BC High School Track 2010

[scottkent]

The Semi boys of Alex Strachon, Dylan Weichel, Lucas Ference and Adam Paul-Morris have thrown down an impressive 4x400m time at the U.W. indoor meet 3:27

Their 5th and 6th runners also posted great times in the DMR. Tyler McMillan ran a 53 sec split in the 400m and Declan White broke 4:40 in the mile leg.

The Kwantlen Park boys also posted strong early season times. Justin Kent ran 8:49.31 in his opening 3000m and Tim Delcourt, a grade 9, ran 3:23 for his 1200m leg of the DMR.

Princess Margaret's Gurjot Bal also had a strong performance in the 800 leg of the DMR clocking 2:04

[scottkent]

Just to add to the last post. I have a bad feeling about how tough the semi boys will be this year. I predict a top 3 placing for their school. I only know of one school that can beat them and it will not be Kwantlen Park. lol (Maybe on a combined score)

[prefontaine]

Who do you think will be in the top three (besides semi) then, if semi is going to be in contention with a high 3:27. Considering the top four last year were all below that and the 2010 teams coming up, look pretty strong.

[scottkent]

Out of 311 views we have one response. Great!!!! To answer your question I will just ask you a couple of questions.
1. What month is this?
2. When was the first relay team you mentioned under 3:30 last year?
3. This team will be able to run under 3:20 by the time the BC's roll around, I only see one other team close to that, how about you?

If you look at Ontario's site on High school track is has a ton of input. Very sad that BC is so lame. Lets get the ball rolling on all events.

[Bubbles]

Brookswood will win the boys title. I would agree that Semiahmoo is the new favourite in the 4 x 400m relay but I don't think they will break 3:20. That would make them the best team in the history of the meet which I doubt they are.

Individual winners for boys track:

100/200 - Heldman
400- Ayesu-Attah
800 - Vugeteveen
1500 - Clerke
3000- Kent
steeple - Kent
4 x 1 - Brookswood
4 x 4 - Semi

[Bubbles]

110 hurdles - Munro
400 hurdles - Barnes

[canadarunner]

Watch out for Sean Keane this coming track season. Last season he ran 1.56.5 and 4.06, the kid has raw speed. And if he comes out of this basketball season in decent shape and gets some good mileage in, he could threaten the podium in the 800m as well could run for a gold medal in the 1500m.

As for women watch out for Alison Williams of Semi in the 800m. In grade 8 she ran 2.20ish. With parents like Lynn Kanuka and Paul Williams you know she'll be contending.

[runner0]

WRCA will have a good 4x400 team in my opinion. Returning from last year Eli Mara who I am sure will be under 50 this year in a relay split, if he wasn't already last year. Secondly, Sam Shury who ran 51.x (roughly) last year off basically no training until the season started. Third, Sean Keane who ran a similar time and I'm sure will be back for a faster time this year. New to the team this year Cam Kroeker will be able to put down a good split, I would say there is a potential for a great 4x400 team this coming year.

[scottkent]

I agree with your predictions except for the 1500. It will take a time of a runner well under 4 minutes to win this years 1500m. I am not sure if Connor can post times of 3:53+ or -

The Semi boys will be able to post a time under 3:20 but as you know that is a very tall order at the end of a long two days. That record has been around since 1982 and my school team was close but second that year! lol

Colton Wills of Kwantlen Park for Triple Jump win

As for the girls Kwantlen Park should win the 4x400m

[pre]

Oak Bay wins the 4x400. You heard it here first.

[pre]

Jan 26, 2010 1:30:36 GMT -5 scottkent said:

I agree with your predictions except for the 1500. It will take a time of a runner well under 4 minutes to win this years 1500m. I am not sure if Connor can post times of 3:53+ or -

Most of the top 1500 runners from last year's already weak field graduated. How is it going to take a time well under 4:00 to win?

