UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO TRACK & FIELD

News - Archive 2005-2006

 

 

Athletes of the Week

 

March 13, 2006
Male: Scott Arnald, Track and Field

Scott, a fifth year Environmental/Business student from Waterloo, had an amazing finish to his track and field career at UW. Scott travelled to the University of Saskatchewan this past week to compete at the CIS Track and Field Championships in the 1500m and 3000m. Scott was ranked 4th and 8th in the 1500 and 3000m events respectively going into the championships. Scott drastically improved on his ranking by running very tactical races, resulting in bronze medal performances in both events.

 

February 27, 2006
Male: Emeka Ukwuoma, Track and Field
Emeka, a third year kinesiology student from Kingston, won bronze in the highly competitive and high profile 60m this weekend at the 2006 OUA Championships in Windsor. Emeka now ranks 15th in the country for the event. Emeka also placed 6th in the 300m, and was a member of the 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams who placed 4th and 7th respectively. Emeka personally scored and contributed to a total of 16 points for the team, the most of any UW athlete.

 

January 30, 2006
Male: Scott Arnald, Track and Field

This weekend at the 11th Annual McGill Team Challenge in Montreal, Scott captured 1st in the 1500m with an amazing performance of 3:51.86. This betters the CIS standard by almost 4 seconds. Having achieved the CIS standard, Scott has secured himself a ticket to the CIS Championships in Saskatoon this coming March. Scott also set the meet record with his outstanding run. Scott is a fifth year Environmental/Business student from Waterloo.

 

January 8, 2006
Male: Justin Lutchin, Track and Field
Justin, a fifth year Arts student from London, Ontario, finished 1st in the shot put event this past weekend at the Sharon Anderson Meet in Toronto throwing 15.5m. The throw qualifies Justin for the CIS Nationals in Saskatoon in March and he is currently ranked 4th in Canada. This throw destroys Justin's previous personal best by over a meter and it breaks the 28 year old UW varsity record previously held by Rob Town.

 

January 8, 2006
Female: Jenna Bell, Track and Field
Jenna, a third year Kinesiology student from Toronto, Ontario, competed in four events this past weekend at the Sharon Anderson Meet in Toronto. Jenna placed 4th in the 60m, 9th (out of 16) in the High Jump, and 9th (out of 21) in the Long Jump event. Jenna also showed her versatility by finishing 5th in the shot put competition and achieving the OUA standard distance in the process.

 

December 5, 2005
Female: Kate Bickle, Track & Field
Kate, a third year Fine Arts student from Roslin, Ontario, defended her 60m title at the UWO Season Opener against 20 other competitors this past weekend in London. Kate also finished 2nd in the 300m and was part of the 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams that placed 2nd as well.

 

 

 

The Waterloo Warriors 2005-2006 Major Awards Winners

March 31, 2006

 

Male Athlete of the Year - The Totzke Trophy Scott Arnald – Cross Country and Track
Scott, a 5th year Environmental Studies and Business student from Waterloo, Ontario has captures the Totzke Trophy for the University of Waterloo male athlete of the year award. Scott competes in both Track and Cross Country for the Warriors and there are several accolades over his career worthy of this award.

Scott has been the leader in the track events of 1500m and the 3000m for the past five years. Scott’s performances in cross country have steadily improved to culminate this year at the CIS championship where he won All Canadian status thus qualifying for the World Student Games Cross Country Championship in Algeria. Scott has just returned from this international meet and was the first Canadian to cross the finish line in a very strong international running field, finishing 34th overall.

In total performance records, Scott has won 7 OUA medals and 4 CIS individual medals, in both sports. Scott holds the 2nd best All Time Warrior record in the 3000m and the 3rd best All Time Warrior record in the 1500m. He has been the MVP of the Cross Country team for the past three years and the track MVP in 2005. In addition to his athletics accomplishments, Scott has been an Academic All Canadian for 3 years.

 

 

 

12 Year Best for UW T&F Men at CIS Championships

March 9-11, 2006, CIS Championships
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW TF

Ten of UW’s elite athletes travelled to the University of Saskatchewan early last week to compete in the 2006 CIS Track and Field Championships. These championships showcase the best athletes in the country with only the top 12 competitors in each event qualifying for the championships. UW Track and Field sent a small, but very competitive team this year and had huge potential for numerous medals and a strong team placing.

