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Brian Chibudu set National Record in Long Jump

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Brian Chibudu

Brian Chibudu

Brian Chibudu captured first place Friday as he leaped the Canadian record of 8.02m in the long jump at the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Championships in Blacksburg, Virginia. He broke the record of Edrick Floreal of 7.98m set back in the 1989.

The Florida State University athlete was born in Ottawa 21 years ago but when he was 3 years old his parents moved back to Harare, Zimbabwe. He still retains his Canadian citizenship

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Charmaine Crooks carries Olympic Spirit

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The Hardest Working Woman Of 2010 Winter Olympics

Published by Marcus Vanderberg on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 7:34 pm.

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By Kiratiana Freelon
Special to Playa Hater
During the Vancouver Olympic Games, if you have seen a black woman hosting official Olympic events and hanging around IOC members, it was probably Charmaine Crooks. Besides being everywhere, her duties during the Vancouver Olympic Games are significant. Besides being an official host to all dignitaries, she appears on panels, hosts awards shows and officially represents Vancouver 2010 in everything. There is no doubt that she is the hardest working woman of the Games.
So why is she everywhere?
She’s a black female Olympian from the Vancouver, Canada and she was one of the original members of the Vancouver Olympic bid team in 1998. Who wouldn’t want her on their team? Her stats are quite impressive:
She is the only person of color on the executive board of the Canadian Olympic Committee. She’s a five-time Olympian in track and field (a silver medal in 1984 in the 4 by 400 meter relay), and IOC member from 2000 to 2004. She even carried Canada’s flag in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. In 2006 she received the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Women and Sport Trophy for the Americas in recognition of her efforts towards supporting gender equity in high performance sport. She also currently serves as the President of the Canadian Olympics Association.
I recently had a chance to briefly catch up with her and talk to her about blacks in Vancouver and Canada.
On the difference between the U.S. and Canada race relations:
“Canada is a multicultural melting pot. It’s more open, more liberal and you are more likely to see interracial marriages. People live together in Canada.”
On blacks in Vancouver:
“There is a Black History Society in British Columbia. The city hosts a Caribbean Days and there are the black achievement awards every year. “
On the success of Vancouver 2010:
“This Games has helped Canada to develop the next generation of athletes. Through Legacies Now, kids have more access to sports.”
On her role in sports:
“I’m hope that my success will encourage more black athletes and women to get involved in the governance of sport.”
On black identity in Canada:
“I’m aware of who I am (a Canadian woman of Caribbean descent) and I’ve never felt umcomfortable in Canada because of that.”
Kiratiana Freelon is a Harvard Graduate who has traveled to more than 25 countries. The Chicago native’s passion for sports, travel and culture led her to work on Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games for three years. She experienced the Olympic Spirit for the first time when she attended the Beijing Olympic Games as a spectator. She is now launching a series of “Black” destination travel guides and hopes to inspire people to “lose” themselves in travel. Her first book will be “Kiratiana’s Travel Guide to Black Paris.” She will also be traveling to several major sporting events this year, including the Vancouver Olympic Games and the South Africa World Cup. She can be reached at Kiratianatravels.comandTwitter.com/kiratiana
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Kelsie has new Canadian Record in Pole Vault

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Kelsie Hendry, a new Canadian Indoor Record

Kelsie Hendry, a new Canadian Indoor Record

TOP CANADIAN PERFORMERS BY EVENT (INDOOR) – 2010
WINTER SEASON – WOMEN as of 8 February
EVENT PERF NAME DOB HOME POINTS
60 M 7.35 TOYIN OLUMPONA 83 MISSISSAUGA 1115
200 M 24.17 PHYLICIA GEPRGE 88 Toronto 1089
300 M 38.35 ADRIENNE POWER 81 HALIFAX 1100
400 M 53.34 CARLINE MUIR 87 EDMONTON 1116
600 M 1:30.86 HELEN CROFTS 90 VANCOUVER 1052
800 M 2:03.87 JULIA HOWARD 83 Vancouver 1117
1000 M 2:42.31 NICOLE EDWARDS 86 WINNIPEG 1101
1500 M 4:17.79 HILARY STELLINGWERFF 81 GUELPH 1087
MILE 4:29.42 NICOLE EDWARDS 86 WINNIPEG 1152
3000 M 9:04.85 SHEILA REID 89 NEWMARKET 1111
60 MH 7.82 PRISCILLA LOPES-SCHLIEP 82 WHITBY 1206
PV 4.55 KELSIE HENDRY 82 SASKATOON 1103
HJ 1.92 NICOLE FORRESTER 76 TORONTO 1106
LJ 6.60 TABIA CHARLES 85 TORONTO 1091
TJ 12.33 NEB ZACHARIA 87 WINDSOR 923
SP 16.43 JULIE LABONTE 90 MONTREAL 957
PENT 4198 BRIANNE THEISEN 86 SASKATOON 1050

