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Friday, July 30, 2010

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Toronto Olympic Club Mourns the Passing of Terry Goodenough

It is with great sadness that Toronto Olympic Club learns of coach Terry Goodenough passing away Monday evening.

Visitation and funeral service details are below.

Turner & Porter Chapel
1981 Dundas St. W., Mississauga (Erin Mills and Dundas)
Visitation, Friday 2-4 and 6-9
Funeral at the chapel on Saturday at 11:00 AM

Toronto Olympic Club Open House

When: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Location: Dark Horse, 2401 Bloor Street West, Toronto, M6S 1P7, right across the street from the Jane Street subway station (complimentary refreshments)

Invited Guests: Senior and Graduating (university/college) distance athletes (not currently affiliated with a registered club) moving or relocating to Toronto.

We would like to introduce you to our club and athlete development programme. Meet former Olympians, our current university and post collegiate athletes and learn about the culture of the Toronto Olympic Club. If you're moving to Toronto for employment or just interested in relocating, then we would like to present you with an opportunity to continue running/racing. Whether the reason is purely for the love of the sport, or making your first national team, or perhaps wanting to see how far running may take you, we can provide a supportive training environment where you can pursue those goals.
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TOC's Matt Bruce Named Big East Outstanding Track Performer

New York, NY (February 22, 2010) - Louisville University Junior Matt Bruce collected two first-place finishes, earning the Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer award this past weekend. Matt took the top spot in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:08.71, followed by a first-place NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 14:02.37 in the 5,000 meters. This marks the first time Louisville has earned Men's Most Outstanding Track Performer recognition.

Training Camp Huge Success in Chilly Florida

Clermont, FL (February 20, 2010) - Cold, what cold? This is really good cross country weather. It was 10 degrees and raining on the first day of the Florida Training Camp. Fartleks and hills were the order of the day. It was perfect! So was the weather for the remaining days of the camp; sunny and usually 14-17 degrees with one day hitting 21. Tyson Gay's sprint club abandoned their workout on the same day our guys went shirtless; enough said.

I would like to congratulate all the participants! I always remember what Dr. Bob Moore once said at another TOC training camp a few years ago in Wilmington, North Carolina. Two a day workouts were the norm then as they were in Florida, and for many, they had never experienced back to back 2 a day workouts. Bob's response to their wonder at being able to complete the workouts was simple; "the human body has an amazing capacity to do work". But, as I have often said, it's human nature to be comfortable. I hope you all learned something over the course of the training camp about yourself. At the very least, don't be comfortable when training or racing; push yourself. Let this experience be a catalyst for improvement in performances for the remaining indoor season and the outdoor season.

TOC Sweeps the Podium At Valentines 5k

Burlington, ON (February 7, 2010) - Toronto Olympic Club athletes swept the top two positions in both the men's and women's divisions at the Valentine's 5k Road Race held in Burlington today. Saheed Khan was the overall champion and marathoner, Charles Bedley finished second. In the women's category, junior Megan Beverley won the race and Canadian Masters Cross Country champion, Beth Primrose was second (Beth was also the first masters woman). Jerry Kooymans won the masters division. Congratulations to all.

For complete results click here.

TOC Takes Top Three At Robbie Burns Race

Burlington, ON (January 24, 2010) - Toronto Olympic Club athletes finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd at today's Robbie Burns 8km Road Race. Saheed Khan was the winner, Dagim Yeshitela was second and Kevin Smith finished third. The race, hosted by the Burlington Runners Club has been a fixture for TOC athletes over several years. Junior Olympian Coach Gary Westgate continues to hold the course record, 23:11. Other TOC medallists include Monica Lau (1st in the women's 20-24 age category) and Sean Patterson (3rd in the junior men's category). Congratulations to all!

For complete results, click here

TOC Junior Olympian Program East

Toronto Olympic Club's second junior Olympian program is up and running at Variety Village. The group coached by Brent Lockridge, trains Monday and Thursday evenings. Combined with coach Gary Westgate's junior Olympians who train out of the Swansea Community Centre on Friday afternoons, TOC's grade 7 & 8 athletes, some of the best in the City of Toronto, is close to 20 strong.

Bob Finlay Returns to Olympic Stardom!

Poce to be inducted into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame!

OTTAWA, ON - Athletics Canada wishes to congratulate two of its own following the Canadian Olympic Committee's announcement today that sprinter Bruny Surin (athlete) and long time coach and administrator Paul Poce (builder) will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Paul Poce founded the Toronto Olympic Club in 1954 and currently still serves as head coach and club administrator. Paul was a national team head coach at several major Games including the Olympic, Pan American and Commonwealth Games. Poce was personal coach to many national team athletes, including John Craig, Paul Craig and Jerome Drayton. The induction ceremony will take place at the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Gala Dinner & Induction Ceremony April 23rd at the Bell Centre in Montreal. For more information on this story please visit the official website of the Canadian Olympic Committee

TOC Junior Olympian Program Growing

The Toronto Olympic Club is proud to announce an East Toronto satellite Junior Olympian Program. Brent Lockridge will coach the group. He has been involved in coaching young athletes for 8 years. Brent is currently the coach of the Northlea Cross Country running team and will assist with coaching the Leaside High School Cross Country team in 2010. Brent joins Gary Westgate, whose credentials include an international racing career, and heads the Swansea Junior Olympian Program, in developing TOC's youngest athletes. For further details on both programs contact .

