See Canada's Olympic stars in action at Coquitlam Town Centre on next Wednesday
Andre De Grasse will run the 100m at Percy Perry Stadium pn June 28th
Catch Andre De Grasse, if you can, at Jerome Track Classic on June 28th
Draft of Start List 2017 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic
Event Listing as of June 22, 2017 subject to change
6:20 Sheraton Vancouver Airport 800m Femmes National
6:25 RYU 800m Hommes National
6:30 Athletics Canada Mile Race Walk | Marche mixed
6:36 Farabloc Javelin | Javelot Hommes
6:38 Lamar Transit Advertising High Jump | Saut en Hauteur Femmes
6:42 CHMB/AM 1320 Long Jump | Saut en Longueur Hommes
6:44 Athletics Canada 4 X 100m Relay | Relais Filles Gr 5/2006 & under
6:47 TELUS 4 X 100m Relay | Relais Garçons Gr 5/2006 & under
6:51 Province of BC 4 X 100m Relay | Relais Filles Gr 7 /2004 & under
6:54 Province of BC 4 X 100m Relay | Relais Garçons Gr 7/2004 & under
6:58 TSN 3000m Hommes
7:15 Opening Ceremonies | Ceremonie d’Ouverture
7:30 Vancouver Sun 100m SO Femmes
7:35 TELUS 100m SO Hommes
7:40 TSN 100m Paralympique Femmes/Hommes
7:45 Fairmont Pacific Rim Javelot Femmes
7:47 TELUS 200m Femmes
7:52 TELUS 200m Hommes
7:54 RYU High Jump | Saut en hauteur Hommes
7:57 Fairmont Pacific Rim 1500m Femmes
8:00 Province of BC Long Jump | Saut en Longueur Femmes
8:04 Stanley Park Brewing Foundation 1500m Hommes
8:11 Wesbild 400m Femmes
8:17 Lamar Transit Advertising 400m Hommes
8:27 BC Athletics 100m Hurdles | Haies Femmes
8:35 Athletics Canada 110m Men’s Hurdles | Haies Hommes
8:40 Government of Canada 800m Femmes
8:46 Government of Canada 800m Hommes
8:54 Vancouver Sun 100m Femmes
9:02 Vancouver Sun 100m Hommes
9:15 Meet Close SO= Special Olympic
Andre De Grasse to run twice before the first ever sold out crowd for the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic on June 28th in Coquitlam.
By Brian Pound
The sold out crowd at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic at Coquitlam’s Percy Perry Stadium June 28 are in for a double treat.
Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse has announced Monday will compete in both the 100 and 200 metre races at the meet.
De Grasse comes into the meet off a sizzling 9.69 wind-aided 100-metres win at the Stockholm Diamond League meet on the weekend. It is the third fastest 100-metres on record, but unofficial, of course, because of the non-allowable following wind (4.8m).
Stu McMillan
Doug Clement, Chair of the Achilles Track Society said, "Coach, Stu McMillan of Altis, announced today that Andre will double up at the Jerome Track Classic to prepare for the World Championships. I hope our track fans bring warm weather and a following wind to this fast Mondo track at Percy Perry Stadium"
from left, Gold Medalists, Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey 1996 Olympic Games
De Grasse, unbeaten in his last three Diamond League races, is fast closing in on the Canadian 100-metre record of 9.84. currently co-owned by Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin. Bailey also holds the Jerome meet mark of 9.9 seconds. De Grasse set the national 200-metre record of 19.90 seconds in finishing second at last year’s Rio Olympics.
The Jerome 200-metre record is 20.19 set by American Wallace Spearman in 2013.
The men’s 100-metre race at the Jerome is set for 7:52p.m. while the 200-metres will be run at 9:02 p.m.
The Jerome meet sets up De Grasse for the national championships in Ottawa June 3-9 and the World Athletic Championships in London in August.
The meet is a complete sell-out and no tickets will be sold at the gate.
