News - Archive 2001-2002

 

UW Athletics Banquet Summary
Banquet Photos

The Marsden Trophy
Dana Ellis, Track & Field (Pole Vault)
A fourth year Kinesiology major from Kitchener, Ontario, Dana has taken her Pole Vault event to new height….literally.  Dana is a four time Academic All-Canadian, an OUA all-star and a CIS All-Canadian.  Dana list of records owned is a long one.  She leaves Waterloo with the Pole Vault varsity record of 4.01m at Waterloo, the OUA, and the CIS. This past year, Dana was undefeated in her six competitions, setting records in four of them.  Dana won Gold this past summer at the Canada Summer Games beginning her incredible perfect season. Dana is currently ranked number one in Canada in the Pole Vault and has her sights set on the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Women's MVP - Daniella Carrington, Allison Salter
Men's MVP - Jason Dockendorff

Women's ROY - Troye Carrington
Men's ROY - Justin Lutchin

Outstanding Graduating Senior
Jason Dockendorff
Alastair Lawrence
Alison Brazier
Dana Ellis
Shauna Ellis
Allison Salter
Pierre Labrecque

Graduating Athlete Award
Geoff Thiessen
Alessia Celli
Angela Player

OUA Photos

CIS Photos

 

 

Warrior Women Finish 4th @ CIS!
Imprint Article

Daniella Carrington CIS Outstanding Female Track Performer of the Year

GOLD 4x200m (Daniella Carrington, Alison Brazier, Margaret Fox, Troye Carrington)
GOLD Dana Ellis Pole Vault
SILVER Daniella Carrington 60m
SILVER Daniella Carrington 300m

4x800m Women 4th (Shauna Ellis, Kim Neumayer, Jill Paterson, Allison Salter)
4x400m Women 4th (Daniella Carrington, Alison Salter, Margaret Fox, Troye Carrington)
Long Jump Alison Brazier 5th
600m Allison Salter 6th
Shot Put Justin Lutchin 8th
High Jump Joe Brown 11th

 

OUA Award Winners:
Dr. Wendy Jerome Trophy:
 (Female MVP)
Daniella Carrington

Most Outstanding Track Performer:
Daniella Carrington

OUA All-Stars:
(1st or 2nd place in individual event or 1st place in a relay)
Daniella Carrington (60m & 300m)
Allison Salter (600m)
Dana Ellis (Pole Vault)
Warriors 4x200m (Daniella Carrington, Alison Brazier, Margaret Fox, Troye Carrington)

 

 

 

Athletes of the Week

Week of: March 10th, 2002

Female: Daniella Carrington, Warrior Track & Field

A fourth year Math student from Kitchener, Ontario, Daniella capped off an amazing season capturing one Gold and two Silver medals at the CIS Championships this past weekend in Sherbrooke. Daniella’s Gold came in the 4x200m relay, and her silver medals came in the 60m and 300m events. She was also part of the 4x400m relay, which placed 4th, setting a new Waterloo Varsity Record. Daniella was named a First Team All-Canadian and was recognized as the CIS Top Performer for the 2002 season. 

A special recognition goes out to Dana Ellis who successfully defended her CIS Pole Vault title. Dana took the Gold medal once again by surpassing her own CIS record jumping 4.01m. The entire Women’s team deserves mentioning as they finished 4th in the country.

 

Week of: February 24th, 2002

Female: Daniella Carrington, Warrior Track & Field

Daniella, a third year Math student from Kitchener, Ontario seems to be peeking at the right time as she took home three medals from the OUA Championships last week in Windsor. Daniella won gold in the 60m, 300m and as a member of the 4x200m relay team. She also earned silver as part of the 4x400m relay team.

 

Daniella and the rest of the Warriors prepare for the upcoming CIS Championship March 8-10 in Sherbrooke Quebec.

 

Week of: February 17th, 2002 

Female: Dana Ellis, Warrior Track & Field

A fourth year Kinesiology student from Kitchener, Ontario, Dana vaulted an indoor personal best of 4:05m in the pole vault competition at the Western Open last Friday. This jumps sets a new Waterloo Warrior varsity record. This height would eclipse the current OUA and CIS record (current held by Dana), however, these records can only be set at the OUA and CIS Championships. Dana is currently ranked #1 in Canada and looks to be ready to repeat as Gold Medallist in the upcoming OUA and CIS Championships.

 

Week of: January 20th, 2002 
Female: Allison Salter, Warrior Track

A fifth year Kinesiology student from Cambridge, Ontario, Allison led the way for the Women Warriors this past weekend at the Can-Am Meet at Windsor. Allison had two season's personal best times and one lifetime personal best. Allison won the 600m event in a lifetime best of 1:35s. Allison ran two relays and was the fastest amongst the Warriors in both event. In the 4x400m Allison her leg in 59.9s and in the 4x400, Allison ran her leg in 2:17.3s. Allison is the team captain and will be looked up to lead the Warriors in the OUA and CIS Championships.

 

Week of: January 13th, 2002 
Female: Daniella Carrington, Warrior Track

A third year Math student from Kitchener, Ontario, Daniella kicked off her track season on the right foot this past weekend at the Sharon Anderson invitational held at the University of Toronto. Daniella put in strong performances in the 60 and 300 meter dashes. In both events, Daniella won with season personal bests of 7.63s and 39.91s. Her time in the 60m qualifies her for the CIS championships in Sherbrooke in March. Next action for Daniella and the Warriors is this weekend at the Can-Am Classic at Windsor.

 

 

 

Forde breaks track record at Western Season's Opener

By Allison Salter on Monday, December 3, 2001 at 9:22 a.m.

Both rookies and veterans of the varsity track and field team made a successful debut this past weekend at the Western Season Opener in London. Competing against McMaster, Guelph and Western, the Warriors showed that they are a strong force on the track and the field. 

Rookie sensation, Ian Forde, made a successful switch from the football field to the track by breaking the 60m varsity record in his first race as a Warrior. Running a time of 6.97 seconds, Forde broke the existing record by 0.02 seconds. Justin Lutchin and Luis Mendez finished first and third respectively in their debuts as Warrior shot putters. Rookie David Browne finished a close second in the long jump with a leap of 6.71m. Forde, Lutchin, Mendez and Browne are showing a lot of potential heading into the season. They are a welcome addition to the team and will complement strong veteran performances on both the track and the field. 

Sisters Daniella and Troye Carrington showed that speed is in their genes by finishing first and second in the 60m. Elder sister Daniella is an Athletic All-Canadian in this event, while rookie Troye is an experienced international competitor. Both women will also excel in the 300m, 4x200m and 4x400m races this season. At her final Season Opener, co-captain, Alison Brazier, rounded out the 60m speed group with a fourth place finish in 8.08 seconds. Co-captain Allison Salter ran a strong, relaxed race to finish first in the 600m pulling away from her competitors with 150m to go. The Carrington duo, Brazier and Salter are all poised for CIS qualification in their respective events this season. 

On the field, 2001 CIS pole vault champion Dana Ellis easily won the pole vault competition and made the CIS standard with a jump of 3.75m. Although this is far off Ellis's CIS record setting jump, she cleared this height from a ten-step approach. Ellis went on to finish second in the long jump with a leap of 5.20m. Veteran Joe Brown placed second in the high jump clearing the bar at 1.95m. With additional training, Brown is aiming for the CIS standard height of 2.04m. 

"We have great, new additions to the team this year. Obviously Ian’s performance is good, but he has a way to go technically before he reaches his best," said head coach Brent McFarlane. "The veterans will have a huge influence on this year’s success. The women's team has very strong leaders in Salter, Carrington, Carrington, Brazier and Ellis. With the addition of 2000 olympian Margaret Fox in January, the women have the potential to better past performances at the CIS championships. I was very pleased with the performances I saw today." 

The Christmas holidays will see the Warriors preparing for competition with a training camp in San Diego, California. The next competition for the Warriors will be January 11th at the University of Toronto. With additional strong performances expected from the distance group, the Warrior track and field team is ready for OUA and CIS success this season. 

 

 

 

It’s On!  Warrior Track and Field Team Ready for 2002
By Alison Brazier and Jason Dockendorff

 

The University of Waterloo Track & Field travelled to Toronto this past weekend to compete at the U of T Sharon Anderson Memorial Track Meet. 

