News - Archive 2006-2007

 

 

Athletes of the Week

 

February 19, 2007
Male: Kirk Ewen, Track and Field 
Kirk, a 3rd year Optometry student from Watson, Saskatchewan had an outstanding performance this past weekend at the CIS Track and Field Championships at McGill. Ewen was the fastest member of the Warriors 4x200m relay team and is now the second fastest Warrior athlete of all-time in this event. He also was a member of the 9th place finishing 4x400m relay team where he was the second fastest member and is now the third fastest in Warrior history. 

Female: Jennifer Bell, Track and Field 
Jennifer, a 5th year Kinesiology student from Calgary, Alberta represented the Warriors on the weekend in the CIS Track and Field Championships at McGill. Bell, ranked 12th in the CIS this year, achieved a varsity record by placing 8th this past weekend in the Pentathlon. She completed the event with 3403 points and had personal bests in both the 60m hurdles and the 800m. Bell also competed in the 4x200m and the 4x400m with the teams finishing 12th and 10th respectively.

 

February 19, 2007 
Male: Kirk Ewen, Track & Field
Kirk, a 3rd year Optometry student from Watson, Saskatchewan, placed 1st in the 300m at the Hal Brown Memorial Track and Field meet in Toronto this past weekend. He is also an integral member of the 4x200m and 4x400m teams which are both ranked 8th in the CIS.

 

January 22, 2007
Female: Jenna Bell, Track and Field
Jenna, a 4th year Kinesiology student from Calgary, Alberta, finished 2nd overall this past weekend in the Pentathlon event at the Nike Track Classic in Toronto. With her 2nd place finish, Jenna now ranks 2nd in the CIS for total points in this event. Jenna also ranks 10th in the CIS in the 60m hurdles and 12th in the CIS in the long jump.

 

January 15, 2007 
Male: Emeka Ukwuoma, Track and Field
Emeka, a fifth year Kinesiology student from Waterloo, Ontario, is currently ranked 15th in the CIS in the 60m after placing 5th out of 44 participants this past weekend at the Cam-Am Invitational in Windsor. Emeka also placed 10th in the 300m and was the fastest member of the Wariors 3rd place finishing team in the 4x200m relay.

 

 

2006-2007 Award Winners 

President's Athlete Academic Honour Roll
Jenna Bell, Kate Bickle, Jan Kristof Eggersgluess, Matthew Konsolis, Jason Goetz, Jonathan Goetz, Luke Govia, Alex Magdanz, Kyle Raymond, Cindy Willits

Female
Jenna Bell (MVP)
Nancy Spreitzer (ROY)

Male
Kirk Ewen (MVP)
Jeremiah Derksen (ROY) 
Drew Haynes (OGS)
Andrew MacDonald (OGS)
Emeka Ukwuoma (OGS) 

MVP-Most Valuable Player, ROY-Rookie of the Year, OGS-Oustanding Graduating Senior

 

 

 

UW T&F Chalks up a Varsity Record and Updates UW’s All-time Best Performance List

March 8-10, 2007 – CIS Track and Field Championships, McGill University
By Kirk Ewen

To wrap up another season, this year’s CIS Track & Field Championship took place at the University of McGill in Montreal, Quebec.  Six male competitors and six female competitors traveled to Montreal to display their talents; this year was the first since the 2002-2003 season that UW qualified and sent female representatives.  UW’s sole individual entry was Jenna Bell in the women’s pentathlon.  

Entered on the women’s side for both the 4x200m and 4x400m sprint relays were Kate Bickle, Jamie Hauseman, Cindy Willits, Jenna Bell, and Nancy Spreitzer.  On the men’s side was Emeka Ukwuoma, Kirk Ewen, Jeremiah Derksen, and Kyle Raymond running the 4x200m, and Ewen, Ukwuoma, Drew Haynes, and Colin Lawrence running the 4x400m.

The UW highlight of the meet was Jenna Bell surpassing her own varsity record in the women’s pentathlon with a score of 3403, then moving on to anchor both sprint relay’s.  By her teammates, Bell has been named is UW’s Ultimate Warrior.  Bell achieved two personal bests in the pentathlon and one more in the 4x400m.  Her 60mH performance in the pentathlon ranks her as the 4th fastest UW hurdler of all time.  Bell’s 3403 points earned her eighth place and one team point at the national championships. 

Notable season improvements in the men’s 4x200m relay were shown by Derksen and Raymond with relay split improvements of 0.5s each, as well as Ewen with an impressive 21.9s split.  This performance ranks Kirk tied for the second fastest UW 200m relay athlete on record.  The men’s 4x200m performance is the second fastest of all-time at UW.  Their outstanding time of 1:29.21 was a season best, narrowly missed making the final by 0.01s, but scored the team 2 points finishing 7th. 

