November 1, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Eight local athletes are Athletics Ontario (AO) All-Ontarians. Mike Roth of St. Thomas, represented Canada in the men's 400 metre dash, finishing fourth at the U23 NACAC championships. Tristan Coles from St. Thomas, wore the Maple Leaf, at the U20 World Athletics cross country championships.
Charlie and Harrison Halpenny in U14 sprints/hurdles. Charlie won the 80-metre hurdles, while Harrison took 200 metre hurdles gold at AO championship. Mason Basson from Sparta, for U20 distance, winning the 800-metre run, at both the indoor and outdoor provincial championships and a bronze the the Canadian championships. Brianna Rand of Dorchester, for U20 jumps, won bronze in women's triple jump at the Canadian championships.
Libby McCurdy from Sparta, for U18 jumps, winning pole vault at the provincial championship.
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, for U20 combined events, winning the indoor (pentathlon) and outdoor (heptathlon) provincial titles, before placing fifth in the heptathlon at Nationals.
The 2023 All-Ontarians award is given to athletes who achieve gold medal
performances at an AO outdoor provincial championship, or medalists (gold,
silver, bronze) at Athletics Canada national championships or the Royal Canadian
Legion Youth Nationals and/or were selected by Athletics Canada for a national
team.
October 30, 2023
MONTGOMERY, N.Y. - Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, was named rookie of the year, at the NCAA Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) cross country championships, Coles, a red shirt freshman with Iona University out of New York State, finished 11th in the men's eight kilometre race (25:13.1).
Iona won the MAAC men's team title for a 33rd year in a row, the longest conference winning streak in the NCAA for any sport.
Coles is the MAAC Rookie of the Year as the top freshman finisher at the championship. In September, Coles finished first in the men's 6K race at the 2023 Marist Season Opener with a time of 18:59.6. His brother Tristan, finished second, two seconds
behind.
October 23, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Mason Basson is a 2023 Athletics Ontario (AO) U20 All-Ontarian for distance running. Basson captured U20 men's 800 gold at the AO outdoor provincial championships in July, winning in one minute and 52.86 seconds (1:52.86).
At the U20 indoor championships, Basson won the men's 800 in a PB of 1:56.53 seconds and finished sixth in the 1500 metre run. The Sparta resident who trains with St. Thomas Legion Club, set his outdoor PB of 1:51.79 at a meet in Windsor.
In August, Basson brought home a bronze medal from the U20 men's 800-metre run (1:52.61) at the Canadian track and field championships. An additional highlight is a third place finish in the open men's 800, at the outdoor track and field festival in Guelph.
September 6, 2023
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, is the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men's runner of the week. The red shirt freshman won the men's six kilometre race, finishing in a time of 18:59.6, at the 2023 Marist season opening cross country meet September 2. Aiden's brother, Tristan, placed second, two seconds behind, to lead the Iona University men to the team title. Two other teammates finished about a second behind Tristan. The MAAC championships are October 28 in Montgomery, N.Y.
August 6, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - St. Thomas twins Charlie and Harrison Halpenny had a golden debut at their first provincials. Each brother won a gold and bronze medal in U14 boys hurdles at Athletics Ontario U14 u16 U18 championships, August 6-8, at Western University.
Charlie won the 80-metre hurdles and finished third in the 200-metre hurdles, while Harrison took gold in the 200 hurdles and bronze in the 80 hurdles.
Sparta's Libby McCurdy won U18 women's pole vault with leap of 3.30 meters, just two centimeters below her personal best record. Matt Piekny of St. Thomas, took silver in U18 men's pole vault.
August 6, 2023
OTTAWA, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen won the women's 800-meter run at the championship meet for the Canadian Track and Field League (CTFL) Saturday evening. The Malahide resident finished the race in two minutes and 7.45 seconds (2:07.45), right there at her career personal best time of 2:07.44. Knelsen places second overall in the women's 800 meter points standings for the CTFL season, behind Sadie-Jane Hickson. Hickson finished second at the final meet.
July 30, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. - Dylen Belanger, Brianna Rand and Mason Basson are Canadian U20 track and field medalists. Dylen Belanger won silver in the U20 men's 400-metre hurdles, at the Canadian track and field championships. The 19-year old from St. Thomas finished in 56.08 seconds. Mason Basson from Sparta, won bronze in the U20 men's 800-metre run, finishing in a minute and 52.61 seconds (1:52.61). Brianna Rand of Dorchester landed the bronze, in U20 women's triple jump with a best effort of 11.83 metres.
July 29, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mike Roth finished fourth in the senior men's 400-metre dash in a time of 46.62 seconds, tonight at the Canadian track and field championships. Dylen Belanger of St. Thomas, placed fifth in the U20 men's 110-metre hurdles final(14.84 seconds. Brianna Rand of Dorchester, was seventh in U20 women's long jump (5.35m) and finished 13th overall in the 100-metre hurdles 15.83 seconds. Mason Basson advanced to the U20 men's 800-metre final, with the sixth fastest qualifying time.
July 28, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. - Jadyn Luna
finished fifth in the U20 women's heptathlon at the 2023 Canadian track and field championships. Luna amassed 4,240 points, two points short of her personal best total, from the seven discipline event in her debut appearance at a National meet.
The Thorndale resident won shot put (11.10 metres), finished third in the 200-metre dash (26.30 sec.), javelin throw (29.27m) and the 800-metre run (2:31.39), fourth in the 100-metre hurdles (15.75 seconds), seventh in long jump (5.01m) and 13th in high jump (1.31m).
Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, had a near career PB in the senior women's 800-metre run, at 2:07.68, finishing 10th in the semifinals, just missing advancing to the final. Matt Piekny of St. Thomas was ninth, in U20 men's pole vault, clearing 4.10 metres, while Libby McCurdy, from Sparta, only 16 years old, finished ninth, in U20 women's pole vault, with a PB of 3.32 metres. Brianna Rand of Dorchester, advanced to the U20 women's long jump final, with the second best result of 5.33 metres in the qualifying round.
Dylen Belanger of St. Thomas, moved on to the U20 men's 110-metre hurdles final, posting a qualifying time of 15.01 seconds. Mike Roth of St. Thomas, advanced to the senior men's 400-metre final, winning his semifinal
heat in 47.36 seconds.
July 27, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. - Jadyn Luna sits fifth after day one of the U20 women's heptathlon at the 2023 Canadian track and field championships. Luna picked up 2,537 points from four events, the 100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put and the 200-metre dash.
The Thorndale resident won shot put (11.10 metres), finished fourth in the hurdles (15.75 seconds), third in the 200 (26.30 sec.) and 13th in high jump (1.31m).
July 22, 2023
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Michael Roth finished fourth in the men's 400-metre dash final, today at the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) U23 track and field championships. The 21-year old from St. Thomas clocked in at 46.47 seconds.
Jamaican D'Andre Anderson won the race in 45.56 seconds. Kyle Gale of Barbados was second (45.80 sec.) and American William Jones, third (45.95 sec.) Roth qualified third for the final, with personal best time of 45.82 seconds.
Next up for Roth are the Canadian track and field championships, July 27-30, in Langley, B.C.
Catch up on results from athletes from across Elgin County and Thames Center this month.
July 17, 2023
LANGLEY, B.C. - Sprinter Mike Roth continues to build an impressive track resume. The 21-year old from St. Thomas ran the opening led for Canada Red, the record setting mixed 4x400-metre relay team, July 14 at the Harry Jerome Classic track and field meet.
Roth, along Aiyanna Stiverne, Nathan George and Savanah Sutherland, won in three minutes and 15.20 seconds (3:15.20).
Canada White finished second (3:16.0) and also broke the previous meet record of
3:16.76, set in 2019.
July 16, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Mason Basson is a provincial U20 men's 800-metre champion. The Sparta resident won the twice around the oval race in one minute and 52.86 seconds (1:52.86) at Athletics Ontario Open and U20 championships today at the Toronto track and field center. Basson who trains with St. Thomas Legion was just a second off his personal best time, taking the race by about two-tenths of the second over Toronto's John O'Reilly and London's Tom Boers. Vincent Moore, of St. Thomas, with London-Western Club, was 14th (1:57.12).
July 16, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Matt Piekny is bringing home a bronze medal from U20 men's pole vault, at Athletics Ontario Open and U20 championships today at the Toronto track and field center. Piekny, from St. Thomas, cleared 4.10 metres, tied second best height, but lost the tie-breaker, fewest number of missed attempts, to Peterborough's Harrison Booth. Liam Miller, the OFSAA senior boys champion in June, won the event clearing 4.35 metres. Piekny won silver at OFSAA behind Miller. Hallee Knelsen, from Malahide, with St. Thomas Legion Club, finished seventh, in open women's 800 metre run (2:08.39). Alexis Gray, 15, finished 55th, in the U20 women's 200-metre dash (28.37 sec.).
July 15, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Jadyn Luna won a silver medal in U20 women's shot put, at Athletics Ontario U20 and Open championships today at the Toronto track and field center. The Thorndale native who trains with London-Western Club had a best toss of 11.11 metres.
Luna was eighth in the women's U20 100-metre hurdles finishing in 15.47 seconds.
Hallee Knelsen of Malahide, with St. Thomas Legion Club (STL), placed seventh in the Open women's 1500 metre run, with a four second personal best (PB) time of four minutes and 24.72 seconds (4:24.72). Fifteen year old Libby McCurdy, of Sparta, with L-W, placed eighth in U20 women's pole vault (3.10m).
Hunter Smith of St. Thomas was ninth in open women's hammer throw (33.95m).
Tayah DeSousa of St. Thomas, with STL, was 15th in both Open women's long jump (5.32m) and the 100-metre hurdles (15.12 sec.). Alexis Gray, just 15 years old, was 21st in the U20 women's 400-metre dash (1:04.75).
Mason Basson of Sparta (STL) placed 23rd in the U20 men's 1500m (4:04.9), won by long time local rival Tom Boaers
of London (3:52.87).
July 14, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Brianna Rand won a bronze medal in women's triple jump,
today at Athletics Ontario U20 championships Friday at the Toronto track and field center. The Dorchester native who trains with London-Western Club, had a best effort measuring 11.66 metres. Mason Basson, from Sparta and Alexis Gray of St. Thomas, both with St. Thomas Legion Club, advanced from their respective U20 400-metre heats, to the men's and women's finals
Saturday.
At London, 10-yeard old Brooke Gustavson, of Talbotville, finished second overall in the two kilometre event, Friday at the Summer Night road races.
July 12, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - David Anderson won the U18 men's discus (39.24 metres) and shot put (13.47m), at John Allen Field Series meet two Sunday, at Western University. Anderson, from St. Thomas, also placed third in the hammer throw (26.96m) and was one four athletes with St. Thomas Legion Club.
Brady Fodor from Shedden, placed third in both open men's discus (40.07m) and shot put (13.03m). Jayden Sargearnt was third in U18 men's javelin (32.49m) and fourth in shot put (11.17m).
Emma Westbrook, of St. Thomas, was second in U18 women's javelin (31.67m) and third in shot put (9.33m).
Andrew Urquhart, of Thorndale, with London-Western club, won U16 men's javelin (39.51m), placed second in shot put (13.33m) and third in discus (32.74m). Evan Stevens, of Thorndale, with London-Western Club, won U18 men's javelin (47.34m), while dad, Mark, took the Masters men's division (38.46m).
Brianna Rand, of Dorchester and Claireese Coffey, of St. Thomas, both with LWC, placed fifth (11.76m) and seventh (10.72m), respectively, in open women's triple jump.
July 9, 2023
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Andrew Urquhart is a Legion provincial champion. The Thorndale native won U18 men's shot put Saturday at the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario summer track and field championships at the Terry Fox Track.
Urquhart, who trains with London-Western Club, had a best throw of 13.94 metres. Urquhart also placed fourth in discus with a best throw of 40.63 metres. Andrew Monteith, of St. Thomas, finished third in the U16 men's 800-metre run (2:02.42) and 13th in the 1500 metre run (4:47.52).
Merrick Rollins, placed sixth in U18 men's javelin (48.17m), ninth in discus (38.85m) and 10th in shot put (11.45m).
Today, Urquhart won U16 men's javelin, at the John Allen Field Series meet two at Western University in
London.
July 5, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, placed seventh, in the open women's 800-metre run, at the Toronto Track 800 metre night, Tuesday at the University of Toronto. Knelsen, with St. Thomas Legion Club (STL), finished with a season best time of two minutes and 8.7 seconds (2:08.07) in a field featuring 220 runners. Sadie-Jane Hickson won in 2:04.88. Mason Basson, of Sparta, with STL, was 23rd, in the men's 800m (1:52.93) event, with 260 participants. Vincent Moore, of St. Thomas, with London-Western club, was 62nd (1:56.03).
July 2, 2023
EDMONTON, Alta. - Michael Roth won the silver medal in the men's 400-metre dash at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational, a stop on Athletics Canada's National track and field tour. The 21-year old St. Thomas native was just one-hundredth of a second off his personal best time, finishing in 45.96 seconds, behind Myles Misner-Daley, who won in 45.85 seconds. Roth is preparing for the 2023 Canadian track and field championships, July 27-30, in Langley, B.C.
June 26, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Jadyn Luna is the 2023 Athletics Ontario U20 women's heptathlon champion. The Thorndale native compiled a personal best (PB) overall total of 4,240 points from the seven events, at the Combined Events championships Sunday at the Toronto track and field center. Luna set PBs in the 100-metre hurdles (15.82 seconds), high jump (1.31 metres), long jump (5.07m) and the 800-metre run (2:31.44). Luna won shot put (11.18m) and the 200-metre sprint (26.17 sec.)
Next for Luna are the 2023 Canadian U20 track and field championships, July 27-30, in Langley, B.C.
Evan Stevens won the bronze medal in the U18 men's decathlon, the Thorndale native's first ever multi events contest, amassing 4,506 points from the 10 events.
Emma Westbrook, of St. Thomas, placed fourth, in the U18 women's
heptathlon, with 3,262 points. Westbrook won shot put (9.37m) and javelin
(28.17).
June 25, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. - Michael Roth keeps adding to his collection of medals. Roth, from St. Thomas, won silver in the Elite men's 400 metre dash and bronze, in the 200-metre dash, at the Johnny Loaring Classic track and field meet June 24 at the University of Windsor. Only Olympic champion Bryce Deadman beat Roth in the 400, winning in 44.75 seconds, to Roth's 45.67 seconds, just off his personal best time. Roth, with St. Thomas Legion Club, set a PB in the 200 finishing third in 20.85 seconds.
Deadman won gold with the American men's 4x400-metre relay team, and bronze in the mixed 4x4, at the Tokyo Games.
Roth, the Canadian U23 men's record holder in the 400 metres, won both the 200
and 400 at the Canada Summer Games last summer.
June 25, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Aiyana John won double gold at the NXTCHAMP Invitational meet. John won both the U16 women's long jump (4.56 metres) and high jump (1.50m), leading a team of eight athletes from St. Thomas Legion Club June 24-25, at the Toronto Track and Field Center.
John also placed third in the 80-metre hurdles with a personal best time of 13.12 seconds.
Fletcher Taylor placed second in the U16 men's high jump (1.55m) and third in long jump (5.16m).
Fowler Little finished second in the U18 men's 1500 metre run (4:33.50), followed by teammates Connor Crosby in third place (4:34.16) and Lucas Skirtschak (4:48.94), seventh. Skirtschak also was seventh in the U18 men's two kilometre steeplechase (7:48.27). David Anderson placed fourth in U18 men's shot put and fifth in discus (34.63m), while Jayden Sargeant was fifth in shot put (10.46m) and sixth in discus (28.29m). Alexis Gray placed sixth in the U18 women's 400-metre dash (1:04.71).
Andrew Urquhart of Thorndale, with London-Western club, took silver in U16 men's javelin (42.80m).
Ryan Johnson of Thorndale, finished fourth in the U18 men's 3000 metre run
(9:51.55).
June 22, 2023
GUELPH, Ont. - Mike Roth won the elite men's 400-metre dash, at Royal City Inferno track and field festival, Wednesday night at the University of Guelph. The St. Thomas native finished in 46.07 seconds, and with the win picked up $400.
The Elite division was part of the World Athletics Continental Tour and offered prize money for top three placements. The amont varied for each event. The winners for the men's 100-metre dash, women's 800-metre run and men's long jump, each took home $1000.
Mason Basson, of Sparta, finished third in the open men's 800-metre run, in a time of one minute and 52.66 seconds (1:52.66). Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, was 20th, in the elite women's 800 (2:10.85). All three athletes train with St. Thomas Legion Club.
Vincent Moore, of St. Thomas, with London Western club was 24th in the
open men's 800 (1:58.69).
June 16, 2023
HAMILTON, Ont. - Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, placed eighth in the men's 1500-metre run, in a time of three minutes and 47.03 seconds (3:47.03), at the Hamilton Hoka 1500-metre night, June 14 at McMaster University. Tristen Coles finished 18th (3:51.22).
Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, with St. Thomas Legion Club, was 12th in the women's 1500 (4:30.63). The men's race featured 175 runners, while the women had 125 participating.
June 14, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Mike Roth has been named to Athletics Canada's team for the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) U23 championships, July 21-23 in San Jose, Costa Rica. The St. Thomas native will run the 400-metre dash.
