Quinte Legion athletes competed at two different important events last weekend with excellent results.   At York University, Arielle Fitzgerald competed in the International Youth Meet of Champions.  She competed in the same meet last Nov, winning Gold in the 1500m Walk, Silver in the LJ and Bronze in the TJ with 10.69m. 

This year in her first indoor meet of the 2009/2010 season, Fitzgerald bounded to a new Personal Best and new Meet Record by winning the Midget Girls Triple Jump in 11.04m!  This means a 35 cm improvement since last year.  She also raked in Gold by winning the Long Jump with 5.12m.

You Go Girl 

Earler on Saturday in the Canadian Cross Country Running Championships on the University of Guelph campass, Ivann Dubé won a Silver Medal in the age 30-34 category for Masters Men.  Dubé  placed 6^th overall in a combined field of over 130 male runners  aged 30 and up.  In the same event Dave Penney and Russell Doxtator ran well. 

In the Junior Girls (18-19) race at Guelph, 14 year old Alexandra Rainville-Barzey placed 66 of 199 runners. 

Quinte Legion entered a good team of five runners for the Junior Boys event in a field of 203.  Kaelan Parker finished (69th), Dakota Holgate (approx 87th since his finish was not recorded),  James Denny (89th), Connor Mahoney-Ashberry (95th), and Adam Doxtator (131).  The team Actually placed 13th of 20 teams due to finish line missing Dakota.

Julian Rhebergen from the Brighton Legion also ran very well to 75th.

Quinte Legion exceeded expectations with 27 runners at the Athletics Ontario Provincial Cross Country Championships held Sun 15 Nov at the Seneca College Campus near King City.  Individually, Ivann Dube won a Gold Medal in the Men’s Masters 30-35 category.  Completing the team, Dave Penny and Russell Doxtator also ran very well as Masters.

In a field of 112 runners and 13 teams, Quinte Legion Midget Boys (age 14/15) earned a very impressive Silver Medal with Nick Holden (7th), Adam Doxtator (15th), Andy Hein (21st), Mackenzie Reinhardt (24th), Patrick Daley (58th), Adam Noble (71st), Alex Comrie ( 85^th), JS Sebben (99th), and Etienne Ste-Marie (100th).  

Quinte Legion Youth Boys (16/17) also ran extremely hard to place 5th/16 teams in the province with Dakota Holgate (28^th/128 runners), James Denny (29th), Connor Mahoney-Ashberry (32nd), Kaelan Parker (43rd) and Brandon Spencer (90^th). 

In the Midget Girls event, Alexandra Rainville-Barzey could see the finish line in sight running in 6^th place of 102, but got misdirected at a sharp turn along the final route.  By the time she got back to the pack, finished 43^rd.   Despite this unlucky spot, the Midget Girls still placed a respectable 8th/12 teams overall with Kelsey Saunders (34^th), Abigale Hubble (50^th), Arielle Fitzgerald (60^th), Katie Svoboda (67^th), and Sarah Svoboda (85^th).

In the Youth Girls event, three team members missed the start of their race by about two min.  However in the theme of Kirstin Mooney, they set out to catch the field.  Amy Hein accomplished just that by placing 52nd of 76 runners.  Two min less would have placed her in the top 20.  Also finishing were Liane Ouellet (70^th), Amy Stockermans (72^nd) and Jenny Orbell (73^rd).

The 33rd Royal Canadian Legion National Track and Field Camp and Championships took place at Sherbrooke,QC  4-11 Aug 09.   Quinte Legion Track and Field Club member Arielle Fitzgerald capped off an outstanding season by winning a Bronze medal in the Girls 15 and Under Medley Relay.  She also placed fifth in the LJ, fifth in the Triple Jump, and 10th in the 300m Hurdles against the best 15 year old Girls in the country. 

The Legion sponsors this valuable no cost program in all track and field events.  Every young man and woman in Canada is eligible to compete in the age groups of 17 and Under and 15 and Under at the Local, Provincial and National Levels.  Although participation, leadership and sportsmanship were emphasized above all, the 37 person Ontario Team won the overall competition in capturing 48 medals, breaking 5 national records, and accepting the outstanding male and female athlete trophies.   

