(Halifax, NS) On Saturday, November 28th, the Dalhousie Tigers competed in the ANS Open at the Canada Games Centre for their first meet of the season.
Seventeen members of the Tigers' team came away with first place finishes for their events and the team as a whole won 23 out of the 44 individual events.
Sarah Taplin (Dartmouth, NS), Matthew Coolen (Halifax, NS), Shawna McKay (Moncton, NB), Corey Conforzi (Goulais River, ON), and Stephen Belyea (Amherst, NS) all came away with two individual wins each.
First years Mike Van Der Poel (Truro, NS), Lindsay Hemstock (Ottawa, ON), Kate MacLatchie (Halifax, NS), and Matthew Coolen all won events in their first career AUS meets.
The next track and field meet will be on Saturday, January 16th, 2016 at the Canada Games Centre.
Event Winners
Sarah Taplin - Women (18-34) 60m Hurdles 33"; Women (20-34) Triple Jump
Matthew Coolen - Men (18-19) 60m Hurdles 39"; Men (18-19) 60m Dash
Adam Manuel - Men (20-34) 1000m Run
Shawna MacKay - Women (18-19) 60m Dash; Women (18-19) 300m Dash
Shannay Beals - Women (20-34) 60m Dash
Corey Conforzi - Men (20-34) 60m Dash; Men (20-34) 300m Dash
Liz Comeau - Women (18-19) 600m Run
Michelle Reddy - Women (20-34) 600m Run
Michaela Walker - Women (20-34) 1500m Run
Mike van der Poel - Men (18-19)300m Dash
Brendan Gemmell - Men (20-34) 3000m Run
Chantelle Robbertse - Women (20-34) High Jump
Chas Smith - Men (20-34) High Jump; Men (20-34) Long Jump
Kate MacLatchie - Women (18-19) Long Jump
Stephen Belyea - Men (18-19) Long Jump; Men (18-19) Triple Jump
Jordan Bruce - Men (20-34) Triple Jump
Lindsay Hemstock - Women (18-19) Triple Jump