CALTAF Track and Field

On behalf of the JD athletes and coaches, I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to JD athlete Austin Ost, who was named Alberta’s Midget Male Athlete of the Year for 2009-2010 at the Athletics Alberta Awards Night on Saturday evening in Edmonton. Among his many accomplishments last year, Austin represented Alberta at the Western Canadian Midget and Youth Championships in Winnipeg, where he won the gold medal in the javelin and bronze medals in the long jump, triple jump, discus throw and medley relay. As a member ofTeam Alberta at Legion Nationals in Ottawa, Austin finished 7^th of fourteen athletes in the triple jump, with a personal best jump of 11.88m. During the outdoor season, Austin set two meet records, in the javelin (45.27m) and the long jump (5.43m), and was the overall gold medalist in the Midget Grand Prix of the New Balance Series. At the Outdoor Provincial Track and Field Championships, Austin won six provincial medals – gold in triple jump and javelin, silver in the 4x100m relay, and bronze in the long jump, discus and shot put. At the end of the outdoor season, Austin was ranked 1^st in the province in the triple jump and javelin throw, 2^nd in the long jump and 3^rd in the shot put. A most worthy recipient of this prestigious award! Well done Austin! We are thrilled that you have been honoured with this award and recognized for such an outstanding year. We look forward to your return to CALTAF at the end of the volleyball season!