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Gale continues winning ways in 2022

by linkinbioUniversity

Only three full weeks in to the new year and it appears sprinter Lauren Gale is looking to make 2022 a year to remember. The fourth year student at Colorado State University won her second meet in as many weeks, topping the 400 metre field at the Air Force Academy Invitational with a time of 52.98 seconds.

Saturday victory was the fourth consecutive for Gale at the annual event in Colorado Springs. Each successive year has seemingly seen her margin of victory grow over the field from less than a second in her freshman year to 2.71 seconds yesterday.

Gale currently sits in 14th and 12th on the early season NCAA rankings for the 200 and 400 metres respectively. She and her CSU Rams teammates return to action next week at the Colorado Invitational in Boulder.

Elsewhere in the NCAA it was a quiet week for Lions members with Kevin Robertson (Syracuse), Shona McCulloch (Syracuse), Joe Fast (Princeton), Sharelle Samuel (Harvard), Tommy Nedow (Southeastern Louisiana) and Keira Christie-Galloway (Arizona State) all not competing.

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Nedow and Gale kick off 2022 season with NCAA victories

by InternationallinkinbioUniversity

The 2022 NCAA indoor season kicked off this weekend with a pair of Lions finding success on the track and in the field. Thrower Tommy Nedow and sprinter Lauren Gale were each victorious in their season debuts.

Nedow, competing for Southeastern Louisiana University, swept both of the throws at the Purple Tiger meet at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge on Friday. The fourth year athletic therapy student kicked off the competition with a new lifetime best of 16.57 metres in the weight throw. The distance was more than a full metre ahead of the second place finisher and added 69 centimetres to his previous best in the event. Nedow took an even more commanding victory in the shot put as he defended his Purple Tiger title from a year ago. His best throw of 16.26 metres outdistanced the competition by nearly three metres.

On the west coast, Olympian Lauren Gale kicked off her season in style with a new indoor personal best over 200 metres. Competing at the Potts Invitational on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, Gale dominated the seventh and final heat of the 200, winning easily in 23.52 seconds. The performance moved her to third on Colorado State University’s all-time list and equaled Canada’s number two all-time U23 performance. However, as the facility in Boulder is an oversized track (300m) the performance could not count for Canadian record purposes.

The NCAA season continues next weekend with Gale’s CSU Rams headed to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, while we may see hurdler Keira Christie-Galloway open her season for the Arizona State Sun Devils at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Brampton, Ontario ---2017-07-30--- Katie Newlove of Ottawa Lions T.F.C. and Jordyn Bartolomucci of Timmins Porcupine Track & Field compete at the AO BMY Championships in Brampton, Ontario, July 30, 2017. GEOFF ROBINS/ Mundo Sport Images

Cox and Newlove produce top finishes at USports XC Championship

by linkinbioNationalUniversity

The university cross country season concluded Saturday at the 2021 USports Championships hosted by the Laval Rouge et Or in Quebec City. Running on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. The field of nearly 260 athletes included six Lions’ runners.

Will Cox was the top placing Lion, finishing 30th in the men’s race. The Atlantic University Sport bronze medalist completed the eight kilometre course in 25 minutes and 43.7 seconds. His performance helped his Dalhousie Tigers to a seventh place finish and he was named Dalhousie Male Athlete of the Week for his efforts.

Finishing five seconds back of Cox was Robbie Mitchell in 37th. The University of Calgary graduate student helped the Dinos to a ninth place finish.

Adrian Fournier of the University of Ottawa placed 61st overall in a time of 26 minutes and 27.1 seconds. His performance was the highest finish by Gee-Gee male since Alex Berhe’s 58th place finish at the 2016 championships on the same course. Cameron Bruce of Carleton placed 126th.

Second year University of British Columbia student, Katie Newlove produced the top finish on the women’s side, placing 43rd in a time 30 minutes and 49.2 seconds. Newlove and her Thunderbird teammates just missed the podium, finishing five points behind Guelph’s 119 points to place fourth.

Fellow second year runner, Skye Pellerin finished 110th in her first USports Championship. The University of Ottawa Gee-Gee runner crossed the line in 33 minutes and 13.0 seconds.

