Sheldan
Gmitroski’s throwing athletes have enjoyed a great season to
date.They began the year with many
personal bests and set some new records during the preliminary high school League
Meets early in the season.The momentum
carried on through the Lower Island and Island Championships.More personal bests were achieved and a
special recognition was awarded to Adam
Keenan who was named “Outstanding
Male Athlete” for his Hammer and Discus performances at the Island
Championship. At the B.C. High School Championships held in Burnaby on June 4th
and 5th,sixteen year old Adam placed “First” in Open Men’s
Discus with a distance of 52.44m.He
claimed the silver medal for Hammer with a new personal best of 60.65m and also
managed the bronze medal in Shot put.Matthew Kereszti threw a solid 48.55m
to win the bronze medal in Hammer and claimed the silver medal for Men’s Shot
put beating out Adam’s throw by 3 cm!In
the Open Women’s competition for Discus, Brett
Hastings threw a personal best of 35.57m to win the silver medal in her
first ever provincial field competition.Other notable performances were by Taryn
Gmitroski who just missed the podium by placing 4th in Javelin
and 6th in Discus.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 June 2010 )
Kaitlyn Hayward
Written by Keith Butler
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Mount Douglas and Pacific Athletics athlete Kaitlyn Hayward was named to the
Canadian World Youth Team to represent Canada at the World Youth Olympics in
Singapore in August. Hayward was selected based on her performance at the
National Legion Championships in August, 2009 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Recently
she captured the gold medal in the 1500m steeplechase at the BC High School
championships. Hayward will compete in the 2000m steeplechase in Singapore.
Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 June 2010 )
Midget/Youth athletes shine in High School Meets
Written by Duncan Johnson
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
Members of the Pacific Athletics Midget/Youth Power/Speed group posted impressive results during the spring 2010 High School Track and Field league, Lower Island Championships, and Island Championships. Four members of this group were recognized at the Lower Island High School Track and Field Championships May 12th at Uvic for leading the high school qualifying league in these categories:
Liam Farrar - Bantam Boys - field events aggregate league leader
Megan Koblun - Bantam Girls - field events aggregate league leader
Sudie Momoh - Junior Girls - field events aggregate league leader
Lexie Scott - Bantam Girls - track events aggregate league leader
At the Lower Island Championships, all four athletes posted strong showings, with multiple placings:
Liam Farrar - 1st - Bantam Boys 800m, Long Jump, 2nd - High Jump
Lexie Scott - 1st - Bantam Girls 200m, Long Jump, 2nd - 80m Hurdles
In addition, clubmate RuthAnne Kavelaars placed a strong 3rd in the Bantam Girls Triple Jump, while combined events athlete Kate Worthy placed 1st in the Bantam Girls 80m Hurdles and High Jump, and 5th in the Long Jump.
Farrar, Kavelaars, Koblun, Momoh and Scott are coached by Midget/Youth Power/Speed coach Duncan Johnson while Worthy is coached by combined events coach Greg Peters.
Road Race Wrap up, May 2010
Written by Craig Odermatt
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
A busy
spring of racing on the roads came to an end recently. The annual Sooke River
10K marked the end of the 2010 Island Race Series. In addition to the race
awards they gave out series awards. Pacific Athletics' Craig Odermatt won the
prize for top master in the series. In addition to having a strong competitive
season Craig showed his skill as a coach as his athlete Melissa Ross captured
the overall women's title for the 2010 Island Race Series.
After that were the two major 10K races in BC. At
the annual Times Colonist 10K Pacific Athletics veteran Craig Odermatt ran an
excellent 32:29 to place 21 out of 10 000. That led into the Sun Run 10K. Due
to the Olympics the Sun Run was forced into May instead of it's usual April
date. This did open it up to a few more top people than normal. In a very
stacked race Craig Odermatt was able to improve on last year's placing and
place 26 out of approximately 50 000 in a time of 32:22. In addition Craig made
his official Masters debut and captured prize money as 3rd master overall. Now
it is time for Craig and the rest of Pacific Athletics to race some fast ones
on the track.
The Senior Power/Speed group has
competed in three meets this year in Hawaii, Irvine and Glendale, California.
Maggie Hanlon went under 12.00 seconds for the first time with
an 11.97 at the Steve Scott Invitational but the result was
negated by a 2.1 wind. She followed it up with a legal 12.01
(1.3) at the Oxy Invitational and included a 24.23 (0.8) second
best ever. Anastasia Pearse ran a PB 60.74
in the 400m hurdles at the Steve Scott meet to finish 2nd the highest placing at
the two California Invitationals. Aleisha Cobb began her
quest for the World Junior Standard in the long jump with a
5.89m (0.0) in the Terry Albritton meet in Hawaii and followed
it up with a third place 5.64m (2.0) at the Oxy Invitational
where she also ran her first 100m of the season in 12.43
(1.1).
