Peace Country Wolves Athletics Club

Jorden Freeman dominated the competition at the 9^th Annual Peace Country Classic/Grande Prairie Hershey Track and Field Meet on Saturday at the Legion Field.

The 18 year old from High Level won 5 events including the 17-18 Boys 100, 200, Long Jump, and Javelin.  He also ran the lead off leg for Team SSNH who won 4 x 100m relay.

Grande Prairie’s Al Bromling also had a good meet winning the Mens 65-69 100,200, 1500, and Shot Put.

Three event winners included:

John Wert                           Grande Prairie   8 and under Boys             50m, Ball Throw, Standing Long Jump

Jamie Calhoun                  Grimshaw           15-16 Boys                          100, Long Jump, Javelin

Andrea De Leuuw            Beaverlodge      Open Women                   Shot Put, Discus, Javelin

Joe Larsback                       Fairview               55-64 Mens                        100, 200, 1500

Freddi Bromling               Grande Prairie   55-65 Women                    100,200, Shot Put

This year’s meet was one of four competitions across Canada on May 14 designated as national Hershey Track and Field Games Day in Canada events.  Toronto; Surrey, BC; and St.Foy, QC were the other venues.  Competitors in the Hershey categories received a free Nike Dri Fit t-shirt from Hershey and Athletics Canada.   Grande Prairie was also entered into a draw for $1000 to be spent on grassroots track and field equipment.

The PCC/Hershey Meet attracted 250 plus athletes from across the Peace and the NWT.  The top 4 placers in the Hershey categories (9-10, 11-12, and 13-14) qualified for the Provincial Hershey Meet in Edmonton on June 18.  Top athletes in the Seniors categories (55-64, 65-69, and 70+) were vying for spots on the NW Zone team for the Alberta Seniors Games in Fairview in July.

Competitors ranged in age from 7 year old John Wert to 83 year young Leo Dawson.  Dawson completed the 1500m in 10:24.

The next major fixture on the local track and field calendar is the Northwest Zone Junior and Senior High Championships in Peace River on May 27 and 28.

Full results are posted at https://wolvesac.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/11pccresults1.pdf

Athletes wishing to compete in this weekend’s Peace Country Classic Track Meet have until Tuesday at noon to enter. 

The meet goes this Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at the Legion Track adjacent to the Leisure Centre.  This year’s Peace Country Classic also includes the Grande Prairie Hershey Meet for kids and the NW Alberta 55+ Trials for this summer Alberta Senior Games in Fairview.

Registration instructions and full information is available at www.wolvesac.com

The 9th Annual Peace Country Classic (PCC) Track and Field Meet goes Saturday, May 14 at Legion Field and this year’s meet promises to be the biggest and best ever. 

While the PCC signals the start of the local high school track and field season, the younger athletes, competing in the GP Hershey Meet categories, and the age 55+ athletes, competing in the AB Senior Games categories, will be prominently featured this year.

The PCC has been selected by Athletics Canada as one of four meets across Canada on May 14 for the inaugural Hershey’s Track & Field Games Day in Canada.  Ste. Foy, QC, Surrey, BC, and Toronto, ON are the other venues hosting HTFG Day events.

In addition, the PCC will host the NW Zone Trials for the 2011 Alberta Senior Games in Fairview in July.  Athletes 55 years and older will be vying for spots on the Zone team in four running events, three throwing events, and a predicted time walk.

Over 250 athletes of all ages and abilities from across the Alberta and BC Peace, Edmonton, and the NWT are expected to compete.  Full details and registration forms are posted at www.wolvesac.com.  The entry deadline is Tuesday, May 10 at noon.

Athletics Canada has chosen Grande Prairie as one of four sites to co-host the first Hershey’s Track & Field Games Day in Canada on May 14.

Started in the late 90s, the Grande Prairie Hershey Meet is one of Alberta’s most established Hershey Meets.  Each year, about 100 kids ranging in age from 6 to 14 compete to qualify for the Provincial Hershey meet in June.  Provincial Hershey Meet winners are then eligible for selection to the North American Hershey Meet in Pennsylvania in early August.

This is the ninth year that the Grande Prairie Hershey Meet has been incorporated into the Peace Country Classic (PCC) Track and Field Meet.  This year’s PCC will also host the NW Zone Trials for the Alberta Seniors Games in Fairview in July.  A few hundred athletes of all ages, from 6 year olds to 70+, are expected to compete.

Further details about the Hershey Track and Field program and HTFG Day in Canada are linked here.

Further details about the Peace Country Classic Track Meet are linked here.