NC runners win individual Silver, Team Bronze in Sarnia
National Capital area athletes had some outstanding performances at the OFSAA Championships in Sarnia on Sat. Nov. 1st, 2008. Joanna Brown (All Saints CHS) claimed the silver medal in the Senior Girls race, while Colonel By won bronze in the Junior Girls team competition.
Jessica Parry (Catholic Central - London) tried to break the field early in the Senior Girls race. Parry, one of OFSAA's most decorated female athletes, had recently returned from India, where she had represented Canada at the Commonwealth Youth Games winning 2 silver medals (1500 m - 4:20; and 4 x 400 m). Not many expected anyone to be able to run with Parry, but Brown hung with her through the first two kilometres as they opened a small lead on the rest of the field, which quickly strung out behind them. Parry made a move to drop Brown going up the hill on the final loop, but Brown closed the gap and was shoulder to shoulder with Parry at 3K. Through the woods Brown made several attempts to get past Parry, but each time she was beaten back, literally, by Parry's elbows. With just over a kilometre to go Brown managed to get past Parry, but was unable to open enough gap to nullify Parry's finishing kick. Parry pulled away over the final 500 m, opening about a 10 m lead with 200 m to go. Brown fought back hard and while both girls recorded an identical 17:27.5 finishing time, was unable to catch Parry before the line.
Colonel By's junior girls had some adversity to overcome. Lead runner Kathryn Tuck rolled her ankle Friday evening and was still favoring the ankle Saturday morning. A good tape job, advil and some encouraging words from Coach Cote seemed to do the trick though, as Tuck raced to an 11th place finish. Her teammates, worried about their leader, realized they would all have to run well in order to improve on their 7th place finish from a year ago. Rachelle Beanlands placed 28th, followed by Rachel MacPherdan (91st) and Yolande Winegarden (99th) to give the Cougars a team total of 230, to edge out 2007 Midget Girls bronze medalists Thousand Islands (Brockville) by 12 points for the bronze medal.
Top finishes by other National Capital athletes included:
Midget Girls - Emma Galbraith (Franco-Ouest) - 19th
Midget Boys - Adam Palamar (Merivale) - 5th
Junior Boys - Mohamed Souleiman (Louis Riel) - 10th
Senior Girls - Lisa Giles (Merivale) - 9th, Heather Slinn (Hillcrest) - 10th
Senior Boys - Tim Huebsch (Gloucester) - 20th
Full OFSAA Results
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
National Capital Championships
Glebe Collegiate and Colonel By shared the 2008 Overall (32 points)** and Girls Aggregate Titles (22 points), while Glebe claimed the Boys Aggregate (17 points) edging Nepean by a single point. **(NC rules state that for the Overall Aggregate, the best 4 finishes are totaled to obtain the overall aggregate as opposed to all 6 in an attempt to make it possible for schools with smaller programs to have a shot at the title).
Midget Girls
Kayla Jones (Nepean), Emma Galbraith (Franco Ouest) and Sheinz Eryuzlu (All Saints) pushed the pace early in the race and the three girls opened up and early lead on the rest of the field. They maintained close contact with each other until the final 400m in which Jones took control and ran to victory, but was later disqualified due to failing to meet the minimum practice requirement. Eryulzu who over took Emma Galbraith down the final stretch ended up claiming the Gold, Galbraith the silver and Louis Riel's Stephanie Gould the bronze.
West Conference bronze medallists Glebe placed all four scorers within a minute of each other, led by Holly McCulloch (7th) for 63 points to edge out Earl of March (68), led by Allison Penner who was 5th for the team title.
Midget Boys
Midget Boys Champion Adam Palamar (Merivale) was not the only athlete to finish his race with only one shoe on, but he was the only one to win! Palamar lost his shoe in the "PIT" at the 2K mark but appeared unphased as a large pack of 7 boys stayed together for most of the first half of the race. Palamar held off the charge of Colonel By's Sebastien Saville for a 2 second victory. Devan Elijah-Henry (Woodroffe) outkicked Yannick Plate (Beatrice Desolges) for the bronze.