Results were as follows:
Maggie
Hanlon
Hawaii
20/2/2010
(1)
7.74 (-1.4) 60m
(1)
25.07 (1.2) 200m
Steve
Scott
2/5/2010
(9) 11.97
(2.1) 100m
(8)
24.35 (-0.5) 200m
Oxy
Invite
8/5/2010
(9) 12.01
(1.3) 100m
(3)
24.23 (0.8) 200m
Anastasia
Pearse
Hawaii
20/2/2010
(1)
57.90 400m
Steve
Scott
2/5/2010
(2)
60.74 400m hurdles
Oxy
Invite
8/5/2010
(5)
62.09 400m hurdles
Aleisha
Cobb
Hawaii
20/2/2010
(2)
7.82 (-1.4) 60m
(1)
5.89m (0.0) long jump
Steve
Scott
2/5/2010
(4)
5.66m (0.2) long jump
Oxy
Invite
8/5/2010
(3)
5.64m (2.0) long jump
(15)
12.43 (1.1) 100m
Claire
Donner
Hawaii
20/2/2010
(4)
5.07m (0.0)
Steve
Scott
2/5/2010
(16)
5.18m (-0.3)
Oxy
Invite
8/5/2010
(8)
5.26m (1.8)
Olivia
Merritt
Hawaii
20/2/2010
(3)
38.58m javelin
(1)
9.63m (-0.5) triple jump
(5)
4.90m (1.1) long jump
John
Pratt
Steve
Scott
2/5/2010
(16)
50.45 400m
4x100m Relay
Team
Steve Scott
2/5/2010
(7) 47.89
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 May 2010 )
VIKES Invitational
Written by Sean Baynton
Monday, 10 May 2010
Centennial Stadium, University
of Victoria
Saturday,
June 19th, 2010
Open to age groups Midget, Youth, Junior and Senior.
Order of events will be Women then Men, oldest to
youngest exceptfor the sprint hurdles.
This meet is sponsored by Pacific Athletics and the
University of Victoria Vikes.
The winter racing season is fast giving way to the busy
spring. The latest stop in the Island Series was the annual Comox Half marathon.
Pacific Athletics' veteran Craig Odermatt was fresh off an excellent 15:25 5K. A
23 sec improvement over the year before and best time in 8 yrs. Craig has shown
that half marathon could be a strong point but is still fairly new to the event.
After having to train mostly by himself Craig was able to have a strong race and
run his second best half marathon time ever (1:11:22) narrowly missing a new
personal best. A strong second half (negative split) allowed him to come on
strong and place 3rd overall and for the 5th consecutive time capture the
masters title in the 2010 series. There are now only 2 races left in the Island
Series. By completing a 5th one, Craig has now qualified and has clinched the
Masters title and has a good chance to finish 2nd or 3rd in the overall series.
Next up will be the annual Times Colonist 10K which will also include Pacific
Athletics' Maggie Woodward.
The busy winter of racing is rolling right along. The
latest stop in the Island Series was the annual Bazan Bay 5K in Sidney. The
National Triathlon Centre came out in force which led to a very stacked race.
Pacific Athletics' veteran Craig Odermatt has been having a strong 2010 so far.
A 10K in January that was over 20 sec faster than the year before. Then a strong
12K. That led into the Bazan Bay 5K. Craig managed to race an excellent 15:25
5K. A 23 sec improvement over the year before. Also his best 5K road time in 8
yrs. It led to a tie for 8th overall, only 5 sec away from 5th overall. For the
4th consecutive time Craig captured the masters title in the 2010 series. Double
Olympic medallist Simon Whitfield captured the overall title.
Annual MANURE SALE - March 27/28th at UVic
stadium parking lot. It's time to sell Manure again...less than three weeks to
the pickup dates. Price is $5.00 per bag and $20 for 5 bags. Each
family is expected to sell 25 bags. In 2009, one athlete sold 144 bags!! It
enabled him to have all his travel funded through his athlete account, even to
Toronto.
Mount Douglas and Pacific Athletics athlete Kaitlyn Hayward was named to the
Canadian World Youth Team to represent Canada at the World Youth Olympics in
Singapore in August. Hayward was selected based on her performance at the
National Legion Championships in August, 2009 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Recently
she captured the gold medal in the 1500m steeplechase at the BC High School
championships. Hayward will compete in the 2000m steeplechase in Singapore.