Top Ten Canadians in 2009 @ May 17-men and women

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2009 Outdoor Season- Men as of May 17
Plus World Championship Standards *A *B

Brian Chibudu jumps 8.05m
Brian Chibudu jumps 8.05m

1166 points 4x100m 38.85 Canada (Palmer-Henry-Connaughton-Barnett) *A
1165 points Mara    2H12.27 Jon Brown’71 BC *A
1147 points 1500m  3:37.03 Nate Brannen’82 ON *B
1146 points 10k        27:50.76 Simon Bairu’83 SK *B
1142 points SP          20.37  Dylan Armstrong’81 *A
1141 points 200m     20.58 (1.1) Gavin Smellie’86 ON *A
1136 points LJ          8.05 Brian Chibudu ’88 CAN*B
1132 points 100m     10.23 (2.0)  Seyi Smith’87 ON*B
1127 points 1500m   3:38.44 Matt Lincoln’82 ON *B
1127 points 3kSC     8:29.63 Rob Watson’83 ON *B
1126 points 110mH 13.67 (1.5) Karl Jennings’79 ON
1116 points 200m  20.75 (-1.0) Sam Effah’88 AB
1109 points Mara    2H16.14 Andrew Smith’79 ON *A
1104 points Disc      62.88 Jason Tunks’75 ON *B

Angela Whyte will need A standard
Angela Whyte will need A standard

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2009 Outdoor Season- Women as of May 17
Plus World Championship Standards *A *B

1214 points 100mH 12.52 (1.4) Pricilla Lopes-Schliep’82 ON *A
1178 points 100h 12.80 (1.4) Perdita Felcien’80 ON *A
1150 points 100H 13.02 (-0.5) Angela Whyte’80 AB *B
1131 points 4x400m 3:30.85 Canada  (Akinsulie, Power, Martin, Muir)*A
1125 points Mara  2H30.43 Lloudmila Kortchaquina’71 ON *A
1121 points 400m    52.39 Esther Akinsulie’84 ON
1120  points 200m    23.42 (0.1) Adrienne Power’81 NS
1120 points Ham 71.65 Sultanna Frizell’84 ON*A
1105 points 1500m  4:12.82 Julia Howard’83 BC 
1102 points LJ        6.53 (1.5) Alice Falaiye’78 ON
1052 points PV  4.40 Kelsie Hendry ‘82 SK *B

Based on IAAF point scoring table
Olympic/WC standard *A, *B
This information is not affiliated or endorsed by Athletics Canada
Corrections:    Contact   dclement007@mac.com


Smellie and Vaughan win Conference Sprints

Gavin Smellie

Gavin Smellie

Gavin Smellie of Etobicoke, Ontario, and a junior at University of Western Kentucky took the Sunbelt Conference sprint titles with 10.29 and 20.58 clocking over the 100m and 200m.  His furlong time leads the Canadian list for 2009.

Jarid Vaughan leads the pack

Jarid Vaughan leads the pack

Jarid Vaughan of Langley, BC came close to doing the same thing in the Southland Conference winning the 200m in 20.77 and being edged by a whisker in the 100m in 10.39 as a sophomore at the University of Texas in Arlington

Kelsie Hendry mines gold at the Rio Caixa Grand Prix

Kelsie Hendry

Kelsie Hendry

Kelsie Hendry mines gold at the Rio Caixa Grand Prix on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday with her season’s best vault of 4.40m.  The Saskatoon pole vaulter holds the Canadian Record at 4.55m and represented Canada at the Beijing Olympics.  She will compete in the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic on Sunday, June 14th facing Carly Dockendorf who has a best of 4.45m.

Tyler Christopher

Tyler Christopher

Tyler Christopher started his 2009 outdoor season with a 20.98 second time over the 200m distance.  He won the World Indoor Championships in 2008 in his favorite event the 400m.  He hold the Canadian record in 44.44 seconds.

Adam Kunkel is returning after an injury plagued 2008 year and recorded the fastest time in Canada with his 50.57 run over the 400m hurdles.

Carline Muir who trains in Edmonton with Adam and Tyler under the guidance of coach, Derek Evely ran 52.77 for the 400m.  Ruky Abduali equaled her seasonal best with a 6.44m long jump while Tabia Charles reached 6.08m

Brannen Posts Fastest 1500m in Canada

Nate Brannen

Nate Brannen

Nate Brannen took second spot in the 1500m to Bernard Lagat of the US in the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, California last night with his 3:37.03 just .62 seconds behind the former World Champion. Nate’s time is the fastest by a Canadian this year.

Perdita Felicien continued her comeback with a fine 12.83 against a 1.1m/sec headwind as she was edged by Dawn Harper of the US by 5 milliseconds.  Angela Whyte did 13.38.

