The Gryphon track and field team tallied seven medals on the second day of competition at the 2012 CIS track and field championships at the University of Manitoba on Friday.
 
In team standings the Gryphon men and women are second behind the Windsor Lancers. The reigning champion Windsor Lancers widened their lead in the female standing with 68 points, almost 20 points ahead of second place Guelph while defending champion Windsor has 48.5 points and holds a slim 2.5 point lead over second place Guelph in the male team standings.
 
On the men's side the Gryphons tallied four medals on the second day (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). They were led by a golden performance from Tommy Lecours who burned up the track to a record 2:22.09 in the men's 1000m and eclipsed the old CIS record by almost a full second set in 1999."This was my main goal to break this record and then also win the race," exclaimed a tired but elated Lecours.
  The Gryphon women earned three medals (1 gold, 2 silver).  Guelph's relay team in the 4 x 800m took home gold at the end of the night.  In one of the most thrilling events of the night, Andrea Secaffien captured a silver medal in the 3000m.  The event was decided by 8/1000^th as former Gryphon Lindsay Carson of McMaster nipped Seccafien in a come from behind finish at the line.
 
A medal summary of Gryphon results is below:
 
Women
Gold: 4x800 Relay (8:45.13) Lydia Frost, Nadine Frost, Genevieve Lalonde, Rachel Aubry
Silver: Sarah Pierce, 60m (7.58m)
Silver: Andrea Secaffien, 3000m (9.34.37) (9:34.369)
Silver: Erika Fiedler, Pole Vault (3.95)
 
Men
Gold: Tommy Lecours, 1000m (2.22.09 CIS Champ Record)
Silver: Ross Proudfoot, 3000m (8:10.80)
Silver: Tim Hendry, Weight Throw (19.44m)
Bronze: 4x800m Relay (7:33.22) Matt MacDonald, Steve Holmes, Benoit Boulay, Tommy Lecours
 
 
Courtesy of University of Manitoba sports information
 
WINNIPEG (CIS) – The stars came out as UQAM's Kimberly Hyacinthe and York's Dontae Richards-Kwok became double gold medallist with 300m title victory along with Guelph's Tommy Lecours breaking a CIS championship mark in the men's 1000m in day two of the 2012 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) track and field championship at the University of Manitoba's Max Bell Fieldhouse in Winnipeg. In team standings, reigning champion Windsor Lancers widened their lead in the female standing with 68 points, almost 20 points ahead of second place Guelph Gryphons while defending champion Windosr had 48.5 points and held a slim 2.5 point lead over second place Guelph in the male team standings.
 
Championship website (complete results): http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield/index
 
Both Hyacinthe and Richards-Kwok also won the 60m on day one and beat their seed placing into the Championship in the 300m race. "I only ran this race once so far this season but felt pretty good and ran a solid race," stated Hyacinthe after she completed her final race of this Championship in time of 38.30. On the other hand, Richards-Kwok has more work ahead. "It feels great to win. I really am proud and wanted it. The hard part is over and now halfway to my goal (win four golds)," commented the York runner who defended his 300m title (33.74).
 
More fireworks occurred when Lecours burned up the track to a record 2:22.09 in the men's 1000m and eclipsed the old CIS record by almost a full second set in 1999. "This was my main goal to break this record and then also win the race," exclaimed a tired but elated Lecours. CIS male athlete of the year (track) Matt Walters of Victoria won a close race in the men's 3000m in a time of 8:10.22 for his first-ever CIS gold medal. "I am excited and relieved to get the gold and brings confidence into the 1500m," enthused Walters. Both Lecours and Walters match up against each other on day three in the 1500m.
 
In one of the most thrilling events of the night, the women's 3000m was decided by 8/1000th as Lindsay Carson of McMaster nipped Andrea Seccafien of Guelph at the line in an official time of 9:34.361. Both girls were spent as favorite Tamara Jewett dropped out earlier in the run. "I didn't realize Tamara was out and the pressure of winning was not there as I ran a relaxed race. I found a last minute gear to finish…this gold is really special this time," said Carson.
 
In another close finish, Jennifer Perrault of Ottawa just beat McMaster's Katie Anderson by a whisker (0.02) in a time of 2:48.98 in the women's 1000m race. "It was a tight race. I relied on my speed at the end and leaned for the line," said Perrault.
 