Last August, Roth won gold in the 200 and 400-metre sprints at the
Canada Summer Games. At the 2022 Canadian track and field championships, Roth
placed fifth in the senior men's 400-metre final.
May 31, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - There were several top 10 results from St. Thomas - Elgin County and Thames Center athletes at the Bob Vigars Classic, also a stop for the National track and field tour Sunday at Western University. Tristen and Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, finished sixth (4:10.48) and 10th (4:37.35), respectively in the men's one mile. Brady Fodor, from Shedden, was third in open men's hammer throw (37.72 metres) and sixth in elite men's shot put (13.52m).
Four athletes had eighth place results. Thorndale's Jadyn Luna, in elite women's shot put (10.89m), Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, in the elite women's 800-metre run (2:11.76), Dorchester's Brianna Rand, in open women's long jump (5.57m) and Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, elite women's 100-metre hurdles (14.57 sec.). DeSousa
was also 15th in open women's long jump (5.16m).
May 13, 2023
FULLERTON, Calif. - Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, won a bronze medal in the women's 100-metre hurdles, today at the NCAA Big West track and field championships, at the Titan Track Complex. The Long Beach University sophomore finished in a personal best time of 13.79 seconds. Long Beach swept the hurdles medal with DeSousa's teammates Rahni Turner and Haily Fune placing one-two in times of 13.30 and 13.61 seconds. DeSousa was sixth in women's long jump with leap of 5.85 metres. Long Beach repeated as Big West Conference women's team champions.
May 13, 2023
DENTON,Texas. - Mike Roth is a NCAA conference champion. The 20-year old sophomore from St. Thomas, with the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) won the men's 400-metre dash in 46.80 seconds, today during the Conference USA outdoor track and field championships, at the University of North Texas. Roth was over two seconds faster than his qualifying time of 48.87 seconds in the heats Saturday and was the only finalist to finish under 47 seconds. UTSA was a medal contender in the men's 4x400-metre relay race, but the team failed to finish, due to their first runner suffering a leg cramp. Roth is UTSA's fourth runner. Roth, with his PB time of 45.98 seconds in the 400, advances to the NCAA West regional preliminary round.
May 7, 2023
EMMITSBURG, MD. - Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, won bronze, in the men's 800-metre run at the NCAA Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) outdoor track and field championships, today at Mount St. Mary's. Coles, with Iona University, finished in a personal best time of one minute and 51.06 seconds (1:51.06). Coles also helped Iona's men's 4x400-metre relay team placed sixth (3:26.51). Tristan Coles placed sixth, in the men's 3000-metre steeplechase (9:27.92) and fifth, with Iona's men's 4x800-metre relay team (7:47.04).
May 7, 2023
FULLERTON, CA. - Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, placed seventh in women's heptathlon amassing 4,716 points, a personal best total, Saturday at the NCAA Big West outdoor multi championships. The sophomore at Long Beach University placed second in long jump (5.72 metres) and third in the 100-metre hurdles (14.39 seconds). DeSousa set PBs in high jump (1.58m), shot put (9.94m), javelin (29.42m) and the 200 metre dash (25.92 sec.).
April 26, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Libby McCurdy set a meet record, winning gold in junior girls pole vault, with a personal best leap of 3.20 metres, today at the Forest City Mustang Invitational track and field meet at Western University. The St. Joe's athlete crushed the former best mark of 2.75 metres, set in 2019, by WCI's Breanna Egan. McCurdy tied the record on her second jump of the day and never missed until attempting 3.30 metres. Rams' Matt Piekny won senior boys pole vault clearing four metres.
Keenan Friesen, of the East Elgin Eagles, won junior boys javelin, with a throw of 43.12 metres.
Hannah McIntyre, of the Dorchester Beavers, won the senior girls' 800-metre run, in a time of two minutes and 21.26 seconds (2:21.26).
Fletcher Taylor, of the Central Elgin Titans shared gold in novice boys high jump, with Medway Cowboys Kailer Jenney, both clearing 1.55 metres. Andrew Urquhart,
of the Beavers, won novice boys shot put with a heave of 12.72 metres.
April 23, 2023
HOUSTON, TX. - Mike Roth set personal best times in both the men's 400-metre (45.95 seconds) and 200-metre (20.98 sec.) sprints, Saturday at a twilight track and field meet, at Rice University. The 20-year old sophomore from St. Thomas, took gold in both races for university athletes, although the 200 metre race was won by an unattached athlete in 20.83 seconds. Roth is preparing for the NCAA Conference USA outdoor championships, May 11 in Denton, Texas.
April 15, 2023
KINGSVILE, TX. - Mike Roth set a meet record in the men's 400-metre dash, finishing in 46.73 seconds, at the Cactus Cup track and field meet, today at the University of Texas A&M. The 20-year old sophomore from St. Thomas, also placed third in the 200-metre dash (21.18 sec.). At the Friar Invitational in Providence, Rhode Island, Aiden Coles, with Iona University, placed 11th in the men's one mile run (4:05.84). Coles' brother Tristan was 21st (4:11.27). On the west coast, at the Beach Invitational, in Long Beach, California, Tayah DeSousa was 28th, in the women's 100-metre hurdles (14.17 sec.) and 29th, in long jump (5.29 metres).
April 14, 2023
LONG BEACH, CA. - Tayah DeSousa, St. Thomas, had personal best (PB) efforts in two events Thursday at the Pacific Coast Invitational track and field meet. The sophomore with Long Beach State, placed ninth in women's long jump with a leap of 5.81 metres, up from 5.74m and finished 11th in the 100-metre hurdles in a time of 14.10 seconds, shaving her PB from 14.18. Both events had 60 competitors.
April 10, 2023
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Brothers Aiden (photo) and Tristan Coles, from St. Thomas, finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the men's 800-metre run, at the Metropolitan track and field championships April 8 at Icahn Stadium. Aiden crossed the finish line in one minute and 53.25 seconds (1:53.25) and Tristan, in a personal best time of 1:54.12.
April 9, 2023
SANTA BARBARA, CA. - Tayah DeSousa won gold in the 4x100-metre relay race, at the Challenge Cup Classic track and field meet April 7. DeSousa with the Long Beach State women's 4x100-metre relay team won in 45.39 seconds. The 19-year old sophomore from St. Thomas finished second in the women's 100-metre hurdles, in a personal best time of 14.18 seconds. DeSousa also placed 14th in long jump (5.17m).
April 5, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Panthers and BAD Blazers were well represented at the WOGHL all-star games. Shelby Laidlaw wins a provincial title with the London Jr. Devilettes and the St. Thomas U10 boys place fourth at their Ontario Cup.
Plus West Lorne Comets, Siena Begeman, Aiden Coles, Tayah DeSousa and Josh Niles.
March 18, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, TX. - Mike Roth won the men's 400-metre dash, today at the UTSA Invitational, at the University of Texas San Antonio. Roth from St. Thomas finished almost a full second ahead of the runnerup, finishing his first outdoor race of 2023 in 46.96 seconds.
March 11, 2023
SASKATOON, Sask. - Hallee Knelsen and the Western Mustangs won a bronze medal in the women's 4x800-metre and 4x400-metre relay races, at the U Sports track and field championships. In the 4x800 on Friday, the Mustangs finished in a time of 8:53.50. The Guelph Gryphons ran away with the gold medal, winning in 8:48.10. Today, the Mustangs took bronze in the 4x4, crossing the finish line in 3:48.84, again behind winner Guelph. Knelsen, of Malahide, also placed ninth in the women's 600 metre run (1:33.78) Thursday and 13th, in the 1000 metres (2:53.41) Friday. Dorchester's Brianna Rand placed 11th, in women's triple jump, with a best leap of 11.79 metres, just three centimetres short of her personal best effort of 11.82 metres.
March 7, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen is heading to U Sports indoor track and field for not one, two or three, but in all four events. The 19-year old sophomore with the Western Mustangs returns to the national championships for Canadian Universities, in the women's 600 and 1000 metre runs and the women's 4x400-metre and 4x800-metre relay races. The Mustangs' relay teams were never in doubt to qualify for U Sports, winning silver in both races at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships.
March 6, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Mason Basson won the men's 800 metre run at Athletics Ontario U20 indoor championships, Sunday at the Toronto track and field centre. The 18-year old from Sparta, with St. Thomas Legion club (STL), set a personal best indoor time of 1:56.53, edging Dylan Ferri, of Royal City (1:56.80) at the finish line. Basson, at first year student at the University of Guelph, also placed sixth in the 1500 metres. Dylen Belanger, with STL, won silver in both the U20 men's 60-metre hurdles (8.57 seconds) and 400-metre dash (52.32 sec.). Aiyana John finished fourth, in the U16 women's 60m hurdles (10,66 sec.).
March 3, 2023
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Brianna Rand will be attending her first National championship. The freshman with the University of Western Mustangs track and field team will be competing in women's triple jump at the U-Sports championships, March 9-11, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships, February 23-24 in Windsor, Rand set a personal best (PB) distance of 11.82 metres. The top 12 qualify for the U Sports National championships and Rand ranks 12th in triple jump.
February 25, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen won a second relay silver medal, this time with the Western Mustangs women's 4x400-metre relay team, at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track and field championships. The Mustangs finished in three minutes and 53.89 seconds (3:53.89), behind the Guelph Gryphons' meet record setting time of 3:41.31. The 19-year old from Malahide just missed bringing home an individual medal, finishing fourth in the women's 600 metre run (1:33.62).
AJ Stanat, of St. Thomas, with the Windsor Lancers, placed seventh, in men's shot put (14.76 metres) and 10th in weight throw (13.18m). Dorchester's Brianna Rand, with the Mustangs, landed seventh, in women's triple jump, with a personal best effort of 11.82 metres.
Guelph ran away with both the men's and women's OUA team titles, with Western a distant second in both divisions.
February 24, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen won a silver medal with the Western Mustangs women's 4x800-metre relay team, at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track and field championships. The Mustangs finished in nine minutes and 9.07 seconds (9:09.07), behind the Guelph Gryphons' winning time of 9:00.16. The 19-year old from Malahide also finished sixth in the women's 1000 metre run (2:49.14).
February 19, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Mike Roth, a sophomore at the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) from St. Thomas, left the NCAA Conference USA indoor track and field championships today a triple medalist. Roth won the men's 400-metre sprint in a school record and personal best time of 46.42 seconds and took silver in the 200-metre dash, with another PB of 21.09 seconds. His 400 time also lowers the Canadian U23 men's record. Then Roth anchored the Roadrunners' men's 4x400-metre relay team to a gold medal, winning in 3:12.35 seconds. His efforts earned Roth the meet's High Point Scorer award. In the prelims, Roth posted the fourth fastest qualifying times, 21.30 seconds in the 200 and 48.53 seconds in the 400.
February 19, 2023
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, won silver in the men's 800-metre run, today at the NCAA Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) indoor track and field championships. The 18-year old freshman at Iona University, in New York State, finished in an indoor best time of one minute and 52.26 seconds (1:52.26).
February 18, 2023
BATHURST, Australia - Tristan Coles, of St. Thomas, finished 57th, in the U20 men's eight kilometre race, this morning at the World Athletics cross country championships. The 18-year old who attends Iona University, in New York State, is competing in his first international event representing Canada. Heath McAllister, of London, led the Canadian team of six runners, placing 32nd.
February 17, 2023
SPOKANE, Wash. - Tayah DeSousa leaped to a silver medal, in women's long jump, at the NCAA Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) conference indoor track and field championships. The 19-year old from St. Thomas who competes for Long Beach University, had a best effort of 5.64 metres, behind teammate Kaitlyn Williams who won with a distance of 5.79 metres. The pair were part of a Long Beach sweep of the top five. DeSousa also qualified for the women's 60-metre hurdles with the fourth fastest time of 8.63 seconds. In the women's pentathlon, DeSousa placed fifth, with 3,362 points. DeSousa won the long jump (5.63 metres), finished second in the 60-metre hurdles (8.90 sec.), fifth in shot put (9.67m), eighth in high jump (1.56m) and 16th in the 800 metre run (2:46.97).
February 13, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Five local athletes brought home hardware from Athletics Ontario open and U18 indoor championships, over the weekend at the Toronto track and field centre. Jadyn Luna, of Thorndale, won a gold medal, with London-Western's open women's 1600-metre medley relay team and a silver medal, in open women's long jump. Luna also finished fourth, in the 60-metre hurdles and eighth in the 200-metre dash. Nabeel Haliru, from Dorchester, won silver in open men's triple jump and bronze, in high jump. Sparta's Libby McCurdy took silver, in U18 women's pole vault, while Matthew Piekny, of St. Thomas, leaped to bronze, in U18 boys' pole vault. Lynsey Last, of St. Thomas, grabbed a bronze, in open women's long jump.
January 29, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Jadyn Luna is a provincial champion. Luna won the U20 women's pentathlon at the Ontario Indoor Combined events championship, Sunday, at the Toronto track and field Centre, January 29. The Thorndale resident, who trains with London-Western Club, amassed a personal best (PB) score of 2,800 points, in the five discipline event. Pole valters Libby McCurdy and Matt Piekny, brought home silver medals, from the Ontario Prep indoor meet, Jan. 28.
December 7, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Tristan Coles is heading to the land down under. The 18-year old from St. Thomas has qualified for the 2023 World Athletics U20 cross country championships, in Bathurst, Australia, this coming February. Coles qualified at the Canadian cross country championships, held in Ottawa in November, finishing 11th overall, but top six among runners born in 2004. During the summer track season, Coles won the U20 men's 5000 metres, at the Canadian championships. Coles, a graduate of St. Joe's high school this past June, is in his freshman year at Iona University, in New York State.
September 26, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The Railway City road races were back on track for the first time this decade. The event featured races of five and 10 kilometres, a half marathon and a one kilometre Choo Choo Challenge for children age 10 and under.
September 19, 2022
HAMILTON, Ont. - Evan Stevens set a personal best (PB) mark, in open men's javelin, at the Fall Field Fest, Sunday, at Mohawk Sports Park. The 14-year year old from Thorndale, placed ninth overall, second in the U16 division, with a best throw of 47.25 metres.
Jack Brownlee, of Thorold, was first for U16, with a toss of 48.05 metres. Back at OFSAA in June, Brownlee won novice men's javelin gold, with a throw of 44.71m while Stevens took silver, just three centimetres behind.
At Fall Fest, Stevens also finished sixth, in the open men's 200-metre dash, with a PB time of 25.60 seconds.
August 5, 2022
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Libby McCurdy is a National silver medalist. The 15-year old from Sparta won silver in U16 women's pole vault at the Legion Youth National championships, this afternoon, at Sherbrooke University. Mackenzie Hurtubise, of British Columbia, took gold, leaping 3.20 metres. McCurdy cleared 2.65 metres and bronze medalist, Jordyn French, of Ontario, 2.50 metres.
August 2, 2022
HAMILTON, Ont. - Mike Roth won the men's 200-metre dash, at the Puma PB night, Monday, the at Mona Campbell Track. The 20-year old from St. Thomas, who trains with St Thomas Legion Club, crossed the finish line in 21.79 seconds, the only competitor under 22 seconds. Roth will be running the 400-metre dash at the Canada Summer Games, starting with the heats, on Tuesday, August 16. The final is Friday, Aug. 19. Vincent Moore, of St. Thomas, with London-Western, placed eighth, in the open men's 800-metre run (1:58.14).
August 1, 2022
CALI, Columbia - Hallee Knelsen missed advancing from the women's 800-metre heats, at the World Athletics U20 championships, this morning. The 19-year old from Malahide at her first international meet with Team Canada, finished seventh in her heat, 18th overall, in a time of 2:09.09. The top four in each of the five heats and next four fastest times, moved on to the semifinals. Knelsen's Western University Mustangs teammate, Chloe Coutts, will represent the country in the women's 1500-metres
July 20, 2022
OTTAWA, Ont. - Mike Roth and Hallee Knelsen, both placed second, in their events, at the Canadian Track and Field League championship. Roth, of St. Thomas, was second, in the men's 400-metre dash, finishing in 47.91 seconds. Knelsen, of Malahide, was runner-up, in the women's 800-metres (2:09.91), behind her Western Mustang teammate, Sophie Coutts (2:09.64). Dylen Belanger finished sixth, in the men's 400-metre hurdles. All three athletes, along with Tayah DeSousa, who did not compete in long jump due to injury, train with St. Thomas Legion club.
July 14, 2022
OTTAWA, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen is one of 33 athletes who will represent Canada at the World Athletics U20 championships in Cali, Columbia, August 1 to 6. The 19-year old from Malahide will be competing in the women's 800-metre run.
This is the first National team for the 2021 graduate of East Elgin secondary school and member of St. Thomas Legion track and field club.
Knelsen aims to set a personal best time, currently 2:06.74 and to make the semifinals.
Chloe Coutts, Knelsen's teammate with the Western University Mustangs, will represent the country in the women's 1500-metre
run.
July 5, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Not wanting to be stuck with just one event, Jadyn
Luna decided to train for seven. Jadyn Luna placed sixth in the heptathlon, with a personal best overall score of 3,808 points, at the Canada Summer Games Trials, July 2-3, in Toronto. The 18-year old from Thorndale, who trains with London-Western club, used the meet as preparation for Athletics Ontario U18/U20/Open and Masters combined events championships, July 29-30, at Western University, in London. Luna increased her PB overall score by 200 points.
