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2009 Indoor Season starts at UofT Invitational

Senior High School athletes win 15 medals at first meet of the year 

January 24, 2009, University of Toronto London Legion T&F started the 2009 Indoor season at the University of Toronto Fred Foote Invitational.  Senior high school athletes and 3 Senior athletes from London Legion took home 15 medals at this first meet of the 2009 season.  To see the full meet results click here.  To see a Photo Album of this meet click here. Thank you Lorna Wilhelm for these pictures. This coming week, club athletes attend the Ontario Legion Indoor Championship (Saturday) for athletes from Grade 8 to Grade 11 and the Ontario Combined Events Championship on Sunday.  Next weekend, the team returns to Toronto for the Ontario Relay Championship.  Entry deadlines for this meet is this coming Sunday.  Please use our on-line meet entry system or call 652-9477 to ensure your entry is complete.

New Schedule for Week of January 25 -February 1

All events @ Agriplex

Phase I Grand Opening Photo Album is now available

January 17, 2009, Agriplex @ Western Fair, London, ON London Legion T&F and the London Sports Council received an Ontario Trillium and Ontario Communities in Action Fund (CIAF) grant at a ceremony held today at the Agriplex (Western Fair). The Trillium and CIAF grant will go towards completing Phase I of a new Indoor T&F and Multi-Sport Complex at the Agriplex on the grounds of the Western Fair.  When the project is complete, it will be one of the largest sports complexes in Canada.  Dignataries announcing the grants were Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley and London-Fanshawe MPP Kalil Ramal.  Also in attendance was Western Fair Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hugh Mitchell.  A photo album of this event can be seen by clicking on the picture left.  Practices and children's programs for the remainder of this week are cancelled.  Our full schedule resumes on Monday and the details will be published on Sunday.

  

New Schedule for Week of January 18-24

All events @ Agriplex

2009 Indoor Competitive Season Starts 

January 4, London, ON  ....All Practices @ The Agriplex @ the Western Fair  except as noted (If problems with schedule call coach) MON    4:30 – 6:00  - DISTANCE (HIGH SCHOOL)   (AGRIPLEX)               5:00 – 6:30    SPRINTS (AGRIPLEX)               8:00  - 9:30    POLE VAULT & LJ/TJ JUMPS (THOMPSON ARENA)   TUES     5:15 – 6:30  - DISTANCE (ELEMENTARY)   (AGRIPLEX)               5:00 – 7:00    HURDLES & HIGH JUMP (AGRIPLEX)               6:30 – 8:00    INTRODUCTION / ELEMENTARY HURDLES (AGRIPLEX)               6:30 – 8:00    SPRINTS – (AGRIPLEX)               6:30 – 8:00    SAC   (AGRIPLEX)          WED     4:30 – 6:00  - DISTANCE (HIGH SCHOOL) BRESCIA LANE -NEAR ALTHOUSE               5:00 – 6:30    SPRINTS (AGRIPLEX)               6:30 – 8:00    SPRINTS (AGRIPLEX)                8:00  - 9:30    LJ/TJ  NOW CANCELLED DUE TO UWO HOCKEY

THUR         5:15 – 6:30  - DISTANCE ELEMENTARY        5:00 – 7:00    HURDLES & HIGH JUMP       6:30 – 8:00    INTRO / ELEMENTARY HURDLES       6:30 – 8:00    LJ/TJ INTRO/ELEMENTARY       6:30 – 8:00    SAC   (AGRIPLEX) FRI     5:00 - 6:30 NEW GENERAL WORKOUT                  SAT    (ALL EVENTS @ AGRIPLEX)        10:30 – 12:00 TRACK TIME 4 KIDS (Grade 1-5)                                        DISTANCE (ELEMENTARY)          11:00 – 12:30  - DISTANCE (HIGH SCHOOL)                               GUY LOMBARDO (SPRINGBANK)        12:00 - 1:30  NEW THROWS         12:00 – 1:30   HURDLES & HJ (High School)                                SPRINTS HIGH SCHOOL                                SAC

   

