MONTREAL -- The 27th annual McGill Team Challenge track and field meet is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 26-27) at Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse on the campus of McGill University.
LIVE RESULTS
MEET SCHEDULE
INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
The event, billed as the largest indoor track meet in Canada, will feature 48 teams and clubs, including 19 universities, 734 athletes and 1,110 total entries, all hoping to reach personal bests or qualifying standards for the U SPORTS national championships in Winnipeg, March 7-9.
Tomlinson Fieldhouse is located inside the Sir Arthur Currie gymnasium, located at 475 Avenue des Pins ouest. Tickets, available
online only, will be $15 for adults, $10 for students, McGill staff and seniors, and $5 for youths aged 16 or less.
Among the institutions registered at the McGill Team Challenge are 10 out of the Quebec-based RSEQ conference, six from the OUA and three from the AUS. The university teams expected to attend the meet from the RSEQ are McGill, Concordia, Montreal, Laval, Sherbrooke, UQAM, UQTR, UQAC, ETS and College Militaire Royale (CMR) at St. Jean. Representing the OUA conference is Carleton, Ottawa, Lakehead, Laurentian Queen's and York. Traveling from the maritime-based AUS conference is Dalhousie, UNB and Moncton.
The highest profile races of the Team Challenge are usually the 60m, 300m, 600m and 1000m, while the 4x200, 4x400 and 4x800 relays, are arguably the most exciting events to watch.
Friday's schedule features heats and preliminaries during the day and finals in the evening. Although the schedule technically begins at 12 noon (Eastern) with the heptathlon and pentathlon, as well as the 1000m and 3000m distance races. Field events that follow on Day 1 include the triple jump and pole vault.
For the McGill men, all eyes will be on
Matthew Beaudet, an electrical engineering senior from Montreal's NDG borough, who holds the school record in the 1500m (3:48.01) and the 3000m (8:09.62).
On the McGill women's side,
Donna Ntambue , an economics sophomore from Montreal, will be looking to break her school record of 7.38 seconds in the 60m sprint, set at last year's Team Challenge.
The official opening ceremonies are scheduled for 5:30 p.m., followed by heats for the 60m dash, where the women will be chasing both the meet record (7.34 seconds) and the Fieldhouse standard (7.29).
The men's 60m heats follow and the marks to aim for are 6.71 (meet record) and the 6.56 (Fieldhouse record). The 60m finals are expected to begin at 7:30 p.m., followed by the 4x800 and 4x200 relays.
Saturday's events will be
streamed for free (with video only). The schedule begins with long jump at 9:30 a.m. and the 60m hurdles, then the 600m, high jump and shot put all before noon. After a lunch break, the meet will resume at 12:40 p.m. with the 300m, long jump, pole vault, high jump, the heptathlon final event (1000m), 1500m and shot put, concluding with the always exciting 4x400m relay.
McGill's 83-member team roster features 38 women and 45 men. The geographical breakdown includes 57 athletes from across Canada, 16 from the U.S., three from France, plus one apiece from Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Trinidad, Panama, Nigeria and England. The breakdown of Canadians has 27 from Quebec, 22 from Ontario, five from British Columbia and one apiece from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick.
McGill Team Challenge Meet Champions
| No. |
YEAR |
MEN (PTS) |
WOMEN (PTS) |
| 1 |
1996 |
Western, 70.5 |
York, 74 |
| 2 |
1997 |
Western, (na) |
Western, (na) |
| 3 |
1998 |
Western, (na) |
Western, (na) |
| 4 |
1999 |
Western, 76.5 |
Western, 60 |
| 5 |
2000 |
Sherbrooke, 67 |
Western, 70 |
| 6 |
2001 |
Queen's, 86.3 |
McGill, 74.5 |
| 7 |
2002 |
McGill, 75.5 |
Western, 100 |
| 8 |
2003 |
Western, 82 |
Western, 77 |
| 9 |
2004 |
Western, 62.5 |
Western, 79 |
| 10 |
2005 |
Sherbrooke, 68.5 |
Dalhousie, 63 |
| 11 |
2006 |
Sherbrooke, 50.5 |
McGill, 63.5 |
| 12 |
2007 |
Guelph, 72.5 |
Guelph, 65.5 |
| 13 |
2008 |
Guelph, 68 |
Guelph, 83 |
| 14 |
2009 |
York, 70 |
Guelph, 81 |
| 15 |