Fitzgerald was the only athlete from the greater Quinte Area to earn a spot on Team Ontario.  Trenton Branch 110 Member and Quinte Legion Coach Tom Carr also accompanied the Ontario Team.   For selection to compete at the Legion National Championships, athletes had to win their event at the District and the Ontario Provincial Championships.  Arielle won the Triple Jump, the Long Jump and she placed 2nd in the 300m Hurdles at the Legion District F Meet held at Belleville 27 June.  She also won the Triple and placed second in the Long Jump at Hamilton 10/11 Jul for the Legion Provincials.  

 The Legion Camp at Sherbrooke also included presentations by the Legion Dominion Command and Athletics Canada, the openeing ceremonies, two dances, a recreation day, and a banquet. 

Quinte Legion entered 4 Midget athletes for this Provincial Championship Meet held at Timmins 25/26 July.    

Arielle Fitzgerald raked in three medals by capturing Silver in the Midget Girls Triple Jump with a new personal best of 10.99m!  She also grabbed Silver in the Long Jump in 5.13m, and she ran to a Bronze medal finish in the 200m hurdles in another PB of 30.33 sec! 

Alexandra Rainville-Barzey earned a Bronze medal in the Midget girls 3000m with 11:02.25, and she ran to a 4th place finish in the 1500m with 4:58.38.   

Alex Johnson-Leroux established a new PB runing 2:22.52 in the Midget Boys 800m and he ran the 1500m in 4:58.35.  Nick Holden finished 7th/20 in the Midget Boys 1500m in 4:32.05, and he placed 5th/13 in the 3000m in 9:52.27.   

Eight energetic Quinte Legion athletes captured five shiny medals at the Ontario Minor Track and Field (ages 7-14) Championships held Sat 18 Jul at Mississauga.  Having not competed at these meets lately, Sarah Svoboda surprised many other athletes by winning two Bronze medals.  She ran 3rd/15 in the 13/14 Girls 1500m in 5:19.77, overhauled more than one runner with a strong kick to earn 3rd/15 in the 800m with 2:28.53, and she placed 7^th in the Long Jump.   In the Boys 13/14 events, veteran Adam Doxtator won Silver in a field of 24 over 1500m in 4:32.54.  He also placed 6^th in the 800m with a solid 2:15.31.  Steadily improving Patrick Fair,14 finished 7^th in the same 1500m in 4:45.13.  

Quinte Legion Atom Cassy Jianopoulos and Tyke Campbell Fair grabbed a pair of strong Silvers in their events.  Cassy established PBs in most of her attempts, leaping 8.59m in the 11/12 Girls Triple Jump.  She also placed 5^th in the Long Jump with a PB of 4.06m and ran 1500m in 6:17.31.  Campbell earned his silver with an impressive 5:56.28 in the 9/10 Boys 1500m and he finished 9^th in the 800m in 3:04.71.

Also competing as 11/12 Atoms, Jacob Jamnicky and Jordan Guindon performed very well at their first provincial meet.  Jacob leaped to 4^th in the Boys Long Jump with 3.78m, ran 6th/11 over 1500m in 5:32.68 and he was 8^th for 800m with 2:44.16.  Jordan sprinted 100m to earn 4^th/21 in 13.77, missing bronze by a hair at the lean.  He also placed 9^th/23 for 200m in 30.64, and he was 7^th in the Long Jump.  Competing in the Atom Girls events, Tia Svoboda ran  400m in 1:19.23 and she did well in the Triple Jump.  

The next meet for Quinte Legion will be the Athletics Ontario Provincial Track and Field Championships for ages 13-17 at Timmins 25/25 Jul.

Quinte Legion hosted the 2009 District F Legion/Bruce Faulds Track and Field Meet again this year last Sat 27 June at Belleville.  This was a qualifing Meet for the Legion Prov Champs to be held at Hamilton 10/11 Jul.  Also it serves as a practice competion for the MTA Champs at Mississauga 18 Jul.

