Meet Results 2010

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INDOORS

November 27-29, 2009 - International Youth Meet of Champions @ York University (TTFC)

Hamilton Olympic Club athletes have taken to the track with vigour in this new indoor season. At the International Youth Meet of Champions, Christian Brennan won the midget girls 400m race with a swift 58.14sec performance. This event was sandwiched between heats, semis and finals of the 60m dash, where she ran 7.77sec for second place. Midget-aged Alyssa DiCesare took the gold medal in the 3kg shot put contest with a throw of 11.16m. In the youth category, Gesthika Kaltsidis secured a second place finish of 10.36m in the triple jump, while earning a sixth place 4.85m finish in the long jump. Lindsay Wallace was busy, too, as she came fourth in the 60mHurdles with a 9.83sec result and a 4.86m leap (one centimetre ahead of Gesthika) for fifth place in the long jump.

January 9, 2010 - Sharon Anderson Memorial Meet @ University of Toronto

The University of Toronto track was the site of the Sharon Anderson Memorial Meet. Several Hamilton Olympic Club athletes took part in the event.
Midget-aged Christian Brennan ran two fast races to finish third in the final of the 60m dash, then added a fifth place finish of 43.55 sec in the 300m race.
In the youth-aged events, Lindsay Wallace had a busy day as she claimed second place in the 60mHurdles with a 10.24sec sprint. Later she threw 8.08m in the shot put and had a leap of 4.82m in the long jump for seventh place. Alyssa DiCesare put the shot 9.18m to finish sixth. Gesthika Kaltsidis, in her first meet as a junior-aged athlete, soared 10.46m to finish seventh in the triple jump, while her long jump performance of 4.55m netted her an eleventh place finish.

January 24, 2010 - Ontario Masters 2010 Winter Mini Meet #3 @ York University (TTFC)

At the Ontario Masters 2010 Winter Mini Meet #3, Rhona Trott, showed consistent effort in the 12-lb weight throw as she gave it an 11.72m heave. She also had a 9.69sec showing in the 60m dash and a 3.66m leap in the long jump.

January 30, 2010 - Ontario Legion Indoor Championships @ York University (TTFC)

On Saturday January 30, 2010, the Ontario Legion Indoor Championships were held in Toronto. In the 15-and-under age category, Christian Brennan equalled her season's best of 7.71sec in winning the 60m dash. Half an hour later, she took gold in the 400m with a time of 57.1sec; then completed her personal version of the triathlon with a 4.87m leap to win the long jump competition. Also contesting the 400m race were Becky Morrison, who took eighth place with a 65.13sec clocking, and Marissa Codispodi, close behind in 67.47sec. In the boys division, Liam Smith came away with two personal best performances. He came sixth in the 800m with a time of 2:17.0; then raced to a bronze medal spot in the 1500m with his 4:34.54 result. The 17-and-under age group saw Meg Inman race to a gold medal finish in the 800m with a 2:25.8 time, after she'd already come fifth in the 400m with a 62.70sec performance. Lindsay Wallace was working on three of her pentathlon events: coming third in the high jump with a leap of 1.45m, eighth in the shot put with a 7.99m effort and eighth in the 60mHurdles with her best time of 9.78sec. Alex Russell also ran to an eighth place finish in the 1500m with a 4:30.73 clocking, while Anthony Perrodou ran 10:18.0 to take 13th place in the 3000m race.

January 31, 2010 - AO Multi-Events Championships @ York University (TTFC)

The Athletics Ontario Multi-Events Championships was held in conjunction with the first 'Prep' Meet of the year. Lindsay Wallace competed in the youth girls pentathlon event. She had three seasonal best performances: 60mH in 9.67sec, high jump of 1.47m and 800m run of 2:42.28. Solid results in the shot put (8.04m) and long jump (4.57m), allowed her to claim the bronze medal in the first championship of the year. Christian Brennan also had an outstanding meet, coming fourth in the 60m dash (7.79sec) followed by an AO under-16 record in the 200m with her first place 24.99sec result. Alyssa DiCesare took third in the 4kg shot put event with her 9.06m toss, while Gesthika Kaltsidis was judged tenth with her 4.67m leap in long jump. Rugare Shatei had his best showing of the year as he came tenth in the long jump with 5.54m. Jeffrey Behan took a solid seventh place with a 2:03.57 clocking in the 800m, while Greg LaRiviere ran 10:31.91 for ninth place in the 3000m race.