In the women's pole vault, Mélanie Blouin defended her title with a jump of 4.05m after overcoming a injury that hampered her preparations for the Championship. In the long jump pit, Western went 1-2 with Alicia Smith earning her first CIS gold in the women's long jump at 5.85m and Caroline Ehrhardt in second with 5.83m. Alberta's Stephen McPhee won the men's long jump at 7.05m. An ecstatic Lincoln Crooks of Saskatchewan set a personal best and surpassed his sixth seed to win his first CIS gold in men's high jump at 2.04m while Celine Freeman-Gibb of Windsor won gold with a throw of 14.60m in the women's shot put. Finally, Guelph won the women's 4x800m relay going away in a time of 8:45.13 and Western won a close one in the men's 4x800m relay in a time of 7:31.88
 
To start the Session III, Amilia Di Chiara of Windsor won her first CIS title in the women's hurdles by winning quickly at 8.57. She said, "I am very happy as the time was phenomenal for me and I looked around and couldn't believe I won." Di Chiara won by .10 over  Kathryn McCaffrey of Alberta who was second. In the men's 60m hurdles, the seed went to form as Sekou Kaba kept his unbeaten streak intact this season when he won in a time of 7.92 for his first CIS gold. "It was a great field and satisfied with the result with almost a PB (personal best)," stated Kaba.
 
In the earlier Session II to start the day, the women's 60m hurdles were run and Amilia Di Chiara from Windsor was top runner with 8.61 and top seed and CIS athlete of the year (field) Laurence Beaudet of Montreal was forced to scratch due to an injury while men's 60m hurdles has Simon Léveillé from Sherbrooke with top time at 8.05. In the relay heats there were no surprise as both top seeds advanced with the fastest time as the women's 4x200m had Saskatchewan in first with 1:39.40 while the men's 4x200m had Ottawa finish in 1:26.55. The lone medal awarded in the session was in the men's weight throw where first seed Daniel Novia of York won his first CIS gold with a throw of 20.31m and defeated his nearest competition by almost one metre. Novia said after the win, "It was a good throw to win but I was trying to beat my personal best. I am excited to win. My parents stayed at work to watch the event on the webcast and happy they could see it."
 
The third and final day of competition starts with women's triple jump and men's pole vault at 12:30 p.m. CT.
 
 
TEAM STANDINGS: AFTER DAY 2

Women
1. Windsor,  68 points
2. Guelph, 49
3. Saskatchewan, 40
4. Western, 35
5. York, 34
6. Calgary, 29
7. McMaster, 24
8. Sherbrooke, 22
9. UQAM, 20
10. Toronto, 19
11. Alberta, 15
12. McGill, 12
12. Manitoba, 12
12. Regina, 12
15. Laval, 11
16. Ottawa, 10
17. Victoria, 8
18. Dalhousie, 5
19. St. Francis Xavier, 1
 
Men
1. Windsor, 48.5
2. Guelph, 46
3. York, 42
3. Ottawa, 42
5. Western, 36
6. Dalhousie, 27
7. Laval, 22
8. Saskatchewan, 20
9. Regina, 19
9. Sherbrooke, 19
11. Alberta, 10
11. Toronto, 10
13. Victoria, 9
13. Trinity Western, 9
15. Calgary, 7
16. Lethbridge, 5
17. Manitoba, 4.5
18. Lakehead, 4
19. Queen's, 3
20. McMaster, 2
21. Waterloo, 1
21. Saint Mary's, 1
 
 
INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS: DAY 2
Weight Throw (M)
1. Daniel Novia, York, 20.31
2. Tim Hendry, Guelph, 19.44
3. Seth London, Dalhousie, 18.16

Long Jump (W)
1. Alicia Smith, Western 5.85
2. Caroline Ehrhardt, Western, 5.83
3. Rachel Machin, Calgary, 5.74
 
Pole Vault (W)
1. Mélanie Blouin, Laval, 4.05
2. Erika Fiedler, Guelph, 3.95
3. Lindsey Bergevin, Alberta, 3.90
 
60m Hurdles (W)
1. Amilia Di Chiara, Windsor,  8.57
2. Kathryn McCaffrey, Alberta, 8.67
3. Kelsi Mayne, Windsor, 8.73
 
