Ruky Abdulai won the heptathlon at the Mt SAC Relays last week on April 14 and 15 and now leads the world list in this 7 event 2 day competition with her 6068 points.  This is her first attempt at this multi-event challenge. She previously had focused in the long jump but made the decision to expand her horizons by taking on this combined event. Her first attempt was outstanding with these performances.

100m Hurdles-14.28(1.0)   High Jump 1.82m   Shot Put 10.46m     200m 24.55(1.9)

Long Jump 6.67w(2.2)    Javelin 41.37m      800m 2:14.53

She leads the country with her High Jump of 1.82m . On Saturday she took 3rd in the invitational long with her top  Canadian mark of 6.70m

Top Canadian Performers 2010 Outdoor Season- Men as of April 19

100m         10.28 (0.6) Sam Effah’88 AB  1114 points

200m        20.71 (0.0) Brian Barnett’87 AB 1121 points

400m        46.65  Jonathan Reid’88 ON 1078 points

800m      1:47.02 Gary Reed’81 BC 1112 points

1500m    3:44.44 Justin Duncan’88 ON 1048 points

3000m    8:07.01 Justin Marpole Bird’88 BC 1015 points

5000m   13:56.21 Ben Hubers’88 ON  1012 points

10k        29:29.59 Dylan Wykes’  ON 998 points

Half M 1H02:47 Simon Bairu’83 SK  1137 points

Mara    2H13:52 Eric Gillis’80 ON 1144 points

110mH     13.75 Karl Jennings ’79 ON 1112  points

400mH     51.69 Nigel Joseph’86 AB 1045 points

3kSC     8:56.55 Ryan Brockerville’89 BC 953 points

4×100       39.18 ( Effah, Smith, Connaughton, Henry) 1141 points

PV         5.20 Ryan Vu’88 BC 1028 points

HJ          2.22 Derek Drouin’90 ON 1079 points

LJ           7.61(-0.7) Brian Chibudu ON 1044 points

SP         17.67  Tim Nedow’90 ON  980 points

Disc      54.45 Sean Pruitt’86 ON 945 points

Jav        73.69 Kyle Nielsen’89 BC  985 points

Ham      67.05 Trey Henderson’89 BC 975 points

Deca     6482 Mark Chenery’88 BC 880 points

Top Canadian Performers 20110 Outdoor Season- Women as of April 19

100m       11.70 (0.0) Sherine Wells’88 ON 1076 points

200m      23.24 (1.2)  Esther Akinsulie’84 ON 1134 points

400m       53.49 Vicki Tolton’87 1085 BC points

800m     2:03.25 Diane Cummins’74 BC 1096 points

1500m   4:12.81 Diane Cummins’74 BC 1105 points

3000m   9:58.53 Carolyn Ellis’87  ON 918 points

5000m  15:58.01 Alex Becker’87 ON 1075 points

10000   34:40.30 Rhiannon Johns’90 ON 1002 points

20k RW  1H39:25 Rachel Seaman’86 QUE 1042 points

100mH      13.62(1.2) Christabel Nettey’91 BC 1069  points

400mH    58.48 Sarah Wells’89 ON  1066 points

3kSC     10:23.43 Meredith MacGregor’85  BC 1039   points

4x400m   3:33.93 (Muir,Tolton,Nelson,Ruediger) 1105 points

PV       3.86 Leanna Carriere-Wellwood’85 AB 868 points

HJ       1.82 Ruky Abdulai’82 BC 998 points

LJ        6.70 (1.7)  Ruky Abdulai’82 BC 1138 points

SP      16.82 Julie Labonte’90 QUE 982 points

Disc    49.22 Chantal Spies’84 ON 858 points

Jav      57.84 Liz Gleadle’88 BC 1026 points

Ham    69.70 Sultana Frizell’84 BC  1087 points

Hept    6086  Ruky Abdulai’82 BC 1113 points

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Kurt Benninger got started in running in high school with the Saugeen Track and Field Club. As a member of STFC he was a Canadian Jr 1500m champion, a 3 time World Jr XC Championships qualifier, a 5 time Canadian National Team qualifier and in 2003 was the Pan Am Jr silver medalist in the 1500m in Barbados.

At the University of Notre Dame Kurt was a 6 time All American, and led the Fighting Irish to a 3rd place team finish at the 2005 NCAA XC
Championships—placing 8th individually. He holds Notre Dame school records in the 3000m (indoor), Distance Medley Relay (indroor), and in the 5000m (outdoor). He was a multiple Big East Champion and holds the Big East conference meet record in the mile.

Personal Best: 1500m-3:38.03, Mile-3:56.99, 3000m-7:52.28, 5000m-13:30

Priscilla Lopes-Schliep won the Milrose Games last Friday with her 8.01 clocking in the 60 m hurdles. For less than 24 hours she led the world in that event. Lolo Jones of the USdid 7.90 in Europe the next day.

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010

Winter Season- Men As of January 30

1149 points 3:58.52 Mile Kurt Benninger’85

1144 points 2:13.52 Mara Eric Gillis’80

1142 points 1:47.92 800m Kyle Smith’85

1137 points 1:02.47 ½ Mara Simon Baru’83

1132 Points 3:59.80 Cameron Levins

1125 points 6.66 60m sam effah’88

1123 points 4:00.49 Mile Matt Lincoln ‘82

1112 points 7.84 60mh jared macleod’80

1110 points 7.85 60mh Karl Jennings’79

1108 points 2.25 HJ mike mason’86

1108 points 4:01.64 mile tim konoval ‘84

Top Ten Canadian Performers 2010

winter Season- Women As of January 30

1167 points 8.01 60mh priscilla lopes schliep’82                    

1152 points 4:29.42 mile Nicole Edwards’86

1148 points 8.10 60mh Perdita Felicien’80

1117 points 4:34.28 mile Hilary stellingwerf’81

1116 points 53.34 400m carlene muir’87

1111 points 9:04.85 3000 Sheila Reid’89

1107 points 4:35.72 mile amber mcgowan’83

1107 points 7.38 60m toyin olupona’83

1103 points 8.32 60mH Phyllicia George’87

1102 points 4:36.44 mile megan metcalfe’82

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