Track fans who were unable to purchase a ticket to the Jerome Track Classic, can still catch all the exciting action by tuning into www.athleticscanada.tv to watch live-streaming of the meet.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Doug Clement (Achilles Chair) 604-261-6220
Brian Pound (Media Relations) 604-438-9332
ADG wins windy Stockholm Diamond League 100m in third fastest time ever on his way to Jerome Track Classic on June 28th
Andre De Grasse wins at 2016 Jerome Track Classic photo by Michael Basile
Windy conditions negated Andre De Grasse's amazing run in Stockholm's Diamond League 100m today. His 9.69 seconds is the 3rd fastest time ever but is not legal as the wind was 4.8 m/sec , over the limit of 2.0m/sec. His personal best is 9.91 seconds set in Rio with his Olympic bronze medal performance. ADG's next stop is the 34th Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic set for Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam on June 28th. We can ask several questions now. Will the wind be optimal on June 28th, will the temperature be warm and will the fast Mondo track provide the conditions for Andre to break the meet record of 9.99 set by Donovan Bailey in 1997? Will he be able to improve his personal best of 9.91 seconds? Will the Canadian record of 9.84 seconds of Donavan Bailey and Bruny Surin be broken? Tickets are now sold out and none will be sold at the gate. Doors open 5:30 pm. As seats are on a first come first serve basis, be there early. First event is 6:20pm
photo credit: Canadian Olympic Committee
Treasure takes silver in Spain on her way to Jerome Track Classic on June 28th
Prince George's Olympian, Alyx Treasure took the silver medal at the Huelva Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo in Spain on June 14 with a jump of 1.87m behind Iryna GERASHCHENKO of the Ukraine.
The Kansas State graduate will be high jumping before a sold out crowd at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic on June 28th at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam. She will be seeking a clearance of 1.94m which is the qualifying height for the IAAF World Championships in London's Olympic Stadium on August 4th-13th. Alyx cleared this height in Rio last summer and she is looking for support from the fans. Her event starts at 6:38pm and the doors open at 5:30pm. Fans with general admission tickets are urged to arrive at 5:30pm as seating is first come first serve. There will be plenty of room around the high jump area in the south-east corner of Percy Perry Stadium to offer cheers of support to Canada's premier high jumper.
VANCOUVER SUN HARRY JEROME TRACK CLASSIC JUNE 28TH PERCY PERRY STADIUM
HARRY JEROME TRACK CLASSIC A SELLOUT
by Gary Kingston
A star-studded field of athletes, led by Canadian sprint sensation Andre De Grasse, has created terrific public interest and an early ticket sellout to the 2017 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic.
Organizers of the meet, which was moved this year to the 1,800-seat Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam from Burnaby, announced Wednesday that all tickets for the June 28 event have been sold. The important message to note is that there will no tickets available at the door.
Competition starts at 6:20 p.m. and ticket holders are urged to get to the stadium early if they want to secure a seat. Gates open at 5:30pm. There will also be standing room areas around the track.
Doug Clement, chair of the Achilles Track and Field Society, which co-ordinates the meet, said the early sellout is “an indication of the sort of golden period of Canadian athletics.
“Over the last three to four years, we’ve gained a prominence in world-ranking lists which have not been matched ever. Medal counts at world championships and Olympics have been as good as they have ever been in a non-boycotted year. There is a long-term development program that seems to be working.”
Clement said it’s clear that athletes like De Grasse, a triple medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, decathlon bronze medalist Damian Warner, middle distance runner Melissa Bishop and others have created a new level of excitement.
“Leading athletes and our (medal-winning) relay teams, people do know them.”
He noted that CBC’s weekend coverage and live-streaming of Diamond League meets in Europe is helping the exposure.
Track fans who were unable to purchase a ticket to the Jerome can still catch all the exciting action by tuning in to www.athleticscanada.tv to watch live-streaming of the meet.
“Athletics Canada has taken the initiative and started to broadcast their own series of events, including the national championships and National Track League events. That creates a higher profile and leads to more people wanting to see the athletes live.”
photo credit: Alberto Pizzola
De Grasse, who captured silver and bronze medals at the Rio Olympics in epic battles at 200 and 100 metres with Usain Bolt, headlines the Jerome Classic. The field also includes several other Canadian Olympians, including Warner, Bishop, who was fourth at 800 metres, javelin thrower Liz Gleadle and hurdler Jonathan Cabral..
Many of the athletes will be using the Jerome as preparation for the Canadian Track and Field Championships July 3-9 in Ottawa and the IAAF World Championships in London in August.
The field of international competitors for the Jerome includes Ella Nelson, a four-time Australian champion at 200 metres, and Olympic sprinters Wilfred Kofi of the Ivory Coast and Shavez Hart of the Bahamas.
The Jerome Classic is hosted by the Achilles Track & Field Society, a non-profit society registered in British Columbia. Net proceeds from this event support track and field competition in B.C.
