Nine records fall at McGill Team Challenge track meet

MONTREAL - McGill's Hank Palmer, a national team sprinter from Pierrefonds, Que., set a school record in the men's 60-metre sprint but was beaten by Sherbrooke's Ben Youssef-Meite, who produced a Fieldhouse record to capture the race at the 15th annual McGill Team Challenge track and field meet, a two-day meet held before 400 fans crammed into Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse over the weekend.

The event, which featured some 650 athletes and was billed as the largest indoor meet in Canada, produced five meet records, a pair of Fieldhouse marks and at some 31 qualifiers for the 2010 CIS national championship meet in Windsor, Ont., March 11-13.

Palmer, a first-year public relations student, was clocked at 6.78 seconds, breaking his own McGill mark set last December to win silver in a race won by Youssef-Meite, who ran a 6.73 to erase the previous standard of 6.75 set in 2007.

The other McGill record mark to fall came in the men's high jump, where Montrealer Justin Darlington, a lanky 6-foot-4, 169-pound marketing major finished second in with a height of 2.05m, surpassing his own mark of 2.03. Darlington, a renowned slam-dunk specialist, recently took up track and field in a bid to make the 2012 London Olympics.

The host McGill Martlets garnered a pair of gold medal finishes along with two bronzes to finish fifth of 14 women's side teams. Hayley Warren, a kinesiology freshman from Orillia, Ont., paced the Martlets with a gold medal performance in the women's 60m hurdles (9.06 seconds).

Their other first-place finish was in the 4x800 relay (9:18.32), which featured freshman Sarah McCuaig of Waterloo, Ont., in the leadoff position, followed by senior Heather McCurdy of Belleville, Ont., sophomore Charlene Puel, a native of France, and Catherine Drouin-Audet, a second-year science major from Repentigny, Que., who ran the anchor leg. Drouin-Audet also helped the 4x400 quartet to a third-place finish.

The Martlets other podium finish came in the pole vault, where Melinda Rock, a junior from Baie Comeau, Que., was third.

On the men's side, McGill chalked up one gold, a pair of second-place finishes, two school records and ended up sixth of 15 squads.

"It was a good meet and proved once again to be an exciting competition," said Dennis Barrett, in his 25h season as head coach at McGill. "Many coaches came up to me and told me that they really liked the competitive nature of the event and a lot of their athletes set personal bests."

Maxime Beaumont-Courteau, a third-year medical student from Montreal, was the only McGill male to win gold. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound pole vaulter cleared a height of 4.34m on his winning jump.

Guelph swept both the men's and women's titles, winning six events on the men's side and five on the women's side.

Toyin Olupena of Toronto won a special invitational women's 60m with a Fieldhouse record time of 7.35, edging out Laval's Genevieve Thibault (7.38) and Adrienne Power of Halifax (7.48).

The next event on the calendar is the New balance Collegiate Invitational in Armory, N.Y., Feb. 5.

Medal winners and complete results from the 15th annual McGill Team Challenge track meet are posted below:

15th annual McGill Team Challenge

(Jan. 29-30, 2010 @ Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse, McGill University)

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

OFFICIAL FINAL STANDINGS (MEN)

1) Guelph 79 2) Ottawa 53 3) York 47 4) Western 42 5) Dalhousie 26 6) McGill 23 7) Laval 22 8) Sherbrooke 21 9) Windsor 19 10) Queen's 14 11) St Francis Xavier 1212) Waterloo 1113) McMaster 213) Saint Mary's 2 15) Lakehead 1

OFFICIAL FINAL STANDINGS (WOMEN)

1) Guelph 92.0 2) Western 81.5 3) Sherbrooke 46.5 4) York 33.0 5) McGill 32.5 6) Dalhousie 19.0 7) Ottawa 15.0 8) Queen's 12.5 9) Montreal 10.0 10) Laval 9.0 11) St Francis Xavier 8.012) Saint Mary's 4.013) McMaster 3.014) Moncton 2.0
MEDAL WINNERS


Event #1 WOMEN'S 60m

Fieldhouse Record: 7.39 Genevieve Thibault, Laval, 2009

Meet Record: 7.39 Genevieve Thibault, Laval, 2009

1 Sarah Pierce GUELPH 7.59 $

2 Susan Sobey DALHOUSIE 7.78

3 Jeannette Goode GUELPH 7.91

$ qualified for CIS championship meet

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Event #1a WOMEN'S 60m INVITATIONAL