Welcome Brent!

Masters Lead TOC Results at National Cross Country Championships

Guelph, ON (November 28, 2009) - Beth Primrose and Bruce Raymer are the 2009 Canadian Masters Women's and Men's individual champions! Bruce led the Masters race from the gun and finished 30" ahead of the next competitor. In the women's race TOC went 1-2 with Becky Patten taking the Masters Women's silver medal. TOC's Masters Men's team were also medal winners placing 2nd in the team competition.

In other results, TOC's Junior Men's team, led by Aleks Kuternin's (8th) finished 5th, the Senior Men's team led by Derek Nakluski (14th) finished 7th and the Junior Women led by Victoria Hanna (26th) finished 11th.

Congratulations to all!!

Click here for complete results.

Celebrating Excellence in Athletics

Paul Poce to be Inducted into AO Hall of Fame

On December 5^th Paul Poce will be inducted to the Athletics Ontario Hall of Fame. The AO Hall of Fame was created to recognize past outstanding achievements and contributions to athletics (track and field, road running, cross country and race walking) in Ontario. These contributions are not limited to athletic achievements, but may also represent builders of the sport (coaches, officials, managers, meet directors, trainers, etc). Our sport has been blessed with countless people who have dedicated much of their time, energy, expertise and athleticism to help make it what it is today. Many look up to these people as role models, sources of inspiration, teachers, mentors, friends and competitors. Paul will be inducted as a 'Builder'.

Congratulations Paul, from the entire TOC community!!

TOC Florida Training Camp February 11-17, 2010

As part of our preparation for the 2010 outdoor season, the Toronto Olympic Club is pleased to invite all athletes to our Warm Weather Training Camp to be held February 11-17, 2010 in Clermont, Florida at the United States National Training center in Clermont Florida. The training center is a world class facility that provides every possible training need we may require. For further details on the center please use the link: http://www.usantc.com/.

The purpose of the trip is to provide an intensive training week in preparation for both the high school and club junior/senior outdoor seasons. All athletes are invited to participate.

The excursion is a 7 day, 6 night package that includes: return flight to Orlando, van rental/fuel, meals, all training facility costs, and accommodations.

For further details contact

TOC Finishes Third in Overall Cross Country Points at AO Championships

King City, ON (November 15, 2009) - Toronto Olympic Club finished third in the Overall Team category at the Athletics Ontario Cross Country Championships at Seneca College in King Township Sunday. TOC scored 52 points. The University of Toronto Track Club scored points in every category but one to capture the overall cross country club championship. The top 8 individuals and top 8 teams were scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 in the Bantam through Senior age categories. At the 2008 Championships, TOC finished 7th scoring 30 points.

Nakluski, Hanna, Hortian & Lemieux Lead All TOC Competitors at AO Cross

King City, ON (November 15, 2009) - Two individual gold medalists lead all TOC athletes at today's Athletics Ontario (AO) Cross Country Championships at the King City campus of Seneca College. Congratulations to Derek Nakluski and Victoria Hanna for their wins in the Senior Men's and Junior Women's races. Adam Hortian was second in the Senior Men's race just behind Derek. Mackenzie Lemieux, who finished 4th and led a contingent of 6 TOC Bantam Girls to a 7th place team finish. Other medalists include the Senior Men's team who finished 3rd, one point behind the 2nd place team from UTTC. Other top ten finishes include Tyler Shibley, who finished 5th in the Junior Men's race. Congratulations to all!!

Click here for complete results.

The Toronto Olympic Club Congratulates Outstanding Performances

Outdoor Track 2009

International Performers

Megan Beverley - World Youth Championships - Bressanone, Italy - Semi-finalist (1500m)
Victoria Hanna - Pan American Juniors - Trinidad - 6th in Final (5000m)
Eric Dillon - World Youth Championships, Bressanone, Italy - 11th in Final (1500m)
Paul Osland - World Masters Championships, Lahti, Finland - 2nd in Final (1500m)
Michael Sherar - World Masters Championships, Lahti, Finland - 2nd in Final (800m)

Canadian Championships (Top 3)

Victoria Hanna - Canadian Junior Championships - Silver Medal - 3000m
Aleks Kuternin - Canadian Junior Championships - Bronze Medal - 1500m

Canada Summer Games

Victoria Hanna - 10th - 5000m
Aleks Kuternin - 4th - 5000m

Ontario Championships (Top 3)

