December 2, 2008 - Our Annual General Meeting and Awards Night will be on Thursday December 18 at 7:00pm at Centennial High School. There will be no practice.
November 29, 2008 - Last Chance Meet - Edmonton
The Last Chance Meet is a last chance to break some records or personal bests before everybody moves up a year by January 1. Jill was eager to attack the Provincial Record for 17 year olds in the 60 meter hurdles, but she failed to drive hard towards the first hurdle and needed one step too many to clear the obstacle, forcing her to make another extra step to rectify the count. Her 9.33 was disapointing, but luckily there is another 'last chance' next week. Ex-Warrior Rachel Machin succeeded to brake her own Provincial Record for 16 year olds and she dipped under 9 seconds for the first time: 8.90. Jill won the long jump with a jump of 5.32m, not bad after not having practiced the long jump since August.
Stephanie Graham had to run her 1500m without much opposition. Leading from start to finish she won in 5:19.63, six seconds above her outdoor best (but an indoor PB). Mihai Prajea ran a good 400m, placing second in 52.19, an indoor personal best. In the 800m he took it out a little too slow (62 sec for the first 400m), and being passed around the next corner he faild to hang in there with the leaders, finishing third in 2:04.12 . Stephen Payne had to deal with some nerves and an upset stomach, so his tetrathlon didn't go as well as he had hoped. He finished in 4th place. Photos. Results.
November 21, 2008 - New articles posted in members area about the importance of magnesium for better sports performance.
November 21, 2008 - New Member Area on the Warriors Website
I have created a Member Area on the website. It will contain valuable information for every athlete. A password to access the area will be emailed to you.
Click on the 'MEMBERS' link on the home page. Take advantage of the important and interesting information that could give you - when applied - an advantage in competition and life.
Check out the Calendar for the dates of upcoming meets. You need to let coach Jan Lips know whether you want to compete in a meet at least one week in advance!
October 25, 2008 - AA Cross Country Championships
Mihai Prajea placed 4th in the juvenile boys at the Athletics Alberta Cross Country Championships, Evan Oughton placed 10th. In the Juvenile girls, Stephanie Graham got 11th place. Bantam boys Stephen Payne and Cody Crook ended in 9th and 13th spot. Well done everyone! Pictures
October 16, 2008 - Indoor Training Starts November 1
Saturday November 1: 10:30 am at Talisman Centre
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:45 - 8:15 pm, Saturdays 10:30 am - 12:00 noon.
September 13, 2008 - Fall Training starts September 20
11:00 AM at Sikome Lake parking lot in Fish Creek Park
August 15, 2008 - Outdoor Club Records and All Time Top Performances Lists Updated. Link
August 10, 2008 - Canadian Legion and Youth Championships - Day 2
The second day of the championships brought disappointment for our two Warriors competing in individual events. Jill's triple jump was not very good, hindered by sore feet she didn't make the top eight and jumped about a meter under her best jump (9.98m). Her 3rd jump was of better quality, but just fault. Mihai started strong in the 400m hurdles running in second place half way, but then he started hitting hurdle after hurdle which slowed him down a lot, and then he fell over the last hurdle, stood up and finished in 59.57 for tenth place overall. Jill, Rachel and Mihai took part in the 4x100m women's and men's Alberta relay teams, both teams got fourth place. Team Alberta ended up third overall behind Ontario and B.C, but before Quebec, and that hasn't hapened in a long time. The end of a long season... Results. Pictures.
August 9, 2008 - Alberta Summer Games
Six Warrior athletes took part in the Alberta Summer Games: Robynne Thompson, Claire Brideson, Josee Ostrosser, Megan MacKay, Cam Hunter and Doug Patterson. The results show clearly that you cannot expect to get great results without doing the necessary training for it. Robynne and Claire won bronze medals in respectively the 400m and 800m. They were also members of the Calgary zone gold winning medley relay team. Cam placed 4th in the 100 and 200m. Doug ran a good 400m in 55.60 and Cam and Doug were part of the 4x100m team that won the gold medal. Megan got 5th place in the long jump (4.50m) and Josee 6th in the 100m. Results.
August 9, 2008 - Canadian Legion and Youth Championships - Day 1
Jill: 100mH 14.32 (3rd), LJ 5.49m (4th).
Rachel: 100mH 14.94 (7th), HJ 1.60m (shared 5th), LJ 5.22m (7th).
Mihai: Silver in the 4x400m relay.
A not so great start kept Jill from winning silver in the 100m hurdles. She was 2/100 of a second shy of second place after coming on strong in the last part of the race. Her 14.32 was a personal best and new club record, good for the bronze medal.. Rachel ran a good race, finishing in her second best time ever. She had a very good series in the long jump, but trouble hitting the board (5.21 and 5.22 each twice, without hitting the board). 5.50m would have been possible. Her high jmp was interrupted by the hurdle heats, which made it a difficult event (again). Jill had some difficulty getting going in the long jump at first, saving her best jump till last. Mihai ran a mediocre 400m in lane one (53.93), saving his energy for the more important 400m hurdles tomorrow. He did much better in the 4x400m where team Alberta captured a silver medal. Congratulations, Warriors! Results Day 1.
August 6, 2008 - Jill, Rachel and Mihai off to Canadian Youth Championships.
Today Jill MacEachen, Rachel Machin and Mihai Prajea left for Legion Nationals in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The track at Sherbrooke University is one of the fastest in Canada, boasting a Mondo surface. Jill will compete in the 100m hurdles, long jump and triple jump, Rachel in the 100m hurdles, long jump and high jump and Mihai in the 400m and the 400m hurdles. They will also compete in the 4x100m relay and Mihai in the 4x400m. The competition in the juvenile category is the official Canadian Youth Championships with entries through the Legion program and outside the Legion (first time this year). So there will be even tougher competition than in previous years. We wish them good fortune in all their events.
