Bruchet, Wodak, Knight, Petrick, Finlayson, Zambrano take national titles at 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships

From Athletics Canada: VANCOUVER – Six national champions were crowned today at the 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver, B.C. Lucas Bruchet of Surrey, B.C., Natasha Wodak of Port Moody, B.C., Justyn Knight of Vaughn, Ont., Heather Petrick of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., James Finlayson of Victoria, B.C., and Maria Zambrano ofContinue reading “Bruchet, Wodak, Knight, Petrick, Finlayson, Zambrano take national titles at 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships”

Heather Petrick wins the XC Nationals

Congratulations to Heather Petrick on winning the XC Nationals in Vancouver today by a serious margin! We are speechless, in awe, WOW! The ladies’ team was 7th overall, just a fabulous achievement all round. Congratulations to Sharon and all the coaches. Your dedication continues to give our athletes opportunities they only dreamed about!

NOC Front and Centre (literally)

Not sure if you spotted NOC’s Troy Smith in the banner photo (from last year’s race) of the AC website for this year’s Vancouver XC Championships tomorrow (Nov 30th). Go Team!  

The Ones to Watch; Canadian Cross Country Championship Saturday in Vancouver

From Athletics Canada: OTTAWA – The 2013 Canadian Cross Country Championships, which serves as the selection trial for the 2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships, take place Saturday November 30 at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver, BC. Canadian titles are up for grabs in the junior, senior and masters categories. (More…)

November’s Lament turns to Smiles…

Sharon Shares: Niagara Olympic Club is proud to announce it will be hosting the Athletics Ontario Cross Country Championships for 2014. “Two summers springs and autumns sad Three winters cold and grey — And then it’s not so long to go That wild November day!” Recognition for recognizing how this should have read…

Let’s Cut To The Chase (almost literally). AO XC Champs on Sunday.

Good results for our NOC Athletes! Open the pdf in your browser, then find NOC results by hitting Ctrl F keys (simultaneously). Then enter “Niagara Olympic” (without the quotes) into the search box, and you can scroll from one result to the next.

More Great Results for NOC Athletes

Extracted from the excellent coverage by Bernie Puchalski in The St. Catharines Standard: KORSMIT BACK ON TRACK Laura Korsmit knew something was wrong during spring’s high school track and field season. “I ran very slow at track,” the Grade 12 student at Holy Cross said. She discovered she was battling the same iron deficiency issuesContinue reading “More Great Results for NOC Athletes”

Freedom Run for Diabetes Research

The Canadian Diabetes Association is holding a Freedom Run for Diabetes Research in Grantham Lions Park on September 7, 2013. We’d like to share the details of the event with the members of the Niagara Olympic Club. The event will include a 3K Family Fun Walk and a 5K Run/Walk. Please find the attached flyerContinue reading “Freedom Run for Diabetes Research”