2009 News and Updates
Stay
up-to-date with all the news and announcements from the Langley
Mustangs Track and Field Club
 Congratulations to the following 2009 BCJD award recipients pictured above (from left to right):
Back Row
-
Max
Robichaud 13 yr old male for Shot Put
-
Georgia Ellenwood 14 yr old female for 200m,
300m hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump and
Pentathlon
-
Jacob Houlton 14 yr old male for 400m, High Jump,
Shot Put and Pentathlon
-
Jordan Burke 11 yr old male for Javelin
-
Tanika Dolfo 10 yr old female for 60m hurdles
-
Joel Harrison 10 yr old male for 800m, 60m hurdles,
High Jump, Long Jump, Javelin and Pentathlon
-
Dean Ellenwood 11 yr old male for 400m
|
Sep 21, 2009
Track Resurfacing: Improvements made at MAP - Everyone from BC’s top athletes to
recreational walkers and spectators will benefit from
improvements that are being completed at McLeod Athletic
Park in preparation for the 2010 BC Summer Games.
Read
more here...
Mustangs
bring back the Gold
The Langley Mustangs track and field
club was well represented at this year's National Youth and
Midget track and field championships held August 8th and 9th
in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The five Mustangs selected for the
British Columbia team were Andrea Vicic, Carla Vicic, Carolyn
Sutherland, Chris Sutherland and Brennan Gademans. Each of
the Mustang athletes returned with a gold medal from the Championships,
with Andrea Vicic winning hers in the youth heptathlon; Carla
Vicic in the midget high jump; Carolyn Sutherland in the midget
women's 4 X 100m relay and Chris Sutherland and Brennan Gademans
for the youth men's 4 X 100m relay. Carolyn also added an
individual silver medal in the midget women's long jump with
a leap of 5.47 metres.
Mustangs
Keep Their Cool at the BC's
The BC Junior Development
track and field championships took place over three days from
July 24th to 26th in South Surrey. In spite of the overwhelming
heat the young Mustangs managed to keep their composure to
run jump and throw their way to 48 BC medals. This wraps up
another long season for these athletes with this being the
final meet of the year. Medal winners include:
Girls
Kayla Weltzin -
silver 100m, 800m and 1500m; bronze long jump
Tanika Dolfo - silver high jump; bronze long jump and sprint
hurdles
Chloe Hetherington - bronze javelin
Emma Smithson - bronze discus
Robyn Buckingham - silver javelin; bronze 200m hurdles
Georgie Antle - bronze discus
Marissa Van Noort - silver 100m
Kelly McKenna - silver shot put and discus
Georgia Ellenwood - gold in high jump, long jump, 300m hurdles
and javelin
Boys
Jarred Klassen
– gold high jump; silver shot put; bronze 100m
Joel Harrison – gold in long jump, sprint hurdles, 800m,
1500m, high jump, javelin; bronze 100m
Paul Buckingham - silver high jump
Jordan Burke – bronze javelin
Dean Ellenwood – gold 400m
Jordan Fletcher – gold in 800m, 1500m; silver 400m
Max Robichaud – gold hammer; silver shot put
James Hellner – silver high jump
Eli Kastelein – silver 800m and 300m hurdles
Jacob Houlton – gold in shot put, high jump, 400m and
200m; silver javelin and long jump
Track continues for 5 youth (15 and up) athletes from the
Mustangs. Brennan Gademans, 16, along with siblings Chris
(17) and Caroline Sutherland (15), Andrea (17) and Carla Vicic
(15) have all qualified for the BC team which will compete
in the Nationals held in Sherbrooke Quebec August 9th to 11th.
After the Nationals, these athletes who train all year round,
will get a well deserved break before a new season starts
in September.
Mustangs
Top in BC at Pentathlon
BC Junior Development Pentathlon Championships took place
on Saturday July 18th at Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium. Under
sunny skies 13 Langley athletes competed in five events over
one long day. Points were given for each performance in the
sprint hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put, and the 800
meters and then totalled. The Mustangs were particularly strong
in the 14 year old and 10 year old divisions. Jacob Houlton
and Georgia Ellenwood, both 14, earned gold medals with 3695
and 3294 points respectively. Ten year old Joel Harrison gained
gold with 2292 points, followed by Paul Buckingham with 1797
points. Tanika Dolfo, also 10, and 11 year old Jordan Burke
claimed bronze for their efforts. Six medals in the Provinicial
competition is an excellent showing for the Langley club.
Langley
Times Article Read
more here...
Mustang
Milestones
The
Langley Mustangs track and field athletes have been peaking
at the optimum time. The endless hours of training are obviously
paying off. The athletes are putting up some impressive numbers
just in time for the BC Championships, BC Pentathlon Championships
and National competitions.
Georgia
Ellenwood now holds the highest jump on record for any 14
year old in BC with a jump of 1.73 metres, attained in Kelowna
on June 28th. The jump would have qualified her for the World
Youth Championships for 16\17 year olds to be held this year
in Italy. The same day, within an hour of her record breaking
jump, she also ran to number 1 on the BC all time top ten
in the 300 metre hurdles with a time of 45.22.
