2018 STL-TFC Annual Awards
STL athletes, coaches, and parents celebrated all the successes of 2018 at our annual awards banquet. We congratulate all the 2018 award winners:
- Best Bantam: Lexi Stanat
- Best Midget: AJ Stanat
- Best Youth: Michael Roth
- Best Junior: Matthew MacNeill
- Best Rookie: Olivia Krahn
- Most Improved: Tayah DeSousa & Dylen Belanger
- Sportsmanship: Lily Francis
- Jim Young Award: Sylvia Stantsos
- Female Athlete of the Year: Hallee Knelsen
- Male Athlete of the Year: AJ Stanat
Picture (left to right):
Back Row:
- Alex Stanat (coach), Lily Francis, Dylen Belanger, Harry Stantsos (Head coach), Olivia Krahn, Michael Roth, AJ Stanat
Front Row:
- Sylvia Stantsos, Tayah DeSousa, Lexi Stanat, Hallee Knelsen
2018 Canadian Youth Legion Championships, Brandon, MB - August 10-12, 2018
Five of STL athletes and coaches returned today from Brandon, Manitoba, where they competed at the Canadian Youth Legion Championships.
AJ Stanat lead the way by winning a Silver medal in the U16 boys Shot Put with a new personal best (NPB) and a new club record (NCR) performance of 15.02m. He also placed 6th in the Discus throw, and 5th in the Hammer throw.
Hallee Knelsen captured the Bronze medal in the U16 girls 800m with a time of 2:16.79. Hallee also placed 7th in the 1200m with a time of 3:42.48.
Kyra Vellinga placed 4th in the U16 girls 200m Hurdles with a time of 29.55, and 7th in the 300m with a 42.07 performance.
Teyah DeSousa placed 5th in the U16 Girls 80m Hurdles with a NPB and a new club record with a time of 12.16, and also placed 9th in the Long Jump.
Lily Francis placed 6th in the U16 Girls Pentathlon with a NPB and a NCR by scoring 2579 points.
Congratulations to all of you!
2018 Ontario Summer Games, London, ON - August 3-4, 2018
Amazing performances, personal bests, top place finishes and few new club records to be added after the conclusion of the Ontario Summer Games – Track & Field competition.
In the U16 category:
- AJ Stanat: 1st place finish in the Discus, and two 2nd place finishes in the Shot Put and Hammer Throw
- Hallee Knelsen: 1st place in the 800m, and second in the 1200m with a NPB (new personal best) and a NCR (new club record)
- Tayah DeSousa: 1st finish in the 80m Hurdles with a PB time and a NCR, and a 5th place in the Long Jump
- Lily Francis: 1st finish in Pentathlon with a NPB & NCR, and a 6th place finish in the Long Jump
- Kyra Vellinga: 3rd place finish in the 200m Hurdles, and she was 4th in the 300m; both performances are NPB & NCR
- Dylen Belanger: 2nd in the 200m Hurdles, and a 3rd placed at the 100m Hurdles
- Harrison Belanger: 3rd in the 2000m.
Congratulations to all of you!
2018 RCL District “A” Championships, LaSalle, ON - June 15-16, 2018
Our Midget athletes brought home a good haul of medals while competing at the RCL District “A” Championships at Sandwich S.S. in LaSalle, ON.
- Two gold medals in the 1200m & 2000m and a silver medal in the 800m with two new PB´s and new Club records for Hallee Knelsen.
- Tayah DeSousa with two golds in the 80mH & Long Jump and a silver in the 200mH (PB).
- Two golds for AJ Stanat in the Shot Put & Discus.
- Lily Francis won gold in the pentathlon with a PB & a new CR.
- Kyra Vellinga brought home one of each - gold in the 200mH (PB), silver in the 200m and bronze in the 300m (PB & NCR).
- A silver medal for Katherine Heard in the 100m.
- Two bronze medals for Harrison Belanger in the 1200m & 2000m and a 5th place finish in the 800m with new PB´s in all 3 events and 2 NCR.
- Dylen Belanger had a bronze medal in the 200mH and two 4th place finishes in the 80mH and 300m with 3 PB´s.
- Claireese Coffey with a bronze medal in the Triple jump (PB) and 4th in the Long Jump (PB).
- A bronze medal for Joshua McCandless in Long Jump (PB).
- More PB performances from Vince Moore in the 300m & 800m, Earen Klassen in the 100 & 200m, Camryn Roth in the 300m (4th) & 200m.
2018 March Break Training Camp, Clermont, FLA - March 9-18, 2018
It was another successful training camp in sunny Florida during our March break. While the weather got nasty here in Ontario, it was a very productive camp for 44 athletes training in much warmer weather down south. With the week of outdoor training under their belts, the athletes all returned home better prepared for their upcoming season.
