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June 6/08
OFSAA - A huge thank you to all our volunteers for this year's high school championships. The event was very successful and a large part of that is due to the efforts of HOC volunteers and partners in the roles they had.
Bill Urie - Logistics (fencing, bleachers, toilets...)
Hamilton Area Lions Clubs, Monika & Ang DiCesare, Rhona Trott, Judy Klodnicki - Food Concessions
Paul Morrison, and the Bishop Tonnos CLIP Students and Teaching Staff - Water and Ice

June 6/08
Hamilton Olympic Club Receives Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant of $39,000
Hamilton Olympic Club is delighted to officially announce receipt of a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in the amount of $39,000. This funding has gone towards the purchase of new hurdles, storage containers, as well as administrative duties and other miscellaneous equipment. The Club sends its sincere appreciation to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, with special mention of volunteer Mary Sellars and staff member Susan West, who were instrumental to our success.
Official Media Release (.doc)

Jan.19/08
HOC Sprinters Put on Great Showing at Early Season Meet
submitted by Coach George Kerr

Sophomore Sprinter Emma Roung lead the way for HOC sprinters at the University of Toronto Nike Classic on January 19th, 2008.
Emma continues to show continued progress and great speed as she lead the way for all the female HOC sprinters in the open 60m event despite obvious symptoms of illness.
Clocking the 3rd fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries, Roung finished 4th overall in the "A" final despite being the youngest athlete in the field. She ran a slightly faster (7.95s) time in the final (7.98s in preliminary).

HOC also qualified 3 other competitors in the Women's 60m "B" final.
Tamar Brereton posted times of 8.45s (prelims) and 8.38s (B-final) for a very commendable 10th place finish overall. Tamar's hard work seems to be paying dividends as her times continue to improve.
Multi-event athlete Kelly Morrison, competing in only two events on the day also ran well in the open 60m posting back to back times of 8.80s in the prelims and "B" Final for a 14th place overall finish. Kelly's consistency will be the key for her success through the indoor and on to the outdoor season.
Newcomer Kristen Boonstra ran well technically and overcoming nervousness in her first indoor race also qualified for the "B" final with a preliminary run of 8.87s and a final run of 8.91s in the final to place 15th overall.

Rounding out the field of competitors for the women in the 60m event  (and despite having only trained for a few weeks) newcomer Natasha Auret posted a time of 9.1s in the preliminary round. Natasha, overcame a shaky start (caused obviously by nerves in her first ever indoor 60m) and went on to run well in the first round.

On the men's side, only James Noordam suited up for HOC. James ran well but failed to progress to the finals having run a 7.79s in the heats.

In the women's 60mH, Morrison  again showed her improved sprinting speed, this time over the hurdles finishing 2nd overall in the event in a very close finish.

In the 300m event Tamar Brereton ran a sensational race posting a career best 43.18s for 7th place overall. Again, newcomer Kristen Boonstra followed up her 60m debut with a gutsy first-time 300m run in a very solid 47.44s good for 12th place overall.

Noordam would wrap up the competition for HOC athletes on the men's side with his debut in the 300m event posting a time of 39.69s for 17th place overall.

Jan. 13/08
Intermediate Athlete Shines
HOC was delighted that Kayla Harrop, a talented Intermediate program athlete was able to represent the Club at the recent Phoenix All Comers Meet, Jan.13/08.
Kayle ran two events, and did so very well! In the Women's 50m Open Dash, Kayla placed 4th in the preliminary round with a time of 7.49s. In teh finals, Kayla repeated the th place finish with another excellent time of 7.54s. In the Women's 300m Open Dash, Kayla did extremely well, with a top tne finish in 50.08s (10th). Kayla shows a strong competitive spirit, even against those older than she. Good work, Kayla!

Trott Outdoes Herself Again at the OTFA Masters Pentathlon
At the first indoor meet of the year this Jan. 13/08, the Ontario Masters Track and Field Association held a pentathlon.
Competing for the Hamilton Olympic Club, Rhona Trott, 59, had a successful series of events.
She ran the 60mHurdles in 11.53sec, less than a tenth of a second off her personal best.   In the high jump,
She cleared a height of 1.15m, then had a 7.52m toss in the shot put.   With only three attempts in the long jump, the pentathletes have to make the best of every effort.   On her second jump, not only did Trott set a personal best for the indoor long jump event, she also established a Canadian record for the W55 age group with a leap of 3.72m.  The 800m proved to be an ordeal in the dry air of the York University complex, as she only managed a time of 3:16.38.
The total of 3252 points (again, close to her personal best) was enough to give Trott first place in the pentathlon event.