2010 |
Guelph, 79 |
Guelph, 92 |
| 16 |
2011 |
Guelph, 65 |
Guelph, 73 |
| 17 |
2012 |
York, 83 |
Western, 68 |
| 18 |
2013 |
Guelph, 124 |
Guelph, 113 |
| 19 |
2014 |
York, 83 |
Guelph, 130 |
| 20 |
2015 |
York, 104 |
Toronto, 103.5 |
| 21 |
2016 |
Dalhousie, 138.5 |
Dalhousie, 135 |
| 22 |
2017 |
Guelph, 207.7 |
Guelph, 204 |
| 23 |
2018 |
Guelph, 183 |
Guelph, 168 |
| 24 |
2019 |
Guelph, 157 |
Guelph, 197 |
| 25 |
2020 |
Laval, 159 |
Laval, 141 |
| (na) |
2021 |
(no meet due to pandemic) |
| (na) |
2022 |
(no meet due to pandemic) |
| 26 |
2023 |
Laval, 217 |
Laval, 157.5 |
| 27 |
2024 |
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TITLES WON (m) |
TITLES WON (w) |
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Guelph (8) |
Guelph (10) |
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Western (6) |
Western (8) |
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York (4) |
McGill (2) |
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Sherbrooke (3) |
Dalhousie (2) |
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Laval (2) |
Laval (2) |
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McGill (1) |
York (1) |
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Queen's (1) |
Toronto (1) |
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Dalhousie (1) |
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McGill Team Challenge Meet Records
(prior to 2024 meet)
[
NOTE: only university athletes eligible]
| WOMEN |
RESULT |
NAME |
TEAM |
| 60m |
0:07.34 |
Khamica Bingham |
York |
| 300m |
0:37.55 |
Adrienne Power |
Dalhousie |
| 600m |
1:29.96 |
Olivia Romaniw |
Guelph |
| 1000m |
2:47.09 |
Jessy Lacourse |
Laval |
| 1500m |
4:23.50 |
Stefanie Smith |
Windsor |
| 3000m |
9:11.69 |
Megan Brown |
Toronto |
| 60m Hurdles |
0:08.53 |
Emma Nero |
Guelph |
| 4 x 200m |
1:38.32 |
M. Byng, S. Roxborough, |
Guelph |
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Z. Sherar, N. Smith |
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| 4 x 400m |
3:43.90 |
A. Brown, N. Gieger |
Toronto |
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R. Jewett, S. Wells |
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| 4 x 800m |
8:59.29 |
C. Thompson, A.Seccafien, G. Lalonde, N. Frost |
Guelph |
| High Jump |
1.80m |
Michelle Moody |
Guelph |
| Pole Vault |
4.35m |
Mélanie Blouin |
Laval |
| Long Jump |
6.01m |
Laurence Beaudet |
Montreal |
| Triple Jump |
12.56m |
Julia Wallace |
Guelph |
| Shot Put |
15.27m |
Brittany Crew |
York |
| Weight Throw |
17.88m |
Annie Larose |
Sherbrooke |
| Pentathlon |
3,777 pts |
Helena Reinfels |
McGill |
| MEN |
RESULT |
NAME |
TEAM |
| 60m |
0:06.71 |
Dontae Richards-Kwok |
York |
| 300m |
0:32.95 |
Shane Niemi |
York |
| 600m |
1:17.60 |
Yassine Aber |
Montreal |
| 1000m |
2:21.02 |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |
Laval |
| 1500m |
3:43.21 |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |
Laval |
| 3000m |
8:02.78 |
Ross Proudfoot |
Guelph |
| 60m Hurdles |
0:07.87 |
Andrew Lissade |
Sherbrooke |
| 4 x 200m |
1:26.80 |
(unavailable) |
Ottawa |
| 4 x 400m |
3:16.30 |
J. Hamilton, G. Thompson, D. Edward, P. Osei |
Guelph |
| 4 x 800m |
7:34.54 |
K. Irvine, K. Robertson,
T. Riva, C. Peterson |
Victoria |
| High Jump |
2.16m |
Sean Cate |
Guelph |
| Pole Vault |
5.40m |
Jason Wurster |
Toronto |
| Long Jump |
7.63m |
Christopher Greenaway |
Ottawa |
| Triple Jump |
15.46m |
Olivier Huet |
Sherbrooke |
| Shot Put |
18.33m |
Tim Hendry |
Guelph |
| Weight Throw |
20.26m |
Daniel Nova |
York |
| Pentathlon |
3,848 pts |
Taylor Corney |
Guelph |
| Heptathlon |
4,979 pts |
Mark Emode |
Guelph |
Richard H. Tomlinson Fieldhouse Records
(priot to 2024 meet)
| WOMEN |
RESULT |
NAME |
TEAM/CLUB |
DATE |
| 50m |
00:07.35 |
Toyin Olupena |
Toronto TFC |
Jan. 20, 2010 |
| 60m |
00:07.29 |
Kimberly Hyacinthe |
Club Vainqueurs Plus |
Jan. 25, 2014 |
| 300m |
00:37.46 |
Kimberly Hyacinthe |
Club Vainqueurs Plus |
Jan. 24, 2014 |
| 600m |
01:29.26 |
Sonia Gaskin |
York TC |
2020 |
| 800m |
02:05.xx |
Melissa Bishop |
Ottawa Lions |
Jan. 25, 2014 |
| 1000m |
2:45.1 (h) |
Sarah Ali-Khan |
McGill |
2003 |
| 1500m |
