THE NORTH: Shore’s ‘NorWesters Track and Field club
-wrestled the right to host the B.C. Junior Development

Cross-Country Championships: away from

the. , Valley

“Royals ‘of: Abbotsford when their bid to host the October
1994 competition was accepted last month.

“The championships had. been
hosted by the Valley- Royals for
‘the ‘past three years.::‘The cham-

“2 pionships: will start at- abuut noon

-on Saturday, Oct. 23,,.1994°and
~-end at approximately 4 p.m.

The . NorWesters «. traditionally
host the: annual Rice Lake Run,

“but next year the Junior Develop-

“ment Championships will replace
the“ run _#round Lynn Vailey’s
‘dake,
Although alll age groups “will be
competing next year at Rice Lake,
* the championships ‘will be limited
to.runners aged nine to 15 years:
“ald. The second day of the
-weekend event’ will be .a con-
“ference to determine next year’s
calendar, involving ai! Lower
’, Mainland. clubs,
“NorWester’s’ past- -president
“Dawa ‘Copping: said it is irapor-
“tant that the club host the

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FORMER CARSCN Graham
“wide-receiver Jerome Pathon has
‘been selected as the Canadian In-
‘ter-university Athletic Union
(CIAU) rookie of the year.

Pathon,-a 17-year-old receiver
with the Acadia Axeman, led the
CIAU in’ receiving (868 yards),
scoring eight touchdowns in his
freshman season for. the ‘Nova
Scotia college.

A‘ first-team provincial all-star

selection last year, Pathon was
prescnted with the Peter Gorman
Trophy during the CIAU’s annual
‘football. banquet last week in
Toronto.
“Another former outstanding
North ‘Vancouver football player
was also a part of the Axeman
~ squad this season, though in a
“ coaching, rather than piaying, ca-
pacity.

Twenty-three-year-old Rob
., MacKay ~— a former pivot with
“poth Colorado State and Wenat-

chee Valley College — took up the

By Kevin Gillies

‘Sports Reporter

cross-country event because of the
North Shore’s lack of a competi-
tion track, .

She added that Swangard
Stadium used to be used for track

. and field but is in such a state of

disrepair that it can no longer
safely be used for these events. In
the upcoming year,.Copping said,
all.local school and club competi-
tions will be held in Coquitlam,
Surrey or Richmond..

On the evening of the races at
Rice Lake, the club will also host
the Junior Development Awards
of. Excellence Banquet. The
awards are. unique.in that their
winners compete with history, and
only the top !0 competitors in an

NEWS photo by Nell Lucente

NORWESTERS WHO took home Junior Development Athlete hardware fast month include (from
Toft): Tamsin Anstey, 13; Maelle Ricker, 14; Rodrigo Gutierrez, 11; and Matthew Smith, 11. Next
year's 8 Junior. Development Championships will be hosted by the NorWesters at Rice Lake.

rehab Wins s Tight to ship

event win the awards.

That’s no easy feat when you f

consider the athletes are com-

peting with famous records set by §

Camille Noei, Tara Perry and
Harry Jerome, to name but a few.

Last month, the foliowing four
NorWesters won Junior Develop-
ment Awards:
® Yasmin Anstey for her 2,861
points in the pentathalon; 28.6 in
the 200m hurdles; {0.30 metres in
the triple jump, and 4.97 metres in
the long jump;
© Rodrigo Gutierrez for a time of
31.3 in the 200m hurdles and 63.6
in the 400m hurdles;
¢ Matthew Smith for his time of
31.0 in the 200m hurdles;
© Maelle Ricker for her time of
58:03 in the 400m race.

The club’s illustrious past spans
35 years and has included the
membership of Jerome, Leah Pells
(cross-country), Britt McRoberts
(distance runner) and Lloyd Guss
(hurdler).

The North Shore's . Recreation:

Commissicn is currently looking
at the issue of a new track,

U honors Carson grad

Photo subinitted

FORMER CARSON Graham wide:recaiver Jerome Pathon (now
with the Acadia Axemen) has been selected as the CIAU rookie of

the year.

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