Colonel By (55) and Beatrice Desolges (69) repeated their one- two finish of a week ago at the East Conference Meet to secure OFSAA births, while West Champs Nepean (84) took the bronze.
Junior Girls
Kathryn Tuck (Colonel By), Isabelle Kanz (Garneau) and Rachelle Beanlands (Colonel By) led the Junior Girls race from start to finish. Tuck pulled away coming up the toboggan hill and ran to a comfortable 9 second victory over Kanz, with Beanlands holding on to third.
Colonel By's Junior Girls had the most dominant victory of the day, totalling a paltry 40 points, led by the 1-3 finish of Tuck and Beanlands. West Champs Nepean was given a scare by Glebe , who once again packed all four scorers inside one minute, but managed to hang on to a four point spread 96-100 for the second OFSAA qualifying spot.
Junior Boys
Louis' Riel's Mohamed Souleiman hammered from the gun to run away with the Junior Boys race, posting a 50 second victory over runner up Ian Holstead (Colonel By). Gabriel Urquhart tried to stay with Holstead and looked comfortable in third, but had to work hard to hold off a late charge from Jake Rupert (South Carleton) to secure the final OFSAA individual qualifying spot.
The absence of West Champ Cameron Duffin hurt Nepean's junior boys as West runner up Glebe stepped up to steal the title, once again placing all four scoring runners within 1:04, led by Chris Long (10th). Glebe posted a 15 point victory (70-85) over Nepean, with East Champs (Louis Riel), who was also missing one of their top runners, third (110).
Senior Girls
Joanna Brown let the pack stay close until about the 1K mark, after which she used the cover of the forest to open up a sizeable lead on the field. Lisa Giles (Merivale), Heather Slinn (Hillcrest) and Lindsay Anderson (Colonel By) made up the chase pack which hung together until the hill, after which Giles pulled away slowly, while Slinn held on to third.
The Senior Girls team competition was the tightest contest with only 9 points separating 1st and 3rd. Colonel By held the slimest of margins (a one point lead over Glebe) at the half way point, but Merviale's 2nd through 4th runners all gained valuable spots over the final K to secure victory with 72 points. Colonel By managed to hang on to second (76) while Glebe finished 3rd (81).
Senior Boys
Ian Donald (Nepean) ran a strong race from the gun to post a 27 second victory over runner-up Tim Huebsch (Gloucester). Tyson Loney (Earl of March) played it patient and moved through the field to finish 3rd, 15 seconds back of Huebsch.
Merivale made it 2 for 2 in the Senior races, as several runner on the apparent team champions from Nepean were disqualified for not meeting the minimum practice requirement. An early fall to #1 Kevin Berry, who finshed almost completely covered in mud, cost them valuable points and Nepean had appeared to eeked out a one point victory (53-54) before learning of the DQ. East Champs, Hillcrest, were then bumped up to second with and Glebe claimed the bronze.
Full results available here!
Midget Girls
Kayla Jones (Nepean), Emma Galbraith (Franco Ouest) and Sheinz Eryuzlu (All Saints) pushed the pace early in the race and the three girls opened up and early lead on the rest of the field. They maintained close contact with each other until the final 400m in which Jones took control and ran to victory, but was later disqualified due to failing to meet the minimum practice requirement. Eryulzu who over took Emma Galbraith down the final stretch ended up claiming the Gold, Galbraith the silver and Louis Riel's Stephanie Gould the bronze.
West Conference bronze medallists Glebe placed all four scorers within a minute of each other, led by Holly McCulloch (7th) for 63 points to edge out Earl of March (68), led by Allison Penner who was 5th for the team title.
Midget Boys
Midget Boys Champion Adam Palamar (Merivale) was not the only athlete to finish his race with only one shoe on, but he was the only one to win! Palamar lost his shoe in the "PIT" at the 2K mark but appeared unphased as a large pack of 7 boys stayed together for most of the first half of the race. Palamar held off the charge of Colonel By's Sebastien Saville for a 2 second victory. Devan Elijah-Henry (Woodroffe) outkicked Yannick Plate (Beatrice Desolges) for the bronze.