February 7, 2010 - MTA Burlington/Guelph Meet @ York University (TTFC)

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The Burlington and Guelph track and field clubs held a Minor Track Association meet on the weekend at York University. Members of the Hamilton Olympic Club used this occasion to test themselves and to see how much improvement their coaches have helped them achieve. Atom-aged Jenna Smith came away with a 'set of medals'. She earned bronze with a fantastic 4.25m leap in the long jump. Later, she ran 2:41.7 for the silver medal in the 800m race, followed by a gold medal performance in the 400m of 66.9sec. Close behind Jenna, Chloe Hewitt took the silver in the 400m with her 67.7sec effort. She also earned a seventh place finish in the 200m with a 30.06sec clocking. Madeline Leek had an eighth place finish in the long jump with 3.82m, while Kennedy Thomson came ninth in the 400m with a 1:17.7 result.

In the senior-aged competitions, Kylie Hopkins had an excellent race in the 400m, as she ran 66.8sec.for a fourth place finish. Kassidy Matthews had an impressive debut as she came fourth in the 60m dash with her 8.60sec speed. She added two ninth place finishes to her first meet results with 28.98sec in the 200m and a 3.84m leap in the long jump. Also competing for the first time, three girls each achieved a sixth place finish in different events. Hailey Hemrica pushed hard to achieve a finish of 2:43.91 in the 800m, Thais Melnyk put forth a great effort in the 1500m race to earn a 5:53.5 result, and Oonagh Burns leaped 4.22m in the long jump. A 3.86m leap gave Leanne Maslowski eighth place in the long jump competition.

HOC Results

February 18, 2010 - 91st Highlanders Meet @ Copps Coliseum

Here are the results from the 91st Highlanders meet held at Copps Coliseum.

February 28, 2010 - Dave McKendrick MTA Indoor Provincial Championships @ York University (TTFC)

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Cameron McMillan, of the Hamilton Olympic Club, had as busy a meet as anyone was allowed at the recent Minor Track Association Championships at York University. He had a personal best performance of 4:39.6 to take fourth place in the senior boys1500m race, followed by another PB and fifth place in the 800m with a time of 2:17.17 Meanwhile, he soared 9.61m to take silver in the triple jump. In the senior girls category, HOC athletes all ran to personal best times in the 400m dash, as they chased each other closely around the track. Kylie Hopkins came sixth with 66.12sec, with Val Gladiator coming eighth in 67.41 and Hailey Hemrica ninth with 67.54sec. Kristen Davidson and Alyssa Hopkins came close behind with their best times of 68.58 sec and 70.76sec respectively. Thais Melnyk ran 5:35.5 in the 1500m before earning a fifth place finish of 4.07m in the long jump. Chloe Hewitt finished off her indoor season in the atom-girl age group with a sixth place finish of 68.26sec in the 400m race, then won the bronze medal in the 200m with a personal best time of 29.65sec. Close behind her, Jenna Smith ran 68.30sec for seventh place in the 400m, then she took the bronze medal with her 2:40.68 (personal best) time for 800m. Madeline Leek, running in her first MTA championship meet, had a personal best of 32.23sec in the 200m race, while jumping 3.41m for 13th place in the long jump.

March 26-28, 2010 - USATF Masters Indoor Championships, Boston, Massachusetts

The indoor track and field season has come to an end. Rhona Trott, W61, of the Hamilton Olympic Club, celebrated this closing by attending the USATF Masters Championship Meet in Boston, Massachusetts. On the first day, she competed in the pentathlon, winning the gold medal with a total of 3658 points. Although most of her performances scored less than what she had achieved in Kamloops, she was still able to run a solid 3:14.05 for the finishing 800m event. The following day, she ran close to her seasonal best with a third place 9.70sec result in the 60m dash. Later, she raced to a thrilling 10.92sec clocking in the 60mHurdles - claiming second place by 0.01sec! On the last day of competition, Trott ran a seasonal best as she took the silver medal in the 200m with a time of 32.63sec.

OUTDOORS

May 16, 2010 - MTA Meet Hamilton, Mohawk Sports Park

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Video of the Senior & Atom Girls Relay Teams  