The women finished twelfth in the 4x200m with a time of 1:46.31, more but more impressive performances were seen in the 4x400m.  Veteran Cindy Willits took 1 second off her time and second year athlete Jaime Hauseman shaved 0.4s off her time running a 58.6s.  This ranks Jaime’s relay split the 3rd fastest of all time at UW.  This helped to secure the team tenth spot in the 4x400m with a season best of 3:59.63.

For the men’s 4x400m, veterans Drew Haynesenator and Colin Lawrence took off half a second each, propelling the team to a ninth place finish with a season best time of 3:23.22.  This performance ranks them third fastest all-time at UW.

Overall the small UW squad finished 20th for the women and 17th for the men at this extremely competitive championship meet.  This wraps up the indoor season for the Waterloo team.  Head coach Jason Dockendorff is extremely happy with the results and is looking forward to next season.  Many of the athletes are returning next year so things look very good.

 

 

 

Warriors make their mark at CIS championships in Montreal.
By: Jenna Bell

This past weekend, 11 waterloo warriors traveled to McGill to compete at the CIS championships for track and field.  The warriors were successful at leaving their mark, as the men’s and women’s 4x200m and 4x400m relay teams sped around the tight curves on the reputably fast track.

The men’s 4x200m team (Emeka Ukwuoma, Kirk Ewen, Jeremiah Derksen and Kyle Raymond) flew by the finish line with a season’s best performance of 1:29.21, finishing 7th and scoring 2 points putting the Waterloo Warriors on the board.   In the 4x400m relay, the men (Kirk Ewen, Emeka Ukwuoma, Drew Haynes and Colin Lawrence) ran another season’s best time of 3:23.22 to place 9th.  The men’s 4x400m team was seeded 11th for the event and is commended for their consistently competitive result.  The men’s team will say a bitter sweet farewell to Captain Emeka Ukwuoma, and veterans Kyle Raymond and Drew Haynes after this season.  All three are graduating from University, and we wish them good luck in the future.

For the first time since 2002-2003 the women have sent not just one but both relay teams to the CIS championships.  The women’s team (Kate Bickle, Jaime Hauseman, Cindy Willits and Jenna Bell) supported by a very dependable (rookie, Nancy Spreitzer), were up to the challenge of showing the CIS that they had rightfully earned a spot in the CIS championships and are to be feared by the competition.  The girls unfortunately put out a sub-par performance in the 4x200m running a 1:46.31, over a second off the 4x200m team’s season’s best performance.  Disappointed in their overall performance the girls were determined to show their place in the CIS in the 4x400m relay.  In an intense race the warriors managed to obtain 3 personal best performances in the relay of nearly a second on each.  In the end the girls were not only right in with the competition, but also managed to break the 4 minute barrier with a season’s best time of 3:59.63 to finish in 10th position.  The girls have worked hard this season and are excited to train together in the summer and come back a stronger and even more competitive team.  All team members will be returning next year.

Individually the Warriors had one representative this year at the CIS championships.  Captain Jenna Bell set another varsity record in the women’s pentathlon this weekend with a final score of 3403 points.  She scored personal bests in the 60mH (9.06s) and the 800m (2:34.73).  Jenna looks forward to competing in the heptathlon this summer.

Overall the Warriors have had an outstanding season.  The whole team has worked hard and shown great support for each other throughout the whole season.  Thanks to an incredibly dedicated coaching staff and roster the Warriors track and field team have yet again made their mark in the CIS standings.

 

 

 

Bell Clinches CIS Birth and Varsity Record, Rest of Warriors Impress at Provincials

February 23-24, 2007 – OUA Championships, Windsor
By Emeka Ukwuoma

After almost 7 months of hard training, the Waterloo Warriors track and field squad travelled to Windsor for the Ontario University Athletics track and field championships. Undoubtedly the most impressive performer for Warriors was 4th year Kinesiology major Jennifer Bell.  The Toronto native finished 4th in the pentathlon, scoring 3391 points in an extremely competitive field.  This performance set a new University of Waterloo varsity record in the event and guarantees Jennifer a trip to the national championships as she is ranked 6th in the country.. Also performing well for the women was freshman Aimee Dubeau. She cleared a personal best height of 1.60 meters in the high jump and placed 10th in the competition.

