Thunderbirds Prepare for the Cross-Country Season

September 15, 2014

JD athletes enjoying barefoot runs on the grass as the prepare for the cross-country season.

We clean up alright ! Congratulations on an excellent weekend at @legionnationals @fisherpaul @egidiocantarella and Michelle Dadson! Michelle earned top female BC athlete honours after winning the discus, and capturing two silvers in the shot and hammer throw. .
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#gothunderbirdsgo #legions #bcathletics #trackandfield

@fisherpaul getting set for @legionnationals 400mH timed final. He went on to finish third in his heat and 4th overall. Will take part in the 4x400m to close out his very long and successful outdoor season! #gothunderbirdsgo

Golden smiles for our golden girl, Michelle Dadson and her Mom&Brother!Congratulations on your new PB and national championship title @legionnationals in midget girls' discus 35.18m #gothunderbirdsgo

We love this photo taken by @alexaju of our Thunderbirds abroad! Foreshadowing in effect? Current fans, future inspiring athletes at the @iaaf.world championships in London! .
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#gothunderbirdsgo #bcathletics #trackandfield #london2017 #development #gocanadago #athleticscanada

Major SHOUT OUT to @thunderbirdstrackclub alum, @raecliff for her top 20 performance and 7 second personal best (32:00.03!) in the women's 10000m at @iaaf_athletics #worldtrackchampionships in London, England. Rachel has had an incredible season including personal bests in the half marathon, down to 1500m distances, and a national 10km road title. We look forward to seeing you continue to crush your goals on the world stage, Rachel!
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#inspiration #longdistancerunning #trackandfield #bcathletics #perservere #gothunderbirdsgo #worlds #iaaf #iaaf2017 #londoncalling #tokyo2020

Psssst...Have you heard? If not, please help spread the word! .
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Vancouver Thunderbirds Track and Field Club are expanding our Junior Development (age 9-13) program to Swangard Stadium! Information including registration link in our bio. REGISTER NOW and RECEIVE 16 MONTHS FOR THE COST OF 12! #gothunderbirdsgo #bcathletics #trackandfield #crosscountry #runjumpthrow #physicalliteracy

Thank you to all our coaches and #campers for an awesome month of camps! See you next year!

Yahooooo! #trackandfield #summercamps #bcathletics #hurdles

Congrats to Dylan on an awesome season and his silver medal yesterday at BCs in the 2000m steeplechase! @dillrunner

Why yes, that is Thunderbirds athlete Michelle Dadson with THREE gold medals around her neck from the BC Champs this weekend! Not only did she win the midget hammer throw, shot put and discus but she also PB'd in the hammer and discus! Way to go Michelle!

Congrats to @manonplouvier on your recent 3000m PB at the Trevor Craven Meet last weekend ! Good luck at @BC_Athletics Champs

Week 1 campers! #thunderbirdssummercamps #gothunderbirdsgo #trackandfield

June's Male Athlete of the Month: Matthew Uliana! .
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13 year old Matthew Uliana, coached by Don Allemeersch, is a prime example of how hard work and consistent dedication to the sport pay off. Uliana is improving rapidly in the hammer, shot put and discus events. Coach Don credits his recent personal bests to "Matthew's commitment to showing up at every practice; his amazing work ethic, and the additional training sessions he puts in on his own, working on strength & conditioning as well as athletic performance." Most recently, Uliana threw at the Ocean Twilight Series on June 27th, where he earned a HUGE lifetime best in the hammer throw of 41.69m, as well as a PB in the shot put, 12.83m. To put things in perspective, Uliana's recent shot-put PB is nearly a full meter further than his prior PB (11.99m) at the BC Junior Olympics Meet, in Bear Creek Park, BC, on May 21st. Additionally, Uliana currently holds St. George's School records for shot put and discus (39.93m). Congratulations Matthew, and keep up the great work! #gothunderbirdsgo #bcathletics #hammer #discus #shotput

June's Female Athlete of the Month: Ella Symon! .
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During her first showing at the BC High School Track and Field Championships, Symon placed first in the preliminary rounds of the grade 8 girls 800m, running a new personal best time of 2:25.71. Just seven hours later, Symon came back to earn a silver medal in the finals, running another lifetime best of 2:23.17 and scoring a number of points for her school (Lord Byng). This silver medal and two personal bests in one day came after running 4:55.18 in the 1500m (4th) just one night prior! Congratulations Ella and Coach Stan Jang on a very successful BC High School Championships, and for earning Athlete of the Month honours! #gothunderbirdsgo #bcathletics

We're ready! Thunderbirds Track and Field Summer Camps begin today! Looking forward to meeting all the new campers. #gothunderbirdsgo #trackandfield #bcathletics #juniordevelopment #summercamp #javelin #relays #shotput #longjump #discus #sprints #endurance #physicalliteracy

Big congratulations to our very own JD athlete, Miller Dabbs, who was 3rd at the BC JD Pentathlon in Maple Ridge last weekend! Way to go Mr. Miller!

Rumour has it Thunderbird athlete and sports announcer extraordinaire @evaneldernz will be joining us at the Pre-Jerome next Tuesday at UBC! Curious as to whether he's joining us an athlete or announcer? You'll have to come to find out! Entries are still open - a great low key meet to hit those fast times in a stress free environment!

Talk about determination!! Thank you to all of our volunteers, coaches, parents, spectators, and vendors for an incredible Friday Night at the 2017 #longestday road race! See you next year! #gothunderbirdsgo

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