Jan 31, 09 Track and Field (M)
By Earl Zukerman
MONTREAL - Zaria Stoffman, a 5-foot-10 hurdler from Vancouver, B.C., was the only McGill athlete to win gold at the 14th annual McGill Team Challenge track and field meet at Tomlinson Fieldhouse over the weekend. The 20-year-old philosophy junior took the women's 60m hurdles in 9.05 seconds.
She was one of four McGill athletes to reach the podium.
Six meet records and three fieldhouse marks fell - all in women's events - in the two-day competition which featured some 550 athletes and was billed as the largest university meet in Canada. Guelph scored 81 points to win the women's title, while York took the men's side with 70 points. McGill finished ninth in the women's division and 10th of the 15 schools in the men's competition.
Canadian Olympian Nick Macrozonaris, of Laval, Que., won a special invitational 60-metre men's sprint to highlight the competition.
Macrozonaris, representing the Perfmax Racing track club, was clocked in 6.72 seconds, a fraction of a second ahead of Charles Allen, a fellow national team member also from Perfmax, who finished in 6.73. Bianco Richard of Club Athletisme de Montreal, was third in 6.86. Hank Palmer, another national team sprinter, was disqualified after a false start.
In a women's special invitational 300m race, national team middle distance runner Esther Akinsulie (38.15) edged out Kimberly Hyacinthe (38.23) as the duo finished one-two to post the ninth and 10th fastest times in the world during the current indoor season.
Other McGill athletes to reach the podium included Lucas Lafourcade, a freshman from Bourdeaux, France, and veteran Alana Battiston of Toronto. They both won silver medals and established school records, in the men's and women's pentathlon, respectively. Lafourcade's point total of 3,320 smashed the previous standard of 2,796 established by Keith Esch last year, while Battiston registered 3,351 to surpass her own record of 3,204.
Maxime Beaumont-Courteau, a third-year medical student from Montreal, shared a bronze medal with U of T's Jason Wurster, after leaping a height of 4.60 metres in the pole vault, just missing his McGill record of 4.61m set in 2007.
Genevieve Thibault of the Laval Rouge et Or, Megan Brown from the Toronto Varsity Blues and Heather Hamilton of the York Lions each established meet and fieldhouse records.
Thibault won the 60m dash (7.39), while Brown took the 3000m (9:11.69) and Hamilton garnered gold in the pole vault (4.06m).
The three other meet records to fall came in the 1000m (Lindsay Carson, Guelph, 2:49.97), the weight throw (Annie Larose, Sherbrooke, 17.88) and the 4x800 relay (9:13.21), won by a McMaster quartet that includeded Erika Scott, Katie Anderson, Sarah Haliburton and Jillian Wyman.
Final team standings and all medal winners are posted below. Complete results are available online at www.mcgilltrack.com.
