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It was hot last night at Varsity, but CTAC athletes brought their own heat!  Over 500 athletes were registered for the UofT 800m Night, including our twelve, creating 25 women’s sections and 28 men’s sections.  Our crew turned in 8 new personal bests, some noteworthy.

Congratulations to Quinn, Maeve, Morgan (New Balance Indoor Championship standard), Maeve (Athletics Canada U20 standard), JacobP., CharlieC. (sub 2:10 for the 1^st time), Kyrie, Andrew (sub 2:00 for the 1^st time) and Connor.  

Great job everyone.  Complete results can be found using this link.

The weather may have been unsettled, but that certainly didn’t impact on our crew’s performance at the UTTC Twilight Meet #2. Beginning with KatieW. (Women 400m) & ending with JacobP. (Men 3000m) we had six other personal best performance between. Congratulations to Katie, Morgan, Mia, MadeleineZ., Tali, Connor, CharlieC. and JacobP.!! Additionally, Morgan and Maeve finished first and third in the women’s 1500m. Morgan’s time happens to exceed the U20 women’s 1500m standard for Canadian Championships this year and next! For complete results use this link.

Congratulations to all!

What a great race by CTAC’s own Ethan Gallagher! Showing great patience and speed, Ethan ran away from the field to take Gold at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor Championships in Philadelphia. Congratulations Ethan! Results can be found here.

Ethan’s complete race can be seen here.

Well, that was an exciting OFSAA event across all three days for the CTAC crew racing for their schools, and some exciting results!  OFSAA T&F is a gruelling event, bringing the best in the province together.  The schedule is pretty dense too, especially if you’re racing two events!  Here’s a link to the official results. Congratulations to all of the following.

Morgan JG 1500m & 800m Silver Medallist, two PB’s & 1 ‘Stache Standard (SS) Kieva Birmingham NG 1500m 9^th PB & SS, NG 3000m 4^th  Quinn Yeomans SG 1500m 20^th & 3000m 21^st Kyrie Savvaidis NB 3000m, 14^th  Jack Guilfoyle OB 2000m Steeplechase, 18^th  Charlie Guilfoyle SB 1500m, 20^th 

Great result and a super fun time was had by all!!  Thank you to all the parents who made the trek to Ottawa.  Your support and kind words are always appreciated.

Thank You!!

Six CTAC athletes punched their ticket to OFSAA at the Metro Regional Track & Field Championships. This year, OFSAA Track & Field will be held in Ottawa, June 8-10. Congratulations to Morgan Yeomans (JG 1500m Gold & 800m Silver), Kieva Birmingham (NG 3000m Silver & 1500m), Quinn Yeomans (SB 3000m), Kyrie Savvaidis (NB 3000m), Jack Guilfoyle (OB 2000m Steeplechase Silver) and Charlie Guilfoyle (SB 1500m). Full results for the Metro Regional can be found here. Information about the OFSAA meet can be found here.

That was some week of racing.  With the completion of the CISAA, TDCAA and the two TDSB conference meets, twenty-three CTAC athletes will be competing at the Metro Regional for a chance to race the OFSAA Track & Field Championships. The meet is Wednesday and Thursday, May 24/25.  Full results from all the conference meets can be found using this link.  The OFSAA Championships are to be held in Ottawa, June 8-10.

Congratulationsto all!  

After four long years, the CTAC crew returned to Clermont Florida for our annual spring training camp. The objective is to have five days of solid training, track and pool, to launch the outdoor season. Along the way, a lot of fun was had by athletes and coaches. Aligators, snakes, the Amazing Race, Noah Lyles, Disney Springs, all added to the excitement. There will be stories to share for a lifetime. Mark your calendars for next year’s camp, April 3-7, 2024.

We’ve accomplished a great deal, so far in 2023!  There is a great deal of enthusiasm and confidence as we look ahead to the outdoor season.  Between the two Athletics Ontario Indoor Championships (U18/Open and U16/U20), CTAC athletes produced thirty-three new personal best performances, ten Top 10’s and one bronze medal.  Additionally, five athletes qualified to race US Indoor Nationals in New York (Nike Indoor Nationals) and Boston (New Balance Nationals).  Although only three were able to make the trip, the results were reflective of our overall indoor performances.  Morgan finished 16^th in the Emerging Elite Mile in New York and Kieva finished 15^th in the Freshman Mile in Boston.  So, although we may not have produced more medals, our collective effort signals greater things to come, and the outdoor season promises to be even more eventful!

For example, we are looking forward, to the Florida Training Camp, OFSAA Championships, summer twilight meets, AO Championships and Nationals (Langley B.C.).  Congratulations to all!!

The Athletics Ontario U16/U20 Indoor Championships mark the end of the indoor racing season for the vast majority. Base on the results, there is a great deal of enthusiasm and confidence entering the March Break transition period and the upcoming outdoor season.

This past weekend CTAC athletes turned in seven Top 10 performances including a bronze medal for Maeve in the women’s U20 3000m. Other top 10 performances include two from Rebecca Pribaz (U16 1200m & 800m), Madeline Hill (U16 300m), Kyrie Savvaidis (U16 2000m), Kieva Birmingham (U16 800m) and Morgan Yeomans (U20 800m).

And if that isn’t impressive enough, the entire crew from the Development and High School Groups, turned in 18 new personal best performances. That truly is something special! Congratulations all!! Full results can be found at https://athleticsontario.ca/statistics/results/live/2023/0304-u16-u20/index.htm

CTAC athletes wrapped up action at the AO Winter Prep Meet January 22. The meet was held at the Toronto Track & Field Centre, York University.
Development Group athletes combined for four top-10 finishes at the meet. Congratulations Noa (2nd 400m), Isabel (3rd 400m), Madeleind (4th 400m) and Ethan (6th 400m). Not to be outdone, the high school group women placed three athletes in the top-6 of the 1000m. Congratulations Morgan (2nd), Kieva (5th) and Quinn (6th). Additionally, in the men’s 1000m, CTAC placed four athletes in the top-12. Congratulations JacobS. (7th), Quinlan (10th), Evan (11th) and Ethan (12th). Next race is the Youngstown State University HS Meet February 4th.  
Congratulations all!