2018 Ontario vs Quebec U16 (Midget) Dual Meet, Toronto, ON - February 17, 2018
2018 U18 and 20+ Indoor Track and Field Championships, Toronto, ON - February 17-18, 2018
More great results this past weekend from the young STL athletes. Tayah De Sousa had a new personal best and a new club record in the midget girls 60m Hurdles with a 9.72" and placing 4th while competing with Team Ontario colours vs the Quebec team.
Two personal best for AJ Stanat in the Midget boys Shot Put and Weight throw placing 3rd in both events and scoring valuable points for the Ontario team also. Dylen Belanger also competing for team Ontario tied his personal best in the 60m Hurdles. However, he had a new PB the following day in the 200m while competing as a Youth during the AO Youth-Senior Indoor Championships.
More of the Midget category athletes competed against Youth athletes had a some great results, such as Kyra Vellinga with a 400m NPB and a new Club record of 1:03.49. Harrison Bellanger marked another PB and a CR in the 800m by over 2 seconds with a 2:16.65. New PB´s also for Kendall Nash in the 60m and for Claireese Coffey in both the 60m and 200m.
Ontario vs Quebec U16 (Midget) Dual Meet - Results
U18 and 20+ Indoor Track and Field Championships - Results
The next meet is the AO BMJ Championships on March 3 & 4, 2018.
2018 Don Wright Team Challenge & All-Comers, London, ON - January 20, 2018
Another successful meet for this past weekend at the Don Wright & All-Comers meet at Western University.
Three new PB´s for Julia Vanhoucke while winning the 60m the 200m and the 60mH in the Junior Category. A new PB for Tayah Desousa in the Midget girls 60m Hurdles by winning that event, she also won the Midget girls Long Jump and tied in the 5th place in the 60 with a new PB. Harrison Belanger placed 2nd in the 1500m with a new PB and a new indoor club record. Kyra Vellinga placed 2nd in the midget girls 200m with a new indoor PB and placed 4th in the 60m. Lily Francis placed 2nd in the midget girls Long Jump and 60m Hurdles and third in the High Jump. Dylen Belanger won his 60m Hurdles race in the Midget Boys category and he marked a new PB in the 60m and the 200m. Tanner Smyth and Liam Clark placed 2nd and 3rd in the full elbow contact 60m Hurdles race in the Junior category. Both Liam Clark and Tanner Smyth had a new PB in the 200m. Tanner Smyth also placed 2nd in the Junior Men´s High Jump.
Keep it up ... you are looking great!!!
AO C.E, Relay Championships & Prep Meet # 1, Toronto, ON - January 13-14, 2018
We had a great opening meet for the 2018 season at the AO C.E, Relay Championships & Prep Meet # 1, held at York University over this past weekend. Our athletes marked 21 new personal bests, 8 new Club records and two Bronze medals in the process.
A bronze Medal from Lily Francis in the U16 (Midget) girls Tetrathlon with a new PB and new Club Record. The other Bronze medal we captured was in the U16 girls 4 x 200m Relay. The team of Tayah Desousa, Kendall Nash, Lily Francis & Kyra Vellinga broke the previous record from 2007. Lily marked a new Club record in the 60m Hurdles and Tayah had a new PB at the same event. Kendall Nash had two PB´s in the 60m & 200m. New PB´s and Club records for Hallee Knelsen in the 1200m and 2000m. New PB & new CR for Harrison Belanger in the 2000m. Two PB´s for Kyra Vellinga in the 60m and a NCR in the 300m. Claireese Coffey had two new PB´s in the 60m, and Long Jump. Personal bests for Dylen Belanger in the 60m, 60m Hurdles U16 and 300m. Michael Roth in the 60m and 200m, and finally a new PB for Tanner Smyth in the U20 (Junior) 60m Hurdles.
Congratulations to all. A great start!!
Next Meet: the Don Wright all comers meet this upcoming Saturday at Western University.
2017 AO X-Country Provincial Championships, Bracebridge, ON - November 12, 2017
On Sunday, November 12th we had 3 athletes competing at the AO X-Country Provincial Championships in Bracebridge, ON. It proved to be quite a challenging course with the cold, wet weather making much of the course icy, muddy or both, but our athletes took on the challenge and competed to the best of their abilities.
Harrison Belanger placed 16th out of 60 competitors in the Bantam boys 2000m. Hallee Knelsen overcame a fall in the first section of a very slippery course and managed to climb her way back to 30th out of 119 competitors in the Midget Girls 4000m. Madeleine Krahn also competed in the Midget Girls 4000m with a respectable finish for her first experience at the Provincial Championships.
Congratulations to all 3 STL athletes for their hard work during the X/C season and their strong finishing efforts.