Megan Beverley - AO Junior Championships - Gold Medal 1500m
Victoria Hanna - AO Junior Championships - Bronze Medal 5000m
Aleks Kuternin - AO Championships - Gold Medal Junior 1500m - Silver Medal Senior 5000m
Derek Nakluski - AO Senior Championships - Bronze Medal 5000m
Saheed Khan - AO Senior Championships - Bronze Medal 1500m

City Championships

Mackenzie Lemieux - TDSB City Finals - Gold Medal Gr. 7 1500m

2009 Colts Classic (formally Mustang Invitation)

TOC's Hortian Wins Casablanca 8k

Grimsby, ON (November 7, 2009) - Congratulations to Adam Hortian, the 2009 Casablanca 8k champion. Adams's time of 23:55 was just 34 seconds off the course record. TOC claimed three podium positions in total. Besides Adam, Derek Nakluski finishing third in the senior men's category and Tyler Shibley was the first junior to finish. Congratulations are also extended to coach Terry Goodenough for his great work with Adam, Derek and others in our Waterloo satellite group.

Click here for complete results.

Hanna and Leaside Senior Girls Win Bronze!

Woodbridge, ON (November 7, 2009) - Victoria Hanna and the TOC youth girls team, disguised as the Leaside HS Senior Girls Team, both won bronze medals at yesterday's 2009 OFSAA Cross Country Championships. Congratulations to Victoria, Megan Beverley, Emma Spelt, Morgan Rammo, Heather Kinsey, Hilary Martin and Haily Williams. In total, unofficially, there were 3 top ten performances; Victoria (3rd), LHS SG Team (3rd), Ali Woolley finished 7th in the JG race, and 2 top 20 finishes; Megan Beverley 14th in the SG race and Brent Scheibelhut 16th in the JB race. Congratulations to all!

Click here for complete results.

Sixteen TOC Juniors Qualify for OFSAA XC at Two Regional Meets

Woodbridge, ON (October 2009) - Sixteen TOC juniors qualified for the OFSAA Cross Country Championships, to be held on Saturday November 7 at Boyd Conservation Area, at two separate regional meets held today. They include four individual medallists: Ali Woolley, CISSA JG Gold Medal, Brent Scheibelhut, TDSSAA JB Gold Medal, Megan Beverley, TDSSAA SG Silver Medal and Scott Hill, TDSSAA JB Silver Medal. Congratulations also to Maria Pereira and Jack Hill, two former Junior Olympians, who qualified to run in their very first OFSAA Championships! Congratulations to all!!

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TDSB Secondary South/West XC Championships

Toronto, ON (October 21, 2009) - Congratulations to Brent Scheibelhut and Scott Hill! Brent and Scott were individual gold medalists at yesterday's Toronto District School Board Secondary School combined South & West Regions Cross Country Championships. In addition, Megan Beverley and Liam Mitro were the individual silver medalist in the Senior Girls and Senior Boys races. Congratulations to all!

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Beverley and Hanna Lead All TOC Juniors

TORONTO, ON (June 6, 2009) - It's been quite of week for two of TOC's top junior women. This past weekend, Victoria Hanna placed 3rd in the Senior Girls 1500m (Friday evening) at the 2009 OFSAA Track & Field Championships, running a personal best time of 4:37.30. On Saturday, she won the Senior Girls 3000m establishing another personal best time (9:58.30). Congratulations Victoria.

On Tuesday evening, running in ideal conditions, Megan Beverley won the Runners Choice London Distance Series Meet #3 Women's 1500m race in a personal best time of 4:32.25. Megan now leads the rankings list for all youth (17 and under) women in Canada over 1500m. The time also qualifies her for the upcoming World Youth Championships to be conducted in Italy later this summer. Team Canada will be named on June 22nd. All declared athletes have until June 21 to make the standard time (4:35). The top 2 qualifiers will be named to the team.

Emberley Finishes 4th in Festival 1500m

Scott Emberley, representing UWO, finished 4th last night in the CIS Men's 1500m race at the Festival of Excellence Meet. In his own words, "I was pleased with the result". Scott has been battling bronchitis and a lung inflamation for the past 2 weeks and was uncertain participating as recently as Monday. Congratulations Scott. Apparently there was a 100m race at the event as well! For full results please use the link below:

Click here for Fesitval of Excellence Meet.

Toronto Olympic Club sends Two Athletes to World Youth Championships

TORONTO, ON (June 23, 2009)- Megan Beverley and Eric Dillon, from the Toronto Olympic Club, have been selected to represent Canada at the World Youth (17 and under) Track & Field Championships to be held in Bressanone, Italy, July 8-12.

Beverley and Dillon will be two of 45 athletes and 10 support staff making up the Canadian team. The objective is to provide a positive international, competitive and cultural experience for first year and returning national team athletes, and to prepare them for future National teams with particular focus on preparing for the Moncton World Junior Championships in 2010. The team goal is to match or improve upon the performance of the 2007 team who brought home 1 medal, 5 top eight and 21 top sixteen finishes.

Both, Megan and Eric, are the number one ranked, under 17, 1500m runners in Canada. To make the team, they ran their nation leading times (Megan 4:32.25/Eric 3:53.10) at a meet held at the University of Western Ontario on June 9.

