Congratulations to our JD athletes who recently returned from the provincial championships in Kamloops.  Smokey skies, mid 30 temperatures and little shade made for a tough weekend for everyone.

Despite the conditions, 3 sprinters returned with all time top 10 performances.  Raquel Pinto (twice) Landon Gill and Jad Duncson all broke into the prestigious top ten rankings for BC in their respective sprint events. 

Here are our 2010 JD provincial champions (Ocean Results):

Raquel Pinto (11 yr 100m, LJ)

Landon Gill (11 yr 60m)

Jade Duncanson (13 yr 100m)

Danielle Steer (11 yr 200m, 400m, 800m, 60mH)

Julia Greer (12 yr 800m 1500m)

Chelsea Ribeiro (13 yr 1500m)

Cayla Smith (9 yr 800m, 1500m)

Jake Hanna (13yr 80mH, 200mH, Triple Jump)

Danielle Steer, Hope Steeves, Megan Samson, Raquel Pinto (4x100m relay)

Danielle Steer, Hope Steeves, Jaime St. Onge. Megan Samson (1600m medley relay)

Jade Duncanson, Marya Kemp, Kiana Bekar, Julia Greer (1600m medley relay)

Monday, August 2 - no practice
Thursday, August 5 - end of season practice
 
***  14+ athletes are invited to come and help with our end of season session for the JD's.  Please let Maureen know if you are coming.  Regular 6-7:30 practice time.

JD Training resumes Thursday August 26th 6pm at the track.  We begin cross country season but we will of course have a variety of training activites for all disciplines.

Congratulations to Ocean Athletes who were recently selected to represent BC/Yukon to the Canadian Legion Midget/Youth Championships in Ottawa next month.  Full team selection here.

Youth 16/17

Jake Bruchet - 2000m Steeplechase

Vanessa Sjoberg - 400m, 200m

Midget 14/15

Alison Williams - 800m, 300m

Max Hanna - Javelin

Meghan Palesch - 80m Hurdles, 200m Hurdles, 4x100m relay

All JD athletes are eligible for awards from BC Athletics based on a seasonal best performance.  Please look at our BC Athletics Crests page here or go to our Programs page to find the link.

Congratulations to our two masters athletes competing in the US Masters Track and Field Championships in Sacramento CA on the weekend.   Hugh McQuire placed 2nd and  set a new Canadian M45 record in the TJ of 12.70m (previous record held by Dennis McWhinney 12.32m set in 2009).  Scott Foster placed 4th in both the M40 TJ in 11.13m and the LJ 5.90m.
 
Sacramento is the site of next summers 2011 World Masters Championships, an event that will attract over 6 000 masters competitors (ages 35 &up) from around the world.