2007

Masters Athlete Performances
June 23-24/07 - The USMTFA North-West Regional championship track and field meet was held in Gresham, Oregon on the weekend.    HOC Masters athlete/coach, Rhona Trott, participated in the W55-59 age group.   She set meet records in the 100m dash with a seasonal best of 15.28sec; in the  80mHurdles (16.34sec) and in the 300mHurdles, where her time of 57.48sec also established a Canadian age group record.  Trott also won the shot put with a throw of 7.81m and the
discus with a seasonal best of 18.91m.   In the hammer throw, Trott earned a silver medal with a personal best toss of 22.05m.

Aug. 18-19/07 - In Masters track and field, there is a wonderful five-part event called the weight pentathlon or throws pentathlon. On the weekend, the Throwers’ Club held its monthly pentathlon in Stouffville with 15 athletes taking part in this season’s fourth activity. HOC W55 athlete Rhona Trott to compete.   In the hammer, she continued her pattern of setting a personal best in each meet she attended.   This time, the implement went 23.34m (508 points).   Seasonal bests were then set in each of the next three throws:  shot put – 8.01m (672 points); discus – 19.02m (411 points); and javelin – 16.86m (402 points).   In the final event, the weight throw, Trott set another personal best with a heave of 9.21m (647 points), for a total score of 2640 points.

CANUSA 50th Anniversary a Great Event
Thanks to all families who participated in the 2007 50th Anniversary CANUSA Games. The event was wonderfully successful, even though Flint managed to beat us again! Extra special thanks go to the families who billeted Flint athletes, in some cases, billeting several Flint athletes! Results will be posted here shortly.
For CANUSA Weekend Results and Special Moments, click here.

HOC Athlete Wins 2 Medals at National Legions
Aug 10-12/07 - Congratulations to Emma Roung for her performances at the National Legion Championships in New Brunswick this weekend. Emma's spectacular speed earned bronze in the 100m (12.67) and silver in the 200m (25.67). She also  competed as a member of the 4 x 100m relay team that placed fifth in a very close race to the finish. These championships are the 'unofficial' Canadian championships for Under 17 and Under 15. Great job, Emma, in representing HOC!

Supermeet #2
Aug 3-5/07 - A number of HOC athletes stood out at the recent Supermeet in Toronto.
In the Bantam Girls division, Alyssa DiCesare won the gold medal in both the shot put (8.90m) and the discus (22.19m) events, while also earning a silver medal in the javelin (29.64m).
Emma Roung was successful in winning the Midget Girls 200m dash with a time of 26.37sec and placed fourth in the 100m with a 12.79sec run.  Meanwhile, Tamar Brereton raced the 200m in a time of 27.94sec and the 400m in 63.12sec.
Competing in the Midget Boys age group, James Gould place fifth in the 100m with a time of 12.02sec.
Kelly Morrison continued her successes in a variety of events:  she won the Juvenile Girls long jump with a personal best of 5.37m; earned the bronze medal in the high jump at 1.55m; and ran 15.61sec in the 100mHurdles to place sixth.  Brittany Kadwell ran 17.54sec in the 100mHurdle race and 49.88sec in the 300mHurdles.   Kelly and Britanny joined with Emma and Bonnie Bowick to come fifth in the 4 x 100m relay with a time of 50.82sec.
In the field events, Michael DiCesare came in fifth place with a 12.64m toss in the Juvenile Boys shot put, while his 42.20m throw in the discus gave him sixth place.  On the track, Steven King ran 11.80sec in the 100m and 24.55sec into a strong wind in the 200m.
Various events were also held in an “Open” category.    Junior–aged Damion Vassell placed fourth in the 100m with a time of 11.33sec and came sixth in the long jump with a leap of 6.44m.

Great Results for HOC Athletes at July Meets
Jillian Wyman of the Hamilton Olympic Club competed in the University of Toronto's inaugural Kidd/Crothers Track and Field Meet on July 8th.    She was the youngest competitor in the invitational women's 800m, where she place fifth with a personal best clocking of 2:12.71.