Michael Roth is going to the Canada Summer Games.
The St. Thomas native was officially named to Team Ontario, Tuesday, for the men's 400-metre dash.
Roth finished second in the 400, at Trials, with a season best time of 47.19
seconds.
June 27, 2022
HAMILTON, Ont. - Evan Stevens made the qualifying standard in U16 men's javelin, for the Legion Youth Nationals, at a District meet, in Hamilton, Sunday. The 14-year old from Thorndale, won javelin, with a throw of 43.7 metres.
"It feels great," said Stevens, who recently joined London-Western club. "I should be able to improve quite a bit and be in good shape for Nationals and (Athletics Ontario U16) provincials. I'm excited for both and really happy to have the chance to go."
Earlier this month at OFSAA, Stevens won silver in novice men's javelin, with a PB of 44.71 metres.
June 26, 2022
LANGLEY, B.C. - Tristan Coles had the race of his life and now is a Canadian champion. Coles, from St. Thomas, won the U20 men's 5000 metre run, at the Canadian track and field championships, finishing in 14 minutes and 56.94 seconds.
His brother Aiden, placed eighth. Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, won a silver medal in the U20 women's 800 metres.
June 25, 2022
LANGLEY, B.C. - Aiden Coles is a Canadian bronze medalist. The 17-year old from St. Thomas finished third, in the U20 men's 1500 metre run, in a time of 4:00.86, at the Canadian track and field championships. Aiden's brother, Tristan placed fifth, in 4:00.94. Oakville's Riley Flemington was fourth, in 4:00.97. Michael Roth, of St. Thomas, finished fifth, in the senior men's 400-metre final, with a season's best (SB) time of 47.21 seconds. Hallee Knelsen advanced to the U20 women's 800-metre final, avoiding a fall by two runners early in the race.
June 24, 2022
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mike Roth, of St. Thomas, had the third fastest qualifying time, at 47.92 seconds, in the senior men's 400-metre prelims, this afternoon, at the Canadian track and field championships. Roth, with St. Thomas Legion Club, has the final Saturday afternoon. Aiden and Tristan Coles, from St. Thomas, advanced to the U20 men's 1500-metre final, also on Saturday.
June 20, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Two St. Thomas Legion members won gold at the Nxtchamp Invitational meet, in Toronto, June 18-19. Mason Basson (photo) won the U19 men's 800 metres (1:57.43), while Dylen Belanger took the U19 men's 400-metre hurdles title (54.72 sec.). Emma Westbrook was seventh, in U17 women's long jump (4.46m) and ninth in the 80-metre hurdles (14.24 sec.).
Andrew Montieth, of St. Thomas, with London Legion club, placed second, in the U17 men's 800-metre run (2:03.87).
Jadyn Luna, of Thorndale, with London-Western club, finished third U19 women's in shot put (9.73m), fifth, in the 200-metre dash (26.60 sec.) and fifth, in long jump (4.94m). Vincent Moore, of St .Thomas, with London-Western, was fourth in the U19 men's 800 metres (2:00.56).
Dorchester's Sam Willsie finished fifth, in the U17 men's 800 metres (2:06.6).
June 17, 2022
HAMILTON, Ont. - Aiden Coles took a major step towards accomplishing a dream trip. The 17-year old from St. Thomas met the junior worlds (U20) standard for the 1500-metres, placing fourth in an open men's race, in a time of three minutes and 45.41 seconds (3:45.41), at twilight meet, at McMaster University. The men's 1500 metre standard is 3:48.5, to qualify for the World Athletics U20 championships, in Cali, Columbia, August 2-7.
June 12, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen successfully defended her gold medal in both of her races. The 19-year old from Malahide, won the women's 800 and 1500 metre races, at Athletics Ontario's U20 championships, June 8-10, at York University.
Knelsen was one of five athletes from St. Thomas Legion Club, who captured medals. AJ Stanat, of St. Thomas, won silver in men's discus, shot put and hammer throw. Tayah DeSousa won silver in women's long jump and placed fourth, in the 100-metre hurdles. Dylen Belanger, took silver in the men's 400-metre hurdles and finished fifth, in the 110-metre hurdles. Mason Basson brought home bronze, from the men's 1500 metres and placed fourth, in the 800 metres.
Brothers Aiden and Tristan Coles, of St. Thomas, finished one-two, in the men's 1500 metres. The London-Western Club members, closed the meet, winning the men's 4x400-metre relay race, with Harrison Belanger and Vincent Moore.
May 22, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, won the women's 800-metre run, at the Johnny Loaring Classic track and field meet, Saturday, at Alumni Field. The soon to be 19-year old with St. Thomas Legion Club, finished in two minutes and 10.34 seconds (2:10.34), nearly four seconds ahead of second place. It is the first outdoor race of the 2022 season for Knelsen, who will be running the 800, next Saturday, at meet two for the Canadian Track and Field League, at Western University.
May 13, 2022
DAVIS, Calif. - Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, placed sixth, in women's long jump , at the NCAA Big West Conference track and field championships. The freshman at Long Beach University, had a season best effort of 5.77 metres.
DeSousa finished 13th, in the 100-metre hurdles, in a time of 14.88
seconds.
May 6, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - Dylen Belanger, of the St. Joe's Rams, won the senior boys' 110-metre hurdles, in 15.19 seconds and the 400-metre run, in 52.64 seconds, at the Forest City Mustang Invitational Wednesday.
The track and field meet at Western University is the first one for high school since 2019. Seven additional athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester won events.
April 11, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Aiden Coles won two gold medals at Athletics Ontario U20 indoor track championships over the weekend. Coles won the men's 1500-metres and was the fourth runner on London-Western club's golden men's 4x400-metre relay team, at the Toronto track and field centre. Dorchester's Hannah McIntyre won silver medals, in both the women's 800 and 1500-metre races. Brianna Rand, of Dorchester, with London-Western club, took home a bronze, in the 60-metre hurdles, placed eighth in the 400-metre dash and 13th, in the 60-metre dash. Jadyn Luna, of Thorndale, also with London-Western, finished fifth, in the 200-metre dash and sixth, in the 60-metre hurdles. Luna also helped London-Western's women's 4x800-metre relay team take the bronze medal.
April 7, 2022
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Tayah DeSousa, with Long Beach University, placed in the top six twice, at the Challenge Cup track and field meet. The freshman from St. Thomas, landed fourth in women's long jump (5.58 metres) and was sixth, in the 100-metre hurdles (14.56 seconds). A week earlier, at the West Coast Relays, April 1, DeSousa finished 10th in the 100m hurdles (14.78 sec.) and placed 17th in long jump (5.26m).
April 3, 2022
SAN ANTONIO, Tx. - Mike Roth, of St. Thomas, was second in the men's 200-metre sprint, at the Roadrunner Invitational, April 2. The 19-year old freshman with University of Texas San Antonio, finished in 21.27 seconds. The winning time was 20.33 seconds.
April 2, 2022
ST. JOHN, N.B. - Hallee Knelsen is a Canadian champion. The 18-year old Malahide resident, with the Western Mustangs' women's 4x800-metre relay team, captured gold, at the U-Sports track and field championships, this evening.
The Mustangs' team of Knelsen, Chloe Hewitt and the Coutts sisters, Sophie and Chloe, won the race in a time of eight minutes and 47.17 seconds (8:47.17). Earlier in the day, Knelsen finished seventh, in the women's 1000 metres. On the final day of the championship meet, Saturday, Knelsen
was part of the Western's bronze medal winning team in the 4x400-metre relay
(3:42.65).
March 31, 2022
ST. JOHN, N.B. - Hallee Knelsen placed seventh overall in the women's 600-metre run at the USports track and field championships. The Malahide resident, with the Western Mustangs, missed qualifying for the 600 final, by one position, finishing in a time of one minute 34.32 seconds. (1:34.32). The cut-off time was 1:34.20. Grace Konrad, of Trinity Western, posted the fastest qualifying time at 1:30.34. The 18-year old Knelsen in her first season, has the 1000 metres and the 4x400-metre relay on Friday and the 4x800 relay on Saturday.
March 27, 2022
SERRA, Brazil - Aiden Coles finished eighth in the U20 men's eight kilometre race, this morning, at the 2022 Pan-American cross country Cup. The 17-year old St. Joseph's student, part of Athletics Canada's four man team, completed the course in a time of 27 minutes and 50 seconds.
March 26, 2022
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Tayah DeSousa, with Long Beach University, had a pair of top 10 placements, today at the JJK Invitational track and field meet at UCLA. The freshman from St. Thomas, placed seventh in women's long jump (5.37 metres) and ninth, in the 100-metre hurdles (15.1 seconds).
March 25, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen,
with the Western Mustangs, is the 2022 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track and field female rookie of the year. At the OUA championships, the 18-year old Malahide resident, won the bronze medal in the 600-metre run crossing the line in a time of one minute 33.16 seconds (1:33.16). Knelsen also finished fourth, in the 1000-metres, in a time of 2:52.79.
To kick off the 2022 season, Knelsen placed third in the 1000m, at the Lancers Reboot meet, Feb. 13. A week later, Knelsen finished second, in the 600, at the Can Am Class in Windsor. Knelsen's highlight of the season, was attaining the standard for the junior worlds, in the 800 metres, placing fourth in the race in a PB time of 2:06.74, at a meet in Boston.
March 20, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Two silver medals, one bronze and a fourth place finish. Hallee Knelsen had an impressive first appearance, at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) indoor track and field championships, at the Toronto track and field centre, at York University, March 18-19. The 18-year old freshman with the Western Mustangs won a bronze medal, in the women's 600-metre run, silver medals in both the women's 4x800 and 4x400 metre relay races and finished fourth in the women's 1000 metre run. A.J. Stanat concluded his first year with a personal best effort in men's shot put. The 18-year old St. Thomas native, with the Windsor Lancers, placed eighth with a distance of 14.06 metres
March 18, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - On day one of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA)track and field championships, two local athletes made their first career appearance at the meet. Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, with the Western Mustangs, finished fourth, in the women's 1000-metres, in a time of two minutes and 52.79 seconds (2:52.79). Toronto's Jazz Shukla won the slow, technical race, in 2:50.06. AJ Stanat, of St. Thomas, with the Windsor Lancers, placed 10th, in men's weight throw, with a best effort of 13.18 metres.
March 14, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - A.J. Stanat, of St. Thomas, brought home a pair of provincial silver medals. Stanat set personal best distances, in both men's shot put (15.61 metres) and weight throw (19.07m), at Athletics Ontario (AO) U20 indoor championships, at York University.
At Western University, in London, Hallee Knelsen, Hunter Smith and Brady Fodor, competed at an indoor track and field meet, on the final weekend before the OUA
championships.
March 2, 2022
MALAHIDE, Ont. - For three years Hallee Knelsen has been carrying a goal of making a National team. With a personal best performance in the 800 metre race, of two minutes 6.74 seconds (2:06.74), at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier indoor meet this past weekend, Knelsen finished under the 2:07.2 standard, making her eligible for the world junior (U20) track and field championships, in Cali, Columbia, this August. The 18-year resident of Malahide and member of the Western Mustangs' track team, now owns the fastest time in Canada for U20 women this year, by nearly four seconds.
February 28, 2022
BOSTON, Mass. - Hallee Knelsen is a good position for her first international track meet. Knelsen, of Malahide, set a PB of two minutes and 6.74 seconds (2:06.74), placing fourth, in the women's 800-metre run, at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier indoor track and field meet Sunday, in Boston. The time qualifies Knelsen for the 2022 World Athletics (Junior Worlds) U20 outdoor championships, in Cali, Columbia, August 1-6, meeting the standard of 2:07.2. Her time will have to remain one of the top two fastest among U20 females, until July, to be invited on to the Canadian team.
February 21, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. - It may be just two races in to Hallee Knelsen's collegiate career, but the 18-year old from Malahide has already shown she can run with the best in Canadian university. For both of Knelsen's races, the 600-metres and the 1000 metres, the freshman with the Western University Mustangs' track and field team, has produced a time that has her among the U-Sports top 12.
February 13, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, placed third for the Western Mustangs, in the women's 1000 metres, at the Windsor Lancers Reboot indoor track and field meet today.
Knelsen, 18, finished in a personal best (PB) time of two minutes 51.48 seconds (2:51.48), in her first race of the competition season. Her time ranks in this season's top 12 for the event for all Canadian universities.
A.J. Stanat, of St. Thomas, competing with Windsor, was sixth, setting PB distances, in both men's shot put (13.32 metres) and weight throw (13.00m).
Para-athlete Madie Wilson-Walker, from Avon, with Western, placed
ninth, in women's long jump (5.04m).
February 5, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, placed 10th, in women's long jump (5.48 metres), at the University of New Mexico Classic indoor track and field meet. The freshman at Long Beach State University in Los Angeles, also was 16th, in the 60-metre hurdles (9.03 seconds) and 32nd in the 200-metre dash (26.51 seconds).
January 28, 2022
AVON, Ont. - Madie Wilson-Walker is keeping busy during these unusual times. From training for long jump, finishing university, coaching youth over in Ireland, to making an advertisement for Lululemon, the para-athlete has not slowed down.
Wilson-Walker is in her final semester in Disability Studies, at Western
University and completing her BA in three years.
January 21, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. - Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, placed in the top 12 in both of her events, at her first NCAA indoor track and field meet, the Air Force Invitational. DeSousa, a freshman at Long Beach State University in Los Angeles, placed ninth, in women's long jump (5.33 metres) and 12th, in the 60-metre hurdles (9.21 seconds). The Central Elgin C.I. 2021 graduate, is also a member of the St. Thomas Legion track and field club.
January 18, 2022
ST. THOMAS - While university and college sports in Ontario are again on pause, action continues for local athletes playing south of the border. Tayah DeSousa, Lexi Adzija, Malachi Ndur, Michael Roth and Kristen Bisschop, continue in their respective sports.
January 9, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Aiden and Tristan Coles have spent the majority of their lives doing everything together. That comes naturally as twin brothers. Therefore, it wasn't surprising when deciding on a post secondary school to further their education and running career, the Grade 12 students at St. Joseph's high school, chose the same location. This coming autumn the Coles will be attending Iona College, a NCAA Division 1 school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, located in New Rochelle, New York, just outside of New York City.
December 11, 2021
WINDSOR, Ont. - A.J. Stanat, of St. Thomas, placed third in the men's shot put and weight throw, at the Windsor Lancers' Blue and Gold intersquad meet. The freshman had a 12.94 metre measurement in the weight throw and had a best effort of 12.26m in shot.
December 3, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Four area athletes have been named Athletics Ontario All-Ontarians. Three are members of the St. Thomas Legion track and field Club - Michael Roth and Tayah DeSousa, from the St. Thomas, and Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide. Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, trains with London-Western Club.
November 23, 2021
OTTAWA, Ont. - Aiden Coles won the U18 boys' six kilometre race this morning at the Canadian cross country championships. Coles, running with the London-Western Club, finished the race in nineteen minutes and 49 seconds (19:49), three seconds ahead of teammate Heath McAllister. Aiden's brother, Tristan, placed fourth, in 20:12.0, in a race with 227 runners.
November 16, 2021
LONDON, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen broke a 43-year old meet record for the open women's 1000 metre run, at the Western Mustangs' annual Purple and White
intersquad indoor track and field meet, today at Western University.
The Malahide resident shaved just over two seconds off, lowering the time to 2:54.74, from 2:57.04.in his fields.
November 14, 2021
KINGSTON, Ont. - Aiden and Tristan Coles are provincial champions. The St. Thomas twin brothers helped London Western Club win the boys U18 team title at the Athletics Ontario cross country championships at Fort Henry National Historic Site.
Aiden finished fifth in the six kilometer race, followed by Tristan Coles in ninth place. Teammate Vincent Moore, also from St. Thomas, was 47th.
The top four runners on each team, count towards team points.
Sam Willsie led Dorchester in the U16 boys' race, finishing 42nd, followed by Grant Hallman, 55th and Ryan Johnson, 56th. Hannah McIntyre, of Dorchester, was 54th, in the U18 girls' race.
November 7, 2021
LONDON, Ont. - For the past nine years through high school and university, Joey Hardy always had cross country. The Talbotville native who attended St. Joseph's high school, is about to have a change in life as Hardy leaves Laurier University in Waterloo for a career in his fields.
September 22, 2021
MALAHIDE, Ont. - A short but successful 2021 outdoor track season for Malahaide's Hallee Knelsen, setting personal best times in the 800 (2:07.44) and 1500 (4:28.8) metre runs. On Athletics Ontario's 2020-21 Team Ontario (high performance program), Knelsen both the 800 and 1500 at the AO U20 championships. At AO Open meet, Knelsen was third in the 1500 and fifth in the 800, setting her PB of 2:07.44. Five times, Knelsen ran the 800 metres under two minutes 10 seconds.
September 15, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Arthur (A.J) Stanat never missed standing on the podium at OFSAA. Stanat was the OFSAA discus champion at as a midget and junior men's competitor and took home the bronze medal both years in shot put. Four events at OFSAA. Four times he left the high school provincial championship with hardware.
August 30, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Michael Roth never had the opportunity to realize his full potential on the track throughout high school. The St. Thomas native has several highlights and set a few school records while at Parkside Collegiate Institute, but injuries and the covid pandemic robbed him of the possibility of more achievements. This summer however, has been a breakout year for the soft spoken 19-year old.
