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Athletes heading to national Legion championships



Published on July 20th, 2010
Published on July 20th, 2010
Christopher Vaughan RSS Feed

A group of local youth and their coaches travelled across the island recently to participate in the 2010 Legion Track and Field Championships. The event was held July 2 and 3 at the Pearlgate Track and Field Complex in Mt. Pearl.Rosemary Ryan-Forsey, parent and coach, said the athletes proved themselves to be exceptional competitors."Nobody expected them to do so well," said Ms. Ryan-Forsey. "This group of athletes really cleaned up."Several records were set at the event, including:

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Jillian Forsey in the girls 15&U 800 m run, who set a new time with 2:22.87 (previous record was 2:35.07);Jillian Forsey in the girls 14&U 1,200 m run, who crossed the finish line at 3:47.96 (previous record was 4:12.00);William Forsey in the boys 16-17 800 m run, whose time was clocked at 2:05.64 (the old record was 2:06.88);William Forsey in the boys 16-17 3,000 m run, finishing with a time of 9:43.89 (beating the old record of 9:50.94).Of the 16 local athletes participating, 10 were chosen to move onto the National Legion Championships: Emily Chaisson, Chris Cooze, Jillian Forsey, William Forsey, Michael Gilbert, Clinton Kerfont, Crystal Miesseau, Abigail Penton, Rita Jane St. Croix and Hannah Stokes. The athletes will be accompanied by Ms. Ryan-Forsey to the nationals, taking place at the University of Ottawa and Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa from Aug. 4 to 10.

The national games' Facebook page states Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David Onley will open the event as a guest speaker. Some activities for athletes includes a Yuk Yuks comedy night, Parliament Hill visit, and a candlelight ceremony at the National War Memorial.

Here's a look at how the competitors fared at the provincial meet.

Girls 15&U 100 m dash

1. Chan, Nicole -13.41*

2. Penton, Abby -14.38

3. Flynn, Emily -14.63

4. Rogers, Victoria -14.64

5. Rowe, Elizabeth -15.08

6. White, Katara -15.45

7. Leroy, Amber -15.58

Boys 15&U 100 m dash

1. Gilbert, Michael -13.07

Boys 16-17 100 m dash

1. Cooze, Chris -12.52

Girls 15&U 200 m dash

1. Stokes, Hannah -29.75

2. Penton, Abby -29.76

3. Rogers, Victoria -30.58

4. Flynn, Emily -30.96

5. Rowe, Elizabeth -31.82

6. Leroy, Amber -32.66

7. Perrier, Kasondra -32.79

Girls 16-17 200 m dash

1. Buckingham, Darcy -27.21

Boys 15&U 200 m dash

1. Faour, Thomas -24.18*

Boys 16-17 200 m dash

1. Kelloway, Daniel -24.7

2. Cooze, Chris -26.79

Girls 15&U 300 m dash

1. O'Brien, Erin -46.41*

2. Stokes, Hannah -46.51

3. Penton, Abby -47.29

4. Perrier, Kasondra -50.45

5. White, Katara -52.90

Boys 15&U 300 m dash

1. Faour, Thomas -37.86*

Girls 16-17 400 m dash

1. Buckingham, Darcy -1:01.35*

Boys 16-17 400 m dash

1. Kelloway, Daniel -55.25

Girls 15&U 800 m run

1. Forsey, Jillian -2:22.87*

2. O'Brien, Erin -2:39.64

3. Pike, Brittany -2:42.02

4. St. Croix, Rita Jane -2:42.19

Boys 15&U 800 m run

1. McIlroy, Patrick -2:39.78

Boys 16-17 800 m run

1. Forsey, William -2:05.64*

2. Kerfont, Clinton -2:12.48

3. Kelloway, Daniel -2:16.14

4. Barnes, Tim -2:16.24

Girls 15&U 1,200 m run

1. Forsey, Jillian -3:47.96*

2. St. Croix, Rita Jane -4:23.72

3. Pike, Brittany -4:26.53

4. Chaisson, Emily -4:30.42

5. Ryan, Megan -4:30.77

Boys 16-17 1,500 m run

1. Forsey, William -4:26.44

2. Kerfont, Clinton -4:31.33

3. Barnes, Tim -4:40.49

Girls 15&U 2,000 m run

1. Forsey, Jillian -6:46.43*

2. Chaisson, Emily -7:47.33

3. Ryan, Megan -7:54.27

4. St. Croix, Rita Jane -9:10.77

Boys 16-17 3,000 m run

1. Forsey, William -9:43.89*

2. Barnes, Tim -11:50.48

-. Kerfont, Clinton -SCR

Girls 15&U 80 m hurdles 0.76 m

1. Chaisson, Emily -16.06

2. Rowe, Elizabeth -16.51

Girls 15&U 200 m hurdles 0.76 m

1. McIlroy, Emily -38.27

Boys 15&U 200 m hurdles 0.76 m

1. Gilbert, Michael -31.80

Girls 15&U long jump

1. Chan, Nicole*

2. Perrier, Kasondra

3. Leroy, Amber

4. White, Katara

-. Pike, Brittany -DNS

Boys 15&U long jump

1. Gilbert, Michael*

Girls 15&U high jump

1. O'Driscoll, Shaugh*

2. Stokes, Hannah

3. McIlroy, Emily

Girls 16-17 high jump

1. Buckingham, Darcy

Girls 16-17 discus throw 1 kg

1. Miesseau, Crystal

Boys 15&U discus throw 1 kg

1. Butler, Patrick

Girls 15&U javelin throw 600 gr

1. O'Driscoll, Shaugh

Girls 16-17 javelin throw 600 gr

1. Miesseau, Crystal

Boys 15&U javelin throw 600 gr

1. Richards, Scott

2. McIlroy, Patrick

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Those marked with a * are new records.

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