Fieldhouse Record: 7.39 Genevieve Thibault, Laval, 2009

1. Toyin Olupena TORONTO CLUB 7.35 *

2. Genevieve Thibault LAVAL 7.38

3. Adrienne Power HALIFAST CLUB 7.48

*fieldhouse record

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Event #2 MEN'S 60m

Fieldhouse Record: 6.56 Nick Macrozonaris, St.Laurent, 2002

Meet Record: 6.75 Jared Lewis, York, 2007

1. Ben Youssef Melite SHERBROOKE 6.73 *$

2. Hank Palmer McGILL 6.78 $ (breaks own McGill record of 6.79)

3. Tyrone Halstead YORK 6.86



*meet record

$ qualified for CIS championship meet

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Event #2a MEN'S 60m INVITATIONAL

Fieldhouse Record: 6.56 Nick Macrozonaris, St.Laurent, 2002

1. Bianco Richard PERFMAX 7.06

2. Richard Ivey TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK 7.40

3. Alex Stuart TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK 7.47


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Event #3 WOMEN'S 300m

Fieldhouse Record: 37.55 Adrienne Power, Dalhousie, 2005

Meet Record: 37.55 Adrienne Power, Dalhousie, 2005


1. Laurelie Harvey, Laval 40.20

2. Cassandra McCaig, Western 41.04

3. Brenna Thomson, Western 41.10



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Event #4 MEN'S 300m

Fieldhouse Record: 32.95 Shane Niemi, York, 2002

Meet Record: 32.95 Shane Niemi, York, 2002

1. Dontae Richards-Kwok, York 34.55

2. Chris Reid, Windsor 34.73

3. Moussa Sissoko, Ottawa 34.82



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Event #5 WOMEN'S 600m

Fieldhouse Record: 1:29.51 Holly Ratzlaff, Calgary, 2007

Meet Record: 1:32.41 Paula McLaughlin, York, 2005

1. Celia Peters, Dalhousie 1:32.32 *

2. Jen Perrault, Western 1:34.04

3. Rachel Aubry, Guelph 1:34.32



* meet record



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Event #6 MEN'S 600m

Fieldhouse Record: 1:17.26 Alex Marchand, Sherbrooke, 2000

Meet Record: 1:18.36 Geoff Harris, Dalhousie, 2007


1. Michael Robertson, Ottawa 1:18.53 $

2. Dustin Gamble, Guelph 1:18.85 $

3. Scott Leitch, Western 1:18.91 $



$ qualified for CIS championship meet

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Event #7 WOMEN'S 1000m

Fieldhouse Record: 2:45.1h Sarah Ali-Khan, McGill, 2003

Meet Record: 2:49.97 Lindsay Carson, Guelph, 2009

1. Nadine Frost GUELPH 2:51.50

2. Julia Malleck OTTAWA 2:52.85

3. Lydia Frost GUELPH 2:52.87



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Event #8 MEN'S 1000m

Fieldhouse Record: 2:23.08 Sebastien Ouellet, Sherbrooke, 1999

Meet Record: 2:26.05 Alex Hutchinson, McGill, 1997



1. John Corbit ST FRANCIS XAVIER 2:26.46 $

2. Dominic Michaud LAVAL 2:27.52

3. Evan Stevens GUELPH 2:28.08



$ qualified for CIS championship meet



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Event #9 WOMEN'S 1500m

Fieldhouse Record: 4:18.75 Megan Brown, Toronto, 2007

Meet Record: 4:26.93 Leanna MacLean, Dalhousie, 2005


1. Rachel Cliff, Guelph 4:29.91 $

2. Melanie Hughes, Sherbrooke 4:34.05

3. Jess Vanhie, Guelph 4:35.39



$ qualified for CIS championship meet



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Event #10 MEN'S 1500m

Fieldhouse Record: 3:48.82 Geoff Martinson, Victoria, 2008

Meet Record: 3:51.06 Alex Genest, Sherbrooke, 2007

1. Robert Jackson, Guelph 3:50.44 * $

2. Matt Hulse, Queen's 3:51.70 $

3. Allan Brett, Guelph 3:52.87

* meet record

$ qualified for CIS championship meet



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Event #11 WOMEN'S 3000m

Fieldhouse Record: 9:11.69 Megan Brown, Toronto, 2009

Meet Record: 9:11.69 Megan Brown, Toronto, 2009

1. Rachel Cliff GUELPH 9:28.79 $

2. Genevieve Lalonde GUELPH 9:42.95 $

3. Monika Preibischova ST FRANCIS XAVIER 9:50:97

$ qualified for CIS championship meet



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Event #12 MEN'S 3000m

Fieldhouse Record: 8:14.68 Jeremy Deere, Calgary, 1999

Meet Record: 8:25.24 Matt Brunsting, Guelph, 2007


1. Kyle Boorsma GUELPH 8:15.61 * $

2. Kyle O'Neill WESTERN 8:18.37 $

3. Nigel Wray GUELPH 8:19.10 $


* meet record

$ qualified for CIS championship meet



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Event #13 WOMEN'S 60m HURDLES