August 21, 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya - Michael Roth, of St. Thomas, lowered his career best time to 46.10 seconds, placing sixth, in the men's 400-metre final, at the World Athletics U20 championships this morning. Only a month ago, Roth had a PB of 47.25 seconds, set at Athletics Ontario's U20 meet in Toronto. Roth set a new PB of 21.14 seconds, in the men's 200-metre dash Friday, although he did not advance from the semifinals.
July 31, 2021
TORONTO, Ont. - Nineteen year old Michael Roth won a silver medal in the men's 400 metre run, blitzing the oval in a personal best time of 46.70 seconds, this evening, at
Athletics Ontario Open championships.
Thirty-one year old Philip Osei won gold in 46.39 seconds. The St. Thomas native who trains with St. Thomas Legion Club, is heading to the World Athletics U20 championships in late August.
Hallee Knelsen won a bronze medal in the women's 1500-metre run, finishing in 4:30.81, this morning. The 18-year old Knelsen was just off her personal best time of 4:28.8, placing behind winner Ashley Taylor (4:29.54) and silver medalist Kate Current (4:30.61).
Tayah DeSousa, with St. Thomas Legion Club, takes a bronze medal, in women's long jump (5.50 metres) and places sixth in the 100m hurdles.
Jadyn Luna, of Thorndale, with London Western Club, took the silver medal, in the U18 women's heptathlon, with 3657 pts. The grade 12 student at Medway High school, won shot put and the 800-metre run, placed second in javelin, high jump and the 200-metre dash and was third in long jump.
Para athlete Madison Wilson-Walker placed ninth, in women's long jump, with a best effort of 4.08 metres.
August 10, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Aiden and Tristan Coles made a memory that will last a long time for the twin brothers. The 17-year olds from St. Thomas finished one-two in the men's 1500 metre run, at Athletics Ontario's Under-18 championships, at the Toronto track and field centre , August 7/8. Local results from the meet, including two top 10s for Hannah McIntyre.
July 25, 2021
TORONTO, Ont. - No one should ever count out Michael Roth. The St. Thomas Legion Club athlete had one memorable meet, winning the men's 200-metre dash, a day after taking gold in the men's 400-metre dash, today at the Athletics Ontario Under-20 championships, at the Toronto Track and Field Centre.
For both distances, Roth qualifies for the 2021 World Athletics U20 (junior) championships, in Kenya, next month.
However, the best for the 2020 graduate of Parkside Collegiate may have been in the men's 4x400-metre relay race.
Hallee Knelsen won her second gold medal of the meet, taking the women's 800-metre run in 2:09,
but unfortunately, Knelsen missed the qualifying time for junior worlds.
St. Thomas Legion Club finished fourth in combined team scores, bringing home six gold medals and one bronze from the two day meet.
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July 24, 2021
TORONTO, Ont. - A steady rain failed to slow Michael Roth. The St. Thomas Legion Club athlete set a personal best time of 47.35 seconds winning the men's 400-metre dash, at Athletics Ontario Under-20 championships, at the Toronto Track and Field Centre.
Roth was one of three St. Thomas Legion athletes to win gold today.
Tayah DeSousa lowered her PB time to 14.32 seconds, taking the women's 100-metre hurdles gold,
while Hallee Knelsen won the women's 1500-metre run in 4:34.03.
The champions were part of a nine member team representing St. Thomas
Legion.
July 18, 2021
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen brought home two gold medals but left the track not completely satisfied.
Knelsen, who trains with the St. Thomas Legion Club, handily won both the senior women's 800 and 1500 metre races at the Nxtchamp
Invitational meet at the Toronto track and field centre, July 16-18.
Two years ago Tayah DeSousa was an OFSAA champion winning the junior women's 80-metre hurdles gold.
The 2021 graduate from Central Elgin Collegiate Institute may have lost both of her high school senior years due to the COVID-19 pandemic but DeSousa showed she still has the golden touch. Dorchester's Hannah McIntyre won the junior women's 3000 metre run, her first time competing in the event.
Aiden Coles, of St. Thomas, with London-Western Club, finished second in the senior men's 3000-metre run.
July 17, 2021
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen
again, Aiden Coles and Fox Gray struck gold today. One day after winning the
senior women's 800, Knelsen won the 1500-metre run. Coles was first in the
senior men's 1500-metres and Gray, in the junior 100-metre sprint, on day two of the NXTCHAMP Invitational meet, at the Toronto Track and Field Centre.
Hannah McIntyre, of Dorchester, took home silver, in the junior women's 1500 metres.
Lexi Stanat won silver, in the novice women's discus throw. Her brother, A.J., was sixth in senior men's discus.
Both Stanat, along with Knelsen, are with St. Thomas Legion Club.
Brianna Rand, of Dorchester, finished sixth, in the senior women's 400-metre hurdles,
competing for London-Western track club.
July 16, 2021
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen won the senior women's 800-metre run by over three seconds, in 2:08.60, this evening, at the 2021 NXTCHAMP Invitational track and field meet, at York University.
Knelsen who trains with St. Thomas Legion Club, is aiming to eclipse 2:07.2, to qualify for the World Jr. championships.
Club mate Lexi Stanat won Novice women's javelin with a personal best throw of 34.28 metres. Gray Fox placed second in the junior men's 200-metre sprint (23.48 seconds.
Mason Basson was fifth in the senior men's 800-metre run (1:55.71).
June 19, 2021
TORONTO, Ontario - Hallee Knelsen,
of Malahaide, finished fifth in the open women's 800-metre run, at Athletics Ontario's fourth of four high performance meets, at York University.
The Grade 12 student at East Elgin secondary school, the youngest in the field, completed two laps of the oval in 2:08.21.
Ashley Taylor won the race in 2:05.11.
Tayah DeSousa, of St. Thomas, was fourth in open women's long jump (5.50 metres) and 10th in the open women's 100-metre hurdles (15.08 seconds).
Both Knelsen and DeSousa train with St. Thomas Legion Club.
June 12, 2021
WINDSOR, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen (pictured on left) finished third in the women's 1500-metre run at the Johnny Loaring Classic, the second of four Athletics Ontario high performance outdoor track and field meets this month.
The East Elgin secondary school student who trains with St. Thomas Legion Club, ran a personal best time of 4:31.37, four seconds faster than her previous fastest time.
Para-athlete Madie Wilson-Walker (pictured on right), of Avon, placed fourth, in women's long jump, with a best effort of 4.32 metres.
Jordan Young, who attended St. Joseph's high school for grades nine and 10, won the men's discus throw with a measurement of 60.71 metres.
Young, who still holds the OFSAA high school record for midget men's discus, at 70.79 metres, set in 2009, trains with SISU Throws Club based in Toronto. After St. Joe's, Young finished high school at Vincent Massey in Windsor. A collegiate career took Young to the University of Arizona and the University of Virginia. Ontario
June 9, 2021
SPARTANBURG, N.C. - Dorchester's Megan Dunn keeps piling up the accolades in her senior year at Wofford College. Today it was announced Dunn is Wofford's female Student-Athlete Leader of the month for May.
Dunn won the 2021 Southern Conference championship in the heptathlon. She is a three-time SoCon champion, winning the pentathlon during the 2020 and 2021 indoor seasons as well.
Dunn holds program records in both the pentathlon and javelin. A biology major, she was one of two postgraduate recipients of the SoCon Bob McCloskey Insurance Scholarship.
June 5, 2021
OTTAWA, Ont. - The excitement for two local female track and field stars was simply getting out to compete.
Following several months of limited activity, both Madison Wilson-Walker, pictured on left, and Hallee Knelsen, attended their first meet of the year, the Ottawa High Performance Weekend, June 5. The meet is the first of four of the Athletics Ontario High Performance Series, also a qualifier for the Toyko Games.
Wilson-Walker who continues to works towards her goal of competing in long jump at the Paralympic Games, had a best leap of 4.21 metres, in women's long jump. The 2016 graduate of Lord Dorchester secondary school, will be attending the second high performance meet in Windsor, June 12.
Knelsen, who will be attending Western University this September, lowered her personal best time in the women's 800-metre run, from 2:09.54 to 2:08.10. Over recent months Knelsen kept in shape with one on one training with St. Thomas Legion track and field club coach Harry Stantsos and a few time trials.
May 15, 2021
GENEVA, Ohio - Rebecca Chouinard, senior with DePaul University in Chicago, repeated as the women's hammer throw champion, with a personal throw of 60.8 metres, at the NCAA Big East Conference outdoor track and field championships, May 14.
Rebecca is with the St. Thomas Legion track and field club and a graduate of St. Joseph's high school.
Chouinard also won the event in 2019, with a best throw of 56.05m. Today, Chouinard placed 13th in shot put (35.50m). Earlier this season, Chouinard won the hammer at the Marquette Invitational meet, with a distance of 60.40 metres.
May 13, 2021
SPARTANBURG, N.C. - Megan Dunn is a recipient of one of the graduate scholarships from the NCAA Southern Conference.
The multi events athlete from Dorchester, in her senior year at Wofford College, in Spartanburg, North Carolina, earned one of two Bob McCloskey Insurance scholarships.
The scholarship, worth $2,000 U.S., is awarded to a student-athlete about to receive an undergraduate degree and who intends to pursue advanced degrees in graduate or professional school. The student-athlete is evaluated on academics, athletics and community service.
Twice Dunn has been named to the Academic All-SoCon team and has earned SoCon Commissioner's Medals three times. From the Wofford biology department, Dunn earned the W. Raymond Leonard Endowed Scholarship and the Dobb's Scholarship.
May 2, 2021
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Megan Dunn is the NCAA Southern Conference women's heptathlon champion.
The Wofford College heptathlete from Dorchester, amassed a personal best 5,013 points, to capture the gold medal, this morning, at the SOCON outdoor track and field championships, hosted by Western Carolina University.
Dunn, who led after day one, took command today by winning both the javelin throw (37.99 metres) and the 800-metre run (2:23.68).
Wofford teammate Netanya Linares pulled to within three points of Dunn, winning long jump (5.33m), the first event today. Dunn placed third with a best leap of 5.25 metres. Then Dunn flexed her muscle, in javelin, her strongest event in heptathlon and winning the 800, perhaps her second best event.
Dunn took over first place in the standings, after winning the fourth and final event on day one, the 200-metre sprint in 25.47 seconds.
The senior started day one with a second place finish in the 100-metre hurdles (14.78 seconds), followed by a fourth place in high jump (1.57 metres) and third, in shot put (10.55m).
May 1, 2021
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Megan Dunn has the lead after day one of the women's heptathlon.
The Wofford College heptathlete from Dorchester, accumulated 2,982 points from four events, today at the NCAA Southern Conference (SOCON) outdoor track and field championships, at Western Carolina University.
Dunn took over first place in the standings, after winning the 200-metre sprint in 25.47 seconds, the fourth event of the day.
The senior's day started with a second place finish in the 100-metre hurdles (14.78 seconds), followed by a fourth in high jump (1.57 metres) and third in shot put (10.55m).
Day two events tomorrow are long jump, javelin and the 800-metre run.
Earlier this season, Dunn set a personal best total in the heptathlon with 4,938.
Dunn is aiming for 5000 points at this meet.
As a junior in 2019, Dunn took home the conference silver medal, accumulating 4798 points.
Dunn warmed up her javelin this evening following the heptathlon, by placing fourth in the open women's event with a best throw of 35.47 metres.
April 29, 2021
SPARTANBURG, N.C. - Megan Dunn is chasing 5000. The Wofford College heptathlete from Dorchester will be aiming for the point total, at the NCAA Southern Conference (SOCON) outdoor track and field championships, May 1-2, in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Heptathlon is a multi event contest competed over two days, featuring the 100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put, the 200-metre sprint, long jump, javelin throw and the 800-metre run. Earlier this season, Dunn set a personal best (PB) total in the heptathlon with 4,938. As a junior in 2019, Dunn took home the conference silver medal, accumulating 4798 points.
April 17, 2021
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - Megan Dunn took home the bronze medal in women's javelin (37.99 meters), at the Catamount Classic, a track and field meet at Western Carolina University.
The Wofford College athlete followed up her medal won on Friday, with two more top 10 results today. Dunn placed fifth in the women's 200-metre dash (25.76 seconds) and 10th in women's shot put (10.22m).
The Dorchester native won silver in javelin at a meet on April 2, throwing the spear 39.40 meters.
Dunn is preparing for women's heptathlon at the NCAA Southern Conference championships, May 1-2.
April 10, 2021
DURHAM, N.C. - Dorchester's Megan Dunn, with Wofford College, set a personal best mark of 4938 points in the heptathlon, placing seventh in the competition, today at the Tobacco Road Challenge track and field meet.
Dunn placed second in javelin, her highest placement for a discipline and sixth in the 800-metre run.
Other schools competing included Duke, North Carolina and Wake Forest.
April 7, 2021
AVON, Ont. - Working towards making the Canadian Paralympic team, Madie Wilson-Walker started 2021 off with her best jump to open an outdoor season. At a recent meet in Guelph, Wilson-Walker leaped 4.22 metres, just shy of her personal best distance of 4.29 metres.
"I was pleased with that," said Wilson-Walker, a Team Canada hopeful in women's long jump for the Toyko Summer Paralympics.
The bi-lateral amputee athlete splits her time between jump training at Farquharson Arena, in London and workouts at her home gym in Avon.
Briefly the world record holder for the T62 long jump, the blade runner continues to perfect her technique.
"Mainly focusing on my takeoff and hang position and just saying as consistent as I can," said the 23-year old, who has two meets in May.
At 2019 Parapan-Am Games, in Lima Peru, Wilson-Walker placed fourth in both the women's long jump (T42-44/T61-63) and the 100-metre dash T64 final.
Wilson-Walker is an alumni of Lord Dorchester Secondary school, currently studying at Western University in London. She won multiple gold medals at OFSAA, the high school provincial championships, while at LDSS.
April 2, 2021
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Dorchester's Megan Dunn, a senior with the Wofford College track and field team, threw a season best 39.40 metres, good for second place in women's javelin, at the Vertklasse outdoor university track and field meet, in High Point.
Dunn also had a season best time in the women's 100-metres hurdles, finishing 12th in 15.09 seconds. Her career personal best is 14.98 seconds.
Her PB for javelin is 40.63 metres.
Dunn concluded the meet by helping Wofford's women's 4x400-metre relay team place third, in 3:57.11.
A multi events athlete, Dunn is training for the hepthathlon at the NCAA Southern Conference (SoCon)
outdoor track and field championships, May 1-2, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
March 28, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Tayah DeSousa is taking her track spikes to the bright lights of the City of Angels. The Grade 12 student athlete at Central Elgin Collegiate, will head to California (CAL) State University Long Beach in Los Angeles, this August on scholarship. DeSousa will be focusing on hurdles, sprints, long jump and multi event competitions such as the pentathlon, while studying criminal justice, at the NCAA Division One school in the Big West Conference.
March 27, 2021
MONTREAT, S.C. - Megan Dunn, of Dorchester, a senior with the Wofford College track and field team, had four top 10 results at the Montreat College Invitational. Today, Dunn placed sixth in both the women's 100-metre hurdles (15.21 seconds) and 400 metre run (59.35 sec.).
On day one of the meet Friday, Dunn won the bronze medal in women's javelin (37.41 metres) and finished 10th in long jump (5.34m).
Dunn is a multi events athlete who is training for the NCAA Southern Conference (SoCon) outdoor track and field championships, May 1-2, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
February 27, 2021
LEXINGTON, Va. - For the second consecutive year, Megan Dunn is the NCAA Southern Conference's (SoCon) women's pentathlon champion. The senior at Wofford University school won the five event contest with 3,604 points, breaking her own school record, at the SoCon indoor track and field championships.
February 21, 2021
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Megan Dunn won the women's pentathlon breaking her Wofford University school record at the Bob Pollock Invitational indoor track and field meet at Clemson University. That was followed by the senior from Dorchester being named the NCAA Southern Conference (SOCON) women's field athlete of the month for January. It is Dunn's first athlete of the month honour and just the second for a Wofford women's field athlete in school history.
December 17, 2020
AYLMER, ON. - One of the premier middle distance runners in Canada is staying close to home. Hallee Knelsen, a Grade 12 student at East Elgin secondary school chose Western University, in London, to continue her education and running career.
November 14, 2020
LONDON, ON. - Cross country runners from across western Ontario had an opportunity to race.
Cross country meets, including the entire high school season, have been a casualty of Covid-19, leaving time trials and virtual races as the only options, under provincial health regulations.
Usually one meet for the entire province, Athletics Ontario had to divide their annual championship into three regionals, West, East and Central.
Fanshawe Golf Club, the site of the cancelled OFSAA high school provincial meet, hosted the AO West Region championships. Athletes were placed in waves of no more than eight runners each, based on seed times.
November 7, 2020
WATERLOO, Ont. - Hannah McIntyre, with the Dorchester Pole Vault Club, had the third fastest time (16:09) for the under-16 girls' four kilometre course, at the cross country time trial, held at the University of Waterloo. Teammates Tegan Cecanese and Jenna Wideman, placed eighth and ninth respectively. Dorchester's Grant Hallman was the fastest over two kilometres (7:35) in the U14 boys' division.
At Etobicoke, Owen Pink (DC) was third in the men's U18 six kilometre time trial finishing with a time of 20:01.
