Run baby run
Last weekend the track and field team showed the folks at State College, PA what kind of athletes we have here. In a meet hosted by Penn State, the women’s team placed sixth in a thirteen-team field. They were led by Sasha Gollish, who won the mile in a time of 4:52.88. Also helping the cause was Liz Ben-Ishai, who took second in the 3000 m with a time of 9:53.30, a personal best.
For the men, Yolande Ammon set a new personal best in the high jump with a leap of 2.06 m, while Trevor Caldwell bested his previous personal record in the 3000m with a time of 8.25.82.
Postseason party heating up
Curling, badminton and fencing all get started in OUA playoff action this weekend.
In curling, the second-place men will battle Queen’s, Windsor and Laurier for the crown, while the first-place women contend with Western, Queen’s and Laurier.
All the action takes place on Friday and Saturday at the East York Curling Club.
The OUA East champion badminton team travels to London over the weekend in an attempt to unseat two-time defending conference champion Western.
Fencing looks to end an eleven-year stretch without an OUA title as they travel to Hamilton for the championships hosted by McMaster on Saturday and Sunday.
