My congratulations to the 35 JD athletes – Nicholas, Rui, Rowan, Austin, Eric, Patrick Lyster, Scott, Alex McDuffie, Matthew Schalm, Tyler, Alex Charlesworth, Nathan, Lockie, Katie, Lauren Garnett, Ellie, Jessica, Bailey, Kendall, Antha, Kennedy, Lauren Fridman, Chase, Siri, Emily, Steph, Delainy, Dana, Anna, Emma Martin, Madelaine, Emma Chong, Rhea, Mia and Heather – who competed in the first of three New Balance meets yesterday. Despite the strong winds and cold temperatures, these athletes produced some excellent results.
I was especially impressed with the bantams – Alex C, Nathan, Lockie, Steph, Delainy, Dana, Anna, Emma M, Madelaine, Emma C, Rhea, Mia and Heather – who didn’t look in the least bit intimidated, despite having to compete up with the older midget athletes. They held their own against the older athletes and, in some cases, even managed to finish in the top three – an outstanding accomplishment, given that their opposition was one or two years older.
Bantam Madelaine won the midget discus competition, finishing 1st of five athletes with a personal best throw of 20.32m, a PB of over 1 metre. Congratulations Madelaine!
Bantam Emma Martin placed 3rd of six athletes in the midget 800m, finishing just a second off her PB in 2:39.75s, an excellent time for a bantam at any time, but especially given the strong winds. Emma was also 8th of 26 athletes in the long jump, 9th of 26 athletes in the 200m, where she finished in 30.34s, and 13th of 31 athletes in the 100m, where she ran a PB time of 14.72s. Well done Emma!
In his first throws competition, bantam Nathan finished 3rd of eight athletes in the midget discus, with a throw of 19.33m. Congratulations Nathan!
Bantam Alex Charlesworth finished 7th of twelve athletes in the midget long jump, with a personal best jump of 4.15m. Alex also recorded a personal best in the 100m, where he finished 18th of 24 athletes in 14.61s. Congratulations Alex!
Bantam Dana certainly put pressure on the midgets, who were determined to stay ahead of the younger athletes. Dana finished 16th of twenty-eight athletes in 200m and was 18th of thirty-one athletes in the 100m. In her first discus competition, Dana finished 4th with a throw of 15.32m. Well done Dana!
Trying to keep up with the midgets certainly worked well for bantam Anna, who took almost half a second off her PB in the 100m. Well done Anna!
Although the wind gusts made the long jump competition more than its usual challenge, first-year bantam Heather, one of JD’s youngest athletes, managed to finish 18th of 26 athletes.Heather was also one of only two JD athletes who were brave enough to tackle the 2000m. Congratulations Heather!
First-year bantam Emma Chong, another of JD’s youngest athletes, demonstrated her speed in the 100m, where she finished 24th of 31 athletes in 15.72s. Emma also took advantage of her gymnastics background, showing great accuracy on the long jump runway, which enabled her to finish 16th of 26 athletes with a jump of 3.34m. Congratulations Emma!
Another first-year bantam, Mia, also did very well in the 100m, finishing 23rd of 31 athletes in 15.67s. Mia also ran a very strong 200m, where she finished 20th of 28 athletes in 32.87s. Well done Mia!
Steph, one of JD’s newest and youngest athletes, was also one of our busiest, taking on four events, including the challenging 80m hurdles. Steph produced some great results in all of her events, with which to challenge herself at future meets. Well done Steph!
Bantam Lockie did his best to keep up with the midgets in the long jump competition, adding another 6cm to his PB. Well done Lockie!
JD’s youngest athlete, first-year bantam Rhea, looked very strong and not in the least intimidated as she competed in the 100m, 200m and long jump. Well done Rhea!
Our midgets also competed very well!
Austin won the long jump competition, finishing 1st of twelve athletes with a personal best jump of 5.19m, a PB of 84cm. Austin also ran just 1/100th of a second off his PB in the 100m hurdles to finish 4th in 19.53s. Congratulations Austin!
New athlete Scott left a few veteran athletes wondering where this new thrower had come from. Despite challenging conditions, Scott easily won the discus competition with an impressive throw of 31.53m. Scott also placed 14th of 24 athletes in the 100m, finishing in 13.80s. Congratulations Scott!
New athlete Patrick Lyster surprised a few veterans in the 100m hurdles competition, where he finished 2nd of five athletes in 18.92s. Well done Patrick!
