Vernon AAA Track & Field Club

A trio of Vernon girls swept the podium in the 1,500-metre race at the B.C. Athletics Championships Jamboree last weekend at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford.

Sasha Schoch, a member of the Vernon AAA Track & Field Club, claimed gold in the 16-17 Girls 1,500-m, finishing in four minutes, 37.53 seconds. Schoch also struck silver in the 3,000-m (10.06.91).

Tessni Carruthers was runner-up in the 1,500-m (4:43.97), and uncovered bronze in the 3,000-m (10:19.58). She added a fourth-place showing in the 800-m with 2:22.30.

Sarah Bailey rounded out the all-Vernon podium finish, placing third in 4:47.17. Bailey secured silver in the 800-m with of 2:15.30.

Competing in the 14-15 Girls division, Ella Brown earned seventh-place finishes in both the 100-m (13.33 seconds) and 300-m (43.66).

Brown is competing for Zone 2 Thompson-Okanagan in the same two events, plus the 4×100-m relay, at the B.C. Summer Games this week in Langley.

Vernon AAA’s Chris Watson is also competing in Langley in the 800-m.

Shawna Noble was eighth in both the 100-m (17.65) and 300-m (49.63) hurdles.

Running in the 18-19 men’s division, Pepijn Ramakers was ninth in the 400-m (54.08), and 15th in the 800-m (2:08.01).

The Vernon AAA girls have qualified for the 2010 Legion Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships that will take place Aug. 6-8 at the Terry Fox Athletic Complex in Ottawa.

Vernon AAA Track Club athletes claimed 21 medals, including eight gold, at the 26th annual Jack Brow Track Meet last weekend at the Kelowna Apple Bowl.

Lydia Lavigne-Evely – competing in the Female 10 year olds division – won the 60-metre sprint in 9.86 seconds, topped the 100-m in 16.2 seconds and ruled the long jump at 3.18 metres. She also struck silver in the high jump at 1.15 metres.

Sarah Bailey was in the Women’s 16-17 class and took gold in the 800-m in two minutes and 18.52 seconds. She ran a personal best 4:46.9 in the 1,500-m. Bailey was fourth in the 400-m in 61.37.

Ella Brown ran a personal best 26.79 to take the 200-m race in Girls 14-15. Brown placed fourth in the 100-m in 13.26 and was fifth in the 300-m in 43.29.

Jared Sexsmith of the Boys 12 year old category uncovered gold in the high jump at 1.36 metres, while placing fourth in the triple jump at 8.83 metres.

Tessni Carruthers – competing in Women’s 16-17 – was first in the 3,000-m in a blistering 10:23.69, taking one second off her personal best.

Carruthers also claimed silver in the 1,500-m in 4:47.73, shaving seven seconds off her personal best.

Shawna Noble was in the Women’s 16-17 and garnered a silver medal in the 100-m hurdles in 18 seconds and bagged bronze in the 300-m hurdles in 49.62.

Christopher Watson ran in the Boys 14-15 category, pocketing silver in the 2000-m in 6:57.12, placing third in the 1200-m in 3:47.98 (PB). He was fifth in the 800- in 2:25:03 for another personal best.

Amelia Smart produced a pair of bronze medals in the Girls 11-12 division, recording a 5:48.84 in the 1,500-m and leaping 1.25 metres in the high jump. She was fifth in the 800-m in 2:51.59.

Claire Oordt-Bosman of the Girls 9-10 year olds group earned a silver in the 800-m in 2:57.05.

Corrinne Lavigne-Evely (Girls 12-13) posted a huge personal best by taking bronze in the high jump at 1.35 metres. She was eighth in the long jump at 3.55 metres and 10th in the 200-m in 37.09 and the 800-m in 2:48.45 (PB).

Nicholas Stanhope of the Boys 13 year old category earned bronze in the long jump at 4.48 metres and finished fourth in the high jump at 1.40 metres.

Pepijn Ramakers competed in Men’s 18 year olds and secured a bronze in the 800-m in 2:08.72, breaking his personal best by three seconds even though his shoes were untied for the entire race. He was fourth in the 400-m in 54.66 (PB).

Sasha Schoch, in the Women’s 16-17 group, collected a bronze in the 800-m.

Eleri Smart, in the 9 year olds class, placed fourth in the 60-m dash in 10.27 seconds and the 100-m in 17.18.

Liam Brown (Men’s 12-13) was fourth in the 1500-m in 5:24.96 (PB) and seventh in the 800-m in 2:36.47.

Bryan Carruthers (Boys 12-13) placed fourth in the 3,000-m in 11:40, and sixth in the 1,500-m in 5:38.30, both personal bests.

Taylor Dasilva (Girls 11-12) was eighth in the 200-m in 36.46 and 10th in the long jump at 2.52 metres (PB).

Taylor Ostrass (Girls 12-13) placed ninth in the 800-m in 2:47.83 setting a new personal best.

Sasha Schoch was a double-gold medalist at the 31st annual Pacific Invitational Track & Field Meet last weekend at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley.

Racing in the 16-17 women’s division, Schoch was first in both the 800- and 1,500-metre distance races, finishing in 2:16.13 seconds, and 4:45.44 respectively. Her 800-m result was a personal best.

Sarah Bailey claimed bronze in the same two events, finishing them in 2:17.61 and 4:52.04.

In 16-17 women’s hurdles, Shawna Noble finished sixth in the 100-m distance in 17.82, and third in the 300-m event in 49.89.