Competition for UW started Friday afternoon with the preliminary heats of the men’s 4x200m relay. The veteran relay squad of captain and graduating athlete Shane Ferth, Emeka Ukwuoma, Drew Haynes, and Kyle Raymond were ranked 5th entering the competition. All ran smooth legs of the relay with clean exchanges, but the lack of aggression resulted in an above par time for the team placing them 7th, initially one spot out of advancing to the final which was to take place on Saturday. Luck was on the team’s side as the 6th place team was later disqualified for impeding another team. This moved the UW men into 6th place, advancing them to the final and giving themselves a chance for redemption.

Next on the schedule for UW was the 3000m featuring two of UW’s finest Scott Arnald and Mike Logue. Bread by UW distance coach Terry Goodenough, Scott and Mike were ranked 8th and 9th respectively going into the event and were ready show everyone they were better than their seed. Scott and Mike ran comfortably within the pack for the first 1000m meters of the race before Scott decided to chase down the race leader Cristiano Mauricio of Windsor, leaving the pack behind. With two laps to go Scott remained in second place behind Cristiano, but it Mike’s time to make a move. Mike shifted into high gear passing runner after runner. With only 100 meters to go, Mike was hot on his team mate’s heals, eventually running out of track resulting in UW’s distance duo of Scott Arnald and Mike Logue finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. Scott has medalled at this event in each of the last 2 years with a silver medal performance last year and a bronze medal performance this year. This was Mike’s final race in his stellar UW athletics career and by far his best finish at the championships.

Saturday was a busy day for UW at the CIS Championships with 9 of the 10 athletes competing. First up was UW’s triple twosome of Jason Goetz and Andrew MacDonald. Being ranked 7th and 11th in the event, and knowing that Jason and Andrew have yet to jump their potential, it was sure to be an exciting event. Andrew’s first three jumps each improved on the previous, but his best jump was not quite enough for him to advance to the final round of the competition. This resulted in a respectable 10th place finish for Andrew. Jason started off the first round with a solid jump of 13.95m, which was sure to secure him a spot in the top 8 and award him advancement to the final round. Unfortunately, Jason was a victim of inconsistent approaches and was not able to get a good footing on the board. He had to run through his remaining 5 attempts which left him with 7th place with his jump of 13.95m. This was Jason’s first CIS championships and a very impressive finish for this second year athlete.

At the same time the UW jumpers were competing, powerhouse and 5th ranked shot putter Justin Lutchin was hoping close out his UW athletic career with a strong finish at the CIS championships. Justin, a veteran when it comes to CIS championship competition, had huge potential to finish in the medals. Throws coach Nathan Lennie said prior to the competition that, “Justin is ready to go and going to throw big …” Justin was ready, and did throw big! Improving on his throws through the rounds, Justin eventually threw an outstanding 15.44m, narrowly missing a medal and the UW varsity record, which he set earlier in the season. Finishing 4th in this year’s event was Justin’s best finish at the CIS Championship and speaks volumes for what Nathan Lennie has done.

In the men’s 4x200m final, Ukwuoma, Ferth, Haynes, and Raymond were ready for redemption and were ready to improve on their current 6th place ranking after the Friday heats. Fast feet and clean hand-offs were not quite enough for the team on this day as they finished 6th in the final. The men were happy with their finish as this was the first men’s 4x200m team to advance to the 4x200m final in recent years.

Scott Arnald was primed and ready to run his second event at the championships on Saturday afternoon. Scott had a strong chance to medal in the highly competitive 1500m as he was ranked 4th entering in to the competition. Scott in his graduating year was hoping to finish his UW athletics career off on a high note. He did just that, running to a bronze medal finish in the event, narrowly missing the silver by only 0.5 seconds. This was Scott’s second medal of the meet, winning bronze the day previous in the 3000m.

The last event of the day for UW, and for the championships, was the always exciting 4x400m relay. UW’s relay team made up of Ferth, Ukwuoma, Haynes, and hometown hero Kirk Ewen was seeded 7th and had to run out of the first section. The team goal for this race was to move up at least one ranking and secure some points for the team. The Warriors lead the race for 1500m before being passed by the impressive McGill anchor runner. The Warriors ended up finishing 8th in the event.

