KWTFA

The MTA held their annual indoor track and field championships on Saturday April 2nd at the York University indoor track and field facility.

The KW Track and Field Association contingent consisted of 12 athletes, ranging in age from 8 to 13.

This event saw the KWTFA athletes post several new personal best performances:
• Olivia Bowman (8), finished the 800m in 3:29.31
• Rachel Dickson (10) set new PB’s in both the 800m, and the 400m, with times of 3:32.9 and 1:14.92, respectively
• Michaela Quirk (11) finished the 400m in 1:07.20
• Courtney Martin (11) ran the 200m in 29.84s
• Andrew Henry (12) ran the 400m in 1:01.41
• Spencer Pitre, 8 finished the 200 in 39.52 seconds, good enough for 5th place.
Luke Salata (13) had a particularly successful day, using a combination of great strategy, patience, and all-out sprint speed to take second in the 800m with a new PB time of 2:20.94. In the 1500, he’s the new MTA Indoor Provincial champion, with another new PB time of 4:47.85.

Congratulations to Luke for bringing home the Gold in that event!

Event	Name	Age/Class/ Gender	Result	Pos.	PB?	Rec.?
200m	Spencer Pitre	8/mite/boys	39.52	5
400m			1:23.41
800m	Olivia Bowman	8/mite/girls	3:29.31		Y
400m	Kyle MacKenzie	9/tyke/boys	1:35.12
800m			3:32.62
800m	Rachel Dickson	10/atom/girls	3:32.9		Y
400m			1:14.92		Y
800m	Michaela Quirk	12/atom/girls	2:47.3	7
400m			1:07.20		Y
1500m	John Fish	11/atom/boys	5:16.12
60m	Keiran Webster	10/atom/girls	9.60
800m			3:24.3
400m	Andrew Henry	12/senior/boys	1:01.41		Y
800m			2:37.8
200m	Courtney Martin	11/senior/girls	29.84
Long J			3.59m
800m	Luke Salata	13/senior/boys	2:20.94	2	Y
			4:47.85	1	Y
60m	Joey Daniels	11/senior/boys	8.17/8.29	8
200m		27.46
400m	Aidan Webster	12/senior/boys	1:06.39
800m			2:38.96

The KW Track and Field Association sent 10 athletes to the York University indoor track and field facility in Toronto last Saturday.

The March Break Classic event was hosted by the United Tamil Sports Club and the Flying Angels Track and Field Club, and sanctioned by Athletics Ontario and the Minor Track Association. Athletes born between 1994 and 2006 competed in the 60, 200, 400, 800, and 1500 meter events as well as the 60 m hurdles, the long jump, triple jump and high jump, and the 4 x 200 m relay event. The event was open to athletes of all levels but was quite competitive, with many experienced athletes in attendance.

KWTFA had a strong showing, with 7 podium finishes, including a first for Luke Salata, 13 in the Senior (13/14) Boys 1500 m. Luke finished the 1500 in a time of 4:53.09 – a new personal best for Luke. Luke also competed in the 800 m, where his time of 2:25.14 captured 3rd place.

Agata Kulczynska, 14, placed 2nd in the Youth (15-17) Girls 60 m, with a new personal best time of 8.42 seconds, and also placed 5th in the 200 m, where she posted a time of 27.85. Agata also placed 2nd in the Youth Girls Long Jump, with a leap of 3.64m, tying fellow KWTFA member Kirsten Pendelbury.

Maddy Rivard, 14 posted a personal best of 31.48 in the Youth Girls 200m.

Kyle MacKenzie, 9, placed 2nd in the Tyke (9,10) Boys 400 m, with a personal best time of 1:26.69. He also posted a personal best time of 3:29.91 in the 800 m. This time was good for 4th place.

Olivia Bowman, 8, posted a time of 1:36.26 in the Tyke Girls 400 m, good enough for the under-ager to take 5th place.

Hannah Berge, 14, ran the Senior Girls 400 m in a time of 1:04.46, claiming 3rd place for her efforts.

Sulaxsan Joseph, 14, posted a personal best of 59.05 seconds in the Youth Boys 400m, and another personal best of 5.11m in the Long Jump. The latter result was strong enough to earn him 5th place.