If you post on social media please tag @mundosportimages on Instagram or tag Mundo Sport Images on Facebook. (Ottawa, Canada---02 October 2021) L-R, Andre Alie-Lamarche (Ottawa Gee-Gees), Colby Frost (Ottawa Gee-Gees), Nikita Neyshtadt (Ottawa Gee-Gees), Adrian Fournier (Ottawa Gee-Gees), and Gavin Westbrook (Ottawa Gee-Gees) competing in the University Men’s / Open Men’s race at the 2021 Capital Cross Country Challenge held at Mooney’s Bay in Ottawa. Photograph 2021 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images

Gee-Gee Men finish 8th; Women finish 10th at OUA XC Championships

by linkinbioUniversity

It was a perfect day for cross country running this past Saturday at the Thames Valley Golf Course in London, home to this year’s OUA (Ontario University Athletics) Championships. With the sun beaming down and temperatures hovering near 10 degrees centigrade, the University of Ottawa men and women put together solid efforts to place eighth and tenth respectively.

In a tight battle for eighth place, the Gee-Gee men were able to narrowly beat out the Laurier Goldenhawks 245 to 248, reversing the result from two weeks prior at the Bayfront Open in Hamilton where the Goldenhawks had bested the Gee-Gees by two points.

The men were led by Adrian Fournier and his 26th place finish. The third-year civil engineering student has consistently featured among the top two runners for the Gee-Gees all season long, and finished the eight kilometre course in a time of 26 minutes and 26 seconds. Fournier was backed up by André Alie-Lamarche, who finished in 27:04 to place 27th.

Rounding out the scoring for Ottawa were NIcolas Abanto Ens (50th ), Stephen Robinson (51st), and Gavin Westbrook (81st).

The Gee-Gee women fielded one of the youngest squads in the field with five of the six runners in their first year of eligibility en-route to their tenth place finish (312 points).

Top honour for the women went to Skye Pellerin, who placed 52nd overall, as she crossed the line in 33 minutes and 37 seconds. Tiarra Ward, a third year nursing student, was next across the line for Ottawa in 54th (34:14). Other scorers included Kylee Fowler (61st), Elana Tyman (71st), and Audrey McCarthy (74th).

 

 

 

(Montreal, Canada---27 July 2019) William Cox running to bronze in the U20 3000m steeplechase at 2019 Canadian Track and Field Championships at the Claude Robillard Sports Centre in Montreal. 2019 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

Lions run well on championship weekend

by linkinbioUniversity

It was championship weekend across most of the country as the three of the four university conferences held their respective conference events Saturday. Among those finding a way to the podium was Will Cox who took home the bronze medal at the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Championships in Moncton.

Cox, a second year student at Dalhousie University, edged out Graydon Staples of St. Francis Xavier by four seconds to claim his first AUS cross country medal. Cox completed the eight kilometre course in 25 minutes and 53 seconds to lead the Tigers to a commanding conference title.

Staying in Moncton, Mackenzie Kitchen and Ivy Bialowas placed 11th and 12th respectively in the women’s contest. Kitchen, running for Dalhousie, finished in 32 minutes and 2 seconds, eight seconds ahead of the University of New Brunswick’s Bialowas. Dalhousie and UNB finished second and third respectively in the team standings.

At the Canada West Championships in Saskatoon, Robbie Mitchell produced a 17th place finish to help the Calgary Dino men capture team silver and earn a spot at the USports Championships November 20th in Quebec City.

On the women’s side, Katie Newlove finished 12th in a time of 30 minutes and 30.2 seconds to help her University of British Columbia Thunderbirds capture their third straight CanWest title.

Closer to home, the Carleton Ravens traveled to Quebec City for the RSEQ Championships where the men finished tenth. Cameron Bruce was the top finisher on the men’s side, placing 47th overall in 28 minutes and 25.8 seconds. Pippa Norman was the top female for the Ravens, completing the eight kilometre course in 34:02.6 to also place 47th.

The university conference championships conclude this Saturday with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees heading west on the 401 to compete at the OUA Championships in London.

Full results from the respective conference championships can be found at the links below:

AUS – https://www.atlanticuniversitysport.com/sports/wxc/2021-22/files/2021-AUS_XC_Results.pdf
RSEQ – https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=113844
CanWest Women – https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=258999&embed=2
CanWest Men – https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=259010&embed=2

If you post on social media please tag @mundosportimages on Instagram or tag Mundo Sport Images on Facebook. (Ottawa, Canada---02 October 2021) Andre Alie-Lamarche (Ottawa Gee-Gees) competing in the University Men’s / Open Men’s race at the 2021 Capital Cross Country Challenge held at Mooney’s Bay in Ottawa. Photograph 2021 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images

Alie-Lamarche leads Gee-Gees at Marauder Bayfront Open

by linkinbioUniversity

Running along the shores of Lake Ontario, a small contingent of university and club runners toed the line at the Marauder Bayfront Open last Friday in Hamilton for some fine tuning ahead of the upcoming month of championship running.

Gee-Gee runner Andre Alie-Lamarche was the top performer in the fast heat of the men’s university eight kilometre race – placing 25th overall in 26 minutes and 16.8 seconds. The third year International Development and Globalization student has been the top scorer fo the Gee-Gees squad in every race he’s competed in this year.

Adrian Fournier was the second Gee-Gee across the line Friday, finishing in 46th overall. The pair of Alie-Lamarche and Fournier led the Gee-Gee men to a seventh place finish in the team standings, just two points behind Laurier.

The top Raven runner was Nicholas Hawyrsh in 85th.

On the women’s side, the Gee-Gees were led by Skye Pellerin and her 48th place finish. The second year student finished the eight kilometre course in 33 minutes and 28.7 seconds.

The Gee-Gee women failed to post a team score as only four runners completed the race after Kylee Fowler had to pull out.

In the community six kilometre race, Nolan Legare placed 9th in 21:38.9.

The Ravens were scarcley represented in Hamilton as they prepare for this weeekend’s Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Championships in Quebec City.

The Gee-Gees will return to action the first Saturday of November with the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Championships on the Thames Valley Golf Course in London.

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Cassidy fifth at Boston Marathon; XC competes in Sherbrooke

by InternationallinkinbioUniversity

The world’s oldest marathon race returned to the streets of Boston Monday morning with a familiar face near the top of the leader board. Canadian record holder Joshua Cassidy placed fifth with a time of 1:28:56 – his fastest marathon since the 2017 edition of Boston.

Traditionally held on Patriots Day, the third Monday in April, the 125th edition of the BAA Boston Marathon was pushed to the October date as a result of COVID restrictions following its cancellation in 2020.

Monday’s event almost didn’t happen for Cassidy, who almost pulled out of the event in September after losing two and a half weeks of training due to a sinus infection. Despite the break, the three time Paralympian held tight to the front of the pack throughout the race. Cassidy battled for third with South African Ernst Van Dyk all the way up Heartbreak Hill, a 600 metre ascent between the 32 and 34 kilometre marks. Continuing the battle towards the finish, Van Dyk narrowly pulled away, while Cassidy nipped at the line by American Aaron Pike, who finish one second ahead.

Cassidy, who is also awaiting the birth of his first child with partner Laiken appeared content with the result, writing on Instagram “not bad, needed a bit more quality training, but so happy to be out there, happy to be home again, and grateful for everyone with the Boston Marathon team.”

Back in Canada, a small collection of Lion, Gee-Gees, and Ravens took part in the the Vert et Or Invitation cross country race on the campus of the University of Sherbrooke on Sunday. Nico Pedersen was the winner of the open men’s eight kilometre race with a time of 25 minutes and 49.4 seconds. Nathan Meraw of the Gee-Gees was the top male in the university section, placing 43rd in 27:58.8. The top female honour went to Kylee Fowler, a first year student with the Gee-Gees, who placed 42nd in 34:02.3. Carleton’s Sophy Wood was the top Raven in 46th.

Complete results from the Vert et Or Invitation can be found on the FQA website.

(Montreal, Canada---27 July 2019) Kevin Robertson running to Gold in the U20 3000m steeplechase at 2019 Canadian Track and Field Championships at the Claude Robillard Sports Centre in Montreal. 2019 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

Robertson opens XC season with victory

by linkinbioUniversity

The crisp air of fall is slowly returning and students are heading back to school, which can only mean the start of a new cross country season is upon us. Kevin Robertson got things off on the right foot Saturday as he took home the men’s title at the Harry Lang Invitational hosted by Colgate University. Racing for the Orange of Syracuse, Robertson completed the 6.4 kilometre course in 19 minutes and 39.5 seconds, five seconds ahead of teammate Ethan Weschler. In fact, Robertson led a complete sweep of the top five positions for the Orange as Syracuse won with a perfect 15 points.

Despite starting his third year of Computer Engineering at Syracuse, this was Robertson’s cross country debut in an Orange singlet. His last cross country event was the 2020 U20 Pan Am XC Cup in Langford, BC where he placed 19th overall.