Special New Year's Week Training Schedule 

December 28, 2008, London, ON  ....All Practices @ The Agriplex @ the Western Fair     MONDAY DECEMBER 29        1:00 - 2:30 DISTANCE (JANET TAKAHASHI)                                                 1:00 - 2:30 (ALL EVENT GROUPS EXCEPT PV & LJ)                                                 8:00 - 9:30 (LJ & PV) THOMPSON ARENA THIS WEEK       WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31  1:00 - 2:30 PM (ALL EVENT GROUPS INCLUDING LJ)      NEW*** FRIDAY JANUARY 2    6:00 - 7:30  (POLE VAULT & LJ) THOMPSON ARENA       SATURDAY     JANUARY 3 10:30 - 12:00             - TRACK TIME 4 KIDS (GRADE 1-5)                                                                                   -  SENIOR ELEMENTARY (GRADE 6-7)                              JANUARY 3 12:00 - 1:30           - HIGH SCHOOL (GRADE 8 and above)        THERE WILL BE NO SAC PROGRAM DURING  THIS WEEK  - CAN JOIN IN WITH SPRINT GROUPS

 

Special Holiday Week Training Schedule 

December 21, 2008, London, ON  ....All Practices @ The Agriplex @ the Western Fair     MONDAY DECEMBER 22        11:00 - 1:00 PM (STRAIGHT TRACK ONLY - 200m construction)      WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24  11:00 - 1:00 PM (ALL EVENT GROUPS)       SATURDAY     DECEMBER 27  10:30 - 12:00         - TRACK TIME 4 KIDS (GRADE 1-5)                                                                                   -  SENIOR ELEMENTARY (GRADE 6-7)                            DECEMBER 27   12:00 - 1:30           - HIGH SCHOOL (GRADE 8 and above)        THERE WILL BE NO SAC PROGRAM DURING  THIS WEEK  Next week schedule to follow

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Track Time 4 Kids on December 27

New Time:....10:30 AM and 12 PM Session

December 12, 2008, London, ON Track Time 4 Kids starts tomorrow at the Agriplex at the Western Fair.  There are 2 sessions available for families:  10:30 - 12 and 12PM - 1:30 PM.   There is a seasonal rate and a per session rate of only $10. New members are always welcome. This is an IFTA and Athletics Ontario certified program.

Winter SAC starts Tuesday Dec. 16 

UWO Running Back Ryan Tremblay to run 2009 Indoor Program 
Track Time 4 Kids starts December 13 @ 10 AM and 1 PM
First Indoor T&F Practice at Agriplex @ 5 PM December 11

December 10, 2008, London, ON Ryan Tremblay leads the 2009 London Legion Winter SAC program starting on December 16, 2008.  Ryan has led the summer SAC program for the last 2 years.  Ryan is also a top T&F athlete.  In 2005, Ryan won the Bronze Medal at the Canadian Junior Championship in the 110m hurdles.  Ryan's 11.1 sec 100m record for Grade 9 athletes in TVRAA and WOSSAA has remained unbroken for 8 years.  A brochure of the program is at right. The program runs every Tuesday & Thursday from 6:30 - 8:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 at the Agriplex at the Western Fair.   New members are always welcome.

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Setterington, Kerr & Stewart win OTFA Awards 

Individual recognition for Jumps Athlete of the Year.  Ontario team chamionships awarded to club 

Nicole               Taylor             Jasmin Setterington           Stewart            Kerr	Liam Wilson             Jasmin Kerr	Charlotte Crombeen, Jasmin Kerr with  Canadian Olympic Bronze Medalist  Priscilla Lopes-Schleip
December 6, 2008, London, ON London Legion athletes, Nicole Setterington, Taylor Stewart and Jasmin Kerr were recognized at an Athletics Ontario Awards celebration as Ontario Jumps athletes of 2008.  Congratulations athletes and coaches.	The London Legion organization was also recognized for winning 4 Ontario Team Championships, including the Ontario Indoor Championship.  Accepting the awards for the team were Liam Wilson and Jasmin Kerr.   In late November, Liam participated in the Youth International CHampionship and just missed setting a new Provincial Record in the 800m.	It was an exciting event for all athletes. In the photo above, Charlotte Crombeen (left) & Jasmin Kerr (centre) meet Olympic Bronze Medalist Priscilla Lopes-Schleip (right). A photo Album of this event will be published on our site.

