West, Bowman, and Rudell Named to Provincial Team

Congratulations to STFC members Mat West, Kevin Bowman, and Rita Rudell who have all been selected to be on Ontario's Legion Team which will travel to Sherbrooke, PQ for the National Youth/Legion Champs on Aug. 9-10.

Provincial Legion Results: Rudell Breaks Provincial Record in Heptathlon

SFTC athletes travelled to Kitchener on July 17-18 to take part in the Provincial Legion competition.

Rita Rudell broke the provincial record in the Girls U17 Heptathlon while also winning the event. Rita won 6 out of the 7 events in the heptathlon to total 4597 points. She also set 3 PB's during the competition in the javelin (25.00m), the shot put (10.68m) and tied her personal best in the high jump (1.73m).

Alex Pilar, Kevin Bowman, and Mat West also were medalists at the Provinicial Legion Championships. In the boys U15 catergory Mat West was the gold medalist in the high jump (1.90m) and the bronze medalist in the discus throw ( 42.96m). Also in U15 boys Kevin Bowman was the silver medalist in the shot put (14.39m) and the javelin throw (53.00m). In the U17 boys catergory Bowman also won the gold medal in the hammer throw (51.05m). Alex Pilar won a silver medal in the U17 boys hammer throw (48.46m) and a bronze medal in the discus throw (43.38m).

Other top ten STFC performances included:

15&U Boys
Mat West Jav. 48.29m 4th
17&U Girls
Caityln MacMillan
400mH 1:08.13 6th
17&U Boys
Andy Fawcett
400m 52.94 6th
Evan Porter
400m 51.54 4th
800m 2:01.19 5th
Alex Pilar
SP 15.03m 6th

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kurt Benninger Runs Another PB 3:38.03!!!

On July 20th in Heusden, Belgium Kurt Benninger finished second in the 1500m race with an outstanding time of 3:38.03. This is a new personal best time for Kurt and a new all time STFC record. Awesome work Kurt!

Collison runs 8:58.29 and picks up National Youth Qual. Time

Congratulations to Jordan Collison who ran to a fifth place finish at the Toronto Twilight Meet on July 15. Jordan ran the 3k in a time of 8:58.29 surpassing the 3k qualifying mark for the national youth championships which will take place in Sherbrooke Aug. 9-10.

Millar Named to NACAC Team

Congratulations to STFC member Brad Millar who was named to the Canadian NACAC U-23 team which will compete in Toluca, Mexico from July 18-20. Brad has been selected to throw the hammer at the championships. Way to go Brad!

........................

Women's 800
Alex Parker 2:29.50
Josolyn Weir 2:51.72

Women's 1500
Cheyenne Hunter 4:46.08 !!! PB(breaks her age class record for 3rd time!) + National Youth Qualifying time
Krisinda Alexander 4:59.21 (season's PB)
Lizz Hodgson 4:59.26 PB!! and new inductee into Big Mac Club!!!!!
Hayley Green 5:03.95
Veronica Allan 5:08.66

Men's 800
Evan Porter 2:04.14
Nick McNulty 2:08.41

Men's 1500
Jordan Collison 4:13.08
Jan Louis Henning 4:29.02
Coleton Shular 4:57.67 PB!! and first time under 5:00

STFC Athletes Compete at the Olympic Trials

5 athletes represented STFC at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Windsor on July 3-6.

Congratulations to Arthur Turland and Brad Millar who were both medalists at the championships. Arthur was the silver medalist in the discus with a throw of 55.45m and Brad was the bronze medalist in the hammer with a personal best and club record throw of 62.71m.

Kurt Benninger placed 4th in a very strong field of the 1500m with a time of 3:40.56.

Junior athlete Rita Rudell finished 6th in the heptathlon with 4512 points and jumped 1.69m in the high jump to finish 8th.

STFC thoughts are with paralympic athlete Rick Carr as he begins the road to recovery after a fall in the T11 200m heat which left him with a broken femur and clavicle.

STFC Alumni Olympic Trial Results

Mike Thorson 5km 14:34.84 6th

Lyndon Mcdowell Decathlon 7180 pts. 5th

Adam Kunkel 400mH 50.11 1st

Sarah MacIntosh HT 39.68m 13th SP 12.01m 10th

Josh Archer HT 50.09m 13th

Barry Phelan T38 200m 27.8 2nd T38 100m 13.92 1st

Josh Cassidy of Port Elgin won the 800m and 1500m wheelchair races and will be representing Canada in Bejing at the Paralympics!

