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Martin Bazyl

Track and Field

BLUES EARN 7 MEDALS ON DAY 2 OF CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's track and field team sits second, while the men are third as Day 2 of the CIS championships wrapped up on Friday night (March 11) at York University.

Toronto's women sit second with 50 points, three points behind the Guelph Gryphons. The Western Mustangs are third with 47 points.

The Blues men  are in third place with 40 points, behind Guelph (61.5) and Windsor (55).



Third-year standout Gabriela Stafford earned Toronto's first medal of the meet and her first CIS individual gold medal. Stafford bettered Olympian Paula Schnurr's 1988 record (2:42.81) in the 1000m in a time of 2:41.67.

Fourth-year veteran Sacha Smart followed that up with a dominant performance in the men's race, crossing the finish line in 2:23.92 to earn his first career CIS individual title.

The Turner brothers capped off the first-ever men's heptathlon at the CIS championship with a 1-2 finish. James Turner topped the field with 3968 points, while Rostam Turner was second with 3673 points

James Turner finished first in the 60m (7.01), long jump (7.13m), shot put (14.06m), high jump (1.84m), 60m hurdles (8.54), while placing third in the pole vault (4.40m) and 10th in the 1000m (2:58.94).

Rostam Turner was second in the long jump (6.71m), shot put (13.75m), 60m hurdles (8.66) and pole vault (4.50m), fourth in the 60m (7.22), eighth in the 1000m (2:56.32) and ninth in the high jump (1.75m).
 


Toronto's 4x800 relay team of Gillian Ceyhan, Madeleine Kelly, Honor Walmsley and Rachel Jewett claimed the CIS title in a time of 8:49.74. Appearing in her first national championships since 2012,
 



Appearing in her first national championships since 2012, Tamara Jewett earned the silver medal in the 3000m in an impressive time of 9:37.46. Third-year sprinter Rayshaun Franklin also earned a second-place finish, crossing the 300m finish line in 33.66 seconds.
 


U of T's men's 4x800 relay team of Craig Klomp, Ben DeVito, Simon Egzaw and Sacha Smart placed fifth to cap off the night.

Julia Stille finished sixth in the women's long jump (5.63m), while rookie Katrina Innanen was eighth in the 300m (40.50)

Day 3 action gets underway with top ranked Julia Stille in the women's triple jump at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. 

TEAM STANDINGS: AFTER DAY 2


Women
1. Guelph, 53 points
2. Toronto, 50
3. Western, 47
4. York, 43
5. Alberta, 39
6. Saskatchewan, 34
7. Windsor, 31
8. Trinity Western, 19
9. Calgary, 16
10. Sherbrooke, 15
11. McGill, 13
12. Dalhousie, 11
13. Ottawa, 10
13. Lethbridge, 10
15. Laval, 9
16. Manitoba, 8
16. Waterloo, 8
18. Victoria, 5
18. Regina, 5
20. St. FX, 3

Men
1. Guelph, 61.50 points
2. Windsor, 55
3. Toronto, 40
4. Laval, 35
5. Saskatchewan, 26
5. Western, 26
5. York, 26
8. Regina, 25
9. Trinity Western, 16
10. Dalhousie, 13
11. Sherbrooke, 12
12. Manitoba, 10
13. Victoria, 8
13. Montreal, 8
15. Ottawa, 5.50
16. Lethbridge, 5
16. Alberta, 5
18. Waterloo, 4
19. McMaster, 3
19. Laurier, 3
 



INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS: DAY 2
 
Shot Put (W)
1. Brittany Crew, York 16.96 CIS Championships Record
2. Ashley Connell, Guelph, 15.60
3. Sarah Mitton, Windsor, 14.83
 
Long Jump (M)
1. Riley Bell, Western, 7.40
2. Ahmed Alkaberry, Regina, 7.32
3. Branden Wilhelm, Windsor, 7.10
 
Pole Vault (W)
1. Adrianne Vangool, Saskatchewan, 4.00
2. Sue Kupper, Alberta 3.95
3. Leah Vause, Saskatchewan, 3.90
 
1000m (W)
1. Gabriela Stafford, Toronto, 2:41.67 CIS Championships Record
2. Jenna Westaway, Calgary, 2:42.67
3. Katelyn Ayers, Guelph, 2:46.96
 
