Doug Smith, Author at Ontario Masters Athletics

Ontario Athletics Awards Gala

October 21, 2019 by Doug Smith

Mid-distance All Ontarians – with Earl Fee

OMA President Doug Smith presents the Ontario Masters Athlete of the Year Awards

The Dorly Brechbuehl Trophy to Karla Del Grande

The Bob Moore Trophy to Earl fee

Big John Kasperski was inducted into the Ontario Masters Hall of Fame

Ontario Masters Hall of Fame members attended the VIP event before the Gala

Bill Thompson (2013), Paul Osland (2018), John Kasperski (2019),
Earl Fee (2006), Doug Smith (2014)

Combined Events All Ontarians with Masters winner Peter Zowkowych

Top three photos courtesy Mark Dwyer

Ontario Masters Athlete of the Month – September

October 1, 2019 by Doug Smith

**W40 Lyndsay Tessier**

Lyndsay finished 9th in the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Ontario Masters Athletes of the Year

September 26, 2019 by Doug Smith

**Female Athlete of the Year**
**W65 Karla Del Grande**
·
7.66 (97.22%) Indoor 50 at OMA Mini Meet #1
· 29.73 (99.97% – WORLD RECORD!) Indoor 200 in Torun (GOLD MEDAL)
· 1:08.39 (97.44% – WORLD RECORD!) Indoor 400 in Torun (GOLD MEDAL)
· 13.87 (103.17%; 3.3) Outdoor 100 at NCCWMAs
· 29.11 (103.05%; 2.1) Outdoor 200 at NCCWMAs
· 1:08.08 (99.36% – WORLD RECORD!) Outdoor 400 at CMAs Outdoors
· 2019 World Masters Rankings (as of Sep. 21^{st) ;}
1^st, Indoor 50, 200 & 400; 1^st, Outdoor 100, 200 & 400

**Male Athlete of the Year**
**M90 Earl Fee**

1:30.76 (109.07% – WORLD RECORD!) Indoor 400 in Iowa on Mar. 23^rd
3:42.52 (106.07% – WORLD RECORD!) Indoor 800 in Iowa on Mar. 23^rd
· 39.34 (104.22% – WORLD RECORD!; -0.8) Outdoor 200 at NCCWMAs
· 1:29.15 (111.04% – WORLD RECORD!) Outdoor 400 at NCCWMAs
· 3:34.93 (109.81% – WORLD RECORD!) Outdoor 800 at OMAs
· 2019 World Masters Rankings (as of Sep. 21^{st) ;}
1^st, Indoor 200, 400 & 800; 1^st, Outdoor 400 & 800

Masters All Ontarians

FEMALE SPRINTS/HURDLES

W45 Violeta Garfunkel

W60 Wendy Alexis

W65 Karla Del Grande

MALE SPRINTS/HURDLES

M50 Chris Lemassif

M50 Chris Warburton

M90 Earl Fee

FEMALE DISTANCE

W50 Liz Maguire

W60 Elizabeth Waywell

W65 Kris Kozell

MALE DISTANCE

M55 Paul Osland

M55 Michael Sherar

M90 Earl Fee

FEMALE THROWS

W60 Barb Dabrowski

W55 Kristen Dajia

W65 Doreen Garner

MALE THROWS

M50 Eric Forshaw

M70 Jean-Pierre Mayer

M70 Brock Pullen

FEMALE JUMPS

W35 Lorena Reyes

W45 Tracey Viggers

W50 Kairy Loucks

MALE JUMPS

M45 Nigel John

M65 Bruce Simpson

M70 Jean-Pierre Mayer

FEMALE COMBINED EVENTS

No Female Competitors

MALE COMBINED EVENTS

M50 Marcus Skeete

M55 Donald Ritchie

M65 Peter Zowkewych

All Ontarians Stats 2019

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Ontario Masters Hall of Fame Inductees 2019

September 6, 2019 by Doug Smith

**Lily Whalen**

– Completing her 20th year as a member of the OMA Board of Directors
– OMA’s Volunteer and Officials Coordinator for the last several years
– For many years, has been on the executive of Ontario Racewalkers, one of Canada’s largest racewalking clubs
– Was one of the first Female Racewalkers and has been racewalking for over 40 years, and has won a number of Senior titles
– Represented Canada in racewalking at many World Masters Championships

**John Kasperski**

– “Big John” has been a dominant masters thrower for over 25 years, setting numerous Canadian Records
– Currently holds the Canadian Record in M55 (3,752 pts.) and M60 (3,872 pts.) Throws Pentathlon
– Even after having double hip replacement surgery several years ago, he has continued to throw
– At the World Indoor Championships in Torun in 2019, he won the silver medal in M75 Shot Put (11.61m)

Join us in honouring our Hall of Fame Inductees at the

Athletics Ontario Awards Banquet

October 19th

Ontario Masters Athlete of the Month – August

September 5, 2019 by Doug Smith

W55 Kristen Dajia

· Kristen broke her own CANADIAN RECORD in the Weight Throw at the Throwers Club Meet #3 (12.46m)

· Scored 3,518 points in the Throws Pentathlon at that same meet

Ontario Masters Athlete of the Month – July

August 17, 2019 by Doug Smith

W65 Karla Del Grande

Karla broke the WR in the 400 at the AO Open Championships (68.08; 99.35%). She broke fellow Canadian Diane Palmason’s 16-year-old WR of 68.21.
She was a Triple gold medallist at NCCWMAs, all in meet records:- 100 in 13.87 (+3.3; 103.17%; WR but for the wind)- 200 in 29.37 (-0.6; 102.15%)- 400 in 68.35 (98.96%)

Photo by Rob Jerome

Ontario Masters Athlete of the Month – June

July 4, 2019 by Doug Smith

M90 Earl Fee

Earl broke the World Record by over four seconds with a 3:34.93 in the 800m at the OMA Championships on June 23rd

This is the 59th time Earl has broken a WR

Canadian Records broken by OMA Members in June

W50 Kate Cochrane-Brink: 8:36.69 in the Steeplechase
W55 Kristen Dajia; 3357pts in the Throws Pentathlon
W55 Kristen Dajia; 11.90m in the Weight Throw
M50 Eric Forshaw: 51.02m in the Discus
M45 Nigel John: 6.63m in the Long Jump
W65 Doreen Garner: 9.94m in the Shot Put

Photo by Dan Slovitt