Laurentian U. Cross Country & Track Teams
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Congrats to Kristen Mrozewski for being named LU Athlete of the Week following her victory in the 1000m at the Guelph Last Chance meet this past weekend.
Congrats to Kristen Mrozewski for being named LU Athlete of the Week following her victory in the 1000m at the Guelph Last Chance meet this past weekend.
The Laurentian Voyageurs track & field team concluded their regular season of indoor competitions this past weekend with “Last Chance” competitions hosted by the University of Guelph and Carleton University. The Vees had an outstanding weekend, collecting two medals, seventeen top-ten finishes and setting fifteen new personal bests.
Leading the way for the Vees was fourth year nursing student Kristen Mrozewski (Sudbury) who won gold in the women’s 1,000 metre event in a season’s best time of 3:00.61. Teammate and fifth year education student Sarah Booth (Peterborough) placed second in the same event in a time of 3:01.77, also a season’s best.
Other top performances for the Laurentian women included first year kinesiology student Alissa Diavolitsis (Sudbury) who placed 4th in the 60 metres (8.20 seconds), and third year criminology student Shelly Hladin who placed 8th in the long jump with a season’s best performance of 5.24 metres.
On the men’s side, the Vees sprint squad led the way with five athletes establishing new personal bests. First year engineering student, Abdul Abiodun (Sudbury) placed seventh in the men’s 60 metres with a time of 7.17 seconds in the heats and 7.18 in the final. Second year criminology student Josh Kim (Sudbury), tied Abdiodun in the final with a 7.18 clocking. Fifth year education student Skyler Savage-Perreault (Sudbury) placed tenth in the final in 7.19. Evan Jarvis (Syndenham), also established a new personal best of 7.30 seconds.
Competing at a different meet in Ottawa, fourth year architecture student Tristan Routhier (Saint Sixte, QC), established a new personal best in the 300 metres with a time of 35.51 seconds. This time places Routhier second in LU’s all-time school rankings and leaves him just eight one-hundredths of a second off the school record.
The Laurentian Voyageurs track & field team concluded their regular season of indoor competitions this past weekend with “Last Chance” competitions hosted by the University of Guelph and Carleton University. The Vees had an outstanding weekend, collecting two medals, seventeen top-ten finishes and setting fifteen new personal bests.
Leading the way for the Vees was fourth year nursing student Kristen Mrozewski (Sudbury) who won gold in the women’s 1,000 metre event in a season’s best time of 3:00.61. Teammate and fifth year education student Sarah Booth (Peterborough) placed second in the same event in a time of 3:01.77, also a season’s best.
Other top performances for the Laurentian women included first year kinesiology student Alissa Diavolitsis (Sudbury) who placed 4th in the 60 metres (8.20 seconds), and third year criminology student Shelly Hladin who placed 8th in the long jump with a season’s best performance of 5.24 metres.
On the men’s side, the Vees sprint squad led the way with five athletes establishing new personal bests. First year engineering student, Abdul Abiodun (Sudbury) placed seventh in the men’s 60 metres with a time of 7.17 seconds in the heats and 7.18 in the final. Second year criminology student Josh Kim (Sudbury), tied Abdiodun in the final with a 7.18 clocking. Fifth year education student Skyler Savage-Perreault (Sudbury) placed tenth in the final in 7.19. Evan Jarvis (Syndenham), also established a new personal best of 7.30 seconds.
Competing at a different meet in Ottawa, fourth year architecture student Tristan Routhier (Saint Sixte, QC), established a new personal best in the 300 metres with a time of 35.51 seconds. This time places Routhier second in LU’s all-time school rankings and leaves him just eight one-hundredths of a second off the school record.
Scenes from the last chance
Vees make their final mark on the regular season with a whopping 15 new Personal Bests at the Guelph Gryphons Last Chance meet. 22 Athletes will make the trip to the OUA championships across 18 events, including 6 relay events.
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Scenes from the last chance
Vees make their final mark on the regular season with a whopping 15 new Personal Bests at the Guelph Gryphons Last Chance meet. 22 Athletes will make the trip to the OUA championships across 18 events, including 6 relay events.