Jerome Track Classic expected to sell out all tickets today
Melissa Bishop breaks Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic meet record in 2016
photo credit: Brian Cliff
Melissa Bishop reaches for the top at Jerome Track Classic on June 28th.
In just over 2 weeks Melissa Bishop will be at the start line in the 800m at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic at Percy Perry Stadium at Coquitlam’s Town Center Park. She is now a real veteran, having started her running career back in 2004. It was not until 2012 that she broke the 2:00 minutes barrier, launching her into prominence in the international world. It is of note, that she competed at the World Youth Championship in Marrakesh, Morocco in 2005 in the 400m, near the start of her career. Now she has claimed the silver medal a the World Championships in the 800m in Beijing in 2015, the gold medal at he 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and the ever so close 4th place a the Rio Olympics.
This University of Windsor graduate has set big goals for herself. She and her long time coach Dennis Fairall want to see her in the 1:56’s. Melissa says “I love to win….I can go faster” She ran 1:57.02 in Rio and is looking for improvement at the London World Championships this August. “ I want to do well….I want Dennis to be so happy”, she said.
This year, Melissa had just one indoor race in Athlone, Ireland, a win in 2:01.42. After a spring of altitude training, she started her outdoor season with a win over 1500m in 4:10.30 in Windsor, ON. Next, she ran in Eugene, OR. The Eganville, ON native said “ Season opened, happy with an opener of 1:59.52 at Pre Classic. Some fine tuning and we will be rolling in no time”.
The meet record at the Jerome Track Classic is 1:58.79, set by none other than Melissa, in 2016. Before the Jerome Track Classic, she will race in the Diamond League in Oslo and Stockholm. Will her meet record fall again this year?
It is likely that all tickets will be sold in the next 24 hours.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about less than 100 tickets of the 3000 available. LAST ChHANCE TODAY!
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis. Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat.
Alex Treasure
Alyx Treasure will jump at Jerome Track Classic on June 28th
2016 Canadian Olympian, Alyx Treasure just competed in the Rome Diamond League's Golden Gala on June 8th and in 3 weeks she will jump at Coquitlam Town Center Park's Percy Perry Stadium in the high jump a the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic.
Debbie Brill, the creator of the Brill Bend
The meet record in the women's high jump of 1.95m set 33 year's ago by Canada's legendary, Debbie Brill. At the 2016 Olympic Games, Alyx set her personal best of 1.94m and she has jumped 1.91m already this season. The Kansas State graduate will join a host of other Olympians at the penultimate qualifier for the London World Championship set for August 4-13.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat.
Damian Warner Johnathan Cabral
Olympians to clash at Jerome Track Classic: Johnathan Cabral to hurdle with Damian Warner on June 28th.
Damian Warner is clearly one of Canada’s best athletes ever. As a decathlete he can compete in a wide variety of run, jumps and throws. This event requires you complete over 2 days, the 100m, 400m, 1500m and 110m hurdles, pole vault, high jump and long jump plus discus, shot put and javelin. He recently completed a hat trick in Gotzis, Austria winning the Hypo Meeting decathlon for the third time.
Damian will compete at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic on June 28th at Percy Perry Stadium in the 110m hurdles. He has won the Canadian Championships in the 110m hurdles in 2014 and 2015 and recorded his personal best of 13.27 seconds over the 10 barriers.
Last year the Canadian Champion was Johnathan Cabral who went on to take 6th in the Rio Olympic Games who has best of 13.35. The University of Oregon graduate took the silver in the 2015 NCAA Championships in the 110m hurdles just behind Omar McLeod, who won the Olympic gold medal for Jamaica in Rio.
The line up of Olympians continues to grow for the Jerome Track Classic.
Andre De Grasse is now advertising for Gatorade Frost
Johnathan Cabral will join a strong field at the Jerome Track Classic which includes, Andre De Grasse, Melissa Bishop, Sasha Gollish, Damian Warner, Wilfred Koffi, Shavez Hart, Jerome Blake, Liz Gleadle, James linde, Shai-Anne Davis and Ella Nelson.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat
Andre De Grasse wins in Rome photo by Alberto Pizzola
Andre De Grasse wins 200m at Rome Golden Gala
On June 28, Canada’s Olympic dynamic medal-winning sprinter, Andre De Grasse, will be returning to compete at The Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic.