Overall, the team score was an extremely impressing result for the UW men’s squad. The team earned a total of 15 points which was enough for the 8th place (including ties). This was the best finish for the men’s team in at least 12 year’s. Previous team best (on record) was in 1995 with a 10th place finish and in 1996 the team scored 11 points. This is an outstanding accomplishment for the team which was lead by first year head coach Jason Dockendorff. Jason is extremely proud of the team, and the team’s result speaks volumes for the outstanding coaching staff that UW has on hand.

 

 

 

UW TF Wins 3 Medals at the OUA Championships

February 24-25, 2006 
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW TF

 

Six months of hard work really paid-off for the track and field crew at the OUA championships this past weekend. The meet was held on Friday and Saturday at the St. Denis Centre at the University of Windsor. Hot out of the blocks was third year kinesiology student from Kingston Emeka Ukwuoma. Emeka won bronze in the highly competitive and high profile 60m this weekend at the 2006 OUA Championships in Windsor. Emeka now ranks 15th in the country for the event with his personal best run of 7.01s. Emeka also placed 6th in the 300m, and was a member of the 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams who placed 4th and 7th respectively. Emeka personally scored and contributed to a total of 16 points for the team, the most of any other team member. Captain Shane Ferth was unable to run the relays due to injury, but the teams finished very strong regardless. The other members on the point scoring relay teams were veterans Kirk, Ewen, Drew Haynes, Kyle Raymond, and rookie Dan Ritz.

Third year veteran Colin Lawrence ran a tough 1000m race and secured one point for the men’s team finishing 8th. “The Snake” was fighting off a cold this weekend but was still able to feast on his prey in the 1500m and 3000m. Scott Arnald slithered to a 7th place finish in the 1500m, and easily took silver in the 3000m. The other half of the Distance Duo, Mike Logue, ran an outstanding 3000m placing 6th, scoring the team 3 points in the process.

In the field, 2nd year Cambridge native Jason Goetz continues to be a force in the high jump and triple jump. Having only competed in the high jump once before (in December), Jason jumped 1.89m and earned one point by placing 8th. In the triple, nursing a few injuries, Jason leaped 14.03m just finishing out of the medals placing 5th. Jason’s TJ partner Andrew MacDonald, improved on his season’s best jump with an eighth place finish. Rookie Donald Moon added 21cm to his pole vault personal best finishing a surprising 6th and giving the men’s team 2.5 points. Last but not least on the men’s team is varsity record holder in the shot put and weight throw Justin Lutchin. Justin was quick and strong on Friday evening heaving the 7.26Kg shot 15.31m, awarding Justin the bronze medal.

The story for the women this past weekend belongs to Jenna Bell and Laura Pearson. Pentathlete Jenna Bell had life-time personal bests in the 60mH, high jump, long jump, and a strong performance in the shot put. Jenna was on track to break the illustrious 3000 point barrier in the pentathlon and it all came down to the gruelling 800m race. Jenna had to drop 6 seconds of her previous personal best in the 800m in order to achieve 3000 points. This would be a tough feat for Jenna after having competed in four other events in the few hours previous. Jenna was on pace for the entire race but slowed in the last lap. Her team mates lined the track yelling words of encouragement. Jenna crossed the line in 2:47.00s, 7.5 seconds faster than her previous best! Jenna finished the pentathlon in 6th place scoring 3074 points and earning 3 points for the team.

Laura Pearson, a 5th year mechanical engineering student from Oshawa, placed 6th in the shot put, scoring 3 points for the team. Laura now ranks 14th in the CIS for the shot put. Laura also had an outstanding performance in the weight throw. Coming in as the 13th seed in the event, Laura improved on her previous personal best, and varsity record, by almost 2 meters giving her a 7th place finish and earning 2 points for the team with her throw of 12.66m. Head throws coach Nathan Lennie has done an exceptional job with his throwers this year. His throwers have set and re-wrote 5 varsity records this season alone!