Mykenzee Ramunno cleared 4.71 metres to earn seventh in 16-17 women’s long jump, and was 12th in the triple jump with 9.51 metres.

In 14-15 girls action, Ella Brown struck gold in both the 100-m (13.32) and 300-m (44.50), and added a fourth-place finish in the 200-m (27.70).

Brown has qualified to compete at the B.C. Summer Games, July 22-25 in Langley.

Mariah Klein recorded ninth in the 13 girls 100-m preliminaries in 14.64, and was 12th in long jump, leaping 4.08 metres.

On the boys side, Chris Watson was fifth in the 14-15 boys 2,000-m (6:54.13), third in the 1,200m in (3:52.19), and 10th in the 800-m (2:26.09), setting personal bests in each event.

Watson will race in the 800-m at the B.C. Summer Games.

Liam Brown (13 boys) raced to a sixth-place finish (2:36.70) in the 800-m, earning a personal best. He added a fourth in the 3,000-m (11:40.27).

Jared Sexsmith (12 boys) was eighth in the 200-m in 32.43 seconds, second in high jump with 1.35-m, and 11th in long jump with 3.57-m.

Vernon AAA Track & Field Club coach Brent Helland accompanied the athletes to the event.

The club will be competing in Kelowna at the Jack Brow Track Meet, July 3-4.

The club holds open practices Mondays from 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-noon, at Polson Park.

Visit www.vernontrackandfield.com for more information.

Kelowna Jack Brow Track and Field Meet will be coming up July 3rd and 4th. Please click on the link provided to see the meet package http://kelownatrackandfield.com/pdfs/jb_technical_package_2010.pdf. The deadline to submit meet entries will be Saturday June 26th. If you have any questions please see your coach.

The Langley Meet will be held June 18,19,20

Please review the meet package that is attached for information about the meet. I will need everyones meet entry slips by June 9th at the latest. If you have any questions please ask your coach.

http://www.langleymustangs.com/2010%20Meet%20Package.pdf

Local track stars Burnaby bound

Vernon Track Club will send seven athletes to the B.C. High School Championships, June 4-5, at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.

Ella Brown won the senior girls 200 metres in 27.21 seconds and earned a bronze medal in the 100, in 13.32, and was fifth in the 400, in 1:06.53.

Shawna Noble ruled the senior girls 400 hurdles in 1:10.47 and won the 100 hurdles in 17.57.

Mykenzee Ramunno struck silver in the senior girls triple jump and bronze in the long jump.

Brown and Noble were one half of the Pleasant Valley relay teams which won the 4×100 and were second in the 4×400. They were also half of the PVSS senior girls team which won the Valley Championships.

Sasha Schoch won the senior girls 3,000, while Tessni Carruthers was a close second.

Sarah Bailey won the senior girls 800 and 1,500, while Schoch was second overall and Carruthers third.

Pepijn Ramakers was second in the senior boys 800m which turned out to be the race of the day. Ramakers was in last place after the first lap and made a huge move to pass every athlete except the winner, shaving two seconds off his personal best.

Saturday & Sunday: May 22-23, 2010

This year they have moved the track meet from early May to the long weekend to allow extra travel time for athletes and families who have a long distance to travel. The Track meet will once again be offering their usual full slate of events. To see what Events this meet is offering please click on the provided link for the  full meet package. http://www.kamloopstrack.ca/documents/2010%20Centennial%20-%20Meet%20Package.pdf

Brent Helland will need Payment Entires No Later than Wed May 12th as this will be the deadline for our athletes to register. Each event is $8.00 per event and for any athlete that has not signed up as a competitive athlete will have to pay an additional $3.00 per event at the track meet.

Meet entry Slips for Kamloops will be handed out on Wed May 5th. (Track Practice)

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to ask.

Vernon Track and Field Club will be having their first Track Practice of the Year on Wed March 31st 6:00pm at the polson oval. Please bring all Registration forms filled out. If you need forms to fill out you will find both forms needed on the registration page of this website. We will also have a meet and greet with all our new coaches and we look forward to seeing everyone on Wed March 31, 2010.

The Vernon Triple A Track and Field Club is excited to begin another season for great acheivements and amazing results. The 2010 season will be filled with many new faces and personal bests to add to our already great club. Our club has booked the polson facility and is ready for April to get here as fast as possible so we can start training on the track. Our club will be attending many meets this year starting with the Kamloops Indoor Championships on Feb 19-21, 2010 in Kamloops. Check the website soon to see the clubs annoucements for meets we will be attending as a club for 2010. For more information on the Indoor Kamloops Meet on Feb 19-21, please click on link http://www.kamloopstrack.ca/competitions.shtml or you can contact Brent for more details. 250-545-0568

Sasha Schoch and Sarah Bailey from the Vernon Track Club have qaulified for the Cross Country National Champs in Guelph Ontario later this month. Both Girls showed strong showings at the BC Provincial Champs in the Junior Age Category which where held October 31st at Jericho Park in Vancouver. 

As a club we wanted to congratulate these two Athletes on a huge accomplishment in making the BC TEAM and wish them all the best at the National Stage.

For Complete Results of the race just click on the link: http://www.bcathletics.org/results/2009/bcxc09results.htm

Here is a picture of Sasha (#341) and Sarah in blue to the left of (#299)

At the 2009 B.C. Cross Country Championships - 31/10/2009