Andre De Grasse used last year’s Jerome meet as a tune-up for the Rio Summer Olympics where he engaged in some thrilling matchups with multiple-time gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica. De Grasse won a silver medal in the 200-metres and bronze in both the 100 and 400-metre relays in Rio.
Date: June 28, 2017
Gates Open: 5:30pm
Location: Percy Perry Stadium, Coquitlam, BC
The Harry Jerome International Track Classic is Canada's longest running track and field event. In its 33-year history, world and Olympic champions, world record holders, Canadian stars and young hopefuls have thrilled spectators, achieved personal bests and, thanks to the vision and dedication of the Achilles International Track and Field Society, continued in their quest to become Faster, Higher and Stronger.
The Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic is hosted by the Achilles International Track & Field Society, a non-profit society registered in British Columbia. Net proceeds from this event support track and field competition in BC.
Andre De Grasse will join a strong field at the Jerome Track Classic which includes, Melissa Bishop, Sasha Gollish, Damian Warner, Wilfred Koffi, Shavez Hart, Jerome Blake, Liz Gleadle, Shai-Anne Davis and Ella Nelson.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat
James Linde, center
James Linde maybe ready for baton exchange after Jerome Track Classic on June 28th
By Gary Kingston
Two months shy of his 23rd birthday, sprinter James Linde says he’s as fast as he’s ever been. Personal bests last month in his favored 200 metres (20.85 seconds) and in the 100 (10.51) prove that.
But the 2017 Trinity Western University grad is also a realist. And with a path to national team status for world championships or Olympics blocked by a trio of in-their-prime burners, Linde is thinking it might be time to consider chasing speedsters from a patrol car and not in shorts and a singlet.
He’s going to run the 200m at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic on June 28th, competing on his home track at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam. And he’s hopeful of qualifying for the Canadian team for the World University Games in China in August. But that might mark the end of his competitive track career.
“I’m coming to terms with (a long career) not happening,” Linde said in an interview. “I just want to have fun with it this summer and then maybe retire. I’m trying to get into the police force. This season could be the last go-round, could be the end.”
Both his father and grandfather were police officers, so the “legacy” is calling.
He concedes though that it might be difficult to step away from the track, particularly after the excitement generated by a potential “breakout” season after that 20.85 in the 200 at a low-key meet in South Surrey. But he knows he’s unlikely to truly challenge the country’s top sprinters.
The 20.00 seconds or less club: a trio of in-their-prime burners
“It’s not a pessimist thing, it’s just that we’ve got three of the fastest Canadians of all time (contesting the 200 in Olympic hero Andre De Grasse, Brendon Rodney and Aaron Brown, all of whom have PBs of 20.00 or lower). It’s an amazing time in Canada for track right now in the sprints. I’m just on the outside looking in, although I’m farther along than I thought I would be.”
Linde, who wears an insulin pump as a result of being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 17, had an injury plagued 2016 and didn’t run much. He sheepishly admits that one of the injuries was a hamstring pull sustained when he and a buddy got a little too competitive while anchoring a fun relay for nine-year-old girls they were coaching.
“I wanted to catch him, went too hard and there went the hamstring,” he says with a chuckle.
He had a solid indoor season this winter, helping TWU capture its first U Sports (formerly CIS) indoor track title in February, winning the long jump and helping the Spartans to a pair of second-place finishes in relays.
“That was awesome, in the last year of my TWU career to put up our first banner. It was a really special moment.”
He’s looking for another special moment at the Jerome, which he last ran in 2015 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby when he finished seventh in a 200-metre race won by American Wallace Spearmon, a world championships silver medalist.
With the track at Swangard unavailable this month, the meet has been moved to the cozy 1,400-seat Percy Perry Stadium
James Linde
“It’s one of the fastest tracks (in the Lower Mainland),” Linde, a member of the Coquitlam Cheetahs track club, said of the Mondo synthetic rubberized surface. “And I’ve always run pretty well there.”
He says the 200-metre field is a “bit of a mystery to me at the moment,” but he hears organizers are trying to land some of the trio of in-their-prime burners
“I hope they get someone like that. I really get a kick out of racing some of the top guys in the country.”
Linde says the atmosphere should be special for this year’s Jerome. “They’ve already sold out, or are close to it, so it’s going to be packed and there’s so much enthusiasm for track in this country now with De Grasse’s amazing runs at the Olympics.
