RECAP BY: Andy Campbell/UNB Athletics
(SAINT JOHN, NB) The Dalhousie Tigers claimed the women's and men's titles at the 2023 Subway Atlantic University Sport Track & Field Championships, in Saint John, NB.
It was the 33rd consecutive women's title for the Tigers, which is the longest known streak of conference titles in U SPORTS. The men's title is Dal's 41st conference championship.
One of the day's marquee events, the women's 60-metre final, had to be run twice, due to technical difficulties.
In the second run, just like in the first, UNB REDS finished first, second and third.
Jillian Langille won the gold medal, in a time of 7.86 seconds. Her teammates Shelby MacIsaac and Carys Jacobson earned the silver and bronze medals.
Saint Mary's Nikola Kriznar won the men's 60-metres, beating UPEI's Zach Wilson to the line by 3/100ths of a second.
Dal swept the women's 600-metres, with Catherine Kennedy leading teammates Chloe Richardson and Carley Birrell across the line.
In the men's 600-metres, Dal's Zach James edged teammate Dylan Popejoy at the line. UNB's Ben Perrett was third.
Caroline Ash, of the STFX X-Women, won the women's 1500-metres, beating UNB's Sierra Rodrigues, while Saint Mary's Andrew Peverill cruised to victory in the men's 1500.
In a couple of exciting 4-by-400-metre relays, Dal won both the women's and men's races.
UNB and STFX finished second and third in the women's race. STFX was second in the men's race, ahead of UNB.
On the field, UNB's Abigail Passy won the women's pole vault, beating Memorial's Erin McGettiean. Passy's winning jump established a new AUS record, at 3.20 metres.
In the men's pole vault, Moncton's Max Mazerolle won gold.
Mazerolle also won the men's heptathlon with 4462 points. He beat UNB's Oliver Arnfast, who amassed 4134 points, and Moncton's Guillaume Basque, who had 3973.
The Tigers' Abbi Gaudry won the women's long jump, registering a leap of 5.40 metres to beat UNB's Lexie Shannon and her Dal teammate Hannah McGean.
Dal's Oluwatobi Oshikoya won the men's triple jump, beating SMU's Dante Isadore.
Diego Marshall, of Dal, took the gold medal in the men's high jump, while SMU's Eric Wall was second.
In the women's weight throw, Dal's Temi Toba Oluboka threw 16.73 metres for the gold medal. Her teammate Chelsea MacIsaac and Moncton's Kyla Hughes were second and third.
In the men's weight throw, a toss of 17.37 metres earned UNB's Christopher Grant the gold medal. Moncton's Samuel Bourque was second, ahead of UNB's Liam Turgeon.
UNB's Shelby MacIsaac and Moncton's Max Mazerolle were named the female and male Championship Meet MVPs.
Moncton's Alain Lavoie and Saint Mary's Kelly MacInnis were named AUS Community Service Award winners.
Caroline Ash, of STFX, and Dal's Dylan Popejoy were named AUS Rookies of the Year.
Dal's Catherine Kennedy and SMU's Andrew Peverill were named AUS Track Athletes of the Year, while Dal's Lorena Heubach and Moncton's Samuel Bourque were honoured as AUS Field Athletes of the Year.
The Tigers' Rich Lehman was named AUS women's team coach of the year, while SMU's Kevin Heisler is men's team coach of the year.
SMU's Winston Manuel and UPEI's Bailey MacIsaac were recognized as volunteer coaches of the year.
Event Medallists
Gold
Men's 4x400m relay (Dan Lord, Dylan Popejoy, Zach James, Bradley McMullin) NEW AUS RECORD
Women's 4x400m relay (Zoe Fullarton, Catherine Kennedy, Carley Birrell, & Chloe Richardson) NEW AUS RECORD
Catherine Kennedy - 600m
Abbi Gaudry - Long jump
Temi Toba Oluboka - weight throw
Zach James - 600m NEW AUS RECORD
Silver
Chloe Richardson - 600m
Chelsea MacIsaac - weight throw
Dylan Popejoy - 600m
Aidan Goslett - 1500m NEW DAL RECORD
Bronze
Carley Birrell - 600m
Hannah McGean - long jump