The other 3 points from the women’s team were earned by the 4x400m team of captains Sarah Snable and Kate Bickle, joined by the two outstanding first year athletes Jaime Hauseman and Katie Horricks.

Overall, the men’s team finished 7th with a total of 47.5 points which is a 7.5 point improvement over last year, and the women finished 8th with a total of 11 points. Head coach Jason Dockendorff is very happy with the team’s performance in his inaugural year in charge of the team. Coaches Lennie and Dockendorff will be taking some team members to the CIS championships in Saskatoon on March 9. There is huge potential for points with this years CIS team. At this time, the following members have qualified for the championships, with a few others potentially qualifying in the days to come.

Scott Arnald 1500m (4th), 3000m (8th) 
Mike Logue 3000m (9th)
Justin Lutchin SP (5th)
Kirk Ewen 4x400m (7th)
Shane Ferth 4x200m (5th), 4x400m (7th)
Jason Goetz TJ (7th)
Drew Haynes 4x200m (5th), 4x400m (7th)
Kyle Raymond 4x200m (5th)
Emeka Ukwuoma 4x200m (5th), 4x400m (7th)

 

 

 

Final Tune-Up For UW Track and Field a success at McGill

February 18, 2006
By: Nathan Lennie, Assistant Coach UW TF

The Warriors took to the 401 this weekend and were set to perform at Montreal’s McGill University. Tomlinson Fieldhouse was the scene for the final tune up event for the UW crew prior to the OUA Championships in Windsor February 24th and 25th.

After an already successfully season to date, the Warriors continued to add to the list of personal bests, season’s bests, and lifetime best marks. Both men’s and women’s teams proved to have some noise to make this weekend as the Warriors took to the track. Scott Arnald continued his success this weekend with a comfortable run to a silver medal in the 1000m behind rival Braden Novakowski of Queen’s, while Colin Lawrence took home the bronze medal. The relays proved to be a showcase for Warrior results seeing the women finish with a solid performance in the 4x200m taking home the silver medal and 12th place ranking in the nation. This was a season’s best for the squad and they are looking forward to perform well in Windsor later this week. The relay train kept on rolling this weekend with the women’s 4x400m team, seeing great results from its members, continued to step it up and hold onto their 10th place ranking in the nation. The team, running all by itself, competed very well having three of the four members posting lifetime personal bests on their respective legs of the race. This allows them to hold onto their national ranking and was also a big boost of confidence heading into the conference championships this coming weekend.

The Warriors also had a strong showing in the field events this weekend with Karen Belfall taking home the silver medal in the high jump with a lifetime personal best of 1.55m, this is a good result for as she joins the team next week in Windsor. Ryan Wight took home the silver medal equaling his personal best in the men’s high jump. Being able to compete with Canadian Olympian Kwaku Boatang this weekend was definitely a boost for him in the event. Rookie Victoria Tschirhart won the silver medal in the women’s triple jump with a solid performance after dealing with some seasonal aches and pains. All the playing in the sand wasn’t over yet until Jason Goetz and Andrew MacDonald took home the gold and silver medals respectively in the men’s Triple Jump - some good results for the guys at this point in the season.

A school record was taunted this weekend in the women’s shot put; former multi-eventer Laura Pearson had 6 throws over her previous personal best, finally coming to an 11.51m toss and the silver medal. With that mark she approaches not only the school record 16cm higher, but also a top 15 ranking in the nation. Her performance has dramatically improved in this event as well as in the weight throw where she set another school record with a toss of 10.94m. This is only Laura’s 4th week throwing the 20lb implement and the improvement thus far has been fantastic.

The Warriors are not without their pole vaulters despite the lack of facility and this weekend Donald Moon vaulted to a lifetime personal best in the event with a jump of 4.05m. Don had a lot of clearance on the attempt and there is not doubt that he will leave it all on the mat at the OUA meet this year.

The team had an outstanding 56% PB success rate for this meet, meaning that of all the events competed in, 56% of them resulted in personal bests. Head coach Jason Dockendorff was very pleased and excited about this weekends results and he looks forward to the continued success going into the upcoming Championship meets.

