DAY 2 (of 3) CIS championships: Lancers take control

Courtesy: University of Sherbrooke sports information / Photo credit Sherbrooke Athletics

SHERBROOKE, Que. (CIS) – The University of Windsor Lancers have taken control of the 2011 CIS Mondo Track and Field Championships at Uniestrie Hall on the campus of the Université de Sherbrooke. The Lancer women have racked up 93.5 points and hold a commanding 37.5 point lead over the second place University of Guelph Gryphons after the second day of competition while the men have scored 71 points and lead Gryphons by 10 heading into the final day of the meet.

Official website (complete results): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield

Noelle Montcalm paced the Blue and Gold picking up a pair of medals including a gold medal in the women's 60m hurdles finishing the race in a time of 8.45 seconds. The silver medal came in the 300m event where she finished 0.05 seconds behind gold medallist Aamonn Nelson of the University of Calgary who crossed the line in a time of 39.02 seconds.

Also picking up points for the Lancers were Raellen Hunter and Melissa Bishop who finished 1-2 in the 1000m event. Hunter stopped the clock at 2:49.09 while Bishop crossed the finish line at 2:49.29. They also teamed up to lead Windsor to gold in the 4x800m relay in a time of 8:49.48.

The Lancers also picked up a pair of medals in the shot put on Friday as Steffi Stephenson and Celine Freeman-Gibb won the silver and bronze medals respectively.

Stephenson's toss of 14.18m was second only to University of Saskatchewan's Taryn Suttie who earned her second gold of the meet with a throw of 15.72m Rachel Cliff and Laurie Courtney of the University of Guelph helped prevent the Lancers from running away with the team title on Day 2 winning gold and bronze respectively in the 3000m event. McMaster Marauder distance runner Victoria Coates capture silver 10 seconds behind Cliff who finished the 3-km race in a time of 9:38.52.

The highlight of the night for the Sherbrooke crowd came in the long jump where a trio of Quebec athletes won medals. Hometown favourite Pascale Délisle of the Sherbrooke Vert & Or set a new school record en route to the gold medal with a jump of 6.01m. Laurence Beaudet of the Université de Montréal finished the competition 2-centimetres behind Délisle. Kimberly Hyacinthe of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) finished third.

On the men's side of the competition, the Windsor Lancers reached the podium on three occasions en route to a first place standing two-third of the way through the competition.

Brendan Dills earned a silver medal in the men's 300m competition finishing 0.36 seconds behind gold medalist Dontae Richards-Kwok of York University who crossed the finish line in 33.70 seconds.

In the 60m hurdles, it was Matt Brisson of the University of Western Ontario who edged out Ingvar Moseley of York University in a photo finish to capture the gold. The two athletes crossed the finish in a time of 8.18 seconds. Anthony Dandie of Windsor was third in 8.39 seconds.

The Lancers finally got a taste of gold in the men's 4x800m relay as the quartet of Windsor runners finished the race in a time of 7:37.65.

Tim Hendry of the Guelph Gryphons proved why he was the favourite in the hammer throw besting the field by over a metre in order to capture gold in the event. His throw of 17.98m bettered teammate Dustin McCrank (16.95m) while Dalhousie Tiger Seth London took the bronze (16.64m)

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Jaden Ostapowich of the University of Alberta took gold in the 1000m event in a time of 2:25.82.

Finally, the 3000m competition came down to the write as a trio of runners broke away from the pack in the final three laps to bring the fans to their feet at the Univestrie Hall. Guelph's Kyle Boorsma and Alex Genest finished 1-2 respectively while hometown favourite Olivier Lavoie won the bronze.