Also
in Kelowna, Chris Sutherland, 17, ran the 400 metres in 49.72
seconds which meets the standard to qualify for the National
Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec to be held in August.
Chris now holds the Mustangs club record in the 400 metres
and the 200 metres.
Robbie
Gallagher, 18 and Andrea Vicic, 17 of the Mustangs will represent
BC at the Canadian Junior track and field championships to
be held July 17th to 19th in Charlottetown, PEI. Robbie holds
the club long jump record of 7.20 metres.
Some
of the younger members have left their mark as well. 11 year
old Jordan Burke broke the Langley meet record with a javelin
throw of 30.53 and is now number 2 in the BC record books.
Tanika Dolfo, 10, ran 11.13 in the 60m sprint hurdles which
earns her a BC Junior Development award.
These
and other Mustang athletes hope to build on these performances
in the upcoming Provincial and National Championship meets.
Langley
Mustangs at BC High School Provincial Championships
The BC High School Championships took place on June 5th and
6th at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. The top 24 athletes in
each event from all over the Province battled it out for High
School supremacy. Mustangs stood out in both the senior (grade
10 to 12) and the grade 8 and 9 divisions. Some of the standouts
included:
Grade 10-12
Brennan Gademans - 2nd 100 metres; 3rd 200 metres
Andrea Vicic - 1st heptathlon; 2nd triple jump; 8th 100m hurdles
Robbie Gallagher - 2nd long jump
Christopher Sutherland - 6th 400 metre
Shelby Spenst - 7th heptathlon
Kate McKinnon - 7th 3000 metre
Shelby Smithson - 7th high jump; 8th heptathlon
Grade 8 and 9 division
Carolyn Sutherland - 1st long jump; 2nd 100 metres; 3rd 200
metres
Georgia Ellenwood - 1st high jump; 3rd long jump; 3rd 400
metres
Carla Vicic - 3rd high jump; 1st 4X100 relay
Gabe Marshalok - 4th 200 metres; 7th 100 metres,second 4X100
relay
Jacob Houlton - 4th 400 metres
Braedon Dolfo - 8th 400 metres, 2nd 4X100 relay
Justin Dahlman- 2nd 4X100 relay
Kelly McKenna- 5th shot put
Mustangs
Capture Top Team Award
For the second year in a row head coach Kevin Harrison guided
the Langley Mustangs track and field team to the top team
trophy at the Junior Olympics. The meet was held at Bear Creek
Park in Surrey on the May long weekend. With 538 points the
Mustangs placed first on the team ranking by over 200 points.
Leading the team was 11 year old Jordan Fletcher and 10 year
old Joel Harrison. Jordan broke 3 meet records with extraordinary
runs in the 1500m (4:53.50), the 800m (2:26.72) and the 400m
(1:04.82). Joel Harrison earned 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
One of his golds came in a record breaking high jump of 1.25
metres. Other contributors from this team of 9 to 13 year
olds were:
Boys
Max Robichaud - 2nd shot put; 3rd discus
Aiden Kits - 3rd 400m; 3rd high jump
Aidan Moore - 2nd 400m; 3rd 100m
Simon Bulcock - 2nd 100m; 3rd 60m
Caleb Wust - 2nd 60m; 3rd 100m
Ben Vandenboogard - 2nd 1500m
Diego Martinez - 2nd 1500m
Paul Buckingham - 3rd long jump
James Hellner - 2nd high jump
Girls
Emma Harrison - 1st shot put; 1st high jump
Mariana Martinez - 1st 800m; 3rd long jump
Marissa Vannoort - 1st 200m; 2nd 100m
Danica Dewith - 3rd high jump
Jaime Saint-Onge - 3rd 800m
Hailey Collis - 2nd 400m
Robyn Buckingham - 3rd high jump
Langley
Mustangs Dominate Local Meets
The Langley Mustangs track and field club have been active
training and competing in local club meets over the past couple
of weeks. The older mustangs (14 and up) attended the Fraser
Valley High School Invitational at Bear Creek Park on April
25th and the Valley Royal High School Invitational in Abbotsford
on May 2nd. The athletes accumulated 22 medals and broke 4
meet record at the April 25th meet. Jacob Houlton (14) smashed
the pre-existing record in the 400m (55.24) and the javelin
(40.52m). Siblings Stuart and Georgia Ellenwood put themselves
in the record book with a 400m run of 51.25 for Stuart and
a high jump of 1.60m for Georgia. Other highlights from the
Club came when Carolyn Sutherland (15) jumped 5.28m in long
jump; Adam Osborne (16) gained a personal best in pole vault
at 3m-10cm and Katie McInnon ran an outstanding 1500m race.
In the next couple weeks, these athletes will be competing
for their Langley high schools in the Upper Fraser Valley,
Fraser Valley and Provincial high school championships.