“That’s going to really amp me up. My parents bought 10 tickets to send out to extended family that want to watch, so that’s going to make it even more exciting.”
James Linde will join a strong field at the Jerome Track Classic which includes, Andre De Grasse, Melissa Bishop, Sasha Gollish, Damian Warner, Wilfred Koffi, Shavez Hart, Jerome Blake, Liz Gleadle, Shai-Anne Davis and Ella Nelson.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat
Andre De Grasse attracts THE SPEED CHALLENGERS at Jerome Track Classic on June 28th
When you are Andre De Grasse, a triple Olympic medalist in the sprints at the Rio Games last summer, you suddenly are a target for other sprinters to challenge.
That is exactly what will happen on June 28th when Canada’s outstanding athlete in 2016, steps on the lightening fast, Mondo track in Percy Perry Stadium at the 34th Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic. When the sprint challengers from Cote D’Ivoire, Africa, the Bahamas in the Caribbean, Jamaica and Canada take their blocks beside Andre, they will do their best to be first to the finish line’s electronic beam.
Wilfred Kofi, African sprint champion
Olympian, Wilfred Koffi, from Cote D’Ivoire is the African champion in the 100m and 200m and the World Universiade gold medalist in the 200m. He has been busy both on and off the track, working on his PhD in finances in Beijing while preparing for international competition.
Shavez Hart
Shavez Hart from Abaco, Bahamas is graduate of Texas A&M and a 2016 Olympian.
He has a World Indoor Championship silver Medal from Portland in 2016. He holds the record in the Bahamian 4x100m relay with his teammates.
Jerome Blake, from Jamaica who lives in the Kelowna, is hoping for his Canadian citizenship this year. He won the BC High School Championships in 2014 and is making his marks under the guidance of coach, Pat Simma-Ledding for the Okanagan Athletics Club. Jerome was hampered in 2016 with a leg injury. He won an early season victory in Kamloops last month.
Jerome Blake became sprinter with a background in football and cricket
Koffi, Hart and Blake will join a strong field at the Jerome Track Classic which includes, Andre De Grasse, Melissa Bishop, Sasha Gollish, Damian Warner, Liz Gleadle, Shai-Anne Davis and Ella Nelson.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat.
Liz Gleadle wins gold medal in the javelin at Pan American Games in 2015
LIZ GLEADLE SAYS SHE’S BACK ON TRACK FOR JEROME MEET
By Brian Pound
Following a disappointing ninth place finish recently at the Prefontaine Diamond League meet in Eugene, Oregon, Liz Gleadle says she’s got a lot her energy back and wants to just concentrate on her throwing.
Next up, the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam on June 28.
If there is a sentimental favorite in any event at the Jerome it could very well be Gleadle. Vancouver born, UBC graduate, she throws the javelin as her chosen event. And she has thrown it further than any other Canadian woman. Her Canadian record of 64.83 metres was set in 2015 at a meet in Kawasaki, Japan. She also holds the Jerome meet record of 64.34 metres set in 2015.
While she calls Vancouver home, Gleadle trains most of the year at the national throwing centre in Lethbridge under coach Lawrence Steinke.
“It’s never easy when you have a bad meet,” Gleadle said referring to her Prefontaine performance. “I went into the meet over- travelled and over-tired and I am not a good traveller. And then on top of it all there was business stuff I had to take care of.”
“But,” she says, “I’m back on track. “I spent the last few weeks training at UBC and have my energy back. And I put in a couple of good throws in the 60s.”
Liz Gleadle is the Canadian record holder in the javelin
Currently ranked 18th in the world in women’s javelin, and a six time Canadian champion, Gleadle has already qualified for the World Athletics Championships August 4-13 in London so she intends to use the Jerome meet and the following national championships to nail down a personal best. “I know I have it in me,” she says.
The 2015 Pan American Games champion, Gleadle has represented Canada at both the London and Rio Olympics. She became the first Canadian woman to qualify for the Olympic javelin final since 1968.
She calls herself a Harry Jerome meet regular. “I’m not sure but I think I’ve competed at least six or seven times at the meet, going back to 2009.”
She just missed repeating as javelin champion last year when she finished second to New Westminster’s Krista Woodward.
Tickets Sales going fast.
Act now to get your tickets at www.harryjerome.com
Remembers tickets do not guarantee seats, get there early as this will be Standing Room Only.