TEAM STANDINGS: AFTER DAY 2 (of 3)

Women

1) University of Windsor 93.50
2) University of Guelph 56
3) University of Calgary 35
4) University of Alberta 31
5) University of Saskatchewan 29
6) Université de Sherbrooke 25
7) Univ du Québec à Montreal 22
8) Université de Montreal 20
9) University of Regina 19
10) University of Western Ont 16
10) University of Ottawa 16
12) McMaster University 14
13) Université Laval 10
13) York University 10
15) University of Lethbridge 8
16) University of Victoria 7
17) McGill University 6
18) University of Manitoba 4.50
19) Dalhousie University 2
20) University of Toronto 1
20) Queen's University 1
20) Université de Montreal 1

Men

1) University of Windsor 71
2) University of Guelph 61
3) York University 36
4) Dalhousie University 34
5) University of Regina 31
6) University of Alberta 25
7) Universite de Sherbrooke 24
8) University of Ottawa 22
9) University of Western Ontario 20
10) University of Calgary 13
11) Université Laval 12
12) University of Toronto 11
13) University of Manitoba 10
14) Lakehead University 8
15) University of Victoria 6
16) University of Saskatchewa 3

INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS: DAY 2

60m H (F):
1 Montcalm, Noelle Windsor 8.45
2 Beaudet, Laurence Montreal 8.61
3 Maddex, Ashlea Ottawa 8.65

60m H (M):
1 Brisson, Matt Western 8.177
2 Moseley, Ingvar York University 8.180
3 Dandie, Anthony Windsor 8.39

300m (F):
1 Nelson, Amonn Calgary 39.02
2 Montcalm, Noelle Windsor 39.07
3 Margetts, Merissa Regina 39.87

300m (M):
1 Richards-Kwok, Dontae York 33.70
2 Dills, Brendan Windsor 34.06
3 Meité, Ben Youssef Sherbrooke 34.65

1000m (F)
1 Hunter, Raeleen Windsor 2:49.09
2 Bishop, Melissa Windsor 2:49.29
3 Aubry, Rachel Guelph 2:50.40

1000m (M)
1 Ostapowich, Jaden Alberta 2:25.82
2 Brown, Alastair Lakehead 2:27.06
3 Lapointe, Jean-Samuel Laval 2:27.24

3000m (F)
1 Cliff, Rachel Guelph 9:38.52
2 Coates, Victoria McMaster 9:48.46
3 Laurie, Courtney Guelph 9:49.86

3000m (M)
1 Boorsma, Kyle Guelph 8:11.10
2 Genest, Alex Guelph 8:11.84
3 Lavoie, Olivier Sherbrooke 8:12.70



Hammer Throw (M):
1 Hendry, Tim Guelph 17.98m
2 McCrank, Dustin Guelph 16.95m
3 London, Seth Dalhousie 16.64m

Long Jump (F):
1 Delisle, Pascale Sherbrooke 6.01m
2 Beaudet, Laurence Montreal 5.99m
3 Hyacinthe, Kimberly Quebec Montreal 5.87m

Long Jump (M):
1 Greenaway, Christopher Ottawa 7.64m
2 Kuruneri, Guyson Guelph 7.30m
3 Collette, Sean Guelph 7.29m

High Jump (M):
1 Witmer, Alex Toronto 2.16m
2 Watts, Simon Dalhousie 2.10m
3 MacDonald, Connor Regina 2.07m

Pole Vault (F):
1 Blouin, Mélanie Université Laval 3.95m
2 Reiser, Erika Windsor 3.85m
3 Fiedler, Erika Guelph J3.85m

Shot put (F):
1 Suttie, Taryn Saskatchewan 15.72m
2 Stephenson, Steffi Windsor 14.18m
3 Freeman-Gibb, Celine Windsor 14.06m

4 X 800m relay (F):
1 University of Windsor 8:49.48
2 University of Guelph 8:49.67
3 McGill University 8:54.21 



4 X 800m relay (M):
1 University of Windsor 7:37.65
2 University of Calgary 7:37.90
3 University of Victoria 7:39.10

Day three championship schedule

Saturday, March 12

12:00 Triple Jump (W) Final
12:05 Shot Put a(M) Final
13:00 Pole Vault (M) Final
13:30 600m (W) Final
13:45 600m (M) Final
13:55 High Jump (W) Final
14:00 4x200m Relay (W) Final
14:15 4x200m Relay (M) Final
14:45 1500m (W) Final
15:00 1500m (M) Final
15:10 Triple Jump (M) Final
16:10 4x400m Relay (W) Final
16:26 4x400m Relay (M) Final

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