http://www.devonkershaw.com/default.asp?mode=newsstory&id=117
Devon also has a Twitter account at:
http://twitter.com/devonkershaw
Rebecca's hockey squad beat up on the Swedes, 12-1 and now advance into the semi-finals on Sunday.
Track North Athletic Club News and Results
http://www.devonkershaw.com/default.asp?mode=newsstory&id=117
Devon also has a Twitter account at:
http://twitter.com/devonkershaw
Rebecca's hockey squad beat up on the Swedes, 12-1 and now advance into the semi-finals on Sunday.
Here's a Facebook video of the clip (they didn't mention the fact that he still runs major mileages every week).
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=296842722120
P.S. Shawn also sponsors the TNOR website's domain name ("www.tracknorth.com"). Thanks Shawn!
Here's a Northern Life article that discusses some of Don's accomplishments.
http://www.sudburysports.com/?content=articles.php&articleId=2787
http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/69251/ss_id/58100/la_id/1.htm
A link on the left side will show you the Masters race (Mike Coughlin) and the Senior Men's race (Steve Eles).
Fun stuff!
http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=155454
Track North's Tallman and Villanova Wildcats Crowned NCAA Champions
Terre Haute, Indiana, Monday, November 23rd, 2009Sudbury Track North Athletics Club's Kaitlyn Tallman, a senior at Villanova University, captured the team gold medal today at the NCAA Division I Women's Cross-Country Running Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana.Tallman, from Mindemoya, along with her teammates scored 86 points (low score wins), beating 2nd place Florida State by a 47 point margin. The University of Washington, who were ranked 1st all year, finished 3rd, 100 points behind Villanova.Tallman commented shortly after her race, "It's an unbelievable feeling. It's still sinking in. We are all so excited and we can't stop crying because we worked so hard all year to put ourselves in a position to win and we did it. Personally, I didn't have my best race but at the end of the day its a team sport and I'm so proud of the girls on this team."Tallman finished 84th in a field of 255 of the highest caliber runners in the NCAA.Tallman's Track North coach, Darren Jermyn, commented: "What an amazing day for Kaitlyn and the entire Track North community. We cannot be any happier for her and her teammates at this moment. She has gone through so much over the past several years, from being an OFSAA gold medallist to really struggling to stay injury free and running to her full potential. The coaching staff at Villanova have done an outstanding job developing Kaitlyn into a national level runner and we are excited to see what she does next. Seeing her holding the championship trophy on national television after the race will be with me for years to come."
Running over a muddy, rain soaked course, Tallman covered the 6 kilometer race in an incredible time of 20:57, placing 9th in a field of 190 runners. Tallman's Villanova team was definitely the class of the field, placing first by over 50 points in the NCAA's deepest region. Villanova easily beat nationally ranked Princeton and West Virginia.,
For the second year in a row, Tallman earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region honours and along with her teammates will compete in the NCAA Division I National Championships on November 23rd in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Kaitlyn covered the 3 mile (4.8km) race in an incredible time of 16:15.52, just placing ahead of teammate Bogdana Mimic.
Villanova runners swept the top 5 places in a field of 85 athletes.
Kaitlyn's team is currently ranked 5th in NCAA Division I (the highest level in the US)
Congratulations Kaitlyn!!!
The 33rd annual Ramsey Tour 5k/Half Marathon will be held next weekend - Sunday September 13th at 10:00 (note the time change..10:00 AM, not 10:30 AM).
Proceeds from the this race will assist the Laurentian Women's XC/Track team by providing them with bursaries and scholarships. As you know, many of these athletes also compete for Track North.
If you're not racing, we can use your help as officials - in particular, finish line officials and race marshalls. The time commitment would be from about 9:00 AM to about 12:30. As always, you'll receive a free lunch afterwards.
If you can help, please let me know as soon as you can!
Devon placed first in his age category and 2nd overall, with a time of 33:05.
Chandra placed 41st overall, and 1st in her category with a time of 46:22.