The Langley Mustangs Junior Development group of 9-14 year
olds also had a chance to try out some of their new skills
at the first meet of the season. The Norwesters Elementary
School Meet was held May 2nd and 3rd at Swangard Stadium in
Burnaby. Some of the standouts of the 47 Mustang athletes
attending were: Marianna Martinez (9 yrs - first in 1500m;
second in 800m); Paul Buckingham (10 yrs - second high jump;
3rd 1500m); Joel Harrison (10yrs - first shot put; first high
jump; second 800m; third 100m); Tanika Dolfo (10yrs - 2nd
high jump; 3rd 100m); Caleb Wust (11 yrs - second 800m; 3rd
100m); Alexis Gagner (11 yrs - second 800m; second 1500m;
third 400; third high jump); Emma Harrison (12 yrs - second
long jump; third high jump; 3rd shot put); Aidan Moore (12
yrs - 1st 200m; 3rd 400m); and Max Robichaud (13 yrs - first
shot put; second discus; third long jump).
Three
Top Ten Performances
The Langley Mustangs and Langley Senior Secondary School hosted
the 1st Annual High School Spring Relays on April 16. Over
400 athletes competed for their schools from grade 8 to grade
12. Outstanding performances came from Langley Mustang athlete
Robbie Gallagher, Carolyn Sutherland and Georgia Ellenwood.
All three earned a number one spot on the top ten best Mustang
performances of all time. Robbie Gallagher (grade 12) of Lord
Tweedsmuir ran 11.27 and Carolyn Sutherland (grade 9) of Brookswood
ran 12.69 in the 100m dash. Georgia Ellenwood (grade 8) of
Stafford Middle School jumped a personal best 1.70m which
also places her #2 on the all time top ten jumps for a BC
athlete. Great job to our athletes, parent volunteers and
all of the LSS students who supported the event.
Langley
Mustangs Break Four Meet Records in Yakima Washington
 
Fresh from an intense week of spring training at the University
of Oregon, the Langley Mustangs Gold track team dominated
the 35th annual Holder Relays in Yakima Washington. The cold
weather did not deter Stuart Ellenwood from breaking his own
meet record, set last year in the 400 meters with a new time
of 51.60. Ellenwood was also part of the 4 by 100 meter relay
team of Brennan Gademans, Gabe Marshalok and Braeden Dolfo,
with a record time of 45.96. All four boys attend Langley
Secondary School. Ellenwood's younger sister Georgia (grade
8) added her own contribution with a record breaking high
jump of 5 feet 4 inches - not her personal best, but enough
to win both the grade 9/10 and 11/12 divisions. Carolyn Sutherland
was just shy of the record in the 100 meter dash, but managed
to put herself in the books with a long jump of 16 feet 7.75
inches. Robbie Gallagher jumped a personal best in long jump
which set an all time Langley club record which had lasted
for 20 years. The meet welcomed over 600 athletes from 22
clubs and high schools from across Washington, Oregon and
British Columbia. The Mustangs totalled 17 medals in all.
Medalists included:
Gold:
Carla Vicic - 100 meter hurdles
Brennan Gademans - 100 meter dash
Jade Vaughn - 300 meter hurdles
Stuart Ellenwood - 400 meters
Carolyn Sutherland - Long Jump
Georgia Ellenwood - High Jump and 800 meters
Andrea Vicic - High Jump
Silver:
Keelee Miller - Long Jump
Carla Vicic - High Jump
Georgia Ellenwood - 100 meter hurdles
Justin Dahlman - High Jump
Bronze:
Katie Snowdon - 400 meters
Stuart Ellenwood - 800 meters
Gabe Marshalok - 400 meters and 100 meters
Picture (credit Doug Vicic): Braeden Donnelly (left) of the
Langley Mustangs prepares to take the water jump in the 2000
meter steeple chase. The event is a crowd favourite at the
Yakima Washington meet, with hundreds of cheering fans lining
both sides of the water, which is traditionally filled with
gold fish.
SPRING TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON - The Mustangs Gold Group had the
unique opportunity of training for a week in Oregon. Three
crowded van loads of 19 athletes, two coaches and a dog made
the 8 hour trek to tracktown USA. The University of Oregon
have one of the best track teams in the nation, and a facility
that is second to none. The athletes were able to tour the
university, eat on campus, and train at the track using speed
belts, weighted vests, and ankle resistance. The team also
competed in the Sheldon High School meet and a few members
qualified for the University of Oregon preview meet. These
kids were able to compete against some of the top athletes
in their events. A humbling but rewarding experience. Some
other highlights included a scavenger hunt, football on the
Oregon coast and hill repeats on the sand dunes. Add some
shopping and a movie, and the kids had a great balance of
hard work, early mornings and a whole lot of fun. The devotion
of coaches Kim Chapdelaine and Dwayne Lotnick paid off and
the athletes responded with a tough work ethic and good behaviour.
There is little rest for this group however, as the team leaves
for Yakima Washington on the 27th of March.
Attention
New Parents you are welcome to look at the newly
created Track
Parents Guide. Its a set of Frequently Asked Questions
and Answers which will provide you with answers to many of
your initial questions. Please download and review at your
leisure as we begin our season."