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Update:::New Practice Schedule 

Practices at Thompson for all groups Mon & Wed @ 8PM this Week
Agriplex training for sprints, hurdles & HJ starts Thursday @ 5PM
SAC Starts next week at the Agriplex

Due to the bad winter weather, the delivery of our new equipment (hurdles, HJ, PV mats) has been delayed.  All event groups will train at Thompson at 8 PM both Monday & Wednesday this week

Our sprints, hurdles and HJ event groups will start training at the Agriplex on Thursday December 11.  A more specific event group schedule will be published this week, and emailed through our club newsletter. 

Please ensure that all spikes are 5mm Pyramids.  Please NO Christmas Tree spikes.  If you have any questions about spikes, ask our coaches.

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Club introduces Motion Analysis & Smartphone Content

Major training benefits for coaches and athletes 

December 1, 2008, London, ON London Legion T&F continues our tradition of technology innovation and leadership with tools, technology and services that benefit coaches and athletes.  This month, London Legion introduces Motion Analysis and capability to download race videos and motion analysis onto smartphones like the Apple IPhone/ITouch and Blackberry Storm. The video at right shows a sample of this technology that will be introduced with increasing frequency on http://www.londonlegiontrack.ca/.  For example, first year hurdler Alysha Newman can review her practices with her coach in slow motion, while at practice or at home.  Content will be available on our website athlete profiles  or downloadable onto smartphones.  (Double click on video to see full screen version). Stay tuned for some interesting integration work we are testing with YouTube content.   Right click here to save Motion Analysis sample on Smartphone

London Legion 2009 T&F Programs announced 

Brochures now available with program details(click on brochures below)

Starts December 15	Season in Progress  New Schedule coming	Season In Progress New Members Welcome  Elementary Grade 6+        High School	Starts December 15       Grade 1 - 5	SAC Football         Starts December 8

Welcome Erica Stefina and Kelly Tarkowski 

Future Elementary School Teachers to help build new children's T&F Program 

Erica Stefina		Kelly Tarkowski
	November 15, 2008, London, ON London Legion T&F welcomes Erica Stefina and Kelly Tarkowski who will be helping us with our emerging childrens T&F program.  This IFTA certified program will start in mid December and will create leadership opportunites for several of our athletes.  Both Erica and Kelly were involved in a variety of individual and club sports programs in London. They are currently on elementary school teaching assignments while attending UWO's Althouse College.  Detailed bio's for Erica and Kelly will be in our T&F Coaches section.

Danielle Prapavessis and her grandfather, WWII Veteran Mr. Douglas Batten, represent team

November 11, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion athlete Danielle Prapavessis and her grandfather, World War II Veteran, Mr. Douglas Batten, represented London Legion T&F at the 2008 Remembrance Day ceremony in Victoria Park. Mr. Batten served in the Royal Air Force in WWII.  He lost both of his brothers in the war.  Herbert Gilbert,Batten died October 10, 1943 over Germany and Harold Royton Batten died on November 11, 1943 over France. They were also members of the RAF. More pictures of this event are in our Photo Album page

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T&F Training Program resumes Monday Nov. 3 

Full Year Training Schedule is now available, Children's Track Time Programs starts in December

October 29, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion T&F 2008-2009 Track & Field Training Schedule is now available.  Click on the brochure (left) for details of times, locations and some exciting new programs.  This coming indoor season is also very exciting for our new children's programs.  Click on the brochure (right) to review these new IFTA certified programs. Registration forms are available in our Registration Page.

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Fournie  1st               Mayers 2nd                Martin 12th         CLICK HERE FOR ONTARIO MTA XC RESULTS           For Pictures go to Club Photo Album Page	Cunneen    Verbeke    Hughson                not pictured Sluys, Desender

Largest team ever goes to Burlington for Ontario Minor Track provincial finals

October 22, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion elementary cross country athletes compete this weekend in Burlington at the Ontario XC Championships. London Legion will be also vying for 8 team championship titles and for the overall MTA Ontario XC Championship.  Results will be posted next week.