In the MTA events Roxane Rainville-Dube took home gold medals in the Mite Girls 100m, LJ, and SP.  Campbell Fair won the Tyke boys 800m and 1500m golds.  Elisabeth Rainville-Barzey placed 2nd in the Atom Girls SP, 4th in LJ, and 5th for TJ.  Jordan Guindon won the Atom Boys 100m, 200m, and 400m gold medals. Damon Fair won the Atom boys shot put.  Sierra Guindon earned four medals.  She won the MTA Snr 400m, and placed 2nd in 200m, 2nd in LJ, and 3rd in the 100m. Alex Johnson-Leroux placed 4th in the MTA Snr boys 1500m

A total of 11 Quinte Area athletes qualified for the Legion Prov Champs. From Quinte Legion in the Girls 15&U category, Arielle Fitzgerald will compete in the 300mH, TJ, and LJ.  Alexandra Rainville-Barzey will run the 1500m and 3000m, and Helen Wismer will throw the SP and Discus.  Connor Mahoney-Ashberry will compete in the Boys 2000m steeple chase, and James Denny will run the 800m and 1500m.

In the Legion Boys 15&U events, Patrick Fair ran two PBs placing 3rd in the 800m by a wisker and 7th in the fast 1500m.  Nick Holden finished 4th in the 1500m and 3rd in the 3000m.  Adam Doxtator PB'd with a 6th place in the 1500m and 5th in the 3000m, and Etienne Ste-Marie finished 7th in the 3000m. In the Girls 15&U Sarah Cleve ran 3rd in the 1500, and 4th in the 3000m.

See Results at 2009 Results link.  Thanks to all the participants, volunteers and officials from Meet Director Tom Carr! 

Quinte Legion Coach Fred Jordan will serve as the Legion District F Coach at HAMILTON again this year. 

Quinte Legion entered five athletes into the Stouffville Hershey qualifier Sat 6 June.  This is one of several meets around southern Ontario where athletes 7-14 in four age groups can qualify, by finishing in the top three in  selected events, for the Hershey Finals at Oshawa 20 June 09. 

In the Boys 13/14 Group, veteran Adam Doxtator easily qualified in both the 1600m and the 800m.  He finished 2nd/24 in the fast heat of the 1600m with a time of 5:00 and he placed 3rd/20 in the 800m with a near PB of 2:16.  Fast improving Patrick Fair ran a great 5:11.22 ito finish 1st in his 1600m heat and 4th/24 overall, but only 2 seconds away from qualifying.  Patrick also won his heat convincingly in the 800m in 2:33.01 to finish 5th/20, but again just a few seconds out of 3rd.   Alex Johnson-Leroux ran the 1600m in 5:35 and placed well in the 800m with 2:35.

For the 13/14 Girls, Sierra Guindon sprinted the 100m and the 200m.  Hershey Meets do not have a 400m run for her favourite distance in this age group.  Sierra ran very well in both races and had a good speed workout for the day. 

In the 9/10 ages, Campbell Fair ran 1:22.94 for the 400m to finish 4th and he also ran the 200m in a good time.

Our Team will head to Brampton next week to compete at the Bullets Meet and Herhey Qualifier.   

Quinte Legion Captures 3 Medals at Provincial Indoor Track and Field Championships

About 750 athletes crowded into the Toronto Track and Field Centre at York University last weekend for the Ontario Bantam (12/13), Midget (14/15), and Junior (18/19) Indoor Track and Field Championships.  Quinte Legion sent six members to compete in the Midget and Junior age groups. 

Having won the Bantam Girls Outdoor Provincial 3000 Gold medal last summer, Alexandra Rainville-Barzey (13) captured Gold again in the Midget Girls 3000m in a thrilling race won on the back stretch.  She ran a very fast 10:51.21 lowering her most recent personal best (PB) by an eye-popping 37 sec.  She also finished 5th/33 in the 1500m improving her PB by 16sec. 

Also on a mission at this meet Arielle Fitzgerald (14) won a Silver Medal in the Midget Girls Triple Jump with a strong 10.46m on her last attempt.  She also raked in a Bronze Medal in the Long Jump with a big 5.05m improving her PB by 17cm.  The Midget team also included Adam Doxtator (13) who ran the Boys 3000m in 10:38.22

Competing as a Junior Kevin Essebier (16) showed impressive potential by improving his PBs for the third meet in a row sprinting 60m in 7.76sec and the 200m in 25.55.  Also competing as Juniors, Lisa Kerry and Logan Cole ran the 400m in 1:03.57 and 57.24 respectively.  Cole also finished the 60m Hurdles in 9.6sec and the 200m in 26.18 .  Excellent results overall.   

Quinte Legion contributed three athletes to the District F Team, and captured 4 medals at the Royal Canadian Legion Indoor Championships held at York Univ, Toronto Saturday 31 Jan.  Arielle Fitzgerald won a Silver Medal in the Girls 15 & Under Triple Jump with a big leap of 10.26m on her last attempt.  She also raked in a Silver Medal in the Long Jump. Her PB of 4.87m on her last try, lost by only one cm to the winner at 4.88m.  Alexandra Rainville-Barzey won a Silver Medal in the 15 & Under Girls 3000m in a thrilling race.  She ran a fast 11:28.41, lowering her PB by a wopping 41sec, in losing by a wisker to the winner in 11.28.23. Alexandra also earned a Bronze Medal in the Girls Open 1000 Race Walk.  Kevin Essebier competed in the Boys 17 and Under 60m in 8.09 sec, the Long Jump 4.70m and the 200m.

At a separate Athletics Ontario Meet Sunday 1 Feb at York, Lisa Kerry ran the Womens Open 400m in 1:03 and the 200m in 28.5sec.  Logan Cole ran the Mens Open 400m in 58.38sec.  Good results for this time of the season.

Four Quinte Legion athletes competed at the Provincial Youth(16/17) and Senior(20-30) Indoor Championships 21/22 Feb held at York.  Arielle Fitzgerald(14), Lisa Kerry(18), and Logan Cole(18) competed at a higher age level for experience while Kevin Essebier(16) competed in the Youth age group.  

Logan Cole is now a Provincial Champion.  He ran away with the Gold medal in the Senior Mens 60m Hurdles in 9.5 sec.  He also ran a strong 26.18 for the 200m, and 57.22 in the 400m.  Kevin Essebier placed 23/35 in the 60m and loweverd his PB from 8.4 to 7.86sec.  He also ran the 200m in a fast 26.41.  Arielle Fitzgerald placed 10/20 in the LJ with a near PB of 4.87m.  She also placed 7/12 in the TJ with 10.01m against the 16/17 Girls.  Lisa Kerry finished a very respectable 15/19 in the Senior Womens 200m with 28.23 and 9/15 in the 400m lowering her SB to 1:02.77. 

Impressive results overall.  Next meet is the MTA Championships at York Sun 1 March.  

For the second consecutive year, Quinte Legion Track and Field member Arielle Fitzgerald was honoured by the Minor Track Association (MTA) of Ontario at the Annual Awards Dinner Saturday 24 January held at Brampton.  The MTA invites less than 30 Provincial Champions in the 13/14 age group to the Dinner along with Parents and Coaches.  Adding to the special night Mark Boswell and Kwaku Boateng, two famous Canadian World Class and 2000 Olympic Team High Jumpers gave inspirational talks and presented the trophies.   

According to Coach Tom Carr, Fitzgerald achieved outstanding results in 2008.  She was the MTA Indoor Gold Medal Champion in the Girls (13/14) Long Jump and Race Walk, and she placed 3^rd in the Triple Jump.  She also won the Gold medal in the Midget Girls (14/15) Triple Jump at the Ontario Track and Field (OTFA) Indoor Championships. 

Moving Outdoors to the Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Trials, Fitzgerald earned Female athlete of the meet by winning gold medals in the Girls 15 and under 300m Hurdles, Triple Jump, 1500m Race Walk, and she earned silver in the Long Jump.  At the Provincial Legion Championships she won a silver medal in the Long Jump with a PB of 4.80m. 

Back indoors at the OTFA International Youth Meet of Champions in Dec 2008, she won a gold medal in the Midget Girls Triple Jump with an incredible OFSAA level 10.69m shattering her Triple PB.  She jumped farther than her previous PB of 10.04m in all six jumps, a major feat in itself.

Quinte Legion enjoyed the last major Cross Country Meet of the year by running at Guelph in the highly competitive Canadian Cross Country Championships.  The weather conditions at the University of Guelph Arbretum were warmer compared to last year here, however,  snow covered and a very demanding course to run anytime.  15mm pins in spikes came in handy for this occasion.

Masters runs are increasing in popularity each year.  At Guelph 168 competitive Men and Women ran the same 8km route, then ranked according to gender and in 5 year age increments for individual and team awards.  Coach Ivann Dube (30) ran an excellent race to finish 29th overall and 5th/10 in the 30-34 age group.  Dave Penney finished 102 overall and 17/22 for the 50-54 herd, and a leaner Russell Doxtator enjoyed a great training day finishing 144th.  For the Junior Women, Marina Lowthian finished 154/179 and Domi Jamnicky place 163rd.  Adam Doxtator finished 176/184 in his second Canadian Championship, but still a great run for a 13 year old. 

