Wigmore 12th at CCAA X-C Running Nationals

Posted on November 11, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC
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After getting stepped on, Joren Manz ran most of the 8 km race with a badly torn shoe

As she’s done all year, rookie Wolves runner Jamie Wigmore was the top GPRC athlete at the CCAA Cross Country Running Championships in Montreal on Saturday.  The 19 year old Commerce student placed 12th in a time of 19:42 for the lightening fast 5 km course.  For her efforts, Wigmore was named as a second team 2012 CCAA Championships Tournament All Star.

In the team competition, the Wolves women placed 8th, two spots lower than their pre-championship national ranking.  Individually, in addition to Wigmore, Amanda Patteson placed 44th, Kayla Hardy was 87th, Chassity Mohan was 88th, Stephanie Marcotte finished 98th and Calla Scott ran to a 115th place finish.

MacEwan University, the ACAC Champion, took home the gold medal ahead of St. Foy (silver) and Humber College (bronze.).

Overall, Wolves co-coach Bill Corcoran was pleased with the Wolves women’s performances.  “On the womens side, we didn’t run our best race.  Amanda was battling a bit of a cold and Kayla’s back flared up, but Jamie, Chas, and Calla really stepped up.  We still ended up second out of the ACAC schools.”

In the mens 8 km race, the previously nationally unranked Wolves ended up in 13th place.  Hayden Hollowell led the way with a 33rd place run in a personal best time of 27:36 for 8 kms.  Other Wolves participants included Eric Martinek. (43rd), Joren Manz (73rd), Riley Wallace (83rd), Vaughan Marillier (116th), and Cody Kranz (133rd).

Also, on Saturday, former CCAA Champion and Wolves runner Fiona Benson, now representing Trinity Western Univeristy, placed 5th at the Canadian universities CIS National Cross Country Championships in London, Ontario.

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Keddie Second at AA Provincials X-C Running Champs

Posted on October 28, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC

The only pic on my hard drive of Tyson Keddie

Wolves Athletics Club runner Tyson Keddie made quite an impression in his first race outside the Peace Country on Saturday.  The Grade 7 Montrose student placed second in the Bantam Men’s U13  race at 2012 Athletics Alberta Cross Country Running Championships at Canmore Park in Calgary.

Keddie covered the snowny 2 km loop in 7:42, only 6 seconds back of winner Scott Chalupiak from Airdire.

In the Midget Womens U15  3 km race, Keddie’s sister Danae placed seventh, while teammate Brittany Duval from Eaglesham finished 13th.

While the season is now complete for Tyson Keddie and Duval, Danae Keddie will join a number college Wolves runners when they travel to Vancouver to compete in the Athletics Canada Junior National  U19 Cross Country Running Championship  on November 24.

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Silver for Wolves Women’s Team, Wigmore 4th at ACAC X-C Championships

Posted on October 28, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC
Jamie Wigmore

For the first time since 2006, the GPRC Wolves Women’s X-C Running team has hit the podium at the ACAC Championships.  Under cool, snowy conditions, the #7 nationally ranked GPRC ladies placed second, recording a team score of 47 points, 27 points back of  the winning MacEwan University.  SAITwas third, 25 points behind the Wolves.

 

The Wolves were led by rookie Jamie Wigmore who produced a season’s best 4th place finish.  Amanda Patteson (12th), Wolves Soccer standout Katie Spaidal (13th), and Kayla Hardy (18th) were the next GPRC runners.  Chassity Mohan (30th), Stephanie Marcotte (31st), Calla Scott (47th), Emily Whalen (65th), and Kirsten Manz (71st) also represented the Wolves at the Championships.

The battle for the womens individual title was dramatic. Pre-race favourite Alexandra Gordichuk, undefeated in four ACAC Grand Prix races this season, started strong but faded badly over the final 2 kms, eventually finishing 8th. Concordia’s Marriya Jenkins broke away and won by 61 seconds, recording a time of 19:14 for the 5 km distance. A pair of MacEwan runners, Vanessa Trofimenkoff and Isabella Englert claimed the minor medals.

In the mens 8 km race, the Wolves improved their pre-championships ranking by one sp0t, placing 5th.  As he’s done all season, Hayden Hollowell led the way with an 11th place finish.   Wolves Basketball team member Riley Wallace had a strong run, placing 16th, four spots better than Joren Manz.   Vaughan Marillier (33rd), Cody Krantz (51st), and Ryan Peters-Friesen (55th) rounded out the Wolves finishers.

SAIT upset Lethbridge College by a mere 3 points for the men’s team crown.  MacEwan University secured the bronze.

Upsets were also the theme of the day in men’s race as former Wolves standout Devin Woodland, now running for Red Deer College, ran away from the field in the last 2 km to post the win.  Woodland had to hold off teammate Kieran MacDonald in the finishing sprint to secure the victory.  Kenton Sportak from SAIT placed third, while pre-race favourtie Solomon Ngetich from Lethbridge, who previously had been undefeated in  ACAC Grand Prix races this season, struggled home in 6th place.