July 29, 2008 - Alister McQueen wins silver in the 100m and 200m at the IWAS Junior World Games.
At the IWAS (International Weelchair and Amputees Sports Federation)
Junior World Games in Piscataway, New Jersey, Alister ran 12.37 in the 100m (Personal Best) and 25.33 in the 200m, good for 2nd place in both events. Athletes from all over the world participated in this meet. Congratulations, Alister.
July 27, 2008 - Junior Nationals Day 3 - Kayti's Day.
On the last day of the championships, Kayti Simonson shocked our world by performing the 'impossible'. After a season of injuries and lacklustre performances - even the previous day in the semi-finals - suddenly the tide turned and Kayti exceeded herself by running the B final of the 400m hurdles in a new personal best of 61.88 (previously 62.49), good for an 8th place overall. It shows how you with a positive attitude and concentration on the goal can achieve 'the impossible'. Congratulations, Kayti! Jill won a silver medal as a member of the 4x100 Alberta relay team. Jenny Rintoul (Edmonton), Jill MacEachen (Airdrie), Lacy Miller (Coaldale) and Loudia Laarman (Lethbridge) ran a good time of 48.08, finishing behind Manitoba, but before B.C. Well done.
July 26, 2008 - Junior Nationals Day 2 - Warriors and Team Alberta Pictures
Rachel, Kayti and Jill at Junior Nationals
Jill won the B-Final in the 100m hurdles in the personal best time of 14.83 for an overall 8th place finish. Well done, Jill. Rachel Machin did a great job in the high jump. After clearing 1.65m she just missed 1.68m in her first attempt. Then she had to run the hurdles B-Final (15.12 for overall 12th place), and when she came back to high jump the bar was at 1.71m. She had one pretty good attempt at 1.71, didn't clear, but a very good high jump day for Rachel, finishing in 9th spot as a first year juvenile. Well done. In the long jump final Rachel grabed 9th place as well, jumping 5.15m. Kayti placed for the B-final in the 400m hurdles, her heat time was 64.55.
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July 25, 2008 - Junior Nationals Day1
Both Jill and Rachel placed for the B Final in the 100m hurdles. Jill was unlucky to hit the first hurdle which may have cost her a spot in the A final. Jill was unlucky in the long jump qualification too. She faulted her first jump by just a little bit in a jump that would easily qualify her. Then she faulted her second jump. Her last jump was only 5.21m, which ranked her 13th (top 12 qualify). Rachel had a solid first jump (5.32m) that put her in the long jump finals tomorrow. She will be a busy body with finals in the 100m hurdles, high jump and long jump. Results.
July 22. 2008 - Canadian Junior Championships, July 25-27, Abbotsford, BC
Three athletes will be participating in the junior nationals coming weekend:
Kayti Simonson - 400m hurdles
Jill MacEachen - 100m hurdles, long jump
Rachel Machin - 100m hurdles, high jump and long jump
They are a part of the Alberta Junior Team as well.
Good luck to all.
July 19, 2008 - Sherwood Park Track Classic
Jill MacEachen: 100m hurdles 14.69/15.08, long jump 5.19m.
Mihai Prajea: 400m 52.93, 400m hurdles 56.24 (PB).
Kayti Simonson: 400m 59.39, 400m hurdles: 64.62.
July 16, 2008 - Practices will be at Glenmore track till August 5.
Only 5mm or 3/16 inch spikes allowed on new Glenmore track surface.
Outdoor Club Records updated.
July 12, 2008 - New Balance Athletic Series #3 - High Performance Final
Jill MacEachen wins the overall Open Women's title, scoring the maximum of 40 points by winning 4 events over the 3-meet series.
Jill added two wins today: the 100m hurdles in a 15.06 personal best over the .84m high hurdles, and a win in the long jump with 5.46m. Previous wins were in the long and triple jump. Congratulations, Jill. Rachell Machin scored two second places: 5.28m in the long jump and 15.49 in the hurdles. Megan MacKay won the midget girls long jump (4.79m), and got second in the 80m hurdles (14.21 PB) and 100m (13.82). Paul Sands had a wind aided PB in the 100m: 12.76 with +3.3 wind. Matt Brideson ran his first 800m in 2:26.17, and Jimmy Machin finished the 400m in 56.05. Doug Patterson came close to his best 100m time with 12.44. Well done everybody! Results. Overall Point Scores.
End of the Season Social: Sunday July 13 2pm at the Matieshin Residence:
40 Evergreen Close SW -
phone: 256-0939
July 10, 2008 - Legion Provincial Meet Day 3.
Mihai Prajea: first place 400m hurdles in 56.30 (personal best).
Jill MacEachen: first place triple jump (10.40m).
Warriors at the 2008 Legion Camp
Jill, Rachel and Mihai were selected today to the Alberta Legion Team to compete at Legion Nationals in Sherbrooke, QC in August. Congratulations!
July 9, 2008 - Legion Provincial Meet Day 2.
Jill MacEachen: first place 100m hurdles in 14.46 (new legal wind personal best ).
Rachel Machin: first place high jump (1.58m), second place 100m hurdles
(15.0).
Mihai Prajea: third in the 800m (2:06.50).
Doug Patterson: 200m in 25.84, Matt Brideson 200m in 27.43.
Megan Mackay: 200m in 29.07 and 80m hurdles in 15.42.
Well done!
July 8, 2008 - Legion Provincial Meet Day 1.
Jill MacEachen: first place in long jump (5.46m, wind +3.1).