[scottkent]

Interesting last post pre. The field this year will be as strong or stronger than last years. Justin will be running low 3:50's and Connor has already shown his growth at the BC's JUNIOR cross country championships. Sean Keane, Will Cliff, Christain Gravel, Deon Clifford, and a few others that will drop onto the scene. I stated that the win will come from an athlete that is running 3:50 low. I did not say it would be won in 3:50 low. Lets not forget who is still here this year!

[scottkent]

Hey Pre the Oak Bay boys won't have a podium position in the open 400M at BC's but you think they will win the 4x400m. Lets talk off line and put a wager on this race! lol

[bc123]

Oak Bay had Brendan Restall finish second in the 400 last year.. and he was only grade 9 and ran 49.20 which ridiculous for a grade 9, so I do think Oak Bay will have a podium position in the open 400. And I think that semi running a sub 3:20 is a bit far, no team in the history of BC high school champs has ever run sub 3:20, and I don't think semi has the team to do that. Most likely they will win the 4x4.. but having 51/52 point open 400 runners won't get them a sub 3:20

[scottkent]

News flash. All 4 of the Semi boys will be running under 50 this year. They will be able to run under 3:20 but at the end of the 2 days will be a tall order. The 4x400m they just ran at UW had their anchor being cut off on the corner costing at a couple of seconds and it is January. The fifth Semi will be running 51. Watch out for them in the 800m as well. lol

Thats better people! Now how about the rest of the community? Any other runners starting to make a splash for this upcoming season?

[hero]

theres no chance the all 4 semi boys will run under 50... maybe 1 or 2, if that. oak bay and white rock will also likely place ahead of them.

[canadarunner]

Jan 26, 2010 16:42:32 GMT -5 bc123 said:

And I think that semi running a sub 3:20 is a bit far, no team in the history of BC high school champs has ever run sub 3:20, and I don't think semi has the team to do that. Most likely they will win the 4x4.. but having 51/52 point open 400 runners won't get them a sub 3:20

It's not unrealistic to run 3:20 or faster. You have to look at what the team has done the second week of January. 327, that's flying for this early in the season. You also have to look at teams progression, it's normal for teams to run 5-10 seconds faster over the course of the outdoor season, going from district --> region --> Provincial meets. This team has been training together for a while now, and have a certain chemistry other teams don't have, they're all friends. Not like most teams who are thrown together for a couple months.

As for WRCA they could also be up there. Eli Mara, probably the most athletic kid in the meet was high 49's/low 50's last year. Sean Keane will be nearly as fast too, there top two have the ability to be better than any of Semi's runners, I'm just not sure they'll have the other 2.

As for Justin running low 350's I will be very impressed if he does. I don't think he has the natural speed Connor Clerke has. Justin has that the endurance to run mid 350's, but I have a feeling he'll show very well in the 3000m/2km steeple.

WATCH OUT for Deon Clifford and Christian Gravel. Both running 4.05 or faster last year. Both unbelievably talented. Christian already works very hard and if Deon can realize his potential and begin to train hard, he could be a force to reckon with for a couple years.

[pre]

Jan 26, 2010 13:23:43 GMT -5 scottkent said:

Hey Pre the Oak Bay boys won't have a podium position in the open 400M at BC's but you think they will win the 4x400m. Lets talk off line and put a wager on this race! lol

First off its pathetic for a guy your age to be saying "lol". Grow up a little eh?

Second, Oak Bay had Brendan Restall come second last year so how are they not going to have anyone on the podium? Do your research, then come back.

[scottkent]

OUCH Pre! That hurt. I thought we were friends. You know so much about me and I know so little about you. Maybe thats because you are a small little coward that hides behind a three letter name? Just a guess though.

As for me, I am old. ha ha (can I say haha?) Karma is a bitch buddy and it has an amazing ability to come back and bite you in the ass. You should not think that this community is that big? It is quite small in fact.

You have to stick your neck out a bit to get the ball rolling and I will continue to jab at this topic to build some excitement into the upcoming season. I am shocked at the Ontario High School blog compared with ours!