Two Wolves runners were recognized Saturday for Conference honours.  Wigmore was named to the ACAC All Conference team, while Hollowell was honoured  for his 8th place finish in the 2012 ACAC Grand Prix Series.

Next up for the Wolves is a trip to Montreal for CCAA X-C Running Nationals on November 10.
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2012 Wolves Cross Country Running Series Winners Declared

Posted on October 21, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC
Marlene Corcoran – 2012 Wolves Series Champion – Masters Women

Another successful Wolves Cross Country Running Series has come to a close and winners have been declared in 12 different categories:

Junior Elm Boys      Simon Birnbaum, LaGlace

Junior Elm Girls      Laurel Van Der Giessen, Bezanson

Senior Elm Boys     RJ Chmelyk, Grande Prairie

Senior Elm Girls    Kennedy Gray, Grande Prairie

Jr High Boys        Tyson Keddie, Grande Prairie – Montrose

Jr High Girls        Danae Keddie, Grande Prairie – Wolves AC

Sr High Boys         Josh Malmstem, Grande Prairie Comp High

Open Men              The Brian Sherk, Grande Prairie – Wolves AC

Open Women        Mallory Pinnock, Grande Prairie – Wolves AC

Masters Men           Eric Wolf, Dawson Creek

Masters Women     Marlene Corcoran, Grande Prairie – Wolves AC

50 + Men                  Dr. Charles Helm, Tumbler Ridge

Category winners were determined by a runner’s best three performances.  Full standings for the 2012 series are linked here.

This year’s Wolves Cross Country Running Series consisted of eight races at various venues around the Peace.  The Summer’s End Road Race in Fairview was a new addition this year

While the local x-country running season has come to a close, the GPRC Wolves X-country team has two more races left: the ACAC Championships in Camrose on October 27 and the CCAA Championships in Montreal on November 10.

Runners from the Wolves Athletics Club will contest the Athletics Alberta X-C Running Championships in Calgary on October 27 and the Athletics Canada National X-C Running Championships in Vancouver on November 24.

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X-C Relay Cancelled

Posted on October 19, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC

Due to lack of entries, the Sorkenville Massacre X-C Relay scheduled for Saturday, October 20 in Tee Pee Creek has been cancelled.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Wolves Women Third at NAIT Open

Posted on October 14, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC
Despite losing both shoes with 2 km to go, Amanda Patteson toughed it out to a 10th place finish

Based on the unofficial results, the GPRC Wolves Womens X-Country team placed third at the NAIT Openin Edmonton on Saturday.

 

Rookie Jamie Wigmore again led the Wolves with a 5th place finish.  She covered the muddy, hilly 5 km in a time of 22:04.

Teammates Amanda Patteson (10th) and Kayla Hardy (14th) also chipped in with top 15 finishes.  Other Wolves finishers included Stephanie Marcotte (29th), Chassity Mohan (37th), Calla Scott (44th), Emily Whalen (50th), and Kirsten Manz (57th).

MacEwan University won the team title, its fifth straight ACAC race win this season. Lethbridge College finished second, a scant 3 points better than the Wolves.

In the mens 8 km race, the Wolves had a tough day.  With three of its top runners left at home due to illness and injury, an under-manned group consistenting Hayden Hollowell (14th), Joren Manz (18th), Cody Krantz (42nd), and Ryan Peters-Friesen (45th) placed 8th in a field of 9 complete teams.

Due to some finish line confusion, meet officials have yet to publish official results pending further investigation.   Full official results, when available, will be posted at http://www.acac.ab.ca/pages/cross-country-running.php

The Wolves next x-country race is this Saturday, when they co- host the Sorkenville Masacre Relay in Tee Pee Creek along with the Grande Prairie Schooners Masters Swim Club.

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Wolves Women 1-2 in Tumbler Ridge X-Country Race

Posted on October 7, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC

Start of the 2012 TR Ramble X-C Race

A small contingent of Wolves cross country runners converged on Tumbler Ridge on Saturday and swept the top two places in the womens 6 km distance at the Ridge Ramble Cross Country Running race.

Second year runner Kayla Hardy crossed the finish line first in a time of 28:31, 82 seconds better than Apprenctice Coach Mallory Pinnock.

Calla Scott (6th) and Kirsten Manz (8th) also represented the Wolves on Saturday.

Other winners included Eaglesham’s  Brittany Duval (Junior High 3 km) and Tumbler Ridge runners Daniel Helm (Mens 6 km) and Laura Sharman (High School Girls 4.7 km.)

Full results are posted at http://bcorcorangprc.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/12trresults.pdf

Next up for the Wolves X-Country team is the NAIT Open in Edmonton next Saturday, October 13.  Also next Saturday, Race #8 in the Wolves Cross Country Series, the Dawson Creek Sneak takes place at the Bear Mountain X-C Ski Trails.

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Wolves Teams Fifth at Augustana X-Country Open

Posted on September 30, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC

Hayden Hollowell had another solid performance, finishing 8th

Finishing 7th amongst the college runners, Wolves rookie Jamie Wigmore had the best GPRC placing at the Augustana Open X-Country race in Camrose on Saturday.  Wigmore, in her first ever x-country race,  covered the hilly 5 km course in 21”xx, 3 minutes behind winner Jessica O’Connell of Calgary.