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London Legion wins Ontario ParaSport Award  

Team to be recognized on November 15 at Ontario ParaSport Award Ceremony in Toronto

October 15, 2008, Toronto, Ontario Paralympics Ontario announced a significant Ontario sports recognition for London Legion T&F in a major press release earlier today. The award will  be given to London Legion Track & Field on November 15, 2008 at the Internation Hotel in Toronto. This award recognizes London Legion as one of 4 clubs that have provided leadership in 2008 for ParaSport Games in Ontario. Congratulations to Mr. Bud Willis, our coaching staff and our leadership athletes,for providing leadership and support in this area for our organization.

October Training details in new T&F brochure, Nov. schedule available Oct 16

September 26, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion T&F athletes resume training for the fall and Indoor season on Monday September 29, at Banting High School.  All of the details for training for the month of October are included in our new Track & Field brochure (left).   For the Month of October, the conditioning schedule is:                Monday        5:00 - 6:30 (Banting High School)  H.S. only                Wednesday  5:00  - 6:30 (Banting High School)  H.S. only                Saturday     10:30 - 12:00 (Boler Mountain)       all ages Next week, details about our new Indoor Training program for November - April, will be announced.  Indoor training will start in November.

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Fundraising Leader joins Management Team   

Mrs. Paula Newman to help raise money for equipment, camps, and competitions

September 24, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion is thrilled to announce that Mrs. Paula Newman has chosen to lead our club fundraising programs.  Paula is a mother of 4 children, and all of them are in competitive sports including T&F, Volleyball, Hockey and Gymnastics.  She is also a Registered Dental Hygenist and has worked in her profession for 25 years. As Fundraising Leader, Paula will be working with London Legion Board Members, Managment Team, coaches, athletes and most of all London Legion families.  Families have asked us for a Fundraiser Leader to help with equipment, T&F camp, and competition costs; and London Legion is extremely proud to have one of the best and most experienced community, school and sports fundraisers now on our team.   All of us must now follow Paula's lead in this area.  More information will follow.  Thanks again Paula for helping our athletes and their families.   More information about Paula will be included in our About Us - Management Team section shortly.

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Veterans honoured at start of 2008 Legion Week

Team represented by Danielle Prapavessis & Liam Wilson

September 21, 2008, Victoria Park Cenotaph, London, Ontario The 2008 Legion Week started today at a ceremony honouring our Canadian Veterans. It was held  at the Cenotaph at Victoria Park. London Legion athletes Danielle Prapavessis and Liam Wilson represented our team at this ceremony.  More pictures of this event will be included in our Photo Album section

Former UWO T&F Athlete (Pole Vault) has led high school T&F teams to OFSAA

September 15, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion welcomes a young and talented new coach, Kylie McLarty, to our coaching staff. Kylie graduated from the University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Education in 2004, after attaining an undergraduate degree at Western.  Throughout university, Kylie competed on Western's T&F team and competed in the Pole Vault event. Kylie has spent the last several years teaching and coaching T&F at Westminster Secondary in London and Woodstock's College Avenue Collegiate.  At both of these school's Kylie was the Head T&F coach and coached several athletes to OFSAA medals.  Kylie is currently teaching at London's Sir Frederick Banting, where she will also be a T&F coach.  A full biography of Kylie's career is in our coaches section.

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Darcelle McCutcheon joins coaching team

Sprint Hurdler represented Canada at World Junior and World Youth Championships

September 10, 2008, London, Ontario London Legion is very proud to announce that Darcelle McCutcheon has joined our coaching team.  Darcelle continues to hold many Ontario records in sprints and sprint hurdles and she has won OFSAA Gold medals in the 80m and 100m hurdles.  Darcelle was also chosen to represent Canada on World Youth and World Junior teams.  Darcelle's career has taken her to Indiana University, the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario. A summary of Darcelle's accomplishments is in our Coaches section.  Darcelle is currently attending the Faculty of Education (Althouse College) at the University of Western Ontario.

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Pole Vault Starts Monday Sept. 8

New Brochure for Pole Vault, Cross Country....T&F Coming Soon.

September 4, London, Ontario  London Legion T&F starts our Fall Pole Vault programs on September 7. For September & October, Pole Vault training goes Monday (Pole Vault for Beginners) and Friday (Pole Vault Advanced).  Details of our Pole Vault Programs are in our *new* brochure (click on PV brochure left).  All of our current training programs are on our Training Schedule calender.  The cover of the brochure has a picture of our Pole Vault Head Coach, Kristian Wilson, winning a Silver Medal at the Canadian Olympic Trials & Canadian Senior Championship.  Kristian jumped a Personal Best 5.21m at this event.  Fellow coach Donald Moon (see Coach profile) placed 5th at this event with a PB of 4.85m.  In 2008, Kristian and Don coached 3 OFSAA Gold Medalists and 1 Canadian Youth Champion.  Their athletes set a number of city, regional and provincial records and 1 Canadian record this year. Cross Country is just starting as well.  Information on our Cross Country Programs are in the brochure left.  Just click on the brochure of the program you want to know more about.  If you have any questions, please call 519-652-9477.

Club Head Coach was High School Hurdles and Sprint Coach for 5 years

September 1, 2008, London, Ontario This weekend former London Banting High School Track & Field athlete Jessica Zelinka returned home to London after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.  Jessica's 5th place performance in the Women's Hepthalon set a Canadian Record and was the best performance ever by a Canadian Woman in this extremely difficult event.  Most of Jessica's performances, in Beijing, were personal bests.  Jessica will be competing in Europe for most of this fall season, but will be returning to London at Christmas.  Jessica will be part of a celebration of a new Hall of Fame for Banting athletes.  Sandy Cooper-Ryder was Jessica's hurdle and sprint coach at Banting for 5 years when Jessica set the most Ontario records ever by an Ontario High School athlete.  It was a great celebration with Jessica, and her sisters Andrea and Deanna were also in attendance.  Andrea and Deanna will also be in the Banting Hall of Fame.  It was a very special event.

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September Cross Country Schedule Available

New Brochure...New Schedule....Click for Details

August 28, 2008, London, Ontario  London Legion Cross Country is now started but new members are always welcome.  Click on the brochure (left) and the training schedule for September (right) for more details. If you have any questions, please call 519-652-9477.

Team ends 2008 T&F season with record results

#1 Indoors in Ontario, #2 Outdoors in Ontario, #3 in Canada for Juniors

August 28, 2008, Toronto, Ontario

The OTFA announced today the team results for the 2008 OTFA Track & Field Season, and what a year London Legion T&F had.  We end up the 2008 year, like 2007, as the Ontario Indoor Champions and ranked #2 in Ontario Outdoors. This year we also moved up to #3 in Canada for Canadian Junior rankings, our first time ever in this age grouping at the Canadian level. Below are the results by age division

London Legion Cross Country starts August 19

Stewart,MacNeill win 2 Gold Medals each at Canadian Youth

Jasmin Kerr wins Bronze Medal in Long Jump, MacNeill wins Athlete of the Meet Award

London Legion repeats as #2 Ontario Outdoor Club                

Club wins Ontario Bantam championship for 3rd year in a row, MacNeill sets 36th club record

Team wins record 9 Canadian Championship Medals, 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze

Team ranked #3 in Canada

Team wins 4 medals in first 2 Days of Canadian Junior Championship

One day of competition left, team arrives back in London tomorrow morning.

14 Juniors head to Abbotsford, BC for Canadian Junior Championship

Bantams, Midgets and Youth athletes prepare for Ontario Supermeet Championship Aug 1-3  

Team athletes win 14 medals at Ontario Championships

MacNeill & Stewart break Ontario Records, Kerr wins LJ event, 5 Medals won at MTA Championship

District A Team chosen for Ontario Legion Championship 

Sixteen athletes selected from London Legion Track & Field

Important Update for parents and  athletes:

The District A Bus will be picking up the athletes on Friday Morning in London between 10:45 and 11:00. at the McDonald's on Wellington Road across from Costco. The athletes and their chaperones will be staying at the Conestoga Resort Located at 99 Conestoga College Blvd in Kitchener and their phone is 519-895-2272.   Please remember your waivers.  CLICK HERE FOR ONTARIO LEGION T&F CHAMPIONSHIP WAIVER      

Alanna Fournie	Larissa Gilders	Jasmin Kerr	Deanna Love	Jacob Crombeen	Alex Dufault	David Fanni	Zach Gray
Laura Morrison	Ryan McGladdery	Kristin Binowski	Charlotte Crombeen	Amy Prickett	Gregory MacNeill	Taylor Stewart	Gabriel Tesfaye

July 10, 2008, London, Ontario Congratulations to all of the athletes who competed at the 2008 Royal Canadian Legion District A Track & Field Championship.  Today District A Zone command chose 50 athletes to represent RCL District A at the Ontario Legion Track & Field Championships to be held in Kitchener from July 18-19.  Sixteen athletes from London Legion were chosen to be on the team. Athletes chosen for this meet must sign another athlete waiver for this meet. At the Ontario Championship meet, another 50 athletes will be chosen to represent Ontario at the Canadian Legion Youth Track & Field Championship to be held in Sherbrooke, Quebec in August.  Best wishes to all competitors.                                         CLICK HERE FOR ONTARIO LEGION T&F CHAMPIONSHIP WAIVER                                                        CLICK HERE FOR ONTARIO LEGION T&F SCHEDULE

Kristian Wilson wins Canadian Senior T&F Silver Medal 

 5 Junior Athletes exceed expectations by making Senior finals  

July 3-6, 2008, London, Ontario Kristian Wilson won a much deserved Canadian Senior T&F Championship Silver medal with an Personal Best 5.21m Pole Vault.  Fellow coach and team mate Donald Moon jumped another Personal Best jump of 4.85m to place 5th. Click on the picture left to see Kristian's Silver medal winning performance.  Both Kristian and Don received special haircuts to demonstrate team solidarity and goal setting.  Enjoy! Five Junior athletes competing in their first Canadian Senior T&F Championship made the finals. Congratulations Wiley Collins (4th in the Javelin), Shauna Malek (6th in the 400m hurdles), Damian Warner (8th in the Long Jump and 12th in the TJ), Scott Leitch (9th in the 400m hurdles) and Emma Crombeen who placed 10th in the Women's Pole Vault.     Congratulations also to Liam Wilson (Gold 400m, 800m), Sabrina Joy (Bronze LJ, 200m) and Chloe Knox (Gold 100m, 200m, LJ) who represented London Legion T&F at a Minor T&F meet in Mississauga.

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Team sends 8 to Canadian Senior Championship

Qualifying rounds start tonight, meet held at Windsor Pan Am Stadium throughout weekend  

July 3, 2008, London, Ontario This weekend at the Pan Am Stadium in Windsor, Ontario is the Canadian Senior T&F Championship and the Canadian Olympic Trials.  This year London Legion sends our largest team ever to the Canadian Seniors including team members, Kristian Wilson, Donald Moon, Emma Crombeen, Shauna Malek, Scott Leitch, Wiley Collins, Damian Warner and Jamie Ryder.  A small team of elementary athletes are attending the Mississauga Olympians meet this weekend as well. A new web page of upcoming elementary meets has been created. Best wishes to all athletes.

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Coach Jason Spalding marries Dr. Tara Allen

Team sends best wishes to newlyweds

June 29, 2008, Hockley Valley, Ontario Congratulations to Coach Jason Spalding (right) and his beautiful bride, Dr. Tara Allen (left centre) on the occasion of their wedding, held today in the rolling hills of Hockley Valley. London Legion T&F coaches Sandy Cooper (centre), Collette Tesfaye (centre right) and team COO Joe Ryder (right) attended on behalf of our team.  Along with best wishes, was a card sent to Tara and Jason signed by several club coaches and athletes.  The key message on the card was that we love them and wish them all the best for their future together.  Our athletes wrote several personal messages to Jason that we miss him and that we hope he returns soon. All of our athletes think Tara would be a very cool team doctor.  What a wonderful day for an incredible, loving  couple.  Tara and Jason will be on an exotic honeymoon for the next two weeks.   A photo album of pictures of their wedding day will be published on our website soon.

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District A Championship Meet Results

Leadership team partners to create positive experience for coaches and athletes

June 28, 2008, London, Ontario Congratulations to all of the athletes who competed at the 2008 Royal Canadian Legion District A Track & Field Championship.  London Legion organized our first ever major regional championship meet and it was a huge success.  Thanks to the leadership team of Bud Willis and Jennifer Wilson, for countless hours of planning and for ensuring the smooth executiion of the events. Many thanks also to Shawn Farlane from the University of Windsor timing team, Sarnia starter Mr. Doug Krall, Sarnia OTFA Official Bob Newman and our RCL T&F District Chair Mr. Chris Vachon, who were tremendous partners in this project.   Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteer coaches, parents and athletes for your enthusiastic support.  We especially thank our Junior athletes who demonstrated tremendous leadership skills throughout the weekend.                                            Click here for District A Results

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Team wins Ontario Mulit-Event Championship

Details to follow....                               