Rachel Machin: second place in long jump (5.34m, wind +1.6, new club record 16 year and under).
Mihai Prajea: 6th in the 400m (52.18) and 12.35 -2.3
in the 100m.
Megan MacKay: sixth place in long jump (4.88m, wind +0.2, new personal best and club record 14 year and under), and
9th place in the 100m (13.66 +1.1 & 13.80 -2.6).
Matt Brideson: 13.67 +0.3 in the 100m, 59.82 in the 400m (8th).
Doug Patterson: 57.34 in the 400m.
Congratulations to all!
July 6, 2008 - Windsor, ON. Tessa Gray places forth in the 400m hurdles at Senior Nationals in a new personal best of 1:00.61. David Holm finishes in 7th place in the 800m in 1:51.94. Congratulations, Tessa and David.
July 5, 2008 - Windsor, ON. Alister McQueen captures three first places in the Canadian National Championships for athletes with a disability. David Holm and Tessa Gray make finals in the Canadian Senior Championships.
Unfortunately there was not much competition in the T44 id (under the knee amputees), a few fast Americans
and Alister as the only Canadian. Alister competed in the100m (12.90 with -3.8 wind), 200m (26.27) and in the javelin throw (36.07 with 800g javelin). Congratulations, Alister.
David Holm placed for the final in the 800m to be held tomorrow by finishing 2nd in his heat in 1:50.60. Assistant coach Tessa Gray made the finals in the 400m hurdles (tomorrow as well), running 61.01 in the heats. Well done, David and Tessa.
July 3, 2008 - Kayti Simonson, Jill MacEachen and Rachel Machin have been selected to the 2008 Alberta Junior Team. Congratulations! Read the article on the Athletics Alberta Website.
June 29, 2008 - Alberta Age Class Championships Day 2
Gold for Robynne Thompson in the 400m hurdles, Claire Brideson in the 800m, Jill MacEachen in the triple jump, Stephen Payne in the bantam combined events and for the 4x400m juvenile girls (Shaina Humble, Jill MacEachen, Robynne Thompson and Claire Brideson). Bronze for Mihai Prajea in the 800m and for Stephanie Graham in the 3000m.
Robynne ran her first 400m hurdles and managed to win the gold in 67.07. Claire had no competition in the 800m because Jean Bolen is suffering a stress fracture. Jill, favorite for the title already, did what was expected by winning the triple jump (10.88m). Stephen did well in the bantam combined events existing out of the 200m, long jump, shot put and 800m after the day before conquering the hurdles, ball throw, high jump and 1000m. Mihai finished third in the 800m in 1:58.80.
Jennifer Paul ran very strong in the 800m in the Midget dual meet were she finished 2nd in 2:21.08 (PB). Paul Sands took 2 seconds off of his 200m indoor time (25.78). Very well done everybody! Results. Pictures. Note regarding the pictures - because of coaching duties I don't have pictures of everybody :-(
June 28, 2008 - Alberta Age Class Championships
First Day Results: Gold for Rachel Machin in the 100m hurdles juvenile, high jump juvenile and long jump junior. Gold for Jill MacEachen in the long jump juvenile. Gold for the 4x100m juvenile girls (Josée Ostrosser, Megan MacKay, Robynne Thompson and Jill MacEachen). Silver for Jill in the 100m hurdles, for Robynne Thompson in the 400m and Garret South in the 110m hurdles. Silver for the 4x100m juvenile boys (Cam Hunter, Doug Freeman, Mihai Prajea and Alister McQueen). Bronze for Stephen Payne in the bantam combined events.
Rachel had a personal best in the 100m hurdles heats: 14.88 against a negative wind, so there is still room for improvement. She as well had a legal personal best in the long jump: 5.27m against a 2.5m/sec. headwind.
Jill is slowly approaching the hurdle times she ran last year, 14.99 was her best time and seasonal best this meet, and she jumped 5.33m in the long jump. Garrett South's time in the 110m hurdles was 16.95 (PB).
I don't have all the exact results yet of all our other participants, but what I know is that Josée Ostrosser had a personal best in the long jump (4.89m) good for 4th , while Megan Mackay (competing in the Midget Dual Meet) placed 6th with 4.67m. Claire Brideson placed 4th in the 400m, Cam Hunter placed 5th in the 100m (11.43). Jennifer Paul ran well in the 1500m (Midget Dual), with a time of around 5 min. she placed 3rd .
Both Paul Sands and Matthew Brideson ran personal bests in the 400m (58.99 and 59.37 respectively). Matt can now boast that he ran faster than his sister. Claire ran 61.65 and Shaina Humble ran 64.04 in the 400m. Both Dougs (Freeman and Patterson) ran the 400m as well, Doug F experiencing that lack of training because of health reasons makes you slower (Freeman 56.76, Patterson 57.09). Mihai Prajea found out that it is not smart to play tennis the day before a meet. 53.31 was the result.
Stephen Payne and Cody Crook ran very well in the 1000m Bantam Boys with 3:16.14 (P.B.) and 3:25.55 respectively. A good day for the Warriors. Congratulations to all.
