Athletes Qualify for Provincial Legion and Hershey Track and Field Championships 

After an inspirational opening ceremony conducted by District F Chaiman Buch Buchanan and Belleville Legion Colour Party, over 170 athletes competed at 130 events in two concurrent Track and Field Meets Saturday at Bruce Faulds. Sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, the District F Meet qualified over 40 athletes to compete at the Legion Provincial Championships at Kitchener 18/19 Jul.  Eleven Quinte Area Boys and Girls were among those Under 18 and Under 16 selected based on their excellent performances. 

New Balance Female of the meet, Arielle Fitzgerald, earned Gold in 300m Hurdles, the Triple Jump, 1500m Race Walk and she took Silver in Long Jump.  Fitzgerald, a 14 year old Grade 8 Student, ran the 300m Hurdles for the first time in a blistering 49.22 sec!  Meet Director Tom Carr put this accomplishment into perspective in that she would have finished first at Hifh School East Regionals.   

Also selected for the District F Team from Quinte Legion were Dylan Seemark (800 and Triple Jump), Gabby Foley (200 & 400), Lisa Kerry (100), Sean MacDonald (200&400), Logan Cole (110m & 400m Hurdles, Long Jump), and Connor Mahoney-Ashberry for the 2000m Steeplechase.

Also sponsored by the Legion, the annual Bruce Faulds MinorTrack Meet enjoyed great conditions and produced many high class results for those athletes in four age groups (7-14).  The Quinte Legion Track and Field Club hauled in a total of 17 medals. Taylor Blair won Gold for 800m & High Jump.  Alexandra Rainville-Barzey struck Gold in 800m Race Walk, and Silver for 800, 1500 & Shot Put.  Gabrielle Roy was Golden in Shot Put, Silver Race Walk, Bronze 800m.  Miya Hemmersbach was Gold in Triple Jump. Laurence Roy hit Silver in 100, 200 & Long Jump.  Jaret Clarke Silver High Jump & Bronze 200m.  Elise Howe Bronze 400 and Adam Fockler Bronze High Jump.  All these MTA athletes and more qualified for the Hershey Provincial TT&F Champs in Oshawa next Sat 21 June. 

Tom Carr declared both meets a great success with many thanks to support from the District, Zone and Belleville Legion organizations, Saint John Ambulance, plus all the Coaches, volunteer officials, parents and athletes..        

Our second MTA meet of the outdoor season took place on a cool and windy Saturday at St James High School in Guelph.  Overall the team ran, jumped and threw very well.  Laurence Roy placed 3rd in her 100m Tyke (9/10) Girls heat and 11th in the Long Jump. 

In the MTA Senior (13/14) events, Arielle Fitzgerald won Silver in the Long Jump with 4.59m,  Silver in High Jump over 1.30m, and 4th in the 200m Hurdles 31.25.  Gabrielle Roy won Gold in the 800m Race Walk with a 5:36 PB!!  She also ran 10th in the 800m at 3:21  and she Put the Shot 5.71m for 6th place. 

Competing in their first MTA meet against more experienced runners, Alexandra Rainville-Barzey, Elise Howe, Emma Riley and Patrict Fair ran hard and showed promise for the future.  Alexandra won Bronze in the fast 1500m with 5:24.08, she ran 10th in the 400 with 1:10.03, and she placed 5th in the Shot Put with 6.28m.   Emma finished 8th in the 400m in 1:09.01 and she ran well in the 200m.  Patrick finished 6th in a very fast 1500m field with 5:18.71, and he ran well in the 800m.  Elise was 12th in the 400m with 1:10.88 and she also ran well in the 200m.  

Ben Jones won Bronze in the 200m Hurdles in 32.10.  And to complete a successful day, the Senior Girls 4X200 Relay Team of Emma Riley, Elise Howe, Gabrielle Roy and alexandra Rainville-Barzey sprinted to a 3rd place Bronze medal. 

The next meet is scheduled for 14 June 08 and all are welcome to compete.  Details at at home page. 