Event	Name	Age/Sex/ Group/Age	Result	Pos.	PB?	Rec.?
60 m		Atom Girls 11-12
	Maddy Bowman	11	9.76/9.84	8th
		Senior Girls 13-14
	Courtney Martin	12	9.23
	Kirsten Pendelbury	14	9.23
		Youth Girls 15-17
	Agata Kulczynska	14	8.42	2nd	Yes
	Maddy Rivard	14	9.36
200 m		Senior Girls 13-14
	Courtney Martin		30.34
	Kirsten Pendelbury
		Youth Girls 15-17
	Agata Kulczynska		27.85	5th
	Maddy Rivard		31.48		Yes
		Youth Boys 15-17
	Sulaxsan Joseph	14	26.91
400m		Tyke Girls 9-10
	Olivia Bowman	8	1:36.26	5th
		Tyke Boys 9-10
	Kyle MacKenzie	9	1:26.69	2nd	Yes
		Senior Girls 13-14
	Hannah Berge	14	1:04.46	3rd
		Youth Boys 15-17
	Sulaxsan Joseph		59.05		Yes
800m		Tyke Boys 9-10
	Kyle MacKenzie		3:29.91	4th	Yes
		Senior Boys 13-14
	Luke Salata	13	2:25.14	3rd
1500m		Senior Boys 13-14
	Luke Salata		4:53.09	1st	Yes
Long J.		Tyke Girls 9-10
	Olivia Bowman		2.24m	8th
		Atom Girls 11-12
	Maddy Bowman		3.53m	7th
		Senior Girls 13-14
	Kirsten Pendelbury		3.64m	2nd
		Youth Girls 15-17
	Agata Kulczynska		3.64	2nd
		Youth Boys 15-17
	Sulaxsan Joseph		5.11	5th	Yes

The city of Kitchener held it’s annual athletic awards banquet Tuesday, March 8th at Bingeman’s Conference Centre. This annual event honours Kitchener athletes and teams who have brought home Provincial, National or International honours to the area.

Five KW Track and Field Association athletes were given awards last night for their accomplishments during the 2010 track and field season.

Members of the KWTFA Fastrack program, Christine Campbell, Jonathan Fury, Kiera Gibson and Megan O’Brien each had a spectacularly successful 2010 season.

Christine Campbell was honoured for winning the Athletics Canada Open Women discus throw tie-down and the Para Sport Ontario Open Women shot-put& discus throw tie-down.

Jonathan Fury was recognized for winning the Para Sport Ontario Open Men 400 m.

Kiera Gibson was given an award for winning the Para Sport Ontario Open Women shot-put tie down.

Megan O’Brien was honoured for winning the 100m, 200 m and 400 m events at Para Sport Ontario, the Ontario Summer Games and at the Canada summer games.

KWTFA Minor Track Association sprinter Joey Daniels was also recognized for winning the 100 m and 200 m in the 11/12 age group at the MTA Provincial Championships, and representing zone 1 (Ontario to Wisconsin) in the 200m at the Hershey North American Games, where he earned a bronze medal.

In addition to these athletes, coaches Cheryl Bowman (MTA), Natasha Lane and Dave Greig (Fastrack) were recognized for their hard work, dedication and undying support of these athletes.

KWTFA would like to publicly congratulate all of our champions, and thank the City of Kitchener for the wonderful dinner in honour of all of the local athletes that have put our City’s name at the top of podiums around the Province and beyond. We can truly take pride in living in a city where sport is an integral part of our cultural fibre. With the ongoing support that our athletes receive from the City, the list of champions will continue to grow as time goes on.

The KW Track and Field association was competing again last weekend at the Bramalea Bullets Indoor Game. This was the first event held at the York University indoor Track and Field facility since the repairs to the roof, which was damaged in a fire some months ago.

A small contingent of nine KWTFA athletes were in attendance, out of a total entry of over 350 athletes. Despite the small number of KWTFA entrants, the club had an excellent showing, with five 3rd place finishes, a second and a first. Several athletes posted new personal best results (PB).