The Hamilton Olympic Club hosted the first Minor Track Association (MTA) meet this past weekend with some outstanding results from its young members. In the Atom Girls category (born in 1998,1999), Chloe Hewitt had an outstanding day as she won the 400m in a time of 65.02sec, followed by a second place finish of 29.36sec in the 200m. Madeline Leek, also contesting the 200m, had a strong finish of 30.53sec to place fifth. She also earned at third place medal for her 3.24m leap in the long jump and had a strong 14.82sec fourth place in the 100m dash. Jenna Smith competed in the high jump for the first time, placing first with her soaring 1.30m jump. She also earned two bronze medal results: 400m in 66.16sec and 2:39.50 for 800m. Competing in her first MTA meet, Maria-Kristine Rickard finished strongly in the 800m with a time of 2:56.57 for fifth place. Trevor Hopkins took fourth place in the Atom Boys high jump with a 1.20m result. The Senior Girls (born 1996,1997) were a busy group. Savannah Laroche, another athlete competing in her first meet, won the shot put with a 7.78m effort, then sent the discus sailing with her 20.76m gold medal toss. Kassidy Matthews made her presence felt in the sprints as she came third in the 100m (13.60sec) and fifth in the 200m (27.89sec) She 'flew' 4.14m to come second in the long jump, while Sarah Trentin-Evans had a personal best result of 3.67m for fifth place. Cassidy Marticotte had a good 1.20m leap to come second in the high jump, while Leanne Maslowski earned her second place finish with a 6.88m put of the shot. Another first timer, Claire DePaul came third in the triple jump with a fine 7.92m effort. Unfortunately, in the 100m final, she fell; her semi-final time of 13.70sec could have placed her fourth in the final had she been able to finish. Hailey Hemrica ran a strong race to come fourth in the 400m with a time of 66.44sec. In the 100m final, Kylie Hopkins gave a huge effort to finish fifth in 13.84sec. Kristen Davidson had two personal best 200m 28.69 and 400m 1:07.80. Not to be outdone, the Senior Boys kept themselves busy, too. Andrew Holmes had a jump of 1.23m to claim second place in the high jump. In his first meet, Brad Grightmire ran 62.99sec in the 400m for fourth place, then returned for the 800m with a fine 2:30.65 effort and fifth place.

The meet also served as the provincial championship for one of the medley relays. The first person ran 400m, followed by two 200m legs, with the final runner doing two laps (800m) of the track. The Atom Girls' team not only won their age group, but also managed to narrowly defeat not only the Senior Girls teams, but also the Senior Boys. Chloe Hewitt (400m), Maria-Kristine Rickard (200m), Kennedy Thomson (200m) and Jenna Smith (800m) ran a time of 4:54.19 to become the Ontario champions for the Atom Girls, while Kristen Davidson (400m), Kylie Hopkins (200m), Kassidy Matthews (200m), and Hailey Hemrica (800m) won the senior girls championship with a time of 4:59.09. HOC was fortunate to have two teams in the older age category; the foursome of Leanne Maslowski (400m), Cassidy Marticotte (200m), Ashley Rose-Geczy (200m) and Emily Kennedy (800m) were recipients of the silver medal with their 5:12.06 effort.

MTA Meet - May 16, 2010 - hosted by Hamilton Olympic Club at Mohawk Sports Park

Atom Girls

100m 4 Madeline Leek 14.82sec (SF 14.55sec)
13 Paris-Noel Black 16.26sec

200m 2 Chloe Hewitt 29.36sec
5 Madeline Leek 30.53sec

400m 1 Chloe Hewitt 1:05.02
3 Jenna Smith 1:06.16
7 Kennedy Thomson 1:11.20
8 Maria-Kristine Rickard 1:11.24
15 Paris-Noel Black 1:29.31

800m 3 Jenna Smith 2:39.50
5 Maria-Kristine Rickard 2:56.57
8 Kennedy Thomson 3:01.78

long jump 3 Madeline Leek 3.24m

high jump 1 Jenna Smith 1.30m

Atom Boys

100m 8 Trevor Hopkins 16.12sec

high jump J4 Trevor Hopkins 1.20m

Senior Girls

100m 3 Kassidy Matthews 13.60sec (SF 13.67sec)
Claire DePaul (SF 13.70sec)
5 Kylie Hopkins 13.84sec (SF 13.98sec)
7 Cassidy Marticotte 14.26sec
8 Leanne Maslowski 14.28sec
14 Sarah Trentin-Evans 15.61
15 Grace Mun 16.74sec

200m 5 Kassidy Matthews 27.89sec
7 Kristen Davidson 28.69sec
8 Leanne Maslowski 29.08sec
9 Hailey Hemrica 29.18sec
10 Cassidy Marticotte 30.22sec
15 Sarah Trentin-Evans 32.92
16 Grace Mun 34.50sec

400m 4 Hailey Hemrica 1:05.44
6 Kristen Davidson 1:07.80
7 Emily Thomson 1:08.52
13 Ashley Rose-Geczy 1:15.86

800m 14 Ashley Rose-Geczy 3:05.52

long jump 2 Kassidy Matthews 4.14m
5 Sarah Trentin-Evans 3.67

triple jump 3 Claire DePaul 7.92m

high jump 2 Cassidy Marticotte 3.24m

discus 1 Savannah Laroche 20.

shot put 1 Savannah Laroche 7.78m
2 Leanne Maslowski 6.88m

Senior Boys

100m 9 Andrew Holmes 16.44sec

200m 14 Andrew Holmes 33.82sec

400m 4 Brad Grightmire 1:02.99
11 Sam Barkwell 1:11.96
12 Austin Slizys 1:12.73
13 Johnnie Lang 1:19.39

