February 2017 Newsletter 1 Check out what is going on for this month |
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London Legion coaches & track athletes have amazing indoor season London Legion athletes have attended meets in late January and all of February at York University, Saginaw Michigan, Ohio's Spire Institute & US Olympic Training Center and at Michigan University. Our results and performances are one of our best indoor seasons ever, with 2 Ontario records set by club athletes, and a record selection of athletes to Team Ontario (Midget aged) and to the Spire Scholastic (High School) Showcase where the top 32 athletes in Ontario, Quebec, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsyvania and New York competed last weekend. For our followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter individual results and highlights have been published. In this month's newsletter, we provide a summary of these amazing results, and personal best performances. |
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Ontario Relay Championship January 14, 2017 York University London Legion athletes started the competitive indoor season will some team building at the Ontario Relay Championship. Videos of our tremendous results are on our Instagram and YouTube Channels. | | |
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Ontario Combined Events Championship York University January 28, 2017 London Legion athletes won a record number of combined events medals and had incredbile personal best performances. Silver Medalists included Anna Jackman (Bantam Girls), Olivia Gee (Midget Girls), Mikenna Vanderheyden (Youth Girls) and Judson Moorhouse (Midget Boys), Eric Pierce won the Bronze medal in the Junior Men division and Brooke Overholt placed 4th in the Youth Girls and was only 2 points away from winning a Bronze Medal. Several club athletes competed in individual events at this meet and had personal bests. | | |
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January 21, 2017 T&F Meet Saginaw Valley State University Our first meet of the 2017 indoor saw great performances by Eric Pierce winning the mens high jump and Liam Mather winning the 60m high hurdles. Tess Verhoeven placed 2nd in the 60m hurldes and Mikenna Vanderheyden was second in the 1600m and the HJ. Maleaha Siddiqui made the final in the women's 60m hurdles. Brooke Overholt was 7th in a very fast 400m and Clarissa Sladek, Cody Pauli, Nathan Hostetler, Robbie Menzies, & Frida Kapstad had wonderful 400m runs at their first US competition. This meet saw the competitive T&F debut of Marlo & Lauren Holly who placed very well in the HJ & LJ. . | | |
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Sagninaw Valley State University - Michigan High School Indoor Track Series #3 February 4, 2017 Our second trip to Saginaw Valley State University was also highly successful. Liam Mather won his second US meet in the 60m hurdles, and Tess Verhoeven placed 2nd in the 60m hurdles for the second time this indoor in the US. Eric Pierce placed 3rd in the HJ and was very competitive in the high hurdles. Performing well in the HJ and placing 4th in the 400m was Mikenna Vanderheyden. Making her US competitive debut was Ursula Wood in the 60m and 200m. | | |
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Spire Institute & US Olympic Training Center Scholastic (HS) Invitational February 12, 2017 Geneva, Ohio A record 7 athletes were selected to compete at the Spire Scholastic Invitational against the top 32 candidates, based on performances for high school athletes, from Ontario, Quebec, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York. Congratulations to Eric Pierce winning the Mens HJ and Liam Mather who won the Mens 60m high hurdles in a time that is now Canada Junior #1 and was a near Spire Record. Tess Verhoeven placed 5th in a very fast women's 60m hurdles and lowered her personal best to an amazing 8.90. Mikenna Vanderheyden placed 7th in the 1600m and was 15th in the 800m in huge personal best times. Brooke Overholt ran close to her pb in the 400m and ran a pb in her 200m & Daniel O'Brien placed 4th in the High Jump and 15th in the 60m sprint. | | |
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Upcoming Meet Bantam Midget & Junior Championship March 3 & 4, 2017 York University Our last High School Indoor Meet of 2017 is the Athletics Ontario Bantam, Midget & Junior Championship. Entries are due on Monday February 27 at Midnight. Our remaining practice schedule, leading up to this final championship, for sprints, hurdles & jumps is as follows Sunday Feb 26 1 PM - 2:30 UWO Tuesday Feb 28 3:30 - 5 BMO Thursday Mar 2 6:00 - 7:30 UWO (may be bumped due to Hockey) | | |
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