WINDSOR, Ont. (CIS) – For the first time since 2006, the Windsor Lancers have captured both the Men's and Women's team titles at the 2009 CIS Track and Field Championships capping a thrilling three days of action at the St. Denis Centre in Windsor.

Championships website: www.cisport.ca/e/championships/track/2009  

With the Men's competition for the team title all but secured by Windsor on Day 2, the attention on Day 3 turned to the battle between the Windsor Lancers and the Guelph Gryphons for the Women's team title.

The Lancer Women got off to a solid start on the day as OUA Rookie of the Year Jaideene Lowe picked up a bronze medal in the Triple Jump with a leap of 12.07m. Janine Polischuk of Regina retained her CIS gold medal with a jump of 12.10m while Alicia Smith of Western, also with a jump of 12.10m, finished second based on previous attempts.

Windsor padded their lead thanks to a repeat performance in the 4x200m race. The Lancers, led by Noelle Montcalm, who picked up her fourth medal of the Championships, once again took gold in a time of 1:39.84. The Calgary Dinos repeated as silver medalists, crossing the line in 1:40.22 while the Manitoba Bisons took bronze in 1:41.68.

The Guelph Gryphons responded with a strong showing in the 1500m race. Lindsay Carson won her third gold medal of the Championships as she crossed the line in 4:26.83. Jacqueline Malette of Ottawa won silver in 4:29.99 and Heather Sim of Calgary won her second medal of the Championships, a bronze, in a time of 4:31.15.

After a bronze in the Women's High Jump by Guelph's Shaneista Haye with a jump of 1.70m (Gold – Sarah Boyle, Toronto, 1.79m; Silver – Lindsey Bergevin, Alberta, 1.76m), the Gryphons moved into the lead in the team standings by 4 points, leaving the 4x400m relay to determine the winner.

In a thrilling turn of events, the Windsor Lancers overtook the Guelph Gryphons in the final event as they finished fourth in the 4x400m relay race while the Gryphons finished ninth to give Windsor the CIS Team Championship by virtue of one point (91-90).

Notable performances in Men's events on Day 3 included Trent Ratzlaff tying the St. Denis Centre facility record in the 600m race, 1:18.49, en route to a gold medal.

The Sherbrooke Men's 4x400m relay team set the St. Denis Centre facility record in a time of 3:16.85 to win the gold medal.

Canadian Olympian Jim Steacy added another gold medal to his collection with a toss of 16.99m in the Men's Shot Put.

Finally, Windsor's Derek Watkins added his second gold medal, third overall, of the Championships with a jump of 15.09m in the Triple Jump.

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS

Male athlete of the meet: Jamie Adjetey-Nelson - Windsor
Female athlete of the meet: Jen Cotten - Western

Coach of the year (men): Dennis Fairall - Windsor
Coach of the year (women): Dennis Fairall - Windsor

TEAM STANDINGS: FINAL

Men
1. Windsor – 145.5 points
2. Sherbrooke – 72
3. Guelph – 57.5
4. Manitoba – 56
5. Western – 51
6. Calgary – 46
7. Saskatchewan – 45
8. York – 38
9. Victoria – 36
10. Dalhousie – 23.5
11. Regina – 22
12. Lethbridge – 20
13. Toronto – 15
14. Waterloo – 8
14. Ottawa – 8
16. McMaster – 6.5  
17. Queen's – 5
18. Laval – 4
19. Alberta – 3
20. McGill – 1

Women
1. Windsor – 91 points
2. Guelph – 90
3. Saskatchewan – 76
4. Western – 70
5. Calgary – 59
6. Regina – 44
7. Sherbrooke – 39
8. Ottawa – 36
9. Toronto – 35.5
10. York – 26.5
11. Alberta – 24
12. Laval – 18
13. McMaster – 17
14. McGill – 9
15. Manitoba – 8
15. Montreal – 8
17. Lethbridge – 6
17. Victoria – 6
19. Queen's – 4
20. Dalhousie – 2

INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS: DAY 3

600m (M):
1. Trent Ratzlaff, Calgary – 1:18.49 (Facility record)
2. Quin Ferguson, Manitoba – 1:18.77
3. Mike Saizew, Calgary – 1:19.75

600m (W):
1. Julia Tousaw, Ottawa – 1:31.23
2. Kailey Smith, Saskatchewan – 1:32.19
3. Julene Friesen, Saskatchewan – 1:32.80

1500m (M):
1. Geoff Martinson, Victoria – 3:47.84
2. Kyle Boorsma, Guelph – 3:50.59
3. Logan Burke, Victoria – 3:50.95

1500m (W):
1. Lindsay Carson, Guelph – 4:26.83
2. Jacqueline Mallett, Ottawa – 4:29.99
3. Heather Sim, Calgary – 4:31.15

4x200m (M):
1. York – 1:28.92
2. Windsor – 1:29.56
3. Calgary – 1:29.76

4x200m (W):
1. Windsor – 1:39.84
2. Calgary – 1:40.22
3. Manitoba – 1:41.68

4x400m (M):
1. Sherbrooke – 3:16.85 (Facility record)
2. Windsor – 3:18.35
3. Manitoba – 3:18.42