Registration
Information Here
Gold
Group Gains Indoor Experience
A handful of athletes from the gold group had a chance
to test their skills at a one day meet on February 15th
at the University of Washington. These athletes are
continuing to train hard under the coaching of Kim Chapdelaine
and Dwayne Lotnick and it seems to be paying off. Competing
indoors on a 200 or 300 metre track against university
athletes is definitely a new experience for our group.
Rising to the challenge in the 200 metres were Stuart
Ellenwood (24.02), Brennan Gademans (24.32) and Gabe
Marshalok (24.47). Jade Vaughn also achieved a personal
best in the 800 metres with a time of 2.23. The athletes
have little time for rest before the next indoor meet
in Kamloops on February 21st and 22nd.
Langley
Mustangs Help Caribbean Track Program
The club, and Mustang families, donated 15
pair of track spikes and our older style singlets to
St. Vincent and the Grenadines national track program.
Their athletes look good in Mustang colors.
Langley
Mustangs Perform Well at First Indoor Track Meet
Langley Mustangs had a chance to
show off their new skills at the Golden Bear Open track
meet held January 16th to 18th at the Universidad Pavilion
in Edmonton Alberta. It was the first ever indoor
track meet for this Langley group. Despite not being
able to train on the track for a month prior to the competition,
these 10 athletes had a strong showing. Most athletes
competed up in age group with Juvenile being 16 to 17 year
old, Junior 18 to 19 and Open for adults. Some highlights
for the Mustangs include:
Christopher
Sutherland 16 (Juvenile) 4th in the 60m dash; 5th in the
400m and first in the 4X200 relay
Caroline Sutherland 14 (Juvenile) 2nd in long jump; 3rd
in the 4X200 relay
Braedon Dolfo 15 (Juvenile) 2nd high jump; first in the
4X200 relay
Stuart Ellenwood 15 (juvenile) 3rd 400m; 5th 200m; first
4X200 relay
Jade Vaughn 15 (Junior) 2nd 400m; 3rd 60m hurdles
Georgia Ellenwood 13 (Juvenile) 1st high jump; 4th 200m;
5th 60m hurdles; 3rd 4X200 relay
Gabe Marshalok 15 (Juvenile) first 4X200 relay
Katie Snowdon 15 and Keelee Miller 14 (Juvenile) were
also part of the 3rd place 4X200m relay
Jade
Vaughn and Shelby Dayle-Spenst also competed in the Open
pentathlon and place 9th and 14th respectively.
The Mustangs next meet is at the University of Washington
in Seattle on February 15th.
More
Awards for Three Mustangs
BC Athletics has announced it nominations for the top
track and field athletes. Mustangs Jade Vaughan
and Stuart Ellenwood have both been nominated for the
top 15 year old athletes award.
Jade won three
medals at the Canadian Track and Field Championships.
In the 15 year old category, she won a bronze in the 80
meter hurdles, a silver in the 300 meter hurdles and a
gold in the 4X100.
Stuart won
two medals at the Canadian Track and Field Championships.
In the 15 year old category, he won bronze in the 400
meters, and a silver in the 800 meters.
Coach Kevin
Harrison is to be honored with the BC Athletics Coaching
Excellence Award for his work with Junior Development
Athletes (ages 9-14)
Stuart Ellenwood,
Jade Vaughan, along with their coach Dwayne Lotnick and
Musangs Head Coach Kevin Harrison.
Langley
Mustangs Dominate in Cross Country
The Langley Mustangs proved track meet after track
meet that they were a force to be reckoned with in the Lower
Mainland Track and Field competitions throughout the spring
and summer of 2008. Read more here.
(Left to right) Robyn Buckingham, Shelby Smithson, Tanika
Dolfo, Emma Harrison, Arthur Wisniowski, Joel Harrison, Jacob
Houlton, Jordan Fletcher. Georgia Ellenwood is absent. Head
Coach Kevin Harrison in background in blue shirt.
9
Langley Mustangs Honoured at Provincial Awards Banquet
Langley Mustangs were out in full force at the annual BC Athletics
Junior Development Awards Banquet held on October 26, 2008
in Vancouver. Over 70 athletes ranging in age from 9 to 14
years old from across BC earned the distinction by exceeding
the highest provincial standards of athletic performance.
These young athletes represent the next wave of high performance
track and field in the province. They are rewriting the provincial
record books with 15 all-time BC performances, 2 provincial
records, and 52 individual provincial medals earned this year.
Boys:
Joel Harrison (60m, 60m hurdles, high jump, long
jump, shot put, pentathlon)
Arthur Wisniowski (60m)
Jordan Fletcher (800m, 1500m)
Jacob Houlton (high jump, javelin, shot put, pentathlon)
Girls:
Tanika Dolfo (60m, 60m hurdles, high jump)
Robyn Buckingham (high jump)
Emma Harrison ( 800m racewalk)
Georgia Ellenwood (400m, high jump, pentathlon)
Shelby Smithson (high jump)
Mustangs
Welcome New High Performance Coach
The Langley Mustangs
track and field club would like to welcome Kim Chapdelaine
as the new director and coach of the high performance centre.