According to Coach and photo guy Tom Carr, just the experience of having run at the Canadian Cross Country Championships on a nice day was the most important point to remember for our Team.  See the News column for more photos and other X-C Meet results.     

The MTA Cross Country Championships were held at Lasalle Park Burlington again this year.  Fortunately, the rain let up for most of the races.  Quinte Legion sent 6 runners for the MTA Senior (ages 13/14) Girls and Boys events.  In the strong Girls race, Alexandra Rainville-Barzey placed 9th, Arielle Fitzgerald 32nd, and Amanda Blair finished 43rd.  Their Team placed 5th overall.  In the equally competitive Boys run, Adam Doxtator placed 11th, Nick Holder 20th, and Alex Johnson-Leroux was 44th.  The Boys placed 6th in a close group of 9 Teams with 75 pts, just one point out of 5th (74 pts), and 2 pts out of 4th(73pts).

Quinte Legion will compete next in the OTFA Championships at Sunnybrook Park Sun 16th Nov in the Bantam, Midget, Youth, Junior and Masters categories.   Entry deadline is 6th Nov for anyone who wants to compete with us.   

Quinte Legion hosted the 7^th Annual Bill Revell Memorial Cross Country Meet Saturday at the Goodrich Loomis Conservation Area.  This is the first competition leading to  Provincial Age Class Championships in October and November.  Including 14 Quinte Legion members, over 120 male and female runners from 8 Clubs competed in four individual and team categories for ages 7-14 plus, Open and Masters.

Starting the season in excellent form, Alexandra Rainville-Barzey(13) and Adam Doxtator(13) both claimed Gold for Quinte Legion in the Bantam Girls and Boys events.  Rainville-Barzey, the 2008 Bantam Girls Outdoor Provincial 3000m Champ won her first competitive cross county race in convincing fashion while veteran Doxtator, also one of the top runners in Ontario overhauled the leader in a thrilling sprint over the last 400m. 

In the Tyke events, Laurence Roy finished 6th, Brian Weatherall 11th, and Matthew Doxtator 12th.  Atom Sarah Brady ran 12th in her first competitive race.  Arielle Fitzgerald placed 7th, Alex Johnson Leroux 8th, and Gabrielle Roy 16th, for the Bantams.  Connor Mahoney Ashberry contributed significantly as the rabbit for all these runs.  

In the Open Women Category, Quinte Legion Amy Stockermans ran well in her first cross country meet won by the 3000m Outdoor Provincial Youth Champ Stephanie Hulse of West Kingston. The highly competitive Open Men’s race was won by Even Esselink, followed closely by Stephen Hosier and Jordan Beirema, all three Durham Dragons.  Stephen Holmes placed 4th, and Jordan Langridge was 7th.

Quinte Legion won the unofficial Masters Men Individual and Team events with Ivann Dube placing 6th, Paul Weatherall 17th, Russell Doxtator 19th, and Fred Jordan 20th.  Strong running by the Brooklin Cheetahs earned them Team medals in the Mite Girls, Tyke Girls and Boys, Atom Boys, and Bantam Girls races.  Powerhouse Durham Dragons won both the Open Womens and Mens events.

Meet Director Tom Carr was impressed with the participation and the caliber or running at this time in the cross country season.  Quinte Legion welcomes new members at any time.  Contact quintelegion@cogeco.ca.

Nine energetic Quinte Legion athletes brought home 9 shiny Medals in competition among over 500 other entrants in four age groups at the hot and sunny Ontario Track and Field Championships held at Toronto 2-4 Aug over the weekend.  To start us off Atom Laurence Roy(9) won a Silver Medal in the Girls 100m and Bronze in the 200m sprint. 

