Category Archives: Outdoor Track and Field
2015 Peace Country Classic was one for the Ages
Over 200 athletes of all ages and abilities descended on the Legion Field Saturday to contest the 2015 Peace Country Classic/ GP Kids Track Meet. In the featured 5000m race, Eric Martinek captured the win with a time of 17:30, … Continue reading
Peace Country Classic/ GP Kid’s Track Meet Slated for May 9
The annual Peace Country Classic all comers track meet goes May 9 at the Legion Field. With a number of changes to the program, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. Athletes of all ages and … Continue reading
Local Athletes Shine at Alberta Summer Games
Wolves Athletics Club distance runners Brittany Duval and Kailey Bratland represented Zone 8 Peace Country at last week’s Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie. Competing in her first AB Games and battling a knee injury, Duvall placed 6th in the 15000m … Continue reading
Martens Captures Provincial 3000m Title
Wolves Athletics Club runner Mirelle Martens finished off her track season in style on Sunday, winning the Junior Women’s 3000m title at the 2014 Athletics Alberta Provincial Outdoor Championships in Sherwood Park. In a replay of last month’s ASAA Provincial High … Continue reading
Hollowell continues to Roll
Wolves runner Hayden Hollowell’s best times continue to grind lower. At the Edmonton International Track Classic last weekend, he chalked up his 4th and 5th PRs in a row, stopping the clock at 4:06 for the 1500m and 16:02 for … Continue reading
Provincial Shot Put Record Falls at WAC Mini Meet
Grimshaw’s Angie Banack took down an 18 year old provincial record in the W45-49 shot put at the Wolves Athletics Club Mini Meet on Saturday at Legion Field. Banack heaved the 4 kg shot 9.73m on her final throw breaking Liz … Continue reading
Three PRs for Hollowell at Caltaf Meet
Wolves runner Hayden Hollowell had a great meet last weekend, stringing together 3 personal best performances in three days at the 2014 Caltaf Classic in Calgary. On Friday, Hollowell took 16 seconds of his best 3000m Steeplechase time, recording a … Continue reading
Martens Repeats at High School Track Provincials
Grade 12 St Joe’s student Mirelle Martens defended her provincial title in the Senior Women’s 3000m at the ASAA Provincial High School Track and Field Championship in Calgary on Friday. Martens and St Paul’s Nicole Kitt set a blistering early … Continue reading
Martens Sisters Shine at Zones
St Joes’s sisters Mirelle and Janai Martens combined to win 6 gold medals and set 2 Zone records at the 2014 ASAA Northwest Zone Track and Field Meet in Peace River on Friday and Saturday. Grade 12 student Mirelle triumphed in … Continue reading
2014 NW Zone 8 ASG Track Team Named
Athletes from across the Peace were at the Legion Track on Saturday contesting the 2014 NW Zone 8 Alberta Summer Games (ASG)Track and Field Trials. After an intense day of competition, a Zone team consisting of 20 boys and 20 girls … Continue reading