The Mustangs are the top junior development club in the
province. Kim will work with a select "gold" group
of athletes to help them reach their full potential. After
a successful year with 13 athletes attending the BC Summer
Games and 4 athletes with strong showings at the National
Championships, the Club has been fortunate to be able to
bring Kim in to maximize their future achievements. Kim
has impressive credentials in track & field having coached
at University of Alberta, Bishop`s University, University
of Laval and the University of Sherbrooke. She spent two
years as head power speed coach for Valley Royals track
and field club and regional coach for the lower Fraser Valley.
Kim was the mentor coach for the ``women in coaching`` African
delegation. In addition, she has coached on 6 Canadian national
teams, and has competed for Canada on 7 national teams in
long jump, hurdles and heptathlon. The Mustangs are extremely
excited to be working with Kim to create a strong high performance
centre in Langley to go along with our junior development
programs. For more information on Kim and the new High Performance
Program, contact her at: kimcoach39@hotmail.com
Kim Chapdelaine
Four
Mustang Athletes Bring Home Medals from Nationals!
The four Langley Mustang’s track
and field athletes who qualified to be on the B.C. team
to travel to Quebec for the Legion Canadian Youth Championships
(also, known as the Nationals) , flew home on Tuesday evening,
proudly wearing their smart new provincial B.C uniforms,
and weighed down with the medals they won. To qualify for
this prestigious meet, the athletes first had to prove themselves,
at many qualifying meets, to be the best in B.C at their
individual events . To medal at this meet is an incredible
feat, as it means being one of the top three track &
field athletes in the whole of Canada . The Nationals were
held at the University of Sherbrooke , not far from Montreal
in Quebec from August 6th to 12th. For a B.C track club
to have four of their athletes in the Nationals is almost
unheard of, and shows the dedication and high level of coaching
and leadership at the Langley Mustangs track club.
The
event in Quebec is sanctioned by Athletics Canada and many
track and field stars who have attended the legions championships
have gone on to world and Olympic glory. To get an idea
of the competition our Langley athletes faced, over 300
athletes from all provinces and territories participated
in this years Nationals. When the BC team arrived in Sherbrooke
, they had two days to prepare for their events. The National
Championships are divided into two sections, one consisting
of two days prior to the actual meet, of training clinics,
clinics covering sports psychology, nutrition, drug free
sport, presentations, orientation tours and of course the
practicing on the track. Accompanying the 300 athletes were
35 chaperones and 25 coaches. Before the track meet they
attended an auspicious opening ceremony.
The
second section is the main event, the exciting two day track
and field meet, at the best track in Canada . It is the
only track in Canada which is certified in Northern America
, as a mondo track, which has the most superior surface
and below the surface material which provides the athlete
with excellent support and reduces stress injuries. The
Mustang's athletes, Michelle Stuart, Stuart Ellenwood, Brennan
Gademans and Jade Vaughan were very excited and keen to
compete and to get to the track, but also appreciated the
two days prior to the meet , which instilled in them a sense
of pride of being part of their province¢s team, and
they learned so much which they knew would prepare them
for future national and international meets. They loved
that the championships encouraged the fostering of friendships
with other athletes from all parts of Canada , development
of leadership and were looking forward to achieving their
personal best performances at the track.
Saturday
morning arrived, and luckily the rain and mist which had
greeted them on arrival in Sherbrooke gave way to sunshine
as the athletes warmed up and started to compete in their
events. Giving tremendous performances ,their results were
as follows: Jade Vaughan won the whole set of medals ! Gold
, Silver and Bronze ! In the 80m hurdles Vaughan won bronze
with a run of 12.46 seconds, just missing her personal best
time of 12.40s In the 300m hurdles, Vaughan was seeded first
with her personal best time of 44.30 and looked as though
she may achieve a P.B. but hit a few hurdles , and came
in second , winning silver with a time of 44.33s. She was
chosen to compete in the 4 x 100 relay and she & her
relay team won Gold and achieved a National record time
of 48.29. Brennan Gademans, having been battling with a
micro tear in his calf , courageously ran the 100m and came
fourth with his exact personal best time of 11.39s. In the
men’s 4 x 100m relay Gademans and his team won gold
with a time of 44.79. Stuart Ellenwood, won a silver medal
and a bronze for B.C. In the 800m under very hot conditions
Ellenwood just missed his personal best time by hundredths
of a second with a time of 2.00:86. In the 400m against
a very strong headwind Ellenwood came 3rd with a time of
51.90s, his personal best being 50.93. Ellenwood , being
the strongest runner in the medley relay, might have come
away with a gold but one of the other athletes ran over
the boundary line when passing the baton, so unfortunately
the B.C. relay medley team was disqualified. Michelle Stuart
was very brave to compete at the meet as in May of this
year she injured her lower back throwing the javelin. She
has been receiving weekly physiotherapy, and did not expect
to throw anywhere near her personal best of well over 40m
, so she was thrilled to come 5th with a throw of 38.68.