Gates 5:30pm Wednesday, June 28, Coquitlam Town Centre.
Percy Perry Track is just an 8 minute walk from Evergreen Extension Lafarge Lake- Douglas Skytrain Station
Shah-Anne Davis and Ella Nelson
Shai-Anne Davis faces threat from "Down Under" at Jerome Track Classic
Australian sprinter, Ella Nelson will provide strong competition in the sprints for Canadian, Shai-Anne Davis on June 28th at the 34th Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic set for Percy Perry Stadium, at Coquitlam Town Center.
Shai-Anne gained national recognition as a teenage sprinter from Richmond, BC. She has a bronze medal at the Francophone Games and was a member of Canada's 4x100m team at the World Championships in Moscow. She won the 200m at the 2016 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic. Shai-Anne has personal bests of 11.33 and 23.12 in the 100m and 200m.
2016 Rio Olympian, Ella Nelson will be a formidable opponent for Shai-Anne Davis. Ella is the 4 time Australian Champion over 200m. She was 10th in the 200m in Rio with a personal best of 22.50. She has a best of 11.42 in the 100m. We may expect that the photo finish timer may be needed to determine the winner of the sprints on the fast Mondo track at Percy Perry Stadium.
Both of these sprinters represented their countries at the World Relay Championships in Nassau, Bahamas this spring and are clearly hoping for selection to their national teams headed to the World Championships in London this August.
Shai-Anne Davis on Canada's 4x100m relay Ella Nelson on Australia's 4x100 relay team
Ella and Shai-Anne will join a strong field at the Jerome Track Classic which includes, Melissa Bishop, Sasha Gollish, Damian Warner and Andre De Grasse.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat.
Andre De Grasse makes a splash on Translink buses and BC Place on his way to the Jerome Track Classic on June 28th.
Large posters of Andre De Grasse and details of the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic are on the side of Translink buses from Vancouver to Coquitlam. This has been facilitated by Lamar Transit Advertising to increase the awareness of this important Launch Pad to London. Canadian track and field athletes will prime their fitness for selection to the World Championships set for London, August 4-13 at the 2012 Olympic Stadium.
Andre De Grasse has started his preparation these past few weeks with a 10.10 legal wind and a windy 9.96 in the 100m and 20.14 in the 200m. His coach, Stu McMillan said " Andre will try to run sub 10 seconds at the Jerome Track Classic and hopefully the wind will be helpful." The wind must be 2.0m/second or less to be legal. The Jerome meet record in the 100m was set by Donovan Bailey in 1997 with his 9.99 seconds. If the wind is right, Andre has his sights set on this time. The Mondo surface at Percy Perry Stadium is fast and provides the athletes with great opportunity for speed.
It is possible that all tickets will be sold before the day of the meet.
Richard K. Miller, Chair of Marketing for the Achilles Track and Field Society
reports that advance sales leave about only 600 tickets of the 3000 available.
Anyone who wishes to attend should go online at www.harryjerome.com now
to purchase the few remaining. Remember, seats are on a first come first serve basis.
Get there early to obtain a seat as general admission does not guarantee a seat.
Andre De Grasse has been drafted by Gatorade Frost as part of their promotional program for their new athlete replenishment beverage. The advertisement is now on a large electronic billboard adjacent to BC Place Stadium, visible as cars head east on the Georgia Viaduct.
Sasha Gollish, 2015 bronze medalist at Toronto Pan American Games
Sasha Gollish will run 1500m at Jerome Track Classic on June 28th in Coquitlam
This multi- talented athlete continues to follow her dream after 20 years in the University of Toronto Track Club. She joined the club when she was 14 years old and in these 2 decades has had intervals of intensity in a wide variety of sports, like ultimate frisbee, alpine ski racing, triathlons and competitive road cycling. She became a certified coach in the alpine ski world but found that her real passion was running. After graduating from the University of Toronto with her engineering degree and working as a consultant in road safety engineering plus indulging in her smorgasbord of sport appetites, she returned to university to pursue both her PhD in performance engineering and running in the CIS (now U Sport). In 2015 she was named the outstanding athlete of the CIS Championships and athlete of the year at the University of Toronto. Later that same year she took the bronze medal at the 2015 Toronto Pan American Games. Last year she won the Canadian Cross Country Championships and the silver medal at the Pan American Cross Country Championships in Venezuela. She is seeking the standard for the IAAF World Championships in London this August. Last weekend in California, she recorded 4:07.70 in the 1500m, missing the standard by 0.20 seconds. Visit Sasha's website for her complete story.