The event times and distances were as follows:

50M
SENIOR GIRLS
Kirsten Pendlebury (14) 7.86 NEW PB

200M
MITE BOYS
Spencer Pitre (7) 39.41 3rd

ATOM GIRLS
Michaela Quirk (11) 29.54 3rd NEW PB

SENIOR GIRLS
Agata Kulczynska (14) 28.12 4th
Kirsten Pendlebury (14) 31.10

400M
MITE BOYS
Spencer Pitre (7) 1:20.43 3rd

TYKE GIRLS
Olivia Bowman (8) 1:34.88 5th

TYKE BOYS
Kyle Mackenzie (9) 1:33.01 6th

ATOM GIRLS
Michaela Quirk (11) 1:07.67 1st NEW PB

800M
TYKE GIRLS
Olivia Bowman (8) 3:37.83 9th

TYKE BOYS
Kyle Mackenzie (9) 3:23.12 8th

SENIOR GIRLS
Hannah Berge (14) 2:39.12 11th

SENIOR BOYS
Luke Salata (13) 2:23.84 3rd NEW PB
Ryan Annis (14) 2:43.13 7th

LONG JUMP
SENIOR GIRLS
Agata Kulczynska (14) 3.88 7th
Kirsten Pendlebury (14) 3.40

SENIOR BOYS
Ryan Annis (14) 4.02 7th
Luke Salata (14) 3.13

1500M
ATOM GIRLS
Mackenzie Annis (11) 6:21.37 11th

SENIOR BOYS
Luke Salata (14) 4:54 2nd NEW PB

Local KW Track and Field Association (www.kwtfa.ca) athlete, Ildemaro Ponnambalam (13) competed Saturday, January 9th at the Variety Village Meet. Ildemaro competed in the 50m dash, which he won, scoring a new personal best (and new Ontario Under 14 record) with 6.60 in the preliminary round, and 6.67 in the final. He also competed in the 300m, where he also won, with a time of 40.03, another personal best.

This meet included athletes from MTA Tyke Age and beyond, OTFA athletes, and class T37 and T38 ParaSport athletes. Monies raised were for Variety Village, a facility for children and young people with disabilities and their families. Their goal is to improve the quality of life and integrate all children regardless of their abilities. The meet was an all comers meet giving athletes the chance to see athletes of all ages and abilities participate on the track. Electronic timing was provided.

KWTFA Results

Age Group/Gender: Atom Girls – age 11/12
Event Name Age Result Place New PB? Record?
50m Keiran Webster 10 8.48 heat
8.29 final 3rd

50m Kirsten Pendlebury 13 7.94
7.95 final 4th
50m Ildemaro Ponnambalam 13 6.60 heat
6.67 final 1st
50m Agata Kulczynska 14 7.26 heat
7.21 final 7th
50m Maddy Rivard 14 8.25
150m Michaela Quirk 11 22.14 1st
150m Keiran Webster 24.25 2nd
150m Hannah Berge 14 21.38 1st
150m Kirsten Pendlebury 13 22.97
300m Michaela Quirk 11 49.01 1st
300m John Fish 11 51.58 2nd
300m Hannah Berge 14 48.45 4th
300m Ildemaro Ponnambalam 13 40.03 1st
300m Agata Kulczynska 14 45.52
300m Jonathan Furey 17 56.29
800m Maddy Rivard 14 3:05.55
800m Ryan Annis 14 2:48.96
800m Jonathan Furey 17 2:57.44
1200m Kyle Mackenzie 5:16.97 6th

Age Group/Gender:Atom Girls – age 11/12
Event Name Age Result Place New PB? Record?
1200 Madison Bowman 11 5:00.45 3rd
1200 Mackenzie Annis 11 5:05.20 4th

Age Group/Gender:Atom Boys – age 11/12
Event Name Age Result Place New PB? Record?
1200 John Fish 11 4:18.94 3rd

Age Group/Gender:Senior Boys – age 13/14
Event Name Age Result Place New PB? Record?
1200m Luke Salata 13 3:53.47 3rd
1200m Aidan Webster 12 4:20.24

Local KW Track and Field Association (www.kwtfa.ca) athlete, Ildemaro Ponnambalam (13) competed last Saturday at the International Youth Meet of Champions at York University. This meet is for high performance athletes from Ontario, Quebec and neighbouring states.

This was Ildemaro’s first track meet in 2 years. He was looking no worse for the time off as he posted some very strong results in the Under 15 category.

Ildemaro’s finishes were as follows:

60m 7.72 new PB
400m 56.3 3rd place, new PB
Shot Put 10.07m 8th place, new PB

Congratulations to Ildemaro on a stunning return to competitive track!

Best of luck to him and the rest of the KWTFA athletes as the indoor track season continues.