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Order Your Thunderbirds Manure

2012-02-01T03:45:02Z

The 2012 Manure will take place on Saturday, March 3rd. We have a limit of 6000 bags available, so please order early to ensure that we can deliver your order

To order manure click here .

Please make sure that you have the username and password provided in the email or flyer that you received.

Having trouble? Contact james@thunderbirdstrack.org

Thunderbirds Announce Annual Award Winners

2012-01-13T15:43:55Z

JD athletes Marie-Louise Forsyth & Shaunika Suriya have been jointly awarded the JD Trophy for their outstanding summer track seasons. Marie-Louise won on the strength of her club records (12 year old) in the High, Triple, and Long jumps, 300m, discus, Javelin and shot, and Provincial JD Award. Shaunika's 600, 1000, and high jump club records together with her gold in long jump at the BC Champs earned her the nod also.

In the Intermediate age group Andrew DeVisser & Amabel Stokes share the award for their accomplishments. Andrew was Midget National Legion Champion in the 100m Hurdles, and won gold in both the 100m and Long Jump at the BC High Schools. Amabel Stokes was competed at the National Legion in both the 400m and 4 x 100m, won silver in the 400m and bronze in the 200m at the BC High Schools.

In the Senior Category Christian Gravel was acclaimed based on the strength of his performances. The highlight of Christian's season was his 6th place finish in the 1500m at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Isle of Man, GBR. This was Christian's first national team appearance. Prior to Commonwealth, he ran for Team BC at the Canadian Legion Youth Championships in Ottawa where he placed 4th in the 1500m and 5th in the 3000m. Other performances of note were his runner-up finish in the 1500m at the BC Athletics Jamboree and his bronze medal in the 3000m at the BC High School Championships. His personal best performances are now 1:53.92 for 800m, 3:56.11 for 1500m, and 8:40.93 for 3000m.

Congratulations to all.

Kansas Mackenzie gets first National Team selection

2011-12-16T21:44:30Z

Athletics Canada has confirmed that Kansas Mackenzie of the Vancouver Thunderbirds has been selected to represent Canada at the 2012 NACAC Cross Country Championships. The event will be held on Saturday, March 17th in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Congratulations, Kansas!

HOLIDAY PRACTICES-ALL GROUPS

2011-12-08T17:45:11Z

Coach James's group: NO PRACTICES DECEMBER 23- JANUARY 1

Coach Larry's group: NO PRACTICES DECEMBER 23- JANUARY 1

Coach CJ's group: NO PRACTICES DECEMBER 25- JANUARY 1

Coach Graeme's group: NO PRACTICES DECEMBER 25- JANUARY 3

For workouts during these periods, please consult your individual coach.

Happy Holidays to all.

TBIRDS Honoured at BC Awards Banquet

2011-12-05T20:23:45Z

Four Tbirds received awards at the Annual BC Athletics Banquet last Saturday.

Andrew de Visser - Midget 15 Award Recipient

Andrew was the 2011 Canadian Legion National Champion in the 100m Hurdles. He was also 4th in the country in the Long Jump. His personal bests are: 100mH - 14.62; Long Jump - 6.42m

Katrina Allison Youth - Female Cross Country Runner of the Year

Katrina had a strong Cross Country season with a Silver medal at the BCA Cross Country Championships where she ran as a Junior. Katrina represented Team BC at the National Cross Country Championships with a 27th place finish.

Paula Tannert - Junior Female Road Runner of the Year

Paula was the BC 10K Junior Champion. She ran a series of strong races on the roads from 5k to 10k.

Christian Gravel - 2011 Male Youth Athlete of the Year Nominee

Christian was one of five amazing finalists in the Youth Boys category. Each nominee was part of a National team in 2011. Christian represented Canada at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games. His versatility from 800 - 3000m makes him a tough competitor to deal with.

Congratulations everyone!

Tbirds excel at Canadian National Championships

2011-11-28T00:38:02Z

Several Thunderbird runners turned in great peformances at the Canadian Cross Country Championships held Saturday in sloppy conditions at Jericho Beach. In the junior women's race, Kansas Mackenzie ran an outstanding race to place 16th. This puts her in to the selection pool for the Canadian team that will compete at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Trinidad and Tobago. Kansas was followed closely by Katrina Allison in 27th place. In the junior men's race, Will Cliff placed 71st, Trevor Knechtel 87th, and Patrick Riddell 148th. These performances are all the more impressive given that all these athletes competed at the bottom of their age group and have one to three more years to move up in thier respective fields. In the final race of the day, Jordan Maynard placed 41st in the senior men's division.