04:18.75 |
Megan Brown |
Toronto |
10-Mar-07 |
| 3000m |
09:11.69 |
Megan Brown |
Toronto |
Jan. 30, 2009 |
| 60m Hurdles |
00:08.19 |
Nikita Holder |
Flying Angels TC |
Jan. 30, 2016 |
| 4 x 200m Relay |
01:37.57 |
(unavailable) |
Saskatchewan |
1999 |
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| 4 x 400m Relay |
03:43.90 |
A. Brown, N. Gieger |
Toronto |
Jan. 26, 2013 |
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R. Jewett, S. Wells |
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| 4 x 800m Relay |
08:56.63 |
M. Brown, L. Elmhirst |
Toronto |
9-Mar-07 |
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L. Heale, M. Hein |
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| High Jump |
1.89m |
Natalja Jackheere |
Belgium |
1998 |
| Pole Vault |
4.35m |
Mélanie Blouin |
Laval |
Jan. 26, 2013 |
| Long Jump |
6.17m |
Alice Falaiye |
Toronto |
1998 |
| Triple Jump |
13.16m |
Caroline Ehrhardt |
Western |
14-Mar-15 |
| Shot Put |
16.22m |
Julie Labonté |
Sherbrooke |
Dec. 5, 2009 |
| Weight Throw |
18.25m |
Galina Mityaeva |
Unattached |
Feb. 19, 2011 |
| Pentathlon |
4380 pts |
Jessica Zelinka |
Calgary |
8-Mar-07 |
| MEN |
RESULT |
NAME |
TEAM/CLUB |
DATE |
| 50m |
0:05.71 |
Bruny Surin |
Videotron |
1999 |
| 60m |
0:06.56 |
Nick Macrozonaris |
St-Laurent Selects |
2002 |
| 200m |
0:21.03 |
Jimmy Hackley |
Independent |
2004 |
| 300m |
0:32.95 |
Shane Niemi |
York |
2002 |
| 600m |
1:16.90 |
Santos Luguelin |
Club Puma |
Jan. 25, 2014 |
| 1000m |
2:21.02 |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |
Laval |
2015 |
| 1500m |
3:43.21 |
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |
Laval |
Jan. 24, 2015 |
| 3000m |
8:00.09 |
Mike Tate |
Speed River TC |
Jan. 26, 2019 |
| 5000m |
14:22.24 |
Sami Jibril |
Athletics Toronto |
Jan. 24, 2015 |
| 60m Hurdles |
0:07.75 |
Charles Allen |
Ottawa Lions |
Feb. 18, 2006 |
| 4 x 200m |
1:24.85 (CR) |
T. Christopher, A. Kundel |
Legacy Athletics |
Jan. 27, 2007 |
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K. Nelson, N. Hurtubise |
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| 4 x 400m |
3:14.12 |
S. Effah, E. Kimick |
Calgary |
8-Mar-08 |
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M. Saizew, T. Ratzlaf |
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| 4 x 800m |
7:30.83 |
J. Mallie, R. Lehman |
Victoria |
7-Mar-08 |
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G. Martinson, D. Mazzei |
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| High Jump |
2.27m |
Kwaku Boateng |
Concordia |
1996 |
| Pole Vault |
5.40m |
Jason Wurster |
Toronto |
Jan. 25, 2008 |
| Long Jump |
7.63m |
Christopher Greenaway |
Ottawa |
Jan. 30, 2010 |
| Triple Jump |
16.15m |
Shawn Peters |
Regina Athletics TC |
Feb. 22, 2003 |
| Shot Put |
18.33m |
Tim Hendry |
Guelph |
Jan. 26, 2013 |
| Weight Throw |
23.61m |
Jim Steacy |
Lethbridge |
9-Mar-07 |
| Pentathlon |
3,877 pts |
Jamie Adjetey-Nelson |
Windsor |
8-Mar-07 |
| Heptathlon |
4,979 pts |
Mark Emode |
Guelph |
Jan. 27, 2018 |
2024 U SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
| WOMEN |
Banked Track |
| 60m |
0:07.42 |
| 300m |
0:39.00 |
| 600m |
1:30.63 |
| 1000m |
2:45.88 |
| 1500m |
4:24.34 |
| 3000m |
9:30.93 |
| 60m Hurdles |
0:08.42 |
| 4 x 200m |
1:40.00 |
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| 4 x 400m |
3:48.64 |
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| 4 x 800m |
8:54.84 |
| High Jump |
1.71m |
| Pole Vault |
3.85m |
| Long Jump |
5.91m |
| Triple Jump |
12.14m |
| Shot Put |
13.33m |
| Weight Throw |
16.84m |
| Pentathlon |
3,648 pts |
| MEN |
Banked Track |
| 60m |
0:06.75 |
| 300m |
0:34.04 |
| 600m |
1:19.35 |
| 1000m |
2:22.63 |
| 1500m |
3:45.92 |
| 3000m |
8:04.40 |
| 60m Hurdles |
0:08.11 |
| 4 x 200m |
1:27.59 |
| 4 x 400m |
3:16.84 |
| 4 x 800m |
7:31.83 |
| High Jump |
2.05m |
| Pole Vault |
4.89m |
| Long Jump |
7.23m |
| Triple Jump |
14.79m |
| Shot Put |
15.87m |
| Weight Throw |
17.49m |
| Pentathlon |
(na) |
| Heptathlon |
5,007 pts |
SOURCE
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-983-7012 (Tel.)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca
