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1 Ontario MTA XC Championship Results are now available

October 29, 2011 London Ontario

Congratulations to all coaches and athletes on great performances at today's 2011 Ontario MTA Cross Country Championship. CLICK HERE FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM RESULTS.

Thank you Bud Willis and Sally Chamberlain for your leadership and for organizing over 100 volunteers to help create a great venue for children from all regions in Ontario.

A Photo Album of today's events will be on-line soon.

7 Teams and over 350 athletes to attend 2011 Ontario Minor XC Championship
Performance List 3 is now available, and tentative meet schedule

October26, 2011 London Ontario

London Legion welcomes 350 elementary athletes from 27 clubs across Ontario to the 2011 Ontario Minor Track Cross Country Championship at Fanshawe Conservation. This is the first Ontario Minor Track Championship ever to be held in London.

The third performance list (as of Oct. 28 9 AM) is provided at this link.        PERFORMANCE LIST 3. If there are errors please contact Joe Ryder at 519-652-9477 or joeryder@londonlegiontrack.com

The tentative meet schedule is as follows:

9:00   3K and 2K walkthough

9:15 1.5K and 1K course walkthrough

10:30 Girls Mite 10:45 Boys Mite

11:05 Girls Tyke   11:25 Boys Tyke

Mite & Tyke Award Presentations

12:00 Girls Atoms 12:25 Boys Atoms

12:50 Girls Senior   1:20 Boys Senior

Atoms & Senior Award Presentations

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.

London Middlesex Health Unit (Tobacco Control) partnership promotes safe & healthy physical activity

October 7, 2011 London Ontario

London Legion Track & Field Alliance and the London Middlesex Health Unit (Tobacco Control) have developed a partnership to promote healthy lifestyles at the 2011 Ontario Minor Cross Country Championship to be held at Fanshawe Conservation on October 29, 2011. London Legion was one of the first sports organizations in our region to adopt a Tobacco Free Club policy working with the Health Unit. Together we promote at all club practices, events and especially this year at the upcoming Ontario Championship, healthy and safe physical activity for children and adults.

To commemorate this partnership, we have jointly created a souvenir racing bib that will be worn by all competitors at the Ontario XC Championship. It will be a wonderful keepsake and a constant reminder of the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, especially without tobacco in any form. Our joint message is ‘Play, Live and Be, Tobacco Free’. Special fun events with the wonderful people from the Ministry of Health are planned at the venue. A sample of the souvenir bib is shown at left. Click on the bib to see the actual size.

London Legion Announces 2011-2012 Programs for Elementary Students

NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN ANYTIME

6 PROGRAMS @ 1 PRICE (FAMILY PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE) CLICK BROCHURE FOR DETAILS

ELEMENTARY FUNDAMENTALS	ELEMENTARY ENDURANCE	ELEMENTARY ENDURANCE	ELEMENTARY HURDLES & JUMPS SKILL	ELEMENTARY TRACK/SAC	ELEMENTARY TRACK/SAC
Saturday 9:30 - 11 November - April Includes Weekly Mini Meets and Photo Timing Results	YEAR ROUND Elementary	YEAR ROUND	Nov - July	NOV - AUGUST	OCT - AUGUST
Grade 1-8	Grades 3-6	Grade 6-8	Grades 3-8	Grades 4-6	Grades 6-8
AVAILABLE	AVAILABLE	AVAILABLE	AVAILABLE	AVAILABLE	AVAILABLE

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.

Collette Tesfaye starts season 7 of High Performance Sprints October 3, 4:30 @ Banting

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.

Course Maps are now available for Ontario Cross Country Championship on October 29
Click on Maps for Larger Version

1K Course

1.5K Course

2K Course

3K Course

  London Community News reports on Elementary Distance Program success

August 22, 2011 Springbank Park

London Legion coaches and athletes were the focus on London's new newspaper, the London Community News. The start of the story and a link to the full article is provided below. New members to this hugely successful program are welcome anytime.

"Training is over and London Legion Track and Field Alliance’s cross-country athletes are ready to head home for dinner. But, not so fast – head coach Bud Willis isn’t done yet; he has one last task to see out.

“All right guys, we have plenty of new faces here today,” he began. “Let’s make them feel welcomed. Go give a high-five and introduce yourself to 15 others.” Click here for the full story.

Hershey North American Champions

Nick Fournie, Charlotte Prouse and Camryn Steckel.

Elementary & High School Cross Country programs start this week

Aug 15, 2011, Springbank Park, London Ontario

London Legion Elementary and High School Cross Country programs start this week. Today, our elementary cross country team started working towards the 2011 Ontario Minor Track Cross Country Championship, to be held October 29 in London. Our high school team starts tomorrow at 4:30 at T.D. Waterhouse Stadium. For more pictures of tonights opening practice, click here.

Elementary & High School Cross Country programs start week of Aug 15

Elementary Cross Country       Team Leader Bud Willis

       Time :   5:00

Mon & Fri - Springbank - North St

Wed          Regina Mundi

Elementary Cross Country       Coach Sally Chamberlain

       Time :   5:00

Mon & Fri - Springbank - North St

Wed          Regina Mundi

High School Cross Country         Coach Janet Takahashi

       Time :   4:30 Tues & Thurs

            9:30 Sat

Tue & Thu - TD Waterhouse

Sat           - TD Waterhouse

High School Cross Country         Coach Linda Findley

       Time :   4:30 Tues & Thurs

          9:30 Sat

Tue & Thu - TD Waterhouse

Sat           - TD Waterhouse

Camryn Steckel and Charlotte Prouse win Hershey N.A. Championship Medals

August 6, 2011 Hershey Pennsylvania

London Legion athletes Camryn Steckel won the Gold Medal in the Girls 11-12 800m final and Charlotte Prouse (1600m) won the Girls 1600m Silver Medal at the Hershey North American Elementary Track & Field Champiosnhip.   Congratulations girls.

This is the 3rd consecutive year that a North American Hershey Champion has been developed out out the London Legion Elementary Endurance Program. Thank You Bud & Sally.

Camryn Steckel - 800m Gold Medalist

Charlotte Prouse - 1600m - Silver Medalist

MacNeill, Setterington, Newman and Butcher win Canadian Youth Medals

Christine MacNeill 100mh Gold

Nicole Setterington

Long Jump - Silver   100mh Bronze

August 4-7, 2011, Canadian Youth Championship

Congratulations to Canadian Youth Track & Field Championship Medalists Christine MacNeill (Gold 100m hurdles, Alysha Newman (Silver PV), Nicole Setterington (Silver LJ, Bronze 100mh) and Locky Butcher Bronze HJ).

Alysha Newman

Pole Vault Silver

Locky Butcher

High Jump Bronze

Athletes shine at Canadian Youth & Midget Nationals

Aug 4-7 , 2011, Ottawa, Ontario & Hershey Pennsylvania

This weekend 9 London Legion athletes make their national debut in track and field competition at the Canadian Legion Track & Field Championship, held at Terry Fox Stadium in Ottawa. All of these athletes are nationally ranked and competed against 10 provincial champions representing their province and other highly ranked athletes from across Canada. Locky Butcher

Kyle Hayes

200m 6th

300m 9th

Ashley Stoyanovich

80mh A Finalist

Will Potter

16th 100mh

21 300mh

#7 2

Mackenzie Mayers

800m 8th

1200 27th (lost shoe)

Carolyn Adams

   #7 HJ, #15 100mh

#2 ranked HJ

Davis Edward

6th 200mh

Stephanie Rigg

24th 400mh

Fourteen athletes contend for Canadian Legion and Hershey N.A. Championships

Aug 4-7 , 2011, Ottawa, Ontario & Hershey Pennsylvania

In Ottawa, 12 London Legion athletes are vying for Canadian Championship experience and titles including Christine MacNeill (left), Nicole Setterington and Alysha Newman (right) who attended the 2011 World Youth Games representing Canada. Pictures of Nicole, Christine and Alysha at the world's will be published soon.

Club athletes with national rankings attending this meet are Carolyn Adams (#2 HJ), Locky Butcher (#3 HJ, #4 hurdles, Kyle Hayes #3 Ontario, Ashley Stoyanovich #7 hurdles, #5 Will Potter (300mh), Mackenzie Mayers #3(800m, 1200m) and newcomer Davis Edwards #7 (200mh). Unvailable, for this meet is newly minted Ontario Pentathlon record holder, Jonathan Loos ranked #2 in Canada as an underage Midget, #8 ranked 300mh Chase Koneckny and #7 ranked Youth high jumper and the Ontario Junior Champion Ali Baker.

In Hershey PA, Camryn Steckel (cover top bar second from left - 800m) and Charlotte Prouse (cover bar top left 1600m) are competing against the best elementary athletes in North America.
Best wishes to our athletes at both these competitions

MaNeill runs PB, sets new Canadian Record; Tesfaye 10th at Pan Am Juniors

July 22, 2011, Miramar Florida

The temperature is hot, but the competition at the Pan Am Junior's is even hotter. The 2011 Pan Am Junior Championship is in Miramar, Florida.

Club athletes Gabriel Tesfaye placed 10th in the 110m hurdles and Gregory MacNeill ran a blistering 13.65(PB) in the first heat for a new Canadian record. Gregory had a collision with another athlete in the final. Gregory's time was the 3rd fastest time at this year's competition.

Carolyn Adams chosen by Team Ontario for Canadian Youth Championship

Carolyn Adams soars over 1.70m to win OFSAA Gold

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.

Record setting results at Ontario Minor Track Provincial Championship

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.

Camryn Steckel and Charlotte Prouse named to Hershey Zone 1 Team

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.

Charlotte Prouse - 1600m

Named to Heshey Zone 1 Team

Camryn Steckel - 800m

Named to Hershey Zone 1 Team

Bud Willis

Team Leader - Elementary Middle Distance

Branden Wilhelm wins Silver Medal at Toronto NTL Meet

Branden Wilhelm & Coach Cooper-Ryder

NTL Silver Medalist - High Jump

July 13, Toronto, Ontario, Athletics Canada

Branden Wilhelm, in a special invitational field of 5 of the best high jumpers in Canada and the US, placed second with an incredible performance, jumping 2.15m.

Branden was the only junior aged athlete in the field and was perfect up to the 2.15m mark. Branden narrowly missed 2.20m.

Congratulations Branden and Coach Sandy Cooper-Ryder.

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MacNeill and Tesfaye named to Canadian Pan Am Junior Team

Gregory MacNeill

Named to Canadian Pan Am Team

Gabriel Tesfaye

Named to Canadian Pan Am Team

July 12, Atlhetics Canada

London Legion sprint hurdlers Gregory MacNeill and Gabriel Tesfaye were named today to the Canadian Junior Pan American Games Team.

Earlier this year, Coach Sandy Cooper-Ryder was named an event coach for the Canadian Junior Pan Am Games.

Coach Sandy Cooper-Ryder

Canadian Team Event Coach

Canadian Pan Am Juniors

Wilhelm, MacNeill and Tesfaye win Canadian Junior Medals

Branden Wilhelm - 3 Time Junior High Jump Gold Medalist

Gregory MacNeill - 2 Time Gold Medalist 110m Hurdles - New Meet Record

July 6-11, 2011, Canadian Junior Championship and Pan Am Junior Qualifier

London Legion sprint hurdlers Gregory MacNeill and Gabriel Tesfaye won Canadian Junior Medals and qualified to be selected to the Canadian Pan Am Junior Team. Branden Wilhelm won the Gold in the Jr Mens High Jump, a three peat for Branden

Congratulations athletes and coaches. We are very proud of your acheivements.

Gabriel Tesfaye - 100mh

Bronze Medalist

Setterington, MacNeill attain Semi Finals, Newman reaches PV final

Nicole Setterington #1 n Canada,

World Youth Semi Finalist

Christine MacNeill #2 in Canada,

World Youth Semi Finalist

July 6-11, 2011, IAAF World Youth Championship, Lille France

London Legion sprint hurdlers Nicole Setterington and Christine MacNeill reached the semi finals in the sprint hurdles at the World Youth Championship. Alysha Newman reached the final and placed 12th.

Congratulations athletes and coaches. We are very proud of your acheivements.
Alysha Newman - PV Finalist World Youth

Setterington, MacNeill and Newman selected to Canada's World Youth Team

June 21, 2011, Athletics Canada, Ottawa, ON

London Legion sprint hurdlers Nicole Setterington and Christine MacNeill were selected to represented Canada at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lille France. Nicole and Christine are ranked #1 and #2 in Canada and #3 and #4 in North America. There global rank is in the top 10 in the world.

Teammate Alysha Newman was selected to represent Canada in the Pole Vault. Alysha is ranked #1 in Canada and #3 in the world in the Pole Vault event.

Congratulations athletes and coaches.

Nicole Setterington #1 in Canada,

Top 10 in the World

Christine MacNeill #2 in Canada,

Top 10 in the World
Alysha Newman #1 in Canada, #3 in World

OFSAA Results establish National Rankings :: Spotlight on Sprint Hurdles

June 3-5, 2011, OFSAA Sudbury, ON

London Legion sprint hurdlers continued their Canadian excellence winning Gold and Silver in the prestigious 100m hurdles women's final. Nicole Setterington and Christine Macneill maintained the #1 and #2 Canadian ranking and their top 10 IAAF ranking. Luke Dailleboust and Alysha Newman are now ranked #4 in Canada and Grant Sparling is ranked in the top 10.

Nicole Setterington #1 in Canada,

Top 10 in the World

Christine MacNeill #2 in Canada,

Top 10 in the World
University students Gregory MacNeill and Gabriel Tesfaye are ranked #1 and #3 in Canada. Luke Dailleboust #4 in Canada Alysha Newman #4 in Canada

OFSAA Results establish National Rankings :: Spotlight on High Jump

June 3-5, 2011, OFSAA Sudbury, ON

For the first time in London Legion Club History, club athletes won 2 of 6 possible Gold Medals in the highly competitive high jump event.

Carolyn Adams became the first woman in London Legion history to jump over 1.70m to tie for 1st place in the Athletics Canada rankings for 16 year old Youth athletes. Teammaate Ali Baker remains the #5 ranked Youth high jumper in Canada.

Branden Wilhlem jumped 2.10m to secure his 4th Gold Medal in the High Jump and he leaped 7.10m in the Long Jump, his first Gold Medal in this event.

Carolyn Adams #1 in Canada Ali Baker #5 in Canada OFSAA Gold Medal High Jump - #1 Junior in Canada, #2 Long Jump

Club Athletes participate on Rogers TV Game On tonight at 7 PM

June 6, 2011, London, ON

Watch the Rogers TV Game ON show tonight at 7 PM and throughout the week, as London Legion athletes Ali Baker, Carolyn Adams, Alysha Newman, Nicole Setterington and Christine MacNeill compete against Rogers TV personalities Jeremy Parking and Caroline Cameron on the hurdles and high jump.

Everyone had alot of fun working on this half hour project that is designed as a fun way to learn about, and promote, our sport. Thank you ladies for agreeing to join in this community documentary. Below are the fimes that Game ON is aired for the remainder of this week.

Wednesday

1:00 PM

Thursday

2:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 8:30 PM

Friday

12:30 PM, 6:30 PM

Grant Sparling named to Top 20 under 20 in Canada

June 2, 2011, Toronto, ON

Youth in Motion Canada announced today that Grant Sparling has been recognized as one of the Top 20 under 20 in Canada. Congratulations to Grant and the entire Sparling family. You can read about Grant's recognition in the Globe and Mail. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON THE TOP 20 under 20.

Athletes achieve national & international Youth rankings

Nicole Setterington

Acheives 13.97 100m hurdle time

#1 in Canada, #9 Global

Christine MacNeill

Acheives 13.98 100m hurdle time

#2 in Canada, #10 Global

Alysha Newman

Achieves 14.71 100m hurdle, 3.96m Pole Vault (New Canadian Record)

#3 in Canada hurdles, #1 Canada PV, #2 Global

May 22, 2011, London, Ontario

After the TVRAA, WOSSAA and Windsor Open outdoor competitions, 5 London Legion athletes have attained Canadian national and international rankings.

Congratulatons athletes.

Carolyn Adams

Achieves 1.65m High Jump

#2 in Canada

Ali Baker

Achieves 1.65m High Jump

#2 in Canada

Week 2 of Elementary Prep Races featured 200m, 400m, and 800m

May 10, 2011, St. Thomas Aquinas H.S., London, ON
Congratulations to all elementary athletes who participated in the second London Elementary Track Series (LETS RACE) for 2011. Tonight featured the 200m, 400m and 800m events.

The LETS RACE Series started in 2005 with a grant from the London Community Foundation for a fully automated timing system. It has grown to include our 8 week Elementary Cross Country Series in the Fall on Friday evenings. In the winter months indoors at the Agriplex, Track Time 4 Kids offers children's races each Saturday morning at 9:30.

The children who have been part of this program for a long time call this a BUD RUN, named after Team Leader Bud Willis. A BUD RUN challenges young people to always strive for personal Bests, and work hard towards goals in a fun and cooperative team environment.

Electonic Timing for all of the results for MAY 10, LETS RACE can be viewed by clicking this link.

First of 4 Elementary Preparation Mini-Meet held May 3 at STA High School

Record number of athletes /heets for opening night

May 3, 2011, St. Thomas Aquinas H.S., London, ON
Congratulations to all elementary athletes who participated in the first London Elementary Track Series (LETS RACE) for 2011. A record 49 young people participated in 21 heets during a cool but beautiful Wednesday evening starting at 5:30. All 21 races were completed in just over 1 hour. Tonight featured the 100m, 200m and 600m events.

The LETS RACE Series started in 2005 with a grant from the London Community Foundation for a fully automated timing system. It has grown to include our 8 week Elementary Cross Country Series in the Fall on Friday evenings. In the winter months indoors at the Agriplex, Track Time 4 Kids offers children's races each Saturday morning at 9:30.

Electonic Timing for all of the results for MAY 3, LETS RACE can be viewed by clicking this link.

Setterington, MacNeill & Newman achieve World Youth Standard in first outdoor meet

April 30 starts World Youth qualification period.

Nicole Setterington

Exceeds 100m hurdle standard

at York Open

Christine MacNeill

Exceeds 100m hurdle standard

at York Open

Alysha Newman

Exceeds PV Standard

at Forest City Classic

Newman & MacNeill win GaREAT American National Indoor Championship

Alysha Newman

Gold Medal Women's Pole Vault

Alysha and Christine warmup up with Head Coach Sandy Cooper-Ryder

Christine MacNeill Gold, Alysha Newman Bronze

100m hurdles

March Break, 2011, GaREAT Centre, Geneva, Ohio.

Congratulations to Alysha Newman (Gold Pole Vault, Bronze 100m Hurdles, and Christine MacNeill (Gold 100m Hurdles) on their recent

medal performances at the GaREAT American Classic, held in Geneva, Ohio over the March Break..

New Elementary SAC/Track & Hurdles Programs Yields 4 Ontario Medals

April 2, 2011, York University, Toronto, Ontario
Congratulations to coaches Dave Dessureault, and Drs. Mark and Cheryl Steckel for tremendous results in new London Legion programs.

Athletes in our Track/SAC and Hurdles programs won 4 Ontario Minor Track Medals at the Ontario Minor Track Indoor Championship.

David Dessureault

SAC/Track Team Leader

Dr Cheryl Steckel

Team Leader - Elementary Hurdles

Dr. Mark Steckel

Team Leader - Elementary Hurdles

Kaylen Hall dominated the Atom Girls Hurdle event winning Gold in 10.5 s, Carson Steckel won a Silver Medal in the 60mh Tyke Division. Adam Gibb won a Long Jump Bronze and Katie McDonald won High Jump Gold.

37 Elementary Athletes earn 22 medals at Ontario Championship

3 Ontario records set by club elementary athletes

April 2, 2011, York University, Toronto, Ontario
Congratulations to all London Legion elementary athletes who participated in the 2011 Ontario Minor Track Indoor Championship. A record 37 young athletes represented London Legion and won a record 22 provincial championship medals. These results are extraordinary because these games had the highest attendance ever in the history of Ontario Minor Track.

A huge congratulations to Elementary Middle Distance Team Leader Bud Willis and Coach Sally Chamberlain for an incredible indoor season. In addition to a huge medal count, so many PB's were set during the meet by most club athletes.

This indoor season, 3 elementary athletes established new Ontario Records, Jackson Mayers (1200m), Nicolas Fournie (150m), and Cameron Steckyl (1500m). This brings the total of Ontario records established by London Legion athletes to 84.

Seminar moved to April

MEET CANADIAN 2012 OLYMPICS 1500m HOPEFUL

HILARY STELLINGWERF

11th World Championship Indoors

12th World Championship Outdoors

WHEN:    MOVED TO APRIL

TIME:   TO BE SCHEDULED

TOPIC:  ATHLETES AND NUTRITION

WHO MAY ATTEND :         ALL CLUB ATHLETES AND PARENTS

Setterington, MacNeill & Newman sweep AO 60mh final

Nicole Setterington Gold

.01 from tying Record

Christine MacNeill Silver

Alysha Newman - Bronze

Pole Vault Gold Record

View Athletics Ontario 60mh Final

Double Click for Full Screen

Agriplex Traditional Schedule returns February 22

February 21, 2011, Agriplex, Western Fair, London, Ontario
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All London Legion programs continue tomorrow at the Agriplex. Tuesday is High School Track and is open starting at 4 PM.

Welcome back high school and elementary athletes.

Our special Track Time 4 Children resumes this Saturday.

New members are welcome to join at anytime.

Setterington sets club's 79th Ontario Record at Ontario Championship

Dailleboust & Butcher win gold

Nicole Setterington

New Ontario Record Combined Events

Luke Dailleboust

Ontario Gold Medal - 2010 Ontario Midget Combined Events Record holder

Locky Butcher - Gold Medal

Ontario Gold Model - 20 points shy of Ontario Record

Leah Hutchison

Combined Event - Youth Bronze
Ontario Appreciation Night is a huge success

January 26, 2011, Agriplex, Western Fair

London Legion held an appreciation night for the Ontario Government at the Agriplex. Ontario provided the largest ever regional grant for the creation of the Agriplex Multisport project that includes the Indoor Sprint Track and Indoor Oval. Pictured above, Attorney General Chris Bentley joins in a run with our Elementary Track/SAC program.
Pictured at right Attorney General Chris Bentley discusses the Agriplex project with 3 Elementary Middle Distance athletes. Chris Bentley was a OFSAA level middle distance athlete in high school. Legion executives, Zone Deputy Ross Seip and T&F Coordinator Norm Piche participated in this evening's program (background).

Regular Schedule Resumes starting January 3

January 3,2010, Agriplex, London Ontario

High School

Mon & Wed -    4:15 - 5:30 High School Distance

Tues & Thurs   5 - 7     High School Track

Mon & Wed     6:30 - 8 High School Sprints

Tues & Thurs   6:30 - 8 High School SAC

Elementary

Mon & Wed & Friday   5:00 - 6:15 Elementary Middle Distance

Mon                          6:00     Strength for SAC

Wednesday                5:30 - 6:30 Elementary Hurdles

Mon & Wed                6:30 - 8 PM  Elementary SAC/Track

Saturday                   9:30   Track Time 4 Kids and Elem. Time Trials

Jamie Ryder returns home as both athlete & coach

Graduates from University of Nebraska

December 18, 2010, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Jamie Ryder has graduated in the winter convocation class at the University of Nebraska. Jamie graduates with a BSC in Business Administration. Jamie was on a full track & field scholarship will attending the University of Nebraska

Jamie returns as both an athlete and a coach. Welcome home Jamie.

Jamie was the first of 10 Canadian Hurdle Champions produced in the London Legion T&F program in the last 6 years. He was also the first of 3 US High School Medalists developed by London Legion Head Coach Sandy Cooper-Ryder. Jamie is Sandy's son.

Flag initiative welcomes athletes from Canada and the World

London Legion, in preparation for competitions in the Agriplex, will be working to make the Agriplex a little more colorful. We will be hanging Canadian, United States, International, London and Royal Canadian Legion flags.

We are asking families to purchase or provide a 3 X 5 national flag to celebrate the diversity and multicultural nature of our country.

New Century Flags, on 457 Commissioners Road, (519) 686-2086
will be keeping an inventory of all national flags purchased by club families and have given us a special price of $16.99. Call Judy for details, and tell her you want to be a part of the London Legion flag project. Club managers will pick up the flags if needed.

Thanks in advance for working as a team to help ua welcome athletes from across Canada and the World.

Grant Sparling accepts Dartmouth T&F Scholarship

December 8, 2010, London Ontario
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Grant completed 2010 with his strongest athletic performances yet, and is currently ranked #4 in the 400mh and #7 in the 110mh in Canada.
Grant attends St. Anne's Secondary, Clinton. He is the son of Steven and Laurie Sparling of Blyth, Ontario.

Congratulations to Grant and the entire Sparling family.

Dartmouth competes in the Ivy League Conference, which includes Harvard, Cornell, Yale, Brown, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Columbia.

December 4 Track Time 4 Kids Results available

December 4, 2010, Agriplex Sports Centre, Western Fair

London Legion completed it's second complete set of time trials for children at the Agriplex Sports Centre at the Western Fair. Today was 60m, 60m hurdles and 200m time trials. The London Legion philosophy has always been to work towards personal bests. With our wonderful electronic timing systems, we can measure to the thousands of a second, progress made through hard work

The timing results are published weekly in the Track Time Results webpage (or click on the picture left for this week's results).

These time trials are not a competition. We invite families and children to join in the fun and to work towards personal improvement. Join us every Saturday at 9:30 AM at the Agriplex Sports Centre.

High School Middle Distance starts Monday November 29

November 29, 2010, Brampton, ON

High School Middle Distance starts Monday Novermber 29 at 4:15 at the Agriplex Sports Centre Western Fair.

A detailed schedule for December will be provided at this kickoff for the 2010-2011 Indoor Season. Every Wednesday athletes are to do an independent workout (provided by coaches). Saturday morning for the month of December meet at 9:30 am at Guy Lombardo Bridge.

London Legion High School SAC Starts December 2

November 23, 2010, Agriplex Sports Centre, London, ON

London Legion Speed, Agility and Conditioning (SAC) starts Thursday Dec 2, 2010 at the Agriplex and continues until February 12. This investment is only $150. Join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 PM. This is a coed program. Team Leader for these sessions is our High School SAC program leader Andrew Zadorsky, CCH Junior Football Defensive Coordinator and former WLU DB.

Click on the brochure (right) or High School Programs menu(left) for more details.

First 2010-2011 Track Time 4 Kids Results available

November 27, 2010, Agriplex Sports Centre, Western Fair

London Legion completed it's first complete set of time trials for children at the Agriplex Sports Centre at the Western Fair. Today was 60m, and 200m time trials. The London Legion philosophy has always been to work towards personal bests. With our wonderful electronic timing systems, we can measure to the thousands of a second, progress made through hard work

The timing results are published weekly in the Track Time Results webpage (or click on the picture left for this week's results).

These time trials are not a competition. We invite families and children to join in the fun and to work towards personal improvement. Join us every Saturday at 9:30 AM at the Agriplex Sports Centre.

London Legion awarded 2011 MTA XC Championship

To be held at London Fanshawe Park on Saturday October 29, 2011

November 21, 2010, Brampton, ON

London Legion T&F Alliance was awarded the 2011 Ontario Minor Track & Field Association (MTA) Cross Country Championship. It will be held on Saturday October 29, 2011 at Fanshawe Park.

Thanks to Bud Willis for a great presentation at the MTA Board meeting.

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