This will be the first time they represent Canada at a World Championship event. Dave Christiani, Megan Beverley's coach, had this to say, "the opportunity to compete at the World Youth Championships is an extremely exciting prospect for a young athlete and important to their long term development in athletics".

Beverley and Hanna Lead All TOC Juniors

Emberley Finishes 4th in Festival 1500m

Click here for Fesitval of Excellence Meet.

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Beverley & Dillon Lead Canadian Youth Rankings

With one week to go before the final selection for Canada's World Youth Championship Team, TOC's Megan Beverley and Eric Dillon lead the list of qualifiers in the JW and JM 1500m. Eric also happens to lead the list of qualifiers in the JM 3000m. To date, Megan is the only female youth athlete in Canada to run the qualifying standard for 1500m. She solidified her hold on a position with the team by winning the Athletics Ontario Youth 1500m gold medal. At the same event Victoria Hanna qualified for the Pan American Junior Championships in the JW 5000m, Derek Nakluski finished 2nd in the SM 5000m and Aleks Kuternin won the JM 1500m. Congratulations to all!

Metro Regional Day 1 Results

TORONTO, ON (May 25-26, 2009) -TOC's top juniors demonstrated their talent and dominance in the distance events at Day 1 of the Metro Regional Track and Field Championships. Jake Graham (OB 2000m s/c), Megan Beverley (SG 1500m) and Ali Woolley (MG 1500m) each won their respective races and move on to the OFSAA T&F Championships (June 4-6) as Metro Champions.

Other outstanding performances include Kirk Scheibelhut's 2nd place finish in the SB 1500m and Hilary Martin's 4th in the JG 1500m. Both will accompany Jake, Megan and Ali at OFSAA. Day 2 will see the 800m and 3000m specialists take the stage. Complete results will be posted at, www.trackdatabase.com/

Khan and Emberley Open at Gina Relays

HILLSDALE, MI (April 23-25, 2009) -Saheed Khan and Scott Emberley opened their 2009 outdoor season with impressive races at the 43^rd Gina Relays in Hillsdale, Michigan.

Saheed, Canada's top finisher in the Senior Men's race at the 2009 World Cross Country Championships in Amman, Jordan, finished 14^th in the Men's Invite 5000m. His time, 14:37.42, was a 20+ seconds personal best. He showed remarkable patience and resilience in executing his racing plan. Saheed, primarily an 800m/1500m specialist, will use his aerobic strength as a springboard to run faster times in his favourite events.

Scott, coming off an injury plagued indoor season, finished 7^th in the Men's Olympic Development 1500m. His time, 3:50.99 was over four seconds faster than last year's race at Gina. Scott went on the run a personal best of 3:47.42 in 2008. He showed great poise and strength to run as fast as he did, so early in the outdoor season.

Both Saheed and Scott, along with Derek Nakluski and Coach Terry Goodenough, will be traveling to Europe later this summer to race in the Flanders Series of meets (Belgium). Congratulations!

TOC Athletes Help Team Canada to Second Place Finishes in Junior & Senior Mens Team Competitions at NACAC Cross

ORLANDO, FL (March 7, 2009) - The North America Central America and Caribbean region cross country championships were held at the Chain of Lakes Park just outside Cape Canaveral, Florida. In sunny and warm conditions, Team Canada won the Junior Women's team title and placed second in each of the Junior Men's, Senior Women's and Senior Men's team competitions.

Toronto Olympic Club members Saheed Khan and Derek Nakluski finished 3rd and 6th respectively among Team Canada runners, 7th and 10th overall. Aleksandr Kuternin, last year's NACAC Junior Men's champion, was 7th this year, 3rd among Team Canada runners, and helped the team to a 2nd place finish in the Junior Men's competition. Both Saheed and Aleksandr were using this race as preparation for World Cross Country Championships to be conducted in Amman, Jordan on March 28.

Toronto Olympic Club coach Terry Goodenough is also to be congratulated. Terry was one of three staff coaches selected by Athletics Canada for the NACAC Cross Country Championships.

ALI WOOLLEY & VICTORIA HANNA LEAD ALL TOC JUNIORS AT OFSAA CROSS COUNTRY

SARNIA, ON (November 1, 2008) - OFSAA's Cross Country Championship was held on Saturday, Nov. 1 in Sarnia, at Canatara Park. Weather conditions were ideal with temperatures around 11 degrees, the sun was shining and there was no wind. It was a beautiful day for both athlete and spectator. The weather was beautiful and the course was fast and flat. Approximately 395 schools and 1,650 student-athletes participated in six races. Five thousand spectators surrounded the course to witness the excitement.