Website:     eteamz.active.com/quintelegion or Search: QLTFC

Coaches: Tom Carr (613) 394-1107, Chris Berneche,  Fred Jordan (613) 398-0910 

Assistant Coaches:     Connor Mahoney Ashberry 

Club e-mail          quintelegion@cogeco.ca  

Tax Deductible (youth under 16) Registation Fees:   (Prov Registration, Gym/Track Rental, 2 Meet Entries, Administration, Coaching) Outdoors $150, Cross Country $100 and for Non-Competitive $50 per season 

Outdoors Practices at Bruce Faulds Track on Harder Road across from Centennial High School Belleville  

Tues & Thurs 5PM-6:30PM  Saturday 10:30-12:00 AM     

                   *Outdoor Schedule  MTA=Minor Track Assoc  4 Age Groups 8-14  

                                                    OTFA = ON T&F Assoc 4 Groups(12-18)1819)                                           OMTFA=ON Masters T&F 30+                                                                                 *we provide Assistant Official if we enter 5+ athletes 

24 May     MTA Meet York Regional Runners                  Stouffville

1 June       MTA Guelph Legion Meet                               Guelph    

14 June     RCL District F Qual & MTA Bruce Faulds      Belleville  

21 June      Provincial Hershey Finals                                Oshawa

21-22 Jun   OTFA Provincial Junior and Senior Champs    Ottawa

29 June       OMTFA Provincial Masters Champs               York

3-6 July       Canadian Senior T&F Champs                     Windsor

19 July        MTA T&F Champs                                     Oshawa

25-27 July   Canadian Junior T&F Champs                   Abbotsford, BC 

2-3 Aug   OTFA Bantam(12/13)Midget(14/15), Youth(16/17)  York

MTA Age Groups     OTFA Age Groups

Mite      2000/01                   Bantam   1995/96

Tyke     1998/99                   Midget   1993/94

Atom    1996/97                  *Youth     1991/92    *Formerly Juvenile

Senior  1994/95                     Junior    1989/90

                                            Senior   1988 and before

At least 780 athletes, as well as numerous coaches, officials, helpers and parents crowded into the Toronto Track and Field Centre at York University Saturday and Sunday for the Ontario Track and Field Association Indoor Championships.  Quinte Legion entered 6 athletes who performed extremely well to capture 3 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Medals. 

In order of starts, ever smiling Gabrielle Roy(12) is now the Ontario Indoor Bantam Girls 800m Race Walk Champ winning gold in this new event for her.  Gabrielle also ran well in the 400m.  Mounting the podium to receive Gold and Silver Medals as another Champion, Adam Doxtator(12) won the Bantam Boys 3000m with a convincing run in 10:38.60, and he also raced hard to placed 2nd in the 1500m with 4.49.31 both near personal bests.  

Arielle Fitzgerald(14) extended her winning streak by capturing Gold (1st/7) in the very competitive Midget Girls Triple Jump with 10.01m, close to her PB.  Coach Tom Carr put perspective on Arielle's feat, explaining that a number of older Midget Girls and Boys or even some Junior Boys and Girls competing did not jump that far!  Fitzgerald has now won the Provincial Indoor Girls Triple Jump for her age two years in a row.  She also placed 4th/14 in the Long Jump with 4.61m, a near PB.

Completing the medal winners Alex Johnson-Leroux (12) sprinted to win Silver in the Bantam Boys 400m dash in 1:10.52 and Bronze in the 200m near 31sec.  He also finished 5th in the 60m with 9.52.  

Lisa Kerry(17) also sprinted very well in the 400m finishing 22/48 with 1:03.74 and 200m in 27.83 competing as a Juvenile in the older Junior age category.   Miya Hemmersbac competed in the Bantam Girls Long Jump, Triple Jump and 400m.  

Seven Quinte Legion athletes hauled in eight medals and recorded numerous personal best (PB) performances at the Ontario Minor (Boys and Girls Ages 7-14) Track and Field Indoor Championships held 30 March at York University. 

In this, the last of a series of large indoor meets with many Track Clubs from around the Province competing, Bayside Grade 8 student Arielle Fitzgerald (14) closed out an outstanding season by raking in yet three more medals.  She won Gold in the Girls Long Jump with a PB 4.73m, Gold in the 800m Race Walk with a PB 4:49 and Bronze in the Triple Jump with a near PB 10.02m.  Jumps and Throws Coach Tom Carr has been very impressed with Fitzgerald’s remarkable improvements in the last three months. 

