Windsor Team Challenge '15 Article

Warriors make major improvements at Windsor Team Challenge

2/23/2015 11:44:00 AM

The Warriors travelled to the University of Windsor this past weekend to compete at the 26th annual Team Challenge. The track & field team came out with some very strong results, including 13 lifetime personal bests and 6 results cracking the UW All Time Top 10 list.

Starting off the meet was the 60m dash, where Kelsi Darmon (Fergus), Tegan Sauer (Kitchener) and Sian Smart (Kingston) fought each other right to the finish line. Smart came out on top for the Warrior women with a new lifetime personal best of 7.88, while Sauer and Darmon ran times of 7.93 and 7.96 respectively. Smart advanced to the final where she further cut down her time to 7.86, which placed her 4th overall and #8 on the UW All Time list.

In between her two impressive 60m runs, Smart soared to a new lifetime personal best of 5.47m in women's long jump. This earned her yet another spot on the UW All Time list at #4 as well as placing 4th overall. On the other side of the field, rookie Amanda Tubman (Renfew) continued to improve in women's weight throw with a new lifetime personal best of 11.65m. This earned her a respectable #4 spot on the UW All Time list.

Veteran Naomi Lance (Kitchener) had another superb result in the 300m dash, running a time of 40.52 and finishing 6th overall against a very strong field. Lance is currently ranked 9th in the CIS for the event. On the men's side, Samuel Martinello destroyed his previous personal best with a new time of 36.20 and finished 7th overall.

Rookie Rachel Bronzovich (Oakville) continued to dominate in the women's 600m, running a notable time of 1:40.18 and capturing the bronze medal. Also in the event, rookieSabrina Marsh (Sault Ste. Marie) ran a massive lifetime personal best time of 1:42.98.

Leading the way for the distance crew was rookie James Milton (Kitchener) in the men's 3000m crossing the finish line in a time of 8:34.86, a new lifetime personal best by 14 seconds. This earned Milton a bronze medal finish and the #6 spot on the UW All Time list.

The women's 4x200m team was looking to improve their time and secure their spot at the CIS Championships next month. Running a seasons best time of 1:44.25 they move up in the ranking and currently sit 12th in the CIS. Rookie Kelsi Darmon (Fergus) ran a very impressive split time of 25.8 out of the blocks while Naomi Lance (Kitchener) blazed around the track in a new personal best time of 25.2. This split time sets Lance at #4 on the UW All Time list.

To finish off the meet, the women's 4x400m team ran a new season's best time of 4:04.25. Naomi Lance (Kitchener)'s season's best split time of 58.2 was the fastest of the team.

Next week, the Warriors will be splitting up looking to secure their tickets to the CIS Championships competing at the University of Guelph, the University of Toronto, and Cornell University.