The next event up on the Orange’s schedule will be Friday’s Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational at Penn State. We will be keeping an eye out for Shona McCulloch on the start line to se if she will be making her debut for Syracuse after transferring as a graduate student from the University of Washington.

Full results from the Harry Lang Invitational are available at Leone Timing.

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Lions compete at NCAA Preliminaries; Gale lowers best again

by InternationallinkinbioUniversity

The preliminary rounds of the NCAA outdoor championships took place this past weekend with the top 48 ranked athletes from each of the east and west regions fighting for a top 12 finish to advance to the finals in Eugene next month. Among the more than 3000 athletes competing were three Lions – Lauren Gale and Keira Christie-Galloway in the west and Tommy Nedow in the east.

Gale, a junior sprinter at Colorado State University narrowly missed earning a spot in Eugene despite a personal best 51.96 second clocking in the 400 metres. The performance placed the four-time Mountain West Conference Champion fourth in her heat and 13th overall. Saturday’s performance was just the latest in a string of personal best performances this year, dropping just over sevenths since the start of the season. “I’m very excited to be part of the 51 second club,” said Gale of her performance. “I ran my first 200 well and then just held on and pushed the rest of the way.”

With the new lifetime best performance, Gale ranks third among Canadian women in the 400 metres this year, and leaves her in a prime position to be selected to Canada’s 4×400 metre relay for the Tokyo Olympics. In preparation for a possible Olympic nomination, Gale has decided to forego the Canadian Championships in Montreal, and the required quarantine period, and will stay in Fort Collins, Colorado to continue training with her collegiate coach.

Staying in the west, Keira Christie-Galloway posted her fastest time of the season in the 100 metre hurdles. The Arizona State Sun Devil was clocked in a windy 13.36 seconds to finish fifth in her heat. The performance ranked the Glebe grad 29th overall, improving 19 spots on her seeding.

On the east coast, discus thrower Tommy Nedow could only manage a throw of 47.74 metres. The distance placed Nedow 38th overall.

Outside the collegiate ranks, Stephen Evans ran 1:51.48 for 800 metres to place 19th at the Portland Track Festival. Back in Florida, Farah Jacques ran a seasonal best in the 100 metre hurdles of 13.58 seconds in the heats of the Pure Summer Invitational . She would run 13.67 seconds in the final to place third overall.

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Bishop-Nriagu smashes Club record in 1500 metres

by InternationallinkinbioUniversity

Melissa Bishop-Nriagu concluded her US tour of meets on a high note Saturday, running a blazing time of four minutes and 4.42 seconds for 1500 metres at the Sound Running Track Meet in Irvine, California, to smash her personal best and Club record. The time was nearly a full five second improvement on her previous record of 4:09.36, set in 2019 and equaled earlier this spring, as well as being just 22 hundredths off the Olympic standard for the event.

The two time Olympian looked at home in Saturday’s race despite only running the distance six times over her career. As the gun went off, Bishop-Nriagu pushed right to the lead pack as they made their way around the oval at Crean Lutheren High School. With the field hitting the bell lap in about three minutes flat, the Eganville native found herself about eight tenths back in ninth place. However, she put her 800 metre speed to great use, producing the third fastest final lap, 63.51 seconds, to navigate her way up to fifth to finish just behind 2017 steeplechase World Champion, Emma Coburn.

On the collegiate side of things, Lauren Gale continued her winning ways in the 400 metres at the Mountain West Conference Championship. Fresh off Friday night’s Club record at 200 metres, the Colorado State junior put some of that speed to great use in the one lap race, running to a personal best 52.22 seconds. This was Gale’s fourth straight Mountain West title at 400 metres, having swept the indoor and outdoor titles as a freshman, and taking the victory indoors in 2020. Due to COVID-19, the conference did not host an outdoor championship in 2020 or an indoor championship in 2021. In her 200 metre final, Gale produced the third fastest time of her career, 23.77 seconds, to place sixth overall.

In other conference championship action, Tommy Nedow placed fourth in the Southland Conference shot put with a best of 16.16 metres. Nedow will wrap up his championship today with the discus throw, where he enters ranked second. At the PAC-12 Championships in Los Angeles, Keira Christie-Galloway just missed a spot in the 100 metre hurdle final, finishing ninth overall in 13.75 seconds.