On the men's side, sophomore Jason Goetz had a personal best in the long jump at 6.73 meters.  This puts Jason #2 on the Warrior's all time list for the event. Jason also jumped 13.97 meters in the triple jump and finished  7th. He ranks #12 in the country and should have a ticket to the national championships in Montreal come March. The men's 4x400 and 4x200 meter relays finished 5th and 6th respectively and should have a trip to Montreal in March.

TEAM POINTS
Men
1. Windsor:  193 
2. Western: 122 
3. York:  95 
4. Guelph:  92.5 
5. Toronto: 74 
6. Queen's: 37 
7. Waterloo: 21 
8. Lakehead:15 
9. McMaster: 10.5

Women 
1. Windsor:  209.5 
2. Western:  126 
3. Toronto:  114 
4. Guelph: 81.5 
5. York: 47 
6. Queen's: 44 
7. Laurentian: 18 
8. Waterloo: 10 
9. McMaster:    6

 

 

 

Warriors Fine-tune for OUA Championships at U of T

February 16, 2007 – Hal Brown Memorial Track and field Meet
By Colin Lawrence

The warriors headed off to the University of Toronto this past Friday to compete at their last scheduled meet before the OUA championships. The meet provided competitors one last chance to improve their times before heading to Windsor.

On the ladies side, there were multiple notable performances. Sophomore, Jaime Hauseman ran a stellar 300m dash leaving nothing put space between her and the rest of the pack with a first place finish and a life time personal best. Her teammate Cindy Willits also posted a quick time in the 300m placing 3rd. The distance squad was represented by Laura Sardone and Kelly-Lynne Spettigue with great performances in the 1000m and 1500m respectively. Laura achieved an all time personal best and Kelly-Lynne ran 5 seconds under the 5 minute barrier. Rookies Nancy Spreitzer and Aimee Dubeau rocked the house in both the triple and long jump with both of them placing top 5 in each event. 

As usual the men’s team was lead by their speedy Captain Emeka Ukwuoma. Emeka picked up a bronze in the 60m dash and was nearly caught by his teammate Jeremiah Derksen who was right behind him in 4th. Leaping through the air like a gazelle was the supreme Jason Goetz. Jason jumped an awesome 13.96m which landed him silver. A race that caught the attention of the whole Waterloo team was the grueling 3000m duel between rookie Francis Coral-Mellon and sophomore Rob Bark. Both ran fantastic times with Rob finishing 10th and Francis 11th. To bring the night of exiting events to a close the men finally managed to bring four distance runners together to compete in a 4x800m. The team consisting of Wesley George, Colin Lawrence, Alex Magdanz, and Brandon Maleck was the only competitor in the race but they still managed to show their strength with a time of 7.59.

The team will continue to prepare for the OUA championships in Windsor next weekend.

 

 

 

Divided they Conquer: Warriors find Success at York and Ottawa

February 3-4, 2007 – York Classic/Ottawa National Capital Relays
By Kate Bickle

This past weekend the Warriors Track and Field team was split, with a small group headed to the nation’s capital and the remainder of the team competing at York University. Both competitions resulted in some notable strong performances. 

At the York Classic on Saturday, veteran Laura Sardone ran to a 5th place finish in the women’s 1500m in 4:59.09 breaking the illustrious five minute barrier for the first time. Her rookie teammate Aimée Dubeau jumped 1.50m in the high jump placing her 4th in the field and ranking her 21st in the country. The men had some strong performances from the distance crew with Alex Magdanz continuing to impress with a 3rd place finish in the 1500m with a time of 3:59.72, this performance places him 24th in Canada. Jumper Jason Goetz had a successful day competing in the long jump (6th) and triple jump where he jumped 13.97m capturing him a gold medal. Jason’s jump ranks him 10th in the CIS. 

Meanwhile a few hours east, eleven athletes from the roster traveled to Ottawa to run on the blazing fast 400m indoor track hoping to improve their ranking enough to secure them a spot at the CIS Championships. Rookie Kelly-Lynne Spettigue finished 4th in her 1500m and 1st in the 3000m. Captains Kate Bickle and Emeka Ukwuoma both competed in the 300m, and both running personal bests. Kate’s time of 41.45 placed her 2nd at the meet and ranks her 16th in the CIS, while Emeka ran 35.23 placing 5th at the meet and 11th place ranking in the country. The women’s 4x200m (Kate Bickle, Cindy Willits, Jaime Hauseman, Jenna Bell) managed to cut 5 seconds off of their previous best time running 1:45.14 placing them 2nd at the meet moving them up the rankings to 11th in the CIS. The women’s 4x400m team (Kate Bickle, Jaime Hauseman, Cindy Willits, Caitlin Lee) bettered their time by 2 seconds running 4:01.11 also placing 2nd at the meet and giving them a 7th place ranking in the CIS. The men’s 4x400m relay (Kirk Ewen, Emeka Ukwuoma, Drew Haynes, Colin Lawrence) impressed by taking 5 seconds off of their previous time running 3:23.70 placing 3rd at the meet and bumping them up to 5th in the CIS. 

