St Catharines Standard – Niagara Olympic Club

Mohammed Ahmed looks forward to the Commonwealth Games and a professional running career

Pictures and article courtesy Bernie Puchalski at the St. Catharines Standard: Making history wasn’t enough for Mohammed Ahmed. By winning a bronze medal in the 10,000-metre race and placing fifth in the 5,000 metres at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., the St. Catharines distance runner became only the second University ofContinue reading “Mohammed Ahmed looks forward to the Commonwealth Games and a professional running career”

Zone 4 at NOC. The Standard Reports…

Courtesy of Bernie Puchalski at The Standard… Two-time champion (NOC’s Shane Decker) The fastest man in Zone 4 is in no hurry to get out of high school. Shane Decker, a Grade 12 student at Denis Morris and the reigning SOSSA senior boys track and field champion in the 100 and 200 metres, plans onContinue reading “Zone 4 at NOC. The Standard Reports…”

A March Monday of Media Mayhem

Everyone talks about March Madness, and we had our own NOC micro-version , jumping through hoops on Monday, March 3rd. At Sharon’s urging we had set up a St. Catharines City Council presentation for that evening, and as a result of the pre-publication of the agenda, we were interviewed by the St. Catharines Standard atContinue reading “A March Monday of Media Mayhem”

Mohammed Ahmed headlines strong NOC summer

Thanks to St. Catharines Standard for this excellent piece. It’s a “must read”.

Heather sets out her goals on video…

NOC’s Heather Petrick candidly discusses how she decided on running the 3000 at the Pan Am Jr Games, representing Canada, coming up soon in Colombia. She also talks about her one year absence from running and what motivated her to return reinvigorated. See it here. And, please share it with your friends and family.

NOC All-American to wear red and white…

From St. Catharines Standard: Achieving All-American status did little to lessen Mo Ahmed’s disappointment with a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 metres at the NCAA indoor track and field championships in Arkansas. “I’m pretty disappointed but I can’t change history. I have to somehow accept it,” the University of Wisconsin runner said. The race wasContinue reading “NOC All-American to wear red and white…”