Angie Player started the day off with a 7th place finish in the 60m hurdles.  Veteran Daniella Carrington then took the 60m heats by storm.  Her blazing time of 7.64s achieves standard and proves she will be the one to beat.  Daniella later won the open final with Troye Carrington placing 5th and co-captain Alison Brazier placing 2nd in the university final.  Margaret Fox with numerous NCAA credits and Olympic honours to her name had the second fast qualifying time but was unable to finish in the final due to a hamstring injury.

The men’s 60m was also dominated by UW athletes.  Ian Forde, Adrian Buchanan, Adrian Blair and Jason Dockendorff all qualified for the university final.  Ian Forde, the UW record holder in the 60m, placed 1st.  Narrowly missing the final was rookie Shane Ferth, who secured a position on the team with his impressive time. 

First year athlete, Jose Carvalho continues to impress his teammates with a 3rd place finish in the 600m.  He was closely followed by Pierre Labreque and Paul Monte as they finished 6th and 8threspectively.  Jon Markiewicz brought his legs to this meet as he showed drastic improvement in 600m.   In the women’s 600 co-captain Allison Salter broke away from the pack with 100m left. Allison placed second only to the defending 600m CIS champion and ran a life time personal best (LTPB) of 1:35.59. 

This meet was the first meet for most of the distance runners but you would never guess by their impressive 1500m times.  Jill Patterson still sporting a tan from the California sun and cross country (CC) rookie sensation Joanna Fedy placed 5th and 6th respectively in the 1500m with times both under 5 minutes. CC All-Canadian Alastair Lawrence had a personal best in the 1500m finishing 3rd.  Rookies Scott Arnald and Mike Logue were right behind Alastair finishing 4thand 9th respectively.

Many of the athletes showed great improvement, compared to the season opener, in the 300m. Ian Forde and Captain Jason Dockendorff surprised themselves with 5th and 6th placing respectively.  Veteran Paul Monte and rookies Joey Saucier and Shane Ferth all had personal bests in this event.  Daniella rounded up her stellar day by winning the women’s 300m in a speedy time of 39.9s.

In the field events, rookie Nicole Jenkins placed 5th in the high jump and Leanne Stanley had a top ten finish in the shot put.  Veteran Geoff Thiessen brought his springs to the meet finishing 3rd in the triple jump.  The amazing rookie shot put duo, Justin Lutchin and Luis Mendez, shot their way into 1st and 3rd place.  They both recorded LTPBs. The team is looking to do some damage this weekend when they travel to Windsor to compete in the annual Can Am Classic. 

 

TRACK IMPROVES NATIONAL RANKINGS 
By. Allison Salter, Alison Brazier & Jason Dockendorff

The Track & Field team had a strong performance at the Windsor Can-Am classic with a total of 39 personal bests. The women's team was lead by first place finishes from Daniella Carrington, Dana Ellis and Allison Salter. Carrington ran 7.60seconds to win the 60m while Ellis won the pole vault with a jump of 3.86m. Both Warriors are defending CIS champions in these events and hold the number one ranking in the country. Salter, who is currently ranked second in the country, ran a life time personal best of 1:35.19 in the 600m.

The Warriors had several season best performances. Alison Brazier leapt 5.53m to place second in the long jump and move into the top twelve national rankings. Troye Carrington ran the 60m in 7.79seconds to hold her spot as one of the top 6 sprinters in the country. Strong performances were also put forth by Kim Neumayer, Jill Patterson, Angie Player and Joanna Fedy. 

The warrior men continue to dominate the sprinting scene. Ian Forde finished 2nd with veteran Adrian Buchanan, retuning to his old form, right behind finishing 4th in the 60m. Rookie David Browne surprised the field in his 60m debut qualifying for the semi-finals. David and Ian also tested their might in the triple jump and both showed promising results finishing 9th and 10th respectively. 
Rookie Shane Ferth continues to cut down his times having a multiple personal best weekend and taking off more than a second in his 300m. Shane finished only 0.01 seconds behind men's captain Jason Dockendorff with a 37.72s timing.

Will Gibbons and rookie Scott Arnald both had a successful weekend with personal bests in the 1000m and the 1500m respectively. Joe Browne narrowly missed the 2 meter mark in the high jump clearing a personal best 1.96m. Joe hopes to jump the CIS standard 2.02m in the next few weeks. Justin Lutchin heaved his way through the 14m barrier with a throw of 14.05m in the shot put. Wrapping the day up was the 4x400m. The team of Adrian Blair, Ian Forde, Pierre Labreque and Jose Carvalho continue to improve by taking 3 seconds off the team's previous time.

The team would like to thank all the coaches and trainer Mike Whitlaw for their hard work during the gruelling competition schedule. The Warriors compete next Saturday in the Nike U of T Classic.

Nike Classic
 

 

 

York Open
By: Jason Dockendorff and Alison Brazier

 

The Track & Field Team traveled to York to compete in the York University Classic. With the top four ranked universities in Canada competing, the team was ready for an exciting competition. Angela Player and Joe Brown took the track first for the start of the Pentathlon. Five grueling events later, Player finished with 2776 points including a life time personal best (LTPB) in the 60m hurdles. Joe Brown had an all-around strong showing in all his events with a 2706 point effort.

The women followed in the 60m. Third Year Mathematics student Daniella Carrington came into the meet undefeated and ranked #1 in Canada. She won the 60m final in a blazing 7.59s increasing her national lead. Troye Carrington (7.93s) and Alison Brazier (LTPB 7.94s) joined Daniella in the final of the 60m placing 4th and 5th respectively. David Browne continues to improve on his speed posting a 7.07 clocking in the 60m. He was closely followed by teammate Ian Forde who ran 7.09 in the final. The men’s 300m showed great improvement for UW’s Adrian Blair who cut off almost one second from his previous week’s time. Jose Carvalho had a LTPB in the 600m with a run of 1:23.55 placing him fourth.

Cross-Country veteran Jill Patterson placed 3rd in the 1000m with a LTPB of 3:02.28, with teammates Joanna Fedy (LTPB 3:07.79s) and Shauna Ellis (SPB- 3:10.57s) right behind in 5th and 8th place. Kim Neumayer ran a gutsy race in the 1500m placing 3rd with a SPB. On the men’s side William Gibbons had a strong second place finish in the 1000m. Long distance guru, Alastair Lawrence, had a LTPB in the 1500m and with that effort putting himself in tenth spot in Canada. Mike Logue outran the field in the 3000m winning in 8:55.92.

In the field events, all eyes were on Dana Ellis as she cleared 4.00m to take the gold, the meet record and extend her lead as the top pole vaulter in the nation! Alessia Celli triple jumped her way to a LTPB of 10.24. Justin Lutchin and Luis Mendez both had a good day placing in fourth and seventh respectively.

The men’s 4x200m of Dave Browne, Adrian Blair, Ian Forde and Jason Dockendorff, finally posted a respectable time, placing themselves seventh in the nation. Jason ran a season best in the process. Short after, Ian and Adrian ran a painful 4x400m along with Shane Ferth and Pierre Labreque.

At the end of the meet, it was up to the 4x800 m relay teams to end the meet on a high note. They did not disappoint as the women’s team (Patterson, Ellis, Neumayer, Jackson) improved on their season best time. The men also came out to race as Paul Monte and Jose Carvalho both had LTPSs in the race. William Gibbons and Alastair Lawrence ran impressive times considering they were fresh off a 1500m.

The team has next week off and will train hard for the next two weeks to prepare for their meet at the University of Michigan on February 16.

Western Open and Silverston Invitational (U of Michigan)

 

 

Warriors run, jump and throw to 5th in Ontario

By Geoff Thiessen

 

The Waterloo Warriors Track and Field team capped a very successful season with a strong performance at this weekend’s Ontario Championships in Windsor. The women’s team picked up 8 medals (four of them gold), and broke two varsity records on their way to a fourth place finish. The men’s team managed a solid seventh place finish. Combined, the Warriors came an impressive 5th in Ontario.

