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John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR indsor track and field star Jamie Adjetey-Nelson earned a silver medal on the weekend at the Jim Click Combined Events meet at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. The former Lancer, who is looking to secure a berth on Canada’s Olympic team for the 2012 London Olympic Games, led the first day with 4,199 points after five events. Adjetey-Nelson placed first in both shot put with a throw of 15.47 metres and in men’s long jump with a distance of 7.26 metres. He also finished in a three-way tie for first place in the high...
After a promising start, the Lancers men’s team relinquish championship to Western Alanna Kelly SPORTS WRITER he Lancers women’s Track and Field team won their fourth straight title at the CIS championships, while the men finished third. The meet led off to a successful start for the Lancers men’s and women’s teams, who both finished the first day Thursday in the lead. As few turn of events over the next two days, however, led the men’s team astray. Walters, who was named CIS track athlete of the year, captured double gold’s in the 3,000m and 1,500m events. “The win earlier...
John Doherty SPORTS EDITOR wo University of Windsor track and field athletes were given CIS awards last Thursday. Fifth-year captain Nicole Sassine and OUA cross-country all-star Matt Walters were both named athletes of the year. Sassine, a kinesiology student in her final year with the Lancers program, helped the women team to three consecutive CIS titles. This season, the Windsor native claimed the OUA’s overall female MVP award two weeks ago at the OUA Championships in Toronto, where she won gold in the 300-metres and the 4×200 relay and earned silver medals in the 60-metre hurdles and the 4×400 relay...
Alanna Kelly SPORTS WRITER After sweeping the OUA championships last weekend at York University, the Lancers Track and Field team prepare to take their never-say-never attitude to the national level. Both the Lancers men’s and women’s teams look to defend their Canadian Inter-university Sport titles March 8-10 in Winnipeg. While the women will enter the championships as three-time defenders and the men have won their last two of three, both groups don’t intend to rest on their laurels. “I’ve learned along time ago with the Lancers Track and Field team that you just never say never,” assistant head coach Brett...
Alanna Kelly SPORTS WRITE ifth-year co-captains Nicole Sassine and Kelsi Mayne led the defending Lancers Women’s Track and Field team to an OUA title on the weekend at York University. The two runners also qualified for what will be their final university career meet at the CIS Championships in March. “Knowing it was my last OUAs as a Lancer made me want to push even harder,” said Sassine after her winning performances Saturday. “We have a phenomenal program, which (head coach) Dennis Fairall has created over the years. I knew I could not have picked a better school to represent...
Alanna Kelly SPORTS WRITER ew pentathletes on the University of Windsor’s Track and Field team are making their marks at the provincial and national levels. Branden Wilhelm of Woodstock, Ont. locked down first place in the CIS with a grand score of 3,807 Friday night at the 23rd Annual Team Challenge at the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre. The six-foot-four multi-events athlete completed the 60-metre hurdles in 8.50 seconds, long jumped 7.01 metres, threw 11.49 metres in shot put, hit 2.09 metres in high jump and ran the 1,000-metres in two minutes, 59.48 seconds. Wilhelm, who had predicted a...
Alanna Kelly SPORTS EDITOR ormer Lancers 800m runner Melissa Bishop knows exactly what needs to be done to gain a spot for the 2012 London Olympics. Bishop completed her fifth year of eligibility last season while attending teachers college at the University of Windsor in both physical education and biology for the high school level. “Knowing the Olympics is this summer, I think this is a big year and I get right up and keep pushing through,” Bishop said. “There are so many opportunities after this year, its not just this summer, it’s the next four years.” While never taking...
Eight Lancers qualify for CIS Championships at Can Am Meet Alanna Kelly SPORTS WRITER he Lancers Track and Field Team secured 21 medals over the weekend at the Mike Lints Open at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. Both the men’s and women’s relays teams also earned CIS championship qualifying times. “We came to qualify for the CIS Championships in the 4x400m relay and that we did,” head coach Dennis Fairall said. “That puts us No. 1 in the men’s 4x400m relay and No. 1 in the men’s 4x800m relay events.” Chris Reid won a gold medal in the...
John Doherty
SPORTS EDITOR
niversity of Windsor teams secured three national titles, the football and volleyball programs saw significant changes to its coaching staff and several Lancers, past and present, were called upon by their country to perform internationally. Listed here are some of the more notable Lancer highlights, highs and heartbreaks of 2011. FEBRUARY Basketball The men’s team loses an OUA West semifinal 85-82 to Laurier. Isaac Kuon, now of the St. John Mill Rats, leads the Lancers with 28 points in his final game with the team. • Women’s head coach Chantal Vallee sets an OUA record with...
Alanna Kelly LANCE WRITER he Lancers Track and Field team kick off the 2011-2012 season with an impressive start during the annual Blue and Gold Invitational last Monday and Tuesday at the St. Denis Centre. The Lancers were split half gold team and half blue team to duke it out during a series of events on the track. The events included a series of races, 60-metre hurdles, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put, weight throw and a relay race. This year marked the University of Windsor’s 31st inter-squad meet. The Lancers were not shy of talent...