Colonel By (55) and Beatrice Desolges (69) repeated their one- two finish of a week ago at the East Conference Meet to secure OFSAA births, while West Champs Nepean (84) took the bronze.
Junior Girls
Kathryn Tuck (Colonel By), Isabelle Kanz (Garneau) and Rachelle Beanlands (Colonel By) led the Junior Girls race from start to finish. Tuck pulled away coming up the toboggan hill and ran to a comfortable 9 second victory over Kanz, with Beanlands holding on to third.
Colonel By's Junior Girls had the most dominant victory of the day, totalling a paltry 40 points, led by the 1-3 finish of Tuck and Beanlands. West Champs Nepean was given a scare by Glebe , who once again packed all four scorers inside one minute, but managed to hang on to a four point spread 96-100 for the second OFSAA qualifying spot.
Junior Boys
Louis' Riel's Mohamed Souleiman hammered from the gun to run away with the Junior Boys race, posting a 50 second victory over runner up Ian Holstead (Colonel By). Gabriel Urquhart tried to stay with Holstead and looked comfortable in third, but had to work hard to hold off a late charge from Jake Rupert (South Carleton) to secure the final OFSAA individual qualifying spot.
The absence of West Champ Cameron Duffin hurt Nepean's junior boys as West runner up Glebe stepped up to steal the title, once again placing all four scoring runners within 1:04, led by Chris Long (10th). Glebe posted a 15 point victory (70-85) over Nepean, with East Champs (Louis Riel), who was also missing one of their top runners, third (110).
Senior Girls
Joanna Brown let the pack stay close until about the 1K mark, after which she used the cover of the forest to open up a sizeable lead on the field. Lisa Giles (Merivale), Heather Slinn (Hillcrest) and Lindsay Anderson (Colonel By) made up the chase pack which hung together until the hill, after which Giles pulled away slowly, while Slinn held on to third.
The Senior Girls team competition was the tightest contest with only 9 points separating 1st and 3rd. Colonel By held the slimest of margins (a one point lead over Glebe) at the half way point, but Merviale's 2nd through 4th runners all gained valuable spots over the final K to secure victory with 72 points. Colonel By managed to hang on to second (76) while Glebe finished 3rd (81).
Senior Boys
Ian Donald (Nepean) ran a strong race from the gun to post a 27 second victory over runner-up Tim Huebsch (Gloucester). Tyson Loney (Earl of March) played it patient and moved through the field to finish 3rd, 15 seconds back of Huebsch.
Merivale made it 2 for 2 in the Senior races, as several runner on the apparent team champions from Nepean were disqualified for not meeting the minimum practice requirement. An early fall to #1 Kevin Berry, who finshed almost completely covered in mud, cost them valuable points and Nepean had appeared to eeked out a one point victory (53-54) before learning of the DQ. East Champs, Hillcrest, were then bumped up to second with and Glebe claimed the bronze.
Full results available here!
Friday, October 17, 2008
East Conference Championships
Colonel By was the big winner at NCSSAA East Conference Championships at the Hornet's Nest Oct 16th, 2008. Colonel By won Midget Boys, Junior Girls and Senior Girls' races in taking the Overall and Girls Aggregates while sharing the Boys Aggregate with Hillcrest. Both the East and West schools will return to the Hornet's Nest next Thursday, Oct 23rd, to fight for the right to represent the National Captial Region at the OFSAA championships in Sarnia.
For results, click here.
For results, click here.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
West Conference Championships
Nepean literally ran away with the West Conference Overall Aggregate, winning all races but the Senior Girls. Nepean had not run many of their athletes prior to the Conference Meet, so they took the competition completely by surprise in the way they dominated each race. Nepean scored a perfect 40 points (best four scores in six categories) to win the Aggregate. Glebe was second with 28 points and Merviale was thrid with 26.
Nepean swept the boys races to win the Boys Aggregate with a perfect 30 points, while Glebe placed 2nd in the Senior Girls, Junior Girls and third in the Midget race to defeat Nepean by a single point for the Girls Aggregate.
For results, click here
Nepean swept the boys races to win the Boys Aggregate with a perfect 30 points, while Glebe placed 2nd in the Senior Girls, Junior Girls and third in the Midget race to defeat Nepean by a single point for the Girls Aggregate.