Katie placed 2nd of six athletes in the 800m, where she finished in a personal best time of 2:32.60s. Congratulations Katie!
Ellie was 2nd of 28 athletes in the 200m, where she finished in 28.41s. Ellie was also 3rd of 31 athletes in the 100m, where she finished in 14.05s, and 7th of 26 athletes in the long jump, where she cleared 3.85m. Congratulations Ellie!
Matthew Schalm demonstrated his strength in the throws by finishing 2nd in his first discus competition with a throw of 23.54m. Congratulations Matthew!
New athlete Rui produced some excellent results, finishing 2nd of twelve athletes in the long jump competition, where he cleared 5.03m. Rui was also 7th of 24 athletes in the 100m, where he finished in 13.16s, and 7th of 15 athletes in the 200m, where he crossed the line in 27.41s. Congratulations Rui!
Nicholas was 3rd in the 100m, where he finished in 12.67s, and 4th in the 200m, where he finished in a personal best time of 26.17s. Congratulations Nicholas!
New athlete and first-year midget Kendall had an excellent meet, particularly in the long jump, where she finished 3rd of 26 athletes with a jump of 4.00m. Kendall was also 12th of 28 athletes in the 200m, where she finished in 31.29s, and 13th of 31 athletes in the 100m, where she finished in 14.72s. Very impressive, Kendall!
In his first discus competition, Rowan finished 4th with a throw of 18.77m. Rowan was also 8th in the long jump, where he cleared 4.03m. Well done Rowan!
Jessica was 4th of 26 athletes in the long jump competition, where she cleared 3.96m.Jessica was also 5th of 31 athletes in the 100m, where she finished in 14.13s, and 7th of 28 athletes in the 200m, where she finished in 29.67s.Well done Jessica!
Chase finished tied for 3rd in the long jump, where she cleared 4.00m. Well done Chase!
Tyler demonstrated his speed on the track by finishing 5th of 24 athletes in the 100m in 12.95s, and 5th of 15 athletes in the 200m, in 26.56s. Congratulations Tyler!
Despite the wind, Lauren Fridman was not far off her PB in the 800m, where she finished 5thin 2:41.77s. Well done Lauren!
In her first long jump competition, first-year midget Siri cleared 3.54m and placed 13th of 26 athletes. Siri was also 15th of 31 athletes in the 100m, where she finished in 15.01s. Well done Siri!
First-year midget Emily finished the 100m in 14.57s and placed 12th of 31 athletes. Well doneEmily!
In her first 80m hurdles competition, Lauren Garnett finished 7th of 15 athletes in 15.54s.Lauren also placed 15th of 28 athletes in the 200m, where she finished in 31.54s. Well doneLauren!
First-year midget and new athlete Kennedy placed 17th of 26 athletes in the long jump, where she cleared 3.27m, and 25th in the 100m, where she crossed the line in 15.76s. Well doneKennedy!
First-year midget Antha put some pressure on the older midgets in the 100m, taking almost a half second off her PB to finish 17th of 31 athletes in 15.05s. Antha was also 13th of 28 athletes in the 200m, where she finished in 31.45s. Well done Antha!
Delainy was running a great 200m, before she was disqualified for stepping on the inside line by a certain – ahem – official (assistant chief umpire and my husband!!). Good job of trying to run the inside, Delainy!
New athlete and first-year midget Bailey braved the 80m hurdles, where she finished 11th in 16.24s. Bailey was also 20th of 31 athletes in the 100m, where she crossed the line in 15.33s. Well done Bailey!
The PB of the meet must certainly go to Eric, who took an astonishing 23.32s off his PB in the 800m. Well done Eric!
First-year midget Alex McDuffie looked very strong in the 100m and 200m, where he finished 15th of 24 athletes in 13.84s and 9th of 15 athletes in 28.20s. Well done Alex!
Congratulations to you all. Some great results despite the miserable conditions! Well done! I am looking forward to watching you compete at the Spring Challenge meet on Saturday and Sunday. We’ll hope for better weather – yet again!
Complete results for the New Balance meet may be viewed here: http://www.calgarytrackcouncil.com/2010/Outdoor/ResultsNB1.htm
See you tomorrow at Glenmore! We will do long jump with Coach Ed and throws with Coach Elisha! Robin