For the Bantams, Alexandra Rainville-Barzey(13) captured Gold in the 3000m in 12:09.19.  This was her first competitive run at this distance, therefore, a personal best.  Alexandra also hit Silver in the 800m Race Walk in a PB of 5:00.39, and she finished 9/15 over  1500m in 5:20.47.  Adam Doxtator(13) earned two Silver Medals with excellent performances over the 1500m in 4:47.63 and 3000m in 10:18.33.  Gabrielle Roy(13) won Silver in the Shot Put and Bronze in the 800m Race Walk.  Alex Johnson-Leroux finished 6^th in the 1500m and he also ran the 800m.  This small but dynamic  Bantam Team earned enough points to finish 5^th in the Provincial 12/13 age Team Championship against over 60 other Clubs!  

In the Midget age class, Gabby Foley(15) powered down the back stretch against a strong field to grab Bronze in the Girls 400m dash with a PB of 1:01.14.  Gabby also qualified for the final and finished 11^th/30 over the fast 200m in 27.67.   Nick Holden (14) ran a big 1500m PB in 4:59.01, and he also ran the 800m in 2:28.   

In the Youth (formerly Juvenile) competitions, Sean MacDonald(17) sprinted a hard 52.31 to finish 14th/30 in the final of a highly competitive 400m group and again 14th/30 in the strong 200m field with 23.67.  Assistant Coach Connor Mahoney-Ashberry(16) raced very well in the 2000m Steeplechase with 6:50 and he also ran the 3000m.  

Great results overall.  This was the last major outdoor meet for the team.  But practices continue and new members are always welcome.  There will be a Track and Field Camp 11-15 Aug at Bruce Faulds track.  Call (613) 966-4632 to register.  Also, there will be a Cross Country Camp mornings 25-29 Aug.  E-mail quintelegion@cogeco.ca or check the Quinte Legion Website for details.  

Two groups of Quinte Legion Athletes competed at the MTA and Legion Provincial Championships 19 Jul at Oshawa and Kitchener respectively. 

At Oshawa, steadily improving Alexandra Rainville-Barzey(13)won Gold in the 800m Race Walk in 5:12.  She ran a PB of 5:20.28 to place 7th/15 in the 1500m, and she finished 6th in the Shot Put 6.58m.  Adam Doxtator(13)matched his PB in the 1500m with a 4:40.16 to place 4th/16 in a very strong field.  Adam also ran a good 800m in 2:22 to finish 10th/18 runners. A new member, Nick Holden(14) ran a solid 5:16.58 in his first competitive 1500m to finish 12th/16. Another MTA Senior, Gabrielle Roy competed well at the 800mRW, the 800m, and the Shot Put and Alex Johnson Leroux ran the 800m and 1500m.

In the Tyke Girls events, Laurence Roy ran a great 400m in 1:26.11 to finish 2nd in her heat and 7th/14 overall.  She also ran 38.24 in the 200m for 3rd/5th in her heat, and enjoyed the 800mRW.  Another new member of our team, Elisabeth Rainville-Barzey finished 6th in the Long Jump and she ran the 100m.  

At the same time, six Quinte Legion members competed in the Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Championships at Kitchener.  In the 15&U events Arielle Fitzgerald won a Silver Medal in the Long Jump with a PB of 4.80m!  She also placed 4th over the 300mH in 50.28, and 7th in the Triple Jump with 10.00.  Gabby Foley ran the 200m in 27.82 to finish 6th in her heat.  

In the 17&U events, Sean Macdonald finished 5th in the 400m final with a strong 52.03, and he also placed 6th in the fast 200m with 23.77.  Connor Mahoney ran very well to finish 8th in the 2000mSC in 7:07.  Logan Cole finshed 5th in the 400mH in 1:03.25, and he also finished 5th in his heat for the 110mH in a solid 16.30.  Lisa Kerry finished 5th in her heat of the 100m in 13.54.

Overall, a very successful year for our Club.  All our members show promise to shine this year at Cross Country and next year for Track and Field.    

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. 

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..        

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..  

Check out our new Guestbook Chat space on this Website and send a message.

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   

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.    

Service Canada has approved an application for Quinte Legion Track and Field Club to hire a Summer Student as an Assistant Coach for Track and Field and Cross Country.  The employment period will be during July and Aug for 6 weeks at 30 hrs per week and $8.75 per hour.  There are certain criteria to be met.  The successful applicant (Grade 10-12) must be a registered competitive member of our Club and the OTFA.   He/she must have proven leadership skills in working with youth, maintain good health and safety practices, and not have another part time job at the same time for more than 30 hrs/week. 