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Are your legs tired? Because you’ve been running through our mind all day… 😏
Vees are in action on Valentines weekend at the Guelph Last Chance meet. Athletes on the bubble make their final bid for an OUA Championships berth.
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Are your legs tired? Because you’ve been running through our mind all day… 😏
Vees are in action on Valentines weekend at the Guelph Last Chance meet. Athletes on the bubble make their final bid for an OUA Championships berth.
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Jillian’s committed!
Jillian Landry will be attending LU in September. She will study Kinesiology with Concurrent Education while competing in Long Sprint events! Welcome Jillian!
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Jillian’s committed!
Jillian Landry will be attending LU in September. She will study Kinesiology with Concurrent Education while competing in Long Sprint events! Welcome Jillian!
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LU’s Keon Wallingford wasted little time in breaking his own school record in the 3,000 metres. The North Bay native was part of a small contingent of Laurentian’s varsity track and field team that travelled to Boston this past weekend to compete at two NCAA competitions.
At the Bruce Lehane Scarlett and White Invitational hosted by Boston University, Wallingford shaved another four seconds off his own school record in the 3,000 metres with a finishing time of 8 minutes, 21.25 seconds. Just two weeks ago, Wallingford eclipsed the school record in the event that had stood for 50 years.
At the Showdown at the Heights, hosted by Boston College at the Track at New Balance, the Vees had two top ten finishes in the women’s 800 metres. Sarah Booth (Peterborough) placed eight in a time of 2:20.36. Teammate Kristen Mrozewski (Sudbury) placed tenth in a time of 2:21.77
LU’s Keon Wallingford wasted little time in breaking his own school record in the 3,000 metres. The North Bay native was part of a small contingent of Laurentian’s varsity track and field team that travelled to Boston this past weekend to compete at two NCAA competitions.
At the Bruce Lehane Scarlett and White Invitational hosted by Boston University, Wallingford shaved another four seconds off his own school record in the 3,000 metres with a finishing time of 8 minutes, 21.25 seconds. Just two weeks ago, Wallingford eclipsed the school record in the event that had stood for 50 years.
At the Showdown at the Heights, hosted by Boston College at the Track at New Balance, the Vees had two top ten finishes in the women’s 800 metres. Sarah Booth (Peterborough) placed eight in a time of 2:20.36. Teammate Kristen Mrozewski (Sudbury) placed tenth in a time of 2:21.77
Oops….
He did it…
Again!
Keon Wallingford lowers his school record in the 3000m to 8:21.25 in Boston!
Oops….
He did it…
Again!
Keon Wallingford lowers his school record in the 3000m to 8:21.25 in Boston!
Solid runs by Sarah Booth and Kristen Mrozewski today in the women’s 800 metres at the Boston College Showdown at the Heights at the Track at New Balance. Sarah placed 8th in a time of 2:20.36 and Kristen placed 10th in a time of 2:21.77.
Solid runs by Sarah Booth and Kristen Mrozewski today in the women’s 800 metres at the Boston College Showdown at the Heights at the Track at New Balance. Sarah placed 8th in a time of 2:20.36 and Kristen placed 10th in a time of 2:21.77.
Vees in Boston! Sarah Booth and Kristen Mrozewski will race the 800 metres on Saturday at the Showdown at the Heights hosted by Boston College at the Track at New Balance. Later in the evening Keon Wallingford will look to lower his school record in the 3,000 metres at the Bruce Lehane Invitational hosted by Boston University. Go Vees!
Vees in Boston! Sarah Booth and Kristen Mrozewski will race the 800 metres on Saturday at the Showdown at the Heights hosted by Boston College at the Track at New Balance. Later in the evening Keon Wallingford will look to lower his school record in the 3,000 metres at the Bruce Lehane Invitational hosted by Boston University. Go Vees!
Today is National Women and Girls in Sports day! Lets celebrate the trailblazers before us, the fierce athletes of today, and the girls of sports future.
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Today is National Women and Girls in Sports day! Lets celebrate the trailblazers before us, the fierce athletes of today, and the girls of sports future.