McIntyre, Ceccanese, Wideman and Pink, attend Lord Dorchester Secondary school, while Hallman is at Northdale Central elementary.
September 12, 2020
ST. THOMAS - Athletes have returned to track and field meets across the province, including those from St. Thomas Legion. Meet size is a major difference in COVID-19 times, with only a handful of events at each site.
Despite the lack of training over the summer compared to normal years, St. Thomas athletes are posting solid results in the first outdoor meets of the year.
Hallee Knelsen won the open women's 800 metre run, at the Back to Track Meet three, at the Terry Fox Stadium, in Brampton.
Arthur Stanat brought home gold medals in both the 16-17 year old men's shot put, winning by two metres (15.10 metres) and discus (45.84m), at the Southwest Throws Invitational, at College Avenue school, in Woodstock.
Stanat's sister, Lexi, won the 14-15 year old women's javelin (33.55m) event and placed second in shot put (12.15m).
March 9, 2020
LEXINGTON, VA. - Megan Dunn, of Dorchester, won the women's pentathlon competing for Wofford College, at the Southern Conference (SoCon) indoor track and field championships, February 29th, at VMI's Corps Physical training facility.
The junior finished first setting a school record 3,552 points and earning All-Southern Conference honours. Dunn won the 60-metre hurdles, 800 metres and placed second in high jump. Dunn, a biology major at Wofford, is the daughter of Dave and Kendra Dunn and a 2017 graduate of Lord Dorchester secondary school.
March 3, 2020
TORONTO, ON. - Hallee Knelsen brought home three silver medals at Athletics Ontario Under-20 indoor track and field championships. Knelsen was second, with indoor personal best times, in the women's 400 (57.70 seconds), 800 (2:10.26) and 1500-metre (4:37.95) races. Tayah DeSousa won the U20 long jump (5.59 metres) and finished third in the 60-metre hurdles (8.84 sec.) Michael Roth finished second in the U20 men's 400-metre run (50.01 sec.)
Roth, Dylen Belanger, Bailey Couch and Mason Basson, won the U20 men's 1600-metre medley relay race, in 3:38.83.
Hannah McIntyre, of Dorchester, won the 2000-metre run (6:49.86), at
the U16 championships occurring simultaneously with the U20 meet.
February 9, 2020
TORONTO, ON. - If Hallee Knelsen had raced on a dirt track, the dust would have cleared before the rest of the competition reached the finish line. Knelsen won the women's 800 metre run by seven seconds (2:10.9) and the 1500 metres by nearly four seconds (4:38.29), at Athletics Ontario Under-18 provincial indoor track and field championships, February 8/9. Knelsen was one of four athletes to medal for St. Thomas Legion and one of 12 top 10 individual results. Several Legion athletes had personal best and set new club records. St. Thomas was second overall in combined team scores.
February 2, 2020
SPARTANBURG, SC. - Megan Dunn, of Dorchester, was named the Southern Conference (SoCon) field athlete of the week. The Wofford College junior won the pentathlon at the Liberty Kickoff track and field meet, scoring 3,529 points. Dunn won the 800-metre run (2;226.65), placed third in both the 60-metre hurdles and long jump, fourth in high jump and fifth in shot put. Her overall point total is the highest score in the SoCon this season and tied 41st in the entire NCAA D1 performance list.
January 27, 2020
TORONTO, ON. - Bailey Couch is a heptathlon provincial champion. The St. Thomas Legion track and field club member won the Under-20 men's heptathlon at Athletics Ontario (AO) Indoor combined events championships, held at the Toronto track and field centre, January 26th.
January 13, 2020
TORONTO, ON. - The St. Thomas Legion club had three gold medalists and 22 total top 10 results at Athletics Ontario indoor series meet one, January 11/12th, at the Toronto track and field centre. Hallee Knelsen won both the under-18 women's 800 (2:13.34) and 1500 metre (4:44.54) races. Tayah DeSousa won the U18 women's long jump (5.14m) and placed second in the 60-metre hurdles (8.91 sec.).
Michael Roth won the U20 men's 400 metres, in 51.57 seconds and finished
fifth in the 200 metre dash. Mason Basson brought home silver in the U18 men's
800-metre run (1:59.85).
November 2, 2019
SUDBURY, ON. - The St. Joseph's Rams are on top of the provincial cross country mountain. Rams' Aiden Coles, Tristan Coles, Brent Haggerty, Aiden Holder and Harrison Belanger, captured the junior boys' team title, at the OFSAA cross country championships, here at Kivi Park. Not only was St. Joe's the only school to score under 100 points, the Rams won by 57 points over second place St. Francis Xavier, from Mississauga. It's the first OFSAA gold in cross country for the school. Aiden Coles finished eighth in the race with 256 runners.
October 24, 2019
LONDON, ON. - Two teams and four individuals will represent St. Thomas - Elgin County and Dorchester at the OFSAA cross country championships.
The Dorchester Beavers' novice girls won the team title, held at the WOSSAA championships, at Fanshawe Golf Club. Hannah McIntyre led the way finishing fourth, Jenna Wideman was 14th, Devin Dance, 20th, and Tegan Ceccanese, 23rd.
The St. Joseph's Rams ran away with the junior boys title, placing five runners in the top 10. Aiden Coles was second, followed by Tristan Coles, third, Brent Haggerty, fourth, Harrison Belanger, eighth and Aiden Holder, ninth.
East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen was fourth in the senior girls' race and Ram Cerena Aitken-Guignard placed second in the junior girls' race. Parkside Stampeders' Mason Basson and Vincent Moore, were fifth and 11th, respectively, in the junior boys' race. Ram Will Mantel placed seventh in the novice boys' race, grabbing fifth individual spot to qualify for OFSAA. Former Mitchell Hepburn Mustang, now attending London Oakridge, Sydney Murdock, finished third, in the novice girls' race.
The top two teams and top five individuals not on those two teams, advance to OFSAA, November 2, in Sudbury.
October 17, 2019
STRATHROY, ON. - It was the Dorchester Beavers and St. Joseph's Rams' show. The two schools won five of seven races and captured five of six team divisions, at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County cross country championships, at Strathroy District C.I. The top 20 runners in each race and top three teams, advance to Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) meet, Thursday, October 24th, at the Fanshawe Golf Club. The top four runners count towards team points.
October 12, 2019
LONDON, ON. - Every new season can bring the unexpected. Heading into the high school cross country season, Dorchester Beavers' coach James Tennant knew the talent he had returning to the school, including a junior boys' team that advanced to OFSAA a year ago, now running at the senior level. The unexpected during the first week of cross country practices and first meet on the schedule, included a group of Grade nine girls from various elementary schools.
October 6, 2019
ORWELL, ON. - The St. Joseph's Rams junior boys and Dorchester Beavers' novice girls keep rolling, Cerena Aitken-Guignard continues to make a name for herself and Hallee Knelsen wins her first senior race.
All these running feats occurred at the Springwater Invitational, the third meet of the Thames Valley Regional Athletics cross country, at the Springwater
Conservation Area, Thursday, October 3.
September 28, 2019
LONDON, ON. - The St. Joseph's
Rams' junior boys keep dusting the opposition out on the trails, while the both Lord Dorchester Beavers' senior boys and novice girls open more eyes.
All three teams were champions at the Banting Invitational cross country meet, at Springbank Park, October 26th. The St. Joseph's Rams handily won the junior boys title, for a second consecutive meet, placing four runners in the top 10.
Tristan Coles and Brent Hagerty finished two-three, behind London Central's Heath McAllister. Connor Erb led the Dorchester senior boys, finishing fifth.
St. Joseph's Ram Cerena Aitken-Guignard won her first high school cross country race, taking the junior girls' gold medal.
September 19, 2019
ST. THOMAS - Michael Rochus won the 10-kilometre event for a third consecutive year, at the Railway City Road Races, held at the CASO station. His time of 41:52 was 10 seconds faster then runner-up Lubos Pavlik.
The top female was 14-year old Sydney Murdock, who covered the distance in 43:10, moving up from 12th overall (46:26.4) last year.
Brad Petovello won the five kilometre race in 21:31, with Lesley Tischler-Draper, the top female, finishing fifth overall, in 23:44. Matt Suda was the half-marathon winner, crossing the finish line in 1:16:11. Sue Safadi
was the top female completing the route that started in Port Stanley, 1:37:27.
September 19, 2019
DORCHESTER, ON. - The St. Joseph's Rams have continued what the team started as novice boys last season.
Aiden Coles won the four kilometre junior boys' race at the Dorchester Invitational, the first Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) cross country meet of the season.
Coles finished the route in 13:52, followed by his brother Tristan and teammates Brent Hagerty and Aiden Holder, in second, third and eighth place, respectively. The Rams handily won the junior boys' team title.
Last November, St. Joe's placed eighth as a team in novice boys, formerly titled midget boys, at OFSAA, the high school provincial championships.
St. Joe's Ram Diego Alban-Gasca won the para race, followed by teammate Gabriel Dala.
The host school had three top 10 results. Hannah McIntyre was fourth, in the novice girls' race, Connor Erb, fifth, senior boys and Ashley Legg, ninth, junior girls. Parkside Stampeder Mason Basson placed sixth, in the junior boys' race. Former Mitchell Hepburn Mustang Sydney Murdock, now at London Oakridge, finished second in novice girls.
August 28, 2019
LIMA, PERU - Madison Wilson-Walker finished fourth in both women's long jump and the 100-metre sprint, at the Parapan-Am Games. The 22-year old from Avon, Ontario finished fourth in the T-64 100 metre final today, in a time of 15.37 seconds. On Tuesday, Wilson-Walker leaped 3.89 metres in long jump (T42-44/T61-63).
August 27, 2019
DORCHESTER, ON. - Megan Dunn had more than a silver lining type of season. The heptathlete with the Wofford College Terriers, a NCAA Division One school in Spartanburg, South Carolina, showed her potential in year two, bringing home a trio of silver medals from Southern Conference (SoCon) track and field championship meets.
August 23, 2019
AVON, ON. - A four year wait for Madison Wilson-Walker is over.
The 22-year old para-athlete from Avon is at her first Parapan Am Games, beginning today until September 1, in Lima, Peru.
Wilson Walker competes in long jump, Tuesday, August 27th and the 100-metre dash, Wednesday, Aug. 28. CBC will be live streaming events. Returning to form similar to her high school days at Lord Dorchester Secondary School, Wilson-Walker set the world record in her class (T62) for long jump (4.29 metres) earlier this year.
Lima will serve as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
August 11, 2019
SYDNEY, N.S. - Hallee Knelsen has added to St. Thomas Legion Club's medal count.
The 16-year old took the bronze medal in the under-18 women's 800-metre run, on day three of the National Legion track and field championships, at Cape Breton University.
Her time of 2:09.79 was just off her personal best effort set last weekend at the Athletics Ontario provincials.
St. Thomas athletes now have six medals from the National meet.
Mason Basson just missed his second medal of the meet, finishing fourth, in the U16 boys 800-metre run. Vincent Moore and Harrison Belanger finished seventh and eighth, respectively, behind Basson.
Michael Roth finishes ninth, in the U18 men's 200-metre dash.
AJ Stanat, 16, tossed the five kilogram hammer 43.51 metres, for ninth place in the U18 men's event.
Lily Francis places 12th, in the U18 women's heptathlon, after withdrawing from the 800-metre race.
August 10, 2019
SYDNEY, N.S. - Tayah De Sousa, AJ Stanat, Mason Basson and Michael Roth have made the podium among the best in Canada.
The four St. Thomas Legion club athletes, along with the U16 men's 1600-metre medley relay team, medaled on day one and two of the National Legion track and field championships, at Cape Breton University.
De Sousa captured a silver medal in the under-18 women's 100-metre hurdles final on Friday, finishing in 14.70 seconds.
Basson took bronze in the U16 men's 1200-metre run Friday, crossing the line in 3:18.08.
Roth, wearing the Team Ontario colours, placed third today, in the U18 men's 400-metre dash. Roth, the Ontario 400 champion, finished in 48.69 seconds.
Stanat set a personal best distance taking bronze, today in the U18 men's shot put, with a toss of 14.67 metres. Stanat placed sixth in discus, with a best effort of 43.11 metres on Friday.
The relay team team of Basson, Vincent Moore, Harrison Belanger and Fox Gray, had the third best time (3:48.49) in their race today.
Hallee Knelsen just missed the podium but set a PB time of 4:35.42, finishing fourth, in the U18 women's 1500 metre run on Friday. Knelsen has the 800- metre run on Sunday.
Gray was eighth in the U16 boys 300-metre dash final (38.13 seconds).
Belanger and Moore finished eighth (3:23.82) and ninth (3:24.59) respectively, in the U16 men's 1200-metre run.
Lily Francis sits 11th overall after five events in the heptathlon.
July 15, 2019
TORONTO, ON. - Madison Wilson-Walker, of Avon and an alumna of Lord Dorchester Secondary school, won the ambulatory women’s long jump (4.01 metres), Saturday, during the Athletics Ontario para championships. Wilson-Walker, currently at student at Western University, competes for the London-Legion track and field club.
June 8, 2019
GUELPH, ON. - Since last summer East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen and Chatham-Kent's Emma Pegg have formed a friendship. Well, aside for about those two minutes and 14 seconds every time they step on to the track for an 800 metre race. Pegg and Knelsen finished one-two in the junior women's 800 metre run, on day three of the OFSAA track and field championships. Dorchester's Brianna Rand set a personal best (PB) time of 45.44 seconds grabbing the silver medal in the midget women's 300-metre hurdles. Parkside's Mason Basson just missed the podium finishing fourth in the midget men's 800 metre run.
June 7, 2019
GUELPH, ON. - Crossing the finish line Tayah De Sousa covered her face realizing she was an OFSAA champion.
The Central Elgin Titan won the junior women's 80-metre hurdles, in a personal best time of 11.43 seconds, with her dad, grandparents and coaches watching, at OFSAA track and field, at Guelph University.
De Sousa is the first Titan to win OFSAA gold since 2013, when Riley Bell was
the provincial long jump and triple jump champion.
Parkside's A.J.
Stanat won his second medal at OFSAA, taking home
bronze in junior men' shot put, with a personal
distance distance
of 16.50 metres, less than 24 hours after winning
the discus competition. St. Joseph's Ram
Aiden Coles finished third, in the midget men's 1500
metres, thanks to incredible kick over the final 300
metres, lowering his PB time by four seconds. Central Elgin Titan
Hannah Onyema placed sixth, in junior women's shot
put. Parkside's Mason
Basson finished sixth, with a PB height of 1.75
metres, in midget men's high jump. Julie Nagelhout also
placed sixth, in midget women's javelin. Jadyn Luna, of
Thorndale, was the anchor runner on Medway high
school's silver medal winning midget women's
4x100-metre relay team.
June 6, 2019
GUELPH, ON. - Arthur (A.J.) Stanat is an OFSAA champion in discus for a second consecutive year. The Parkside Collegiate student threw 52.65 metres to win the junior men's event, on day one of the OFSAA
track and field championships, at Guelph University. A year ago, Stanat was the midget men's discus champion.
June 1, 2019
CAMBRIDGE, ON. - No better way to advance to OFSAA than winning an event with a personal best effort. Four local athletes, Dorchester's Leaha Johnston and Brianna Rand, Parkside's Mason Basson and Central Elgin's Hannah Onyema, did just that feat and are now heading to the provincial high school meet as event champions, from day two of the OFSAA West regional track and field meet, at Jacob Hespeler high school. Johnston won junior women's javelin, Rand finished first in the midget women's 300-metre hurdles and Onyema took the junior women's shot put crown. Basson won the midget men's 800-metre run and was second in high jump, a day after finishing third in the 1500 metres, qualifying for OFSAA in all three events. The top four in each event from the regional meet, advance to this year's Ontario Federation of Schools Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championships, June 6-8, at the University of Guelph. In total from both days of the meet, 14 athletes in 23 events, representing Central Elgin, Dorchester, East Elgin Parkside and St. Joseph's high schools, advanced to OFSAA.
May 24, 2019
LONDON, ON. - Michael Roth is back and healthy. The Parkside Stampeder won the senior men's 200 metre sprint and placed second in the 400-metre hurdles, a day after winning the 400 metre run, at the WOSSAA track and field championships, at Western University. Fellow Stampeder Mason Basson, also qualified in three events, winning the midget men's 800 metre run and high jump on day two, after placing second in the 1500 metres.
May 23, 2019
LONDON, ON. - Tayah De Sousa may have had all four of her events on the same day, three within a two hour span, but that didn't slow the Central Elgin Titan on day one of the WOSSAA track and field championships. De Sousa won gold in both the junior women's 80-metre hurdles and long jump, placed second in the 100-metre sprint, and helped the Titans' junior women's 4x100-metre relay team finished fifth.
The top five in each event advance to the OFSAA West regional meet, May 31-June 1, in Cambridge. Fellow Titan Hannah Onyema won junior women's discus. A.J. Stanat, of Parkside C.I. won gold in junior men's shot put and discus, while fellow Stampeder Michael Roth took gold in the senior men's 400 metre run. East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen finished first in the junior women's 1500 metres, while Nathaniel Abell was second, in the open men's steeplechase.
