McGill Team Challenge roundup
Get caught up on weekend action from Montreal as McGill University hosted one of the largest indoor track meets in Canada.
One of the largest track and field meets in Canada was held at Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse in Montreal on Friday and Saturday. The McGill-hosted event served as an opportunity for athletes to hit qualifying standards for the 2017 U Sports Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, slated for March 9-11.
According to McGill Athletics, the event featured 657 athletes and more than 1,110 entries. The McGill Team Challenge is billed as “the largest indoor track meet in Canada.”
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The event is perhaps best-known for its announcer’s “down the back stretch” line, which is called during each race’s bell lap. Among the entrants for the McGill Team Challenge was Guillaume Ouellet, who represented Canada at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games finishing fourth and ninth in the 5,000m and 1,500m, respectively. He ran 8:30 for 3K on Friday as the meet was open to university athletes as well as select non-university participants.
Beau record personnel pour @ouellet86 sur 3000m en 8:30.97 (PB) lors du #McGillTC. pic.twitter.com/FZZMGM2HHr
— Felix A Lapointe (@CoachLapointe) January 28, 2017
Four meet records were broken and eight athletes qualified for the national university championships. The University of Guelph won both the men’s and women’s overall titles at the 22nd running of the McGill Team Challenge.
Full results can be found here.
McGill Team Challenge photos
Excellente performance des filles de 4x200m du @rougeetor au #McGillTC. 2e derrière Guelph avec un record de l'Université Laval en 1:40.19. pic.twitter.com/OFuv0pl2Ly
— Felix A Lapointe (@CoachLapointe) January 28, 2017
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