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Thursday, January 8, 2009
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Jan. 17 at 12:00 Noon
TOC Wins Four Medals at National Cross Country Championships
GUELPH, ON (November 29, 2008) -The condition of the 2008 National Cross Country Championships were considerably different from the 2007 version. Sunny skies and milder temperatures combined to produce a sloppy course. Unlike last year’s hard packed ice and snow, this year the course featured loose snow and mud. Twelve or even fifteen millimetre pins were favoured by most competitors. Despite the conditions, TOC athletes won three team medals and one individual medal. The senior men’s team of Derek Nakluski, Saheed Khan, Scott Emberley and Kevin Smith won the bronze medal. This is TOC’s first senior men’s team medal at the National Championships in a very long time. Along the way Derek qualified for the World Cross Country Championships (Amman, Jordan, March 28, 2009) with his 8th place finish. Saheed Khan seeking his first national team berth, placed 11th, good enough to be considered for selection.
The junior men’s team (Aleks Kuternin, Anthony Berkis, Eric Dillon, Jake Graham, Hussein Hashi, Nicholas Reay), led by Aleks Kuternin’s individual bronze medal, won the team silver medal. With his third place finish, Aleks also qualified for the World Cross Country Championships. The junior men’s race featured a thrilling, if not controversial, finish with the first four finishers all within 2 seconds of each other.
The fourth medal, the team silver, was won in the first championship race of the day by the Masters Men 30-39. Congratulations to Jeff Enfield, Jason Matthews, Ian Sinclair and Brian Lovshin. Congratulations to the entire team and their coaches!!
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Guelph Running
Ontario Masters
INTRODUCING THE TORONTO OLYMPIC CLUB JUNIOR OLYMPIAN PROGRAM
TORONTO, ON (September 2008) -The Toronto Olympic Club - specializing in long distance running - is now offering a junior running program aimed to introduce kids age 12 and up to the sport of Athletics and hopefully instill a ‘love of running’ for a lifetime. Click here for more information on the Toronto Olympic Club Junior Olympian Program.
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