Individually, Daniella Carrington ran away from the field winning three golds, a bronze and breaking two varsity records. The fourth year Actuarial Science sprinter broke Latoya Austin’s five year old 60m record in 7.51 to become the fastest ever women’s Warrior. She followed this up with a gutsy run to gold in the 300m. Carrington leads the nation in both events going into the upcoming national championships.

Dana Ellis continued her dominance of OUA women’s pole vault, an event she hasn’t lost all year. The graduating AHS student beat her nearest competition by half a meter to win her third straight Ontario title.

In the women’s relays the Warrior’s won gold and two bronze medals. In the 4x200m a determined Daniella Carrington, Troye Carrington, Margaret Fox and team captain Alison Brazier outclassed the competition on their way to the second Warrior gold in the last three years. The other women’s captain, Allison Salter joined the Carrington sisters and Fox, in the 4x400m relay as they rewrote the varsity record books posting a time of 3:53.66 to win the bronze medal. In the 4x800m distance relay, Allison Salter, Kim Neumayer, Joanna Fedy and Jill Patterson ran to a bronze. Rounding out the medal haul Allison Salter ran one of her best races this year to win silver in the 600m and Margaret Fox won bronze in the 60m.

Other outstanding women’s performances were turned in on the track and in the field. Kim Neumayer sped her way to a strong fourth place finish in the women’s 1000m in a strong field. Jill Patterson dug deep to place fourth in the women’s 1500m. Graduating computer science student, and cheerleader extraordinaire Alison Brazier leaped to a fourth place finish in the women’s long jump. Other finals appearances were made by national junior team member Troye Carrington in the women’s 60m, and Angela Player battled illness and fatigue to prove she’s one of the best all around athletes in Ontario placing eighth in the grueling pentathlon.

On the men’s side Dave Browne led the way with fourth place finishes in the 60m and long jump. Browne struggled to find form all season but this rookie shows tremendous potential for the future, with the capability to rewrite the varsity record book in more than one event. Ian Forde, another star rookie also shone making the 60m final, and running on both sprint relays. One of the only Warrior men to qualify for nationals, rookie Justin Lutchin, came a strong fourth in the shot put while fellow rookie putter Luis Mendez finished seventh. The duo provides the Warriors with a bright future in the throws. Other men making the final (top eight) for their respective events were Joe Brown, Jose Carvalho, Mike Logue, the 4x400m team (Adrian Blair, Forde, Carvalho, and Pierre Lebrecque), the 4x800m team (Will Gibbons, Lebrecque, Carvalho, and Scott Arnald), Alastair Lawrence and Geoff Thiessen. Lebrecque, Lawrence, Thiessen join team captain Jason Dockendorff among graduating Warriors.

Those on the Warrior team who have qualified for the CIS Championships will compete in Sherbrooke, Quebec in two weeks.

CISs

 

 

Strong Finish for UW Track and Field
By: Jason  Dockendorff (UW Track and Field Men’s Team Captain)

 

"The CIS Championships in Sherbrooke was a battle to overcome fierce competition. It required great self-discipline to keep on a narrow path to succeed. I asked our team to think about the one person or persons you would most like to have beside you in that battle. These athletes were the warriors who were ready to do battle and stand beside you your teammates and coaches. They are true Warriors".
-Brent McFarlane, Head Track and Field Coach

This past weekend a select few Warriors from the Track and Field team travelled to Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec to compete in the 2002 CIS Track and Field Championships.  In order to qualify for most of the events at this championship requires the athlete to be ranked in the top 12 in the nation.  Waterloo shipped 17 of their finest to the competition with hopes bettering last years team and personal performances.  The event began with a banquet Thursday night, which honoured the nation’s best athletes.  Waterloo’s Daniella Carrington was nominated for the CIS MVP, along with athletes from the other conferences across Canada.  Daniella was named the OUA MVP two weeks earlier.    The night proved to be successful for Daniella as she was named CIS MVP.

Friday’s schedule started off with the 4x200m relay semi-finals.  The women’s team entered into the meet ranked #3 in the nation.  The team of Daniella Carrington, Alison Brazier, Margaret Fox and Troye Carrington easily won their heat with Brazier and Fox both running personal best times.  Luck happened to be on the women’s side in this event as the top two ranked teams dropped the baton and did not qualify for Saturday’s final.  Next up was the men’s team of Dave Browne, Adrian Blair, Ian Forde and Joe Brown.  The young team did not qualify for Saturday’s final, which was the result of  poor hand-offs.  Soon after the relay, Jumpin’ Joe Brown competed in the high jump.  Joe cleared an impressive height of 1.90m, just missing his personal best.