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 Shauna Malek wins Bob Gage Award

Award named for veteran sports reporter recognizes top TVRAA T&F Athletes

June 17, 2008, London, Ontario Congratulations to Shauna Malek on her selection as the TVRAA Female Bob Gage award winner. Shauna was an OFSAA Gold Medalist this year and was selected for the 2007 World Youth Games. Shauna is only .06 sec away from being selected for the 2008 World Junior Games. The Bob Gage award is named after the veteran London Free Press sport reporter (right).   Bob is a veteran of WWII and he was a sports writer for over 50 years. During his career Bob covered the Olympic Games in Rome, Tokyo, Mexico City, Munich, Montreal and Seoul, Korea.  He enjoyed reporting on high school sports, especially Track & Field.

 Mrs. T joins coaching team

London Legion welcomes UWO Hall of Fame athlete/coach Janet Takahashi

June 14, 2008,  London, ON Her athletes call her Mrs. T. Her friends and fellow coaches call her one of the most successful  T&F and Cross Country coaches in Canada.  Janet has coached several winning OFSAA  Individual and Team Champions, over a 15 year coaching career. Janet is a graduate of the Kinesiology Program at UWO and the Faculty of Education program at Althouse College (UWO). During her university T&F career, Janet won several OUA Cross Country & Track & Field Gold Medals. She was named OUA Athlete of the Year and has been voted into the UWO T&F Hall of Fame, the UWO Cross Country Hall of Fame, and the UWO Athletics Hall of Fame. She has competed in the Canadian Olympic Trials placing 4th and placed 3rd at the Canadian National Championships in the 1500m.  During her high school years, Janet won 3 OFSAA Gold medals in T&F.  A summary biography will be on our coaches page in the next few days. Mrs. T is also an accomplished Masters athlete, placing 1st in the Master's World Championship in the 5000m.  Runner's World Magazine ranked Janet the 8th & 9th best Road Racer in the world.  Please make sure you introduce yourself to Janet in the next few weeks.  Let Janet, and all of our coaches, know that you appreciate their talent, coaching skills and time.

Congratulations OFSAA T&F Medalists

Athletes achieve 7 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals, 2 Ontario Records set

Competition videos will be available next week     

Gregory MacNeill 2 Gold	Shauna Malek - Gold	Taylor Stewart  - Gold	Emma Crombeen  Gold	Mike Lopatowski Gold
Wiley Collins - Gold	Gabriel Tesfaye  Silver	Scott Leitch  Sivler	Charlotte Crombeen Silver	Kristin Binowski Bronze
Jasmin Kerr - Bronze

Ryan McGladdery debuts as London Falcon Running Back

Club 400m, 800m runner shows strength as football player  

	May 23, 2008, London, Ontario Congratulations to Ryan McGladdery on his debut as a London Falcon Pee-Wee Running Back.  Click on the video right to see some of Ryan's plays in his first ever game.  Ryan's football highlights will be set up on our sister site www.ontarioathletes.com.  Enjoy!

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Emma Crombeen breaks WOSSAA Pole Vault Record

Michael Lopatowski scores Pole Vault Gold

May 22, 2008, London, Ontario Congratulations to Emma Crombeen, competing for Mother Theresa H.S. for setting the WOSSAA Pole Vault record with a jump of 3.56m.  Last week, Emma broke the TVRAA Pole Vault record.  Teammate and fellow polevaulter, Michael Lopatowski won the Gold Medal as well.

