Ã山ǿ¼é to host Olympians at Canada's largest track meet, Jan. 29-30
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MONTREAL - Ã山ǿ¼é sprinter Hank Palmer of Pierrefonds, Que., will be among a half-dozen national team athletes to participate at the 15th annual Ã山ǿ¼é Team Challenge track and field meet this weekend at Tomlinson Fieldhouse, located in the Ã山ǿ¼é Sports Centre at 475 Pine Avenue West.
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The two-day event, scheduled for Friday (Jan. 29) and Saturday (Jan. 30), is billed as the largest indoor track meet in Canada, and is expected to feature 18 university teams and more than 600 participating athletes. The CIS national championships, slated to be hosted by Windsor, March 11-13, will have more participating schools but fewer athletes than the Ã山ǿ¼é Team Challenge.
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Tickets for the event will be sold at the door and cost $10 for adults. Students and seniors are $4 and hildren 12-and-under are free.
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"It is definitely one of the strongest indoor meets of the season and clearly the Canadian flagship meet for the semester," said Dennis Barrett, in his 25th year as head coach at Ã山ǿ¼é. "We have nine participating teams from the Ontario University Athletics conference, four from the Atlantic region and four from Quebec. It will be a great opportunity for athletes to qualify for the Nationals."
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The Friday night schedule features a clash of the titans in the men's 60-metre dash with Palmer, an Olympian and public relations major at Ã山ǿ¼é, who recently set a school record in the 60 metres, running a time of 6.79 seconds. He will be chasing both the meet record (6.75) and the Fieldhouse mark (6.56).
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Palmer will go up against Ben Youssef Meité, the 2009 CIS silver-medalist in the 60m (6.66), who also won gold in both the 100m (10.15) and 200m at the Francophone Games in Beirut last fall.
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Also in the mix is Ã山ǿ¼é's Andrew Hamilton, a former Alouettes running back from Montreal, who was an all-star with the Ã山ǿ¼é Redmen football team last fall and has been clocked at 4.38 in the 40-yard dash.
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The women's division will be highlighted by a special 60-metre invitational race. Among the high-profile sprinters registered for the event is Toyin Olupona of Orillia, Ont., the 2009 Canadian champion in the 100m dash and a training partner of Olympian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep.
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National team members expected to challenge Olupona in the sprint include Genevieve Thibault, the 2007 CIS 60m champion from Quebec City who owns the Fieldhouse record (7.39 seconds), Adrienne Power (7.53 seed time) of Halifax, N.S., Kimberly Hyacinthe (silver, 200m at 2009 Francophone Games; gold in 4x400 at 2009 FISU Games) of Terrebonne, Que., and Annie LeBlanc, a 17-year-old from Repentigny, Que., who has posted some impressive times and competed last summer at the IAAF world youth championships in Italy.
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Other national team athletes registered for the meet include Adam Kunkel (300m) of Paisley, Ont., Marie-Ève Dugas (60m hurdles) of Laval, Que., ÌýEsther Akinsulie (600m) of Ottawa and pole vaulter Ariane Beaumont-Courteau of Montreal, who will be chasing her personal indoor best of 4.17m.
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Her brother, Maxime Beaumont-Courteau, is a medical student at Ã山ǿ¼é and will be looking to shatter his school record of 4.61m in the men's pole vault.
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Among the other Ã山ǿ¼é athletes to watch is freshman Justin "Jus Fly" Darlington of Montreal, who will challenge his school record in the men's high jump (2.03m). A relative newcomer to track and field, Darlington is better known as arguably the world's best slam-dunk artist.
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Other Ã山ǿ¼é athletes of note are senior Ally McPhee of St. Margaret's Bay, N.S., and sophomore Charlène Puel, a distance runner from Nice, France. The former is the daughter of ex-Montreal Canadiens player Mike McPhee, while the latter's father Claude Puel, is the head coach of Olympique Lyon, perennial soccer champions in France.
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"It looks like a rock-em-sock-em affair," said CIS track and field guru Bob Vigars, the retired long-time coach of the Western Ontario Mustangs. Ìý"The Ã山ǿ¼é Team Challenge has become the destiny of choice for CIS track teams in eastern Canada, making it without question the top indoor meet in the nation during the regular season. I'm happy to say that my Mustangs teams in the early years played a small part in the ultimate making of this juggernaut competition."
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University teams registered for the meet include Concordia,
Dalhousie, Guelph, Laval, Lakehead, Ã山ǿ¼é, McMaster, Moncton,
Montreal, Ottawa, Queen's, Saint Mary's, Sherbrooke, St. Francis
Xavier, Waterloo, Western Ontario, Windsor and York.
2010 McGILL TEAM CHALLENGE MEET SCHEDULE
(REVISED)
Friday, January 29, Track Events / Horaire de Piste
18:00Ìý 60mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heats/Vague
18:15Ìý 60mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heats/Vagues
18:50Ìý 60m (Invitational)ÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heats/Vagues
19:00 1000m ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
19:20 1000mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
19:40 60m (B & A) ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
19:50 60m (B & A)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final (e)
19:55 60m (Invitational)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final (e)
20:05 3000mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
20:50 3000mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
21:35 4x200m Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
21:50 4x200mÌý Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
22:00 4x800m Ìý Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
22:15 4x800mÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
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Field Events / Evenements des Champs
14:30Ìý Weight ThrowÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e) (Group A & B)
16:00Ìý High JumpÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
16:15Ìý Weight Throw ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e) (Group A & B)
17:30 Triple JumpÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
19:00Ìý Pole VaultÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
19:30Ìý Triple JumpÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Final(e) (Group A & B)
20:35Ìý Shot Put ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e) (Group A & B)
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 Track Events / Horaire de Piste
09:00Ìý 60m Hurdles ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
09:15Ìý 60m HurdlesÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
09:25Ìý 60m Hurdles/HaiesÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heats
09:35Ìý 60m Hurdles/HaiesÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Heats
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12:00Ìý Lunch Break
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12:30Ìý 60m Hurdles/HaiesÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
12:35Ìý 60m Hurdles/HaiesÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
12:40Ìý 600mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
13:10 600mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
13:40 300mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
14:05 300m ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
14:50 1500m ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
15:30 1500mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
16:05 4x400m Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
16:20 4x400m Ìý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Timed Section Chrono
17:05 1000mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
17:15 800mÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
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Field Events / Evenements des Champs
09:40Ìý Long JumpÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
10:10 High JumpÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
11:00Ìý Long JumpÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e) (Group A & B)
12:15 Shot PutÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon (Group A & B)
13:00Ìý High JumpÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
13:00Ìý Pole VaultÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e)
13:30 Long JumpÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Final(e) (Group A & B)
13:45 Shot PutÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý Final(e) (Group A & B)
15:00 Shot Put ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
15:00 High Jump ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (M) ÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
15:30 Long JumpÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý (F)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Pentathlon
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Ã山ǿ¼é Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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