23 event wins for Tigers at ANS Open

(Halifax, NS) On Saturday, November 28^th, the Dalhousie Tigers competed in the ANS Open at the Canada Games Centre for their first meet of the season.

Seventeen members of the Tigers' team came away with first place finishes for their events and the team as a whole won 23 out of the 44 individual events.

Sarah Taplin (Dartmouth, NS), Matthew Coolen (Halifax, NS), Shawna McKay (Moncton, NB), Corey Conforzi (Goulais River, ON), and Stephen Belyea (Amherst, NS) all came away with two individual wins each.

First years Mike Van Der Poel (Truro, NS), Lindsay Hemstock (Ottawa, ON), Kate MacLatchie (Halifax, NS), and Matthew Coolen all won events in their first career AUS meets.

The next track and field meet will be on Saturday, January 16^th, 2016 at the Canada Games Centre.

Event Winners

Sarah Taplin - Women (18-34) 60m Hurdles 33"; Women (20-34) Triple Jump

Matthew Coolen - Men (18-19) 60m Hurdles 39"; Men (18-19) 60m Dash

Adam Manuel - Men (20-34) 1000m Run

Shawna MacKay - Women (18-19) 60m Dash; Women (18-19) 300m Dash

Shannay Beals - Women (20-34) 60m Dash

Corey Conforzi - Men (20-34) 60m Dash; Men (20-34) 300m Dash

Liz Comeau - Women (18-19) 600m Run

Michelle Reddy - Women (20-34) 600m Run

Michaela Walker - Women (20-34) 1500m Run

Mike van der Poel - Men (18-19)300m Dash

Brendan Gemmell - Men (20-34) 3000m Run

Chantelle Robbertse - Women (20-34) High Jump

Chas Smith - Men (20-34) High Jump; Men (20-34) Long Jump

Kate MacLatchie - Women (18-19) Long Jump

Stephen Belyea - Men (18-19) Long Jump; Men (18-19) Triple Jump

Jordan Bruce - Men (20-34) Triple Jump

Lindsay Hemstock - Women (18-19) Triple Jump