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Barnett leads 200m

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Brian Barnett leads 200m

TOP CANADIAN PERFORMERS BY EVENT (INDOOR) – 2010
WINTER SEASON – MEN as of 20 February
EVENT PERF NAME DOB HOME POINTS
60 M 6.62 SAM EFFAH 88 CALGARY 1146
200 M 21.14 BRIAN BARNETT 87 TORONTO 1112
300 M 33.25 MICHAEL ROBERTSON 89 OTTAWA 1106
400 M 47.14 JONATHAN REID 87 TORONTO 1102
600 M 1:18.53 MICHAEL ROBERTSON 89 OTTAWA 1073
800 M 1:47.92 KYLE SMITH 85 TORONTO 1142
1000 M 2:23.18 OLIVER COLLIN 89 MONTREAL 1067
1500 M 3:50.13 KYLE BOORSMA 88 TORONTO 1024
MILE 3:58.52 KURT BENNINGER 85 TORONTO 1149
3000 M 7:57.15 JUSTIN MARPOLE BIRD 88 VANCOUVER 1095
5000m 14:02.4 MATT BRUCE 89 TORONTO 1035
60 MH 7.74 JARED MACLEOD 80 WINNIPEG 1141
PV 5.50 JASON WURSTER 84 TORONTO 1110
HJ 2.25 MIKE MASON 86 VANCOUVER 1108
LJ 7.81 BRIAN CHIBUDU 88 OTTAWA 1086
TJ 15.47 JACOB ZORZELLA 90 TORONTO 990
SP 20.85 DYLAN ARMSTRONG 81 KAMLOOPS 1171
HEP 5011 DEREK DROUIN 90 ONTARIO 940