UWO Twilight Meet Results

STFC athletes turned in solid performances at the UWO Twilight Meet on June 25th in London. Cheyenne Hunter broke her age class record in the 1500m again running a blazing time of 4:49.19. Other top STFC results included:

Women's 1500m
Krisinda Alexander 5:02.39
Hayley Green 5:04.90
Lizz Hodgson 5:04.90
Veronica Allan 5:21.5

Men’s 1500m
Jan-Louis Henning 4:33.54
Rob Gomez 4:40.96

Men’s 800m
Evan Porter 1:58.34

Men’s 100m
Colin Bokhout 12.44
Rick Carr 12.47

Men's 3000m
Jordan Collison 9:16.89

STFC Athletes to Compete at Provincial Legions

7 STFC athletes have been selected for the District 'C' team which will travel to Kitchener on July 18th-19th to compete at the Provinival Legion competition. Congratulations to the following athletes:

15& U Boys
Kevin Bowman SP, DT, JT, Hammer
Mat West HJ, DT, JT

17& U Boys
Evan Porter 400, 800
Alex Pilar SP, DT, Hammer

15 & U Girls
Josolyn Weir 800

17 & U Girls
Caitlyn MacMillan 400H
Rita Ruddell Combined events

Benninger Runs 3:38.54!!!

Kurt Benninger set a new STFC record at the Harry Jerome Classic in Vancouver on June 21st in the Invitational 1500m. His new personal best time of 3:38.54 is under the Olympic qualifying B standard of 3:39.00. Kurt will be competing next at the Olympic trials on July 3-6th. Congratulations Kurt!

Rudell Breaks Provincial Record

Rita Rudell captured the Girls Youth Heptathlon Championship with a new
Ontario Record of 4536 points. Rita also recorded personal bests in the 100mH (14.53) and 200m (25.90). Congratulations Rita!

-------

STFC alumni Josh Archer and Sarah McIntosh now members of the University of Western team also competed at the qualifier. Josh placed 2nd in the hammer throw with a heave of 48.31m and Sarah was 3rd in the hamme with a throw of 40.24m .

For complete results see http://www.otfa.ca

STFC wins 20 medals at the Legion District `C` Champs

Congratulations to the STFC athletes who travelled to Kitchener on June 11th to compete in the Royal Canadian Legion District C Championships. STFC won a total of 20 medals at the championships!

Special congrats to record breakers:
Kevin Bowman SP 14.67m Javelin 50.36m Hammer 50.66m
Mat West Javelin 46.78m
J.D. West Javelin 32.30m
Alex Pilar Discus 46.24m

Full results can be found at http://www.kdss.bwdsb.on.ca/legiontrack

Benninger finishes 11th at NCAA's

Kurt Benninger finished 11th in the 1500m with a time of 3:44.95 at the NCAA Division1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moins, IA on June 14th. Kurt is a recent graduate of Notre Dame University. Way to go Kurt!!!

Distance Athletes Set PB's at the UWO Twilight Meet

STFC distance athletes posted a number of personal best times at the UWO Twilight Meet on June 11th.
Jordan Collison set a personal best time in the men's 1500m with a time of 4:03.90; also surpassing the National Junior and National Youth standards.
Cheyenne Hunter crossed the line in 3rd with a personal best time of 4:49.55 in the women's 1500m. Cheyenne set the STFC 14 year old age class record in this event!
Other outstanding STFC performances included:

Women’s 1500m
5 Lizz Hodgson 5:02.20 PB!!
6 Krisinda Alexander 5:02.36
7 Hayley Green 5:02.83 SPB!!
8 Veronica Allan 5:07.99 PB!!
10 Kortney Watson 5:19.67

For full results see http://www.londonrunner.ca/home.php

STFC Wins 6 Medals at OFSAA!!!

Congratulations to STFC athletes Rita Rudell, Erika French, Kevin Bowman, Mat West, and Caitlyn MacMillan who travelled to Hamilton on June 5th-7th to compete in the OFSAA Track and Field Championships.

West, Bowman, French, and MacMillan all medalled at the championships. West won a silver medal in the midget boys high jump (1.84m) and a bronze in the discus (44.85m) Bowman won two silver medals in the midget boys shot put (14.41m) and the discus (47.94m). He also placed 5th in the javelin with a toss of 48 meters. MacMillan was the silver medallist in the junior girls 300mH with a time of 45 seconds. French cleared 1.61m in the junior girls high jump to take home the bronze. Rita Rudell cleared 1.63m in the senior girls high jump placing 4th, and finished fifth in the 100mH with a time of 15.31 seconds.

Full results and pictures can be found at the following site: http://www.coppsindoor.org/.

Huron Shore Run Results

Congratulations to all STFC athletes who ran in the Huron Shore Run on June 7th to benefit the Southampton hospital. Also, a big thanks to all the STFC volunteers!

Track club members Colton Shular, Alex Morrow, Jordan Collison, and Jeff Barrett won their respective age catergories.

1st Alex Morrow Girls 14 & under 3km run 19:14
Alex missed her turn around point and ended up running 4k instead of 3k and still finished in the lead.
1st Colton Shular Boys 14 & under 3km run 16:57
1st Jordan Collison 39 & under 10km run 36:13
Way to go Jordan! 4 minutes after Jordan, the next 10k finisher crossed the line.
1st Jeff Barrett 39 & under 5km run 16:44

Rick Carr Sets Canadian and World Record in the T11 High Jump
On May 25, 2008 at the Regional Summer Games in London, Rick Carr cleared 1.60m in the high jump setting a new Candian and World Record! Rick competed in the T11 catergory ;athletes in the T11 category are totally blind. Rick is training hard to try and qualify for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. Go Ricky!