Coach Don Allemeersch leads Thunderbird Throwers to early Season Success

Thunderbird Athlete, Matthew Uliana competing for his school (Saint Georges) in the hammer throw at the Battle of the Border in Kamloops, BC. 

Thunderbird Athlete, Matthew Uliana competing for his school (Saint Georges) in the hammer throw at the Battle of the Border in Kamloops, BC. 

Thunderbirds throwers have had a strong start to the outdoor season, under the guidance of Coach Don Allemeersch. The weekly wear and tear from the numerous training throws launched into Rashpal Dhillon's grass field appear to be making an impact, as successful results from across the province continue to pour in for Thunderbird throwers. 

Luc Ilicic has picked up two wins in the boys discus, throwing consistently over the 41m mark:

  • Vancouver School Preliminaries 1st place in Boys 1.75kg Discus: 44.31m

  • Dylan Armstrong Classic First place Boys 1.75kg Discus: 41.47m

Matthew Uliana continues to grow on his JD success from last season, making improvements in his first year of high-school competition for Saint George's School.  His consistency and dedication to training are evident in the below results: 

Shot Put

  • 25 April - Independent Schools Meet #2: 12.00m

  • 28 April - KamTrack Battle of the Border: 12.13m

  • 08 May - LMISSTFA Zones - Shot Put: 12.30m 

Discus

  • 11 April - Independent Schools Meet #1: 43.68m

  • 28 April - KamTrack Battle of the Border: 42.79m

  • 08 May - LMISSTFA Zones : 46.36m 

Hammer Throw

  • 28 April - KamTrack Battle of the Border - 49.98m (4K)

  • 03 May - LMISSTFA Zones - 38.12m (5K)

Weight Throw

  • 11 March - KamTrack Van Ryswyk Meet - Weight Throw - 11.57m

 Vikram Parahoo:

  • April 24: 2018 RICHARD COLLIER BIG KAHUNA THROWSFEST Shot Put Senior Men: 11.04m 

Sisters Emily and Natalie Franke have demonstrated great versatility competing in multiple endurance and power/speed events. Emily placed first on May 22nd at the SSAP Independent School Track meet, throwing 10.17m, while sister Natalie also placed first in her age group, throwing 6.41m.

Noelle Yau looks to be in good position to claim a spot to compete for Zone 5 at the BC Summer Games later this summer: 

  • May 22nd Zone 5 BC Summer Games Trials Shot Put: 10.98m (2nd) 

  • May 22nd Zone 5 BC Summer Games Trials Javelin: 25.24m (3rd) 

A number of other Thunderbird athletes competed at the BC Summer Games Zone 5 Trials last week. Results can be found here: http://www.norwesterstandf.com/home.php Final team selection will be announced soon. 

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