 

 

 

Arnald Breaks Meet Record at McGill

January 27-28, 2006
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW Track & Field

The small yet talented University of Waterloo Track and Field team travelled to Montreal this weekend to compete in the 11th Annual McGill Team Challenge. The team looks forward to this meet every year because of the strong competition and the extremely fast track. This year was no different than previous, the Waterloo squad of 32 pumped out an amazing 39 personal bests this weekend.

The highlight of the weekend was Scott Arnald in the 1500m. Scott, a fifth year Environmental/Business student from Waterloo, won the 1500m in typical Snake-like fashion with meet record breaking performance of 3:51.86. Not only did Scott set the meet record with this run, but his time betters the CIS standard by almost 4 seconds. Having achieved the CIS standard, Scott has secured himself a ticket to the CIS Championships in Saskatoon this coming March.

Waterloo sprint relays posted some amazing times this weekend as well. The women’s 4x400m team of Kate Bickle, Katie Horricks, Sarah Snable, and Cindy Willits all ran personal bests and captured third place in the process. On the men’s side, the veteran 4x200m squad of Shane Ferth, Drew Haynes, Kyle Raymond, and Emie Ukwuoma also placed third and moved them up the CIS rankings.

There were also some great showings in the field. Laura Pearson, an Oshawa native and varsity record holder in the weight throw in her final year of mechanical engineering, placed second this weekend in the shot put. Jason Goetz, despite having numerous injuries, continues to place well in the triple jump, finishing third.

In the team standings, Waterloo men’s and women’s team both finished seventh in a field of 13 men’s teams and 17 women’s teams.

 

 

 

UW TF Chalks-up the PBs in London, 2 More Records for UW Throwers

January 21, 2006
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW Track & Field

 

This weekend at the 23rd Annual Don Wright Team Challenge at the University of Western Ontario in London, UW TF had an outstanding competition chalking up an amazing 32 personal bests, 20 of which being life-time personal bests. This, an amazing feat for the few events that small Waterloo team participated in.

Most notably was Shane Ferth in the 600m. Shane ran a very aggressive race, winning in a time which now ranks him 6th in the CIS. The UW throws squad continues to re-write the record books. Not only did Justin Lutchin win the shot put by 1 meter, but he also broke his own varsity record in the weight throw. Laura Pearson did the same, bettering the weight throw varsity record, which she set last week in Windsor, by almost one meter. Other top finishers were Emie Ukwuoma placing third in the 60m, Kate Bickle placing third in the 300m, and Colin Lawrence finishing third in the 600m.

Waterloo finished fourth on the women’s side and third on the men’s in the team challenge.

 

 

 

Arnald moves up the CIS rankings, Sprinters cruising in the fast lane at the CanAm Track Classic in Windsor

January 13-14, 2006
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW Track & Field

 

This weekend at the 25th Annual CanAm Track Classic in Windsor, Scott Arnald won the 1500m with a time of 3:55.71, only 0.17s off the CIS standard. Scott controlled the race from beginning to end running out in front of the pack for the entire race. This performance ranks Scott second in the in the CIS for the 1500m. Scott also ranks 4th in the CIS for the 1000m. The UW sprinting squad chalked up a number of personal bests as well as some excellent finishes this past weekend.

First year team mates Jaime Hauseman and Katie Horricks continue to move up the rankings, both running personal bests in the 200m relay and 300m, Katie also ran a personal best in the 60m. They were also members of the 5th place finishing 4x400m relay team with co-captains Kate Bickle and Sarah Snable. Third year veteran Emeka Ukwuoma continues his plight to break the 7 second barrier, and for a CIS birth, in the 60m. Emeka improved through the three rounds of the 60m running 7.22 in the heats, 7.14 in the semi-final, and a personal best performance of 7.06 in the final giving Emeka second place honours. Men’s co-captain Shane Ferth placed a close second in the 300m finishing in 35.92s. Shane is currently ranked 7th in the CIS for the 300m. Shane and Emeka, along with Kyle Raymond and Drew Haynes, were part of the 4x200m team which placed second.

Lastly, the UW throws team has set another varsity record. 5th year mechanical engineering student Laura Pearson, set the UW varsity record in the weight throw. Laura is the first UW woman on record to compete in this event, watch for her to break her own record a number of times this season.