For results, click here
Friday, October 3, 2008
NCSSAA Championship Preview
Heading into the Conference Meets we've had a good look at many of the teams vying for the top 2 positions in each race and the coveted trip to Sarnia for the OFSAA Championships. There are always a few surprises as some coaches prefer to hide their talent and catch teams unaware on race day, but from what we have seen so far, here it goes:
Glebe, Colonel By and Nepean are the front runners battling for the 2008 Overall Aggregate Title in the 2008 fall harrier season. Glebe was the top Ottawa school at the Gryphon Open (3rd) and placed 4th overall down at TISS despite not running a Senior Girls team. Nepean was close behind in 5th. Colonel By will counter with strong girls teams, hoping to defend the Girls Overall title they won in 2007 and a Midget Boys team with OFSAA aspirations.
Here is a look at each race as we head into the Conference Meets.
Senior Boys
2007 Champs Earl of March will not have four runners to field a team this year so the title is up for grabs. There are four contenders for the top two spots. Hillcrest acquired transfer Cody Boast to boost their line-up and look to be a strong contender with a solid one-two punch of Wheeler and Boast, both with top 5 potential, and Hugh Gillen and Brendan Woods rounding out the four scorers. Merivale has a similar team with 2007 Junior Silver Medallist Sam Milliken and Kevin Berry up front and Nick Deek and Andrew O'Keefe a couple minutes back. Nepean will counter with gold medal favorite Ian Donald and then a tight packed 2 - 4 back in the high teens and low twenties. 2007 Junior Boys team champs Glebe will have to run strong to upset one of these three, but may get all four scorers in before any other teams 3rd, in an attempt to steal one of the two OFSAA spots.
Individuals to watch: Ian Donald (Nepean) - 2005, 2006, 2007 NC Champion, Phil Wheeler (Hillcrest), Tyson Loney (Earl of March), Tim Huebsch (Gloucester)
Senior Girls
The 2007 SG race provided the most thrilling finish with only 7 points separating 2nd through 5th. This years race should prove to be no less thrilling with at least 4 schools having legitimate shots at claiming the overall title. Defending champs Glebe returns their top three scorers from last years championship team (Alex Bateman, Alex MacIntosh, and Kashani Thomas), plus transfer Leslie Foley in hopes of retaining the title. Colonel By will also push for top honours lead by OFSAA junior silver medallist (2006) Lindsay Anderson who will be joined by the 2007 junior girls runner up team. Merviale has upfront talent in Lisa Giles and great depth, placing 7 runners in the top 30 at the Gryphon Open and is the only team this season to beat Ottawa Valley power house Renfrew CI. Merivale was the top NC school down at TISS despite not running Giles and looks to be the team to beat heading into the Conference Meets. The upset could come from All Saints with the outstanding 1-2 punch of Sarah Boyd (2007 OFSAA XC Bronze Medallist) and Joanna Brown (2008 OFSAA Junior 3000m silver medallist). All Saints has only raced once this season, with Boyd not finishing in form and their #3 having to drop from the field after losing a shoe in the infamous "pit" at the Hornet's Nest.
Individuals to watch: Joanna Brown (All Saints) looks downright scary. She beat the Folkema twins (Renfrew) by over 1 minute at the Hornet's nest and was never really tested. Heather Slinn (Hillcrest) - TISS champion, Lindsay Anderson (Colonel By) - 2006 OFSAA XC Junior Silver Medallist, Sarah Boyd (All Saints) - 2007 OFSAA XC Senior Bronze Medallist, Lisa Giles (Merivale)
Junior Boys
This once again appeared to be a two horse race, but the final prep meet of the season saw a surprise. 2007 Midget Boys Champs Glebe and runner up Nepean were heavy favorites to make the trip to Sarnia for most of the season, until coach Seb Lalonde unleashed his Rebelles at the Hornet's nest. While Glebe won the Gryphon Open they were two points down on Louis Riel at the the Haw-X-Country Open, based on the Rebelles placing 3 runners in the top 6 behind National Capital favorite Mohamed Souleiman. If the Rebelles can get a solid run from #4, they should have enough to win. Nepean beat Glebe down at TISS (2nd - 3rd) by a handy margin and is undefeated in two races against NC competition this fall. Glebe's saving grace is that they have yet to run a full team this fall, having missed at least two of their top 5 in each race this season.