Elsewhere, thirteen year old Alyssa DiCesare continues to make her mark in the world of javelin competition.   She broke the existing Ontario Bantam Girls’ record, at a meet in Guelph, with a throw of 29.14m  -- a personal best by almost a metre.

At the Ontario Legion Championships in Ottawa, Emma Roung had a golden weekend, winning both the 100m (12.43sec) and 200m (25.65sec) in the Girls 15-and-under category.  This has qualified her to attend the Canadian Legion Championship meet in New Brunswick early next month.   Kelly Morrison, competing in the Girls 17-and-under age group, had a seventh place finish in the 100mHurdles with a time of 15.52sec while earning the silver medal in the long jump with a 5.24m performance.     In the Boys 17-and-under division, Mike DiCesare, threw the shot for a distance of 11.96m to come eleventh, while sending the discus 38.88m to come in seventh place.

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Rhona Trott, 58, had a busy three hours at the USTFA Masters East Region Championships.   She threw the hammer for a personal best of 22.49m, then ran the 300mHurdles in 58.40sec. – despite the fact that an extra hurdle had been included ten metres from the end of the race!!!  This race was followed by the 100m where she had to run with the ‘older’ men.  This must have served as an inspiration as she improved her 2007 time to 15.14sec. In the long jump, Rhona only managed to get in one attempt, as she was everywhere else while this event was being contested.   Her effort took her 3.48m.  She also managed to attain a seasonal best of 1.18m in the high jump.   On her way to throw the shot, she discovered she was entered in the 100mHurdle event – an event she has never contested.   Not one to let this deter her, Rhona five-stepped the race and ran to a 19.62sec finish.   Afterwards, it was pointed out that she had set a W55 Canadian record in the event – as no other Canadian woman had ever been so foolish to contest it!  
Arriving at the shot put circle, she discovered that she had missed the first two rounds, but still managed to tie her seasonal best with a 7.81m effort.   An hour later, the day of competition finished with her throw in the discus of 18.14m.

HOC at Canadian Seniors
July 13-15/07 - The Canadian Senior Track and Field Championship Meet was held this weekend in Windsor, Ontario.
Even though she is only a first year Junior, Jillian Wyman ran a gutsy race in the senior women's 800m to record a personal best of 2:13.99.  
Eric Morrison ran strongly in the senior men's 800m race for a 1:53.19 result, while Noah Fleming (also a junior) ran in the same event to finish with a time of 1:55.85.

MTA Athlete Double Medals
July 14/07 - Intermediate program athlete, Kristen Davidson, put in an impressive showing today at the Bullets Standards meet in Brampton, ON. Kristen's performance enabled her to take bronze in both the 100m and the 400m events (Atom Girls) . Kristen shows lots of promise for the future! Excellent job!

HOC Javelin Hurler Continues to Break Records
July 8/07 - Alyssa DiCesare seems to be on a mission to break every Bantam Girls Javelin record in the province, including her own! Alyssa blew away the previous distance of 28.13m with a new record of 28.59m at today's Guelph All-comers Meet. Congratulations, Alyssa, on the results of your hard work.

Super Showing at Ottawa Supermeet
June 29 - July 1/07 - The first of the Ontario Supermeet Championships (Junior/Senior) for track and field was held in Ottawa over the weekend.   A large group of athletes from the Hamilton Olympic Club participated in two of the age categories
In the Junior Girls age group, Jillian Wyman kept herself very busy.   She came 18th in the 400m with a time of 60.26sec, then came 11th in the 800m (2:14.49), before winning the gold medal in the 1500m with a performance of 4:38.89. 
Rebecca Hallam ran the 1500m in 4:53.59 for 14th place, before earning herself the bronze medal in the 3000m race with a time of 10:16.95.
Samantha Beattie also kept herself busy as she placed 24th in the 1500m (5:00.41), then came 8th in the 3000m (10:31.91)
In the field, Kelly Morrison earned an 8th place in the long jump (5.17m) and 6th in the high jump (1.60m)
In the Senior Men’s competition, Michael Finkbeiner threw the javelin 46.28m to come 9th.
Ahmed Khalif ran his first 3000mSteeplechase and came away with a 5th place time of 9:57.39

Other area athletes competed in the Senior Women’s events.    Kristen Matthews of Power Athletics won the gold medal in the high jump by clearing the height of 1.80m
Laura Moulton, competing for Speed River, came fourth in the 5000m race (17:24:71), then helped her team to earn the silver medal in the distance medley relay.

