Athletics Through Life. Life Through Athletics.
M55 Geoff Peat
Geoff was the top age-graded Ontario athlete at National Cross (87.13%), and second highest overall.
He finished 12th overall at Nationals, and was the first finisher over the age of 50.
Geoff also led Team Ontario to the Gaat Trophy, and the Newmarket Huskies to the Breslin Cup
He had the highest age grading of any Huskies runner at the Sunnybrook 8K, AOs and Nationals
OMA President Doug Smith presents The Jim Breslin Cup to the Newmarket Huskies
after the Nationals – the last race in the 2018 OMA Cross Country Season
The Huskies have won 13 of the last 14 years !!
Stats courtesy Athletics Ontario
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Ontario Masters President Doug Smith accepts The Gaat Trophy
for the highest scoring Province at the Nationals in Kingston on November 24th
with Michael Gill, Geoff Peat, Sarah Nagy, and Stuart Galloway
We had to guess who the four top Ontario AG scores were – as the results weren’t quite finished
We guessed Michael – as the overall winner of the race with an 82.75% AG…..
A pretty good guess – but Jose Fuentes had an 84.84% score…..sorry Jose !!
Group shot by Rita Botleho
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Enrico Toscano was awarded for 50 years of officiating in Ontario on Saturday November 17th at the Ontario Officials Council AGM held in the Royal Canadian Legion 609.
The award was presented to Enrico by Helen Vasilic. The inscription says “AC and NOC wish to Congratulate Enrico Toscano on his 50 Years Officiating Track and Field in Canada 1968-2018”.
I asked Enrico about his award…..He said he was the second in Ontario, after Joe Young, to receive this award and maybe the 10th in Canada.
Enrico has been an official in throws for the OMA and CMA as far back as I can remember. Recently he has also taken on the role of athlete.
I congratulate Enrico for all of his work for athletes over these 5 decades.
Brian Keaveney
Vice President of Competition, World Masters Athletics
W60 Elizabeth Waywell
won her age category at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 3:07:55 (93.63%)
She broke a 20 year old Canadian record (Diane Palmason, 3:16:26) by eight and a half minutes.
Elizabeth was also 1st W60 in the WMA Marathon Championship
Photo – Army Run
Ontario Masters President Doug Smith presents the Dorly Brechbuehl Award to Karla Del Grande – as the Female OMA Athlete of the Year, and the Bob Moore Award to Chris Warburton – as the Male Athlete of the Year at the annual Awards Gala on Saturday September 29th.
Paul Osland was inducted into the Ontario Masters Hall of Fame
by Mike Sherar (R)
Mike’s Induction speech and Paul’s statistics
Athletics Ontario hosted the OMA Hall of Fame members for a VIP reception before the Awards Gala
Bill Thompson (2013), Doug Smith (2014), Earl Fee (2006 and 2013 – Relay Team), Brian Keaveney (2010), Paul Osland (2018), Karla Del Grande (2006), Bob Moore (2010)
Sprints – Female
W65 Karla Del Grande
W60 Wendy Alexis
W60 Reneta Macherzynska
Distance – Female
W65 Kris Kozell
W45 Courtney Babcock
W40 Lyndsay Tessier
Jumps – Female
W60 Sue Hannon
W45 Tracy Viggers
W40 Michelle Hastick-Cowell
Throws – Female
W60 Barb Dabrowski
W60 Doreen Garner
W55 Kristen Dajia
Combined Events – Female
W50 Kim Ethier
Sprints – Male
M85 Earl Fee
M50 Chris Lemassif
M50 Chris Warburton
Distance – Male
M55 Geoff Peat
M50 Jim Dyck
M50 Michael Sherar
Jumps – Male
M55 Mihai Ene
M55 Don Ritchie
M40 Zoltan Sara
Throws – Male
M95 Juri Daniel
M70 Jean-Pierre Mayer
M70 Boris Zaitchouk
Combined Events – Male
M70 Stan Seitz
M50 Marcus Skeete
M35 Matthew McDowall
All-Ontarians received an AO Certificate
Photos by Mark Dwyer
W65 Kris Kozell
Kris won FOUR GOLD MEDALS at the World Masters Championships in Malaga
1st, W65 5000Racewalk (30:19.09; 86.69%), 1st, W65 10K RW (60:42; 91.16%), 1st, W65 20K RW (2:11:55; 88.77%), and the Gold with the Canadian Team in the 10K Road RW.
Her 5000m and 10K broke the CAN records.
Photo by Dan Slovitt
TORONTO TRACK & FIELD CENTRE
THROWERS CLUB MEET #3
Six Canadian Records were broken:
M70 Boris Zaitchouk – Hammer 51.53m
W60 Doreen Garner – Shot Put 10.61m
M70 Jean-Pierre Mayer – Discus 41.12m
W60 Doreen Garner – Discus 29.28m
W55 Kristen Dajia – Discus 27.15m
W55 Kristen Dajia – Weight 11.85m
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W65 Karla Del Grande
Karla broke two World Records in the 100m (14.00; +0.4 m/s; 101.36%; old record was 14.10)
and 200m (29.21; -1.1 m/s; 101.75%; old record was 29.37)
at the Ontario Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships in Toronto, on July 28-29.
She also won the 400 at OMAs (69.80; 95.47%).
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Photo – Dan Slovitt Cover photo – John Macmillan
