TRK | Voyageurs Earn Three Silvers, Zongo Qualifies for U SPORTS
Laurentian's Indoor Track and Field team returned to action this past weekend, attending competitions at the University of Toronto and the University of Guelph. Despite having their competitive season delayed again by the pandemic, the team had a solid weekend, returning with a new school record, three silver medals and eight new personal bests.
The team was once again led by third-year Law and Justice student, Marvin Zongo (Burkina Faso). At the Guelph Open, Zongo broke the school's triple jump record with a mark of 14.69 metres on his sixth and final attempt. This result eclipsed the previous school record of 14.57 metres, set by Ian Janssen in 1996. The performance earned Zongo a silver medal and also qualified him for the U Sports national championship to be held in St. John, New Brunswick at the end of March. Zongo is currently ranked third in the nation in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.
Also at the Guelph Open, Tristan Routhier (Saint-Sixte, Quebec) earned Laurentian's second silver medal on the weekend by running 7.33 seconds in the Men's 60 metre final. Alexandre Noel de Tilly also qualified for the final, placing 4th in 7.36 seconds.
At the Hal Brown Memorial Meet at the University of Toronto, Justin Graenert (Newmarket, ON) also won silver in the 600 metres with a time of 1:27.07.
The women's team had several strong performances at the Hal Brown meet as well, as they returned to action for the first time since November. Sarah Booth placed 7th in the 1,000 metres (3:08.15); Angela Mozzon placed 9th in the 1,500 metres (5:19.82); and Kristen Mrozewski placed 11th in the 600 metres (1:42.79).
"I'm very proud of the resilience our entire team has shown over the past two months. They had to shift their focus in December and January to training mostly outdoors or independently in home gyms or treadmills. Thankfully, we had three excellent weeks of practice as a team on our home indoor track prior to this return to competition. Seeing eight new personal bests across all event areas is definitely a good sign", commented Head Coach, Darren Jermyn.
The Indoor Track and Field Team will return to action this weekend attending meets at York University and the University of Toronto.
Laurentian Results:
Hal Brown Memorial – University of Toronto – Feb 18th, 2022
Men's 60m
Marvin Zongo, 7.09 (4th in final)
Alexandre Noel de Tilly, 7.29 (8th in final)
Anthony Olowu, 7.39 (15th, OUA Standard)
Tristan Routhier, 7.40 (16th, OUA Standard)
Women's 60m
Naomi Palmer, 8.59 (10th)
Men's 600m
Justin Graenert, 1:27.07 (2nd)
Women's 600m
Kristen Mrozewski, 1:42.79 (11th)
Men's 1000m
Keegan Lockley, 2:58.01 (4th)
Hayden Ring, 3:07.47 (5th)
Adam Kalab, 3:11.10 (6th)
Women's 1000m
Sarah Booth, 3:08.15 (7th)
Men's 1,500m
Keegan Lockley, 4:39.67 (16th)
Women's 1500m
Angela Mozzon, 5:19.82 (9th)
Ashley Valentini, 5:36.47 (11th)
Men's 3,000m
Alexandre Fishbein-Ouimette, 9:29.72 (4th)
Cameron Date, 9:33.69 (6th)
Guelph Open, February 19th, 2022
Men's 60m
Tristan Routhier, 7.33 (2nd)
Alexandre Noel de Tilly, 7.36 (4th)
Women's 60m
Naomi Palmer, 8.61 (6th)
Men's Triple Jump
Marvin Zongo, 14.69 (2nd, U Sports Standard)