 

 

Lutchin Puts CIS Standard and UW Varsity Record

January 7, 2006
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW Track & Field

 

After a month long break from competition and an intense training camp in Florida, for some team members, the University of Waterloo Track and Field team got back into the swing of things at the U of T Sharon Anderson Track Meet in Toronto on Saturday. The story of the day was 5th year veteran shot putter Justin Lutchin. Justin heaved the 7Kg shot an enormous 15.50m, placing Justin near the top of the CIS rakings and achieving the CIS standard in the process. This qualifies Justin for the CIS Championships in Saskatoon in March. This throw destroys Justin’s previous personal best by over a meter and it breaks the 28 year old UW varsity record previously held by Rob Town.

Not to be eclipsed by Justin’s outstanding performance, there are a few other notables. 2005 CIS Cross Country silver medalist Scott “The Snake” Arnald, narrowly missed the CIS standard with a leisurely winning run in the 1000m. Jason Goetz continues his great season with a 2nd place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 14.22, 5cm off of the varsity record, and a 3rd place finish in the long jump. Jason is currently ranked 3rd in the country for the triple jump and 6th in the country for the high jump.

 

 

 

UWO Season's Opener, London

December 3, 2005
By: Jason Dockendorff, Head Coach UW Track & Field

 

After a long three months of intense training, the UW Track and Field team had their first competition at the Western Season Opener in London on Saturday. Results from this meet will be used to select the 2005 – 2006 team. Kate Bickle, the defending 60m champion from last year, successfully defended her title. Kate also placed 2nd in the 300m. Hot on her heals were first year team mates Katie Horricks and Jaime Hauseman placing 3rd and 4th in the 300m respectively. Women’s co-captain Sarah Snable had a great day placing 3rd in the 60m and 4th in the 60mH. In the men’s sprints, veteran Emeka Ukwuoma was a busy man placing 2nd in the 60m, 4th in the 300m, and was also a member of the 4x200 and 4x400m relay teams. Hot off a successful cross country season, Colin Lawrence dominated the 600m winning by over 2 seconds.

First year high jump phenom Eric Graves won the high jump with a leap of 1.93. This mark was matched by his team mate Jason, but Jason knocked the bar off more times that Eric resulting in Jason placing second in the competition. Jason also placed second in the triple jump. On the women’s side, UW has an excellent group of first year jumpers. Victoria Tschirhart placed second in the triple jump and Karen Belfall placed 4th in the high jump and 5th in the triple jump.

 

 

Nathan Lennie named new Throws coach and Assistant Coach for UW TF.

 

June 12 , 2005 - Brent McFarlane Track & Field Endowment Fund established

May 21, 2005 - UW Track alumni Dana Ellis sets a new Canadian record in the pole vault.

 

RETIREMENT PARTY FOR BRENT MC FARLANE, TIM MUSSAR, AND PAT STEELE

 

 

New era begins for Waterloo Track and Field

April 13, 2005

WATERLOO, Ont. - The Department of Athletics is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Dockendorff as new head coach of the Warrior Track and Field program. Jason succeeds former Hall of Fame and world renowned sprint and hurdle coach Brent McFarlane, who has decided to retire from coaching after an illustrious career.

“We are indebted to Brent’s contribution for the past 16 years to the Track and Field program here at Waterloo”, commented Athletic Director Judy McCrae. “Brent has always put student-athletes first, and his track knowledge, background and passion for the sport are second to none. Brent was able to successfully build a solid tradition here at UW during his tenure and we thank him for all his hard work and contributions.”

McCrae added, “We are looking forward to Jason taking over as head coach. His background both in the sport and team administration will provide the framework for a successful program. Jason places a high value on hard work and will be a great fit for our student athletes."

Jason has been involved with University of Waterloo Track and Field program for the past eight seasons under the tutelage of coach McFarlane. Jason, a Warrior alumnus, competed for the varsity track team for five years (1997-2002), serving as team captain from 2000-2002. Upon graduation, Jason joined the coaching staff and has been acting as team manager for the past three years. Jason received his B.Sc. from the University of Waterloo in 2002 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry at UW.

“I am thrilled and feel extremely privileged to have this opportunity,” mentioned Jason. “The excellent rapport I have with the student-athletes will contribute to the team’s cohesiveness and future success.”