Under Quinte Legion Coaching supervision, Summer Student Employment involves assisting QLTFC Coaches by attending regular and special practices, running up to long distances with club athletes on the track and Cross Country, leading warm up drills and training sessions, preparation of training facilites, taking out and returning equiment before and after practices, leader at T&F and Cross Country Camps, preparation of entries for meets, attending meets, organization and warmup for athletes at meets, assisting officials at meet events, recording results and writing articles, and other tasks as assigned.        

Any interested should hand deliver or send an e-mail Resume to Tom Carr at quintelegion@cogeco.ca by 11 April 08.    

 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 2008 PROVINCIAL DISTRICT ‘F’  

 AND MTA BRUCE FAULDS TRACK AND FIELD MEETS 

DATE:                                      SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008 

TIMINGS:                               0830 – REGISTRATION

                                                  0915 -- OPENING CEREMONY

                                                  0930 – T&F EVENTS BEGIN

VENUE:                                   BRUCE FAULDS TRACK

                                                  HARDER DRIVE & PALMER ROAD

                                                  BELLEVILLE, ON

DIRECTOR:                           TOM CARR  (613) 394-1107

For Full Entry Package, e-mail Tom at quintelegion@cogeco.ca   Summary Scroll Below                                              

LEGION AGE CLASSES:   15 AND UNDER AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

                                                            (Born in 1993 or later)

                                                 17 AND UNDER AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008

                                                            (Born in 1991/1992 OR LATER)

                                                 TYKES       Born  1998/1999

                                                 ATOMS      Born  1996/1997

                                                 SENIORS   Born   1994/1995

ENTRY COSTS:   LEGION EVENTS – No cost for entries, no registration needed with OTFA

                                MTA EVENTS - $7 per event if currently registered with MTA

                                                         - $3 for the day to register with MTA

AWARDS:            MEDALS TO FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD IN EACH EVENT.

                        RIBBONS TO 4^TH, 5^TH, AND 6^TH PLACES FOR MTA EVENTS

ENTRIES:      ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAIL or EMAIL NOT LATER

                       WEDNESDAY JUNE 11, 2007.

ENTRIES AND CHANGES WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MEET DIRECTOR AFTER THIS DATE.   MAIL TO:                                            

TOM CARR   37 MARMORA ST  TRENTON, ON  K8V 2H7

OR                 E-MAIL ENTRIES TO:    quintelegion@cogeco.ca 

The QLTFC Cross Country Season is alive and well.  Practices will be held at various locations in Belleville and Trenton on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6:30 PM plus Saturdays 10:30 to noon.  Returning and New recreational and competitive members ages 8-88 are always welcome.  Income Tax deductible Cost $50 for Recreational and for $100 competitive (travel to meets).  Members are not required to attend all practices.  No cost if already signed up for the entire year.  Check Practices Page for details.  Routine for now is as follows:

 Tues Sep - Bruce Faulds Track/Mary Ann Sills Park.                                        

Thurs Sep - West Riverside Park Belleville - Soccer                                                  

Sat Sep - Centennial Park Trenton (Skateboard) (except on meet days)

Date:               Saturday, September 13, 2008

Registration:   0830- 1000 AM

Time:              Course walk through --  10:00 AM

                        First event (Mite Girls)  10:30 AM.

Place:              Goodrich-Loomis Conservation Area (North of Brighton off Highway 30.

See map.)

Facilities:        Course is set on trails in the heart of a scenic, rolling conservation area. Suitable for spikes.  Washrooms/ “porta-johns” on site, snacks and soft drinks sold.

Awards:           Individual: Medals will be awarded for the first three places and

                                             Ribbons for 4^th,5^th, 6^th places    

Depending on the number of entries, the Open Men and Women Events might be run at the same time and might be combined for the Team Medals…

Entry Fees:       MTA/OTFA registered athletes: $7.00 per athlete.

Non-registered athletes: $10.00 per athlete.

Make cheques payable to: Quinte Legion Track & Field Club

Registration:      E-mail or postal entries welcome.  First deadline for entries is Thursday, midnight, September 11, 2008.   Waivers must be completed and submitted for each athlete.  These can be brought on meet day.  Athletes without waivers will not be permitted to compete.  Late individual entries may be accepted by e-mail until midnight Friday and on site until 1000 AM Sat, but remember this will add to the registration desk lineup. 