Another indoor standout, Adam Doxtator (12) continued this theme by earning Bronze in the highly competitive 1500m with 4:43.85, and he placed 5^th in the equally strong 800m field with 2:21.15.  Assistant Running Coach Connor Mahoney-Ashberry caught up with unhappy Adam at the finish of each race, until Doxtator realized that he had reached his objective of attaining two big PBs in one day.  Steadily improving Gabrielle Roy (12) earned a Bronze in the 800m Race Walk with the best technique according to the Officials, and in a PB time.  Roy also ran a PB in the 400m. 

Taylor Blair (9) captured two medals, both PBs, in winning Gold for her age group in the Girls 800m Race Walk and Bronze in the 800m run.  Laurence Roy (8) won Bronze in the 200m sprint for her age, and also placed 5^th in the 60m with a PB. Complementing a strong team, Mija Hemmersbach (13) scored PBs in the TJ and the 400m.  Alex Johnson-Leroux (12) also ran very well in the 60m sprint and 400m dash. 

Overall, an excellent indoor campaign.  New members are welcome to participate for fun and fitness during the outdoor season starting Thurs 3 April, 5 PM at the Bruce Faulds Track, Belleville.

Quinte Legion entered 7 athletes of different age groups in the Annual Bullets Minor Track Association Indoor Meet held at York Univ Sat 23 Feb.  This was a huge Meet with hundreds of competitors.  Running and jumping indoors is valuable experience for the upcoming outdoor season.

Arielle Fitzgerald (age 14) continued her winning streak, scoring two PBs and hauling in three trophies.  She placed first in the MTA Senior Girls 800m Race Walk in 5:02.  Then she hit the board perfectly to tie for 1st/14 in the Triple Jump.  She bounded 10.04m to earn her second PB this season for the TJ,  ending 2nd overall due to next best jump.  Arielle also placed 3rd/14 in the Long Jump with an excellent 4.63m (another PB this season).   Miya Hemmersbach (12) leaped 7.09m in the Senior girls Triple Jump, and she ran the 400m in 1:15.  

Adam Doxtator (12) raced very well to place 3rd/10 in the MTA Senior Boys  1500m with a fast 4:51.  He also finished 5th in the 800m in a brisk 2:26.  Alex Johnson-Leroux (12)ran the Senior Boys 400m in 1:10 and 200m in 31.2.

Competing in their first indoor meet, sisters Gabrielle Roy (12) and Laurence Roy (8) also gained valuable experience.  Laurence sprinted the Tyke Girls 50m in 9.56 to finish 10/16 and she ran the 200 in 38.95 for 10/20.  Gabrielle ran the MTA Senior Girls 400m in 1:35, the 800m in 3:50 and she also tried the Triple Jump. 

Tayl;or Blair (9) also compteted in her first indoor meet.  She ran the 400m in 1:31 to finish 8/19, the 800m in 3:46.13 for 6/17 and she tried the Long Jump.. 

Next Meet will be 1/2 March at York for the Provincial Indoor Bantam, Midget and Junior Championships.   New members are welcome anytime and we are still looking for a distance Running Coach!

Feb 16/17 found Quinte Legion at the OTFA Youth/Senior Provincial Championships at York.  The level of competition was very high in the running events.  Connor Mahoney-Ashberry  ran well over the 1500m in 4:44.81 and the 3000m in 10:21.50.  Lisa Kerry sprinted very well over the 400m in 1:03.65 and the 200m in 27.64.  Jocelyn Brethour ran 5:49.84 in the 1500m and 2:58.56 in the 800m.

For the next two weekends we will be back to Toronto for the MTA Bullets Meet 23 Feb and the OTFA Provincial Bantam, Midget and Junior Championships 1/2 March..  

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New members are welcome anytime and we are actively seeking a Distance Running Coach.   

Five earnest Quinte Legion members competed for Team District F at the Provincial Royal Canadian Legion Indoor Championships held at York Univ Sat 9 Feb.  Arielle Fitzgerald (14yr) continued to shine this indoor season capturing a Silver Medal for 17&Under Girls 1000 Race Walk in a brisk 6:14.59.  Arielle won a Bronze Medal (3rd/5) in 15&U Girls Triple Jump with 9.60m and she finished 7th/10 in the Long Jump with 4.38m.  

