletes. Hanna took more than half a second off her PB in the 80m, where she finished in 12.42s, added almost half a metre to her PB in the long jump, where she cleared 3.82m to finish 14^th of forty-one athletes, and finished 16^th of forty-six athletes in the shot put, where her throw of 6.45m was a personal best of 21cm and placed her 16^th of forty-six athletes. Well done Hanna! Impressive results for a first-year bantam!

Bantam Matt had an outstanding meet, recording three personal bests, becoming a Provincial Champion as a member of the winning 4×400m team, and placing 8^th of twenty-eight athletes in his first discus competition with a throw of 17.34m. Matt took more than half a second off his PB in the 80m, more than two seconds off his PB in the 1200m, and added another 8cm to his PB in the long jump. Well done Matt! I see more throwing in your future! J

New athlete and first-year bantam athlete Jeremy became a Provincial Champion two times over as a member of both the winning bantam 4×100m and 4×400m teams. Jeremy also took an impressive 3.62s off his PB in the 800m, where he finished 11^th of twenty-five athletes in 2:53.68s. Well done Jeremy!

First-year midget Meghan qualified for the final in the 80m hurdles, 100m and 200m, which resulted in a very busy weekend. In the 80m hurdles preliminary, Meghan ran a personal best 15.07s to qualify 6^th of eighteen athletes for the final. In the final, Meghan ran another PB, finishing 7^th of eight athletes in 14.84s. In the 100m preliminary, Meghan qualified 10^th of thirty-seven athletes for the final in a personal best time of 13.52s. In the 100m final, Meghan moved up a place to finish 9^th overall. In the 200m preliminary, Meghan finished 12^th of thirty-eight athletes to qualify for the final, where she placed 10^th in 28.23s. Meghan’s most impressive race of the weekend, however, came in the 200m hurdles where, in her first attempt at the event,  she finished 5^th of thirteen athletes in 32.05s. Meghan demonstrated that  she is able to do more than sprint by entering the discus competition, where she finished 8^th. Qualifying for three finals, three personal bests, three top ten finishes, and a bronze medal in the 4×100m. Well done Meghan!

Eric recorded one of the most impressive personal bests of the meet, finishing the 800m in 2:40.58s, a personal best of 11.30s. Well done Eric! Great run!

First-year midget Patrick recorded personal bests in both of his events, taking more than half a second off his PB in the 200m and shaving just a hair off his PB in the 200m hurdles. Well done Patrick!

New midget athlete Nathanael took almost a full second off his PB in the 300m, finishing 8^th in 47.04s. Nathanael also demonstrated his strength in the throws by finishing 6th in the shot put, 6^th in the javelin and 9th in the discus. Well done Nathanael!

Bantam Kirsten finished the 80m in a personal best 12.85s, and finished 17^th of forty-six athletes in her first discus competition. Kirsten also took home bronze medals in both the 4×100m and 4×400m. In the latter race, Kirsten ran a very impressive final leg for her team, moving them from 4^th place to the all important bronze medal position. Well done Kirsten!

First-year midget Delainy took almost a full second off her PB in the 300m to finish 8^th of seventeen athletes in 49.56s. Delainy also ran a PB in the 800m, and took home a CALTAF Classic bronze medal in the 4×400m. Well done Delainy!

Bantam Reagan ran a personal best 12.70s in the 80m, and left the meet as a Provincial Champion, with a gold medal in the 4×100m and a bronze medal in the 4×400m. Well done Reagan!

First-year midget Anna ran a very strong 800m, finishing in 2:51.00s, a PB of just under 10 seconds. Anna also took more than half a second off her PB in the 200m, where she finished in 31.19s, and ran another personal best in the 100m, where she finished in 14.79s. Well done Anna! Three personal bests and a bronze medal in the 4×400m!

First-year midget Jill had a tough weekend, getting stepped on and knocked down in the 1200m. Undaunted, Jill picked herself up and finished the race, recording a time not that far off her PB. Jill also placed 8^th in the 2000m and 16^th of twenty-five athletes in the 800m, and was a member of the bronze-medal-winning midget 4×400m team. Well done Jill!

Lauren K finished not far off her PB in the high jump to place 8^th and ran a strong second leg in the 4×400m, keeping her team in the bronze medal position. Well done Lauren!

Rhea was one of the few bantam athletes who, despite the challenging conditions, managed to record a personal best in the high jump. Rhea added an impressive 10cm to her PB, clearing 1.10m to finish 19^th of thirty-one athletes.  Rhea also took almost half a second off her PB in the 80m. Well done Rhea!