Sasha will join Melissa Bishop, Andre De Grasse and Damian Warner at the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic on June 28th at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.
Tickets Sales going fast.
Act now to get your tickets at www.harryjerome.com
Remembers tickets do not guarantee seats, get there early as this will be Standing Room Only.
Gates 5:30pm Wednesday, June 28,
Coquitlam Town Centre.
Percy Perry Track is just an 8 minute walk from Evergreen Extension Lafarge Lake- Douglas Skytrain Station
Andre De Grasse has unfinished business at Prefontaine Classic
Andre De Grasse and Melissa Bishop compete in the Prefontaine Classic tomorrow on their journey to the Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic on June 28th at the Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam. These are important steps in their preparation for the World Championships set for August 4-13 in London.
The memory of Harry Jerome will be honoured on June 28th as Andre De Grasse runs the 100m.
Tickets Sales going fast.
Act now to get your tickets at www.harryjerome.com
Remembers tickets do not guarantee seats, get there early as this will be Standing Room Only.
Gates 5:30pm Wednesday, June 28,
Coquitlam Town Centre.
Percy Perry Track is just an 8 minute walk from Evergreen Extension Lafarge Lake- Douglas Skytrain Station
Canada 150 - HARRY JEROME: RACE AGAINST TIME
Harry Jerome wil be honoured on June 28th as Andre De Grasse runs the 100m.
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Act now to get your tickets at www.harryjerome.com
Remembers tickets do not guarantee seats, get there early as this will be Standing Room Only.
Gates 5:30pm Wednesday, June 28,
Coquitlam Town Centre.
Percy Perry Track is just an 8 minute walk from Evergreen Extension Lafarge Lake- Douglas Skytrain Station
Andre at Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel Vancouver Sun Jerome Classic media conference last year
photo by Brian Cliff
Andre De Grasse: Beyond Potential, heads the stars list at the Jerome Track Classic on June 28
Watch this video and get the inside track on Andre De Grasse, Canada's triple medalist in the sprint category at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio from his coaches at ALTIS in Phoenix, AZ before in runs at the Vancouver Sun HarryJerome Track Classic on June 28th at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam.
ADG took the silver medal in the 200m, bronze in the 100m and 4x100m relay and is considered a potential to challenge for the title as the fastest man alive which is up for grabs once Jamaica's Usain Bolt retires this season.
Stu McMillan
His ALTIS coach, Canadian Stu McMillan, sees a great potential in the 22-year-old former basketball player from Scarborough, ON who was discovered in grade 12 by former Canadian Olympian, Tony Sharpe.
In 2015 after one year at the University of Southern California, De Grasse signed an $11.25 million endorsement deal with Puma. Lori Ewing of The Canadian Press reported the multi-year contract included bonuses that could add up to as much as $30 million a year.
Stu McMillan says " Andre's rapid ascent is unprecedented in sport really.....only close example is Donovan Bailey who was coached by Dan Pfaff."
Dan Pfaff
"Andre is an elastic athlete.......like a greyhound. He is not a huge tank...he has a tremendous strength to weight ratio" said Dan Pfaff.
"It is difficult to say what his limits are... He has only been in the sport for 4 years. He can improve over the next 4-5 years." says Stu McMillan. Watch this video.
Andre will join Olympic and World Championship medalists, Damian Warner and Melissa Bishop on Wednesday night, June 28th at the 34th Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome Track Classic.
Damian Warner Photo credit; Jérémie Roturier
Damian will run the 110m hurdles and possibly the long jump in the Jerome Classic when he returns from the Hypo Meet in Gotzis, Austria. In Europe he will tackle his specialty, the decathlon. He holds the decathlon world's best in the 100m at 10.15 seconds as well as the Canadian record.
Melissa opened her 2017 season with a win in Windsor, ON over the 1500m. She will run her favourite event, the 800m at the Jerome Classic after returning from the Diamond league oin Europe in early June.
Tickets Sales going fast.
Act now to get your tickets at www.harryjerome.com
Remembers tickets do not guarantee seats, get there early as this will be Standing Room Only.
Gates 5:30pm Wednesday, June 28,
Coquitlam Town Centre.
Percy Perry Track is just an 8 minute walk from Evergreen Extension Lafarge Lake- Douglas Skytrain Station