4x400m (W):
1. Western – 3:50.33
2. Calgary – 3:51.23
3. Saskatchewan – 3:52.82

High Jump (W):
1. Sarah Boyle, Toronto – 1.79m
2. Lindsey Bergevin, Alberta – 1.76m
3. Shaneista Haye, Guelph – 1.70m

Pole Vault (M):
1. David Foley, Sherbrooke – 5.00m
2. Jason Wurster, Toronto – 4.95m
3. Jeff Vukasovic, Windsor – 4.80m

Shot Put (M):
1. Jim Steacy, Lethbridge – 16.99m
2. Andrew Smith, Saskatchewan – 16.17m
3. Cole Bloxam, Windsor – 15.38m

Triple Jump (M):
1. Derek Watkins, Windsor – 15.09m
2. Jason Goetz, Waterloo – 14.80m
3. Tumel Moleko, Western – 14.65m

Triple Jump (W):
1. Janine Polischuk, Regina – 12.10m
2. Alicia Smith, Western – J12.10m
3. Jaideene Lowe, Windsor – 12.07m

INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS: DAY 2

60mH (M):
1. Valery Komenan, Sherbrooke – 8.10
2. Tyler Fawcett, Ottawa – 8.21
3. Justin Baker, Regina – 8.34

60mH (W):
1. Marie-Eve Dugas, Sherbrooke – 8.38
2. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor – 8.57
3. Janine Polischuk, Regina – 8.62

300m (M):
1. Ben Youssef Meité, Sherbrooke – 33.85
2. Sam Effah, Calgary – 34.09
3. Quin Ferguson, Manitoba – 34.44

300m (W):
1. Amonn Nelson, Calgary – 38.22
2. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor – 40.15
3. Danielle Kendall, Calgary – 40.55

1000m (M):
1. Darren Mazzei, Victoria – 2:26.05
2. Iain McCormick, Saskatchewan – 2:26.53
3. Ueli Albert, Dalhousie – 2:26.75

1000m (W):
1. Heather Sim, Calgary – 2:49.87
2. Raeleen Hunter, Windsor – 2:50.04
3. Jillian Wyman, McMaster – 2:50.82

3000m (M):
1. Kyle Boorsma, Guelph – 8:34.53
2. Allan Brett, Guelph – 8:37.29
3. Derek Snider, Guelph – 8:39.37

3000m (W):
1. Lindsay Carson, Guelph – 9:39.39
2. Courtney Laurie, Guelph – 9:43.71
3. Marilyn Arsenault, Victoria – 9:50.17

4x800m Relay (M):
1. Victoria – 7:33.02 (Facility record)
2. Windsor – 7:40.02
3. Calgary – 7:40.51

4x800m Relay (W):
1. Guelph – 8:58.69
2. Ottawa – 9:03.93
3. Saskatchewan – 9:05.46

High Jump (M):
1. Derek Watkins, Windsor – 2.18m
2. Alex Witmer, Western – 2.04m
3. Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, Windsor – J2.04m

Long Jump (M):
1. Ben Warnock, Windsor – 7.19m
2. Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, Windsor – 7.14m
3. Brayan Patten, Windsor – J7.14m

Long Jump (W):
1. Jen Cotten, Western – 5.72m
2. Janine Polischuck, Regina – 5.71m
3. Natoya Whittingham, Windsor – 5.66m

Pole Vault (W):
1. Heather Hamilton, York – 4.10m
2. Leah Vause, Saskatchewan – 3.90m
3. Erika Reiser, Windsor – 3.75m

Shot Put (W):
1. Steph Jackson, Guelph – 14.53m
2. Taryn Suttie, Saskatchewan – 14.26m
3. Elizabeth Petrov, York – 12.93m

Weight Throw (M):
1. Jim Steacy, Lethbridge – 24.08m (CIS Championship record)
2. Dustin McCrank, Guelph – 18.29m
3. Garth Suppes, Manitoba – 17.51m

INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS: DAY 1

60m (M):
1. Sam Effah, Calgary – 6.65
2. Ben Youssef Meité, Sherbrooke – 6.66
3. Tyrone Halstead, York – 6.68

60m (W):
1. Genevieve Thibault, Laval – 7.31 (CIS Championship record)
2. Miana Griffths, Guelph – 7.50
3. Noelle Montcalm, Windsor – 7.64

Pentathlon (M):
1. Jamie Adjetey-Nelson, Windsor – 4075 points (CIS Championship record)
2. Derek Watkins, Windsor – 3807 points
3. Chris Crossley, Saskatchewan – 3720 points

Pentathlon (W):
1. Jen Cotten, Western – 3687 points
2. Chelsea Valois, Regina – 3621 points
3. Tory Merrill, Toronto – 3361 points

Weight Throw (W):
1. Liz Dubourt, Saskatchewan – 18.09m
2. Annie Larose, Sherbrooke – 17.98m
3. Heather Steacy, Lethbridge – 17.82m

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