14th annual McGILL TEAM CHALLENGE TRACK & FIELD MEET (@ Tomlinson Fieldhouse) --------------------------- McGILL MEDALISTS (4): --------------------------- Name, Event, Time/Distance GOLD Zaria Stoffman, Women's 60m hurdles, 9.05 SILVER Lucas Lafourcade, Men's indoor pentathlon 3320 Alana Battiston, Women's indoor pentathlon 3351 BRONZE Maxime Beaumont-Corteau, Men's Pole Vault 4.06m ---------------------------- FINAL TEAM SCORING ---------------------------- WOMEN RANK / TEAM / POINTS 1 Guelph 81 2 Western 53 3 Sherbrooke 44 4 Toronto 37 5 Ottawa 33 6 York 30 7 Queen's 20 8 Laval 18 9 McGill 17 10 McMaster 13 11 Dalhousie 12 12 Montreal 7 13 Laurentian 5 14 Waterloo 2 14 Moncton 2 Total 374.00 MEN RANK / TEAM / POINTS 1 York 70 2 Sherbrooke 65 3 Guelph 59 4 Ottawa 32 5 Dalhousie 31 6 Western 24 7 Toronto 20 8 McMaster 20 9 Waterloo 13 10 McGill 11 11 Laval 11 12 Queen's 10 13 Saint Mary's 6 14 Montreal 1 Total 374.00 -------------------- MEDAL WINNERS -------------------- WOMEN'S RESULTS: Event 1 Women 60m Fieldhouse Record: 7.44 (2007) A Power, G.Thibault Meet Record: 7.44 (2005) Adrienne Power 1 Thibault, Genevieve, Laval, 7.39 *# 2 Lela, Christiane, Ottawa, 7.70 3 Peirce, Sarah, Guelph, 7.70 *meet record #fieldhouse record Event 2 Women 300m Fieldhouse Record: 37.55 (2007) Adrienne Power Meet Record: 37.55 (2005) Adrienne Power 1 Lela, Christiane, Ottawa, 40.05 2 Ruediger, Kate, Toronto, 40.29 3 Harvey, Laurelie, Laval, 40.52 Event 3 Women 600m Fieldhouse Record: 1:29.51 (2007) Holly Ratzlaff Meet Record: 1:32.41 (2005) Paula McLaughlin 1 Peters, Celia, Dalhousie, 1:32.73 2 Tousaw, Julia, Ottawa, 1:32.83 3 Woods, Madeleine, Laurentian, 1:35.16 Event 4 Women 1000m Fieldhouse Record: 2:45.1h (2008) Sarah Ali-Khan Meet Record: 2:51.12 (2008) Lindsay Carson 1 Carson, Lindsay, Guelph, 2:49.97 * 2 Wyman, Jillian, McMaster, 2:53.66 3 Frost, Lydia, Guelph, 2:55.97 *meet record Event 5 Women 1500m Fieldhouse Record: 4:18.75 (2007) Megan Brown Meet Record: 4:26.93 (2005) Leanna MacLean 1 Carson, Lindsay, Guelph, 4:29.11 2 Vanhie, Jess, Guelph, 4:41.06 3 Cliff, Rachel, Guelph, 4:41.27 Event 6 Women 3000m Fieldhouse Record: 9:15.83 (2000) Sarah Dillabaugh Meet Record: 9:25.12 (1997) Sarah Dillabaugh 1 Brown, Megan, Toronto, 9:11.69 *# 2 Sexton, Lesley, Queen's, 9:53.18 3 Laurie, Courtney, Guelph, 9:54.21 *meet record #fieldhouse record Event 7 Women 60m Hurdles Fieldhouse Record: 8.28 (2007) Jessica Zelinka Meet Record: 8.56 (2000) Sonia Paquette 1 Stoffman, Zaria, McGill, 9.05 2 Coxhead, Emily, Western, 9.23 3 Cap, Tamara, Montreal, 9.34 Event 8 Women 4x200m Relay Fieldhouse Record: 1:37.57 1999 Saskatchewan Meet Record: 1:41.09 (1997) Waterloo 1 Toronto, 1:43.07 (Athena McBean, Kate Ruediger, Maureen Atine, Thandiwe Vela) 2 Queen's, 1:43.85 (Veronica Catry, Jan Stirling, Angela King, Jennifer Barrow) 3 Guelph, 1:44.65 (Shauna Malek, Amanda Spriel, Jacqueline Gauthier, Sarah Peirce) Event 9 Women 4x400m Relay Fieldhouse Record: 3:47.77 1999 Saskatchewan Meet Record: 3:50.38 (1997) Syracuse 1 Ottawa, 3:52.78 (Christine Fraser, Christiane Lela, Julia Tousaw, Emilie Halle) 2 Western, 3:56.50 (Lisa Grieve, Jen Perrault, Nikki Barlow, Melanie Lui) 3 Toronto, 3:58.51 (Athena McBean, Kate Ruediger, Chantelle Maryuen, Mary Hein) Event 10 Women 4x800m Relay Fieldhouse Record: 8:56.63 (2007) Saskatchewan Meet Record: 