800m 5 Brad Grightmire 2:30.65
12 Austin Slizys 2:43.52
13 Sam Barkwell 2:45.66
15 Johnnie Lang 2:59.83

1500m 8 Jackson Drysdale 5:12.00

long jump 6 Johnnie Lang 3.10m

high jump 2 Andrew Holmes 1.23m

Provincial Championship Medley Relay - 400m - 200m - 200m - 800m

Atom Girls
1 4:54.19 Chloe Hewitt, Maria-Kristine Rickard, Kennedy Thomson, Jenna Smith

Senior Girls
1 4:59.09 Kristen Davidson, Kylie Hopkins, Kassidy Matthews, Hailey Hemrica
2 5:12.06 Leanne Maslowski, Ashley Rose-Geczy, Cassidy Marticotte, Emily Thomson

Saturday May 22, 2010 - Gord Rusby Memorial Track Meet @ Nelson HS, Burlington (MTA Meet)

The second Minor Track Association (MTA) meet was held in Burlington on Saturday May 22, 2010. Senior-aged athlete, Savannah Laroche, of the Hamilton Olympic Club, had a personal best effort of 8.52m in winning the shot put event, while Leanne Maslowski placed third with her 7.24m result. Amanda Vertesi also gained a third place finish with a 1.30m leap in the high jump. Hailey Hemrica had a fourth place finish in the 400m event with a 65.27 sec run, while Kassidy Matthews raced to her fourth place result with a 13.79sec time. She was closely followed by Kristen Davidson in 13.88sec. Kassidy also claimed fifth place with 28.40sec in the 200m dash. The 4 x 200m relay was contested as the provincial MTA championship event. The HOC team of Kristen, Kassidy, Leanne and Hailey earned a hard-fought silver medal with their 1:56.84 effort. In the senior boys age division, Cameron McMillan had a busy day. He took second place in two events -- 800m in 2:12.97 and 1500m with a 4:28.80 clocking - before adding a fourth place leap of 9.16m in the triple jump. The 400m race saw Brad Grightmire come fourth with his 61.06sec finish.

Action in the atom girls age group was also continuous. Chloe Hewitt came first, in a very tight 400m race, with a 64.90sec result, followed by a fourth place 29.95sec effort in the 200m. Jenna Smith, who was hot on Chloe's heels in both races (400m - second in 65.00sec and 200m - fifth in 30.18sec), had a great 1.31m leap in the high jump to take first place. Kennedy Thomson jumped 1.15m to gain fourth place. In the long jump competition, Maria-Kristine Rickard earned her third place with a 3.72m distance, while Trevor Hopkins was fourth in the atom boys long jump with his 3.44m leap. Once more, the 4 x 200m relay proved to have a silver lining for the HOC team. Jenna, Kennedy, Chloe and Michaela Sacchetti gave a good effort for their 2:05.23 finish.

HOC Results

Sunday June 20, 2010 - 2010 Legion District B @ St.Marcellinus HS, Mississauga

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Results

Sunday June 20, 2010 - Flying Angels MTA Meet @ Birchmount Stadium, Scarborough

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Video of the Senior Girls Relay Team

Friday July 2, 2010 - IAAF World Junior Championships, Moncton, New Brunswick

It was a grueling weekend for Hamilton Olympic Club runner, Christian Brennan. Competing at the IAAF World Junior Championships Meet in Moncton, New Brunswick, she ran eight races in fifty hours! On Friday, July 2, Christian ran a personal best time of 12.05sec in the preliminary round of the 100m. Eight hours later, she beat her previous PB in the 100m with a 12.07sec clocking. In between, she ran in the preliminary round of the 400m, setting another personal best of 55.48sec in advancing to the final in seventh place overall. Saturday proved to be quite a day! Christian started with another PB of 54.15sec in the 400m as she ran to a BRONZE MEDAL finish. An hour later, she came seventh in a 100m final that was run into a strong wind. Three hours after that, she ran in the preliminary round of the 200m, winning her heat with a 24.85sec time. Sunday was a bit easier: only two 200m races. In the morning, a semi-final time of 24.58sec advanced her to the final. Another concentrated effort gave Christian a fifth place finish against girls up to four years her senior.

Also competing at the meet was Grimsby High School's Katie Klodnicki, formerly of the HOC, but now competing for the York University track club,. On Sunday morning, she placed sixth in the women's hammer throw with a toss of 39.71m Four hours later, she won a bronze medal with a personal best throw of 41.44m in the discus event.

Other HOC results:

Lindsay Wallace - 100mHurdles 16.09sec - 18th, 400m Hurdles 68.39sec - 17th

Steven Murray - 400m 50.85sec - 17th

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Saturday July 3, 2010 - Mississauga Olympians MTA Meet @ St.Marcellinus HS, Mississauga

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Video of the Atom & Senior Girls Relay Teams  

HOC Results