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MONTREAL - McGill sprinter Hank Palmer of Pierrefonds, Que., will be among a half-dozen national team athletes to participate at the 15th annual McGill Team Challenge track and field meet this weekend at Tomlinson Fieldhouse, located in the 香蕉视频 Sports Centre at 475 Pine Avenue West.

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The two-day event, scheduled for Friday (Jan. 29) and Saturday (Jan. 30), is billed as the largest indoor track meet in Canada, and is expected to feature 18 university teams and more than 600 participating athletes. The CIS national championships, slated to be hosted by Windsor, March 11-13, will have more participating schools but fewer athletes than the McGill Team Challenge.

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Tickets for the event will be sold at the door and cost $10 for adults. Students and seniors are $4 and hildren 12-and-under are free.

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"It is definitely one of the strongest indoor meets of the season and clearly the Canadian flagship meet for the semester," said Dennis Barrett, in his 25th year as head coach at McGill. "We have nine participating teams from the Ontario University Athletics conference, four from the Atlantic region and four from Quebec. It will be a great opportunity for athletes to qualify for the Nationals."

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The Friday night schedule features a clash of the titans in the men's 60-metre dash with Palmer, an Olympian and public relations major at McGill, who recently set a school record in the 60 metres, running a time of 6.79 seconds. He will be chasing both the meet record (6.75) and the Fieldhouse mark (6.56).

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Palmer will go up against Ben Youssef Meit茅, the 2009 CIS silver-medalist in the 60m (6.66), who also won gold in both the 100m (10.15) and 200m at the Francophone Games in Beirut last fall.

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Also in the mix is McGill's Andrew Hamilton, a former Alouettes running back from Montreal, who was an all-star with the McGill Redmen football team last fall and has been clocked at 4.38 in the 40-yard dash.

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The women's division will be highlighted by a special 60-metre invitational race. Among the high-profile sprinters registered for the event is Toyin Olupona of Orillia, Ont., the 2009 Canadian champion in the 100m dash and a training partner of Olympian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep.

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National team members expected to challenge Olupona in the sprint include Genevieve Thibault, the 2007 CIS 60m champion from Quebec City who owns the Fieldhouse record (7.39 seconds), Adrienne Power (7.53 seed time) of Halifax, N.S., Kimberly Hyacinthe (silver, 200m at 2009 Francophone Games; gold in 4x400 at 2009 FISU Games) of Terrebonne, Que., and Annie LeBlanc, a 17-year-old from Repentigny, Que., who has posted some impressive times and competed last summer at the IAAF world youth championships in Italy.

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Other national team athletes registered for the meet include Adam Kunkel (300m) of Paisley, Ont., Marie-脠ve Dugas (60m hurdles) of Laval, Que., 听Esther Akinsulie (600m) of Ottawa and pole vaulter Ariane Beaumont-Courteau of Montreal, who will be chasing her personal indoor best of 4.17m.

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Her brother, Maxime Beaumont-Courteau, is a medical student at McGill and will be looking to shatter his school record of 4.61m in the men's pole vault.

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Among the other McGill athletes to watch is freshman Justin "Jus Fly" Darlington of Montreal, who will challenge his school record in the men's high jump (2.03m). A relative newcomer to track and field, Darlington is better known as arguably the world's best slam-dunk artist.

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Other McGill athletes of note are senior Ally McPhee of St. Margaret's Bay, N.S., and sophomore Charl猫ne Puel, a distance runner from Nice, France. The former is the daughter of ex-Montreal Canadiens player Mike McPhee, while the latter's father Claude Puel, is the head coach of Olympique Lyon, perennial soccer champions in France.

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"It looks like a rock-em-sock-em affair," said CIS track and field guru Bob Vigars, the retired long-time coach of the Western Ontario Mustangs. 听"The McGill Team Challenge has become the destiny of choice for CIS track teams in eastern Canada, making it without question the top indoor meet in the nation during the regular season. I'm happy to say that my Mustangs teams in the early years played a small part in the ultimate making of this juggernaut competition."

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University teams registered for the meet include Concordia, Dalhousie, Guelph, Laval, Lakehead, McGill, McMaster, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Queen's, Saint Mary's, Sherbrooke, St. Francis Xavier, Waterloo, Western Ontario, Windsor and York.


2010 McGILL TEAM CHALLENGE MEET SCHEDULE

(REVISED)

Friday, January 29, Track Events / Horaire de Piste

18:00听 60m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Heats/Vague

18:15听 60m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Heats/Vagues

18:50听 60m (Invitational)听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Heats/Vagues

19:00 1000m 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

19:20 1000m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

19:40 60m (B & A) 听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Final(e)

19:50 60m (B & A)听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Final (e)

19:55 60m (Invitational)听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Final (e)

20:05 3000m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

20:50 3000m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

21:35 4x200m 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

21:50 4x200m听 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

22:00 4x800m 听 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

22:15 4x800m听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

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Field Events / Evenements des Champs

14:30听 Weight Throw听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

16:00听 High Jump听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Final(e)

16:15听 Weight Throw 听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

17:30 Triple Jump听听 听听听听听听听 听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e)

19:00听 Pole Vault听听听听 听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e)

19:30听 Triple Jump听听 听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听 听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

20:35听 Shot Put 听听听听听听 听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

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Saturday, January 30, 2010 Track Events / Horaire de Piste

09:00听 60m Hurdles 听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Pentathlon

09:15听 60m Hurdles听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Pentathlon

09:25听 60m Hurdles/Haies听听 (F)听听听听听听 Heats

09:35听 60m Hurdles/Haies听听 (M)听听听听听 Heats

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12:00听 Lunch Break

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12:30听 60m Hurdles/Haies听听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e)

12:35听 60m Hurdles/Haies听听 (F)听听听听听听 Final(e)

12:40听 600m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

13:10 600m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

13:40 300m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

14:05 300m 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

14:50 1500m 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

15:30 1500m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

16:05 4x400m 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

16:20 4x400m 听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Timed Section Chrono

17:05 1000m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Pentathlon

17:15 800m听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Pentathlon

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Field Events / Evenements des Champs

09:40听 Long Jump听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Pentathlon

10:10 High Jump听听听 听听听听听听 听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Pentathlon

11:00听 Long Jump听听听 听听听听听听 听听 (F)听听听听听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

12:15 Shot Put听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Pentathlon (Group A & B)

13:00听 High Jump听听听 听听听听听听听 听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e)

13:00听 Pole Vault听听听听 听听听听听听 听听 (F)听听听听听 Final(e)

13:30 Long Jump听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M)听听听听听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

13:45 Shot Put听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听 听 Final(e) (Group A & B)

15:00 Shot Put 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Pentathlon

15:00 High Jump 听听听听听听听听听听听听 (M) 听听听听 Pentathlon

15:30 Long Jump听听听听听听听听听听听听 (F)听听听听听听 Pentathlon

SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca

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