Ali Woolley led all TOC athletes in the results with an outstanding 4^th place finish in the midget girl�s race. Victoria Hanna was 5^th in a very strong field of senior girls. Over the course of the day TOC had 3 top ten finishers (Ali Woolley, Victoria Hanna & Brent Scheibelhut), 2 top 15�s (Megan Beverley 13^th SG & Nick Reay 12^th JB), 2 top 30�s (Eric Dillon 28^th SB & Jake Graham 30^th SB), 2 top 40�s (Scott Hill 32^nd MB Jamie Holt 36^th JB) and 8 top 100 performances. Congratulations to all!!

TOC Wins Four Medals at National Cross Country Championships

GUELPH, ON (November 29, 2008) -The condition of the 2008 National Cross Country Championships were considerably different from the 2007 version. Sunny skies and milder temperatures combined to produce a sloppy course. Unlike last year�s hard packed ice and snow, this year the course featured loose snow and mud. Twelve or even fifteen millimetre pins were favoured by most competitors. Despite the conditions, TOC athletes won three team medals and one individual medal. The senior men�s team of Derek Nakluski, Saheed Khan, Scott Emberley and Kevin Smith won the bronze medal. This is TOC�s first senior men�s team medal at the National Championships in a very long time. Along the way Derek qualified for the World Cross Country Championships (Amman, Jordan, March 28, 2009) with his 8^th place finish. Saheed Khan seeking his first national team berth, placed 11^th, good enough to be considered for selection.

The junior men�s team (Aleks Kuternin, Anthony Berkis, Eric Dillon, Jake Graham, Hussein Hashi, Nicholas Reay), led by Aleks Kuternin�s individual bronze medal, won the team silver medal. With his third place finish, Aleks also qualified for the World Cross Country Championships. The junior men�s race featured a thrilling, if not controversial, finish with the first four finishers all within 2 seconds of each other.

The fourth medal, the team silver, was won in the first championship race of the day by the Masters Men 30-39. Congratulations to Jeff Enfield, Jason Matthews, Ian Sinclair and Brian Lovshin. Congratulations to the entire team and their coaches!!

For full results please go to:

Guelph Running
Ontario Masters

INTRODUCING THE TORONTO OLYMPIC CLUB JUNIOR OLYMPIAN PROGRAM

TORONTO, ON (September 2008) -The Toronto Olympic Club - specializing in long distance running - is now offering a junior running program aimed to introduce kids age 12 and up to the sport of Athletics and hopefully instill a �love of running� for a lifetime. Click here for more information on the Toronto Olympic Club Junior Olympian Program.

Aleks Kuternin and Saheed Khan Pace TOC Contingent at OTFA Cross Country Championships

TORONTO, ON (November 16, 2008) - In cold, wet and muddy conditions, Aleks Kuternin outdistanced the field to capture the junior men�s individual gold medal. He will join Anthony Berkis, Hussein Hashi (6^th), Jeffrey Dill, Jake Graham and Eric Dillon to form the core of the TOC junior men�s team competing at the National Cross Country Championships in Guelph, Saturday November 29. Aleks� goal is to return to the World Cross Country Championships for the second year in a row.

Saheed Khan looking to be selected to the same team, finished 5^th in the senior men�s race. His race was a real confidence boost as he beat several members of last year�s team that competed in Edinburgh. Congratulations to all! Full results can be found on RRResults.

ALI WOOLLEY & VICTORIA HANNA LEAD ALL TOC JUNIORS AT OFSAA CROSS COUNTRY

Ali Woolley led all TOC athletes in the results with an outstanding 4^th place finish in the midget girl's race. Victoria Hanna was 5^th in a very strong field of senior girls. Over the course of the day TOC had 3 top ten finishers (Ali Woolley, Victoria Hanna & Brent Scheibelhut), 2 top 15�s (Megan Beverley 13^th SG & Nick Reay 12^th JB), 2 top 30�s (Eric Dillon 28^th SB & Jake Graham 30^th SB), 2 top 40�s (Scott Hill 32^nd MB Jamie Holt 36^th JB) and 8 top 100 performances. Congratulations to all!!

NAKLUSKI SECOND AT NATIONAL 10K CHAMPIONSHIPS

OTTAWA, ON (October 18, 2008) -Toronto Olympic Club athlete Derek Nakluski, finished 2^nd at the National 10K Road Racing Championships run in Ottawa on Saturday October 18. As a result, Derek was selected to compete for Canada at the Chiba Eikeden road relay in Japan later this fall. Last spring Derek competed for Canada at the World Cross Country Championships (Edinburgh) and seems well prepared to win another spot on the 2009 team (Amman, Jordan). Saheed Khan, who recently returned home from scholarship in the United States, ran a personal best time (31:14) to finish 16^th. Congratulations to all!

INTRODUCING THE TORONTO OLYMPIC CLUB JUNIOR OLYMPIAN PROGRAM

Bruce Wins Bronze in 5000m at Canadian Olympic Trials
Emberley Named to Under 23 NACAC Team

WINDSOR, ON (July 5, 2008) - Matt Bruce led the way for all TOC finalists at the Canadian Track & Field Championships which also served as trials for the Beijing Olympic Games. Matt won the bronze medal with a time of 14:19.22, a new personal best. Derek Nakluski finished 5^th in the same race (14:33.42). Scott Emberley qualified for his first Senior Championship final. He finished 8^th with a new personal best of 3:47.67. Scott was ranked 18^th going into the championships. He will be a member of Team Canada travelling to the NACAC Under 23 Track & Field Championships to be conducted later this month in Toluca, Mexico.