June 22, 2008 - Upcoming Events
Alberta Provincial Age Class Championships, June 28-29, Calgary, AB
Canadian Senior & AWAD Championships
(David Holm, Alister McQueen), July 3-6,Windsor, ON
Alberta Provincial Legion Camp, July 6-11, Calgary, AB
New Balance Meet #3, July 12, Calgary, AB
New Club Records set in 2008 per June 15 (only legal wind considered):
400m midget (14) men: Matthew Brideson 1:00.55
800m junior (18, 19) and juvenile (16, 17) girls: Claire Brideson 2:18.83
800m midget (14) girls: Jennifer Paul 2:21.71
800m senior (20+) men: David Holm 1:50.46
800m juvenile (17) men: Mihai Prajea 1:58.08
1500m senior men (20+): David Holm 3:51.67
3000m juvenile (16, 17) girls: Stephanie Graham 11:45.42
Long jump juvenile (17) and junior (18, 19) girls: Jill MacEachen 5.60m wind -.04
Long Jump midget (14) girls: Megan MacKay 4.75m wind +1.9
Javelin throw juvenile (16, 17) girls: Rachel Machin 25.54m
Heptathlon juvenile (16) girls: Rachel Machin 4301 pts
Performances without wind indication that were better than the existing club record:
100m juvenile (17) boys: Cameron Hunter 11.25 NWI
Long jump juvenile (16) girls: Rachel Machin 5.42m NWI
Long Jump midget (14) girls: Megan MacKay 4.82m NWI
June 13-15, 2008 - CALTAF Track Classic
There were several outstanding performances by the Warriors again during the CALTAF Track Classic. All juveniles were competing in the junior category, which makes their performances stand out even more. Wins for Rachel Machin in the 100m hurdles (15.23) and high jump (1.60m - not trying for a better height because of an ankle problem), for Jill MacEachen in the long jump (5.42m, closely followed by Rachel with 5.38m for second), second places in the 800m bantam boys for Stephen Payne in again a personal best (2:25.48), for Claire Brideson in a personal best of 2:18.83 and Jennifer Paul in a personal best of 2:21.71. Second places as well for Kayti Simonson in the 400m hurdles (63.79) en Jill in the 100m hurdles in a PB over .84m hurdles (15.37). David Holm, back from the USA, placed second in the open men 800m (1:52.13) and Jean Bolen finished 2nd in the 1500m and 3rd in the 800m (2:19.98). Stephanie Graham finished 3rd in the 3000m which was run in a rain and hail storm Friday night. We had a few more personal bests: Shaina Humble in the 200m (28.45), Jimmy Machin (55.79) and Doug Patterson (56.88) in the 400m, and Stephen Payne in the 200m (29.16) and long jump (4.00m). Pictures. Results.
June 8, 2008 - Rocky Mountain Relays and Midget Provincial Championships in Medicine Hat
During the Midget Provincial Championships Megan MacKay won a surprising bronze medal in the long jump with a personal best of 4.82m. The 4x100m relay team existing of Megan MacKay, Kelcey Miller, Jennifer Paul and Josee Ostrosser placed 3rd for the second bronze medal of the championships. Stephen Payne performed excellent in the 800m and 1500m bantam boys with two second places and as many personal best in 2:26.81 and 5:12.99. Kelcey Miller got a PB in the long jump (4.33m) and a PB for Kelsey Ross in the 800m (2:38.64). Jenifer Paul placed 4th in the 1500m and Josee Ostrosser 5th in the long jump (4.77m). Well done everybody. Results.
June 1, 2008 - New Balance Athletic Series #2
Lesson #1 - never leave with your draw prize ticket in your pocket. If you don't want to stay, give it to someone else to collect your price! Two people with winning tickets (shoes/spikes) left prematurely... Your coach Jan stayed around and won a pair of running shoes! The girls 4x800 still get their socks (1 pair each, the boys got 2 pairs).
Jill won the triple jump with a wind-aided peersonal best of 11.09m. Josee Ostrosser placed 3rd in the 100m and Kelcey Miller 3rd in the 300m hurdles. Doug Freeman ran personal bests in the 100m (11.84 and 11.73 wind aided) and in the 400m (54.47). Results.
May 31, 2008 - Four more gold medals during High School Provincials.
The second day of the Provincial High School Championships brought four more gold medals for the Warriors. Rachel Machin won the long jump and the high jump with jumps of 5.17m and 1.61m. Jill MacEachen won the triple jump (10.91m) and missed her 4th gold by a hair in the 100m. 1/100 only separated her from the winner, running a PB of 12.69 (12.66 in the heats with illegal wind). Jean Bolen repeated last years win in the 1500m, running a good race and finishing in 4:58.23. Silver for Robynne Thompson in the 400m in a well executed race for a new PB of 59.22. Koby Hannem and Mihai Prajea added third places in the 400m for a total of 16 medals (10 gold, 2 siver, 4 bronze). A 4th place for Claire in the 400m, a 5th for Stephanie Graham in the 1500m and for Cam Hunter in the 100m. Jean Bolen and Shaina Humble medalled with their schools 4x400 team. Well done everybody! Results.
May 30, 2008 - Six gold medals for Warriors during first day of High School Provincials.
Great results for our Warriors during the first day of the Provincial High School Championships in Calgary. Jill MacEachen broke the 12 year old provincial record in the intermediate girls long jump by 15cm, bringing it to 5.60m. Jill won the 100m hurdles as well, and so did Rachel Machin in the junior girls (11.82 -PB- in the heats, just 4/100 shy of Jill's 2007 provincial record) and Garrett South in the intermediate boys. Garrett's time of 14.05 was a nice surprise and PB. Mihai Prajea ran a very strong 800m, beating the favorite Karl Robertson convincingly in a new personal best of 1:58.08. Last but not least the 4x400m Centennial team existing of Jordan Wight, Mihai Prajea, Doug Freeman and Koby Hannem won the gold by beating Western Canada HS. Claire Brideson and Jean Bolen captured both 3rd places in the 800m, Claire in the junior girls in a new PB of 2:19.90 and Jean in the intermediate girls in 2:19.01. Robynne finished fourth in a new PB of 2:22.52. Cam made it to the finals in the 200m where he finished in 8th spot. Well done, Warriors!