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Laurentian’s track and field team continued their regular season of indoor competition this past weekend at the 53rd annual York University Open in Toronto.
The Vees earned two relay medals and an additional ten individual top-10 results over the two days of competition.
The Laurentian women’s 4 X 200 metre relay team of Naomi Palmer (Sudbury), Maeva Sullivan (Sudbury), Shelley Hladin (Chartierville, QC) and Alissa Diavolitsis (Sudbury) won a silver medal with a season’s best time of 1 minute 51.81 seconds. On the men’s side in the same event, the team of Skyler Savage-Perreault (Sudbury), Josh Kim (Sudbury), Abdul Abiodun (Sudbury) and Tristan Routhier (Saint Sixte, QC) ran to a bronze medal in a time of 1:35.48, also a season’s best.
The top individual performer for the Vees was third year nursing student Brandon Radey (Sudbury) who placed fourth in the men’s 600 metre event with a time of 1:23.39. On the women’s side, Shelley Hladin was the top performer, placing 5th in the triple jump (10.98 metres) and 8th in the long jump (5.11 metres). Other top-10 finishers included Charlotte Grenier (Sudbury), 7thin the women’s 3,000 metres in 11:09.26; Alissa Diavolitsis, 7th in the 300 metres in 42.62; Georgia Lepage (Sudbury), 8th in the 3,000 metres in 11:24.31; and Claire Scholl (Newmarket), 10th in the 1,000 metre event in 3:12.65.
Laurentian’s track and field team continued their regular season of indoor competition this past weekend at the 53rd annual York University Open in Toronto.
The Vees earned two relay medals and an additional ten individual top-10 results over the two days of competition.
The Laurentian women’s 4 X 200 metre relay team of Naomi Palmer (Sudbury), Maeva Sullivan (Sudbury), Shelley Hladin (Chartierville, QC) and Alissa Diavolitsis (Sudbury) won a silver medal with a season’s best time of 1 minute 51.81 seconds. On the men’s side in the same event, the team of Skyler Savage-Perreault (Sudbury), Josh Kim (Sudbury), Abdul Abiodun (Sudbury) and Tristan Routhier (Saint Sixte, QC) ran to a bronze medal in a time of 1:35.48, also a season’s best.
The top individual performer for the Vees was third year nursing student Brandon Radey (Sudbury) who placed fourth in the men’s 600 metre event with a time of 1:23.39. On the women’s side, Shelley Hladin was the top performer, placing 5th in the triple jump (10.98 metres) and 8th in the long jump (5.11 metres). Other top-10 finishers included Charlotte Grenier (Sudbury), 7thin the women’s 3,000 metres in 11:09.26; Alissa Diavolitsis, 7th in the 300 metres in 42.62; Georgia Lepage (Sudbury), 8th in the 3,000 metres in 11:24.31; and Claire Scholl (Newmarket), 10th in the 1,000 metre event in 3:12.65.
The Laurentian Track & Field team competed at the York Open this weekend. We are still waiting for the official results to be posted but the team did walk away with 10 personal bests and several Top 10 finishes. We will provide a full report once results are available!
The Laurentian Track & Field team competed at the York Open this weekend. We are still waiting for the official results to be posted but the team did walk away with 10 personal bests and several Top 10 finishes. We will provide a full report once results are available!
Not to be outdone, the women’s 4x400m relay team wins their heat and shatters history! That makes two new school records this weekend.
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Not to be outdone, the women’s 4x400m relay team wins their heat and shatters history! That makes two new school records this weekend.
#GoVees
The Laurentian Voyageurs track & field team travelled to Montreal, QC this past weekend to compete at the 29th annual McGill Team Challenge. Competing against fifteen universities from Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes, the Vees placed eighth in the combined team scoring.
Leading the way for the Vees was senior Keon Wallingford (North Bay) who broke a fifty year old school record in the men’s 3,000 metre event with a time of 8 minutes 25.05 seconds. Wallingford’s time broke the previous record of 8:26.7 set by Vaughn Johnston in 1975. It also ranks him eighteenth in the U Sports national rankings at the time of this release.
