Tag Archives: Peace Country
300m Records Pummeled at Rick Scott Open
(Revised Jan. 10, 2015) A pair of meet records in the women’s 300m highlighted a spectacular fifth annual Rick Scott Open Indoor Track Meet at the Crosslink Fieldhouse on Saturday. In heat one of the 300m, Kirsten Manz lowered her … Continue reading
Wigmore Continues to Roll; Wolves Men 3rd at ACAC #5
GPRC Wolves runner Jamie Wigmore won her third ACAC race in a row on Saturday at ACAC #5 – the Augustana Open in Camrose. Wigmore covered the hilly 5 km course in 19:22, 30 seconds ahead of the second college … Continue reading
Bronze for Martens in Athletics Canada Jr Nats 5000m
Wolves Athletics Club runner Mirelle Martens added another national bronze medal to her portfolio on Thursday, finishing third in the Junior Women’s 5000m at the 2015 Athletics Canada National Track and Field Championships in Edmonton. Martens recorded a personal best time … Continue reading
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
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
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
Dominant Performance by X-Country Wolves Women at ACAC #4
The #2 nationally-ranked GPRC Wolves Women’s X-Country team won its second ACAC race of the season on Saturday in Calgary, ACAC #4- Pre-Nationals hosted by SAIT Polytechnic. Placing its four scoring runners in the top ten, GPRC tallied 22 points, … Continue reading
2014 GPRC Wolves Cross Country Running Preview
As the 2014 season dawns, the Wolves women’s and men’s x-country teams appear to be going in different directions. Fresh off a bronze medal performance at the 2013 ACAC Championships, the women’s team looks strong as it returns three of its top … Continue reading
Local Athletes Shine at Alberta Summer Games
Wolves Athletics Club distance runners Brittany Duval and Kailey Bratland represented Zone 8 Peace Country at last week’s Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie. Competing in her first AB Games and battling a knee injury, Duvall placed 6th in the 15000m … Continue reading
Provincial High Jump Record Falls at Peace Country Classic/Hershey Meet
Wolves Athletics Club jumper Nicole Van Der Kaaden established a new W 40-44 provincial high jump record Saturday at the 2014 Peace Country Classic/Hershey Meet at the Legion Track. Van Der Kaaden leaped 1.30m, improving the old mark by 5 cm. … Continue reading
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