Individuals to watch: Mohamed Souleiman (Louis Riel) - undefeated against NC competition this year, Ian Holstead (Colonel By), Cam Duffin (Nepean) - 2007 NC MB Champion, Chris Long (Glebe).
Junior Girls
2007 Midget Girls champs Colonel By is the odds on favorite to win the Junior Girls race this season. No school is able to match the 1-2 duo of Kathryn Tuck and Rachelle Beanlands, nor the depth of the Cougar squad. 2007 runner up Beatrice Desloges has not been able to field a team yet this year and this may open the door for a Glebe team that lacks the upfront talent, but has good depth through the middle. South Carleton and Ashbury had a close finish at the Haw-X meet and could also battle for one of the top 2 spots.
Individuals to watch: Kathryn Tuck (Colonel By) - 2007 NC MG Champion and teammate Rachelle Beanlands - 3rd in 2007, Alanna MacAuley (Earl of March) - 2007 runner up, Isabelle Kanz (Garneau), and Julia Francki (Sir Wil).
Midget Boys
Ah the wonderful grade 9's. So unpredictable! A very tight finish at the Gryphon Open to kick the season off saw 4 teams separated by only 14 points. Beatrice Desloges and Colonel By have very similar teams (in fact they tied with 76 points at the Haw-X Open), with a legitimate medal contender (Saville for CB and Plante for BD) upfront and then the rest a few minutes back. BD's strength lies in that they have 5 runners competing with each other for that valuable fourth spot, so they can afford to have one runner have an off day. Untested Franco Cite, who finished just behind BD at the Gryphon Open, have not raced since but have a solid top 4, while Glebe has the best 1-2 punch, but needs big runs from #3 and #4 to have any chance at all of cracking the top 2.
Individuals to watch: Adam Palamar (Merivale) - Gryphon Open / Almonte Invite Champion, Sebastien Saville (Colonel By) - Haw-X-Country Champ, Yannick Plante (Beatrice Desloges), Nathan Beauvias (South Carleton), David Borish (Glebe)
Midget Girls
Get ready to toss the dice because just about anything can and may happen here. Franco-Ouest, led by Emma Galbraith was the top NC school at the Gryphon Open early in the season by a healthy margin over runner up Glebe, but have not run since. Glebe was the top NC school at the Pirates Invite in Brockville, while Earl of March won the Haw-X-Country Open** (St. Matt's actually won the event, but their top runner, who finished 1st overall, is only in grade 8....YIKES!). Three races, three different winners, gives you some idea of what to expect (or not to expect) come the NC Championships. Franco gets the nod based on a 20 point victory over Glebe at the Gryphon Open. Glebe has a good shot at holding onto the 2nd spot over Earl of March, but who knows what else is out there we have yet to see this season!
Individuals to watch: Emma Galbraith (Franco-Ouest) - Gryphon Open runner-up, Allsion Penner (Earl of March) - Haw-X runner up, 3rd at TISS, Stephanie Gould (Louis Riel), Holly McCulloch (Glebe)
Glebe, Colonel By and Nepean are the front runners battling for the 2008 Overall Aggregate Title in the 2008 fall harrier season. Glebe was the top Ottawa school at the Gryphon Open (3rd) and placed 4th overall down at TISS despite not running a Senior Girls team. Nepean was close behind in 5th. Colonel By will counter with strong girls teams, hoping to defend the Girls Overall title they won in 2007 and a Midget Boys team with OFSAA aspirations.
Here is a look at each race as we head into the Conference Meets.