Fieldhouse Record: 8.28 Jessica Zelinka, Calgary, 2007

Meet Record: 8.56 Sonia Paquette, Sherbrooke, 2000

1. Hayley Warren MCGILL 9.06

2. Emily Coxhead WESTERN 9.19

3. Christa Acquah YORK 9.38



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Event #14 MEN'S 60m HURDLES

Fieldhouse Record: 7.75 Charles Allen, Ottawa, 2006

Meet Record: 7.87 Andrew Lissade, Sherbrooke, 2000

1. Matt Brison WESTERN 8.13 $

2. Tyler Fawcett OTTAWA 8.23 $

3. Chris Theriau YORK 8.26 $



$ qualified for CIS Championship meet

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Event #15 WOMEN'S 4x200m RELAY

Fieldhouse Record: 1:37.57 Saskatchewan, 1999

Meet Record: 1:41.09 Waterloo, 1997

1. WESTERN ONTARIO 1:42.12

1) Thomson, Brenna 2) Grieve, Lisa 3) Perrault, Jen 4) McCaig, Cassandra
2. QUEEN'S 1:43.68

1) Catry, Veronica 2) Stirling, Jan 3) Beretta, Pauliina 4) Barrow, Jennifer
3. SHERBROOKE 1:46.10

1) Robitaille-Beaumier, Eve-Lyne 2) Daudelin-Gauthier, Laurie 3) Gauthier, Catherine 4) Delisle, Pascale


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Event #16 MEN'S 4x200m RELAY

Fieldhouse Record: 1:24.85 Legacy Athletics, 2007

Meet Record: 1:27.14 Western Ontario, 2007

1. OTTAWA 1:27.72 $

1) Robertson, Michael 2) Greenaway, Christopher 3) Makinde, Oluwasegun 4) Sissoko, Moussa


2. WINDSOR 1:27.93 $

1) Dills, Brendan 2) Keating, Justin 3) Reid, Chris 4) Rice, Shayne
3. YORK 1:28.45 $

1) Halstead, Tyrone 2) Richards-Kwok, Dontae 3) Norman, Dwayne 4) Fajardo, Randolph


$ qualified for CIS Championship meet



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Event #17 WOMEN'S 4x400m RELAY

Fieldhouse Record: 3:47.77 Saskatchewan, 1999

Meet Record: 3:50.38 Syracuse, 1997


1. WESTERN 3:54.47

1) Olson, Jenessa 2) McCaig, Cassandra 3) Thomson, Brenna 4) Grieve, Lisa
2. GUELPH 3:57.04

1) Smith, Corinne 2) Malek, Shauna 3) Vanos, Jenni 4) Aubry, Rachel
3. MCGILL 4:02.44

1) Cameron-Vendrig, Alison 2) Drouin-Audet, Catherine 3) Ruggirello, Anne 4) Lavoie, Sabrina


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Event #18 MEN'S 4x400m RELAY

Fieldhouse Record: 3:14.12 Calgary, 2008

Meet Record: 3:17.91 Western Ontario, 1997


1. OTTAWA 3:21.24

1) Fawcett, Tyler 2) Sissoko, Moussa 3) Robertson, Michael 4) Taillon, Marc-Philippe
2. YORK 3:21.57

1) Norman, Dwayne 2) Mayer, David 3) Charlton, Ryan 4) Ristic, Stefan
3. GUELPH 3:23.31

1) MacDonald, Matt 2) Abrhamson, Gavin 3) Stevens, Evan 4) Gamble, Dustin
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Event #19 WOMEN'S 4X800m RELAY

Fieldhouse Record: 8:56.63 Toronto, 2007

Meet Record: 9:13.21 McMaster, 2009


1. MCGILL 9:18.32

1) McCuaig, Sarah 2) McCurdy, Heather 3) Puel, Charlene 4) Drouin-Audet, Catherine
2. SHERBROOKE 9:24.04

1) Gendron, Caroline 2) Savard, Marilaine 3) Momoh, Nana 4) Hughes, Melanie
3. WESTERN ONTARIO 9:26.96

1) Ricks, Jen 2) Todd, Jackie 3) Bays, Jennifer 4) Siemon, Vicky
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Event #20 MEN'S 4X800m RELAY

Fieldhouse Record: 7:30.83 Victoria, 2008

Meet Record: 7:36.01 Dalhousie, 2007

1. SHERBROOKE 7:41.46 $

1) Lavoie, Olivier 2) Poulin-cadovius, James 3) Nken, Moise Junior 4) Gravel, Benjamin
2. LAVAL 7:42.40 $

1) Raymond, Mathieu 2) Lecours, Tommy 3) Laflamme, Pier-Olivier 4) Laporte, Charles-Olivier
3. QUEEN'S 7:45.80

1) Potvin, Joshua 2) Patterson, Clay 3) Nishiyama, Michael 4) Hulse, Matt


$ qualified for CIS Championship meet

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Event #21 WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP

Fieldhouse Record: 1.89 Natalja Jackheere, Belgium, 1998

Meet Record: 1.80 Michelle Moody, Guelph, 2008


1. Shaneista Haye GUELPH 1.65m

2. Katherine Dugas MONTREAL 1.65m (J)

3. Julia Wallace GUELPH 1.60m


(J) placed lower based upon number of jumps taken


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Event #22 MEN'S HIGH JUMP

Fieldhouse Record: 2.27 Kwaku Boatang, Concordia, 1996

Meet Record: 2.15 Kwaku Boateng,Concordia, 1998

1. Simon Watts DALHOUSIE 2.10m $

2. Justin Darlington MCGILL 2.05m $ (breaks own McGill record of 2.03)

3. Jonathan Odemeru YORK 1.95m

$ qualified for CIS Championship meet



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Event #23 WOMEN'S POLE VAULT

Fieldhouse Record: 4.06 Heather Hamilton, York, 2009

Meet Record: 4.06 Heather Hamilton, York, 2009


1. Carmen Siu WESTERN 3.52m

2. Laura Barclay WESTERN 3.30m

3. Melinda Rock McGILL 3.30m (J)

(J) placed lower based upon number of jumps taken



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Event #24 MEN'S POLE VAULT

Fieldhouse Record: 5.40 Jason Wurster, Toronto, 2008

Meet Record: 5.40 Jason Wurster, Toronto, 2008

1. Maxime Beaumont-Courteau McGILL 4.34m

2. Vuk Bogunuvik GUELPH 4.20m

3. (tie) Mike Lopatowski GUELPH 4.20m (J)

3. (tie) Lane Clarke GUELPH 4.20m (J)



(J) placed lower based upon number of jumps taken

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Event #25 WOMEN'S LONG JUMP

Fieldhouse Record: 6.17 Alice Falaiye, Toronto, 1998

Meet Record: 5.85 Michelle Moody, Guelph, 2008



1. Esther Renaud SHERBROOKE 5.68m $

2. Mila Simulik WESTERN 5.45m

3. Julia Wallace GUELPH 5.20m



$ qualified for CIS championship meet.



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Event #26 MEN'S LONG JUMP

Fieldhouse Record: 7.61 Craig Cavanaugh, York, 1999

Meet Record: 7.52 Craig Kavanaugh, York, 1999



1. Christopher Greenaway OTTAWA 7.63m * $

2. Guyson Kuruneri GUELPH 7.13m $

3. Maxime Fredette SHERBROOKE 6.79m



*Meet and Fieldhouse records

$ qualified for CIS Championship



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Event #27 WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP

Fieldhouse Record: 12.76 Michelle Hastick, Independent, 1999

Meet Record: 12.22 Jennifer Williamson, York, 1997


1. Josee-Anne Sarazin SHERBROOKE 11.41m

2. Kim Richardson GUELPH 11.19m

3. Emma Dobson GUELPH 11.08m

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Event #28 MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP

Fieldhouse Record: 16.15 Shawn Peters, Regina TC, 2003

Meet Record: 15.25 Marlon Nangle, York, 2006


1. Jason Goetz WATERLOO 14.70m $

2. Kevin Honig GUELPH 13.88m

3. Carl Shen WESTERN 13.30m

$ qualified for CIS Championship



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Event #29 WOMEN'S SHOT PUT

Fieldhouse Record: 16.22 Julie Labonté, Club fleur-de-lys, 2009

Meet Record: 14.36 Kate Forbes, Western Ontario, 2002


1. Elizabeth Petrov YORK 14.15m $

2. Cynthia Appiah YORK 12.88m

3. Isabelle Boudreau SHERBROOKE 12.47m


$ qualified for CIS Championship

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Event #30 MEN'S SHOT PUT

Fieldhouse Record: 17.52 Jim Steacy, Lethbridge, 2007

Meet Record: 16.35 Paul Drogaris, McGill, 1999


1. Tim Hendry GUELPH 16.21m $

2. Umar Khan YORK 14.73m

3. Dan McDonald WESTERN 14.58m

$ qualified for CIS Championship


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Event #31 WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW

Fieldhouse Record: 18.18 Annie Larose, Sherbrooke, 2008

Meet Record: 17.88 Annie Larose, Sherbrooke, 2009



1. Kristin Obrochota YORK 16.12m

2. Cara Marcantonio WESTERN 15.28m

3. Cynthia Appiah YORK 14.99m



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Event #32 MEN'S WEIGHT THROW

Fieldhouse Record: 23.61 Jim Steacy, Lethbridge, 2007

Meet Record: 18.29 Owen Willems, Guelph, 2008


1. Umar Khan YORK 13.63m

2. Dan McDonald WESTERN 13.62m

3. Brent Roubos GUELPH 13.57m

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation