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February 2, 2012 London Ontario London Legion welcomes new coach, Danny Wiley Danny Wiley is a graduate from the University of West Georgia where he ran for the West Georgia Wolves as a distance runner in both the track and field and cross country programs. Danny is currently a distance and track coach at Montcalm Secondary School.
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Lexi Aitken - 60mh Gold |
Nicole Setterington 60mh Gold |
Davis Edward 60mh 200m Gold |
Luke Dailleboust 60mh Gold LJ Silver |
Ali Baker HJ Silver |
Mackenzie Mayers 800m, 1200m Bronze |
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January 28, 2012, Ontario Legion Indoor Championship, York University, Toronto ON London Legion athletes competing for Royal Canadian Legion District A, Provinicial Command won a record 11 medals, including 5 gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze Medals. Davis Edward set the first Ontario record of 2012, in the 60mh. Three other athletes were less than .30 sec from setting new provincial records in this first meet of the indoor season. Davis also won a gold in the ultra competitive 200m event. Congratulations to all athletes for wonderful opening week performances. |
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January 26, 2012, London Ontario London Legion is proud to announce thea Hydro One will sponsor London Legion for the 3rd consecutive year. Thank You Hydro One. |
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January 26, 2012, London Ontario Seventeen London Legion athletes will be attending the 2012 Ontario Legion Indoor T&F Championship, to be held on January 28 at York University.
Congratulations coaches and athlete and best wishes. |
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Lexi Aitken - Tetrathlon Gold |
Luke Dailleboust Pentathlon Silver |
Jonathan Loos - Tetrathlon Gold |
Coach attends IAAF/USATF Sprint/Hurdles Academy at U.S. Olympic Training Centre
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January 8, 2012, Chula Vista, California London Legion Head Coach Sandy Cooper-Ryder(centre left) attended a week long conference with 47 of the best sprint hurdle coaches in the world. The IAAF/USATF Sprint/Hurdle Academy course continues for the next 6 months, with further case studies and course assignments. The course was held at the United States Olympic Training Centre in Chula Vista, California. |
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January 6, 2012 Agriplex @ the Wesern Fair
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Welcome Coach Kevin Vanderleeuw
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December 14, 2011, London Ontario London Legion welcomes new coach, Kevin Vanderleeuw. Kevin is a graduate of Redeemer University (B.A Kinesiology). He played four years of OCAA (Ontario College Athletic Association) soccer from 2007-2011. He also played one year of OCAA volleyball (2007). In Kevin’s first year of soccer he was named Rookie of the year and won the OCAA Men’s Indoor Soccer Championship. In his senior year Kevin was named CCAA (Canadian Colleges Athletic Association) Academic All-Canadian. He was also named OCAA League All-Star as well as Redeemer University College Men’s Soccer M.V.P. Kevin spent time volunteering as a Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Student trainer and clinical assistant at Redeemer University. In high school, Kevin competed in shot-put, discus, and javelin. Kevin is thrilled to be able to work with young track athletes and help them develop their skills and abilities. Kevin will be coaching our expanding Speed and Agility program and will be helping with our Throws program. Kevin is the 7th teacher coach integrated into our coaching development program. |
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December 4, 2011, Toronto, Ontario
London Legion has been awarded 2 major 2012 Ontario Championship Meets. In August, Civic Holiday Weekend, London Legion and Niagara Olympic Club, are managing the 2012 Athletics Ontario Bantam, Midget and Yout Championship. In October 2012, London Legion repeats as host club for the 2012 Ontario Minor Track & Field Cross Country Championship, to be held at Fanshawe Lake on October 27, 2012.
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November 27, 2011 Agriplex @ the Western Fair All London Legion programs moved indoors this week including the popular Track Time 4 Children's program that runs every Saturday morning at 9:30 AM at the Agriplex at the Western Fair. Today over 25 children participated in race preparation and track and field fundamentals, and initial time trials. |
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November 20, 2011 Agriplex @ the Western Fair All London Legion programs move indoors this week. Please review Training Schedule for this week and month for all programs and their start times.
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November 13, 2011, AO XC Championship, Guelph Ontario London Legion Midget Girls XC Team placed 5th at the Athletics Ontario XC Championship held today in Guelph. The team comprised on Mackenzie Mayers (Silver Medal), Charlotte Prouse (Bronze Medal) Mackenzie Streefkerk, Molly Miller and Mackenzie Martin placed 5th, only 5 points out of 3rd place and only 15 points away from team gold. All of these athletes have one more year of eligibility in the Midget grouping Our Midget Boys Team of Muhamed Sirage, Craig Klomp, Ryan Prete and Ben Harris placed 6th in the team competition. Craig Klomp was 10th overall. Other participants included Jackson Mayers 5th, and Charlotte Prouse 20th in the Bantam grouping. |
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November 11, 2011, London Cenotaph, Victoria Park Carolyn Adams and Liam Wilson were part of the VIP presenters at the 2011 London Remembrance Day ceremony in Victoria Park. Carolyn and Liam laid a wreath representing the Yourh of Canada. |
All schedules are now online (see Training Schedules)
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November 6, 2011 Lambeth Cenataph London Legion elementary athletes Leslie and Laura Kelley participated in the start of the Days of Remembrance week in London at the Lambeth Cenataph. Pictured right, Leslie and Laura stand in front of the Lambeth Cenotaph with a special London Legion T&F Wreath. At left, the sisters are with Mr. & Mrs. Piche, our Legion T&F representatives and Mayor Joe Fontana.
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November 5, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario London Legion High School athletes competiting for their high school teams won OFSAA Championship medals. Mackenzie Mayers (centre right), and Charlotte Prouse (centre right) won 3rd and 4th place medals in the Midget Girls group. St. Mary's athlete Craig Klomp, won the bronze medal in the Junior Boys category. These are the best results ever from our growing XC high performance program.
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October 29, 2011 London, Ontario London Legion Elementary XC Teams placed exceptionally well at the 2011 Ontario MTA XC Championship, held at Fanshawe Lake. Our Mite and Tyke won team gold medals, and our Atoms boys placed second. Our girls teams won silver medals in the Tyke & Atom Divisions. Our Senior teams would have placed very well but several athletes were preparing for OFSAA XC in Ottawa. Photos of the meet are on the Championship Microsite.
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Welcome All American Claudio Dias to coaching staff NCAA athlete & coach to contribute to track & speed, agility and conditioning programs.
| October 17, 2011 London Ontario Claudio Dias played four years of NCAA soccer at Plattsburgh State University in New York from 2003-2006. In his senior year he was named 1st Team All Conference, 1st Team All Region, and an All American. After University he had a short stint training with Portimonenese Sport Club of Portugal. His soccer coaching experience spans from youth all the way to the university level. Through 2007-2008 Claudio coached at the Toronto Benfica Soccer Academy, and he was an assistant coach for Brampton Boavista Football Club in the Ontario Soccer League. In 2008 he also coached the girls U-14 Plattsburgh Football Club. At the University level he was the assistant coach at Plattsburgh State University during the 2008 season, and the assistant at Frostburg State University, in Maryland, from 2009-2011. During his time at Frostburg, he earned his Masters in Education, specializing in physical education. In 2010 he received my National Coaching License (Soccer) from the NSCAA. Claudio is currently at Althouse in the Bachelor of Education program at Western University.. Claudio is the fifth teacher coach, working in the London Legion High Performance and Development programs, that have graduated to make contributions to coaching in Elementary and High School T&F programs across Ontario.
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Welcome 2-time All Canadian CIS Athlete Nancy Spreitzer to coaching staff Basketball & T&F Athlete won CIS/OUA Community Award and U of Waterloo T&F MVP
| October 1, 2011 London Ontario London Legion welcomes 2 time CIS All Canadian athlete Nancy Spreitzer to our coaching staff. Nancy was a University of Waterloo basketball player and a member of the T&F team running sprints, long jump and triple jump. Nancy was the U of Waterloo T&F MVP in her graduating year. Nancy is currently attending Althouse College (UWO) and will be helping with the Elementary Track/SAC programs. Nancy has been recognized by the community of Kitchener-Waterloo for her volunteer work with children, and has been a tireless fundraiser for children's sports equipment and the K-W Food Bank. Nancy was also recognized by the OUA and CIS, winning the Community Service Award in 2011. Her full bio is in our coaches section. Nancy is the fourth teacher coach, working in the London Legion High Performance and Development programs, that have gone on to make contributions to coaching in Elementary and High School T&F programs across Ontario.
| September 29, 2011 London Ontario Collette Tesfaye starts her 7th year of High Performance coaching for the London Legion sprint program on Monday & Wednesday at 4:30 and Friday at Brescia Hill during the month of October. Collette's sprint program will remain outdoors until it is too cold, and it will shift to the Agriplex at the Western Fair, Mon and Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Welcome back Collette. Athletes shine at Canadian Youth & Midget Nationals
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Kyle Hayes 200m 6th 300m 9th
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Ashley Stoyanovich 80mh A Finalist
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Will Potter 16th 100mh 21 300mh #7 2
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Mackenzie Mayers 800m 8th 1200 27th (lost shoe)
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Carolyn Adams #7 HJ, #15 100mh #2 ranked HJ
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Davis Edward 6th 200mh
| Stephanie Rigg 24th 400mh
Fourteen athletes contend for Canadian Legion and Hershey N.A. Championships
MaNeill runs PB, sets new Canadian Record; Tesfaye 10th at Pan Am Juniors
Carolyn Adams chosen by Team Ontario for Canadian Youth Championship
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Carolyn Adams soars over 1.70m to win OFSAA Gold
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July 20, 2011, Ottawa, Ontario Carolyn Adams was announced today as a member of Team Ontario for the 2011 Canadian Youth Championship. This is Carolyn's first selection to an Ontario Team. Carolyn, the #2 ranked Youth high jumper in Canada, is a two time OFSAA high jump champion. Carolyn's personal best for 2011 is 1.70. Teammate Ali Baker has a 2011 PB of 1.65 and is currently ranked #7 in Canada. Congratulations Carolyn.
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Ontario Minor Track Tyke 4X400 Relay Champions Left to right (Oliver, Billotta, Myers, Burke) Set New Ontario Record by over 4 seconds
| July 16, 2011, Ontaio Minor Track Championship, Guelph, Ontrio Forty three elementary aged athletes from London Legion participated in the 2011 Ontario Minor Track & Field Championship in Guelph, Ontario this weekend. Club athletes earned at record 29 medals and over 49 top 5 finishes. The Ontario MTA Provincial Results are available on this link. Our Tyke Boys 4X400 Relay team smashed a long standing provincial relay record by over 4 seconds. Congratulations to the team shown celebrating in the picture at left. These young men have helped set London Legion's 90th Provincial Record. Congratulations athletes, parents and coaches Bud Willis and Sally Chamberlain.
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July 14, 2011 Hershey Pennsylvania London Legion athletes Camryn Steckel (800m) and Charlotte Prouse (1600m) were named today to the Hershey Zone 1 Team. Hershey Zone 1 includes Ontario and nine regional US states including Michigan and Ohio. Camryn and Charlotte had the best times of all athletes in Zone 1. Camryn and Charlotte are the 5th and 6th London Legion elementary athletes chosen to Hershey regional teams for the Hershey North American Championship later in August. Team Leader Bud Willis and partner Sally Chamberlain have produced 2 Hershey North American Champions. Congratulations Coaches and Athletes. | 
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Charlotte Prouse - 1600m Named to Heshey Zone 1 Team
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Camryn Steckel - 800m Named to Hershey Zone 1 Team
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| Bud Willis Team Leader - Elementary Middle Distance
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