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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 43rd 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 14th 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 7th 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 4th place finish in the midget girl’s race. Victoria Hanna was 5th 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 13th SG & Nick Reay 12th JB), 2 top 30’s (Eric Dillon 28th SB & Jake Graham 30th SB), 2 top 40’s (Scott Hill 32nd MB Jamie Holt 36th 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 8th place finish. Saheed Khan seeking his first national team berth, placed 11th, 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 (6th), 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 5th 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
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 4th place finish in the midget girl's race. Victoria Hanna was 5th 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 13th SG & Nick Reay 12th JB), 2 top 30’s (Eric Dillon 28th SB & Jake Graham 30th SB), 2 top 40’s (Scott Hill 32nd MB Jamie Holt 36th 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 2nd 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 16th. Congratulations to all!
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.
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 5th in the same race (14:33.42). Scott Emberley qualified for his first Senior Championship final. He finished 8th with a new personal best of 3:47.67. Scott was ranked 18th 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 20th, 23rd, 25th, 31st, 36th, and 55th 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 30th, 50th, 51st, 57th, 60th and 66th 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 91st,. Joel Bourgeois of Grande-Digue, N.B., 96th, Alex Hutchinson of Toronto 117th, Dylan Wykes of Kingston, Ont., 130th, Derek Nakluski of Kitchener, Ont., 139th, Spencer Morrison of Vancouver 144th, Colin Fewer of Harbour Main, N.L., 146th, Cleve Thorson of Port Elgin, Ont., 151st, and Trevor Caldwell of Mississauga, Ont., 160th. Canada was 14th 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 4th in the Senior Girls 3000m. Anthony Berkis finished 4th in the 2000m steeple chase and Simon Hodge was 7th. In the Senior Boys 3000m Anthony finished 5th and Hussein Hashi was 8th. Morgan Rammo reached the final of the Junior Girls 800m and finished 8th.
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.
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.
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.
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 2nd and Jerry Kooymans was 5th. Listen to Gary's post race interview on Flotrack.
In the same masters race, Beth Primrose and Colleen Hopkins were 3rd and 4th 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 3rd, Kuternin 5th, Bruce 12th and Berkis 20th).
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
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).
Pictured from left to right; Dave Christiani, Simon Hodge, Jake Graham, Aleks Kuternin, Kirk Scheibelhut and Kevin Dillon
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.
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.
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 3½ 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.
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.
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.