May 18, 2019
WINDSOR, ON. - Two days after nearly breaking the TVRA junior girls' 800-metre record, finishing in 2:14.76 (record held by Jessica Parry is 2:14.69), Hallee Knelsen, of Aylmer, runs a 2:11.48, at the Johnny Loaring Classic, an open meet, held at Windsor University. Knelsen, 15, won her heat with a personal best time and placed seventh overall. Jordan Anderson, 26, had the fastest time of 2:07.47. Knelsen meets the qualifying standard for the U18 NACAC (North America, Central America and Caribbean) track and field championships, July 5-7, in Querétaro, Mexico.
In early June, Athletics Canada will select a team of 25 from those athletes meeting qualifying standards.
May 17, 2019
LONDON, ON. - It was a question East Elgin Eagles' coach Jon Loney had to think and long and hard about for an answer. Even after several minutes and tossing around a few names, Loney couldn't recall the last time an East Elgin athlete won three gold medals at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics track and field championships. That is exactly the feat accomplished by Eagles' freshman Julie Nagelhout, by winning midget girls' javelin, long and triple jumps, during the two day meet, held at TD Stadium, May 15-16th.
The top 10 athletes in each event at TVRA, advance to the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) championships, at TD Stadium, May 23/24.
East Elgin's Hallee Knelsen and Nathaniel Abell, Parkside Stampeder Michael Roth,
Mason Basson and AJ Stanat, Central Elgin Titan Tayah De Sousa and Hannah Onyema and
Dorchester Beaver Hannah Freer, each had a memorable meet.
February 12, 2019
TORONTO, ON. - Hallee Knelsen brought home three gold medals from the Athletics Ontario Indoor Under-18 track and field championships, February 8-10th. The winner of the girls' 800 and 1500-metre races, led a continent of 20 athletes from the St. Thomas Legion Club.
Hannah McIntrye, of Dorchester, won the under-16 girls 2000-metre run and third in the 800 metre run, part of the Ontario versus Quebec indoor dual meet, hosted by Athletics Ontario.
February 10, 2019
TORONTO, ON. - Hannah McIntyre, of Dorchester, won the under-16 girls 2000-metre run (6:42.11) at Athletics Ontario (AO) Ontario vs Quebec dual meet. McIntyre also finished third in the U16 girls' 800-metre run. Aidan Coles, of St. Thomas placed fifth, in both the U16 boys' 2000-metre (6:14.45) and 800-metre (2:14.3) races. Coles' brother, Tristan, was fourth in the 800-metre (2:13.83).
January 31, 2019
COLUMBIA, SC. - Megan Dunn, of Dorchester, placed third in the women's pentathlon, with 3,301 points, at the Carolina Challenge indoor track and field meet. The Wofford College sophomore won the 800 metre run (2:29,2), placed second in shot put (10.37 metres), fourth in long jump (5.17m), sixth in high jump (1.52m) and seventh in the 60-metre hurdles (9.57 seconds). Dunn improves on her personal best total from her freshman season of 3,091 points. Kiara Rhodes, out of the University of Tennessee won the event with 3,762 points.
November 3, 2018
DUNDAS, ON. - The Owen Pink had the race of his career. The Lord Dorchester runner finished 19th in the junior boys' race, leading the Beavers' team to seventh place while posting the top individual local result, during the OFSAA cross country championships, at Christie Lake Conservation Area.
Following Pink, in an event featuring 276 runners, was Connor Erb, in 61st, Aiden Currah, 115th, Joshua Smith, 122nd and Dilpreet Sandhu, 136th.
Dorchester's Ashley Legg placed 39th in the midget girls' race.
The St. Joseph's Rams midget boys' team was eighth, led by Aiden Coles, finishing 52nd, in the race with 268 participants. Tristan Coles was 63rd, James Hill, 93rd and Harrison Belanger, 119th.
October 25, 2018
ORWELL, ON. - The Lord Dorchester Beavers and St. Joseph's Rams had huge days on the trails and now are heading to the biggest cross country meet of the season. Two teams and two individuals, from St. Thomas-Elgin and Dorchester, are heading to OFSAA, the high school provincial championships, following qualifying performances at WOSSAA, held at the Springwater Conservation Area. The top two teams in each of the six divisions and the fastest five individuals not on the top two teams, qualify for OFSAA, November 3, in
Dundas. Aiden Coles was the runner-up in the midget boys' race, leading St. Joe's to the team title. It's the third consecutive year a Rams team has qualified for OFSAA. Owen Pink finished second and Connor Erb was eighth, to lead Dorchester's junior boys' team to second place, behind London Oakridge. Dorchester's Ashley Legg placed second in the midget girls' race.
East Elgin Eagle junior Hallee Knelsen was third in her race and returns to the provincial meet. As a midget, Knelsen finished 26th last year at OFSAA.
October 17, 2018
WOODSTOCK, ON. - It was not hard to spot members of the Lord Dorchester Beavers or St. Joseph's Rams cross country teams. That is because they were running roughshod among the top 20 in each of the six races, at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County championships, at Roth Park. The top four teams in each of the six divisions qualify for the WOSSAA championships, Thursday, October 25th, at Springwater Conservation Area. Any individual runner finishing in the top 20 in their respective race also moves on.
The top two overall boys and girls teams also qualify. By no surprise it was Dorchester and St. Joe's, respectively.
St. Joe's won the midget boys, midget girls and junior girls' team crowns. Dorchester was the junior and senior boys team champions, leaving Strathroy DCI with the senior girls' title.
East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen (junior girls), Ram Aiden Coles (midget
boys) and Beavers Ashley Legg (midget girls) and Owen Pink (junior boys) were
race champions.
October 11, 2018
THEDFORD, ON. - Owen Pink finished third, followed by Connor Erb in sixth place, to lead the Lord Dorchester Beavers to the junior boys' team title, at the Widder Station cross country meet.
Dilpreet Sandhu placed 12th, Aidan Currah, 13th and Joshua Smith, 14th, rounding out Dorchester's top five runners, in the five kilometre race.
The St. Joseph's Rams didn't have the Coles brothers running, but that didn't prevent their midget boys from a fourth team title of the season. Harrison Belanger led the Rams finishing third, followed by James Hill, in 11th, Joel Bowden, 12th and Carson Bonnett, 34th.
Parkside Stampeders' Brent Hagerty and Mason Basson, were second and fourth, respectively, in the midget boys' four kilometre race. Dorchester's Ashley Legg was third in the midget girls' race, while Colson Erb led Dorchester in the senior boys' race finishing sixth. St. Joseph's Cerena Aitken-Guignard and Ashley Betencourt, placed eighth and 10th, respectively. Cerena's older sister, Arielle, placed seventh, in the junior girls' race. Diego Alban Gasca, from St. Joe's, was fifth, in the para race.
October 5, 2018
ORWELL, ON. - Aiden and Tristan Coles were one-two, to lead the St. Joseph's Rams' midget boys, to a third team title this cross country season, at the Springwater Invitational, at the Springwater Conservation Area. Harrison Belanger followed the Coles brothers in sixth place, while Joel Bowden placed 16th.
East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen overcame not feeling well to finish second, behind junior girls' champion, London Aquinas' Victoria Lamb. Fellow Eagle Nathaniel Abell was fifth, in the senior boys' race.
Dorchester's Ashley Legg finished fourth in the midget girls' race, while St. Joe's Cerena Aitken-Guignard was sixth.
September 27, 2018
LONDON, ON. - Aiden and Tristan Coles were one-two, in the midget boys' four kilometre race, at the Springbank cross country meet, leading the St Joseph's Rams to the team title. Following the Coles brothers, were teammates Harrison Belanger, in 10th and Joel Bowden, 18th. Cerena Aitken-Guignard finished sixth, helping the St. Joseph's midget girls' team place third. Her older sister, Arielle, was 11th, in the junior girls' five kilometre race.
East Elgin Eagle Nathaniel Abell was fifth, in the senior boys' six kilometre race. Central Elgin Titan Haylee Vlasman had Elgin County's top result for senior girls, finishing 35th, one position ahead of St. Joseph's Mary Claire
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September 23, 2018
ST. THOMAS – If spectators along the men’s five kilometre route for the Railway City road races thought they were seeing double, they were correct. Twins Aiden and Tristan Coles, both 13 year old Grade nine students at St. Joseph’s high school, finished one-two in the race, with Aiden leading the way, crossing the finish line in 18:05. The event featured three distances (five, 10, half marathon) and a five kilometre walk, raising funds for St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital orthopedics. The 2017 event raised $18,500.
September 20, 2018
DORCHESTER - The Dorchester Beavers' junior boys team thrilled their fans on home turf. Led by Owen Pink, Connor Erb, Joshua Smith and Evan Gillies, Dorchester won the team title, at the Fairground cross country festival, the opening meet of the running season. Pink crossed the finish line third, completing the four kilometre route in 14:05, followed by Erb in sixth (14:41), Smith, 12th (14:44) and Gillies, 17th (15:10).
Aiden and Tristan Coles, finished second and third, respectively, leading the St. Joseph's Rams to first place in the midget boys' division.
August 12, 2018
BRANDON, MB. – Thrower A.J. Stanat and middle distance runner Hallee Knelsen led the St. Thomas Club, at the Legion Youth National track and field championships.
Stanat threw a personal best throw of 15.02 metres, in under 16 men's shot
put, for the silver medal. Stanat was also fifth in the hammer throw (42.48m) and sixth in discus (46.49m).
Knelsen, won a bronze, in the U16 women's 800 metre run, finishing in 2:16.76. Knelsen finished seventh, in the U16 1200 metre run.
Kyra Vellinga finished fourth, in the U16 women's 200-metre hurdles final, in a time of 29.89 seconds. Tayah DeSousa was fifth, in the U16 80-metre hurdles (12.16 sec.), ninth in long jump (4.95m) and 10th, in the 200-metre hurdles (30.53 sec.). Lily Francis placed sixth, in the pentathlon.
The St. Thomas U16 women's 1600 metre medley relay was disqualified (Rule 170.7 - baton failed to be passed within the exchange zone).
August 10, 2018
BRANDON, MB. – Three athletes from the St. Thomas Legion club, placed in the top 10, one day one, at the 2018 Legion National track and field championships. A.J. Stanat was sixth, in Under-16 men's discus. Hallee Knelsen, seventh, in the U16 women's 1200 metre race, while Tayah DeSousa, finished eighth, in the U16 women's 80-metre hurdles final.
August 4, 2018
LONDON, ON. – Hannah McIntyre won her second race, while thrower A.J. Stanat had a pair of second place performances. The two athletes led the St. Thomas and Dorchester contingent on the second and final day for Athletics, at TD Stadium, during the Ontario Summer Games.
McIntyre, from Dorchester, won the under-14 girls' 800 metre race in 2:22.19, a day after crossing the finish line first in the U14 1200 metres.
St. Thomas native Stanat, placed second, in both U16 boys' shot put (14.52 metres) and hammer throw (40.54m). Stanat won discus on Friday.
Madison Wilson-Walker, from Avon, won the women's ambulatory 800 metre run, a day after winning the ambulatory 100 metre dash.
Dylen Belanger, of St. Thomas, finished second, in the U16 boys' 200-metre hurdles (28.10 sec.), while Kyra Vellinga was third in the U16 girls' 200-meter hurdles (29.48 sec.).
August 3, 2018
LONDON, ON. – Lily Francis was a dominant force in the girls' pentathlon, at the Ontario Summer Games.
Francis took four of the five disciplines, to handily win the event, amassing 2,563 points. Francis finished first in the 80-metre hurdles, high jump, long jump and the 800 metre run, while placing third in shot put.
Tayah DeSousa won the under-16 girls 80-metre hurdles, in 12.17 seconds and A.J. Stanat won the U16 boys' discus. Hallee Knelsen finished second, in the U16 girls' 1200 metre run. Kyra Vellinga was fourth, in the U16 girls' 300 metre dash. All five athletes train with St. Thomas Legion track and field club.
Hannah McIntyre, from Dorchester, won the U14 girls' 1200 metre run, in 3:55.41.
Madison Wilson-Walker, of Avon, won the ambulatory 100 metres.
Allie Humphries, of Thorndale, placed third, in the U14 girls' 80-metre hurdles final.
August 1, 2018
ST. THOMAS – Six athletes led St. Thomas Legion, at the fourth and final Great Lakes League meet, at Parkside Collegiate. Matthew MacNeill (open men's 100 metre dash), AJ Stanat (midget boys' discus and hammer), Kyra Vellinga (midget girls' 300m hurdles), Dylen Belanger (midget boys' 300m hurdles), Lexi Stanat (bantam girls' discus) and Olivia Krahn (midget girls' 300m dash) won their respective events.
July 29, 2018
HAMILTON, ON. – Aiden and Tristan Coles, 14-year old brothers from St. Thomas, both competed in three senior boys' races for London Legion Club, at the Minor Track Association elementary school championships, at Mohawk Sports Park. Aiden finished second in the senior boys' 1500 metres (4:34.61), fourth, in the 800 metres (2:07.73) and sixth, in the 400 metres (57.05 seconds). Tristan was fourth in the 1500 (4:35.38), seventh in the 800 (2:11.24) and 14th, in the 400 (58.77 sec.). Both Coles were on London Legion's senior boys' 1600-metre medley relay team, that placed second (4:00.69) and the senior boys' 4x100-metre relay team, in fifth place (53.71 sec.).
July 29, 2018
HAMILTON, ON. – Hannah McIntyre, of Dorchester, won the senior girls' 800 metre race and finished second in the 1500 metres, at the Minor Track Association elementary school championships, at Mohawk Sports Park. The 13-year old competes with the London Legion track and field Club, also helped the 1600 metre medley relay team finish third.
Up next for McIntyre is the Ontario Summer Games, August 3-4, at TD Stadium, in London.
July 25, 2018
ST. THOMAS – Paige Wiggans, in midget girls (28.75 metres) and Lexi Stanat, in bantam girls (23.97m), won their respective javelin events, at the Great Lakes League meet three, at Jacob Hespeler secondary school. The two throwers led St. Thomas Legion at the third of four meets.
Madeleine Krahan placed third, in the open women's 800 metres (2:44.45). Claireese Coffey landed fourth, in open women's long jump (9.61 metres). Camryn Roth won section three of the open women's 200 metre sprint (27.46 sec.), while Olivia Krahn was third (27.00 sec.) in section three of the race.
July 22, 2018
WINDSOR, ON. – Arthur Stanat is a provincial champion. The St. Thomas Legion track and field club athlete won gold for the under-16 boys' discus, with a best throw of 46.38 metres, at Athletics Ontario's U18, U16, U14 championships, at University of Windsor stadium.
Stanat won the bronze medal for the U16 shot put, with a heave of 14.07 metres.
Arthur was not the only member of the Stanat family returning with hardware. His sister, Lexi, was a double silver medalist, in under-14 girls' discus and javelin. Lexi
shattered the meet record in discus for 13 year old females and also finished seventh in shot put.
St. Thomas Legion athletes brought home eight medals, among 18 top 10 results.
The Legion's U16 girls' 4x100-metre relay team of Tayah DeSousa, Lily Francis, Kyra Vellinga and Katherine Heard, took silver.
Vellinga also won a bronze medal in the U16 200-metre hurdles, while Hallee Knelsen was third, in the U16 girls' 800 metre race.
July 18, 2018
WOODSTOCK, ON. – Arthur Stanat, Lily Francis and the Belanger brothers,
Harrison and Dylen, led St. Thomas Legion, at the Great Lakes League track and field meet two, at College Avenue secondary school. Stanat won the midget boys’ discus (43.85 metres) and hammer throw (34.71m) and placed second, in shot put (14.17m). Dylen Belanger won the midget boys’ 100-metre hurdles in 14.89 seconds, while his brother, Harrison, won the open men’s 2000 metres, in 6:53.9. Harrison was also fifth, in the open men’s 800 metres (2:14.03).
Francis won the midget girls’ 80-metre hurdles (13.17 seconds).
St. Thomas had 14 athletes finish in the top 10.
July 15, 2018
ST. CATHARINES, ON – Arthur Stanat, Tayah DeSousa and Lily Francis, each brought home silver medals, from the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario outdoor track and field championships, July 13-14, at the Niagara Olympic Complex. Stanat and DeSousa each brought home two silver medals, to lead the St. Thomas Legion contingent, who were competing as members of the District A team.
Stanat placed second in midget boys’ shot put (13.71 metres) and discus (46.89m), while DeSousa finished second in the midget girls’ 80-metre hurdles (12.58 seconds) and long jump (4.96m).
DeSousa was only one centimetre behind long jump champion Julian Adderly and she also finished sixth, in the 200-metre hurdles (29.69 sec.).
Francis placed second in midget girls’ pentathlon, compiling 2,557 points. The five discipline event includes high jump, long jump, shot put, the 80-metre hurdles and the 800 metre run.
Hallee Knelsen finished third in the midget girl’s 1200 metres (3:45.36). Kyra Vellinga was seventh in the 200-metre hurdles (29.71 sec.) and 10th in both the midget girls’ 200 metre dash and 200 metre hurdles.
