February 11, 2013
TRACK & FIELD ROUNDUP: Results from the Windsor Team Challenge and National Capital Invitational
Gee-Gees break two uOttawa records at final home meet
On February 9, the uOttawa Gee-Gees track and field team competed at its final home meet of the season, hosting the seventh annual uOttawa Winter National Invitational. With many of the team's veterans taking a week off to concentrate on their individual training and studies it was time for the Gee-Gees rookies to shine, as two school records fell on Saturday. The Gee-Gees men’s team is still ranked second in the CIS Top 10, while the women are ranked eighth in the country.
For the second straight week, rookie Mohamed Souleiman broke a school record as he ran a 2:27.03 in the men’s 1000m race. At the New Balance Collegiate Invitational last week, Souleiman had broken the uOttawa record in the 800m event. Fellow rookie middle distance runner Emma Galbraith also set a new school record in the women’s 1000m race, finishing in first place in a time of 2:46.71. Another first-year runner in Charlotte Gardner also finished first, in the women’s 600m event with a time of 1:33.44.
Another notable result came from sophomore Toluwalope Makinde’s performance in the men’s 60m dash, as he hit a new personal best in the event, finishing in 6.97s during the qualifiers—it was the first time Makinde had broken the seven-second barrier. Fourth-year sprinter Sarah De Carufel led the way for the Gee-Gees in the women’s 60m dash, placing second in a time of 7.79 seconds. The top Gee-Gees result in the field events came from veteran Krista Sipprell, who finished second in the women’s triple jump with a top jump of 10.76m.
Full results from the uOttawa Winter National Invitational can be found HERE
Source: uOttawa Sports Info
Lancers sweep Team Challenge
The Windsor Lancer track & field team captured both team titles at the 24th annual Team Challenge held at the St. Denis Centre over the weekend.
The women took home the team title with 131 points, 64 points ahead of second place Western, and the men captured gold with 120.50 points, 39 points ahead of the second place Mustangs.
Overall, the Lancers captured 39 medals, set a new Lancer and meet record, and qualified eleven athletes for the CIS Championships.
Ami Schimanski broke her own Lancer record, and set a new meet record in the women’s weight throw. Schimanski captured gold with a toss of 17.89m on Saturday morning. The throw now ranks her #2 in the CIS in the event.
Full Event Results
Source: Windsor Sports Info
On February 9, the uOttawa Gee-Gees track and field team competed at its final home meet of the season, hosting the seventh annual uOttawa Winter National Invitational. With many of the team's veterans taking a week off to concentrate on their individual training and studies it was time for the Gee-Gees rookies to shine, as two school records fell on Saturday. The Gee-Gees men’s team is still ranked second in the CIS Top 10, while the women are ranked eighth in the country.
For the second straight week, rookie Mohamed Souleiman broke a school record as he ran a 2:27.03 in the men’s 1000m race. At the New Balance Collegiate Invitational last week, Souleiman had broken the uOttawa record in the 800m event. Fellow rookie middle distance runner Emma Galbraith also set a new school record in the women’s 1000m race, finishing in first place in a time of 2:46.71. Another first-year runner in Charlotte Gardner also finished first, in the women’s 600m event with a time of 1:33.44.
Another notable result came from sophomore Toluwalope Makinde’s performance in the men’s 60m dash, as he hit a new personal best in the event, finishing in 6.97s during the qualifiers—it was the first time Makinde had broken the seven-second barrier. Fourth-year sprinter Sarah De Carufel led the way for the Gee-Gees in the women’s 60m dash, placing second in a time of 7.79 seconds. The top Gee-Gees result in the field events came from veteran Krista Sipprell, who finished second in the women’s triple jump with a top jump of 10.76m.
Full results from the uOttawa Winter National Invitational can be found HERE
Source: uOttawa Sports Info
Lancers sweep Team Challenge
The Windsor Lancer track & field team captured both team titles at the 24th annual Team Challenge held at the St. Denis Centre over the weekend.
The women took home the team title with 131 points, 64 points ahead of second place Western, and the men captured gold with 120.50 points, 39 points ahead of the second place Mustangs.
Overall, the Lancers captured 39 medals, set a new Lancer and meet record, and qualified eleven athletes for the CIS Championships.
Ami Schimanski broke her own Lancer record, and set a new meet record in the women’s weight throw. Schimanski captured gold with a toss of 17.89m on Saturday morning. The throw now ranks her #2 in the CIS in the event.
Full Event Results
Source: Windsor Sports Info
