Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? Malcolm Gilman brings home Gold for PEI

PEI’s Malcolm Gilman proved that he would be the one to beat after his performances at the Atlantic Track and Field Championships.

Gilman competed at the 12-13yrs level in discus, javelin, and shot put – and he took the Gold Medal in all three events!
 
His discus throw measured at 34.66m, his javelin throw was 39.93m, and his shot put throw landed at 12.42m.
 
The PEI team continued to thrive as more athletes soared to the top 5 in their respective throwing events:

• Girls 16 and Over Discus: Fifth place, Constance Gilman 26.26m

• Boys 16-17yrs Shot Put: First place, Jack Perry 14.33m

• Boys 18-19yrs Shot Put: Second place, Charles Enman 13.57m

• Boys 14-15yrs Discus: Second place, Matthew Tanton 40.98m

• Boys 16-17yrs Discus: Third place, Jonathan Goyette 34.67m

• Boys 16-17yrs Javelin: Third place, Jonathan Goyette 43.44m

 
Get the full coverage at the Journal Pioneer.
 
For more information about the athletes, the events, and the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships, check out the official site.

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? PEI athletes leap over competition in field events at the Atlantic Track and Field Championships

PEI continues to be “the little province that could” at the Atlantic Track and Field Championships.

We’ve mentioned their successes in the track events and they were just as impressive in the Long Jump, Triple Jump, and High Jump events:

• Girls Long Jump: Third place, Kylee Wallace 4.73m; Fifth place, Fallon Gaudet 4.71m

• Girls Triple Jump: Fourth place, Fallon Gaudet 10.04m

• Boys High Jump: First place, Matthew Kinch 1.85m

• Boys Triple Jump: Fifth place, Nicholas Tanton 12.11m

 
Thanks to the Journal Pioneer for sharing these success stories!
 
Who will YOU be looking for at Nationals?
 
For more information about the athletes, the events, and the championships, please visit YO.ca.

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? Atlantic Silver Medalist PEI Girls 4x100m Relay Team

More exciting news from Prince Edward Island!

The Journal Pioneer reported that the PEI Girls 4x100m Relay team took the Silver Medal at the Atlantic Track and Field Championships.
 
This puts them on everybody’s radar as one of the teams to watch for this weekend at the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships.
 
Read the original article here for more details on their win.
 
For more information about the athletes, the events, and the championships, please visit the official Legion Nationals site.

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? PEI Team looks strong for Nationals
 
Following the Atlantic Track and Field Championships, many PEI athletes set themselves up for success at the Legion Nationals coming up August 9-11 in Langley, BC.

• Girls 5000m: First Place, Maddy Crowell 19:04.53; Second Place, Melanie McKenna 20:18.12.

• Boys 16-17yrs 100m: Fifth Place, Sean Fitzpatrick 12.51s

• Girls 14-15yrs 300m: Third Place, Lydia MacLeod 44.57s; Fifth Place Ashley Fitzpatrick 45.53s

These scores were reported by the Journal Pioneer. We are certainly expecting to see great things from our Maritime teams this weekend at the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships.
 

For more information on the athletes, the events, and the championships, check out the rest of the official site.

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? The 4x400m Relay Team from Mississauga!
 
The results are in, and the 4x400m Relay Team of Jordan Stanford, Alex Zaranek, Matthew Leliever and Cameron Nurse have qualified for Legion Nationals!

The foursome – from Etobicoke Track and Field Club, Mississauga – competed at the Ontario Championships and set the Canadian Record for the Male Under-17 4x400m Relay with a time of 3m 24.70s.
 
This event was reported in the Mississauga News. Click here to read the rest of the article.
 
For more information on the athletes, the events, and the championships, please visit the official site for the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships.
 
Best of luck to all our competitors!

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? Keiran Leboe is aiming high for Nationals

Prince George's Keiran Leboe is ready for the big stage.

The 15 year old will be making his first Team BC appearance at the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships August 9-11 in Langley, BC.
 
He already passed the Team BC standard for Hammer Throw at the Jamboree as a member of the Prince George Track and Field Club and now he wants to take on the Canadian Legion record.
 
As reported to the Prince George Citizen, Leboe says, “The Canadian Legion record is only 53 metres, so I'd like to keep working and see if I can get up to 54 just to make sure nobody steals it the next year.”
 
We wish Keiran and all the competitors lots of luck at Nationals next weekend! It would definitely be exciting to see record be broken and history be made.
 
Click here to view the Prince George Citizen article.
 
For more information on the athletes, the events, and the championships, please visit the official site: YO.ca.

Guess Who’s Coming to Langley? Nanaimo’s Deschiffart Twins join Team BC!

Yesterday we mentioned that Marita Deschiffart hit her Team BC standards at the BC Track and Field Jamboree in Kamloops.

Now we are excited to announce that both Marita AND Erica Deschiffart will be heading to Langley next week as members of Team BC.
 
They have competed against each other all year in the 2000m Steeple Chase and they expect to do it again at the National Youth Track and Field Championships.
 
Reported on Canada.com and the Nanaimo Daily News the twins have said, “They both have goals of improving on that performance and being on the podium together in Langley.”
 
We can’t wait to see the camaraderie and sibling rivalry help the girls push each other to beating their personal bests!
 
You can read the rest of the Canada.com article here.
 
For more information on the athletes, events, and the 2013 National Youth Track and Field Championships, check out the rest of the YO.ca site!

Three Nanaimo Athletes hit their Team BC standards at BC Jamboree in Kamloops!

It was a big day for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club last week!

Rachel Jerome (15), Jason Clare (15), and Marita Deschiffart (17), all met their standards to become members of Team BC at the National Youth Track and Field Championships on August 9,10, 11.
 
In fact, of the 15 athletes from Nanaimo, most of them will be going to Nationals! However many of them will compete separate from Team BC.
 
Congratulations to Rachel, Jason, and Marita – we can’t wait to see you achieve even more personal bests at the Championship.
 
Check out the rest of this article at Canada.com.
 
For general information about the Championships and the athletes competing, head to YO.ca.

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