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July 11, 2018
CAMBRIDGE, ON. – Camryn Roth won the midget girls’ 300 metres, in 44.02 seconds and placed fifth in section two of the open women’s 100-metre dash, leading St. Thomas Legion Club, at meet one of the Great Lakes League track and field season, at Jacob Hespler secondary school. Olivia Krahn finished second, in section one of the open women’s 100 metre dash (13.51 seconds). Earen Klassen had the fourth fastest time overall, in the midget girls’ 300 metres (45.24 sec.). Dylen Belanger, was third, in the midget boys’ 300 metres and fourth, in the 200-metre hurdles, while his brother Harrison, finished third, in the midget boys’ 1200 metres.
July 10, 2018
ST. THOMAS – Seven members of the St. Thomas Legion Club are heading to the Ontario Summer Games.
AJ Stanat, Hallee Knelsen, Tayah DeSousa, Lily Francis, Kyra Vellinga and brothers Harrison and Dylen Belanger, have been selected to compete in track and field, at TD Stadium, August 2-5.
The event brings together some of the best bantam, midget and para athletes from across the province, divided into two teams, Ontario West and Ontario East.
Hannah McIntyre, of Dorchester, and Allie Humphries, from Thorndale, who both train with London Legion, and Para-athlete Madison Wilson-Walker, from Avon,
are also attending.
July 4, 2018
OTTAWA, ON. – Katie Beaudry, of Dorchester, finished fourth, in the under 20 women's heptathlon, at the Canadian track and field championships. Beaudry compiled 4,683 points over the eight events (100-metre hurdles, high jump, lonj jump, shot put, javelin, 200 metre sprint, 800 metre run). Chloe Royce won with 4,892 points, while Skylar Sieban was third, with 4695 points.
June 24, 2018
TORONTO, ON. – Lily Francis, representing St. Thomas Legion, won the silver medal, in the under 16 girls' pentathlon, at the Athletics Ontario combined events championships, at York Lions Stadium. Francis amassed 2,519 points from the five disciplines. Izzy Goudros won the event with 3,082 points. Francis placed second in the 80-metre hurdles, third, in the 800 metre race, high jump and shot put and fourth in long jump.
June 13, 2018
LASALLE, ON. – AJ Stanat, Tayah De Sousa and Hallee Knelsen are riding the momentum of their high school seasons into the club campaign, competing for the St. Thomas Legion.
All three athletes concluded their respective high school track and field seasons at the OFSAA championships and were in fine form at the Legion District A track and field championships, at Sandwich secondary school, June 16.
June 8, 2018
TORONTO, ON. - Local athletes had six top 10 performances on day two of the OFSAA track and field championships,
at York Univeristy.
Central Elgin Titan Tayah DeSousa finished fourth, setting a personal best time, in the midget women's 80-metre hurdles, her second runnerup to the podium at the meet. On day one, De Sousa landed fourth in long jump.
St. Joseph's Ram Liam Clark was sixth in a talented field, for the senior men's 110-metre hurdles final. Clark has his stronger event, the 400-metre hurdles on Saturday.
East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen finished seventh, in the midget women's 1500 metres, with a personal best time of 4:19.10. Knelsen returns to the track on Saturday for the 800 metre run.
Also seventh was Parkside Stampeder Anij Sparenberg, in junior women's discus.
Central Elgin Titan Hayden Bell placed eighth, in the senior men's high jump, while fellow Titan, Hannah Onyema, was 10th, in midget women's shot put. Onyema throws discus on Saturday.
Dorchester's Leaha Johnston just missed the top 10, placing 12th, in midget women's javelin.
June 3, 2018
WINDSOR, ON. - Tayah De Sousa, Liam Clark and AJ Stanat, are heading to OFSAA as champions.
The trio won gold at the OFSAA West regional track and field championships, June 1-2, at the University of Windsor Stadium.
De Sousa, of Central Elgin CI, won midget women's long jump and finished second in the 80-metre hurdles, while Stanat, of Parkside CI, won midget men's discus and placed second in shot put. Clark, from St. Joseph's high school, won the senior men's 400-metre hurdles and finished fourth in the 110-metre hurdles.
Ten athletes in total from the St. Thomas - Elgin County and Dorchester area, qualified for OFSAA, the provincial high school championships, in Toronto, June 7-9.
Placing top four in their events were CECI Titans' Hannah Onyema (midget women's shot put and discus) and Hayden Bell (senior men's high jump); Parkside's Anij Sparenberg (junior women's discus) and Jack Carlson (midget men's 400 metres); East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen (midget women's 800 and 1500 metre races), and Lord Dorchester Beavers' Leaha
Johnston (midget women's javelin) and Owen Pink (midget men's 3000 metres).
May 25, 2018
LONDON, ON. - The Dorchester and Elgin County area had seven athletes win 11 gold medals, led by the Central Elgin Titans with five to call their own, at the WOSSAA track and field championships, at TD Stadium. Titan Tayah De Sousa brought home two gold medals, winning both the midget women's 80-metre hurdles and long jump, while Hannah Onyema took top spot in midget women's shot put and discus. Hayden Bell won senior men's high jump.
Parkside Stampeder Michael Roth is a triple champion, the fastest in the junior men's 300 and 400 metres races and 300-metre hurdles. Fellow Stampeder Arthur Stanat, tossed out the farthest throws in both midget men's shot put and discus. East Elgin Eagle Hallee Knelsen won both the midget women's 800 and 1500 metre races. Dorchester's Abby Downing leaped to the midget women's pole vault title.
May 18, 2018
LONDON, ON. – From the Lord Dorchester Beavers capturing the men's and women's 1A overall team titles, to multiple gold medalists, including athletes with their first career wins, highlights were plenty, at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field championships, at TD Stadium. Liam Clark led St. Joe's finishing second in the senior men's 400-metre hurdles and third, in the 110-metre hurdles. The top 10 in each event, advance to the WOSSAA meet, back at TD Stadium, May 24/25.
May 17, 2018
LONDON, ON. - The Lord Dorchester Beavers are the men's and women's 1A overall team champions, at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field championships, at TD Stadium. The top 10 in each event, advance to the WOSSAA meet, back at TD Stadium, May 24/25.
May 16, 2018
LONDON, ON. - Dorchester's Owen Pink, in the midget men's 1500 and 3000 metres and Nolan Smith, in midget men's long and triple jumps, both won their first career gold medals, at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field championships, at TD Stadium.
May 16, 2018
LONDON, ON. - Two athletes each, from the Dorchester Beavers, East Elgin Eagles and Central Elgin Titans, won events, on day one of the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field championships, at TD Stadium. Winning gold were Dorchester's Owen Pink (midget men's 1500 metres - 4:30.72) and Nolan Smith (midget men's long jump (5.68 metre); Central Elgin's Tayah De Sousa (midget women's 80-metre hurdles - 12.89 seconds) and Hannah Onyema (midget women's shot put - 10.93m); East Elgin's Nathaniel Abell (open men's steeplechase (6:16.92) and Hallee Knelsen (midget women's 1500m - (5:05.52).
May 10, 2018
WOODSTOCK, ON. - It is the final invitational before the Thames Valley Regional Athletics championships and athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester showed they are ready for the big meet.
Eight athletes set 10 meet records, including a pair of freshman who broke
two each winning events, at the Woodstock Classic track and field meet, at
College Avenue secondary school.
May 5, 2018
ST. THOMAS – Following a one year absence after being cancelled due to weather, the Kettle Creek Invitational track and field meet, hosted by the St. Thomas Legion Club, had near perfect conditions this day. The wind was brisk at times, but the sun shined and the temperatures were ideal for athletes preparing for the upcoming championship meets, starting with the Thames Valley Regional, May 16-17.
April 28, 2018
LONDON, ON. - Led by winning performances by Michael Roth and Arthur Stanat, the Parkside Stampeders opened their 2018 track and field season with 17 top 10 results at the Forest City Mustang Invitational, at TD Stadium. The Central Elgin Titans, East Elgin Eagles, Lord Dorchester Beavers and St. Joseph's Rams, also had athletes in the top 10, during a day that had single digit temperatures and a cold, brisk wind.
April 25, 2018
GUELPH, ON. - No one could win an event, but four athletes led the Lord Dorchester Beavers at the recent Royal City high school track and field meet, April 25, at St. James high school, with five runners up results. The Beavers had 17 top five results, including a pair of second place finishes by Colson Erb, in the senior men's 800 and 1500 metre races.
March 21, 2018
ST. THOMAS – The annual Shamrock Shuffle, supporting The Inn Out of the Cold, had a two and five kilometre walk, along with a non-timed five kilometre run, all starting and finishing, at Central United Church, on St. Patrick's Day.
March 11, 2018
WINDSOR, ON. - Dana Earhart is a National silver medalist. The Dorchester native and Lord Dorchester secondary school graduate, helped the University of Guelph Gryphons' women's 4x800-metre relay team finish second, at the U Sports (Canadian University) indoor track and field championships, March 8-10, in Windsor. The 19-year old covered her 800-metre stretch in 2:12.65. The University of Toronto (U of T) Blues (8:43.93) won the gold medal ahead of Guelph (8:49.39). Earhart also placed eighth, in both the women's 1500 (4:29.01) and 1000 metres (2:50.67).
Katie Beaudry, a freshman with the Western Mustangs, just missed the podium, placing fourth in the women's pentathlon, compiling 3,404 points, from the five events.
November 4, 2017
PETAWAWA, ON. - Hallee Knelsen is among the top 10 per cent for high school midget girls cross country in the province. The East Elgin Eagle finished 26th, in the midget girls' four-kilometre race, featuring 259 runners, at the OFSAA cross country championships, held at the Petawawa Golf Club. Connor Erb, of Lord Dorchester, was 74th, in the midget boys' four kilometre race. Arielle Aitken Guignard, of St. Joseph's, placed 114th, in the same race as Knelsen. The St. Joseph's Rams' senior girls' team of Kyleigh Stubbs, Jocelyn Delgado, Grace Gillet, Kaila Novak and Alyce McLean, placed 24th. Delgado led the Rams, finishing 111th, in the six kilometre race.
October 26, 2017
CLINTON, ON. - It wasn't Children of the Corn, but for Hallee Knelsen, Connor Erb, Arielle Aitken Guignard and the St. Joseph's Rams' senior girls' team, it was a memorable thriller around the corn field. The three individuals and the St. Joe's ladies, are OFSAA bound, after qualifying at the WOSSAA cross-country championships, held at St. Anne's high school. Knelsen placed third in the midget girls' 4-kilometre race, while Aitken Guignard followed in sixth place. Erb was eighth, in the midget boys' 4-km event. The top two teams, plus the top five individuals, not on those top two teams, in each division, advance to the OFSAA championships, November 4, in Petawawa. St. Joseph's top five senior runners were, Kyleigh Stubbs, Jocelyn Delgado, Grace Gillet, Kaila Novak and Alyce McLean. The course, located behind the school, took runners alongside a couple corn fields, igniting comments on movies with some association with the crop.
October 19, 2017
ORWELL, ON. - Hallee Knelsen is a Tri-County champion. The East Elgin secondary school runner won the midget girls' race, at the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County cross-country championships, at the Springwater Conservation Area. Knelsen was the lone individual race champion, from Elgin County-Dorchester, however, local schools dominated the team divisions. St. Joe's took the overall boys and girls' team titles, led by their first place senior boys and senior girls' teams.
October 12, 2017
ORWELL, ON. - Runners from across the Thames Valley Region had the opportunity to check the terrain and the competition, at the annual Springwater Invitational cross country meet. Actually, at Springwater Conservation Area, the site for both TVRA Tri-County and Central division cross-country championships next week, the terrain may be tougher than any opponent.
September 28, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Hallee Knelsen finished third, in the midget girls' three kilometre race, at the Banting Invitational cross-country meet, at Springbank Park. The East Elgin secondary school runner had the best result for St. Thomas-Elgin County and Dorchester. Other top results were East Elgn's Nathaniel Abell, fourth, in the senior boys race, St. Joseph's Kyleigh Stubbs, 11th, in the senior girls' race and Lord Dorchester's Connor Erb, 11th, for midget boys.
September 21, 2017
DORCHESTER - Another season of running through the woods
is underway, as the local cross-country schedule hit the ground running, at the Dorchester Fair Grounds.
Avery Rice had Dorchester's top result finishing 10th, in the midget girls'
race.
September 17, 2017
ST. THOMAS – The annual Railway City Road Races took over the CASO Station, for their starting and end point for the 10-km, five-km (both through Pinafore Park) and the 1K choo choo challenge, a kids' fun run. The half marathon (21-kilometres) started in Port Stanley, before heading towards St. Thomas, along Sunset Drive.
August 5, 2017
WINNIPEG, MB – Megan Dunn, of Dorchester, picked up a bronze medal, as part of Team Ontario's women's 4x400-metre relay team, in a photo finish, at the Canada Summer Games.
Ontario completed the four lap race in 3:43.84, behind winner B.C. (3:43.35) and silver medalist Manitoba (3:43.65).
Team Ontario also includes Ally Oulds of Chatham, Kristen Melcalfe of Mississauga, Katrina Innanen, of Scarborough and Kate Current, of Cobourg. Dunn won two
gold medals and a silver, as part of Lord Dorchester secondary school's women's 4x4 team, over three years at the OFSAA
high school track and field championships.
August 4, 2017
WINNIPEG, MB – Rebecca Chouinard and Megan Dunn, both finished in the top 10 in their respective events, representing Team Ontario, at the Canada Summer Games tonight.
Chouinard, of St. Thomas, placed sixth, in women's hammer, with a best throw of 50.23 metres. B.C.'s Kaila Butler had the winning toss, of 56.38 metres.
Dunn, from Dorchester, placed eighth in the women's heptathlon, amassing 4,394 points, in the seven event competition held over two days.
The 18-year old daughter of Dave and Kendra Dunn, placed sixth in each of today's events, long jump, javelin and the 800 metres. On day one, Dunn finished fourth in the 200 metres, 11th in both the 100-metre hurdles and shot put and 13th, for high jump.
Ontario's Dallyssa Huggins won the heptathlon, compiling 3797 points, including winning high jump, shot put and the 800 metres.
August 2, 2017
ST. THOMAS – St. Thomas Legion had four event winners, at meet four of the Great Lakes League track and field season, at Parkside Collegiate Institute.
Arabella Alton, 19, won open women's high jump, clearing 1.65 metres, Hallee Knelsen was the fastest in the open women's 800 metres (2:24.77), Hayden Bell won the youth boys' 110-metre hurdles and Dylen Belanger, was the best in the bantam boys' 80-metre hurdles. Belanger was also second in his division's 150-metre dash. Camryn Roth finished third in the girls' 150 metre race.
Brooke Hoxar, of Dorchester, wearing the London-Western club colours, won the women's one kilogram discus throw, with a distance of 34.9
metres.
August 1, 2017
WINNIPEG, MB – Emily Branderhorst, of Fullarton, set a personal best height of 1.71 metres, winning the bronze medal, in female high jump, at the Canada Summer Games.
Quebec's Mikella Lefebvre won the gold clearing 1.86 metres, while Branderhorst's Ontario team-mate Autumn Bigger took the silver medal (1.74m).
Branderhorst is well known to Dorchester's Katie Beaudry, as both competed against each other every year for four years throughout their high school careers, from WOSSAA right on to the OFSAA podium. This past June, Branderhorst won OFSAA gold at the senior level, while Beaudry took the silver. In 2016, their positions were reversed.
August 1, 2017
DORCHESTER – Megan Dunn rides momentum of Junior National gold in to Canada Summer Games.
July 31, 2017
ST. THOMAS – Rebecca Chouinard (photo, far left), of St. Thomas and Megan Dunn, from Dorchester, both in athletics, are at the Canada Summer Games, occurring in Winnipeg, July 28 - August 13. Chouinard has the hammer throw, while Dunn competes in the heptathlon over two days, starting Thursday, August 4.
Chouinard had the fifth best distance (51.16m), in female hammer throw qualifying today. The final goes Friday.
A 2016 graduate of St. Joseph's high school, Chouinard just finished her first year at DePaul University, a Big East school in Chicago. Earlier this summer, Chouinard placed second in the hammer throw, at Athletics Ontario Junior track and field championships and sixth, at the Canadian Junior (U20) championships.
Dunn, a graduate of Lord Dorchester in June, heads to Wofford College, in South Carolina, a NCAA Division 1 school in the Southern Conference. Dunn is coming off gold medal performances, at both the Athletics Ontario Junior Combined Events championship and Canadian Junior (U20) track and field championships.
July 30, 2017
BRAMPTON, ON. – Dylen Belanger,
of the St. Thomas Legion club, won the gold medal, for the bantam boys' 80-metre hurdles race,
in 13.47 seconds, at the Athletics Ontario bantam, midget and youth (BMY) track and field championships, a two day event, held at Terry Fox Stadium.
Harrison Belanger finished third, in the bantam boys 1200 metre race (3.42.79), Kenzie Smyth tied for third spot, in midget girls' high jump (1.50 metres) and Liam Clark was third, in the youth boys' 110-metre hurdles (14.97 sec.). Smyth also placed sixth in both the midget girls' 80-meter hurdles (13.17 sec.) and long jump (3.86m).
The Legion's Youth boys' 4x400-metre relay team of Clark, Hayden Bell, Jordan Palmer and Jackson Medeiros, finished second (3:45.69).l.