Middle Distance Group

Selections Made for Provincial Legion Champs
June 19/07 - Congratulations to HOC athletes who have qualified to compete in the Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Championships in Ottawa on July 20th. Under 15 Girls: Emma Roung (100m, 200m). Under 17 Girls: Kelly Morrison (100mH, High Jump, Long Jump). Under 17 Boys: Mike DiCesare (Shotput, Discus). Good luck, team!

HOC All-Comers Break in the Track
May 26/07 - Mohawk Sports Park saw its first Club meet this past weekend, the 2007 HOC All-Comers, in combination with Paralympics Ontario's Hamilton Regional Meet. Weather was sunny and warm, then damp and cold, with a few showers to keep it interesting.
We had a fantastic turnout for the 200m and 1500m Open Men's with some very good times posted, including a fine finish for HOC's own Mario Rigby (200m). For the Open Women, we were delighted to have HOC Alumni Caitlin Price win the 1500m, as well as see good showings from HOC members Sarah Snable (400mH) and Alyssa DiCesare (SP, Discus).
Special thanks go to all our amazing volunteers!

Complete HOC All-Comers Results (doc) (pdf)
Paralympic Regional Results - check here.

Masters Athlete Takes the Gold
Mar. 24-25/07 - Over the weekend, Rhona Trott, coach and athlete with the Hamilton Olympic Club, competed in the USTFA Masters indoor championship meet in Boston.  On the first day of competition, Trott participated in the pentathlon.  Over the five events, she posted some personal and seasonal bests:  60mHurdles (11.83sec); high jump (1.12m); shot put (8.09m); long jump (3.55m) and 800m run (3:03.56).    Her final total of 3282 points not only earned Trott the gold medal, but it also established a Canadian record for the W55-59 age group.
On the second day, Trott placed third with a seasonal best 9.41sec in the 60m, followed, several hours later, by her demolishing the W55 60mH record with a time of 11.46sec. on her way to winning the gold medal. On the final day of competition, Trott again scored bronze with a 200m seasonal best of 31.46sec.

HOC Alumni wins 3 medals at CIS Championships
Mar. 10/07 - Miguel Wason shone this weekend at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Indoor Track and Field Champsionships. As a team member for the University of Western Ontario, Miguel took the silver in both the men's 300m (34.05s) and as the lead-off runner in the men's 4x200m (1:27.25). However, it was the men's 4x400m that sent the Western team home with gold. Miguel ran as anchor to take the team to the podium in a time of 3:16.41. Congratulations, Miguel!

HOC Member Helps National XC Team Win Gold at NACAC Champs
Mar. 3/07 - Rebecca Stallwood, long-time member of HOC and member of the Canadian Cross Country Team competed in Clermont, Florida in the North America, Central America, and Caribbean Cross - Country Championship Meet.  She was the 3rd member of the team (7th overall) to finish the Senior Women's 6 Km course, helping the Canadians win Gold in the event. Super job, Rebecca!

Hamilton Indoor Games Success
Feb. 15/07 - HOC athletes put in excellent performances at the recent Hamilton Indoor Games at Copps Coliseum, just one day after a major snowfall that cancelled the elementary school portion of the meet. Results

HOC MTA Triathlon Meet
Jan. 20/07 - We are thrilled with the results of our first indoor meet.  The athletes were enthusiastic, the facility great, and all our partners and helpers were very helpful.  Special thanks to those from HOC, MTA and OTFA who helped out with officiating.  We look forward to more meets in the future! Results

National XC Championships
Dec. 6/06 - HOC was delighted to send a team of 7 female XC athletes to Vancouver, BC for the 2006 National XC Championships. Our two senior women (2004 champ Rebecca Stallwood and consistent performer Caitlin Price) were an excellent example of focus and determination for our five juvenile girls who were attending their first national championship.

Silver Medalists - 2006 Juvenile Girls XC Team - Brockville, ON
Nov. 19/06 - HOC sent a large team of 18 athletes to Brockville, ON for the OTFA Provincial XC Championships. All athletes made the Club proud, particularly our fantastic Juvenile girls, who brought home a set of shiny silver medals!

Juvenile Girls Silver Medalists

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