Congratulations to all!!

Canada Fifth in Women's Junior Team Standings at Cross Country Running Worlds

EDINBURGH, Scotland (March 30, 2008) - Canada placed fifth in the women's junior team standings on Sunday at the cross country running world championships.

The Canadian team members were Kendra Schaaf of Craven, Sask., Paula Findlay of Edmonton, Danelle Woods of Ottawa, Lindsay Carson of Cambridge, Ont., Geneviéve Lalonde of Moncton, N.B., and Tamara Jewett of Toronto. They placed 20^th, 23^rd, 25^th, 31^st, 36^th, and 55^th respectively in the individual six kilometre race.

"It's a great team result, we knew we had a strong team," said Schaaf, 17, competing at her first worlds. "It was good to have raced internationally. A really good experience."

In the men's junior eight kilometre race, Kenya placed four runners in the top-10 for the team victory. Canada was seventh in the team standings with Matthew Leeder of Brockville, Ont., Aleksandr Kuternin of Toronto, Mohammed Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., Matthew Hughes of Oshawa, Ont., and Nyial Majock and Peter Corrigan, both of Calgary. They placed 30^th, 50^th, 51^st, 57^th, 60^th and 66^th individually. Ibrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia won the gold.

"We're pretty surprised with such a strong team result," said Leeder, who improved 30 spots over last season individually. "We were second to last in 2007. But we talked before the race and we felt it was our best team in the last five years. In my own race, I just got consistently faster in each lap and passed eight guys in the final lap."

In the men's 12 kilometre race, Kenenisa Bekela completed the Ethiopian golden sweep with the victory. James Gosselin of South Porcupine, Ont. was the top Canadian in 91^st,. Joel Bourgeois of Grande-Digue, N.B., 96^th, Alex Hutchinson of Toronto 117^th, Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont., 130^th, Derek Nakluski of Kitchener, Ont., 139^th, Spencer Morrison of Vancouver 144^th, Colin Fewer of Harbour Main, N.L., 146^th, Cleve Thorson of Port Elgin, Ont., 151^st, and Trevor Caldwell of Mississauga, Ont., 160^th. Canada was 14^th in the team standings.

June 10 - Espoir Team Staff Named

The OTFA is pleased to announce the makeup of the team staff for the Ontario Summer Games/Eastern Canadian Espoir Team Championships in Ottawa in August. Congratulations to the selected members and thank you to all who applied for positions.

Team Leader	Dave Christiani, Toronto Olympic Club
Manager	Paula Jones
Sprints/Hurdles Coaches	Craig Blackman, Kurt Downes
Distance Coaches	Rob Grepe, Toronto Olympic Club, Chris Moulton
Jumps Coaches	Leslie Estwick, Kevin Dinardo
Throws Coaches	Sylvia Kontra, Richard Parkinson

Megan Beverley Leads TOC Junior Results at OFSAA Track

HAMILTON, ON (June 5-7, 2008) - Megan Beverley captured gold, winning the Junior Girls 1500m (4:41.39) at the OFSAA Track & Field Championships in Hamilton, Ontario. All athletes competing faced blast furnace like conditions with temperature and humidity levels soaring to 40oC for Saturday and Sunday. Eric Dillon won two bronze medals in the junior boys 1500m and 3000m.

Victoria Hanna finished 4^th in the Senior Girls 3000m. Anthony Berkis finished 4^th in the 2000m steeple chase and Simon Hodge was 7^th. In the Senior Boys 3000m Anthony finished 5^th and Hussein Hashi was 8^th. Morgan Rammo reached the final of the Junior Girls 800m and finished 8^th.

Congratulations to all!!

Kuternin Wins NACAC Junior Men's Cross Country

ORLANDO, FL (March 2, 2008) - Junior athlete Aleksandr Kuternin led the Canadian Junior Men's Cross Country team to the team title at the North American Central American and Caribbean Region (NACAC) Cross Country Championships. Kuternin Wins NACAC Junior Men's Cross Country Aleks won the race besting two American athletes currently competing in the NCAA. His average race pace of 4:40 per mile (over 6 kilometers) was impressive. Another TOC athlete, Derek Nakluski, was third Canadian finishing seventh in the Senior Men's race. The Senior Men's team finished second at the championships.

TOC SWEEPS MEDALS IN OTFA SENIOR INDOOR 3000M

Toronto, ON (February 17, 2008) - Toronto Olympic Club athletes picked up 5 medals in the 1500m and 3000m events at the OTFA Indoor Youth & Senior Championships. Led by Aleks Kuternin, TOC athletes swept all three medals in the senior men's 3000m race Sunday morning; Derek Nakluski was second and Hussein Hashi was third. Aleks and Derek were using the race as part of their preparation for the NACAC Cross Country Championships and the World Cross Country Championships.