May 21, 2008 - Warriors to High School Provincials
The following Warriors qualified in individual events for the Provincial High School Championships on May 30-31 in Calgary :
Rachel Machin: 80m hurdles, high jump, long jump – junior girls
Robynne Thompson: 400m, 800m – junior girls
Claire Brideson: 400m, 800m – junior girls
Stephanie Graham: 1500m – junior girls
Jill MacEachen: 80m hurdles, 100m, long jump, triple jump – intermediate girls
Jean Bolen: 800m, 1500m – intermediate girls
Mihai Prajea: 400m, 800m – junior boys
Cam Hunter: 100m, 200m – intermediate boys
Garrett South: 100m hurdles – intermediate boys
Koby Hannem: 100m, 400m – senior boys
Jordan Wight, Alister McQueeen and Doug Freeman will join Mihai, Garrett, Cam and Koby in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
Congratulations!
May 25, 2008 - New Balance Athletic Series #1
RachelMachin wins the open women's 100m hurdles in 14.94 sec (PB), Jill MacEachen wins the long jump with a jump of 5.57m followed by Rachel with 5.42m. Some other good performances on another rainy and windy day. Results.
May 17-18, 2008 - Calgary Spring Challenge and Combined Events meet
Calgary Warriors competed very well in the Calgary Spring Challenge and Combined Events meet. At least 20 top-three finishes and handfuls of personal bests.
Jill MacEachen was again our top performer with four first places (100m, 200m, 100mH and Long jump). Her 25.93 in the 200m is a strong new personal best. Mihai Prajea scored two top finishes in the 400m (51.48) and 400m hurdles (56.75 for a PB), and he placed 3rd in the 800m. Robynne Thompson won her 400m race in a promising 60.30, and she placed 3 rd in the 200m. Claire Brideson ran a strong race from start to finish in the 800m in 2:21.88, finishing first ahead of Jean Bolen, who finished 3rd in the 1500m. Claire added a 3rd place finish in the 400m. Cam Hunter won the 100m race, his time being not up to par yet after injury and illness. In the 200m he finished 2nd.
Rachel Machin took on the heptathlon and she did that in a grand way. She broke the provincial record by over 100 points, for a total of 4301 points. The very strong 800m runner Laura Affeld (Edmonton Harriers) scored 55 points more however, so she will go in the record books. Undoubtedly Rachel’s best performance of the weekend was her 1.67m high jump, 5cm better than her PB from California during spring training. With 15.09 in the hurdles, 8.35m in the shot put, 27.61 in the 200m (PB), 5.18 in the long jump, 25.54 in the javelin throw and 2:40.44 in the 800m (PB), she had a great heptathlon.
Josée Ostrosser had a very good weekend with second place finishes in the 100m (13.14 in the heats), 200m in 26.85 and long jump (4.88m), all PBs. Megan MacKay did very well in the 100m (3 rd place, 13.45 in the heats) and she took part in the pentathlon where she got 4.75m in the long jump. Kelcey Miller did well in her first meet, running her first hurdles race for 7th spot and placing 6th in the 100m.
Kayti Simonson finished 3rd in the 400m hurdles. Matt Brideson had a PB in the 100m (13.37), 200m (26.94) and 400m (60.55). Melissa Carruthers PB-ed in the 200m. Alister McQueen scored another PB in the 200m: 24.92 - well done. Stephen Payne competed in the Tetrathlon stamina, where finished first overall with 1067 pts. Great Job.
The Calgary Warriors Juvenile/Midget team won second place behind CALTAF in the Team Challenge. Congratulations to all participants.
Results. Combined Events Results. Team results.
May 17, 2008 - Calgary Combined Events and Spring Challenge Meet
Many very good performances on the first day. The highlight was Rachel Machin's high jump of 1.67m. Video.
Day 1 Results.
May 7, 2008 - Important Meet Information - Please click this link
April 26, 2008 - Dino Indoor Challenge
Warriors competed very well at the last indoor meet of the season. Wins for Jill in the open 60m in a new personal best of 7.97, for Josee Ostrosser in the 60m for 15 year olds in a personal best time of 8.32, and for Megan MacKay in the 60m for 14 year olds. Robynne Thompson won the open 600m, followed by Jennifer Paul for second place. Stephen Payne won the 600m for 13 year olds, and placed 3rd in 2000m. Stephanie Graham won the high school 2000m (7:27.37). Second place in the 600m for Jimmy Machin, and Alister McQueen improved his bets 60m time to 8.26.
Results. Final Point Standings.
April 22, 2008 - Practices will be at Centennial High School Tuesday April 22 and Thursday
April 24 @ 6:15pm
April 19, 2008 - Track Practice Canceled
April 1, 2008 - Spring/Summer Practices Calgary Warriors
For all outdoor practices from now on: practices will take place rain or shine (snow or freeze), unless we tell you otherwise. So come prepared, bring always warm clothing and rain gear.
Starting Monday April 7, our practices will be at Foothills Athletic Park, adjacent to McMahon Football Stadium. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 6:15 pm, Saturday at 10:30 am.
Mondays are our hurdle workouts, everybody who is or wants to be a hurdler should be attending Monday practices. Everyone else is welcome to come and do a running practice.
See you all at practice!
March 29, 2008 - Mt. Carmel Invitational
Some people were sick or somewhat injured and were not able to compete in their individual events. The 4x800 team girls got 5th place in the 23 team strong event, well done. There were medals for top-5 finishers in each heat, 4x100 boys and girls ended up with 5th place medals. Rachel Machin finished 3th overall in the .84cm hurdles in 15.09, very well done indeed, 4th in the high jump and 8th in the long jump. Jill MacEachen got 5th place in the long jump. She fell in the 100m hurdle race and was not able to complete her last 3 jumps in the long jump. Results for our Centennial High School Athletes. We have amazing pictures of the meet thanks to our photographers Fran Machin, Kevan Brideson and Jan Lips. Check them out!