1000m (M)
1. Sacha Smart, Toronto, 2:23.92
2. Corey Bellemore, Windsor, 2:24.36
3. Nicolas Morin, Laval, 2:24.39
 
60m Hurdles (M)
1. Jared Olson, Saskatchewan, 8.09
2. Isoken Ogieva, Western, 8.15
3. Jackson Cheung, Guelph, 8.20
 
60m Hurdles (W)
1. Devyani Bismal, Ottawa, 8.40
2. Sarah Hammond, Guelph, 8.44
3. Joy Spear Chief-Morris, Western, 8.48
 
3000m (W)
1. Regan Yee, Trinity Western, 9:37.12
2. Tamara Jewett, Toronto, 9:37.46
3. Katrina Allison, Guelph, 9:39.59
 
3000m (M)
1. Antoine Thibeault, Laval, 8:10.20
2. Paul Janikowski, Windsor, 8:14.90
3. Jean-Samuel Lapointe, Laval, 8:15.36
 
High Jump (M)
1. Sean Cate, Guelph, 2.16
2. Alhaji Mansaray, Manitoba, 2.10
3. Branden Wilhelm, Windsor, 2.10

Long Jump (W)
1. Sandra Latrace, Lethbridge, 5.82
2. Astrid Nyame, Saskatchewan, 5.82
3. Emily Omahen, Windsor, 5.80
 
Weight Throw (M)
1. Jared Skeath, Guelph, 20.53
2. Chris Preece, York, 18.48
3. Marc-Antoine Lafranaye-Dugas, Sherbrooke, 18.42
 
300m (W)
1. Ashley Whiteman, Alberta, 39.10
2. Naomi Lance, Waterloo, 39.17
3. Sheereen Harris, York, 39.44

300m (M)
1. Nathan George, Trinity Western, 33.52
2. Rayshaun Franklin, Toronto, 33.66
3. Bismark Boateng, York, 33.93  


4X800m (W)
1. Toronto, 8:49.74
(Gillian Ceyhan, Madeleine Kelly, Honor Walmsley, Rachel Jewett)
2. Sherbrooke, 8:54.43
(Winona Lefebvre-Castillo, Beatrice Moyen-Sylvestre, Maite Bouchard, Marie-Eve Jacques)
3. Guelph, 8:55.75
(Emily Gordon, Cheryse Mitton, Janelle Hanna, Sophia Watts)

4X800m (M)
1. Windsor, 7:30.80
(Taylor MacArthur, Joe Kagumba, Nick MAcMackin, Corey Bellemore)
2. Victoria, 7:30.84
(Tyler Smith, Isaac Penner, Cole Peterson, Brendon Restall)
3. Laval, 7:35.55
(Benoit Dider, Benjamin Raymond, Nicolas Morin, Alex Busseires)


INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS: DAY 1

Weight Throw (W)
1. Brittany Crew, York, 18.90
2.Olena Olenick, Saskatchewan, 18.08
3. Jordana Badley-Castello, Windsor, 17.61
 
60m (W)
1.Joy Spear Chief-Morris, Western, 7.40
2. Sheereen Harris, York, 7.54
3. Shannay Beals, Dalhousie, 7.54

60m (M)
1. Tevaughn Campbell, Regina, 6.67
2. Bismark Boateng, York, 6.74
3. Kyle Thompson, Guelph, 6.78

Pentathlon (W)
1. Kaleigh Hole, Western, 3940
2. Helena Reinfels, McGill, 3868
3. Astrid Nyame, Saskatchean, 3824
 
DAY 3 SCHEDULE (selected events webcast daily at www.CIS-SIC.tv)
 
Saturday, March 12
12:30   Triple Jump (W) Final
12:30   Pole Vault (M) Final
13:15   600m (W) Final
13:30   600m (M) Final
14:15   4x200m Relay (W) Final
14:25   4x200m Relay (M) Final
14:30   High Jump (W) Final
14:45   Triple Jump (M) Final
14:45   Shot Put (M) Final
14:45   1500m (W) Final
15:00   1500m (M) Final
16:00   4x400m Relay (W) Final
16:15   4x400m Relay (M) Final
 
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