Windsor, Ont. - A trio of meet records, six wins and nine CIS automatic-qualifying marks highlighted an eventful weekend for the University of Guelph track and field teams at the Can-Am Challenge in Windsor this weekend.    The performer of the meet for the Gryphons was Aaron Hendrikx (Parkhill, ON) who broke the meet record in both the men's 1500 and 3000 metres.  In the 3000 metres, Hendrikx led a Gryphon sweep of the top six spots as teammates Kyle Grieve (Toronto, ON) and Chris Dulhanty (Mississauga, ON) joined Hendrikx in bettering the CIS automatic qualifying mark and breaking the meet record.  Hendrikx's time 8 minutes 15.19 seconds is the top mark in the CIS this year.  In the 1500 metres, Hendrikx was joined on the podium once again by Grieve, Hendrikx record a time of 3:51.00, with Grieve just behind in third in 3:51.13.  

Heather Petrick (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON) made it two-for-two in record breaking 3000 metre performances for the Gryphs as she broke the record in the women's 3000 metres with her time of 9:36.15, leading the Gryphons to a sweep of the top four spots.  Joining Petrick in breaking the previous meet record was Katrina Allison (Vancouver, BC) with a time of 9 minutes 36.65 seconds; both marks are under the CIS automatic qualifying mark. Carise Thompson (Orkney, ON) rounded out the podium narrowly missing an automatic ticket to the CIS Championships with her 9 minutes 40.21 second clocking, the CIS standard is 9:39.41.  Thompson did post an automatic qualifying mark in the 1500 metres as she finished third in a time 4 minutes 29.25 seconds.  Other Gryphon winners on the track were the men's 4 x 200 metre relay team with a time of 1 minute 30.26 seconds and Tommy Land (Normandale, ON) in the men's 600 metres with a time of 1 minute 22.02 seconds.  The Gryphons lone winner in the field was Sean Cate (Georgetown, ON), who set a lifetime best in winning the men's high jump in 2.08 metres, the jump bettered the CIS standard of 2.03 metres. 

Ashley Connell (Brockville, ON) and the women's 4 x 800 metre relay were the Gryphons' other two automatic qualifiers.  Connell finished second in the shot put with a throw of 13.90 metres falling to last year's CIS Champion Brittany Crew.  While the women's 4 x 800 metre team record a time of 8:53.81 in placing third.
The Gryphons will be back in action next weekend at the Hal Brown Classic at the University of Toronto.