So
all in all the Mustangs proudly arrived home with six shiny
medals, after having a wonderful experience at the Games,
and memories of new friendships to last a lifetime, seeing
another Province and their first taste of National competition.
Jade Vaughan
(left to right) Brennan Gademans, Michelle Stuart, Jade
Vaughan and Stuart Ellenwood
Four
Mustang Athletes off to Nationals
Four outstanding athletes from the Langley
Mustangs Track & Field Club (pictured above) have qualified
to become part of the B.C Team, and will be flying to Quebec to compete in the National Championships
from August 6th to the 12th. They already each hold
the title for 'Best in B.C' for their individual events,
and if they win in Quebec, they could earn themselves the title of 'Best in
Canada' ! Brennan Gademans (left)
will be competing in the 100m and the medley relay,
Michelle Stuart will be throwing the javelin, Jade Vaughan will be competing in the 80m, 300m hurdles
& the relays, and Stuart Ellenwood will be competing
in the 400m, 800m and relays. The athletes are
excited to be representing their Province, and will
be wearing the Team B.C uniform with great pride. They will
also have their Mustangs coach Dwayne Lotnick there
to support and guide them.
Twelve
Mustangs selected to Zone 3 BC Summer Games Team
Twelve 14 and 15 year old athletes from Langley
Mustangs Track & Field Club will represent Zone 3 in
the BC Summer Games. The Summer Games are held in
Kelowna from July 24th to 27th. These individuals
qualified to represent the Zone in a meet earlier in May.
Zone 3 consists of all communities in the Fraser Valley
(North and South) from Hope to Langley, Surrey, Maple Ridge
and Coquitlam. The Zone 3 team looks very strong and
will hopefully bring home several medals in runs, jumps
and throws. Two of these athletes, Stuart Ellenwood
and Jade Vaughn, have been selected to the
BC Team which will compete in the National 15 year old Championships
in Sherbrooke, Quebec in August.
Pictured
below are: back row (left to right): Stuart Ellenwood,
Gabe Marshalok, Braedon Dolfo, Braeden Donnelly, Mark Whiteley,
Brennan Gademans, Adam Osborne.bottom row (left to right):
Shelby Smithson, Jade Vaughn, Katie Snowdon, Sam Kennedy
(missing) Ashley Windsor
BC
Junior Development Provincial Championships (ages 9-14)
July 11-13
Nanaimo, BC
“High
medal count reflects hard work and dedication of athletes
and their coaches”
A
high performance team of 23 young track athletes from the
Langley Mustangs came home with a total of 46 medals from
the Provincial Championship meet held in Nanaimo this past
weekend. The 21 gold, 14, silver, and 11 bronze medals were
earned over three days in this final meet of the 2008 season.
Top honors were attained by 4 athletes who managed to crack
the B.C. All-Time Top Ten. The Top Ten lists are updated
each year and capture best performances for each age group
since 1976 which makes it harder each year to get into.
Joel Harrison secured the second spot on the list in the
60m hurdles and the sixth fastest for the 60m sprint. Emma
Harrison earned the second fastest all time spot with her
gold medal win in the 800m racewalk. Jacob Houlton captured
the 9 th spot in the high jump and topped the list with
the longest javelin throw ever in BC for his age. Georgia
Ellenwood tied the top high jump of all time in her gold
medal effort.
Medal
earners were as follows:
Girls
Georgia Ellenwood: Gold – Long Jump, High Jump, 400m,
80 m hurdles; Silver – Javelin, 200m
Emma Harrison: Gold – 800m racewalk; Bronze –
High Jump, Triple Jump
Shelby Smithson: Gold – High Jump; Silver –
Javelin
Chloe Hetherington: Silver – High Jump
Alexis Gagner: Silver – 800m, 1500m
Tanika Dolfo: Silver – High Jump; Bronze – 60m
hurdles
Allison Gallaugher: Bronze -Triple Jump
Keelee Miller: Bronze – Shot Put
Kelly McKenna: Silver – Shot Put
Boys
Jacob Houlton: Gold (High Jump, Shot Put, Hammer, Javelin,
400m); Silver ( Long Jump); Bronze ( 100m, 200m)
Joel Harrison: Gold ( High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put, 60m,
60m hurdles, 100m, 800m)
Paul Buckingham: Gold ( 800m racewalk); Silver (High Jump,
800m); Bronze (Shot Put)
Aidan Kits: Silver (High Jump); Bronze (400m)
Fernando Martinez: Silver(60m hurdles); Bronze ( High Jump)
Max Robichaud: Silver (Shot Put)
Jordan Fletcher: Gold ( 800m, 1500m)
Eli Kastelein: Bronze ( 200m hurdles)
Kevin
Harrison
Head Coach, Langley Mustangs
All
time BC top ten pentathlon performances for Langley Mustangs
Langley Mustangs dominated in the 9 year old and 13 year
old divisions of the BC Junior Development Pentathlon Championships.
