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Tag Archives: Grande Prairie
Blistering 800m times at Peace Country Classic Track Meet
One hundred and fifty five athletes, ranging in age from 4 to 89, from across Northern Alberta took to the track at Legion Field on Saturday for the annual Peace Country Classic/ GP Kids Track Meet. The Men’s 800m produced … Continue reading
Nelissen 3-peats at 2019 Rick Scott Open
Wolves Athletics Club superstar Chris Nelissen parlayed two wins, including a meet record, into an unprecedented third Male of Athlete of the Meet title at the 2019 Rick Scott Open at the Crosslink Sportsplex on Saturday. Nelissen outleaned Brandon Tufford … Continue reading
Varsity Wolves Tune Up at X-C Relay
With a week to go before the ACAC Championships, the GPRC Wolves XC Running Team took part in the Peace Country Wolves XC Relay at the Wapiti Nordic Ski Trails on Saturday. The Wolves divided their squad into five equally … Continue reading
Hammer Slam #1 Marks Completion of Throwing Cage
Grande Prairie’s brand new hammer and discus throw cage was completed last Wednesday at Legion Field , two days before the opening of the 2018 Alberta Summer Games. The new cage, funded by the City of Grande Prairie as a … Continue reading
Local Tracksters Hit Podium at Age Group Provincials
Seven Grande Prairie athletes contested the Athletics Alberta Age Group and Masters Provincials on the weekend in Calgary and came home with a handful of medals. Myah Sluik, representing the Edmonton Columbians, triumphed in the Youth Girls Shot Put with … Continue reading
Sunny Weather, Hot Rivalries at the Peace Country Classic Track Meet
One hundred and fifty nine athletes of all ages and abilities were at the Legion Track on Saturday contesting the 16th annual Peace Country Classic Track and Field Meet. Under sunny and breezy conditions, a number of stellar marks were … Continue reading
Wolves Sixth at 2018 ACAC Indoors
A small but enthusiastic team of seven GPRC Wolves tracksters took to the floor of Edmonton’s Kinsmen Fieldhouse on the weekend to contest the 2018 ACAC Indoor Track Championships, hosted by Macewan University. In his final meet with the Wolves, … Continue reading
Tufford outduels Balloon at Rick Scott Open
Previous Rick Scott Open’s have featured many stellar performances over the past six editions. However, Brandon Tufford’s 800m race on Saturday, put all previous awesomeness displayed by former RS Open athletes to shame. Tufford, a 17 year old GP Comp student, … Continue reading
Wladyko 20th at CCAA XC Nationals
Wolves runner Brandon Wladyko ran his best race of the year and was rewarded with a 20th place finish at the 2017 CCAA National XC Running Championships in Laval, PQ on Saturday. Wladyko registered a personal best time of 26:51 … Continue reading
Wolves Women Third, Men Fifth at ACAC #1 Indoor Track
A strong run by the 4 x 400m team propelled the Wolves Women’s team to a third place finish in the team standings at the ACAC #1 MacEwan Open Indoor Track Meet in Edmonton on Saturday. The quartet of Janai … Continue reading