Senior Boys
2007 Champs Earl of March will not have four runners to field a team this year so the title is up for grabs. There are four contenders for the top two spots. Hillcrest acquired transfer Cody Boast to boost their line-up and look to be a strong contender with a solid one-two punch of Wheeler and Boast, both with top 5 potential, and Hugh Gillen and Brendan Woods rounding out the four scorers. Merivale has a similar team with 2007 Junior Silver Medallist Sam Milliken and Kevin Berry up front and Nick Deek and Andrew O'Keefe a couple minutes back. Nepean will counter with gold medal favorite Ian Donald and then a tight packed 2 - 4 back in the high teens and low twenties. 2007 Junior Boys team champs Glebe will have to run strong to upset one of these three, but may get all four scorers in before any other teams 3rd, in an attempt to steal one of the two OFSAA spots.
Individuals to watch: Ian Donald (Nepean) - 2005, 2006, 2007 NC Champion, Phil Wheeler (Hillcrest), Tyson Loney (Earl of March), Tim Huebsch (Gloucester)
Senior Girls
The 2007 SG race provided the most thrilling finish with only 7 points separating 2nd through 5th. This years race should prove to be no less thrilling with at least 4 schools having legitimate shots at claiming the overall title. Defending champs Glebe returns their top three scorers from last years championship team (Alex Bateman, Alex MacIntosh, and Kashani Thomas), plus transfer Leslie Foley in hopes of retaining the title. Colonel By will also push for top honours lead by OFSAA junior silver medallist (2006) Lindsay Anderson who will be joined by the 2007 junior girls runner up team. Merviale has upfront talent in Lisa Giles and great depth, placing 7 runners in the top 30 at the Gryphon Open and is the only team this season to beat Ottawa Valley power house Renfrew CI. Merivale was the top NC school down at TISS despite not running Giles and looks to be the team to beat heading into the Conference Meets. The upset could come from All Saints with the outstanding 1-2 punch of Sarah Boyd (2007 OFSAA XC Bronze Medallist) and Joanna Brown (2008 OFSAA Junior 3000m silver medallist). All Saints has only raced once this season, with Boyd not finishing in form and their #3 having to drop from the field after losing a shoe in the infamous "pit" at the Hornet's Nest.
Individuals to watch: Joanna Brown (All Saints) looks downright scary. She beat the Folkema twins (Renfrew) by over 1 minute at the Hornet's nest and was never really tested. Heather Slinn (Hillcrest) - TISS champion, Lindsay Anderson (Colonel By) - 2006 OFSAA XC Junior Silver Medallist, Sarah Boyd (All Saints) - 2007 OFSAA XC Senior Bronze Medallist, Lisa Giles (Merivale)
Junior Boys
This once again appeared to be a two horse race, but the final prep meet of the season saw a surprise. 2007 Midget Boys Champs Glebe and runner up Nepean were heavy favorites to make the trip to Sarnia for most of the season, until coach Seb Lalonde unleashed his Rebelles at the Hornet's nest. While Glebe won the Gryphon Open they were two points down on Louis Riel at the the Haw-X-Country Open, based on the Rebelles placing 3 runners in the top 6 behind National Capital favorite Mohamed Souleiman. If the Rebelles can get a solid run from #4, they should have enough to win. Nepean beat Glebe down at TISS (2nd - 3rd) by a handy margin and is undefeated in two races against NC competition this fall. Glebe's saving grace is that they have yet to run a full team this fall, having missed at least two of their top 5 in each race this season.
Individuals to watch: Mohamed Souleiman (Louis Riel) - undefeated against NC competition this year, Ian Holstead (Colonel By), Cam Duffin (Nepean) - 2007 NC MB Champion, Chris Long (Glebe).
Junior Girls
2007 Midget Girls champs Colonel By is the odds on favorite to win the Junior Girls race this season. No school is able to match the 1-2 duo of Kathryn Tuck and Rachelle Beanlands, nor the depth of the Cougar squad. 2007 runner up Beatrice Desloges has not been able to field a team yet this year and this may open the door for a Glebe team that lacks the upfront talent, but has good depth through the middle. South Carleton and Ashbury had a close finish at the Haw-X meet and could also battle for one of the top 2 spots.
Individuals to watch: Kathryn Tuck (Colonel By) - 2007 NC MG Champion and teammate Rachelle Beanlands - 3rd in 2007, Alanna MacAuley (Earl of March) - 2007 runner up, Isabelle Kanz (Garneau), and Julia Francki (Sir Wil).