Women’s co-captain Alison Brazier had amazing results in her last university long jump competition.  Alison just squeezed into the top eight in her event after 3 jumps, which meant she had 3 more attempts to do something special.  Tension mounted on Alison’s 6th and final jump. She did not disappoint jumping 5.61m, improving on her life time personal best (LTPB) by one centimetre.  That huge leap moved Alison up to 5th position, gaining valuable team points.  The exciting women’s 300m was next up on the schedule.  Daniella Carrington, who was ranked 1stin Canada entering in to the competition, and Olympian Margaret Fox both qualified for this event.  Daniella had a strong semi-final race qualifying 1st for the final, which was to be run an hour later.  Margaret Fox unfortunately suffered a muscle cramp 200m into her race and decided to coast to the finish line, saving herself for Saturday’s 60m, 4x200m final and 4x400m. In the 300m final, Daniella ran a strong race but was edged out of the Gold by a Sherbrooke athlete.  A silver medal was the first of many medals that Daniella would collect at this meet. 

As these races were taking place, pole vaulter extraordinaire, Dana Ellis was anxiously awaiting her chance to repeat last year’s gold medal performance.  Dana entered into the competition with only 2 other athletes remaining.  The field was quickly narrowed down to Dana and Kelsie Hendry from Saskatchewan.  Dana and Kelsie played a cat and mouse game of attempting and passing numerous heights.  In the end, Dana came out on top winning with a vault of 3.90m. Dana wasn’t done there, as she improved on her CIS record vault from the previous year by one centimetre vaulting 4.01m.  The end of the day brought forth the exciting women’s 4x800m.  The team of Kim Neumayer, Shauna Ellis, Jill Patterson and Allison Salter did not disappoint as all four athletes ran personal best times, finishing one spot off the podium.

Saturday started off with the 60m.  Ian Forde was the only Waterloo male entered in the event. A false start by Ian in the semi-final caused him to be conservative, which resulted in Ian narrowly missing the final.  On the women’s side, Daniella Carrington, number one ranked in the nation, Margaret Fox and Troye Carrington all qualified for the 60m.  Margaret and Troye did not advance to the final, but their team-mate Daniella did.  In the final Daniella ran a blazing 7.54s acquiring a silver medal in the process.  Daniella would have her revenge in the 4x200m final. The team of Carrington, Brazier, Fox and Carrington, ate the field alive winning GOLD.  This would be the perfect ending to a very successful university track career for Alison Brazier.  Soon after women’s co-captain Allison Salter looked to end her university track career in style.  Allison had a strong run but was the victim of elbows and positioning.  Allison finished a respectable 6thand scored the team valuable points

While all the 4x200m excitement was taking place Justin Lutchin was doing some damage in the shot put.  Justin finished 8th in a strong field of athletes from across the country.  The conclusion of the track meet brought on the 4x400m, Waterloo had both men’s and women’s team entered. Troye Carrington, Daniella Carrington, Margaret Fox, and Allison Salter were up first and had amazing results.  Salter ran a huge PB, as did Fox, which added up to a new UW varsity record. The women just missed a bronze medal finishing fourth.  Finally the men’s 4x400m stepped on the track.  The first two runners, Adrian Blair and Ian Forde, both ran personal bests.  Ian then handed off first year star Jose Carvalho.  While running in the pack, Jose was spiked from behind and went down hard, dropping the baton in the process.  As he was getting up to grab the baton and continue the race, the track official ordered a spectator to kick the baton off the track.  Once the baton was kicked into the infield the team was disqualified.  This left Veteran Pierre Labrecque standing at the finish line, unable to run in his last university track meet

In the end, the women’s team finished 4th overall, which is an amazing feat considering the team does not have a track to train on.  This competition concluded a very successful season for the Warriors.  Many thanks go out to the coaches and trainers for all their hard work and dedication throughout the gruelling competition season.