February 21, 2013
OUA Track and Field Championship: Day one results
WINDSOR, Ont.- The Guelph Gryphons hold the team points lead in both the men's and women's competition after Day 1 of the OUA Track and Field Championships at the University of Windsor's St. Denis Centre.
The Gryphons have tallied 88 points on the women's side, with Western currently in second place with 75 points. Toronto is third with 68, while the host Windsor rounds out the top four with 60. Guelph's lead is even greater on the men's side as they lead the second-place Lancers 110-56. Western and Ottawa hold down second and third place with 47 and 46 points respectively.
For links to live results, video, event schedule and more information, please visit the OUA Championship page.
The men's weight throw kicked off the Championships earlier this afternoon, with York's Daniel Novia taking home the first gold medal of the weekend with a distance of 20.66m. Guelph's Time Hendry captured silver, while Novia's Lions teammate Eric Brathwaite claimed bronze.
Ottawa's Emma Galbraith claimed gold in the women's 1000 meters with a time of 2:49.92, while Rachel Aubry of Guelph (2:50.35) and Rosa Serafini of Toronto (2:51.13) finished second and third respectively. In the men's 1000 meter event, it was a Gryphons sweep as Anthony Romaniw (2:26.41), Yves Sikubwabo (2:26.71) and Steve Holmes (2:26.81) finished 1, 2, 3 respectively.
In the men's 60 meter hurdles, it was Western's Matt Brisson who earned top spot on the podium after running a 7.88 time. Oluwasegun Makinde (8.13) finished second while Isoken Ogieva grabbed bronze with a time of 8.21. Windsor's Amilia Di Chiara picked up the hosts first gold of the Championships in the women's 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.40, beating out Toronto's Hayley Warren by .03 seconds while Ottawa's Devyani Biswal (8.56) rounded out the podium.
Varsity Blues standout Rachel Jewett used a superb run in the final event of the women's pentathlon, the 800 meter run, to jump three places and steal gold while her teammate Juliana Bergin took second-place. Windsor's Kelly Morrison snagged third spot by a slim three-point margin. The Varsity Blues James Turner made it a Toronto sweep in the pentathlon, taking the men's event with 3,792 points. Jesse Drennan notched a silver medal for the Lancers, while Belisle took home bronze for the Gee-Gees.
The first record to fall on the weekend was in the men's long jump, where Western's Taylor Stewart set a new OUA standard with a jump of 7.69m. Arren Young of Windsor picked up silver and Guelph's Jorg Ahne came in third each jumping 7.11m and 7.07m respectively. Fellow Mustang Robin Bone followed suit in the women's pole vault, setting Canadian junior record (unofficial) with a height of 4.18 meters en route to gold. Erika Fiedler captured silver with a vault of 4.07m, while Western's Sharon Michalak took home third place with 3.62m. Western continued to flex its muscle in the field events, as Caroline Ehrhardt captured the women's long jump title with a jump of 5.80 meters. Guelph's Julia Wallace (5.68m) and Windsor's Emily Omahen (5.54m) finished second and third respectively.
The Gryphons continued to dominate the distance events, as they finished 1 and 2 in the women's 3000 meters. Andrea Seccafien and Carise Thompson turned in times of 9:37.15 and 9:42.58, while Victoria Coates (9:45.02) picked up bronze. Matt Walters (8:20.31) put a halt to the Gryphons tide, as the Windsor athlete beat out Guelph counterpart Aaron Hendrikx (8:21.30) for first-place in the men's 3000, with Lancers teammate Nick Falk (8:21.55) earning a bronze.
Windsor earned its first two field medals in the women's shot put, as Celine Freeman-Gibb and Shaelyn McLaughlin picked up gold and silver with throws of 15.34m and 14.30m respectively, while Cynthia Appiah (13.41m) picked up bronze. On the men's side, Guelph picked up the top two throws, as Tim Hendry and Brent Roubos recorded 18.36m and 16.68m respectively. Hendry's throw was a new OUA championship meet record. York's Umar Khan finished third (16.39m).
The Varsity Blues made a move in the women's 300m, as Alicia Brown (38.63) edged Blues teammate and London Olympian Sarah Wells (38.84) for gold with Brenna Thomson (39.25) finishing third. On the men's side, Gee-Gee Devin Biocchi took home the 300m title with a time of 34.33, followed by McMaster's Scott Hutchinson (34.53) and Ottawa's Oluwasegan Makinde (34.64).
As the end of Day 1 neared, the intensity increased with the first relays of the Championships. In a spirited head-to-head battle, it was the Guelph team of Nadine Frost, Andrea Seccafien, Lydia Frost and Rachel Aubry (8:59.23) that narrowly beat out the Toronto foursome of Rosa Serafini, Kelly Hennessy, Honor Walmesly and Colleen Hennessy (8:59.49) in the women's 4 x 800m relay. Western's team of Emma Tallman, Justine Horne, Melissa Caruso and Katie Bell (9:08.35) battled out a bronze.
The Gryphons polished off Day 1 in style, as the team of Rob Jackson, Drew Anderson, Yves Sikubwabo and Anthony Romaniw garnered first place in the 4 x 800m event with a time of 7:39.45 in front of Windsor (7:41.30) and Western (7:42.26).