Adam Doxtator (13yr) ran very well placing 5th/9 in the 15&U Boys 3000m in a fast 10:26.26 and 11th/15 in the 1500m with 4:54.18.  Lisa Kerry also sprinted very well finishing 12th/22 in the 17&U Girls 200m dash with 28.44 and 7th/17 in the 400m in 1:03.11.  Logan Cole ran the 17&U Boys 60m Hurdles in 9.56 finishing 9th/11.   Also, Alex Johnson-Leroux (13yr) ran 109.44 to finish 12th/16 in the Boys  200m and he also ran the 400m in 32.23.  

These results were encouraging for this early in the season.  Next stop on the tour will be this Sat/Sun 16/17 Feb at York for the OTFA Youth (Formerly Junvenile) and Senior Indoor Championships.  Connor, Jocelyn and Lisa will be competing.

We continue to accept new members all year, and we are looking actively for a distance running Coach.  

The Minor Track Association of Ontario honoured Arielle Fitzgerald and other promising MTA Athletes at the 2nd Annual Awards Dinner Saturday night at Brampton.  The MTA invites only 20 Grade 8 Ontario Champions to the Dinner along with their Parents and Coaches. 

Adding to the special night Milt Ottey and Angela Issajencko, two famous Canadian World Class Track and Field Athletes gave inspirational talks and presented the trophies.  In 2007 Arielle was the OTFA Indoor Champion in the Triple and Long Jumps and the MTA Outdoor Race Walk Champion.  As reported in December after the International Youth Meet of champions she surprised eveyone by shattering her TJ and LJ PBs.  Watch out Dylan...  

Quinte Legion welcomes new members year round, and we are now actively seeking a distant Running Coach.  E-mail quintelegion@cogeco.ca   

Kirstin Mooney has accepted a full Scholarship from University of Detroit and she left today to take up residence.  Now an 18 year old Honour Student Graduate from St Theresa HS Belleville, Kirstin has been with Quinte Legion for many years.  She is a hard working sprinter, long jumper, hurdler and cross country runner.  Kirstin enjoyed another great year by competing in 2007 at the High School T&F & X-C School Meets including OFSAA. (42nd/230).

She made headlines at the BoQ X-C at Goodrich Lommis when she arrived late for her race due to an accident slowing traffic on the 401.  The run had already started, but nevertheless, Kirsted raced after them and still finished a gutsy 13th.  Thats part of why athletes get selected for scholarships.

She also competed at the OTFA Provincial T&F Championships at Ottawa and the Canadian Junior Championships at Abbotsford, BC in July.  Before the semi-final race, Coach Tom Carr offered her a free X-C season if she ran a PB in the 400mH.  Kir Moo
did just that registering a 1:05.94 a personal best to finish a very respectable 11th/24. She missed the final by less than .05 sec.  

Kirstin has also contributed to our Club as an assistant Coach and she helped Tom run the City T&F Camp in 2006. 

Congratulations Kirstin!   We now have three athletes on scholarship including Annabelle Pellerin at Univ de Syracuse and  Josiah Luttjeboer in Iowa

P.S.   I had to find a photo of you wearing NB Shoes to keep our sponsor happy. 

About 600 athletes representing 32 Clubs from Ontario and Quebec competed on the weekend Dec 7-9 in the International Youth Meet of Champions held at York University.  Competing in her first meet of this indoor season for Quinte Legion, 13 year old Arielle Fitgerald won a Gold Medal in the Bantam Girls 1500m Race Walk.  She also won a Silver Medal in the Long Jump 2nd/16 and a Bronze in the Triple Jump (TJ) 3rd/11 jumpers.  Arielle scored a huge indoor PB in the TJ with 9.88m jump on the first attempt.  She also PB'd in the LJ by about 50cm!   

Also winning a Silver Medal, 12 year old Amanda Blair ran the 1500m in 5:38.81 competing against 14 other Bantam Girls.  Amanda was boxed in just after the start but took the lead confidently on the second lap and won her section going away.  She also won her section easily in the 800m with 2:43.79 and placed 4th/12 overall.  Well done Mandy...

