SASKTRACK EXPRESS
NOVEMBER 2014
MISSION STATEMENT
Saskatchewan Athletics promotes the sport of
athletics* by facilitating the development and
maintenance of effective programs which assist
athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers in a fair and
positive environment.
*Includes track and field, cross-country, road racing,
and race walking
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Sport Coach NCCP Course,
November 14-16, Regina. Register by
November 13.
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/sportcoachr
egina.pdf
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/sportcoachr
eginaregform.pdf
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Club Coach NCCP Course, November
14-16, Saskatoon. Register by
November 10. Sprints/Hurdles, Jumps,
Throws, Endurance, and Para
Wheelchair events being offered:
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/clubcoachpr
omo.pdf
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/clubcoachno
v14.pdf
WEBSITE INFORMATION
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Visit the Officials website page for the
newsletter & upcoming events
REMINDERS/INFORMATION
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Respect in Sport (RiS) Training: All SK
coaches MUST take this mandatory free onetime training in order to be allowed to coach.
Training is free of charge. Click on icon below to
get started.
CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
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2014 Canadian National Speed/Power
Conference, “Coaching Speed/Power Athletes:
Theory into Practice” Conference, November 1416 in Mississauga, ON. Application information
here:
http://saskathletics.ca/pdfs/speedpowerconf.pdf
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Combined Events Mentorship 2014/2015 by
Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre (CACC),
Edmonton, AB. Application information here:
http://fscs.rampinteractive.com/cacc/files/CombE
vents_2015_Application.pdf
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Cross Country
November
8: CIS HERE,
PLACE PHOTO
Championships,
St
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OTHERWISE DELETE
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November 14-16: Club Coach NCCP
Course, Saskatoon
November 14-16: Sport Coach NCCP
Course, Regina
November 29: Canadian Cross
Country Championships, Vancouver,
BC
December 6: Lamer Friendship
Games, Regina
December 6: PR Athletics First
Chance Meet, Saskatoon
December 13: Santa Claus Throws,
Saskatoon
January 10: Invite Quad Meet,
Saskatoon
January 23-24: Downtown Lions Sled
Dog, Saskatoon
January 30-31: K of C Indoor Games,
Saskatoon
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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH
SUCCESS STORIES
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Congratulations 2014 SHSAA Provincial
Cross Country Championship medalists,
Madge Lake – Duck Mountain Provincial
Park, October 4: Midget Girls – Bronze
Emma Kraft (Regina); Midget Boys – Gold
Matthew Exner (Regina), Silver Sam
Seshadri (Saskatoon), Bronze Vaughn
Taylor (Regina); Junior Girls – Gold Kaycee
Schroeder (Dundurn), Silver Courtney
Hufsmith (Saskatoon), Bronze Kelsey
Haczkewicz (Yorkton); Junior Boys – Gold
Austin Grismer (Rosthern), Silver Derek
Campbell (Yorkton), Bronze Kaden Nilson
(Choiceland); Senior Girls – Gold Aurilla
Wilson (Balgonie); Senior Boys – Bronze
Dalyn Smith (Lake Lenore)
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Congratulations Sask Athletics Provincial
Cross Country Championship Medalists,
Saskatoon, October 18: PeeWee Female 2km
– Gold, Abigail Reimer-Golden, QCST
(8:42), Bronze, Jordy McEachern, QCST
(8:53); PeeWee Men 2km – Gold, Adam
Mytopher, LMTC (8:36); Seamus Dodds,
QCST (8:37); Bantam Female 2km – Gold,
Natalia McCullough, QCST (7:46); Silver,
Sarah Novakowski, YLTC (8:09); Bronze,
Emma Kukura, QCST (8:17); Bantam Men
2km – Gold, Ron MacLean, QCST (7:02);
Silver, Dylan Bauman, UNSK (7:36); Bronze,
Josh Linner, QCST (7:46); Midget Female
3km – Gold, Emma Kraft, QCST (11:56);
Silver, Alyson Edwards, LMTC (12:08);
Bronze, Chloe McEachern, QCST (12:24);
Midget Male 4km – Gold, Sam Seshadri,
RIVA (13:42); Silver, Kaden Nilson, QCST
(13:42); Bronze, Matthew Exner, QCST
(13:56); Youth Female 4km – Gold, Justine
Zarowny, UNSK (16:19); Silver, Keena
McKnight, EXCL (16:28); Bronze, Lindsay
Balezantis, STFC (17:10); Youth Male 6km –
Gold, James Hough, UNA (22:01); Silver,
Stephan Gericke, RIVA (22:03); Bronze,
Gabe Struhar, STFC (22:11); Junior Female
5km – Gold, Jesse Van Eaton, UofR (19:57);
Silver, Brynn Latimer, UofR (19:58); Aurilla
Wilson, QCST (20:12)
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Continued:
Junior Men 8km – Gold, Ibrahim
Mohammed, RIVA (27:00); Silver,
Marc Tremmel, UofR (27:16); Bronze,
Alex Elsworth, UNA (27:37); Open
Women 6km – Gold, Laura
Desjardins, UNA (22:04); Silver, Avery
Westberg, UofR (22:55); Bronze,
Brittany Elliott, RIVA (23:06); Open
Men 10km – Gold, Matt Johnson,
UofR (32:41); Silver, Adam Strueby,
UofR (33:05); Bronze, Evan Hauber,
UofR (37:02); Master Female 6km –
Gold, Judy Warick, CMTC (33:11);
Master Male 6km – Gold, Warren
McLeod, TIST (26:12); Gold, John
Svec, UNA (23:56); Gold, Kirby
Baynton, UNA (25:15); Silver, Dave
Olsen, UNA (26:13); Bronze, Hal
Puttick, CMTC (30:27); Gold, Randy
Warick, CMTC (30:50); Silver, Lyall
Petrie, UNA (32:09); Gold, Doug
Renwick, CMTC (29:48)
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Congratulations to athletes who
competed at Stewart Cup Memorial
Cross Country - 10/25/2014, Calgary,
AB:
Women Open 6km 2nd place Laura Desjardins, UNA
(21:40); 3rd place Danielle Thiel, UofA
(21:42)
Men Open 10km 1st place Matt Johnson, U of Regina
(31:43)
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Congratulations to Kelly Wiebe
(Swift Current), who is set to represent
Team Canada at the 2014 Chiba
Ekiden Road Race, November 24 in
Japan. The event is a mixed gender
relay where men and women alternate
legs to cover the marathon distance of
42.195 km.
Newsletter Submissions
Please send us information on
upcoming events, workshops, clinics, or
stories about our membership for us to
publish.
Submission deadline is the 20th of each
month.
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“SPORT IS A CHALLENGE … EVEN IF
YOU FINISH IN 5 HOURS YOU HAVE
IMPROVED A LOT. IT IS ABOUT
HEALTH. FOR THOSE OF YOU ARE
STILL RUNNING (AS I SPEAK), I
ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONTINUE
RUNNING.” – ELIUD KIPCHOGE
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2020 College Drive,
Saskatoon, SK
S7N 2W4
STAFF:
Executive Director – Bob Reindl
Email: [email protected]
Administrative Assistant – Janine Platana
Email: [email protected]
Phone
Fax
Twitter
306.664.6744
306.664.6761
www.saskathletics.ca
@SaskAthletics
Program Coordinator – Sarah Junkin
Email: [email protected]