Other Wolves finishers in the womens race include Amanda Patteson (16th), Kayla Hardy (27th), Stephanie Marcotte (31st), Calla Scott (46th), and Chassity Mohan (48th).

In the team standings, the Wolves placed 5th behind the winning team from MacEwan University.

In the mens 8km race, Hayden Hollowell led an all rookie team to a 5th place finish, with a strong 8th place individual finish.  Hollowell stopped the clock at 29:08.

Teammates Joren Manz (20th), Riley Wallace (21st), Vaughan Marriler (36th),and Darren Anctil (39th), and Cody Krantz (49th) were the other Wolves finisher.

MacEwan also won the mens race, a scant two points ahead Lethbridge College.

The Augustana Open was race #4 in the ACAC Grand Prix Series.  It was held on the same course that will be used for the ACAC Championship on October 27.  Race #5 in the Series takes place in two weeks in Edmonton.

Full results will be posted at http://www.acac.ab.ca/pages/cross-country-running.php

 

 

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Wolves Plow Through Bezanson Bog

Posted on September 23, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC

GPRC Wolves runner Riley Wallace powers up a steep hill on his way to victory at the 2012 Bezanson Bog

Athletes from the GPRC Wolves X-Country team and the Wolves Athletics Club claimed the top spots at the Bezanson Bog Cross Country Running races on Saturday at the Old Bezanson Townsite.

In the featured 6.4 km distance, rookie Wolves runners Riley Wallace and Joren Manz went 1-2.  Wallace stopped the clock at 25:42, 40 seconds ahead of Manz.  North Peace Secondary School runner Ben Blackmon placed third.

Wolves Athletics Club runner Marlene Corcoran was the top women in the 6.4 km distance; team mate and Wolves Apprectice Coach Mallory Pinnock placed second.

The sister-brother team of Danae and Tyson Keddie dominated the 3.2 km distance.  Fourteen year old Danae won in a time of 16:04, 4 seconds ahead of her 12 year old brother.

Other winners were

Senior Elementary Girls         Kennedy Grey

Senior Elementary Boys         Jordan Sylvain

Junior Elementary Girls         Laurel VanderGiessen    Bezanson

Junior Elementary Boys          Graham Gill    Holy Cross – Grande Prairie

Full race results are posted at http://bcorcorangprc.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/12bezansonbogresults.pdf

A total of 156 runners from across the Peace contested this year’s Bezanson Bog, Race #4 in the 2012 Wolves X-Country Running Series.  Race #5, the Grailquest, takes place next Saturday in Ft. St. John.

Also next weekend, the GPRC Wolves X-Country team is in Camrose taking on the best of the ACAC at the Augustana Open.

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Edmonton Runners Triumph at Burgess Memorial XC Race

Posted on September 9, 2012 by bcorcoranMHC

Edmonton runner Eric Wiebe cruises to victory at the 2012 Steve Burgess Memorial

One hundred and forty-two runners of all ages and abilities hit the trails at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Centre on Saturday for the 2012 Steve Burgess Memorial XC Race.

When the dust had cleared, Edmonton-based runners Tara Struyk and Eric Wiebe, both representing the Running Room Athletics Club, came away with victories in the womens and mens featured race.

Struyk, who’s competed in x-country and track for both the University of Oregon and West Virginia University, crossed the line in 15:51 in the womens 4km race.  Her time was #2 all time for the Burgess Course, missing Fiona Benson’s 2010 course record by 16 seconds.

A pair of ACAC runners, Alexandra Gordichuk from MacEwan University and Marriya Jenkins from Concordia University College, placed second and third respectively.

The top local runner in the womens 4 km was 15 year old St. Joes student Danae Keddie, who placed 11th.  GPRC Wolves runners Amanda Patteson (14th) and Kayla Hardy (15th) led the way for the Wolves XC team.

In the womens team competition, MacEwan University won easily with 20 points.  The Wolves Athletics Club edged out the GPRC Wolves Varsity team by one point in the battle for second.

Wiebe established an early lead in the mens 7.35km and held on for comfortable victory over MacEwan’s Andrew Peters.  Wiebe clocked a time of 27:10, 19 seconds better than Peters.  GPRC Wolves Hayden Hollowell, in his first race college race, placed third.

MacEwan University also won the mens team competition.  The Running Room Athletics Club edged out Concordia University College for second, while the GPRC Wolves placed fourth.

Other race winners included:

Boys 1.5 km Jordan Sylvain

Girls 1.5 km Ashley Zacharias

Boys 3 km Joshua Sylvain

Girls 3 km Britany Duval

This year’s Burgess Memorial Race served triple duty by being Race #3 in the Wolves Cross Country Series, Race #1 in the ACAC Grand Prix XC Series, and Race #1 in the provincial Saucony Run Alberta Cross Country Series.

Next up in local xcountry is the Bezanson Bog on September 22.  The GPRC Wolves next ACAC meet is September 29 in Camrose.

Full results are posted on the Wolves Cross Country Series website.
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