Alex Johnson-Leroux also competed at York. Among very high level competition he placed respectably in the pack for the 60m and the 400m sprints.

Adam Doxtator did not compete at this meet, but he won the Batawa 7.5km Fat Buns Run recently and Alex was 10th of 75 runners.       

Coach Tom Carr was an Official at the Long Jump and Triple Jump at the Meet.  He was very pleased with the results at this point in the season and credits the performances to their hard work during the cross country season. 

Great experience and practice for next year for the Quinte Legion Junior Men: 

There were 200 very strong runners.  We were 22nd/24 Teams  

David 107th, Connor 171, Julian 179, Joe 188, Adam 191, Dustin 199 

With a strong core and help from our friends, Quinte Legion Cross Country Teams ran very well overall in the Provincial Championships at Brockville Sunday.  Our Masters team placed a very close Second with Gratien Pellerin 3rd, Dave Penney 8th, and Chris Berneche 10th (21 pts) only one point behind the Toronto Olympic Club.  Fred Jordan and Russell Doxtator also finished well over the 5km route. 

On a rather wet and windy day, approximately 300 runners aged 8-14 converged at Lasalle Park in Burlington Saturday for the Provincial Minor Track Association Cross Country Championships.   Quinte Legion entered seven athletes, and three of these experiened runners placed very well in the top eight for their respective age categories.  Amanda Blair ran one of her best races of the season to earn 6th place out of 70 competitors in the Atom Girls (11-12) event.  Always a contender, Adam Doxtator was leading the Atom Boys race when he took a nasty fall on a slippery turn.  Losing precious seconds, he got up and ran hard still placing a higly respectable 4th/66 runners.  Alex Johnson-Leroux also competed well in the Atom Boys event finishing 30th.  Lindsey Roth stopped the clock in 8th place among 63 runners in the highly competitive Senior Girls event.  Arielle Fitzgerald finished 41st in the same race.  Linda Holmes showed incredible determination in finishing the Senior Girls route after falling three times.  Back running again after breaking his wrist, Stephen Sutherland -Taylor ran well to finish 30th/45 runners in the 13/14 Boys race.Overall, very good results for our Team.  After OFSAA at Niagara Falls, the next significant Quinte Legion test will see us compete at the Ontario Cross Country Championships at Brockville 18 Nov for runners in several age groups including Bantams 12/13, Midgets 14/15, Juveniles 16/17, Juniors 18/19. Seniors 20-30, plus Masters age classifications for every five years older.      

Heavy downpour caused some delay at Burlington last Saturday, and provided a hint about what is ahead in the Cross Country season, but otherwise Quinte Legion came to run.  Matthew Doxtator started us off with a good run against 24 other Tyke Boys.  Then, Amanda Blair ran very well placing a close 5th/28 competitors in the very fast Atom Girls event.  Inspired, Adam Doxtator raced to a fourth consecutive Atom age (11-12) Cross Country gold medal in the last month, pushing the rabbits and leading 17 other runners around the rolling and winding trails at LaSalle Park.  Alex Johnson-Leroux also ran well in the Atom Boys finishing 9th.  Lindsey Roth extended her excellent season by claiming a strong Silver medal finishing 2nd/19 in the Girls 13-14 age class event.  Arielle Fitzgerald ran well to place 11th/19 in the same race.  In just his first coss country race over the Provincial tour this fall, Dylan Semark finished a gutsy 4th/9 in the Boys 13/14 race.  Burlington was a warmup for Quinte Legion runners as the Provincial Minor age (8-14) Cross Country Championships will be held there 27 Oct.         

Quinte Legion traveled to Barrie last Sunday to run very well overall in each age class event

at the competitive South Simcoe Dufferin Cross Country Meet. 

Matthew Doxtator started us off with a good run in the Tyke Boys event.  Adam Doxtator

continued his gold streak, easily circuiting the former golf course trails and clocking first place

over 27 other 11-12 year old Boys with an impressive 20 sec lead at the finish line. 

Alex Johnson-Leroux also ran well in the same event.  Continuing from her success last week

at Goodrich Loomis, Amanda Blair ran very well, placing 5^th/34 competitors in the Girls 11-12

age group. 

