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Ekua Cudjoe
Martin Bazyl

Track and Field

STRONG FINISH FOR TRACK & FIELD AT CAN AM CLASSIC

Full Results

The University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up the 2017 Can Am Classic on Saturday, January 14 in Windsor, Ont.
 
U of T's men capped off the meet as Jack Berkshire, Alexander Bimm, Sacha Smart and Rayshaun Franklin won the 4x400 relay in a time of 3:20.31.
 
Earlier in the day, Smart placed second in the men's 1500m in a time of 3:50.73, while Ben Devito was fourth in 3:54.50.
 
Bimm finished third overall in the men's 600m, crossing the finish line in 1:21.48. Nathan Tesfu placed third in the men's high jump, clearing 1.98m.
 
Noah Defreyne placed fourth in the men's 1000m in 2:31.11, while Alexander Lau finished fifth in the men's 60m dash in 6.95 seconds. Collier Peter was fifth in the men's long jump with a distance of 6.79m, with Jack Berkshire placing sixth in the men's 300m in 35.88 seconds.
 
First-year standout Lucia Stafford (2:46.71) and veteran Madeleine Kelly (2:47.19) finished 1-2 in the women's 1000m, with Stafford's time setting a new Canadian indoor junior record. Jazz Shukla placed fourth in 2:50.44. Katrina Innanen was third in the women's 300m in 40.23.
 
Stafford, Kelly and Innanen teamed up with Carolyn Adams to win the 4x400 relay in a time of 3:51.65.
 
Ekua Cudjoe got the Blues off to a good start, opening the day with a second-place finish in the women's weight throw with a distance of 17.52m. Fifth-year veteran Danielle Delage added another second-place finish in the women's high jump, clearing 1.69m.
 
Gillian Ceyhan (1:38.64) and Sarah Kwajafa (1:39.05) placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in the women's 600m, with Christiana Agustin (4:44.46) and Charlotte Dunlap (4:48.66) finishing sixth and eighth in the women's 1500m.
 
The Varsity Blues are back in action next Saturday, January 21 as they host the Fred Foot Meet at the Athletic Centre Field House. 
 
 
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