9:16.59 (2008) Dalhousie 1 McMaster, 9:13.21 * (Erika Scott, Katie Anderson, Sarah Haliburton, Jillian Wyman) 2 Ottawa, 9:14.27 (Julia Tousaw, Jacqueline Malette, Kristin Marvin, Jennifer Biewald) 3 Western, 9:15.13 (Jen Ricks, Jenn Webber, Jen Cotten, Johanna Shenstone) *meet record Event 11 Women Long Jump Fieldhouse Record: 6.17m (1998) Alice Falaiye Meet Record: 5.85m (2008) Michelle Moody 1 Cotten, Jen, Western, 5.68m 2 Lambert Beaulieu, Eve, Sherbrooke, 5.35m 3 Smith, Alicia, Western, 5.28m Event 12 Women Triple Jump Fieldhouse Record: 12.76m (1999) Michelle Hastick Meet Record: 12.22m (1997) Jennifer Williamson 1 Smith, Alicia, Western, 11.61m 2 Simulik, Mila, Western, 11.55m 3 Kaiser, Katie, Western, 10.83m Event 13 Women High Jump Fieldhouse Record: 1.89m (1998) Natalja Jackheere Meet Record: 1.80m (2008) Michelle Moody 1 Haye, Shaneista, Guelph, 1.65m 2 Maessen, Laura, Toronto, J1.65m 3 Massicotte, Jessica, Sherbrooke, J1.65m (J - medal determined on fewer jumps) Event 14 Women Pole Vault Fieldhouse Record: 4.00m (2008) Adrianne Vangool Meet Record: 3.85m (2002) Elyse Menard 1 Hamilton, Heather, York, 4.06m *# 2 Lyons, Adrianna, York, 3.53m 3 Barclay, Laura, Western, J3.53m *meet record #fieldhouse record Event 15 Women Shot Put Fieldhouse Record: 14.98m (2008) Julie Labonte Meet Record: 14.36m (2002) Kate Forbes 1 Larose, Annie, Sherbrooke, 12.44m 2 Boudreau, Isabelle, Sherbrooke, 12.01m 3 Appiah, Cynthia, York, 11.81m Event 16 Women Weight Throw Fieldhouse Record: 17.97m (2006) Marie-Josee LeJour Meet Record: 15.86m (2008) Nicole Clarke 1 Larose, Annie, Sherbrooke, 17.88m * 2 Sow, Caroline, Laval, 15.64m 3 Obrochta, Kristen, York, 15.20m *meet record Event 35 Women Indoor Pentathlon Fieldhouse Record: 4380 (2007) Jessica Zelinka Meet Record: 3767 (2008) Jennifer Cotten 1 Delisle, Pascale, Sherbrooke, 3388 2 Battiston, Alana, McGill, 3351 3 Brosseau, Mylene, Sherbrooke, 3038 MEN'S RESULTS: Event 18 Men 60m Fieldhouse Record: 6.56 (2002) Nicolas Macrozonaris Meet Record: 6.75 (2007) Jared Lewis 1 Meité, Ben Youssef, Sherbrooke, 6.78 2 Halstead, Tyrone, York, 6.83 3 Richards-Kwok, Dontae, York, 6.84 Event 20 Men 300m Fieldhouse Record: 32.95 (2002) Shane Niemi Meet Record: 32.95 (2002) Shane Niemi 1 Meité, Ben Youssef, Sherbrooke, 34.61 2 Monsour, Ramon, Ottawa, 34.87 3 Labelle, Shane, Sherbrooke, 35.01 Event 21 Men 600m Fieldhouse Record: 1:17.26 (2000) Alexandre Marchand Meet Record: 1:18.36 (2007) Geoff Harris 1 Robertson, Michael, Ottawa, 1:19.66 2 Albert, Ueli, Dalhousie, 1:19.68 3 Nken, Moise Junior, Sherbrooke, 1:20.25 Event 22 Men 1000m Fieldhouse Record: 2:23.08 1999 Sebastien Ouellet Meet Record: 2:26.05 (1997) Alex Hutchinson 1 Finn, Ryan, York, 2:27.88 2 Roundell, Josh, Guelph, 2:32.18 3 Jackson, Rob, Guelph, 2:32.38 Event 23 Men 1500m Fieldhouse Record: 3:48.82 (2007) Jean-Claude Nduwinigoma Meet Record: 3:51.06 (2007) Alex Genest 1 Poulin-Cadovius, James, Sherbrooke, 3:51.78 2 Finn, Ryan, York, 3:53.06 3 Brett, Allan, Guelph, 3:53.64 Event 24 Men 3000m Fieldhouse Record: 8:14.68 (1999) Jeremy Deere Meet Record: 8:25.24 (2007) Matt Brunsting 1 Brett, Allan, Guelph, 