Tag Archives: Grande Prairie
Multiple Records Fall at Zone Track Championships
Eaglesham’s Brittany Duvall had a career day on Saturday, setting four Zone records in the Intermediate Women’s category at the 2015 ASAA NW Zone Track and Field Championships at the Legion Track. Duvall set new standards in the 800m (2:33), … Continue reading
Super Saturday for Wolves Runners
Wolves Athletics Club runners acheived great success on two different surfaces in two different locales on Saturday. In Grande Prairie, Club runners took the top male and female spots in two of three races at the 39th Annual Daily Herald Tribune Press … Continue reading
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
Wolves Trio Cracks Top 25 at TC 10 km
Eight GP athletes were in Victoria, B.C. on Sunday to contest the 2015 Times Colonist Road Race. Mirelle Martens recorded the top local performance, placing 7th among all women runners. Martens stopped the clock at 36:39 for the rolling 10 km course. … 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
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
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
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
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
Canadian Jr. Women Golden at Pan Am XC Cup; Martens 24th
Wolves runner Mirelle Martens is a Pan Am gold medalist. Martens and her Team Canada Junior Women’s teammates won a close three-way battle with the United States and Peru on Sunday at the Pan American Cup Cross Country Running Championships … Continue reading