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TOP TEN CANADIANS

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Dylan Armstrong

Dylan Armstrong

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010

Winter Season- Men As of Feb 20

1171 Points 20.85 SP dylan Armstrong’81

1149 points 3:58.52 Mile Kurt Benninger’85

1146 points 3:58.76 Justin Marpole Bird’88

1144 points 2:13.52 Mara Eric Gillis’80

1142 points 1:47.92 800m Kyle Smith’85

1141 points 7.79 60mh jared macleod’80

1137 points 1:02.47 ½ Mara Simon Baru’83

1132 Points 3:59.80 Cameron Levins’89

1146 points 6.62 60m sam effah’88

1123 points 4:00.49 Mile Matt Lincoln ‘82

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010

winter Season- Women As of Feb 20

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep

1206 points 7.82 60mh priscilla lopes schliep’82

1167 points 8.01 60mh Perdita Felicien’80

1152 points 4:29.42 mile Nicole Edwards’86

1142 points 4:30.89 mile Hilary stellingwerf’81

1117 points 2:03.87 Julia Howard’83

1116 points 53.34 400m carlene muir’87

1115 points 7.35 60m toyin olupona’83

1115 points 7.35 Genevieve Thibault’86

1111 points 9:04.85 3000 Sheila Reid’89

1107 points 4:35.72 mile amber mcgowan’83

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Top Canadian Performers

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Kelsie Hendry

Kelsie Hendry, new Canadian record. photo by Ron Hole

Dylan Armstrong, new Canadian record

Dylan Armstrong, new Canadian record

TOP CANADIAN PERFORMERS BY EVENT (INDOOR) – 2010
WINTER SEASON – MEN as of 13 February
EVENT PERF NAME DOB HOME POINTS
60 M 6.66 SAM EFFAH 88 CALGARY 1125
200 M 21.84 DUSHANE FARRIER 90 TORONTO 1009
300 M 33.25 MICHAEL ROBERTSON 89 OTTAWA 1106
400 M 48.01 NATHAN VADEBONCOEUR 84 WINNIPEG 1044
600 M 1:18.53 MICHAEL ROBERTSON 89 OTTAWA 1073
800 M 1:47.92 KYLE SMITH 85 TORONTO 1142
1000 M 2:23.18 OLIVER COLLIN 89 MONTREAL 1067
1500 M 3:50.13 KYLE BOORSMA 88 TORONTO 1024
MILE 3:58.52 KURT BENNINGER 85 TORONTO 1149
3000 M 7:57.15 JUSTIN MARPOLE BIRD 88 VANCOUVER 1095
5000m 14:03.4 MATT BRUCE TORONTO 1032
60 MH 7.74 JARED MACLEOD 80 WINNIPEG 1141
PV 5.50 JASON WURSTER 84 TORONTO 1110
HJ 2.25 MIKE MASON 86 VANCOUVER 1108
LJ 7.81 BRIAN CHIBUDU 88 OTTAWA 1086
TJ 15.47 JACOB ZORZELLA 90 TORONTO 990
SP 20.85 DYLAN ARMSTRONG 81 KAMLOOPS 1171
HEP 5011 DEREK DROUIN 90 ONTARIO 940

TOP CANADIAN PERFORMERS BY EVENT (INDOOR) – 2010
WINTER SEASON – WOMEN as of 13 February
EVENT PERF NAME DOB HOME POINTS
60 M 7.31 TOYIN OLUMPONA 83 MISSISSAUGA 1115
200 M 24.23 Sherine Wells 88 Toronto 1085
300 M 38.35 ADRIENNE POWER 81 HALIFAX 1100
400 M 53.34 CARLINE MUIR 87 EDMONTON 1116
600 M 1:30.86 HELEN CROFTS 90 VANCOUVER 1052
800 M 2:03.87 Julia Howard 83 Vancouver 1117
1000 M 2:42.31 NICOLE EDWARDS 86 WINNIPEG 1101
1500 M 4:17.79 HILARY STELLINGWERFF 81 GUELPH 1087
MILE 4:29.42 NICOLE EDWARDS 86 WINNIPEG 1152
3000 M 9:04.85 SHEILA REID 89 NEWMARKET 1111
60 MH 7.82 PRISCILLA LOPES-SCHLIEP 82 WHITBY 1206
PV 4.45 Kelsie Hendry 82 SASKATOON 1069
HJ 1.92 NICOLE FORRESTER 76 TORONTO 1106
LJ 6.60 TABIA CHARLES 85 TORONTO 1091
TJ 12.33 NEB ZACHARIA 87 WINDSOR 923
SP 16.43 JULIE LABONTE 90 MONTREAL 957
PENT 4198 BRIANNE THEISEN 86 SASKATOON 1050

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Top Ten in Canadian Track and Field

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010

Winter Season- Men As of Feb 13

Sam Effah

Sam Effah

1171 Points 20.85 SP dylan Armstrong’81

1149 points 3:58.52 Mile Kurt Benninger’85

1146 points 3:58.76 Justin Marpole Bird’88

1144 points 2:13.52 Mara Eric Gillis’80

1142 points 1:47.92 800m Kyle Smith’85

1141 points 7.79 60mh jared macleod’80

1137 points 1:02.47 ½ Mara Simon Baru’83

1132 Points 3:59.80 Cameron Levins’89

1125 points 6.66 60m sam effah’88

1123 points 4:00.49 Mile Matt Lincoln ‘82

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010

winter Season- Women As of Feb 13

Julia Howard

Julia Howard

1206 points 7.82 60mh priscilla lopes schliep’82

1167 points 8.01 60mh Perdita Felicien’80

1152 points 4:29.42 mile Nicole Edwards’86

1117 points 4:34.28 mile Hilary stellingwerf’81

1117 points 2:03.87 Julia Howard’83

1116 points 53.34 400m carlene muir’87

1115 points 7.35 60m toyin olupona’83

1111 points 9:04.85 3000 Sheila Reid’89

1107 points 4:35.72 mile amber mcgowan’83

1107 points 7.38 Genevieve Thibault’86

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Canadian Records Fall Five Times

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Carly Dockendorf thinks 4.41m will be record

Carly Dockendorf thinks 4.41m will be record

This was definitely a weekend to be loved if you were a track and field fan in Canada on Valentine’s Day. Canadian records fell from the sky like kisses for handful of Canadian athletes. Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, BC started the trend in Leipzig with his 20.90m shot put.

