Canadians podium at prestigious high school race in New York City
More than 60 Canadian high school athletes competed at New Balance Nationals Indoor in New York City on the weekend including a number of podium finishes.
More than 60 Canadian high school athletes competed at the Armory on the weekend including Victoria Tachinski and Shona McCulloch who ran to podium spots at the New Balance Nationals Indoor competition in New York City.
The event has entry standards and acts as the U.S. high school national indoor championships but is also open to high-level Canadian athletes.
Tachinski, a grade 11 student from Winnipeg, finished second in both the girl’s 400m running 53.97 as well as in the girl’s 200m emerging elite section (24.48), both lifetime bests.
A photo posted by Victoria Tachinski (@victoriatach) on
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In the distance events, McCulloch, a grade 11 student at Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School in Ottawa, ran a blistering 16:31.22 in the girl’s 5,000m event to finish third. McCulloch says her idol is Canadian marathon runner Lanni Marchant. She ran 36:02 at the Ottawa 10K last May.
Her time is 0.08 seconds faster than Heather Petrick’s previous Canadian indoor junior best (on regulation, 200m-sized tracks), which Petrick set in 2014. Charlotte Prouse ran 16:15 at Dempsey at the University of Washington this year but the mark was set on an over-sized track (307 metres) and aren’t officially recognized, according to the Athletics Canada regulations.
Notable results can be found below.
400m Results:
Event 6 Girls 400 Meter Run Championship
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Natl, Meet: N 51.93 3/12/2006 Francena Mc Corory, Bethel, Hamp
Name Year School Finals H#
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Finals
1 Sydney McLaughlin 17 Dunellen, NJ 51.84N 2
2 Victoria Tachinski 17 Winnipeg, MB 53.97 2
3 Sterling Lester 19 kennesaw, GA 54.12 2
4 Lauryn Ghee 17 Chesapeake, VA 54.20 1
5 Lauren Gale 18 Colorado Springs, C 54.35 1
6 Amanda Crawford 16 Brooklyn, NY 54.46 2
7 Carolyn Wilson 17 Thousand Oaks, CA 54.56 1
8 McKinley McNeill 16 Kernerville, NC 54.64 1
The winner of the event, Sydney McLaughlin, set a national meet record winning by two seconds over Tachinski.
200m results:
Event 104 Girls 200 Meter Dash Emerging Elite
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Name Year School Finals
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Section 2 Finals
1 Kouri Peace 19 Chalfont, PA 24.14
2 Victoria Tachinski 17 Winnipeg, MB 24.48
3 Kaila Lewis 16 Raleigh, NC 24.74
4 Anavia Battle 17 Detroit, MI 24.
5,000m results
Event 14 Girls 5000 Meter Run Championship
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Name Year School Finals
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Section 2
1 Weini Kelati 18 Leesburg, VA 16:08.83
2 Maryjeanne Gilbert 16 Peoria, IL 16:28.74
3 Shona McCulloch 17 Nepean, ON 16:31.22
4 Hannah Debalsi 16 Westport, CT 16:32.26
5 Stephanie Jenks 16 Aurora, IA 16:40.38
6 Libby Davidson 17 Lynchburg, VA 16:40.97
7 Diana Vizza 16 Glen Head, NY 16:42.84
8 Katherine Free 16 Indianapolis, IN 17:23.49
9 Alyssa Aldridge 18 Linwood, NJ 17:24.43
10 Jessi Larson 18 Milan, MI 17:31.85
Tachinski’s post-race interview.
McCulloch’s post-race interview.
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