Source: Windsor Sports Info
The Gryphons have tallied 88 points on the women's side, with Western currently in second place with 75 points. Toronto is third with 68, while the host Windsor rounds out the top four with 60. Guelph's lead is even greater on the men's side as they lead the second-place Lancers 110-56. Western and Ottawa hold down second and third place with 47 and 46 points respectively.
For links to live results, video, event schedule and more information, please visit the OUA Championship page.
The men's weight throw kicked off the Championships earlier this afternoon, with York's Daniel Novia taking home the first gold medal of the weekend with a distance of 20.66m. Guelph's Time Hendry captured silver, while Novia's Lions teammate Eric Brathwaite claimed bronze.
Ottawa's Emma Galbraith claimed gold in the women's 1000 meters with a time of 2:49.92, while Rachel Aubry of Guelph (2:50.35) and Rosa Serafini of Toronto (2:51.13) finished second and third respectively. In the men's 1000 meter event, it was a Gryphons sweep as Anthony Romaniw (2:26.41), Yves Sikubwabo (2:26.71) and Steve Holmes (2:26.81) finished 1, 2, 3 respectively.
In the men's 60 meter hurdles, it was Western's Matt Brisson who earned top spot on the podium after running a 7.88 time. Oluwasegun Makinde (8.13) finished second while Isoken Ogieva grabbed bronze with a time of 8.21. Windsor's Amilia Di Chiara picked up the hosts first gold of the Championships in the women's 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.40, beating out Toronto's Hayley Warren by .03 seconds while Ottawa's Devyani Biswal (8.56) rounded out the podium.
Varsity Blues standout Rachel Jewett used a superb run in the final event of the women's pentathlon, the 800 meter run, to jump three places and steal gold while her teammate Juliana Bergin took second-place. Windsor's Kelly Morrison snagged third spot by a slim three-point margin. The Varsity Blues James Turner made it a Toronto sweep in the pentathlon, taking the men's event with 3,792 points. Jesse Drennan notched a silver medal for the Lancers, while Belisle took home bronze for the Gee-Gees.
The first record to fall on the weekend was in the men's long jump, where Western's Taylor Stewart set a new OUA standard with a jump of 7.69m. Arren Young of Windsor picked up silver and Guelph's Jorg Ahne came in third each jumping 7.11m and 7.07m respectively. Fellow Mustang Robin Bone followed suit in the women's pole vault, setting Canadian junior record (unofficial) with a height of 4.18 meters en route to gold. Erika Fiedler captured silver with a vault of 4.07m, while Western's Sharon Michalak took home third place with 3.62m. Western continued to flex its muscle in the field events, as Caroline Ehrhardt captured the women's long jump title with a jump of 5.80 meters. Guelph's Julia Wallace (5.68m) and Windsor's Emily Omahen (5.54m) finished second and third respectively.
The Gryphons continued to dominate the distance events, as they finished 1 and 2 in the women's 3000 meters. Andrea Seccafien and Carise Thompson turned in times of 9:37.15 and 9:42.58, while Victoria Coates (9:45.02) picked up bronze. Matt Walters (8:20.31) put a halt to the Gryphons tide, as the Windsor athlete beat out Guelph counterpart Aaron Hendrikx (8:21.30) for first-place in the men's 3000, with Lancers teammate Nick Falk (8:21.55) earning a bronze.
Windsor earned its first two field medals in the women's shot put, as Celine Freeman-Gibb and Shaelyn McLaughlin picked up gold and silver with throws of 15.34m and 14.30m respectively, while Cynthia Appiah (13.41m) picked up bronze. On the men's side, Guelph picked up the top two throws, as Tim Hendry and Brent Roubos recorded 18.36m and 16.68m respectively. Hendry's throw was a new OUA championship meet record. York's Umar Khan finished third (16.39m).
The Varsity Blues made a move in the women's 300m, as Alicia Brown (38.63) edged Blues teammate and London Olympian Sarah Wells (38.84) for gold with Brenna Thomson (39.25) finishing third. On the men's side, Gee-Gee Devin Biocchi took home the 300m title with a time of 34.33, followed by McMaster's Scott Hutchinson (34.53) and Ottawa's Oluwasegan Makinde (34.64).
As the end of Day 1 neared, the intensity increased with the first relays of the Championships. In a spirited head-to-head battle, it was the Guelph team of Nadine Frost, Andrea Seccafien, Lydia Frost and Rachel Aubry (8:59.23) that narrowly beat out the Toronto foursome of Rosa Serafini, Kelly Hennessy, Honor Walmesly and Colleen Hennessy (8:59.49) in the women's 4 x 800m relay. Western's team of Emma Tallman, Justine Horne, Melissa Caruso and Katie Bell (9:08.35) battled out a bronze.
The Gryphons polished off Day 1 in style, as the team of Rob Jackson, Drew Anderson, Yves Sikubwabo and Anthony Romaniw garnered first place in the 4 x 800m event with a time of 7:39.45 in front of Windsor (7:41.30) and Western (7:42.26).
Source: Windsor Sports Info
