Tag Archives: ACAC

XC Runners Garner Major Awards at Festival of Gold

  The GPRC XC Running and Indoor Track Team captured a number of major awards at the 45th Annual Festival of Gold Athletics Awards Banquet on Thursday evening. With a combined GPA north of 3.5, the team was named GPRC’s … Continue reading

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Tough Day for Local Runners at IAAF World Cross Country Running Champs

A pair of local runners were in tough Saturday at the 41st IAAF World Cross Country Running Championships in Guiyang, China. Grande Prairie’s Mirelle Martens and Toms Lake’s Fiona Benson both toed the line representing Team Canada at “the toughest … Continue reading

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WAC Athletes Honored at 2015 NW Alberta Sports Awards

  2014 ACAC and CCAA Champions – Wolves Women’s XC Running   Wolves Athletics Club athletes and coaches picked up three major awards Saturday night at the 2015 NW Alberta Sports Excellence Awards at the Stonebridge Hotel. The GPRC Women’s … Continue reading

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Wolves Women Run Away with ACAC Indoor Track Title

Capturing five of six races, the GPRC Wolves Women’s Indoor Track Team delivered a dominating performance at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships at CFB Edmonton on Saturday. The Wolves recorded a team score of 83 points, 27 better than second … Continue reading

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Patteson Upset Winner of the Athlete of the Meet at ADH Invitational

In a astonishingly poor and arbitrary decision, Amanda Patteson was named the Athlete of the Meet at the 3rd annual Amanda D Hippy Invitational at the Eastlink Centre on Saturday. Patteson, a 4th year runner from the GPRC Wolves, overcame … Continue reading

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Record Setting Relay Win for Wolves Women at Nike Indoor Challenge

Wolves Women Indoor Track team accumulated 1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze medal at the Nike Indoor Challenge in Edmonton on Saturday. A dramatic, record setting,  come-from-behind win in the women’s 4 x 400m relay highlighted a good day … Continue reading

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Wolves Fare Well Against University Competition at 2015 Golden Bear Open

The GPRC Wolves Indoor Track team travelled to Edmonton this weekend to take on five Canada West schools plus ACAC rivals MacEwan University and Concordia in the 2015 Golden Bear Open at the University of Alberta.  The team fared well … Continue reading

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800m record takes a beating at 2015 Rick Scott Open

A quartet of local ladies re-wrote the record book at the 4th Annual Rick Scott Open Track Meet at the Crosslink Sportsplex in Clairmont on Saturday. Jamie Wigmore took 6 seconds off of her own 2013 meet record in the … Continue reading

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Wolves Athletics Club 2014 Year in Review

lIn chronological order, here are 14 highlights from 2014: #1  – Triple Gold at AA Indoor Provincials March 1 and 2 – AA Indoor Provincials, Edmonton Wins by Hayden Hollowell (Senior Mens 1500m), Brittany Duvall (Youth Girls 3000m), and Nicole … Continue reading

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Record Setting Victory for Wolves Women’s XC Running at CCAA Nationals

The GPRC Wolves Women’s Cross Country running team completed an undefeated season on Saturday with a convincing win at the 2014 CCAA National Cross Country Running Championships in Calgary.  Placing four runners in the top 11, the Wolves compiled the … Continue reading

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