Prior to the championship races, the final races in the BC JD Cross-Country series were held on the same course. Marie Louise Forsyth took gold in the 12 y/o Girls race, giving her the series win. This feat as well as the series win was duplicated by Kieran Lumb in the Boys 13 y/o race with training partner Thomas Broatch taking the silver medal and second place in the series. Shaunika Suriya finished 6th in the 9 y/o Girls race, and was rewarded for her consistency over the season with a third place in the series. Kirstie Merkt-Caprile had an eventful race falling twice after being directed the wrong way by an official, but finished gamely in 6th place. Willem Palaty, though not competing, had enough points to earn a 3rd place finish in the series.

Well done to all of our Thunderbird cross country runners for a great season! We now turn our attention to the outdoor track and field season.

Winter Workouts Begin - New Schedule

2011-11-11T05:46:05Z

As the days get longer and shorter our schedules change.

Click here for up to date winter workout schedules for all groups.

New Members Welcome

The Thunderbirds are now in full swing preparing for the 2012 season. If you are a Junior Development, Distance, or Power/Speed athlete, come out and try our practices and then join the club in November, and we will only charge you for 2012, the remainder of 2011 is free!

If you need any information contact one of the coaches listed on the new schedule page.

High School Cross-Country Season ends with Strong Performances at the Provincial Championships in Kelowna

2011-11-07T02:11:14Z

Several Thunderbird athletes competed at the 2011 BC High School Championships in Kelowna on Saturday, November 5th. The course was very challenging and the runners were faced with freezing cold temperatures. In the female division, Kansas Mackenzie ran very well to place 10th. Showing great courage and character, Katrina Allison got up from a significant fall at the start line to finish 19th, a feat that showed that she would have otherwise challenged the front runnners. Other Thunderbirds in action were Tomo Newton (170th), Madison Wong (221st), and Haley McKendy (226th). In the male division, the Thunderbirds were led by Christian Gravel's 2nd place performance; an impressive result and a repeat of his placing from the previous year. Christian helped the St. George's Saints finish 2nd in the team division. Patrick Riddell ran well to finish in 17th place as did Gaelen Moore (23rd) and Trevor Knechtel (27th). Other Thunderbirds in action were Chris Taylor (40th), Kieran Lumb (41st), Matthew So (70th), Daniel Goh (76th), and Mackenzie Wong (83rd). It is worth mentioning that Kieran Lumb is only in grade 8 making him an exciting talent in the years to come. Congratulations to all Thunderbird athletes for a great high school cross country season!

JD Award for Marie Louise

2011-11-01T05:40:03Z

Marie Louise Forsyth is shown receiving her award from Gary Reed (Canadian 800m Record Holder and World Champs silver medalist) at the recent JD luncheon. Louise received the award for her discus perfomance during the track season.

Thunderbirds Shine at BC Champs

2011-10-31T00:34:34Z

Sixteen Thunderbird athletes competed at the provincial championships in Aldergrove on Saturday, October 29th.

Katrina Allison took the silver in the Women’s Junior and in doing so qualified as part of the BC team to compete at the Canadian National Championships at Jericho Park on November 26th. She looks set for a good race at the BC High School Championships.

Thunderbird athletes dominated the boys Youth race, Trevor Knechtel, Patrick Riddell, Gaelen Moore, Matt So and Mackenzie Wong taking 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 13^th respectively.

In the Boys 13 year old race, Kieran Lumb ran strongly in taking 2^nd place, with Thomas Broatch working his way steadily through the field throughout the race to finish 7^th.

Paul Fisher, in his first race as a Thunderbird, followed up his win at the city championships with a third place finish in the 11 year old boys race, with Michael Mitchell less than 10 seconds back in 5^th place.

Willem Palaty finished just out of the medals, but had a great run trying to chase down third spot in the boys’ 12 year old division, while Dimitri Cunning showed great focus in his first race for the club in finishing in 12^th place.

Tomo Newton and Madison Wong finished 5^th and 6^th in the 15year old girls race, Leal Makaroff running strongly also to finish 6^th in the boys 14 year old division and Jennah Lay finished 13^th in the Youth age group (6^th ist year youth), again a first time showing as a TBird.

Shaunika finished in 13^th place in the 9 year old Girls race, only 6 seconds out of eight spot, and Iva Jankovic showed great work ethic in the 12 year old girls race in her first race as a TBird.