My predictions are not always 100% accurate but they have been close. Hey Pre can you say that about yours, really?

On a different note: Justin has a little more speed then you might think he has. Last time I checked 52 second 400m speed is fast enough. He might even run the 1500m at the BC's

Aside from the 4x400m chatter, how is the rest of the events shaping up? I think for now we have successfully hyped that event up. Sorry for any team that has not been mentioned.

[canadarunner]

Deepest race at the 2010 provincials will be the 400m by far.
The potential to have a few runners running under 49 seconds and probably most of the field under 50.
Brandon Restall ran 49.21 last year as a grade 9, Benjamin Ayesu-Attah ran under 49 multiple times, with a PR of 48.55 and he's got the big game experience after making the world youth team. Also Christopher Sutherland from Brookswood cannot be overlooked as he ran 49.60 last year.

It doesn't go by saying that some of these SEMI runners could make the final, as well as Eli Mara, Stuart Ellenwood, who knows there is always other kids coming out of the wood work as well

[pre]

Jan 27, 2010 12:04:56 GMT -5 scottkent said:

OUCH Pre! That hurt. I thought we were friends. You know so much about me and I know so little about you. Maybe thats because you are a small little coward that hides behind a three letter name? Just a guess though.

On a different note: Justin has a little more speed then you might think he has. Last time I checked 52 second 400m speed is fast enough. He might even run the 1500m at the BC's

Nope i know nothing about you, other than ur justin kent's dad and your opinions are increbibly biased.

I never doubted Kent's speed, but he hasn't had Clerke's ability to step up in big races. I'll take Clerke to win the double 1500 and 3000.

[canadarunner]

Jan 27, 2010 14:53:34 GMT -5 pre said:

Jan 27, 2010 12:04:56 GMT -5 scottkent said:

OUCH Pre! That hurt. I thought we were friends. You know so much about me and I know so little about you. Maybe thats because you are a small little coward that hides behind a three letter name? Just a guess though.

On a different note: Justin has a little more speed then you might think he has. Last time I checked 52 second 400m speed is fast enough. He might even run the 1500m at the BC's

Nope i know nothing about you, other than ur justin kent's dad and your opinions are increbibly biased.

I never doubted Kent's speed, but he hasn't had Clerke's ability to step up in big races. I'll take Clerke to win the double 1500 and 3000.

Who does this chump think he is? Do you know what stepping it up is?

Never stepped up in big races? I recall Justin beating Connor in both the Provincial Club and National XC championships. I mean those races aren't big at all?

Lets see he stepped it up last year at BC high schools were he BEAT Connor in the 3km as well he ran placed second in the 2km steeple. Justin only ran 8 seconds or so inside the Canadian standard for the world youth team.

[scottkent]

Hey Pre, you are starting to sound a lot like a 36 year old chick. I am not biased at all. I coach over 20 kids and many of them are in grade 12. They come from 5 different schools within Surrey and will all contend this year at the BC Championships. Don't confuse biased with facts and performance. Being Justin's coach allows me to see much of where he is and where he will be in 5 months. Yes, he is running well but I have never said he will run away with things. He is growing each month and the goals are well past BC High Schools. It is my wish that the sport grows in depth and that depth aids in development for the good of all. I have never gone on this site and hyped my son. I am on the other hand hyping the Semi boys because they have come so far in such a short time period.

I agree that the 400m will most likely be the most contended of event this year, boys and girls.

[pre]

i need to clear something up. i have nothing but respect for Justin Kent, he's fast as hell and I'm sure a hard worker. I just think Clerke's gunna beat him, because he has most the times they've raced (Nationals doesn't count, they both shit the bed). And because, relative to the hype he recieved on these boards last year, Kent underperformed at BC's.

And, scottkent, you are biased. Its not a bad thing, you just are.

[blackmambas]

O M G. Pre what you are saying i agree with 100%. kent u are a dumbass. you say u havnt hyped justin. so....when u said he was gunna win bc cross, and he didnt, that wasnt over hyping him? Mr. kent... you have to grow up a little bit here. to say you are not biased is the stupidest thing i have read all week, other then the semi boys running uner 3:20. your telling me of all the 4 x 400 teams to ever come from bc, the best is gunna be a team from semi with only one kid anyone has ever heard of? give me a break. And frick. you said pre should look up stats. dude, ur the idiot who said oak bay wouldnt have a podium finsih in the 400m. THEY HAD 2ND LAST YEAR, AND THAT KID IS RETURNING!
I think you should start to look up some stats yourself, and maybe find a track thread for 50 year olds.... cuz then you can go there and shoot your biased mouth off

[scottkent]

Nice post Blackmambas..... Last time I checked the BC Club Chamionships is the only race that matters! What the fuck are you talking about? You don't run for your province winning the BC High school race! Who's the dumb ass really! If you watched the BC High School race you would have seen a great race run by both kids. Justin tried to break him a number of times and Connor hung in and finished strong. These kids are both friends and I respect Connors abilities. On that note, I don't coach him, I coach Justin. Our focus was the Clubs, the BC High School would have been a bonus. Just think for a second, I know that that might be a stretch for Pre and Mamba but maybe this rivalry is a good thing. I also didn't know this was just for imature early teens.

I will post any news of any of my athletes performances and I thought the nature of this site was to PREDICT and inform. I have stuck my two cents in like the rest of you guys and the only difference is I use my real name. On a further note to Mamba. Other than slamming me, why don't you make your own predictions. I'm entitled to my own and in a few months we will see how close we come. Right now I haven't heard anything from you but trash. There are more events in track and field then the 400m and a couple of distance events.

In addition, if you go back and read my pred's I am very close to bang on. It is not an exact science but hey in a few months we will see.

[scottkent]

Hey Blackmambas just inquiring if I turned you down at a dance. You sound like a women scorned.

Lets break down the greatest BC High School 4 x 400m record. How tough is it to run 3:20. Well.....In 1982 Killarney's team had a guy that was 5th in the 800m final (not great, me), a soccer play and a basketball player (niether had track experience) and Dave Doig who was a mid 48 400m runner ran 3:21 and placed 2nd. When we could do that then I don't believe that the BC High School record is all that fast. It is tough to beat 3:20 after 2 long hard days but if you look around at other states and provinces it really is not all that fast. I will stand on my prediction that the Semi boys will break 3:20 at some point this year and it could even be at the BC's.

Sorry Mamba but I am still taken. Not that old, just taken

[pre]

so are you trying to say that you peaked your athlete for a qualifying race (BC Clubs)? I'm no coach, but that does not seem like a good idea. Why not try and peak for Nationals?

On the subject of the Semi 4x4, hasn't the possibilty of a burn-out occured to you? Again, not a coach, but i think its a tad early to be running all out races the second weekend of january? I'll stand by my prediction that fresher and healthier Oak Bay and WRCA teams will beat that team come July.

[bcg]

Personally I think that the BC High School Champs are more important than the Club championships. While a high placing at the club champs may give a trip to nationals as part of Team BC (which is indeed an honour and a terrific experience), the fact is that unfortunately very few people compete in the club champs (for the most part only the top dogs), and the interest from the general public is next to zip (sad to say but true imo, though I personally love both of these championships). There is much more interest in the high school championships, and I think even by the universities which are recruiting the top athletes. Everyone remembers the BC High School champions, but unfortunately the same cannot generally be said of the BC Athletics champions.

[prefontaine]

Someone call in the fire department lol and cool this sucker down eh! Just kidding scott, but honestly I'm going to have to agree with pre and black mambas. The high school championships is a bigger deal than clubs, even though it shouldn't be due to qualifying for the national team. Also thats pretty bold to say semi's going to run under 3:20 considering no one has even heard of anyone except Lucas.