What better way to kick off the outdoor season than with a March Break training camp in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In what has become an annual tradition of late, 30 athletes ventured to the shores of the Atlantic for a week of training in the sun culminating in a competitive opportunity at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational.
This year’s edition was quite the successful excursion with no less than 19 personal bests being set in South Carolina.
While far from her high school days, sprinter Victoria McIntyre was not far from the top of the podium in Myrtle Beach. The 28-year-old opened her 2024 campaign with a personal best performance, running 11.85 seconds for 100 metres to finish second. McIntyre’s time now ranks her as the 10th fastest female in Club history.
After an absolute gem of a season in 2023, Zachary Jeggo wasted no time in showing to the world he’s ready to make 2024 even that much better. The grade 11 student at Louis-Riel chopped nearly four tenths of a second off his previous 400 metre best performance as he took third place in a time of 48.22 seconds.
In addition to the podium performance, Jeggo’s time set a new Club U18 record in the process, dipping 0.01 seconds under the previous record set by Denray Jean-Jacques at the 2011 Canadian U20 Track and Field Championships.
While not a common distance in Canada, Charlie Mortimer made the most of his opportunity in the mile. A grade 10 student at Hillcrest, Mortimer was first across the line in the Open Men’s section of the mile, winning in a time of 4 minutes and 39.05 seconds. His performance now ranks him third on the Club’s U18 rankings in the event.
Rounding out the list of top performances was the boy’s 4×200 metre relay team, which placed 12th in the 25 team field colleges and universities. The quartet of Connor England, Jesse Costanzo, Safwan El Mansari, and Zachary Jeggo got the stick twice around the Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium track in a time of 1 minute and 30.47 seconds to move into third on the Club’s all-time U20 rankings.
For full results from the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational, please visit our website.
Updated Club rankings can be found at https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/