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Long Hurdlers win 4 of 6 Gold Medals at WOSSAA 

3 athletes Provincially ranked #1, including a new Ontario record performance

Shauna Malek Gold	Zachary Gray Gold	Gregory MacNeill Record	Scott Leitch Gold

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Sprinters run like the wind at  WOSSAA 

 Great competition in 100 & 200's 

Combined Paralympic/Elementary Classic is huge success 

Congratulations TVRAA CEC and Tri-County Conference Champions

Everyone is a winner at  LETS RACE

Young athletes learn to better personal times while having fun

May 12, 2008, St. Thomas Aquinas, HS London, ON Everyone is a winner at LETS Race.  Every Monday evening the future young athletes in Track & Field in London learn how to prepare for Track & Field competitions. The philosophy of LETS RACE for Elementary athletes is to learn while having fun.  Each week we publish the times of each athlete on our website using pictures or videos.  Our LETS RACE Series is not about winning or losing a Race, it is about getting better each week. For this week's results click on the picture left.   See you next Monday May 19 at STA High School  for Track or SAC at 6:30.  Invite your friends.  Remember to tell them it's only $5 for an evening of fun.

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Andrew Graham breaks 50 sec. speed barrier for 400m

Scott Leitch narrowly misses 50 second mark at St. Patrick's Meet in Sarnia

May 7, 2008, Sarnia, Ontario Teammates Andrew Graham and Scott Leitch have been training and racing together for the last several years in the 400m and 400m hurdles. Today, in Sarnia at the St. Patricks T&F Meet, with rain and windy conditions, both athletes ran Personal Best times in the 400m.  Andrew broke 50 seconds for the first time and Scott narrowly missed the same milestone.  Congratulations Andrew and Scott.  The race video is available in the window left.  Remember to double click the video when it starts playing.

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LETS RACE on Monday May 5 is best ever

Over 25 heats run. Club offers new video results format for families

May 5, 2008, London, Ontario LETS RACE gets better and better each week.  So do the young athletes participating in these weekly twilight meets for elementary athletes.  Just look at the technique of our young participants pictured left. Today we ran 50m, 100m, 200m and 1500m.  Next week we will run 50m, 100m, 400m, and 800m.   London Legion continues to innovate with another North American first, video results.  Just click on the picture left or go to London Legion 2008 LETS RACE Results.  See you next Monday May 12 at STA High School  for Track or SAC at 6:30.  Invite your friends.  Remember to tell them it's only $5 for an evening of fun.

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Regional records fall in first three high school T&F Meets

Athletes set new marks in Horizontal Jumps, High Jump, Javelin & Pole Vault

Kristin Binowski - Holy Cross   New LJ Record	Wiley Collins - Westminster   Three New Javelin Records	Charlotte Crombeen - Mother Teresa - New Long Jump Record	Emma Crombeen -             Mother Teresa PV Record
Michael Lopatowski- Mother Teresa - Hig Jump Record	Jasmin Kerr- South  HJ Record	Taylor Stewart - Regina Mundi  3 New LJ, TJ Records	Damian Warner  Montcalm    LJ, TJ Records

Click Picture for athlete profiles.....Videos coming soon! 

LETS RACE Continues Success despite Cold & Rain

Elementary SAC has successful launch - Next LETS RACE & Elementary SAC - May 5

April 28, 2008, London, Ontario A cold and rainy start to this evening's LETS Race event did not deter a young group of talented athletes.  Tonight ,time trials in the 50m, 100m, 400m and 800m were completed.  Photographic results of these races are in our LETS RACE RESULTS PHOTO ALBUM. Another first this evening was the launch of London Legion Elementary SAC.  See you next Monday at STA High School  for Track or SAC at 6:30.  Invite your friends.  Remember to tell them it's only $5 for an evening of fun.

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Jamie Ryder and Nebraska teammates win Drake Hurdle Relay Gold 

Win second major championship in 2  weeks

April 26, 2008, Des Moines, Iowa  London Legion's Jamie Ryder along with teammates  Eric Lund, Pat Burke and Tyrell Ross won the Drake Relay Hurdle Relay Championship.  This is the second consecutive week that Nebraska has won a major NCAA Hurdle Relay Championship. Click here to watch Jamie at the Kansas Relays

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Third Season of LETS RACE Starts April 21 

New pricing option $5 per night per child, $15 max per family - Grade 1 - 8 (Pay as you Go)

Fully electronic timing and photographic results for each child published nightly (reduced sizeactual photo below) 

Location:  St. Thomas Aquinas High School starting 6:30 PM for 10 weeks 

                         (No Pre-registration required)

London Legion wins 3rd consecutive OTFA Indoor Championship