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Track North Athletic Club's Ross Proudfoot (Lively), 17, won gold in both the 800m and 1500m events at the Athletics Ontario Bantam, Midget and Youth Championships held this past weekend in Timmins.Competing against the top 17 and under athletes in the province, Proudfoot, first struck gold in the 800m event with a finishing time of 1 minute 58.03 seconds. This race saw Proudfoot outkick a large field of athletes over the final 200m as eight runners broke the two minute barrier in this closely contested race.Proudfoot also captured gold in the 1500m event. Leading wire to wire, Proudfoot charged home to a new personal best of 3 minutes 58.16 seconds.Proudfoot also anchored Track North's silver medal winning 4 X 800m relay team which also included Sebastian Diebel (Nairn), Joe Burke (Espanola) and Jeremy Cooper (Manitowaning). In a deep ten team field, the Track North squad placed just a half a second behind the winning team from Mississauga.Proudfoot commented: "It was a great weekend of racing. The 800m and 4 X 800m relay were really exciting with deep, crowded fields. I was surprised how good I felt in the 1500m race, particularly leading start to finish they way I did. I'm excited to race it again in two weeks in Sherbrooke at the National Youth Championships"Coach Darren Jermyn notes: "Ross has been working really hard this whole summer and its great to see it pay off for him this weekend. He was sick at OFSAA and couldn't compete at the level he normally does but his performances last weekend at the National Junior Championships in PEI (12th in the 1500m) and this weekend show that he is one of the top 17 year-old distance runners in the country".Other finishes for Track North athletes included:Youth GirlsAlannah Maclean - 800m - 4th - 2:26.10 and 400m - 7th - 59.81Grace Thomson - 300m Hurdles - 7th - 49.52Kerissas Blacklock - 100m Hurdles 9th - 17.12, 200m, 22, 28.46Midget BoysZack Caverson - 800m - 8th - 2:13.07; 1500m - 9th - 4:38.57Youth BoysRoss Proudfoot, 800m, 1st, 1:58.03, and 1500m, 1st, 3:58.16Joe Burke - 800m - 7th - 1:59.68 and 1500m, 11th, 4:14.97Sebastian Diebel - 800m - 10th - 2:02.09 and 1500m, 22, 4:28.69Jeremy Cooper, 1500, 18th, 4:22.37 and 3000m, 12, 9:49.65
Track North's Ehrhardt Crowned Canadian Junior ChampionCharlottetown, PEITrack North's Caroline Ehrhardt (Espanola, ON) won gold in the women's triple jump event at the Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships held this past weekend in Charlottetown, PEI.Ehrhardt, only 17, set a new personal best of 12.81metres to claim the gold against competitors aged 19 and under.She also earned a silver medal in the women's long jump competition with a performance of 5.98 metres.Other Track North results from the championships included:Chantry Cargill (Sudbury), placed 9th in the men's 5000m race with a time of 15:49.82Eric Roque (Sudbury) placed 12th in the men's 100m. Roque set a new personal best of 10.90 in his heat and ran 11.03 in his semi-final.Ross Proudfoot (Sudbury) placed 12th in the men's 1500m final with a time of 4:03.99. Proudfoot , also only 17 years of age, ran 4:00.70 in his heat to qualify for the final.Emma Tallman (Mindemoya) placed 16th in the women's 800m with time of 2:17.66 in her semi-final and 2:18.03 in the "B" final.Upcoming competitions for Track North athletes include the Provincial Championships for Youth (17 and under) being held in Timmins on July 25th & 26th and the National Youth Championships being held in Sherbrooke, August 8th and 9th.
Unfortunatey, Caroline's best jump of 12.48m was not good enough to qualify for the final on Friday (top 12 in qualification move onto the final). Caroline will place 16th overall out of field of 35 of the best triple jumpers aged 17 and under in the world.
Next up for Caroline is the Canadian Junior Championships, being held from July 17th to 19th in Charlottetown, PEI. Caroline will compete in both the triple jump and long jump.
Caroline will be competing in her speciality, the triple jump, starting with the qualification round commencing at 5:40pm (Sudtirol time) on Wednesday. The top 12 jumpers from the qualifying round will move onto the final, being contested on Friday, July 10th at 4:40pm.Results can be found here: http://www.iaaf.org/wyc09/results/eventCode=4141/racedate=07-08-2009/bydate.htmlCaroline recently set a new Canadian Interscholastic Record Holder on route to winning gold at the OFSAA championships in June with a jump of 12.76m. Two weeks ago, she won a silver medal at the Canadian Senior Championships, placing behind Olympian, Tabia Charles.
Ehrhardt Wins Silver at National Seniors
Three Track North Athletes competed at the Canadian Senior Track and Field Championships in Toronto this weekend. They returned with four top-12 finishes and a silver medal.Track North's Caroline Ehrhardt won silver in the triple jump with a leap of 12.45 metres. Competing in rainy conditions, Ehrhardt advanced from third to second place on her final jump of the competition. Ehrhardt, a 17-year old student who attends Espanola High School, also placed 10th in the long jump with a 5.76 meter jump.Ben Charbonneau of Track North overcame a strained hip muscle to place 6th in the javelin with a throw of 58.52 metres.
