Tuesday, June 06, 2006

ONTARIO MASTERS SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006

Results for this meet held March 25 to 26 recently appeared on the host club (Gloucester Concordes) website. 26 masters competitors took part including 16 men and 10 women in a variety of age classifications. All skaters had heats and finals in 500m, 777m and 1000m plus a 1500m final in groups separated by gender.

Cameron Boyd of London took top honours for Masters Men 2 (40-49) placing first in 3 of 4 distances.

In Masters Men 3 (50-59), Ken Wetzel of Gloucester took 1st place overall and set new provincial records in all 4 distances. Running a close second, Doug Dunn of Niagara-on-the-Lake also bettered his own previous provincial records in the 777m and 1000m events.

John Ambrose of Brockville was awarded top spot for Masters Men 4 (60-69).

Skating in Masters Women 1 (30-39), Alicia Weiss of Ottawa finished 1st overall, winning 3 of 4 events in her age class.

Josee Bertrand of Gloucester was fastest in the 500m and 777m to finish with the top ranking for Masters Women 2 (40-49).

In the Masters Women 3 (50-59) category, Sheila McGinn of Ottawa placed first overall and established provincial records in every distance for this classification.

Complete results can be seen at
http://www.gloucesterconcordes.ca/Gloucester%20Concordes-Eng/GloucesterMar25-26_RegionalStreamChampionships.pdf

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