March 28, 2008 - Spring Training Camp Update
Today we visited the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA. Pictures.
Tomorrow we will have our final meet: Mt. Carmel Invitational. Not everybodey will compete in the individual events because of the limited space in a very high quality meet. Most will run a relay: 4x100m and 4x800m girls, 4x100m, 4x400m and Distance Medley (1200-400-800-1600) boys. Jill, Rachel, Claire, Robynne, Jean, Koby and Kris will compete in individual events.
March 27, 2008 - Spring Training Camp Update
Yesterday we had the opportunity to visit the US Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, south of San Diego. In the afternoon everyone (except Kayti who has an injured adductor) was able to run a 100m or 400m during a high school dual meet at the track where we are training. The results show that everyone is somewhat tired, having two practices a day for most of the week. Results. Pictures.
March 25, 2008 - Pictures of Spring Training Camp available - go to our picturs page.
Pictures by Fran Machin, Kevan Brideson and Jan Lips. After you arrive in Picasa Web Albums, click on 'slideshow' to see the pictures one by one.
March 22, 2008 - Warriors compete at Falcon Relays in San Diego, CA
The first competition of our spring training camp brought some very good results. Our top performer in the High School meet was Rachel Machin who won the 100m hurdles in 15.28 and the long jump with a jump of 5.42m. Rachel placed second in the high jump with 1.62m, all excellent personal bests. A very good showing as well by Cam Hunter who won the Division 2 100m in a new personal best of 11.25. The 4x100m both boys and girls won with ease their races (44.97 and 50.60). Jean Bolen ran very well in the 800m, placing second in 2:19.32, and Koby Hannem ran a PB in the 400m (50.76), good for second. Jill MacEachen, still recovering from a nasty flu that didn't enable her to train very much the last three weeks, placed second in the long jump (5.33m) and in the hurdles (15.58) behind Rachel. Claire Brideson won third place in the 400m in 62.05 sec. Alex Tooby ran in a different (College) meet, were she finished 7th in the finals of the 100m (13.17) after running 13.12 in the heats against a -2.2 head wind. Alex ran 27.13 in the 200m. Results.
Cam Hunter winning the 100m in a very close race at the Falcon Relays in San Diego, CA
March 14, 2008 - Coach Al Holm will receive a Calgary Booster Club Athletic Leader Award on March 31.
AL HOLM - Track and Field
Al Holm has worked tirelessly for over twenty-five years with high school and club track and field student athletes. Throughout those years, Al has also contributed his time and energy to working with athletes in school programs in basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and cross-country. Al’s track and field athletes at both the junior and senior high school level have been perennial division, city and provincial champions. From 1979 to 1981, Al was the Head Coach for the Calgary Spartans Track Club junior development program, and then filled the same position with the Calgary Thunderbolts Track Club from 1983 to 1986. He is presently the Head Coach of the Calgary Warriors Track Club, and has previously served as the President and Vice-President of this club. Al is also the current Vice-President of the Calgary Track Council. Al has been and continues to be a true grassroots builder of track and field and an outstanding athletic leader in both school and community programs. Al Holm is indeed a very worthy recipient of the Calgary Booster Club Athletic Leader Award.
March 6, 2008 - Indoor Club Records and All-Time Indoor Rankings Updated. Club Records.
March 2, 2008 - Rachel Machin sets new Provincial Record in the 60m hurdles 16 & under, double gold for Jill MacEachen (60mH and LJ), gold for Cameron Hunter (60m) end Rachel Machin (HJ). Silver for Jill (60m), Jean Bolen (1500m), Rachel (LJ and 60mH), Jennifer Paul (800m, 1500m), Cam (200m) and Mihai Prajea(400m), bronse for Claire Brideson (800m), Koby Hannem (400m) and Mihai (800m).
The new Provincial Record in the 60m hurdles for Rachel Machin in the Juvenile 16 & under category, was one of the highlights of the Provincial Indoor Championships. She took over the record previously held by Jill MacEachen, beating it by 0.17 seconds after a close race that Jill won by a hair: 9.05 and 9.06 (9.046 and 9.051 to be exact, which is only a 5/1000 of a second difference). Jill’s ill-health prevented her from running under 9 seconds, so we have to wait for her attack on the 17 & under record till the end of the year. Her personal best of 7.98 the previous day in the 60m without hurdles – good for a 2nd place behind Loudia Laarman – promises great hurdle times in the outdoor season.
Another highlight was Cameron Hunter’s golden performance in the Juvenile Boys 60m. He was the strength of the field, winning convincingly in the personal best and new club record time of 7.24. Very strong performances as well by Claire Brideson, who smashed her personal bests in the 400m and 800m, setting a new club record in the 800m (16 & under) in 2:21.84, Jean Bolen (1500m in 4:53.36 – club record), Jennifer Paul with two great races in the 800m and 1500m (2:23.71 and 5:00.41 for two new club records) and Mihai Prajea who updated the club record list in the 400m and 800m with his times of 52.78 and 2:00.79.
There were about 45 personal bests in this meet for our Warriors, too many to mention them all, so check it out by clicking the Warriors Results link. I want to mention a few: Stephanie Chins great debut in the 800m (2:33.16), Alex Tooby’s 8.18 in the 60m, Kelsey Ross’ 800 (2:39.47) and 1500m (5:36.01, an improvement by 20 seconds), Sara Lopez’ 800m (2:39.25), Stephen Payne’s 800m (2:27.61), having improved his time in every race he ran this indoor season, and Matt Brideson’s 400m (60.73), staying ahead of his sister again.
