Monday, January 13, 2014

Golden Bear Open, Edmonton, Jan 17-19

It's been a long time since I've written about indoor track, so I thought I'd refresh myself with who some of the people are in the sport by looking at some recent results. January 4th's Dino Classic was only the second event of the indoor track season, so it might not be an indication of who is up for the Golden Bear, but a few results in some of the longer distance categories might provide a glimpse of who's out there.

Women's 16+ 300m
> Tegan Wilson 41.98 Calgary International
> Tatyjania Khounviseth 42.06 Leduc Track Club
> Cassandre Collins 42.93 U of Calgary

Women's 16+ 600m
> Jenna Westaway 1:31.55 U of Calgary
> Rachael McIntosh 1:36.88 U of Calgary
> Natasha Jackson 1:37.76 Valley Royals

Women 16+ 1500m
> Emma Cook-Clarke 4:49.67 U of Calgary
> Gabby Traxler 5:02.99 U of C Athletics Club
> Madison Oxton 5:09.75 Leduc Track Club

Men 16+ 300m
> Andrew Dargie 35.50 Calgary International
> Evan Kimick 35.79 U of C Athletics Club
> Garrett King 36.14 U of Calgary

Men 16+ 600m
> Roman Justinen 1:24.66 U of Calgary
> Luc Wittig 1:24.70 U of Calgary
> Maciek Krolikowski 1:25.54 U of Calgary

Men 16+ 1500m
> Mihai Prajea 4:11.67 Calgary International
> Michael Quick 4:15.68 Calgary International
> Keenan Viney 4:17.80 U of C Athletics Club



The relay races seem to be one of the more exciting events, full of bumps and drops and magic feet. Here's a race from last year at the Butterdome to give you a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLARU3wfuis


Also, here are some of the top placing Calgarians from the last college cross country race in the fall. Maybe some of them will show up next weekend in Edmonton: Jessica O'Connell, Alana Skocdople, Shari Boyle, Clifford Childs, Willy Kimosop, Brad Bickley, Keena Viney, Gareth Hadfield (although the cross over from cross country is not comprehensive).

In addition to the 16+ category, there are age groups for everyone 10 and up, as well as some  competitive masters and senior athletes. Unlike the Jack Simpson in Calgary, the indoor track in Edmonton has tons of seating.

The events and the schedule are available here: http://www.athletics.ualberta.ca/-/media/athletics/teams/track/2013-14/pdf-documents/1314-gboschedule.pdf


It's worth attending.

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