The men’s 3,000 metre record was not the only longstanding school mark to fall on the weekend. The women’s 4 X 400 metre relay team of Kristen Mrozewski (Sudbury), Sarah Booth (Peterborough), Maeve Blake (North Bay) and Alissa Diavolitsis (Sudbury) posted a time of 4 minutes, 11.11 seconds, placing fourth in the event and eclipsing the previous record that had stood since 1995.
The Laurentian Voyageurs track & field team travelled to Montreal, QC this past weekend to compete at the 29th annual McGill Team Challenge. Competing against fifteen universities from Quebec, Ontario and the Maritimes, the Vees placed eighth in the combined team scoring.
Leading the way for the Vees was senior Keon Wallingford (North Bay) who broke a fifty year old school record in the men’s 3,000 metre event with a time of 8 minutes 25.05 seconds. Wallingford’s time broke the previous record of 8:26.7 set by Vaughn Johnston in 1975. It also ranks him eighteenth in the U Sports national rankings at the time of this release.
The men’s 3,000 metre record was not the only longstanding school mark to fall on the weekend. The women’s 4 X 400 metre relay team of Kristen Mrozewski (Sudbury), Sarah Booth (Peterborough), Maeve Blake (North Bay) and Alissa Diavolitsis (Sudbury) posted a time of 4 minutes, 11.11 seconds, placing fourth in the event and eclipsing the previous record that had stood since 1995.
Scenes from day 1 of the #McGillTeamChallenge
Catch all the action from day two with the live feed and results in our story
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Scenes from day 1 of the #McGillTeamChallenge
Catch all the action from day two with the live feed and results in our story
#GoVees
🚨SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🔥
Keon Wallingford re-writes the history books with his 3000 meter performance in Montreal! Keon stopped the clock at 8:25.05!!
Congratulations Keon!
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🚨SCHOOL RECORD ALERT 🔥
Keon Wallingford re-writes the history books with his 3000 meter performance in Montreal! Keon stopped the clock at 8:25.05!!
Congratulations Keon!
#GoVees
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Laurentian XC Assistant Coach Megan Crocker ran to a nearly 2 minute personal best in the Half-Marathon at the Road to Hope Marathon event in Hamilton. Megan’s finishing time of 1:19:51 (3:47 per km) placed her 2nd in the Women’s race.
Solid day at the OUA Cross Country Championships in Callander this weekend. LU women placed 9th and the men placed 11th.
Less than 24 hours to go!! Lets get ready Vees, who’s making the trip??
Live Results: https://live.athletic.net/meets/41296
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Annual workout in Copper Cliff Park. An absolute gem of a park for athletes and coaches. A solid dyno fartlek session with some tempo to finish. Roll Vees - OUA’s 8 days out!
LU Cross Country Men 8th and Women 11th at McMaster Invitational 8k yesterday in Hamilton.
Our varsity Cross Country and Track & Fields teams welcomed 17 recruits from all across Ontario as part of our “Fall Recruit Day” on Friday, October 4th. Recruits got a full tour of campus, participated in a full varsity practice and attended a Q&A session.
Beach day! ☀️🏖️🏃♀️🏃♂️💨
Our annual moonlight beach workout was a blast as we prep for the latter half of the cross-country season
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Laurentian’s Cross Country and Track & Field Teams hosted 36 Elementary and High Schools on campus today for the annual LU Rumble on the Rock Cross Country Running Meet. Thanks to the Laurentian community for helping us host today!
Laurentian XC Women 8th and XC Men 9th at Western Invitational today in London. Photos include Sarah Booth (Bib 35), Abby Lanteigne (Bib 39) and Brandon Radey (Bib 175). #goVees
Vees on the course TOMORROW ‼️
Set your reminders, 12 USPORTS schools face your Laurentian Voyageurs at Thames Valley Golf Course in London, ON.
LIVE RESULTS: https://live.athletic.net/meets/39707
Training Camp for our Cross Country and Track & Field Teams this past weekend. Solid crew that includes 31 student-athletes and a support crew of 11 coaches and student trainers. Takes a village!
Great way to start the Laurentian Cross Country Running season!