60m Hurdles (M)
1. Sekou Kaba, Ottawa, 7.92
2. Matt Brisson, Western, 7.98
3. Simon Lèveillè, Sherbrooke, 8.10
 
High Jump (M)
1. Lincoln Crooks, Saskatchewan, 2.04
2. Alex Witmer, Toronto, 2.04
3. Robert McCulloch, Dalhousie
 
1000m (F)
1. Jennifer Perrault, Ottawa, 2:48.98
2. Katie Anderson, McMaster, 2:49.00
3. Charlene Puel, McGill, 2:49.08
 
1000m (M)
1. Tommy Lecours, Guelph, 2:22.09 (CIS CHAMP RECORD)
2. Jean-Samuel Lapointe, Laval, 2:22.68
3. Charles Philibert-Thibou, Laval, 2:22.74
 
3000m (W)
1. Lindsay Carson, McMaster, 9:34.37 (9:34.361)
2. Andrea Seccafien, Guelph, 9:34.37 (9:34.369)
3. Jodi Souter, Saskatchewan, 9:39.31

Long Jump (M)
1. Stephen McPhee, Alberta, 7.05
2. Andrew Dandie, Windsor, 6.98
3. Jose Belfast-Kum, Western, 6.98
 
3000m (M)
1. Matt Walters, Windsor,  8:10.22
2. Ross Proudfoot, Guelph, 8:10.80
3. Paul Janikowski, Windsor, 8:10.86
 
Shot Put (W)
1. Celine Freeman-Gibb, Windsor, 14.60
2. Cynthia Appiah, York, 14.34
3. Elizabeth Petrov, York, 14.10
 
300m (W)
1. Kimberly Hyacinthe, UQAM, 38.30
2. Sharai Siemens, Saskatchewan, 38.62
3. Nicole Sassine, Windsor, 38.72

300m (M)
1. Dontae Richards-Kwok, York, 33.74
2. Michael Robertson, Ottawa, 33.86
3. Tait Nystuen, Regina, 34.17
 
4X800m (W)
1. Guelph, 8:45.13
(Lydia Frost, Nadine Frost, Genevieve Lalonde, Rachel Aubry)
2. Victoria, 8:49.75
(Kendra Pomfret, Grace Annear, Shauna McInnis, Rachel Francois)
3. McGill, 8:58.93
(Aimee Castro, Sarah McCuaig, Alexandra Morin-Boucher, Charlene Puel)
 
4X800m (M)
1. Western, 7:31.88
(Matt Muldoon, Ryan Armstrong, Trent Sayers, Scott Leitch)
2. Victoria, 7:32.58
(Adam Gaudes, Kyle Irvine, Thomas Riva, John Pratt)
3. Guelph, 7:33.22
(Matt MacDonald, Steve Holmes, Benoit Boulay, Tommy Lecours)
 
 
INDIVIDUAL MEDALLISTS: DAY 1

Weight Throw (W)
1. Kristin Obrochta, York, 17.83m
2. Cynthia Appiah, York 17.71m
3. Annie Larose, Sherbrooke 17.60m
 
60m (W)
1. Kimberly Hyacinthe, U de Quebec a Montreal, 7.45
2. Sarah Pierce, Guelph, 7.58
3. Nicole Sassine, Windsor, 7.62
 
60m (M)
1. Dontae Richards-Kwok, York, 6.73
2. Aaron Bowman, Windsor, 6.74
3. Harold Vulgaire, Sherbrooke, 6.76

Pentathlon (W)
1. Rachael McIntosh, Calgary, 4016
2. Pascale Delisle, Sherbrooke, 3807
3. Rachel Jewett, Toronto, 3660

Pentathlon (M)
1. Keegan Sharp, Saskatchewan, 3846
2. Mark Chenery, Ottawa, 3811
3. Robert McCulloch, Dalhousie, 3667
 
 
DAY 3 SCHEDULE
 
Saturday, March 10
 
12:30   Triple Jump (W) Final
12:30   Pole Vault (M) Final
13:15   600m (W) Final
13:30   600m (M) Final
14:15   4x200m Relay (W) Final
14:25   4x200m Relay (M) Final
14:45   Triple Jump (M) Final
14:45   Shot Put (M) Final
14:45   1500m (W) Final
15:00   1500m (M) Final
15:00   High Jump (W) Final
16:00   4x400m Relay (W) Final
16:15   4x400m Relay (M) Final