Kelsie Hendry

Kelsie Hendry

For a short time, Carly Dockendorf of Coquitlam, BC thought she had broken the National record in the pole vault in Seattle with her 4.42m jump breaking the existing record of 4.41m set in 2007 by Dana Buller only to find that Kelsie Hendry of Saskatoon had cleared 4.45m in Colorado Springs.

Tabia Charles of Toronto jumped 6.60m in Ithaca, NY to break the current mark of 6.57m set by Krysha Bayley in 2005. This gives Tabia a perfect set, now holding the Canadian marks both indoor and outdoor at the long and triple jump. Finally, Mohammed Ahmed of St. Catherine’s, Ontario broke the Canadian Junior record in the 5000m. The freshman at the University of Wisconsin ran 14:05.59 in Seattle on Saturday.

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Dylan Demonstrates Strong Arm in Leipzig

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Dylan Armstrong throws new Canadian record

Dylan Armstrong throws new Canadian record

Dylan Armstrong launched the shot put 20.85 meters in Leipzig last night to break the Canadian record of 20.32 meters set 12 years ago by Brad Snyder.

Christian Cantwell of the US took first place in the German competition. The 2009 world champion threw 21.61 meters.

Dylan threw 21.04 meters in Beijing Olympics to narrowly miss the bronze medal. The 29-year-old British Columbian from Kamloops now holds both indoor and outdoor Canadian records.

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Top Canadian Indoor Track and Field Performers as of February 6

Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Derek Drouin leads multi events

Derek Drouin leads multi events

Brianne Theisen leads multi events

Brianne Theisen leads multi events

EVENT PERF NAME DOB HOME POINTS
60 M 6.66 SAM EFFAH 88 CALGARY 1125
200 M 22.01 DUSHANE FARRIER 90 TORONTO 986
300 M 33.25 MICHAEL ROBERTSON 89 OTTAWA 1106
400 M 48.01 NATHAN VADEBONCOEUR 84 WINNIPEG 1044
600 M 1:18.53 MICHAEL ROBERTSON 89 OTTAWA 1073
800 M 1:47.92 KYLE SMITH 85 TORONTO 1142
1000 M 2:23.41 OLIVER COLLIN 89 MONTREAL 1062
1500 M 3:50.13 KYLE BOORSMA 88 TORONTO 1024
MILE 3:58.52 KURT BENNINGER 85 TORONTO 1149
3000 M 7:57.15 JUSTIN MARPOLE BIRD 88 VANCOUVER 1095
5000m 14:03.4 MATT BRUCE TORONTO 1032
60 MH 7.79 JARED MACLEOD 80 WINNIPEG 1127
PV 5.50 JASON WURSTER 84 TORONTO 1110
HJ 2.25 MIKE MASON 86 VANCOUVER 1108
LJ 7.81 BRIAN CHIBUDU 88 OTTAWA 1086
TJ 15.47 JACOB ZORZELLA 90 TORONTO 990
SP 19.90 DYLAN ARMSTRONG 81 KAMLOOPS 1114
HEP 5011 DEREK DROUIN 90 ONTARIO 940

EVENT PERF NAME DOB HOME POINTS
60 M 7.38 TOYIN OLUMPONA 83 MISSISSAUGA 1107
200 M 24.26 NOELLE MONTCALM 88 WINDSOR 1082
300 M 38.35 ADRIENNE POWER 81 HALIFAX 1100
400 M 53.34 CARLINE MUIR 87 EDMONTON 1116
600 M 1:30.86 HELEN CROFTS 90 VANCOUVER 1052
800 M 2:05.88 MELISSA BISHOP 90 TORONTO 1085
1000 M 2:42.31 NICOLE EDWARDS 86 WINNIPEG 1101
1500 M 4:17.79 HILARY STELLINGWERFF 81 GUELPH 1087
MILE 4:29.42 NICOLE EDWARDS 86 WINNIPEG 1152
3000 M 9:04.85 SHEILA REID 89 NEWMARKET 1111
60 MH 7.82 PRISCILLA LOPES-SCHLIEP 82 WHITBY 1206
PV 4.32 CARLY DOCKENDORF 83 VANCOUVER 1024
HJ 1.92 NICOLE FORRESTER 76 TORONTO 1106
LJ 6.48 TABIA CHARLES 85 TORONTO 1091
TJ 12.33 NEB ZACHARIA 87 WINDSOR 923
SP 15.89 JULIE LABONTE 90 MONTREAL 923
PENT 4198 BRIANNE THEISEN 86 SASKATOON 1050

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