André Pelland of Track North missed the finals of the 400m by only 1/10 of a second, eventually finishing 12th with a time of 49.51. He also placed 18th in the 200m with a time of 22.47.
OFSAA - University of Toronto Varsity StadiumJune 4-6Double Gold + Canadian Interscholastic Record for Caroline Ehrhardt!!Caroline Ehrhardt jumped her way into Canadian history on the weekend. Her gold medal winning performance in the Senior Girls Triple Jump competition of 12.76m beat the previous Canadian Interscholastic Record by an incredible 40 cm!No high schooler in Canada has ever jumped that far in a high school competition......EVER!!! Wow!!Caroline also won the Senior Girls Long Jump with a leap of 5.69m!She also came 12th in the 200m with a new personal best time of 25.82 seconds.Track North also had several other Top 10 performances including:Kerissa Blacklock - Juniors Girls 80m hurdles - 7th - 12.42 seconds (PB!)Allanah MacLean - Junior Girls 400m - 7th - 59.76 - qualifies for National Juniors and National Youth! (PB!)Jeremy Cooper - Junior Boys 3000m - 8th - 9:09.28Eric Roque - Senior Boys 100m - 9th - 10.91 (Cracks 11.0! PB!)Kerissa Blacklock - Junior Girls Long Jump - 10th - 4.81mOther results include:Kyla Pettigrew - 11th Junior Girls 800m - 2:21.10 (PB!)Jeremy Cooper - 13th Junior Boys 1500m - 4:16.33Sebastian Diebel - 13th Junior Boys 800m - 2:02.04 PB! (missed final by 0.04!)Eric Roque - 17th Senior Boys 200m - 22.73Ross Proudfoot - 17th Senior Boys 1500m - 4:09.46 (sick!)Kyla Pettigrew - 18th Junior Girls 1500m - 5:02.32Kerissa Blacklock - 20th Junior Girls 100m - 13.22Joe Burke - 19th Senior Boys 800m - 1:58.74 (PB!)Joe Burke - 20th Senior Boys 400m - 52.02Matthew Taylor - 22nd Midget Boys TJ - 10.91mKyle Fram - 23rd Junior Boys TJ - 11.65m
Jeremy's job is planning how to support all the forward elements in the province, including planning for fuel, ammo, rations, convoy schedules, air replenishment etc. A LOT of responsibility.
Jeremy is still running to stay fit - usually at 5:00 AM.
Get back home safe, Jeremy!!
It's also on their website (minus photo). The link is:
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1540312
A photo of Rebecca is attached.
At Duke University, Ben Charbonneau tossed another javelin with a 59.98 metre toss.He placed fourth in the event.

Charbonneau, a College Notre Dame graduate and member of Sudbury's Track North Athletic Club, met the provisional qualifying standard for the NCAA Championships and is currently ranked 3rd in the NCAA Division II. His academic work this year has also earned him academic All-American honors.
http://www.lssulakers.com/sports/c-track/2008-09/news/dick_small_3-22-09
OUA Indoor Track and Field Championships,
York University, Feb 27-28, 2009
Laurentian's Women's track team competed at the OUA championships this weekend, bringing home a top-six finish.
Madeleine Woods finished sixth in the 600m with a season's best time of 1:34.76, only .59 seconds out of a bronze medal. With 60m to go and still in contention for the medal, Woods found herself boxed in and unable to kick through the pack.
"I felt great, and had lots left at the end for a kick, but I just couldn't find any open space," said Woods.
Also competing at the meet were rookies Emma Tallman and Gracie Tetzlaff, who placed 15th and 16th in the 1500m, and Maggie Robins, who placed 17th in the 1000m.
Laurentian Results
600m
6th, Madeleine Woods, 1:34.76
1000m
17th, Maggie Robins, 3:09.80
1500m
15th, Emma Tallman, 4:54.57
16th, Gracie Tetzlaff, 4:59.47

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Tallman, whose Villonava team has qualified for the NCAA XC Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana on Novemeber 24th.
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Kaitlyn's team qualified by placing 3rd in these championships with a score of 59 points. Kaitlyn placed 13th overall, fourth for her team, running the 6k course in 22:00.
OTFA XC Championships
Sunnybrooke Park, Toronto, 11/17/08
Windy, muddy, cold conditions!
Midget Boys (4580 m)
Jeremy Cooper,2nd,14:59
Seb Diebel, 81st, 17:19
Youth Boys (6250m)
Ross Proudfoot, 7th, 20:36
Senior Women (6250m)
Krista Bolyea (alumni), 14th, 25:11
Way to run everybody!!