Day 2 CIS championships: Hometown Lancers dominate

WINDSOR, Ont. (CIS) - The hometown crowd had plenty to cheer about on Day 2 of the CIS Track and Field Championships as Windsor Lancers took the lead in both the Men's and Women's Team Standings by capturing 11 medals between the two teams.

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The Windsor Lancers had an unprecedented sweep of the Men's Long Jump competition as they captured positions 1 through 5 to earn their team 33 points. Ben Warnock, who finished 5th at the Ontario Championships, won the gold medal with a jump of 7.19m while Jamie Adjetey-Nelson picked up another medal, winning silver with a jump of 7.14m. Brayan Patten completed the sweep of the podium, also with a jump of 7.14m. Teammates Derek Watkins and Anthony Dandie finished 4th and 5th respectively

Windsor's dynamic duo of Adjetey-Nelson and Watkins continued their outstanding weekend as the pair both medaled again in the Men's High Jump. The top-ranked Watkins took home the gold medal with a jump of 2.18m. Adjetey-Nelson captured the bronze with a jump of 2.04m while Alex Witmer of Western earned the silver medal on the basis of fewer misses with an identical jump of 2.04m.

Noelle Montcalm of the Lancers captured a pair of silver medals on the day in the 60m hurdles and the 300m dash to add to the bronze medal she won on Day 1. She finished second in a time of 8.57 to Marie-Eve Dugas from Sherbrooke who captured her third CIS gold medal in the event with a time of 8.38. Janine Polischuk picked up bronze with a time of 8.62.

In the 300m race, Noelle finished second behind reigning champion Amonn Nelson of Calgary who crossed the line in 38.37. Noelle crossed in 40.15 while Danielle Kendall, also of the Dinos, came in third in a time of 40.55.

In the third record-breaking performance of the weekend, Jim Steacy of Lethbridge broke his own CIS record in the Weight Throw, set in 2007, four times en route to the gold medal. The man who represented Canada at the 2008 Beijing Games finished the competition with a throw of 24.08m to improve upon his standard by nearly half a meter. Dustin McCrank of Guelph captured the silver medal with a throw of 18.29m while Garth Suppes of Manitoba earned bronze with a throw of 17.51m.

The Guelph Gryphons vaulted up the team standings thanks to outstanding performances in both the Men's and Women's 3000m races. The Men's race saw the Gryphons sweep all three medals as Kyle Boorsma took home the gold in 8:34.53, Allan Brett captured the silver in 8:37.29 and Derek Snider earned the bronze in 8:39.37.

The Women's race was won by Lindsay Carson in 9:39.39 while teammate Courtney Laurie won the silver medal in 9:43.71. Victoria's Marilyn Arsenault prevented a Gryphons sweep by winning the bronze medal in 9:50.17.
In one of the most exciting races of the evening, Heather Sim of Calgary overtook the hometown favourite Raeleen Hunter of Windsor in the final 20 meters to capture the gold medal in the Women's 1000m in a time of 2:49:87. Hunter, who came into the event ranked 10th, crossed the line in 2:50.04 to take the silver and Jillian Wyman of McMaster, who was ranked #1 coming into the event, took home bronze in 2:50.82.



TEAM STANDINGS: AFTER DAY 2

Men
1. Windsor - 94 points
2. Sherbrooke - 44
3. Guelph - 40
4. Saskatchewan - 30
5. Manitoba - 28
6. Western - 25
7. York - 24
7. Calgary - 24
9. Victoria - 20
10. Dalhousie - 15.5
11. Regina - 12
12. Lethbridge - 10
13. Ottawa - 8
14. McMaster - 6.5
15. Laval - 4
16. Alberta - 3
17. Toronto - 2

Women
1. Windsor - 62 points
2. Guelph - 60
3. Saskatchewan - 46
4. Western - 40
5. Sherbrooke - 36
6. Calgary - 33
7. York - 27
8. Regina - 25
9. Laval - 18
10. Alberta - 16
11. Ottawa - 15
12. Toronto - 13
13. McMaster - 12
14. Montreal - 8
15. Lethbridge - 6
15. Victoria - 6
15. McGill - 6


INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS: DAY 2

60mH (M):
1. Valery Komenan, Sherbrooke - 8.10
2. Tyler Fawcett, Ottawa - 8.21
3. Justin Baker, Regina - 8.34

60mH (W):
1. Marie-Eve Dugas, Sherbrooke - 8.38
2. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor - 8.57
3. Janine Polischuk, Regina - 8.62

300m (M):
1. Ben Youssef Meité, Sherbrooke - 33.85
2. Sam Effah, Calgary - 34.09
3. Quin Ferguson, Manitoba - 34.44

300m (W):
1. Amonn Nelson, Calgary - 38.22
2. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor - 40.15
3. Danielle Kendall, Calgary - 40.55

1000m (M):
1. Darren Mazzei, Victoria - 2:26.05
2. Iain McCormick, Saskatchewan - 2:26.53
3. Ueli Albert, Dalhousie - 2:26.75

1000m (W):
1. Heather Sim, Calgary - 2:49.87
2. Raeleen Hunter, Windsor - 2:50.04
3. Jillian Wyman, McMaster - 2:50.82

3000m (M):
1. Kyle Boorsma, Guelph - 8:34.53
2. Allan Brett, Guelph - 8:37.29
3. Derek Snider, Guelph - 8:39.37

3000m (W):
1. Lindsay Carson, Guelph - 9:39.39
2. Courtney Laurie, Guelph - 9:43.71
3. Marilyn Arsenault, Victoria - 9:50.17

4x800m Relay (M):
1. Victoria - 7:33.02 (Facility record)
2. Windsor - 7:40.02
3. Calgary - 7:40.51

4x800m Relay (W):
1. Guelph - 8:58.69
2. Ottawa - 9:03.93
3. Saskatchewan - 9:05.46
High Jump (M):
1. Derek Watkins, Windsor - 2.18m
2. Alex Witmer, Western - 2.04m
3. Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, Windsor - J2.04m

Long Jump (M):
1. Ben Warnock, Windsor - 7.19m
2. Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, Windsor - 7.14m
3. Brayan Patten, Windsor - J7.14m

Long Jump (W):
1. Jen Cotten, Western - 5.72m
2. Janine Polischuck, Regina - 5.71m
3. Natoya Whittingham, Windsor - 5.66m

Pole Vault (W):
1. Heather Hamilton, York - 4.10m
2. Leah Vause, Saskatchewan - 3.90m
3. Erika Reiser, Windsor - 3.75m

Shot Put (W):
1. Steph Jackson, Guelph - 14.53m
2. Taryn Suttie, Saskatchewan - 14.26m
3. Elizabeth Petrov, York - 12.93m

Weight Throw (M):
1. Jim Steacy, Lethbridge - 24.08m (CIS Championship record)
2. Dustin McCrank, Guelph - 18.29m
3. Garth Suppes, Manitoba - 17.51m


INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS: DAY 1

60m (M):
1. Sam Effah, Calgary - 6.65
2. Ben Youssef Meité, Sherbrooke - 6.66
3. Tyrone Halstead, York - 6.68

60m (W):
1. Genevieve Thibault, Laval - 7.31 (CIS Championship record)
2. Miana Griffths, Guelph - 7.38
3. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor - 7.59

Pentathlon (M):
1. Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, Windsor - 4075 points (CIS Championship record)
2. Derek Watkins, Windsor - 3807 points
3. Chris Crossley, Saskatchewan - 3720 points

Pentathlon (W):
1. Jen Cotten, Western - 3687 points
2. Chelsea Valois, Regina - 3621 points
3. Tory Merrill, Toronto - 3361 points

Weight Throw (W):
1. Liz Dubourt, Saskatchewan - 18.09m
2. Annie Larose, Sherbrooke - 17.98m
3. Heather Steacy, Lethbridge - 17.82m


SCHEDULE DAY 3

Saturday, March 15

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

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