Congratulations to all, well done and we cannot wait to see what is going to happen during the upcoming outdoor season. Warriors Results. Complete Results.
February 25, 2008 - Warriors head to Edmonton coming week-end for Indoor Provincial Championships.
Thirthy-six Warriors will compete at the Provincial Championships March 1-2. Coaches Al, Eddie and Jan have high expectations for some excellent performances. Keaton, Cam, Mihai, Koby, Jill, Rachel, Jean, Kayti, Robynne and Jennifer are favorites to capture one or more medals in several running and jumping events. Good luck to all!
February 16, 2008 - Jean, Jill and Rachel had EXCELLENT performances at the Simplot Games in Idaho.
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About 2000 high school athletes from 22 states and Canada, 23 heats in the boys 400m, 17 heats in the girls 60m hurdles, 72 girls entered in the long jump, imagine – and all events ran on time! A very high level meet, just look at the results on the Simplot games website.
Jill MacEachen came up with the best placing: 6th in the 60m hurdles in a new personal best of 9.05, finishing as the first 11th grader. Next to that she placed 7th in the long jump with a jump of 5.37m. Great job, Jill. Video hurdles.
Then what to say about Jean Bolen. Jean ran a perfect race (and you run a perfect race only a few times in your life). She came into the B final as the slowest qualifier, but finished first for an overall 8 th place in an outstanding new personal best of 2:18.14. Very well done, Jean. Video 800m.
Finally our Benjamin Rachel Machin. She finished an overall 10th in the 60m hurdles in a great new personal best of 9.11, being the highest placed 10th grader in the hurdles.
Besides that she earned a joined 10th place in the high jump (1.52m). Congratulations, Rachel. Video hurdles.
More videos at the www.dyestat.com website.
February 15, 2008, Pocatello, ID – Warriors make it to finals in Simplot Games.
Jill was the first to qualify for a final by jumping over the qualifying standard of 5.11m in her first jump. Only 8 girls achieved this standard, so a top-8 spot is assured.
Rachel qualified with ease for the high jump finals, 21 girls made the qualifying height of 1.49m.
Both Jill and Rachel qualified for the hurdle finals, grabbing 11th and 13th spot in the prelims. Times 9.36 and 9.50 on flats, 18 girls qualify.
Jean took 19th spot to place for the 800m finals (27 qualify), time 2:23.48. Results.
February 9-10, 2008 – Provincial Indoor Relay and Combined Events Championships: Warriors Dominate the Relays.
Warriors relay teams took 11 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medals in the Provincial Relay Championships. It is true that the competition was disappointing, many clubs showing no interest in competing at all, but many of the performances by the Warriors teams were of high quality with provincial records in the midget and juvenile girls medley relays (400-200-200-800) and in the 4x100m juvenile boys.
Laura Haigh, Megan MacKay, Josée Ostrosser and Jennifer Paul broke the old midget medley relay record by 17 seconds, posting a time of 4:35.06. Claire Brideson, Robynne Thompson, Jill MacEachen and Jean Bolen scored 4:21.10 in the juvenile girls medley, braking the old record by 22 seconds. Well done, ladies. Our strong juvenile boys’ team, existing as always of Cam, Doug F, Mihai and Keaton, broke their own 4x100m record, setting a new time of 45.84. Congratulations!
In the Combined Events part we had an outstanding performance by Rachel Machin, winning the pentathlon juvenile girls in convincing manner, setting a new provincial record in the process and scoring personal bests in 4 out of 5 events. Her results: 60mH 9.37, HJ 1.57, SP 8.95, LJ 5.29m and 2:45.32 in the 800m for a total of 3149 points (old record 2895 pts, and only 18 points shy of the record for 17 year olds!).
Another outstanding performance was delivered by Jill MacEachen in the long jump with an excellent effort of 5.64m, showing that she is on her way to a great season again. Jill and Rachel ran the junior height hurdles as preparation for the meet in Idaho next weekend, showing that they are ready for performing well in the Simplot Games where the top high school athletes from the USA will give ‘acte de présence.’ Rachel almost beat Jill, having a slight lead at the first 4 out of 5 hurdles, but Jill pressed just a little harder towards the finish line: 9.27 (PB) and 9.31 (PB).
Many more personal bests again this meet:
Stephen Payne in the 800m (2:29.01) – running faster every meet, long jump (3.78m) and shot put (5.59m), Josée Ostrosser (27.73), Cam Hunter (23.86) and Chris Moss (26.23) in the 200m, Alister McQueen in the 60m (8.29) and Kris de Palezieux (2:11.29) and Jimmy Machin (2:14.97) in the 800m. Danielle Cant made an excellent debut in the midget girls 200m in 28.21.
Overall a great weekend again for the Calgary Warriors. Results.
Upcoming meets: Simplot Games, Pocatello, Idaho: February 15-16.
Good luck to Rachel Machin, Jill MacEachen, Jean Bolen and Koby Hannem who will be competing there against North America’s best.
Provincial Indoor Championships, March 1-2, Edmonton, AB. We expect everybody to compete there. We will be traveling by bus. We will be leaving Friday Feb. 29 3:45pm from Centennial High School. Parents, if you want to join us on the bus, we need to know ASAP please. Email coach Jan Lips.