Another winner from last week, Lindsey Roth was edged out for 3^rd/27 in the Girls 13/14

run in a thrilling photo finish sprint.  Running with Roth in the same event, Arielle Fitzgerald

and Linda Holmes finished 3^rd in the Team category. 

Also striking gold at Barrie, 15-year-old Connor Mahoney-Ashberry cruised to victory by

a significant margin in the Open Men’s 6km run.  A Masters runner with Quinte Legion,

Russell Doxtator placed 6^th in the same Open Men’s event.  In just her second competitive

run, 15-year-old Jocelyn Brethour placed 3^rd/7 runners in the open Women’s 4km run. 

Coach Tom Carr was pleased with the Quinte Legion Cross Country Team efforts and

results at this point in the season.  The next meet will be at Burlington Saturday 6^th October.   

Under great conditions, about 100 runners of all ages gathered at the Goodrich Loomis Conservation Area for the Annual Bill Revell Memorial Cross Country Meet.  Quinte Legion organized the events and entered 17 runners.  Three QLTFC athletes promise to be hard to beat at future meets around the Province.  Congratulations to Amanda Blair (Atom Girls),  Adam Doxtator (Atom Boys), and Lindsey Roth (MTA Senior Girls) for winning gold in their respective running events. 

Amanda improved her time from last year by 3 seconds and finished 10 seconds ahead of the second place runner.  At the start of his race, I thought Adam Doxtator was the rabbit. He cruised around the Atom route finishing 27.8 seconds faster than last year and a wopping 43.8 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor! Not to be outdone, Lindsey Roth improved her time from last year by an amazing 59.4 seconds zooming around the MTA Senior loops and finishing 6.2 seconds ahead of the second runner. 

Brian Weatherall placed 4th and Matthew Doxtator finished 6th in the Tyke Boys event. Stephen Sutherland-Taylor ran to 5th place in the Senior Boys event.  Sierra Peck, Taylor Blair, Karissa Hambley, Arielle Fitzgerald, Linda Holmes, Andrew Aulthouse, Jocelyn Brethour, Aaron Doxtator, Fred Johnson, Paul Weatherall, Rick Leighton, and Logan Cole, also ran well in their events.  We were also fortunate to have Jeremie Elit on results and several QLTFC runners mentioned above and others as course spotters, rabbits and turtles including Alex Johnson-Leroux, Lisa Kerry, Paige Smith and Katrina Smith. 

Well done to all Quinte Legion Parents, volunteers, and runners who conducted the Meet and participated.  A good training run along the trails.  On to Barrie next Sunday 23 Sep for the South Simcoe Dufferin Classic at Sunnidale Park.

An energetic group of 20 Boys and Girls and one Masters Member enjoyed a week of Cross Country running to get a head start on the season.  The weather was excellent.  Tom Carr and Rachel Deline led the pack through daily sessions of trail running, running games, soccer, demonstrations, race strategy and Cross country running techniques at Mary Ann Sills and West Riverside Parks. 

Doxtator Fifth at Hershey North American Final 

In his last meet before going off to university, Josiah Luttjeboer opened the Ontario Track and Field Association's provincial championship with a victory in the men's open mile. Luttjeboer crossed the finished line at the Toronto Track and Field Centre at York University  in 4:26 to claim first place. On day two of the competition, he ran a personal best of 1:56 to finish fourth in the 800m. 

Luttjeboer, a seven-year veteran of the Quinte Legion Track & Field Club , will be attending Dort College in Iowa in the fall where he will be studying physical education. 

"Josiah has always demonstrated a great work ethic from his very first practice with the club to this past weekend's meet," said head coach Dave Penney. "He has truly been a leader for our club and a great role model for our younger athletes." 

Ben Jones, the Minor Track and Field Association's provincial 200m hurdle champion, added theOTFA title in the same event to his resume on Saturday. Jones sprinted to a finish time of 31.07 to win the event.  He received a second medal, a silver, in the 200m sprint stopping the clock in 29.01. In the bantam 100m race, he placed fourth in 13.96. 

Arielle Fitzgerald demonstrated her talent in the triple jump with a best effort of 9.89m to place second in bantam girls' competition. Fitzgerald claimed a second silver medal of the meet in the 800m racewalk with a personal best time of 4:57.She also had a fourth place showing in the long jump (4.32m). 