Kirk Scheibelhut won the bronze medal in the youth (juvenile) 1500m improving his personal best time by seven seconds. Kirk was also the silver medallist in the youth 3000m improving his personal best along the way by twelve seconds. For full results go to Guelph Track.

TOC's CHARLES BEDLEY RUNS 2:16:26 - BEST CANADIAN TIME IN 2007!

Sacramento, CA (December 2, 2007) - Charles Bedley of Toronto finished third on Sunday in the California International Marathon. Bedley, No. 23, crossed the finish line with a time of 2:16:26. The 34-year-old runner and 2007 Toronto Marathon winner ran a personal best by over five minutes and fastest by a Canadian in 2007.

Click here for video of finish and post race interview with Charles.

TOC MASTERS AND JUNIOR MEN CAPTURE GOLD AT NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

By DAVE CHRISTIANI

Guelph, ON (December 1, 2007) - Congratulations to the entire TOC team for a great day of competition at the National Cross Country Championships in frigid Guelph.

2007 Canadian Cross Country Championship Masters Lead Pack

The master's got the ball rolling when the 40+ and 50+ men's teams won their respective team titles. Gary "curse a blue streak" Westgate was 2^nd and Jerry Kooymans was 5^th. Listen to Gary's post race interview on Flotrack.

In the same masters race, Beth Primrose and Colleen Hopkins were 3^rd and 4^th respectively. Colleen was the 40+ gold medallist and Beth the 45+ gold medallist. And of course, Jerry Kooymans won the 50+ mens gold medal.

Then the junior men hit the slopes, (oops it wasn't a cross country ski event was it?) and won the team title to be Canadian Junior Champions. Our four top runners all finishing in the top 20 (Hughes 3^rd, Kuternin 5^th, Bruce 12^th and Berkis 20^th).

2007 Canadian Cross Country Championship Senior Men's Race

To top it all off, Derek Nakluski finished 5th and Saheed 19th in the senior mens race. Hughes, Kuternin and Nakluski will join Dave Christiani in Florida for NACAC and Edinburgh for World Championships. I will be Canada's head coach at both championships. As well, some of you may not be aware, but Terry Goodenough, who coaches our satellite group in Waterloo was named to the coaching staff for the FISU Cross Country Championships in France in March 2008.

And ..., this is all on top of the tremendous accomplishments already in the books for this cross country season; OFSAA, OTFA, Masters Series title, etc. Great job TOC!

Derek Nakluski and Masters Win Gold at Ontario Cross Country Championships

Brockville, ON (November 18, 2007) - Derek Nakluski, hot on the heels of his second place finish at the Casablanca 8km road race, captured the gold medal in the OTFA senior men’s cross country race. Derek out kicked his nearest opponent on the 10km course.

Four TOC members also won gold in the Masters 5km cross country race; Colleen Hopkins (W40), Beth Primrose (W45), Jerry Kooymans (M50) and Bobby Moore (M65).

In the Juvenile Boys race, Aleks Kuternin was second and also lead the TOC team to a second place finish. Congratulations to all and best of luck with your preparations for National Cross Country Championships in Guelph on December 1.

Derek Nakluski and Masters Win Gold at Ontario Cross Country Championships

Four TOC members also won gold in the Masters 5km cross country race; Colleen Hopkins (W40), Beth Primrose (W45), Jerry Kooymans (M50) and Bobby Moore (M65).

Pictured from left to right; Dave Christiani, Simon Hodge, Jake Graham, Aleks Kuternin, Kirk Scheibelhut and Kevin Dillon

TOC Masters Set New Course Records!

TORONTO, ON (November 4, 2007) - Toronto Olympic Club had a great showing at the 32nd Annual OMTFA Sunnybrook Park 8K at Sunnybrook Park Sunday. Toronto Olympic Club broke the W40 Team CR with a 1:44:54 (Beth Primrose, Colleen Hopkins, Adrienne Stewart). It was held by Etobicoke Huskies Striders, set in 2005.

In the W45 Beth Primrose broke her own CR by 52 secs with a 30:14 �fastest Woman overall ! Beth holds the CR in the W35�s, W40�s, and W45�s. TOC Blue Wave!

The performance of the race had to be M50 Jerry Kooymans� 27:44. That�s an 88.8% AG. The CR of 30:20 was shared by Peter Haase (�98) and George Aitkin (03�). Jerry was third overall � only beaten by two M30 youngsters. His nearest competition in a field of 15 M50�s was 3� minutes behind.

Bob Moore (M65) missed his own CR by 7 secs with a fine 34:28.

TOC Juniors Win OFSAA Silver and Bronze

NIAGARA FALLS, ON (November 3, 2007) - Aleks Kuternin and Matthew Hughes both reached the podium at the 2007 OFSAA Cross Country Championships conducted in Niagara Falls, Ontario. TOC Blue Wave! Aleks and Matt placed second and third respectively in a much anticipated race on a difficult course against many talented juniors. Anthony Berkis finished eleventh.