This annual one day event was held on June 21st at Surrey
Athletic Park. Pentathlon athletes from 9 to 14 years each
competed in five events: the hurdles, shot put, long jump,
high jump and 800 meter run. With an impressive performance,
13 year old Georgia Ellenwood is now ranked number 1 among
all time BC top performances in both the high jump - with
a record breaking jump of 1.66 meters set during the pentathlon
competition - and in the pentathlon with a score of 3039
in the five events. Jacob Houlton (13 years) and Joel Harrison
(9 years) both took gold and achieved second on this prestigious
list for their age groups. The other showings for the Mustangs
include a silver for 9 year old Tanika Dolfo, and bronze
medals for 11 year old Fernando Martinez and 14 year old
Shelby Smithson.
Pentathlon scores for Mustang medalists:
Jacob Houlton - 3561
Georgia Ellenwood - 3039
Shelby Smithson - 2449
Fernando Martinez - 2004
Joel Harrison - 1976
Tanika Dolfo - 1209
Picture shows Georgia Ellenwood coming down the home stretch
in the 800 meters at the BC Pentathlon Championships held
June 21st in Surrey.
Langley
Mustangs host another successful Pacific Invitational track
and field meet. From 1999 to Masters age groups,
all athletes competed hard and enjoyed a sunny and exciting
weekend. See
official results here...
More
pictures coming soon.
Langley
Mustangs Bring Home the Medals at the Jesse Bent Memorial
track meet on Sunday June 8th at Coquitlam Town Centre Stadium.
Read
full results here.
The
Langley Mustangs participated in the Jesse Bent Memorial
track meet on Sunday June 8th at Coquitlam Town Centre stadium. The
athletes had a strong showing in spite of unseasonably cold
temperatures and rain. Thirteen year old Georgia Ellenwood
and Jacob Houlten combined for a total of 8 medals. Ellenwood
collected three gold in the 200 meter, 400 meter, high jump
and a silver in long jump. Houlten earned his three gold
in the 200 meter, 400 meter, long jump and a silver in the
100 meter. Joel Harrison, 9 years old, added an impressive
6 gold medals of his own in the 100 meter, 400 meter, 800
meter, 60 meter hurdles, high jump and long jump. Jordan
Fletcher, 10 years old, had a strong showing with two gold
in the 800 meter and 1500 meter with record breaking times.
Other medalists include:
9 year
olds:
Paul
Buckingham - silver in 400m and 800m, bronze
in 100m
Tanika
Dolfo - silver in 60m hurdles, silver in high jump and bronze
in long jump.
Liam
Smithson - silver in high jump.
10
year olds:
Dean
Ellenwood - gold in 200m and silver in 100m
Jordan
Burke - silver in 60 meter hurdles
11
year olds:
Sean
Donnelly - gold in long jump
Robin
Buckingham - silver in high jump
12
year olds:
Ben
Marshal - bronze in 200m hurdles
Aidan
Kits - bronze in high jump
13
year olds:
Eli
Kastelein - bronze in 200m, bronze in 400m, bonze in 200m
hurdles
Keara
Graham - silver in 80m hurdles
Taryn
Korman - bonze in 80m hurles
14
year olds:
Shelby
Smithson - silver 300m hurdles, silver in high jump
15
year olds:
Mark
Whitely - gold in 200m, silver 100m
Aimee
Marshall - silver 100m, silver 400m
Katie
Snowden - gold in high jump
Matthew
Berg - bronze 400m
Braedon
Dolfo - silver high jump, bronze 100m
Adam
Osborne - bronze 300m hurdles
Jesse
Lynch - bronze 200m
16/17
year olds:
Robbie
Gallagher - silver 100m, bronze high jump
18/19
year olds:
Hector
Perez - silver 200m
Mustangs
Medal at the BCs. Read
full results here.
The
Langley Mustangs were well represented at the 36th annual
BC High School track and field championship held at Swangard
Stadium on May 30th and 31st. Students from grade 8
to 12 competed against the best athletes in the Province in
this two day event. Medalists and placings include:
- Stuart
Ellenwood, Langley Secondary School (15 year old)
- Gold 800m (2:02.00); Silver 400m (51.79); 5th 200m (24.44)
- Jade
Vaughn, Mountain Secondary School (15 year old) - Gold
80m hurdles (12.97); 5th 400m (60.39)
- Braedon
Dolfo, Langley Secondary School (15 year old) - Bronze
high jump (1.70 metres)
- Gabe
Marshalok, Langley Secondary School (15 year old) - 4th
100m (11.81)
- Shelby
Smithson, Walnut Grove Secondary School (14 year old)
- 4th high jump (1.50 metres)
- Katie
Snowden, Aldergrove Secondary School (15 year old) - 5th
high jump (1.45 metres)
- Katie
McKinnon, DW Poppy Secondary School (16 year old) - 8th
3000m (11:18.54)
- Michelle
Stuart, 4th in Women's Javelin and 4th in Women's Shot
Put
Many
of these athletes will go on to represent the Fraser Valley
in the BC Summer Games in Kelowna in July.
Jade Vaughn wins 80m hurdles at BC High School Championships
Braedon Dolfo wins bronze in high jump at BC High School Championships
See more 2008 BC High School
Championship pictures here.