Midget Boys
Ah the wonderful grade 9's. So unpredictable! A very tight finish at the Gryphon Open to kick the season off saw 4 teams separated by only 14 points. Beatrice Desloges and Colonel By have very similar teams (in fact they tied with 76 points at the Haw-X Open), with a legitimate medal contender (Saville for CB and Plante for BD) upfront and then the rest a few minutes back. BD's strength lies in that they have 5 runners competing with each other for that valuable fourth spot, so they can afford to have one runner have an off day. Untested Franco Cite, who finished just behind BD at the Gryphon Open, have not raced since but have a solid top 4, while Glebe has the best 1-2 punch, but needs big runs from #3 and #4 to have any chance at all of cracking the top 2.
Individuals to watch: Adam Palamar (Merivale) - Gryphon Open / Almonte Invite Champion, Sebastien Saville (Colonel By) - Haw-X-Country Champ, Yannick Plante (Beatrice Desloges), Nathan Beauvias (South Carleton), David Borish (Glebe)
Midget Girls
Get ready to toss the dice because just about anything can and may happen here. Franco-Ouest, led by Emma Galbraith was the top NC school at the Gryphon Open early in the season by a healthy margin over runner up Glebe, but have not run since. Glebe was the top NC school at the Pirates Invite in Brockville, while Earl of March won the Haw-X-Country Open** (St. Matt's actually won the event, but their top runner, who finished 1st overall, is only in grade 8....YIKES!). Three races, three different winners, gives you some idea of what to expect (or not to expect) come the NC Championships. Franco gets the nod based on a 20 point victory over Glebe at the Gryphon Open. Glebe has a good shot at holding onto the 2nd spot over Earl of March, but who knows what else is out there we have yet to see this season!
Individuals to watch: Emma Galbraith (Franco-Ouest) - Gryphon Open runner-up, Allsion Penner (Earl of March) - Haw-X runner up, 3rd at TISS, Stephanie Gould (Louis Riel), Holly McCulloch (Glebe)
Monday, September 29, 2008
NCSSAA Entry Information
Entry information for the 2008 NCSSAA Cross Country Running Championships can be found at the Ottawa Lions website.
Coaches will need to download "TEAM MANAGER 2.0" from Hy-tek and then send then entry file to Gary Monsour (EAST) or Kirk Dillabaugh (WEST) prior to Friday, Oct 10th at 12:00pm.
Information and instructions on completing the entry process can also be found on the Ottawa Lions website at: www.ottawalions.com/hsxc08.shtml
Also coaches must submit Competitor's Lists before noon Friday, Oct 10th, using the AELS system found on the OFSAA website.
Coaches will need to download "TEAM MANAGER 2.0" from Hy-tek and then send then entry file to Gary Monsour (EAST) or Kirk Dillabaugh (WEST) prior to Friday, Oct 10th at 12:00pm.
Information and instructions on completing the entry process can also be found on the Ottawa Lions website at: www.ottawalions.com/hsxc08.shtml
Also coaches must submit Competitor's Lists before noon Friday, Oct 10th, using the AELS system found on the OFSAA website.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
2008 Gryphon Open
Thousand Islands SS of Brockville dominated the 2008 Gryphon Open winning 4 of 6 team titles and capturing the Boys, Girls and Overall aggregates, with 28, 21 and 49 points respectively. Renfrew CI took 2nd in the Girls Aggregate (14) and was 3rd in the Boys (12), to place 2nd in the overall (26), while the host Gryphons placed 3rd overall (20), claiming 2nd in the Boys Aggregate (16). Merivale took 3rd in the Girls Aggregate (12).For complete team aggregates, click here.
Elementary Races
In the elementary races, the 2007 champions from Glashan repeated as Boys Champs based on the strength of a strong 1-2 finish by Julian Nappest and Isaac Freda. In the Girls Race, Beatrice Desloges defended the title they won in 2007 placing all 4 scorers in the top 7, lead by individual champion Olivia Sidock.