Cardinal Carter Cross Country Invitational

TOC Trio Sweep

WOODBRIDGE, ON (October 10, 2007) - The TOC trio of Aleksandr Kuternin, Matt Hughes and Anthony Berkis swept the medals at the Cardinal Carter Cross Country Invitational. The meet attracted over 2200 athletes from 110 schools from across Ontario. In the same race Kirk Scheibelhut finished 8th and Jake Graham was 13th. Congratulations boys!

Duncan Cameron wins gold!

Duncan Cameron (Junior) won the gold medal at the HSBC Olympic Distance Triathlon Provincial Championships and qualified for next year�s World Championships. Congratulations Duncan!

Kuternin Wins Double Gold at RCL Ontario Championships

OTTAWA, ON (July 20, 2007) - Aleks Kuternin (pictured middle) won the boys under 17 1500m on Friday night in Ottawa at the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Outdoor Championships. As well, he came back Saturday morning to capture the 3000m gold medal. His times, 3:59.36 and 8:36.05 were both new personal bests. Aleks will now represent Ontario in the same two events at the National Legion Track & Field Championships, August 8-14 in Oromocto, New Brunswick.

Kidd Crothers Classic

TORONTO, ON (July 8, 2007) Toronto Olympic Club Scott Emberley raced in the inaugural Kidd Crothers Track Classic at the newly built John L. Davenport Track at Varsity Centre on Sunday July 8. This meet was also the 4th and final stop of the Eastern Canadian High Performance Athletic Series and a great tune-up for those athletes competing at the Canadian Track & Field Championships taking place July 13-15 in Windsor, ON.

Scott, in just his first year of senior competition has lowered his personal best in the 1500m by four seconds in Halifax at the Aileen Meagher Classic.

Here are the complete results:

Men 1500 Meter

Milne, Taylor Speed River 3:42.38
Benninger, Kurt Saugeen TC 3:44.79
Coolsaet, Reid Speed River 3:44.82
Poulin-Cadovius, James Quebec 3:48.82
Novakowski, Braden Kingston Napanee 3:48.87
Emberley, Scott Toronto Olympic 3:49.43
deWitt, Nathan London 3:49.76
Arnald, Scott Speed River 3:50.57
Thorson, Cleve Saugeen TC 3:50.89
Kassap, Danny University of To 3:50.99 PB
Smith, Andrew Brooks Canada Ma 3:51.39
Corbit, John United States 3:57.63

Osland, Paul Toronto Olympic DNF
Sherar, Michael Toronto Olympic DNF

Royal Canadian Legion Continues its Sponsorship Support of Toronto Olympic Club

OSHAWA, ON (March 18, 2007) - Teachers go to the Matt for Runners...

Scott Emberley wins Bronze at the CIS Track & Field Championships

MONTREAL, QC (March 9, 2007) - Scott Emberley won the bronze in the men's 1000m at the CIS Track and Field Championships at McGill University in Montreal on Friday evening. "(Scott), he's a kid running against men," said Vicky Croley (University of Western Ontario Head Coach). "He ran a really gutsy race."

TOC Athletes Shine for Canada at NACAC Cross Country

ORLANDO, FL (March 3, 2007) - Congratulations to Matt Hughes who won the bronze medal in the Junior Men's 6km run and Matt Bruce, who finished 6th. The TOC duo led Canada to the Junior Men's team gold. Congratulations are also extended to Derek Nakluski who finished 12th in the Senior Men's race, leading all Canadian runners.

Congratulations to Aleksandr Kuternin and Simon Hodge

TORONTO, ON (February 10, 2007) - Aleksandr Kuternin and Simon Hodge were both medalists at the Ontario Legion Indoor Championships. Aleksandr won the under 17 3000m race and Simon was 2nd in the under 17 1500m race.

Toronto Olympic Club Men's Teams Dominate 2006 National Cross Country Championships

VANCOUVER, BC (December 2, 2006) - For the second year in a row the Toronto Olympic Club men's teams dominated at the National Cross Country Championships held in Vancouver, British Columbia. The men's senior team of Scott Arnald, Colin Sullivan, Derek Nakluski, Henok Lechebo and Jeff McCabe, once again bettered the Kajaks Athletic Club for the team win. The two teams had identical team results at the 2005 championships. The TOC junior men's team, Matthew Hughes, Matthew Bruce, Alex Kuternin, Anthony Berkis, Matthew Jurysta, Scott Jurysta and Phil Ribeiro were second in the team results. Last year the TOC junior men won the team event.

Five TOC members are in the selection pool for the Canadian team traveling to Florida for the NACAC Cross Country Championships and the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, Kenya: Matt Hughes, Matt Bruce, Alex Kuternin, Scott Arnald and Colin Sullivan.

Colleen Hopkins, running in the Masters race, finished fourth overall in the women's competition.

Congratulations to all.

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