The Team’s next competition will be at the University of Toronto for the Hal Brown Memorial Track Meet on February 16. This will be their last chance to qualify for the national championships before the OUA Championships, which take place in Windsor on the 23rd and 24th of this month. While the Team has next weekend off, captain Jenna Bell will be headed to Cornell to compete with some of the best multi-event athletes in North America. Jenna is currently ranked 4th in the CIS for the pentathlon.

 

 

 

Fast Times for Warriors at McGill
January 26-27, 2007

By Jenna Bell
            
Kate Bickle, Cindy Willits, Jamie Hauseman, Caitlin Lee), with all 4 members achieving personal best times for the season.  In the individual events, star captain Kate Bickle placed 7th in the 300m with a time of 41.47, currently ranking her top 12 in the CIS (running a 0.76 second PB).  Team veteran Laura Sardone, cut her time in the 1500m down by nearly 8 seconds to bump her up in the rankings.

On the men’s side stellar performances were noted individually and in relay events.  Men’s co-captain Emeka Ukwuoma ran a nearly 1 second PB to place 6th at the competition and currently sits top 12 in the CIS.  The 300m showed huge improvements for Dan Ritz with a 0.75 second PB and Jeremiah Derksen 0.78 second PB.  Co-captain Colin Lawrence Placed 3rd in the men’s 1000m with a time of 2:32.75, ranking him top 15 in the CIS.  Rookie Francis Corral-Melon continues to show improvements by bettering his 1500m time by nearly 8 seconds and the 3000m presented both Wesley George (achieved 8th place) and Alex Magdanz with big personal best results. In the field Jason Goetz continues to improve his performances on the triple jump runway, finishing 4th this weekend with a jump of 13.63 which currently ranks him 12th in the CIS.  The men’s 4x200m team (Kirk Ewen, Emeka Ukwuoma, Jeremiah Derksen, and Kyle Raymond) consisted of 4 personal bests for the season resulting in a time of 1:30.72, placing the men’s team 4th in the competition and currently ranking them 4th in the CIS.  The men’s 4x400m A team followed suit (Kirk Ewen, Drew Haynes, Dan Ritz, and Colin Lawrence) putting out a time of 3:28.98 and bettering their season time by 4 seconds and moving up to top 12 in the CIS.

The team placed 9th at the extremely competitive McGill team challenge and continues to show improvements as the season progresses putting them higher in the CIS rankings with each competition.  The team competes at York University next weekend. 

 

 

 

Warriors Continue to Excel at Don Wright Invitational and Nike Track Classic 

January 20, 2007
By Colin Lawrence 

The Warriors of the UW Track and Field Team continued to represent the Black and Gold this past weekend at the annual Don Write Invitational. The meet provided the Warriors with an opportunity to face some competition from schools south of the border alongside the usual local competition. 

On the women’s side, Captain Kate Bickle kicked the meet off to a good start picking up some hardware with a 3rd place finish in the 60m. Following suit, Jamie Hauseman ran a stellar performance in the 300m dash placing 2nd while achieving a life-time personal best. On the field, Nancy Spreitzer a rookie in her first year of recreational therapy jumped her way to a 2nd place finish in the triple jump. In addition, the women’s 4x400m consisting of Kate Bickle , Caitlin Lee , Katie Horricks and Cindy Willits captured the silver. 

The men also had a good showing with Kirk Ewen leaving the field in the dust with a 1st place finish in the 600m. His teammate and Captain Colin Lawrence followed close behind in 3rd place. Captain of the UW Soccer team Paul Arnold showed that he can not only score goals but run a fast 300m dash finishing in 5th spot. In the distance sector, Alex Magdanz ran some admirable performances. Alex completed the 1500m and 3000m runs back to back and still managed to place 4th in both events. In the pits, Coel Findlay had a great performance placing 5th in the long jump and achieved his all time personal best. 

There was also one warrior who competed at the Nike Track Classic in Toronto this past Friday. Captain Jenna Bell who has been cutting times like Wal-Mart cuts prices placed a remarkable 2nd overall in the pentathlon. Jenna surpassed her previous personal best and achieved a new high score that has ranked her in the top 12 spots nationally in the CIS circuit. 