Midget Girls
Only one course record managed to fall in the 2008 Open, as Lindsay Kary (St. Matthew) had a strong final kilometre to pull away from runner-up Emma Galbraith (Frano-Ouest) for a 39 second victory, winning in a time of 12:02.3. Both girls bettered the previous course record of 12:43 set in 2007 by Colonel By's Katheryn Tuck.
Thousand Islands placed all 4 scorers in the next 5 spots, led by bronze medallist Shelby Kent to score a meager 19 points, well ahead of 2nd place Fellows (Petawawa) with 79.
Midget Boys
The Midget Boys delivered the closest team competition and the most exciting finish of the day as Adam Palamar (Merivale) and Thomas Kellar (Renfrew) ran stride for stride over the final kilometre before Palamar pulled away over the final few strides for a 4/10 of a second victory. Thousand Islands captured the team title with 43 points, while only 14 points separated 2nd through 5th with Beatrice Desloges (73) taking second over Franco Cite (82), 3rd.
Junior Girls
2007 Midget Girls Champion Kathryn Tuck (Colonel By) won her second Gryphon Open title capturing the Junior Girls race followed by Julia Francki (Sir Wil) and Rachelle Beanlands (Colonel By).
Thousand Islands won thier third consecutive race with 53 points, while Colonel By (67) held off Renfrew (69) for second.
Junior Boys
Louis Riel's Mohammed Souleiman led the junior boys race from the gun for a 27 second victory over Robbie Deeks of Thousand Islands. Francis Pecoskie (Bishop Smith, Petawawa) placed third. Glebe packed 4 runners within 35 seconds to capture the team title with 54 points, 16 ahead of runner up Thousand Islands (80). Bishop Smith was third with 87 points.
Senior Girls
Twins Rebekah and Rachel Folkema finished 1-2 in the Senior Girls race but it wasn't enough to secure a victory for Renfrew as bronze medallist Lisa Giles lead her Merivale (50) teammates to victory, edging Renfrew (56) by 6 points. Hillcrest, lead by 4th place finisher Heather Slinn, finished 3rd with 108 points.
Senior Boys
Thousand Islands demonstrated what years of hard work and dedication can do for a senior team (with a dash of talent thrown in for good measure) by sweeping the medals in the Senior Boys race. Jacob Smith, Will McFall and Nick Thomas finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively, with fourth scorer John Wynands placing 7th . Renfrew placed 2nd with 54, while Hillcrest took third with 75.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
2008 Results
The 2008 Cross Country Season schedule for the NCSSAA has been finalized.
Click on Meet name to get results.
Gryphon Open, Sept. 23rd, Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Ottawa, ON
Lisgar Open, Sept. 30th, Arboretum, Ottawa, ON
Pirates Invitational, Oct. 1st, Memorial Park, Brockville, ON
Almonte Invitational, Oct. 8th, Almonte, ON (no results available)
Haw-X-Country Open, Oct. 9th, Hornet's Nest, Ottawa, ON
Canatara Meet of Champions (Pre-OFSAA), Oct. 9th, Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
West Conference Championships, Oct. 15th, Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Ottawa, ON
East Conference Championships, Oct. 16th, Hornet's Nest, Ottawa, ON
National Capital Championships, Oct. 23rd, Hornet's Nest, Ottawa, ON
OFSAA Cross Country Championships, Nov. 1stCanatara Park, Sarnia, ON
Click on Meet name to get results.
Gryphon Open, Sept. 23rd, Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Ottawa, ON
Lisgar Open, Sept. 30th, Arboretum, Ottawa, ON
Pirates Invitational, Oct. 1st, Memorial Park, Brockville, ON
Almonte Invitational, Oct. 8th, Almonte, ON (no results available)
Haw-X-Country Open, Oct. 9th, Hornet's Nest, Ottawa, ON
Canatara Meet of Champions (Pre-OFSAA), Oct. 9th, Canatara Park, Sarnia, ON
West Conference Championships, Oct. 15th, Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Ottawa, ON
East Conference Championships, Oct. 16th, Hornet's Nest, Ottawa, ON
National Capital Championships, Oct. 23rd, Hornet's Nest, Ottawa, ON
OFSAA Cross Country Championships, Nov. 1stCanatara Park, Sarnia, ON
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