X-Men & X-Women track teams to compete for AUS banners
The StFX track and field team will be competing in the AUS indoor track and field championship at Moncton, NB this weekend on the campus of the Universite de Moncton. The meet marks the 30th annual running of the event.
\r\nThe championship meet includes the following events for men: 60m, 300m, 600m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, 60m hurdles (5 x 107 cm), 4x200m relay,4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, weight throw (35lb), shot put (7.26kg), and pentathlon (60mH, LJ, SP, HJ, 1000m).
\r\nThe women will be competing in these events at the AUS championship: 60m, 300m, 600m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m, 60m hurdles (5 x 84 cm), 4x200m relay, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, weight throw (20lb), shot put (4kg), and pentathlon (60mH, HJ, SP, LJ, 800m).
\r\n"We are sending our biggest team ever with 34 athletes competing at this year’s AUS championship," comments StFX head coach Bernie Chisholm.
"We are strong on the women's side and looking at giving the perennial championships Dalhousie a run for the women's' title."
The Dalhousie Tigers have owned AUS championship titles, winning every women’s title dating back to 1990 and 25 titles overall. On the men’s side, the Tigers have won the last 8 AUS championship titles and 17 in the last 19 years. The X-Men and X-Women have never won an AUS indoor track championship banner.
\r\nThe AUS events serve as qualifiers for the upcoming CIS championship scheduled for March 10-4th at Windsor University. Coach Chisholm hopes to have 4 to 6 StFX athletes qualify for the national championship event.
\r\nThe complete AUS championship schedule of events can be found below.
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| Saturday, February 27 | ||||
| Pentathlon events | ||||
| Event # | Gender | Time | Event | Round |
| 1a | F | 12:00 | 60 Hurdles | Pentathlon |
| 2a | M | 12:15 | 60 Hurdles | Pentathlon |
| 1b | F | 12:30 | High Jump | Pentathlon |
| 2b | M | 12:45 | Long Jump | Pentathlon |
| 1c/2c | F/M | 1:45 | Shot Put | Pentathlon |
| 1d | F | 2:30 | Long Jump | Pentathlon |
| 2d | M | 2:30 | High Jump | Pentathlon |
| 1e | F | 13:35 | 800m | Pentathlon |
| 2e | M | 13:45 | 1000m | Pentathlon |
| Track events | ||||
| Event # | Gender | Time | Event | Round |
| 3 | F | 4:00 | 60m sprints | Heats |
| 4 | M | 4:15 | 60m sprints | Heats |
| 5 | F | 4:35 | 600m | Final |
| 6 | M | 4:50 | 600m | Final |
| 3 | F | 5:10 | 60m sprints | Final |
| 4 | M | 5:25 | 60m sprints | Final |
| 7 | F | 5:45 | 1500m | Final |
| 8 | M | 6:00 | 1500m | Final |
| 9 | F | 6:45 | 300m | Heats |
| 10 | M | 7:00 | 300m | Heats |
| 11 | F | 7:15 | 4x800m Relay | Final |
| 12 | M | 7:30 | 4x800m Relay | Final |
| Field events | ||||
| Event # | Gender | Time | Event | Round |
| 13 | F | 4:00 | Triple jump | Final |
| 14 | M | 4:00 | Shot put | Final |
| 15 | F | 5:00 | High jump | Final |
| 16 | M | 6:00 | Long jump | Final |
| 17/18 | F/M | 6:30 | Weight throw | Final |
| Sunday, February 28 | ||||
| Track events | ||||
| Event # | Gender | Time | Event | Round |
| 19 | F | 9:00 | 60m Hurdles | Heats |
| 20 | M | 9:15 | 60m Hurdles | Heats |
| 19 | F | 10:00 | 60m Hurdles | Final |
| 20 | M | 10:15 | 60m Hurdles | Final |
| 21 | F | 10:35 | 300m | Final |
| 22 | M | 10:40 | 300m | Final |
| 23 | F | 11:00 | 1000m | Final |
| 24 | M | 11:15 | 1000m | Final |
| 25 | F | 11:30 | Relay 800m | Final |
| 26 | M | 11:45 | Relay 800m | Final |
| 27 | M | 12:00 | 3000m | Final |
| 28 | F | 12:15 | 3000m | Final |
| 29 | F | 12:45 | 4x400m Relay | Final |
| 30 | M | 1:00 | 4x400m Relay | Final |
| Field events | ||||
| Event # | Gender | Time | Event | Round |
| 31/32 | F/M | 9:00 | Pole vault | Final |
| 33 | M | 10:00 | Triple jump | Final |
| 34 | F | 11:00 | Shot put | Final |
| 35 | M | 11:00 | High jump | Final |
| 36 | F | 12:00 | Long jump | Final |