Janessa took just over a second off her PB in the 200m, finishing in 29.92s. Janessa was also a member of the bronze-medal-winning midget 4×100m. Well done Janessa!

My sincerest thanks to the many JD parents who were so supportive of the athletes and coaches throughout the weekend. In particular, I would like to thank Anise’s Dad, Anthony Parker, who graciously stepped in and helped coach the bantam girls in long jump, when the JD athletes were split between two pits on opposite sides of the track. I am most grateful to you all.

Congratulation again to all athletes - those are very impressive results. Enjoy the weekend! I will see you all on Monday - please remember that, on Mondays, we begin early at Glenmore Track and end at 8:00pm at Sandy Beach - see below. Robin

Complete results from the CALTAF Track Classic (including from the last 11 years) can be found on the bottom of this page. Congratulations to everyone who participated. It was a great meet!

Here are Caltaf Season Stats up to May 29, 2011 (pdf or xls). ]]> http://caltaf.com/2011/06/caltaf-club-season-stats-up-to-may-29-2011/feed/ http://caltaf.com/2011/05/calgary-hershey-meet-results-2/ http://caltaf.com/2011/05/calgary-hershey-meet-results-2/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:36:41 +0000 Luke http://caltaf.com/?p=1515 I have been warned by the meet director that it may take several days for the Calgary Hershey meet results to be posted. Rather than delay my results email, I will hope that what I wrote down after the meet is mostly complete.

I would like to offer my congratulations to Andrew, Nathan. Jeremy Kinnear, Sean, Sahad, Matt, Nikki, Kirsten, Reagan, Emma, Delainy, Rhea, Dana, Jill, Anna, Grace, Mia, Cam, Lauren Kruger, Meghan, Anise, Marissa, Hanna, Kiannah, and Hawaa - who competed at the Calgary Hershey meet on Sunday. Among them, these athletes produced some excellent results.

The following athletes have qualified for the Hersey Provincial Meet in Edmonton on Saturday 18^th June by placing in the top four in at least one of their events: Andrew (4^th in the 800m, 3^rd in the 1600m), Nathan (1^st in the standing long jump), Jeremy (4^th in the 400m, 3^rd in the 800m), Sean (3^rdin the standing long jump), Sahad (3^rd in the 800m, 2^nd in the 1600m), Nikki (3^rd in the 800m), Emma (2^nd in the 4×100m), Delainy (4^th in the 800m), Dana (1^st in the ball throw), Jill (4^th in the 1600m), Grace (2^nd in the 400m, 1^st in the 800m, 2^nd in the standing long jump), Mia (2^nd in the 4×100m), Meghan (2^nd in the 4×100m, 3^rd in the standing long jump), Anise (2^nd in the 4×100m, 1^st in the standing long jump) and Hanna (3^rd in the 200m, 3^rd in the standing long jump). Well done athletes! Congratulations! That is an impressive list of athletes going to Hershey Provincials, and does not include athletes like Lauren Yardley and Caitlin, who have qualified at other local Hershey meets.

For those athletes who are going to Hershey Provincials on 18^th June, you need follow the link below to the Hershey Provincials website, where you will find all of the informationthat you need plus the registration form. Note that you must email or fax your completed registration form to Athletics Alberta no later than Friday 10 June. At the Hershey Provincial meet, you will only compete in the events that you finished in the top four at the Calgary Hershey meet. You should wear your CALTAF singlet at the Provincial meet. Please confirm with me whether or not you plan to participate in the provincial meet. As Hershey Provincials is not a club meet, athletes are responsible for getting themselves to and from Edmonton and finding their own accommodation.

http://www.athleticsalberta.com/programs/hersheys-track-field-games/2011-hershey-provincial-entry-form-information

In addition to the top four finishes listed above, there were many other highlights. Here are my favourites:

Grace had an outstanding meet, qualifying for Hershey Provincials in all three of her events. Grace won the 11-12 girls 800m, finishing 1^st of thirteen athletes in 2:37.80s, a PB of 2.29s. In the 400m, Grace placed 2^nd of ten athletes in 1:09.08s, an outstanding time for a first-year bantam. Finally in her first standing long jump competition, Grace finished 2^nd of fourteen athletes, clearing 1.90m. Well done Grace!