Mustangs
win another team title at South Fraser Junior Olympics Meet
- May 2008
Langley
Mustangs win the team title at the Eagle Classic in Maple
Rige on May 10.
NorWesters
Meet - May 3-4
Langley
Mustang's Elementary athletes attended their first track &
field meet of the year on May 3rd and 4th. The Norwesters
meet was held in Burnaby at Swangard Stadium. Langley
was represented by 31 athletes ranging from 9 to 13 years
old. 26 schools and clubs took part in the
event.
Top
Langley performers at the meet included newcomers Joel Harrison
(age 9) with firsts in the 100m, 60m, long jump
and shot put and Tanika Dolfo with firsts in the 60m,
shot put and long jump. Veteran 13 year olds Jacob
Houlton (first in high jump and shot put and second in long
jump) and Georgia Ellenwood (four firsts in 100m, 200m, 400m
and high jump) also had a stong showing. Other top placings include:
9 year
old Paul Buckingham - third in 60m, third
in 100m
10 year old Jordan Fletcher - first in 800m
10 year old Julia Marshall - second in 800m
10 year old Chloe Hetherington - second in
shot put
11 year old Brittany Ashwell - second in 400m
11 year old Fernando Martinez - third in 200m;
third in 4oom
12 year old Haley Collis - second in 400m
12 year old Ben Marshal - first in 400m second in long
jump
13 year olds Kelly McKenna and Lauren Southern - tied
for second in high jump
High
School Athletes Excel
I t has been a great beginning of the season for the High
School athletes from the Langley Mustangs. The following athletes
have already cracked the Mustangs Top 10 list of all-time
performances for their age group.
Adam
Obsborne, 300 M Hurdles, Pole Vault
Braeden
Donnelly, 1500 M Steeplechase, 3000 M
Braedon
Dolfo, High Jump
Stuart
Ellenwood, 200 M, 400 M, 800 M
Gabe
Marsholak, 100 M, Long Jump, High Jump
Tom
Antle, 400 M, 800 M, 1500 M, 3000 M, Steeplechase
Katie
McKinnon 1500 M, 3000 M
Rebecca
Kits, 1500 M, 3000 M
Aimee
Marshall, 400 M
Jade
Vaughn, 200 M, 400 M
Georgia
Ellenwood 200 M, 400 M, High Jump
Samatha
Kennedy, Discus, Shot Put,Javelin, Hammer
Shelby
Smithson, High Jump, Javelin
Michelle
Stuart, Shot Put, Javelin, Discus, Hammer
Katie
Snowden, High Jump
Sarah
McMillian, Hammer, Shot Put
Check
out the Langley Top 10 All Time performers here.
New
Practice Times
Practices are now from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, but still held
on tuesdays and thursdays, at Neil McLeod Athletic Park (MAP).
Our
New Website
Langley Mustangs Track and Field Club is pleased to unveil
our new website. It has more info, content, pictures, and
other related resources.Send
us your feedback.
Want
to Volunteer in Athletics?
The Langley Mustangs Track and Field Club, and BC Athletics,
seek volunteers for coaches and track meet officials respectively.
Learn more here.
2007
Update
Last season was a success at many levels for all of our club
members. While the focus of Track and Field at the JD level
is based on a personal performance level, i.e. attaining and
improving on your personal bests, there are a few standout
performances from some of the high performance athletes that
are well worth mentioning. The 1993 athletes have moved out
of the JD program into the midget level of athletics. We congratulate
them on their successes over the years and wish them well
as they move onto bigger and better competition. We all look
forward to seeing their excellence at practices and club meets.
All
2007 rankings and final results can be found at bcathletics.org.
Read
our 2007 LMTF Newsletters:
Congratulations to the following BCJD award recipients
pictured above (from left to right):
-
Robyn Buckingham 1997
Pentathalon
-
Cyrena Timmins 1997
Pentathalon
-
Keelee Miller 1994
Pentathalon
-
Georgia Ellenwood 1995
HJ, Pentathalon
-
Jade Vaughan 1993 300MH, Pentathalon
-
Shelby Smithson 1994
HJ
-
Stuart Ellenwood 1993
400M
-
Jacob Houlton 1995
100M, HJ, LJ, SP, HT, JT, Pentathalon
Congratulations
Congratulations also go to Jacob Houlton (far right in the
picture above) who was nominated for the Myrtle Cook Trophy
from Athletics Canada. This is a national award presented
to the Best Youth Athlete in Canada (17yrs and under). As
Jacob is only 12yrs old this is an outstanding nomination
for him.
Blue
Level Training Update
The Blue level group started
their training in January and are looking forward to getting
onto the track. There are 17 participants in our second
year of pre-season training and, if last year is an indication
of the value in this, they all are anxious to start competing
this season. The first meet they will attend is at the end
of March. Eleven of this group are also eligible to compete
at the BC Summer Games this summer in Kelowna, so the goals
are set very high at this time.
2008
Schedule
The 2008 track and field schedule
is now posted online, so ready yourselves for a fun and
competitive season.
|
