Sprinters off to flying start at AUS championships

The Tigers are off to a great start at the 2022 Subway AUS Track and Field Championships, hosted by l'Universite to Moncton.

Sprinters Sofia Stewart and Dan Lord led the way for the Tigers, both winning gold in their 300m events and as members of their respective 4x200m relay teams. Lorena Heubach took top honours in the women's pentathlon after taking first place in four of the five events. 

Amelia Reid, Hudson Grimshaw-Surette, William Cox and Peter Collier all won gold in their respective events, as did the men's and women's 4x200m relay teams.

The men's team took top honours in five of the 10 events on day one and had 10 total medals to lead the meet with 71.5 points. The women's team also had a successful first day, winning four of the 10 finals and posted a total of 13 medal-winninig performances and are leading the meet with 98 points. 

The action continues on Saturday. Tune into AUSTV to catch the action live

Results

Gold Medals

Sofia Stewart: 300m
Amelia Reid: high jump
Lorena Heubach: pentathlon
Dan Lord: 300m
Hudson Grimshaw-Surette: 1000m
William Cox: 3000m
Peter Collier: long jump
Women's 4x200m relay (Sofia Stewart, Chloe Richardson, Emily Cole-Johnson & Ali Poisson)
Men's 4x200m relay (Matthew Aftanas, Dan Lord, Damon MacDonald & Lachlan Greechan)

Silver Medals

Carley Birrell: 1000m
Abbi Gaudry: 60m hurdles
Georgia Scott: high jump
Chelsea MacIsaac: shot put
Amanda Black: pentathlon
Nick Robertson: 3000m
Nicolas Beaulieu: long jump
Andre Hendricks: shot put
Women's 4x800m relay (Lauren Lowther, Danielle Keefe, Zoe Fullarton & Carley Birrell)
Men's 4x800m relay (Zach James, Harmon Grimshaw-Surette, Lukas Rudaitis & Daniel Rosen)

Bronze Medals

Chloe Richardson: 300m
Kayli Friesen-Weir: triple jump
Temi Toba Oluboka: shot put
Daniel Rosen: 1000m