Tom Carr                                            

37 Marmora St

Trenton, ON

K8V 2H7

Telephone: (613) 394-1107

The Bill Revell Memorial Cross-Countryand Meet

RELEASE, WAIVER AND INDEMNITY

IN CONSIDERATION of the acceptance of my application and the permission to participate as an entrant of competitor in the Bill Revell Memorial Cross-Country MeetI, for heir’s executors administrators successors assigns and myself HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE
MINOR TRACK ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO
QUINTE LEGION TRACK & FIELD CLUB
GOODRICH-LOOMIS CONSERVATION AREALOWER TRENT CONSERVATION
TOM CARR

And all other associations, sanctioning bodies and sponsoring companies, and all their respective agents, officials, servants, contractors, representatives, successors and assigns OF AND FROM ALL claims, demands, damages costs, expenses, actions and causes of action, whether in law or equity, in respect of death, injury, loss or damage to my person or property HOWSOEVER CAUSED, arising or to arise by reason of my participation in the said event, whether as spectator, participant, competitor or otherwise, whether prior to , during or subsequent to the event AND NOTWITHSTANDING that same may have been contributed to or occasioned by the negligence of any of the aforesaid.

I FURTHER HEREBY UNDERTAKE to HOLD AND SAVE HARMLESS and AGREE TO INDEMNIFY all of the aforesaid from and against any and all liability incurred by any or all of them arising as a result of, or in any way connected with my participation in the said event.

BY SUBMITTING this ENTRY, I ACKNOWLEDGE HAVING READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED to the above WAIVER, RELEASE AND INDEMNITY I WARRANT that I am physically fit to participate in this event. ___________ __________________________ ___________________________Date                 Print Name Signature of Participant  If participant is under 18 years of age, parent or legal guardian must sign below.  ___________ _________________________ ___________________________Date                             Print Name                           Signature of Parent or G

Quinte Legion Track & Field Club

12 Hour Relay Fund Raiser

Frankford Tourist Park August 15^th, 2009 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Club Members are challenged to raise funds. 

Members, parents, former members & coaches or any one interested in participating in the day events should arrive at 7:30 and plan to stay for the whole day. There will have a 1 KM loop set up around the park, our goal is to have, at least, one person run / walk at all times during the 12 hours period.  

Pancake breakfast will be served at 10: 00am.  Lunch & Supper provided for all participates & their families Suggested Items to Bring   Swim Suit / Shoes (beach at park)Sun block, lawn chair, toys or sport equipment to pass the time.Running shoes (2 plus pairs) Family members, friends and new members of the club are welcome to participate and be part of the day activities for a denotation    This will be a great kick off to the Cross-Country season and a great way to give back to the club     

Quinte Legion Fundraising Event

 Frankford Riverfest 5 & 10k Fun Run

Sat May 16/09

Start Time: 9am @ Frankford Tourist Park
Information & Registration:
Fred or Kym Jordan
613-398-0910 or thejordans@kos.net
or on race day 8am-8:45am

Directions:
Hwy 33, 15mins N of hwy 401 to Frankford
Entrance to Tourist Park is on bridge over Trent River (Mill St)
Parking available anywhere in the village & walk over the bridge Tourist to the Park.  If available you are needed to help out .

Track and Field Meet June 27, 2009

 Bruce Faulds Track Belleville 

Boys and Girls 17&U, and 15&U as of 31 Dec 09 

All Track and Field Events.  We also need Officials and Assistants  

This is a qualifier for the RCL Provincial Champs 10/11 Jul at Hamilton No cost to enter and no requirement to belong to a School or Club Team  Also Minor Track Meet ($7 per event) same day for Boys and Girls 7-14 

E-mail quintelegion@cogeco.ca for entry info and schedule 

Cross Country Season Underway...All welcome.   Register anytinme at Practice

QUINTE LEGION TRACK AND FIELD CLUB 2009

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

Coaches: Tom Carr (613) 394-1107, Fred Jordan (613) 398-0910, Ivann Dube (613) 392-1096 

 Club e-mail          quintelegion@cogeco.ca  

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

Practices: Tues 5-6:30 PM  West Riverside Park Belleville (North West Area)

Thurs 5PM-6:30PM  East Zwicks Park Belleville (Dog Park)

Saturday 10:30-12:00 AM   Centennial Park Trenton (Skateboard Park)  

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