February 2, 2008 - Warriors perform well in the Jack Simpson Open with wins for Stephen Payne in the 400m and 1000m for 13 year olds, Matt Brideson in the 400m (14y olds) in 62.21, which is a new club record, Megan MacKay in the 60m (8.42, 14y olds), Jill MacEachen in the 60m hurdles (9.09, equaling her PB) and the 60m (8.08 PB) and Koby Hannem in the 400m (52.24 indoor PB). Our brand new and youngest members Kathleen Chin and Tianna Lombardo finished 2nd and 3rd in their first 60m for 12 year olds, Danielle Cant equaled her PB in the 60m (8.48, 14y olds) and finished second, while Matthew Brideson took again a few hundredths of his best 60m time (8.35, 3 rd place 14y olds). Keaton Matieshin is still hindered by a leg injury and had to give up his lead in the 60m, finishing 2 nd in 7.39, just ahead of Doug Freeman who equaled his best time in 7.48. Paul Sands finished 2nd in the 400m, even as Robynne Thompson who finished strong in 62.33 in the open women’s race. Ashleigh Abrams ran a good 1000m, finishing 3rd in the 14y category, while Jennifer Paul moved up to the open race to finish 3rd there in 3:08.18, which is a new club record. The midget girls (Danielle Cant, Stephanie Chin, Jenna Anthony and Megan MacKay) blew away the field in the 4x200m. Rachel Machin clipped the first hurdle but saved herself to finish in 2nd place behind Jill. Alister McQueen was a little disappointed that the world record holder in the 100m for above the knee amputees didn't show up, but he still ran well, close to his PB. Well done Warriors. Complete results. Rankings after 3 meets .
Next week we will travel to Edmonton for the Provincial Indoor Combined Events and Relay Championships. We will have 16 relay teams competing in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400 and Medley (400-200-200-800) Relays, and three athletes who compete in the Combined Events (Rachel Machin and Laura Haigh in the Juvenile and Midget Pentathlon, Stephen Payne in the Bantam Stamina Tetrathlon).
January 24, 2008 - Upcoming Indoor Meets - click the links for more information
February 2: Jack Simpson Open, U of C - 60m, 4x200m, 1000m, 400m
February 9-10: Provincial Indoor Championships Combined Events and Relays, U of A, Edmonton
February 15-17: Simplot Games, Pocatello, Idaho (selected athletes only)
March 1-2: Provincial Indoor Championships, U of A, Edmonton
January 19-20, 2008 - Golden Bear Open: 10 First Places for Warriors; New Provincial Record 4x100m Juvenile Boys
During the Golden Bear Open in Edmonton, Warriors athletes captured 10 gold medals. Most impressive were Jill MacEachen's wins in the 60m hurdles in a new personal best and club record of 9.09 and in the long jump with an indoor personal best of 5.22m (another club record). Double gold as well for Jennifer Paul in the 800m (2:28.02, new club record) and 1500m midget girls for another club record (5:06.87), and for Mark MacEachen in the high jump and 800m midget boys (2:14.05 - PB). Gold for Cameron Hunter in the 60m juvenile boys (2nd in the 200m with an indoor PB of 24.05), and for Mihai Prajea in the 400m. Jean Bolen won the 1500m juvenile girls in the new club record time of 5:01.49, following that with a 2nd place in the 800m. Long standing Warrior Whitney Evans (who trains with Les Gramantic of the U of C) won the open women's high jump with a jump of 1.81m, and the juvenile boys (Cam, Doug F, Mihai and Keaton) showcased how the 4x100m relay has to be run, breaking the Provincial Record in a time of 46.38 (pending official recognition).
Personal bests for Stephen Payne in the 800m (2nd in 2:32.94), Megan MacKay and Josée Ostrosser in the 60m and 200m in 8.41/28.27 and 8.43/28.05 respectively. Sarah Lopez and Kelsey Ross improved on their previous 800m times (2:48.15 and 2:44.94), while Laura Haigh set a PB in the highjump (1.35m). Claire Brideson ran a strong 400m for a 1:03.06 PB, and Matthew Brideson keeps improving every meet with 8.37 in the 60m and 27.31 in the 200m. Rachel Machin's 9.32 in the 60m hurdles was a PB too (juvenile specs), and so was her high jump: 1.56m. I am not going to mention PB's for people that had their first ever event... Doug Freeman impoved his best time in the 200m to 24.31 and Kris de Palezieux took about 7 seconds of his previous 1500m time and he improved his 800m time to 2:14.75. Chris Moss took .02 sec of his previous 60m time (8.12). Alister McQueen ran a very good 200m in 27.56 sec. Results
January 19, 2008 - William Stanley and Matt Brideson recognized at the 2007 Athletics Alberta Awards Banquet
William Stanley got a special recognition award for breaking the Canadian Record in the 100m in the category T13 (vision impaired), while Matt Brideson was recognized as one of the top bantam boys arhletes of 2007. Congratulations to both athletes.
January 12, 2008 - Dino Classic
Warriors performen well at the first indoor meet of 2008 with 18 top-three finishes. Wins for Cam Hunter in the 60m (7.31 PB), Jill MacEachen in the 60m hurdles, Matt Brideson in the 300m and double gold for Stephen Payne in the 13 year old 300m and 1500m. Second place finishes for Rachel Machin in the open women's long jump (5.17m) and 60m hurdles, Keaton Matieshin and Megan MacKay in the 60m, Danielle Cant and Paul Sands in the 300m, and double silver for Josee Ostrosser in the 60m and 300m. Third place finishes for Matt Brideson, Doug Freeman, and Danielle Cant in the 60m, Megan MacKay in the 300m and Jill in the long jump. Furthermore lots and lots of personal bests. Great job, Warriors. Next meet in the Calgary Indoor Track Series: February 2. If you have competed in 5 individual events, you will receive a T-shirt at the end of the Track Series. There is an overall ranking too, with medals for the top-three finishers. Results. Rankings after 2 meets.