In bantam boys' high jump, Alex Johnson-Leroux won a bronze medal with a best height of 1.05m. In 400m action, his posting of 1:07 ranked him fourth overall and he was fifth in the 200m in 31.85. 

The QLTFC midget boys' 4 x 100m relay team of Mattieu Morin, Steven Sutherland-Taylor, Dylan Semark and Ben Jones was clocked at 52.08 in their bronze medal performance. 

Top-eight performances included: Rachel Deline (6th  in the 3000 - 10:46); Amanda Blair (6th in the 1500m 5:36, 6th in the triple jump - 7.35m, 7th in the 800m - 2:34.15; Dylan Semark (6th in the 400m - 54.95, 6th in the 800m 2:07.61 and 8^th  in the long jump – 5.15m) ; Mattieu Morin (5th in shot put - 12.32m, 7th in 100m -12.08); Rachel Barnett (5th in the shot put - 7.86m); Emily Wendel (8^th in the 100m hurdles – 16.63). 

At the Hershey North American Final in Pennsylvania , middle distance runner Adam Doxtator completed the outdoor season with a fifth place finish in the 800m. Doxtator had a 2:23 posting. Competing in the 11-12 year-old age class, Doxtator qualified to participate in the 800m event based upon winning the Hershey Ontario Championships in June with a time of 2:22. To be selected to represent the Great Lakes Region, he faced competition from fellow Ontario athletes as well as those from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. 

Quinte Legion athletes will take a few weeks off to rest up for the cross-country season. For more information, contact Tom Carr at 613-394-1107.

For some, a mention of Dave Penney brings memories of Public School French Class. For others, their first dramatic experiences.  But for many more, he is synonymous with Track and Field.  After seven highly successful years as Head Coach of the Quinte Legion Track and Field Club, Dave Penney is handing over the baton.  

In early 2000, he received a call from the late Bill Revell looking for some coaching help for the local Track & Field Club.  Dave agreed to start the fall cross-country season, telling his wife he would give it a year.  Fortunately for many, that year stretched to seven due to his dedication and love for the athletic development and achievement.

 When Dave arrived for the first practice, there were just 5 athletes.  One of them was lanky young Josiah Luttjeboer, today the last remaining Club member of the original group.  A Grade 6 boy then, but this year Josiah graduated from high school, won a scholarship to a college in the USA and turned out to be one of the best Steeplechase and Cross Country runners in the Province under Coach Penney’s program.   

Today the Quinte Legion has over 85 members from ages 8 to 23 and also 5 Masters athletes.  Owing to dedicated leadership, the Club has ranked in the top 10 of over 60 Provincial Track and Field Clubs over five years.  Coach Penney’s challenging year round training plan and continuing mentorship has inspired numerous Quinte Legion athletes to win medals at local, Provincial, National and International Meets.  Everyone in the Quinte Area has followed Quinte Legion champions through his informative newspaper articles and the QLTFC Website. 

Dave is an avid runner and leads by example.  Other Coaches only have good words to share.  Chris Berneche recalls he and Dave joined the Club about the same time.  ‘‘There will truly be a void to fill with his absence.  Few people realize for every hour of coaching there are another three or four at home.  The fact that we consistently ranked top 10 in the province is testament to Penney’s commitment.  What stands out for Chris is that we never disagreed on any aspect of training.  No matter whether is was events, training plans, changes in routines etc, Dave pretty much read my mind on it all.’’

Dave Korell, a Coach with the Club until last year, declared that ‘‘Dave Penney has made an incredibly positive impact on the lives of many young student-athletes.  Working with Dave Penney as Head Coach of the QLTFC for most of his tenure was an outstanding experience and fun to build the Quinte area "track machine". The QLTFC will miss him for sure, but he has laid a foundation in the sport in Quinte that will be well directed into the future by current coaches Chis Berneche and Tom Carr.

 Dave plans to pursue other back burner interests, looking forward to Tuesday and Thursday dinners at home.  He will also continue with Master's road running and cross-country.  In a farewell announcement, he thoroughly enjoyed working with an exceptional group of young people over the past seven years and wishes all the best in  future.  Good Luck Dave and thanks for outstanding contributions to Quinte Athletics.