Sean ran the race of a lifetime in the 13-14 boys’ 800m, taking a very impressive 16.84s off his PB to finish 5^th in 2:36.50s. Sean qualified to compete at Hershey Provincials in the standing long jump, where he cleared 1.91m and finished 3^rd of eleven athletes. Well done Sean!

Sahad again demonstrated his strength in the distance events by qualifying for Hershey Provincials in both the 13-14 boys’ 800m and 1600m. In the 800m, Sahad took an impressive 4.69s off his PB to finish 3^rd of seven athletes in 2:34.20s. In the 1600m, Sahad finished 2^nd of five athletes in 5:40.00s. Well done Sahad!

In her first attempt at the standing long jump, Anise won the 13-14 girls’ competition, clearing 2.09m to finish 1^st of twenty-six athletes. Anise also qualified 2^nd in the 4×100m relay, along with teammates Emma, Mia and Meghan. Well doneAnise!

Hanna had an outstanding meet, qualifying for Hershey Provincials in both the 11-12 girls’ 200m and standing long jump. In the 200m, Hanna was 3^rd of fifteen athletes in 30.8s, while in the standing long jump, Hanna cleared 1.86m and was 3^rd of fourteen athletes. Hanna just missed qualifying in the 400m, where she placed 5^th of ten athletes in 1:13.50s. Well done Hanna!

New athlete Jeremy impressed his coaches by qualifying for Hershey Provincials in the 11-12 boys’ 400m and 800m. In the 800m, Jeremy finished 3^rd of eleven athletes in 2:57.30s, while in the 400m, Jeremy finished 4^th of seven athletes in 1:14.00s. Well done Jeremy!

Delainy ran an outstanding 800m, taking 6.52s off her PB to qualify 4^th of eleven athletes for Hershey Provincials in the 13-14 girls’ race. Delainy also ran a 1.3s PB in the 200m, where she finished in 30.5s. You earned that spot at Provincials,Delainy - well done!

Andrew qualified for Hershey Provincials in both of his track events. In the 13-14 boys 1600m, Andrew finished 3^rd of five athletes in 5:54.80s, while in the 800m, Andrew finished 4^thof seven athletes in 2:35.90s, a PB of 2.88s. Well doneAndrew!

Nathan qualified for Hershey Provincials by winning the 13-14 boys’ standing long jump competition, where he cleared 2.08m to finish 1^st of eleven athletes. Well done Nathan!

New athlete Nikki debated long and hard about whether to enter the 13-14 girls’ 800m or ball throw and, in the end, decided on the 800m. Her coaches are very happy that she did, because Nikki ended up placing 3^rd of eleven athletes and qualifying for Hershey Provincials in 2:52.40s. Well done and good choice Nikki!

Dana qualified for Hershey Provincials by winning the 13-14 girls’ ball throw competition, where she placed 1^st of eleven athletes witrh a throw of 34.75m. Dana also took just shy of half a second off her PB in the 200m, where she finished in 29.9s. Well done Dana!

Jill qualified for Hershey Provincials by placing 4^th of ten athletes in the 13-14 girls’ 1600m, where she finished in 5:48.30s. Well done Jill!

Meghan finished 3^rd and qualified for Hershey Provincials in the 13-14 girls’ standing long jump, where she cleared 2.02m.Meghan also qualified 2^nd in the 4×100m relay, along with teammates Emma, Mia and Anise. Well done Meghan!

Lauren ran an outstanding 13-14 girls’ 800m and just missed qualifying for Hershey Provincials by one place. Laurenfinished 5^th of eleven athletes in 2:58.90s, an impressive personal best of 7.47s. Well done Lauren!

Marissa ran a strong race in the 13-14 girls’ 1600m, placing 5^th of ten athletes in 5:54.20s, just missing qualifying for Hershey Provincials by one place. Well done Marissa!

Cam also ran an impressive 800m, once again achieving a personal best in that event, a trend that she has been keeping since the JD Group moved outdoors. Cam finished 6^th of thirteen 11-12 athletes in 3:06.70s, a personal best of 2.38s. Well done Cam!

The 13-14 years 4×100m relay team of Emma to Anise toMia to Meghan qualified for Hershey Provincials by placing 2^nd of five teams in 1:00.20s. In that same race, the team ofDana to Anna to Hawaa to Delainy finished 3rd in 1:00.70s. Well done ladies!

Congratulations to all athletes and good luck to those going to Hershey Provincials in Edmonton! Robin