Malindi Elmore opened her season with a 4:13.88 run over 1500m to take 4th.  The race was a photo finish with Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica winning in 4:13.16.  Hilary Stellingwerff did 4:19.99.

Rebecca Johnstone did 2:04.84 while Hazel Clark of the US won in 2:01.40

Canadians Win Pac 10 Titles

Chris Winter of North Vancouver wins Pac10's Steeple

Chris Winter of North Vancouver wins Pac10's Steeple

Chris Winter, Oregon, came 1st in 3000 meter steeplechase.
Winter led from the early moments of the race and won in 8:51.48 to become Oregon’s first Pac-10 steeplechase champion since Micah Davis in 1999.
“Today my dream came true,” said the senior from North Vancouver, B.C. “This title was something I’ve been dreaming since before I came to school here. I was happy to see a Stanford runner take the lead. The pace was good and I felt great.”

Anita Campbell of Aldegrove wins 10,000m

Anita Campbell of Aldegrove wins 10,000m

Anita Campbell of Aldergrove earned her first career Pac-10  for Washington by winning the 10,000-meter run by an incredible 61 seconds. Campbell had opened up a sizeable lead after just a few of the 25 required laps. She then maintained a 50-meter lead for most of the race, before the gap widened again towards the end. Campbell came across the line in 34-minutes, 13.27-seconds. Second-place Kate Niehaus of Stanford finished in 35-minutes, 14.24-seconds.

This is Campbell’s first year running the 10k and it was just her second attempt at the distance this year. Last year at this time Campbell was sidelined with an injury, and a Pac-10 title to her name provided a great full-circle type feeling.

“Last year was really hard, I wasn’t able to run at all, so this feels like redemption,” said Campbell. “Coach Metcalf has been trying to get me to run 10k for three years now. My first couple years I wasn’t ready, it’s a big commitment, but now it’s a good race for me.”

Brianne Theisen

Brianne Theisen

Brianne Theisen of Humboldt, SK won the Pac 10 Heptathlon on May 9 with her windy pb  of 5986 points. She did 13.86 -100mH, 1.78m HJ, 11.90m -SP, 24.02 -200m,
5.91m –LJ, 40.74m-Jav, 2:14.96-800m.

Other Canadian results on May 16
Kyle Nielsen Washington Jav 70.23m
Ryan Vu  Washington  PV   5.20m
Lisa Egami  Wash St. 1500m heats   4:21.25Q
Brianne Theisen Oregon   LJ 6.16m (2.8) HJ 1.70m
Trey Henderson  USC Ham 62.26
Angus Taylor Washington Ham 58.35m
Brooke Pighin  Washington Jav 47.11m

B C Athletic Certified Officials Vital Cog in this Sport

B C Athletic Certified Officials Vital Cog in this Sport Irene Hanson-Monnie, Janice Loewen, Jennifer Woodcock, John Cull, Carol Cull, Louise Meville, Kathy Terlicher, April Arsene, Sanda Turner

BC Athletics member officials provide volunteer officiating at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic. The IAAF and Athletics Canada certify BCA Officials for all events held under their authority: Track and Field, Road Race, Race Walk, Cross Country and Mountain Running.

For further information and certification as an official, visit:

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Jared or Jarid? or Jarid or Jared?

by John Moe

Jared Connaughton passing to Pierre Browne in Beijing

Jared Connaughton passing to Pierre Browne in Beijing

They are two sprinters from opposite sides of the country with a lot in common. They both competed for the University of Texas at Arlington, they both hope to make the Canadian 4×100-metre relay team at this years’ World Athletics Championships in Berlin, and they happen to be the best of friends. Oh, and their names are Jared and Jarid.

Up until recently it was a slam dunk that Jared Connaughton and Jarid Vaughan would both compete in the 100 metres at this year’s Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic. However, like a bolt from the blue, a late invitation to run against triple Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt came for Connaughton, and he just couldn’t pass it up. Speaking on his cell phone while driving near the U.T.A. campus where he trains, he explained, “I just got confirmed for the Festival of Excellence meet in Toronto. The meet will be held on June 11 at the same track where the Canadian championships will be held later this summer.” The native of New Haven, P.E.I. had been looking forward to the Harry Jerome meet. “Running against Usain Bolt… it might not happen again. Any other season and I’d be at the Harry Jerome,” noted April’s Canadian Track and Field Athlete of the Month.

Career highlights for the 23-year-old give an observer plenty of reasons to get excited about Canada’s future in the 100m, 200m, and the sprint relay. In 2008 Connaughton ran a personal best time of 20.34 in the 200m at the National Championships at Windsor, Ont. That performance was also a championship record. At the 100m he has a p.b. of 10.15, run at an NCAA Southlands Conference meet at U.T.A. At last summer’s Olympic Games, he turned heads with a performance of 20.45 in the quarter-final and went on to place seventh in the semi. His 4×100-m relay team went all the way to the final, placing sixth in 38.66.

Jarid Vaughan now sprinting at UT Arlington

Jarid Vaughan now sprinting at UT Arlington

The other half of this Canadian dynamic duo, Langley native Jarid Vaughan, has made an impressive start to the 2009 track and field season. On April 11, the U.T.A. junior posted the fastest collegiate 200m in America so far this year, a 20.47 performance at the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla. Vaughan’s mark was a personal best and the fourth-fastest time in school history. The mark also easily qualified him for the NCAA Regionals. The 24-year-old son of Debbie and Bernie Vaughan ran an impressive 10.23 at the Texas Relays in the 100 meters, also good for the fourth-fastest time in the U.S. and the fourth-fastest all-time at U.T.A.

Even with those blistering times posted by Jarid this year, it’s likely the kinesiology major still has a surprise or two in store. Consider his high school career at R.E. Mountain Secondary in Langley: while posting p.b.s of 10.84, 21.66, and 47.7 (400m), Jarid also captured the Provincial Championship in the high jump with a leap of 2.05 metres. This is something like Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo switching to right wing next season and scoring 40 goals. It was Canadian high school 100-m record holder Peter Ogilvie who coached Jarid in 2004 and convinced him to focus on his sprinting.

With their rapid progressions over the past three years, the future does indeed seem very bright for Jarid and Jared. Or is that Jared and Jarid?

Top Ten Canadian Performers Men and Women @ May10

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2009 Outdoor Season- Men as of May 10
Plus World Championship Standards *A *B

Dylan Armstrong throws at the Jerome

Dylan Armstrong throws at the Jerome

1166 points 4x100m 38.85 Canada (Palmer-Henry-Connaughton-Barnett) *A
1165 points Mara    2H12.27 Jon Brown’71 BC *A
1146 points 10k        27:50.76 Simon Bairu’83 SK *B
1142 points SP          20.37  Dylan Armstrong’81 *A
1141 points 200m     20.58 (1.1) Gavin Smellie’86 ON *A
1136 points LJ          8.05 Brian Chibudu ’88 CAN*B
1132 points 100m     10.23 (2.0)  Seyi Smith’87 *B
1127 points 1500m   3:38.44 Matt Lincoln’82 ON *B
1127 points 3kSC     8:29.63 Rob Watson’83 ON *B
1126 points 110mH 13.67 (1.5) Karl Jennings’79 ON
1109 points Mara    2H16.14 Andrew Smith’79 ON *A
1104 points Disc      62.88 Jason Tunks’75 ON *B

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2009 Outdoor Season- Women as of May 10
Plus World Championship Standards *A *B

Kelsie Hendry to Jump at Jerome

Kelsie Hendry to Jump at Jerome

1214 points 100mH 12.52 (1.4) Pricilla Lopes-Schliep’82 ON *A
1178 points 100h 12.80 (1.4) Perdita Felcien’80 ON *A
1150 points 100H 13.02 (-0.5) Angela Whyte’80 AB *B
1131 points 4x400m 3:30.85 Canada  (Akinsulie, Power, Martin, Muir)*A
1125 points Mara  2H30.43 Lloudmila Kortchaquina’71 ON *A
1121 points 400m    52.39 Esther Akinsulie’84 ON
1120  points 200m    23.42 (0.1) Adrienne Power’81 NS
1120 points Ham 71.65 Sultanna Frizell’84 ON*A
1105 points 1500m  4:12.82 Julia Howard’83 BC
1102 points LJ        6.53 (1.5) Alice Falaiye’78 ON
1094 points Hept  5986  Brianne Theisen’88 SK *B
1035 points PV  4.35 Kelsie Hendry ‘82 SK *B

Based on IAAF point scoring table
Olympic/WC standard *A, *B

This information is not affiliated or endorsed by Athletics Canada
Corrections:    Contact   dclement007@mac.com

Top Canadian Performers 2009- Men & Women as of May 10

Dylan Armstrong opens season with 20.37m in Doha, Qatar
Dylan Armstrong opens with 20.37m in Doha,Qatar

Top Canadian Performers 2009 Outdoor Season- Men as of May 10
100m     10.23 (2.0)  Seyi Smith’87 1132   points*B
100m     10.23 (2.5) Jarid Vaughan’85 BC W
200m     20.58 (1.1) Gavin Smellie’86 ON 1141 points*A
200m     20.47 (3.4) Jarid Vaughan’85 BC W
400m     46.52  Nathan Vadeboncoeur’84 MAN 1086 points
800m    1:49.37 Geoff Harris’87 NS 1045 points
1500m  3:38.44 Matt Lincoln’82 ON  1127 points*B
Mile     4:04.73 Graeme Wells’83  BC 1017 points
3000m  8:24.98 Mark Davidson’85 ON 914 points
5000m 13:30.27 Kurt Benninger’85 ON 1101 points
10k      27:50.76 Simon Bairu’83 SK 1146 points*B
110mH 13.67 (1.5) Karl Jennings’79 ON 1126 points
400mH  52.04 Nigel Joseph’86  AB1029 points
3kSC    8:29.63 Rob Watson’83 ON 1127 points*B
4x100m 38.85 Canada (Palmer-Henry-Connaughton-Barnett) 1166 points *A
Half M 1H03.10  Simon Bairu’83 SK  1123 points
Mara    2H16.14 Andrew Smith’79 ON  1109 points*A
Mara    2H12.27 Jon Brown’71 BC 1165 points (Dec’08)*A
5k W    20:09.96 Inaki Gomez’88 BC 1065 points
10kW   44:16 Evan Dunfee’90 BC 975 points
20kW   1H31:19 Inaki Gomez’88 BC 982 points
PV        5.35 Ryan Vu   BC 1066 points
HJ         2.17 Mike Mason’86 BC 1030 points
HJ         2.17 Mark Dillon’84 ON 1030 points
LJ         8.05 Brian Chibudu ’88 CAN 1136 points
TJ         15.20 (nwi) Ikenna Obonna’88 ON 961 points
TJ         15.31 (2.6) Ikenna Obonna’88 ON W
SP         20.37  Dylan Armstrong’81 1142 points*A
Disc      62.88 Jason Tunks’75 ON 1104 points*B
Jav        75.08 Scott Russell ’79 ON 1005 points
Ham      64.79 Brad Millar’87 ON 939 points
Deca     6982 Mark Chenery  BC  6982 points

Rebecca Johnstone leads 800m in 2:03.64

Rebecca Johnstone leads 800m with 2:03.64

Top Canadian Performers 2009 Outdoor Season- Women as of May 10
100m   11.62 (0.1) Adrienne Power’81 NS 1090 points
200m    23.42 (0.1) Adrienne Power’81 NS 1120  points
400m    52.39 Esther Akinsulie’84 ON 1121 points
800m    2:03.64 Rebecca Johnstone’83 BC 1089 points
1500m  4:12.82 Julia Howard’83 BC  1105 points
3000m 9:23.42 Anita Campbell   BC   844 points
5000m 15:42.81 Nicole Edwards’86 MAN1086 points
10k     33:23.22 Danette Doetzel’86  1068 points
100mH 12.52 (1.4) Pricilla Lopes-Schliep’82 ON 1214 points*A
400mH 60.63 Christine Lowe’90 BC 1003 points
3kSC  10:05.36 Lydia Willemse’86 ON 1082 points
4x400m 3:30.85 Canada (Akinsulie, Power, Martin, Muir) 1131 points*A
Half M 1H12.08.6 Tara Quinn Smith’79  ON 1105 points
Mara     2H30.43 Lloudmila Kortchaquina’71 ON 1125 points *A
3kW     13:30.09 Megan Huzzey’85 BC 1042 points
20kW  1H39.49 Rachelle Lavallee’86 Que 1028 points
PV       4.35 Kelsie Hendry ‘82 SK 1035 points *B
HJ       1.88 Nicole Forrester’76 ON 1063 points
LJ        6.53 (1.5) Alice Falaiye’78 ON1102 points
LJ        6.66 (2.5) Alice Falaiye’78 ON W
TJ        12.07 Michelle Cowell’84 ON 896 points
SP       14.92 Julie Labonte’90 QUE 861 points
Disc    53.15 Marie-Josee LeJour-McDonagh’79 QUE 933 points
Jav      55.85 Liz Gleadle’88 BC 985 points
Ham   71.65 Sultanna Frizell’84 ON 1120 points *A
Hept    5986  Brianne Theisen’88 SK 1094 points *B

Based on IAAF point scoring table

Olympic/WC standard *A, *B  average 1133 points range (1168 to 1002)
Corrections:    Contact   dclement007@mac.com

Brianne Theisen Wins Pac 10

Brianne Theisen scores 5986 in the Hepathlon

Brianne Theisen scores 5986 in the Hepthalon

Brianne Theisen scored 5986 in the Pac 10 Championships in the 7 event Hepathlon in Eugene, Oregon on May 9 & 10 to set a pb as well as the World Championship B Standard. This sophmore from Humboldt, Saskatchewan will be a strong contender at the NCAA championships.

Jesse William Jumps 2.34m

Jesse jumps at Jerome June 14

Jesse Williams set a new outdoor pb in the high jump with a clearance of 2.34m at the Oregon Twilight meet. This US Olympian is entered in the Jerome Classic set for Sunday, June 14 at Swangard. He is the defending champion from the 2008 Jerome and may offer a strong challenge to Canada’s Mike Mason