8:28.58 2 O'Neill, Kyle, Western, 8:28.86 3 Rachem, Baghdad, Sherbrooke, 8:37.77 Event 25 Men 60m Hurdles Fieldhouse Record: 7.75 (2006) Charles Allen Meet Record: 7.87 (2000) Andrew Lissade 1 Theriau, Christopher, York, 8.17 1 Komenan, Valery, Sherbrooke, 8.17 3 Fawcett, Tyler, Ottawa, 8.33 Event 26 Men 4x200m Relay Fieldhouse Record: 1:24.85 (2007) Legacy Athletics Meet Record: 1:27.14 (2007) Western 1 York, 1:28.62 (Tyrone Halstead, Matt Stiver-Balla, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Randolph Fajardo) 2 Sherbrooke, 1:29.04 (Ben Youssef Meité, Valery Komenan, Clément Ouellet-Léveillé, Jonathan Charest) 3 Ottawa, 1:32.26 (Ramon Monsour, Olivier Gauthier-Kwan, Tony Risling, Christian Desulme) Event 27 Men 4x400m Relay Fieldhouse Record: 3:14.12 (2008) University of Calgary Meet Record: 3:17.91 (1997) Western 1 Ottawa, 3:21.07 (Tyler Fawcett, Michael Robertson, Brian Cummings, Marc-Philippe Taillon) 2 Queen's, 3:21.57 (Mikey Prime, Adrian Heller, Gord Frenke, Michael Nishiyama) 3 York, 3:21.59 (Matt Stiver-Balla, Dontae Richards-Kwok, Randolph Fajardo, Ryan Finn) Event 28 Men 4x800m Relay Fieldhouse Record: 7:30.83 (2008) Victoria Meet Record: 7:36.01 (2007) Dalhousie 1 Laval, 7:51.13 (Dominic Michaud, Pier-Olivier Laflamme, Mathieu Raymond, Charles-Olivier Laporte) 2 McMaster, 7:52.46 (Andrew Douglas, Sean Baker, Rob Gibb, Noah Fleming) 3 Ottawa, 7:53.79 (Brian Cummings, Andrew Harrietha, Marc-Philippe Taillon, Kevin Brennan) Event 29 Men Long Jump Fieldhouse Record: 7.61m (1999) Craig Kavanaugh Meet Record: 7.52m (1999) Craig Kavanaugh 1 Kuruneri, Guyson, Guelph, 7.11m 2 Goetz, Jason, Waterloo, 6.75m 3 Holbik-Siu, Nick, McMaster, 6.63m Event 30 Men Triple Jump Fieldhouse Record: 16.16m (2008) Shawn Peters Meet Record: 15.25m (2006) Marlon Nangle 1 Quilty, Pat, Dalhousie, 14.38m 2 Goetz, Jason, Waterloo, 14.35m 3 Duncan, Darren, York, 14.17m Event 31 Men High Jump Fieldhouse Record: 2.27m (1996) Kwaku Boateng Meet Record: 2.15m (1998) Kwaku Boateng 1 Witmer, Alex, Western, 2.11m 2 Watts, Simon, Dalhousie, 2.00m 3 Minnesma, Dan, McMaster, 1.95m Event 32 Men Pole Vault Fieldhouse Record: 5.40m (2008) Jason Wurster Meet Record: 5.40m (2008) Jason Wurster 1 Foley, David, Sherbrooke, 4.90m 2 Creighton, Doug, Toronto, 4.70m 3 Beaumont-Courteau, Maxim, McGill, 4.60m 3 Wurster, Jason, Toronto, 4.60m Event 33 Men Shot Put Fieldhouse Record: 17.52m (2007) Jim Steacy Meet Record: 16.35m (1999) Paul Drogaris 1 Hendry, Tim, Guelph, 14.41m 2 McDonald, Dan, Western, 14.19m 3 Labelle, Andre, Toronto, 13.22m Event 34 Men Weight Throw Fieldhouse Record: 23.61m (2007) Jim Steacy Meet Record: 18.29m (2008) Owen Williams 1 Georgewill, Suyi, York, 15.70m 2 Hendry, Tim, Guelph, 14.89m 3 McDonald, Dan, Western, 13.09m Event 36 Men Indoor Pentathlon Fieldhouse Record: 3877 (2007) Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Meet Record: 3479 (2008) Yassine El Fouladi 1 Allen, Elijah, York, 3350 2 Lafourcade, Lucas, McGill, 3320 3 Bobeuf, Florian, Sherbrooke, 3181 Complete results available at www.mcgilltrack.com.
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