WINNIPEG, MB – This weekend the ninth annual Bison Classic track and field event was held at the James Daly Fieldhouse and for the forth straight year The Manitoba Bisons won the combined team title.
Over 350 athletes from six different universities (Alberta, Lethbridge, Saskatchewan, Regina, Lakehead and Manitoba) competed this weekend. The Bisons finished with 310.5 points in the combined team scoring. The second place team, the University of Alberta, ended up with 255.
Top Bison female performances at the Bison Classic included four first place finishes. Fifth year Sasanie Wanigasekara won the women’s triple jump (11.62m) while third year Tayo Babalola won the women’s 300m (40.40) and fourth year Brooke-Lynn Boyd was first in the women’s shot put (12.52m) while fifth year Rebekah Sass placed first in women’s 600m (1:35.62). On the men’s side, fifth year Abduselam Yussuf won the men’s 3000m (8:53.12).
Overall, there were 21 individual Top 3 results by Bison participants (5 – 1st place; 9 – 2nd place; 7 –3rd place) during the Classic meet. The Bison relays teams were first in women’s 4x800m and men’s 4x800m and second in women’s 4x200m and men’s 4x200m and 4x400m teams.
Bison track and field head coach Claude Berube stated about the meet and the performances, “It was a very good two days and happy with overall efforts of both teams. Both of our women’s relay teams ran well including all three of the men’s relay teams. Also, we increased the number of our travel team. Overall, pleased with the meet and the team win plus our strong individual results. I am excited for the rest of the season and for being the host of the 2018 Canada West Track and Field Championships in February.”
Here are the Bisons Top 3 female and male track and field results from the event;
Sasanie Wanigasekara – women triple jump
1st with jump of 11.62m
Abduselam Yussuf – men 3000m
1st with a time of 8:53.12
Tayo Babalola – women 300m
1st in a time of 40.40
Brooke-Lynn Boyd – women shot put 1st in a throw of 12.52m
Rebekah Sass – women 600m
1st in a time of 1:35:62
Oyinko Akinola – men triple jump
2nd with jump of 14.61m
Luc Deleau – men 300m
2nd in a time of 34.41
Nicola Odaisky – women 1000m
2nd in a time of 3:02.36
Simon Berube – men 1000m
2nd in a time of 2:28.36
Clement Sackey – men shot put 2nd in a throw of 14.96m
Matthew Van Schepdael – men 600m
2nd in a time of 1:20:98
Deric Kornelson – men 1500m 2nd in a time of 4:06.26
Brianna Tynes – women 60m
2nd with a time of 7.81
Marcel Dufault – men 60m
2nd with a time of 7.08
Jamie Dumaran – men triple jump
3rd with jump of 13.91m
Keara Andrew – women shot put 3rd in a throw of 11.82m
Jade Vilela – women 60m hurdles
3rd in a time of 9.04
Syed Aoun – men 60m
3rd with a time of 7.09
Jean-Luc Perron – men pole vault 3rd in a jump of 4.00m
Sasanie Wanigasekara – women long jump
3rd with jump of 5.55m
Nathan Smith – men high jump 3rd in a jump of 2.03m
Women 4×800 relay team
1st in a time of 9:13.79
Women 4×200 relay team
2nd in a time of 1:41.71
Men 4×800 relay team
1st in a time of 7:43.44
Men 4×200 relay team
2nd in a time of 1:27.95
Men 4×400 relay team
2nd in a time of 3:18.75
David Marshal, Manitoba Post with files from Chris Zuk – University fo Manitoba
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