The Warriors are now preparing for the McGill Team Challenge next weekend. The meet is known for its fierce competition and fast track so the Warriors will be looking to post some excellent results.

 

 

 

Waterloo Moves Up the Rankings after a Successful Weekend

January 12-13, 2007
By Emeka Ukwuoma

After an impressive start to 2007 last week in Toronto, the young Warriors track and field team looked to step up their performances at the extremely competitive Can-Am meet in Windsor. Team co-captain Jenna Bell continued to impress and show why she's the team's work-horse as she competed in six events. The fourth-year Kinesiology major from Toronto had 2 life-time personal bests: in the 60 meter sprint, and the 60 meter hurdles (6th place). Jenna, though running minimal relays in her intercollegiate carrier so far, was also an integral part of the women's 4x400 meter relay team that placed fourth in at the meet. Her fellow teammates and supporters are confident that this hard-working, gifted athlete will shock the CIS this season in the pentathlon. 

Jenna was not the only one doing damage on the oval. Veteran Kate Bickle and freshman sensation Kelly-Lynne "ice" Spettigue placed 3rd in the 300m sprint and 3000m run respectively. Kelly-Lynne also placed 5th in the 1500m living up to her nickname "ice" as she continues to remain cool under the pressure placed on her as a freshman. The 2006 cross-country All-Canadian is on pace for the same success on the track.

On the men's side, the 4x200m relay team turned heads by finishing on the podium. The team of Emeka Ukwuoma, Kirk Ewen, Kyle Raymond, and rookie Jeremiah Derksen sent an early message to the rest of the CIS that they will not go unnoticed; track, or no track to train on. This boast well of sophomore head coach Jason Dockendorff who lead the men's team to their best finish at the CIS championships last year in Saskatchewan. Other noteworthy performances included a 4th place finish by track rookie Wesley George in the 3000m and a close 5th in the 60m sprint by team co-captain Emeka Ukwuoma who struggled in the preliminaries and semi-finals, but was able to gather himself in the final. 

Meanwhile, rookie phenom Julia Malleck competed at the Dome Super Saturday meet in Ottawa as she’s in the nation’s capital on a coop placement. Julia handily won the 1000m with an impressive time, only a few seconds off of the CIS standard.  Julia remains undefeated in the event this year and is currently ranked first in the CIS.
The Warriors travel to London next weekend to compete in the annual Don-Wright Team Challenge at the University of Western Ontario.

 

 

 

Warriors Bring in the New Year with Impressive Results at U of T

January 6, 2007 
By Kate Bickle

The University of Waterloo Track & Field team travelled to Toronto this past Saturday to compete at the U of T Sharon Anderson Memorial Track and Field meet.  After an intense training camp in Orlando, Florida over the Christmas break, the Warriors proved that hard work pays off.  The men's team had 3 medalists including Kirk Ewen with gold in the 300m, Emeka Ukwuoma with a bronze in the 60m (1st place for university athletes), and Colin Lawrence taking silver in the 1000m.  On the women's side Jenna Bell grabbed a silver in the long jump and bronze in the 60m hurdles, while rookie Julia Malleck continues to impress with a first place finish in the 1000m.  Collectively the team looks to be in good shape going into the upcoming Can-Am Track Classic taking place in Windsor on January 12 and 13. 

 

 

 

Warriors Get Ready for the Winter Season at Western’s Season Opener

December 3, 2006 
By: Jenna Bell

The Waterloo Warriors track and field team made quite the appearance with 51 athletes at the season opener at the University of Western Ontario in London this past weekend.  Waterloo posted many good results for the start of a busy season, which runs from December 2nd - March 10th.  Outstanding performances from the women’s side included Julia Malleck winning both the 1000m and 1500m by over 3 seconds in both races, Kate Bickle finishing 2nd in the 60m, Jenna Bell placing 3rd in the 60m hurdles and Waterloo’s 4x200m team (Kate Bickle, Cindy Willits, Caitlin Lee and Katie Horricks) and 4x400m team (Kate Bickle, Cindy Willits, Katy Horricks and Julia Malleck) both placing 3rd.  On the men’s side outstanding performances included Emeka Ukwuoma, 2nd in the 60m, Brandon Malleck 2nd in the 1000m, Jason Goetz 2nd in the Triple Jump, and the 4x400m A and B teams finished 2nd and 3rd. 

 This meet serves as a trial meet for which the UW TF squad be selected from.  Head coach Jason Dockendorff now has the difficult task of selecting 40 of UW finest from the large pool of dedicated and talented athletes.  Overall the team had very good starting results and looks forward to improving their performances in the new year.