July 26, 2017
LONDON, ON. – St. Thomas Legion's Dylen Belanger won the bantam boys’ 80 metre dash (11.03 seconds) and 200-metre hurdles (30.55 sec.), at the Great Lakes League track and field meet three, at TD Stadium. Shaylyn Kowalchuk won the invitational open women’s 100-metre hurdles (15.76 sec.). Michael Roth won the midget boys’ 300 metres (40.04 sec.) and placed third in the midget 100-metres (12.13 sec.).
July 19, 2017
WOODSTOCK, ON. – Lily Francis, Connor Maclean, Hallee Knelsen, won events for the St. Thomas Legion track and field club, at the second meet for the Great Lakes League season, at College Avenue secondary school. Francis won the midget girls’ 80-metre hurdles (14.01 seconds), Maclean won the bantam boys’ 80-metre hurdles (15.86 sec.) and Knelsen, the open women’s 800 metres (2:24.73). Jadyn Luna, from Thorndale, won the bantam girls’ 150-metre dash, running for the London-Western club.
July 17, 2017
WINDSOR, ON. – Hayden Bell, with the St. Thomas Legion track and field club, placed third in the under-17 men's octathlon (eight events), at the Legion Ontario track and field championships, held at Windsor Stadium, July 14/15. Bell amassed 4,702 points, finishing second in long jump (6.02 metres), high jump (1.76m), shot put (10.47m) and the 110-metre hurdles (15.26 seconds), third in javelin (41.15m), 400 metres (55.57 sec.) and fourth in the 100-metre dash (12.49 sec.) and the 1000-metre run (3:07.44). Calum Doherty won the event with 4,828 points.
July 12, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, ON. – St. Thomas Legion track and field club had four event winners and over 20 top 10 results, at meet one for the Great Lakes League, at Jacob Hespler high school.
Dylen Belanger won both the bantam boys’ 80-metre dash (10.88 seconds) and 200-metre hurdles (31.09 sec.). Harrison Belanger won the open boys’ 1200-metre run (3:43.06) and Julia Vanhoucke
was the fastest in the youth girls’ 400-metre hurdles (1:04.14).
July 9, 2017
OTTAWA, ON - Charles Nguyen, of St. Thomas, placed fourth, in senior men's hammer throw (63.69m), at the Canadian track and field championships.
Rebecca Chouinard, of St. Thomas, was sixth, in the Under-20 women's hammer throw (49.16m). Madison Wilson-Walker, from Avon, finished sixth, in the para ambulatory 100-metres (15.79 sec.). Julia Vanhoucke of St. Thomas, was 13th, in the U20 women's 400-metre hurdles. Hunter Smith of St. Thomas, placed 16th, in U20 women's hammer throw.
Nguyen, Chouinard and Vanhoucke, train with the St. Thomas Legion club.
July 5, 2017
OTTAWA, ON. – Megan Dunn, of Dorchester, won the silver medal, in the under-20 women's heptathlon, at the NACAC (North American Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association) Combined Events Cup.
Competing for the London-Western track and field club, Dunn accumulated 4,648 points from the seven disciplines. Dunn won javelin (37.73 metres) and the 800 metres (2:27.48), placed second in the 100-metre hurdles (15.02 seconds), third in both long jump (5.10m) and the 200 metres (25.74 sec.), fourth in shot put (9.35m) and fifth, in high jump (1.45m). As the top Canadian in the event, Dunn also took home the U20 Canadian heptathlon gold medal, as part of the National track and field championships.
Trindad-Tobago's Tyra Gittens won the heptathlon amassing 5,490 points.
June 3, 2017
BELLEVILLE, ON. - As Katie Beaudry crossed the finish line for the senior women's 400-metre hurdles race, it signalled the conclusion of one of the most remarkable athletic careers at Lord Dorchester Secondary school. Beaudry will graduate having earned nine medals from OFSAA track and field - four gold, two silver and three bronze. She also has a hat trick of fourth place finishes including the 400-metre hurdles race today.
June 2, 2017
BELLEVILLE, ON. - Anij Sparenberg delivered a big throw on her first attempt and then waited to see if anyone could pass it. Only one could throw further, leaving Sparenberg as the OFSAA silver medalist in midget women's javelin, on day two of the provincial high school meet at Centennial high school. The Parkside CI athlete bested her personal best distance entering the competition three times, including the one that landed her on the podium, 33.04 metres. Dorchester's senior women's 4x100-metre relay team, of Emma McKnight, Megan Dunn and the Beaudry twins, Katie and Megan, just missed a medal, finishing fourth in a time of 48.78 seconds. Megan Dunn placed sixth in the senior women's 100-metre hurdles (14.72 seconds), while Megan Beaudry was eighth in the senior women's 400 metres final (57.86 sec.).
June 2, 2017
BELLEVILLE, ON. - Megan Dunn finished second in her heat, qualifying for the OFSAA senior women's 100-metre hurdles final this afternoon. The Lord Dorchester athlete clocked in at 15.46 seconds, overcoming a slow start out of the blocks. The top two finishers in each of the three heats, plus the next two fastest times advanced. Dunn has the hurdles final, along with Dorchester's senior women's 4x100-metre relay final.
June 1, 2017
BELLEVILLE, ON. - Katie Beaudry and Emily Branderhorst have been familiar faces competing in women's high jump since grade nine. Now in grade 12, Lord Dorchester's Beaudry and Branderhorst, from London District Christian school, have become friends, pushing one another at every meet, year after year and usually sharing space on the podium. This year was no different, as Branderhorst and Beaudry finished one-two in the senior women's event, on day one of the OFSAA track and field championships, at Centennial high school.
May 27, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Anij Sparenberg is heading to OFSAA as a double qualifier. The Parkside CI athlete placed second in both the midget women's javelin and discus, with personal best throws in each event, at the OFSAA West regional track and field meet, at TD Stadium. Katie Beaudry, of Dorchester, is also a double qualifier, finishing second in the senior women's 400-metre hurdles, a day after placing second in high jump. East Elgin Secondary's Oakley Potter, in junior men's javelin, Parkside's Jared Parkin, in midget men's discus and Dorchester's Victoria Quance, in junior women's pole vault, each placed fourth in their respective events, on day two of the regional meet. Over the two days at the regional meet, 10 athletes including a relay team, from Dorchester and Elgin County schools, placed in the top four, qualifying for OFSAA, June 1-3, in Belleville.
May 26, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Megan Dunn and the Beaudry sisters, Megan and Katie, are heading to their fourth provincial high school track and field championships. Each of the three Lord Dorchester secondary school athletes qualified for OFSAA, in an individual senior women's event, at the OFSAA West regional meet, at TD Stadium. Megan Beaudry finished second in the 400 metres, Katie, second in high jump and Dunn, fourth in the 100-metre hurdles. Then the trio concluded day one of the meet, teaming with Emma McKnight, to place third in the senior women's 4x100-metre relay race.
May 19, 2017
LONDON, ON. - They continue to be the queens of the relay races. For the past three years, Lord Dorchester has racked up the wins totalling in the double digits for the women's relays, including winning OFSAA gold in the open 4x400-metre relay, last year and in 2014.
May 19, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Cole Barnes, Hayden Bell, Emma McKnight, Olivia Robinson, Sarah Ashby and Katie and Megan Beaudry, all share something in common. Each won an event, at the Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (WOSSAA) track and field championships, at TD Stadium.
May 19, 2017
LONDON, ON. – Cole Barnes is back. Following a year away from the track due to a groin injury, the St. Joseph’s sprinter is returning to the form that made him a double bronze medalist at OFSAA in 2015. Barnes won the senior men’s 200 metres, a day after finishing second in the 100 metre sprint, at the Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (WOSSAA) track and field championships.
May 12, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Elgin County schools still had their share of highlights, merging with London schools, in the newly formed TVRA track and field championships, at TD Stadium.
May 3, 2017
WOODSTOCK, ON. - Megan Dunn continues to show why the Wofford College Terriers from South Carolina recruited her for a scholarship.
Dunn led the Lord Dorchester Beavers, at the Woodstock Spring Classic track and field meet, hosted at College Avenue secondary school, winning both the senior women's 200 metre sprint (26.63 seconds) and javelin (30.65 metres) and placing second in the 100-metre hurdles (15.44 sec.).
Zachary Earhart won the senior men's 400 metres (52.73 sec.) and placed fourth in the 200 (24.11 sec.) Emma McKnight was second in both the junior women's 200 metres (28.08 sec.) and long jump (4.28m).
Thrower Sarah Ashby placed second in junior women's discus (25.67m), third in shot put (10.55m) and fifth in javelin (23.45m).
Other top five results: Victoria Quance, second, junior women's pole vault (2.40m); Aidan Rand, third, junior men's pole vault (2.40m); Colson Erb, fourth, junior men's 3000m (10:06.44); Kristen Bisschop, fifth, junior women's discus (23.38m); Emma Lavoie, midget women's pole vault (1.82m); Thomas Hertner,
fifth, senior men's shot put (11.19m); Katie McDonald, fifth, junior women's
long jump (4.00m), fifth, 80-metre hurdles (14.69 sec.).
May 3, 2017
WOODSTOCK, ON. – Cole Barnes led the St. Joseph’s Rams winning the senior men’s 200 metres, in 22.98 seconds, at the Woodstock Spring Classic track and field meet, at College Avenue secondary school. Joey Hardy finished second in the open men’s 2-km steeplechase (6:52.77), while Jordan Palmer was second, in the senior men’s 400 metres (53.76 seconds). Kyle Luyt placed fourth in the senior men’s 3000 metres (9:50.09).
April 30, 2017
LONDON, ON. – St. Josph's Cole Barnes won both the senior boys' 100 (10.99 seconds) and 200 metre (22.55 sec.) sprints, at the Forest City Mustang track and field meet, at Western University. Kyleigh Stubbs was third in the senior girls' 800 metres (2:28.6), and Joey Hardy, sixth in the senior boys' 3000.velin (48.45m).
April 30, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Megan Dunn won the senior girls' 400 metre sprint and 100-metre hurdles and placed second in javelin (31.39 metres), at the Forest City Mustang track and field meet, at Western University. Dunn ran the 400 in a minute flat and 14.75 seconds for hurdles.
Emma McKnight finished second in the junior girls' 100 metres (13.04 sec.), Victoria Quance
landed second in junior girls' pole vault (2.45m) and Thomas Hertner was fourth in senior boys' shot put..
April 27, 2017
LONDON, ON. - Sarah Ashby won junior girls' discus (24.96m), placed third in shot put (11.33m) and was eighth in javelin. Emma McKnight won the junior girls' 100m (13.40 sec.) sprint, while Megan Dunn had the best leap in senior girls' long jump (5.40m). Megan Beaudry was fourth in the senior girls' 100 metres and Grace Downing, sixth, in junior girls' shot put (21.29m).
April 27, 2017
LONDON, ON. – The Cole Barnes was the top finisher for the St. Joseph’s Rams, winning the senior boys’ 100-metre race (11.35 sec.) Kyleigh Stubbs finished second in the senior girl’s 1500 (5:32.81) and fourth in the 800. Jordan Palmer was third in the senior boys’ 800 and Savanna Cronk, third, in senior girls’ high jump.
April 19, 2017
GUELPH, ON. -
Several familiar names led the Lord Dorchester Beavers at their first track and field meet of the 2017 season. Eleven LDSS athletes combined for 15 top five performances at the Royal City Invitational, at St. James high school. Event winners were Megan Dunn (insert photo), senior girls' javelin; Katie Beaudry, senior girls' high jump; Sarah Ashby, junior girls' shot put and Zachary Earhart, senior boys' 400 metres. Megan Beaudry finished second in both the senior girls' 200 and 400 metre sprints.Emma McKnight placed second in the junior girls' long jump and third in the 200 metres. Mikayla Vanyolai finished in the junior girls' 200 metres. Colson Erb was third, in both the junior boys 800 and 1500 metres. The senior girls' 4x100-metre relay team of Dunn, McKnight and the Beaudry sisters, won their race in 49.82
seconds.
November, 5, 2016
PORT HOPE, ON. - The St. Joseph's senior boys team wrapped up this year’s cross country season, placing 10th at the OFSAA championships, held at Trinity College school. The meet featured the top 38 high school teams in the province, with each race averaging 300 runners. Joey Hardy led the St. Joe’s team, finishing 64th.
Novem
ber 5, 2016PORT HOPE, ON. - Lord Dorchester cross country coach James Tennant is a proud father. His daughter Mary, placed 29th, in a field of 284 runners for the midget girls' race, at the OFSAA cross country championships, running for London Catholic Central High.
October, 27, 2016
LONDON, ON. - The St. Joseph’s Rams came up big, winning the overall girls, senior girls and senior boys team titles, at the Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (WOSSAA) cross country championships, held at Springbank Park. The overall banner is a first for the St. Thomas school. The senior boys and senior girls now head for OFSAA, the provincial meet, Saturday November 5, in Port Hope.
October, 19, 2016
NILESTOWN, ON. - An injured toe failed to prevent Jaxon Nolte from leading Dorchester's midget boys to a team title at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics Tri-County cross country championships. Nolte won the midget boys race, which featured a 1-2-3 finish for Dorchester.
September, 22, 2016
LONDON, ON. - Not only did Marcel Scheele win his senior boys' race, the St. Marys Salukis runner crossed the finish line 25 seconds ahead of everybody else, at the Fanshawe Invitational cross country meet.
June 5, 2016
WINDSOR, ON. - Dorchester raced to their second
gold medal in the women's 4x4 relay, in three years, at the OFSAA track and
field championships. The gold medals sandwich last year's silver medal. This
year's race was a wire to wire win.
May 28, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, ON. - If it isn't an OFSAA
regional first, it's certainly a
rare occurrence. The Lord Dorchester secondary school's women's
4x400-metre relay team, of Megan Dunn, Dana Earhart, Megan and Katie
Beaudry, defended their OFSAA west regional title, winning the race for
the third consecutive year, at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School.
May 28, 2016
CAMBRIDGE, ON. - It has been quite a debut season for Emma McKnight.
The Grade nine sprinter heads to the OFSAA track and field championships for three events.
McKnight finished second in both the midget women's 100 and 200 metre races and
helped the senior women place second, in the 4x100-metre relay, during the OFSAA
west regional meet,
at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School.
May 20, 2016
LONDON, ON. - For the third consecutive year Lord
Dorchester wins the overall girls title, at the Western Ontario Secondary School
Athletic Association (WOSSAA) track and field meet, held at Western University.
LDSS sends thirteen females to the OFSAA West regional meet.
May 11, 2016
ST. THOMAS - Christina Hertner almost quit track and
field. But after a year away from the sport, Hertner not only returns, she is
setting lofty goals. The Lord Dorchester secondary school athlete won the senior
girls' shot put and placed second, in discus, at the Thames Valley Regional
Tri-County track and field championships, at Parkside Collegiate.
June 6, 2015
TORONTO, ON. - Katie Beaudry glanced around the infield, took a breath,
exhaled and calmly expressed, 'It's finally over'. The
16-year Lord Dorchester Secondary school athlete had reason to be exhausted
following three events within four hours, at the top track and field meet of the
high school season, the OFSAA championships.
June 6, 2015
TORONTO, ON. - The ladies continue to keep Lord Dorchester well known throughout the province.
Six females combined for nine top eight performances, including two gold medals from para-athlete Madison Wilson-Walker, at the OFSAA
track and field championships, at Varsity Stadium, June 4-6.
May 30
, 2015LONDON, ON. - Katie Beaudry made a crucial third attempt, Megan Dunn stayed in her land and Dana Earhart kept her position. This trio of LDSS athletes each overcame challenges at the regional track and field meet at Western University, qualifying for
provincial high school meet, the OFSAA championships.
May
30, 2015LONDON, ON. - The return
of pole vault coach Paul White was a welcome sight at the Lord Dorchester track and field practice.
After a one year absence, the pole vault team was alive again with seven enthusiastic athletes,
at the regional track and field championships.
May 23
, 2015LONDON, ON. - There was no stopping Lord Dorchester's women.
A quartet of familiar faces combined for 11 top two performances helping the Dorchester Beavers take the overall women's team title, at the WOSSAA
track and field championships, at Western University. May 22/23.
June 8, 2014
MISSISSAUGA, ON. -
There are five OFSAA champions walking around Lord Dorchester secondary school this week.
Morgan Hendriks, Megan Dunn, sisters Katie and Megan Beaudry and Madison Wilson Walker won gold medals at the
provincial high school track and field championships, in Mississauga.
May
31, 2014WINDSOR, ON. - A historic season for the Lord Dorchester Beavers' track and field
continues.
Eight females will represent the high school at the OFSAA championships, June 5 to 7, in Mississauga.
Dana Earhart, Emily Ashby, Megan Dunn, Morgan Hendriks, Madison Wilson-Walker and twins Megan and
Katie Beaudry, will compete on the provincial stage.
May
23, 2014LONDON, ON. - School
track and field records are dropping like dead flies for the Lord Dorchester
Beavers. Four new marks were set by athletes at the WOSSAA track and field championships at Western University, May 22/23.
The top five in each event advance to the OFSAA West regional meet, May 30/31, in Windsor.
May
14, 2014WOODSTOCK, ON. - The Lord
Dorchester Beavers' women cleaned up at the first championship meet of the
season. The ladies handily captured the overall team title, winning every
division on the female side, midget, junior, senior, open and ambulatory, at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County championships, at College Avenue Secondary School.
May
13, 2014DORCHESTER, ON. - It has
become the most memorable meet in the track career of Hillary Taylor.