Golden Ears Athletics Track&Field Club

Welcome to Golden Ears Athletics

Golden Ears Athletics is a Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows community based athletics club that has been providing coaching services in track & field, cross country, and road racing since 1998. It is a registered non-profit society in British Columbia.

The club offers a developmental program for ages nine through high school which provides an opportunity for young athletes to run and train throughout the year in an organized setting. We welcome any level of running, jumping or throwing ability.

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Current Information, News & Events

Trevor Craven Memorial (July 9th & 10th, 2011)
GEA Athletes turning in peak performances!

Golden Ears Athletics had another great weekend of fine performances at the Trevor Craven Track and Field meet held at Swanguard Stadium on July 9th & 10th.

The weather was spectacular which fortunately made the long delays between scheduled events a little more bearable. Many personal bests were achieved and it looks like many of our athletes have timed their peak performances well this year leading up to the Championship meets in the coming weeks.

Of notable performances at the meet were Nicholas Aron who claimed 1st place finishes in all 5 of his events dominating the track for his age group from the 60m sprint to the 1000m run. Not to be outdone by her 9 year old male counterpart, Chisom Obioha, swept gold in all 5 of her events too but also managed to achieve all time BC top 10 results in both the 60m dash and the high jump.

Here are some other great performances at the meet by our GEA Athletes:

Athlete Name		Result	Place
1 Aron, Angela - Female - Year: 69
	#34 Women 40-44 100 Meter Dash	16.05	1
	#310 Women 40-44 Long Jump	3.74m	1
2 Aron, Codrin - Male - Year: 96
	#10 Men 15 1200 Meter Run	03:42.0	2
	#94 Men 15 1500 Meter Steeplechase (.	05:13.1	4
	#151 Men 15 800 Meter Run	02:14.5	3
	#348 Men 15 Javelin Throw 600g	34.23m	3
3 Aron, Nicholas - Male - Year: 02
	#22 Men 9 1000 Meter Run	03:35.5	1
	#55 Men 9 100 Meter Dash	15.94	1
	#123 Men 9 60 Meter Dash	10.17	1
	#163 Men 9 600 Meter Run	02:05.5	1
	#311 Men 9 Long Jump	3.35m	1
4 Auersperg, Natalie C. - Female - Year: 97
	#64 Women 14 300 Meter Dash	41.65	1
	#132 Women 14 200 Meter Dash	26.15	1
	#150 Women 14 800 Meter Run	02:29.6	1
	#335 Women 14 Long Jump	4.61m	2
	#368 Women 14 Javelin Throw 600g	18.34m	3
5 Dunlop, Janae N. - Female - Year: 94
	#382 Women 16-17 Triple Jump	9.64m	6
6 Dunlop, Jared - Male - Year: 96
	#10 Men 15 1200 Meter Run	03:47.8	3
	#151 Men 15 800 Meter Run	02:14.0	2
7 Haintz, Marquesis - Female - Year: 02
	#21 Women 9 1000 Meter Run	03:47.2	1
	#162 Women 9 600 Meter Run	02:07.0	1
	#316 Women 9 Long Jump	2.95m	3
	#352 Women 9 Shot Put 2Kg	3.39m	8
8 Haintz, Mateya - Female - Year: 01
	#340 Women 10 Javelin Throw 400g	6.38m	3
	#345 Women 10 Discus Throw 750g	14.16m	2
	#352 Women 10 Shot Put 2Kg	5.62m	2
9 Harrison, Trisha - Female - Year: 96
	#64 Women 15 300 Meter Dash	45.03	4
	#150 Women 15 800 Meter Run	02:39.2	4
	#335 Women 15 Long Jump	3.64m	3
11 Huston, Emma K. - Female - Year: 02
	#54 Women 9 100 Meter Dash	16.95	5
	#316 Women 9 Long Jump	2.73m	6
	#375 Women 9 High Jump	1.00m	5
12 Huston, Madelyn - Female - Year: 99 -
	#70 Women 12 300 Meter Dash	50.94	8
	#156 Women 12 800 Meter Run	02:47.5	6
	#307 Women 12 High Jump	1.25m	5
14 Karamanian, Jacob J. - Male - Year: 94 -
	#319 Men 16-17 Javelin Throw 700g	28.98m	4
15 Knappett, Emma - Female - Year: 98 -
	#46 Women 13 100 Meter Dash	14.48	5
	#136 Women 13 200 Meter Dash	30.13	7
	#320 Women 13 Long Jump	3.96m	11
	#337 Women 13 High Jump	1.45m	2
	#378 Women 13 Triple Jump	8.90m	5
16 Knappett, James - Male - Year: 98
	#14 Men 13 1200 Meter Run	04:06.1	5
	#321 Men 13 Long Jump	4.08m	3
17 Lenton, Jorrin - Male - Year: 00 -
	#119 Men 11 60 Meter Dash	9.49	7
	#141 Men 11 200 Meter Dash	30.95	5
	#329 Men 11 High Jump	1.25m	2
	#379 Men 11 Discus Throw 750g	14.70m	3
18 McNeil, Kayleigh - Female - Year: 00 -
	#140 Women 11 200 Meter Dash	32.99	7
	#342 Women 11 High Jump	1.15m	3
	#343 Women 11 Long Jump	3.39m	5
	#358 Women 11 Shot Put 2Kg	5.72m	6
19 McNeil, Madysen - Female - Year: 97 -
	#93 Women 14 1500 Meter Steeplechase	05:35.0	1
	#112 Women 14 2000 Meter Run	07:30.8	2
	#335 Women 14 Long Jump	4.22m	6
20 Muller, Reid M. - Male - Year: 97
	#10 Men 14 1200 Meter Run	03:24.8	1
	#151 Men 14 800 Meter Run	02:05.8	1
	#317 Men 14 Long Jump	4.22m	3
	#348 Men 14 Javelin Throw 600g	32.97m	5
21 Obioha, Chisom - Female - Year: 02 -
	#32 Women 9 60 Meter Hurdles (21in /	11.76	1
	#54 Women 9 100 Meter Dash	15.64	1
	#122 Women 9 60 Meter Dash	9.76	1
	#316 Women 9 Long Jump	3.37m	1
	#375 Women 9 High Jump	1.20m	1
22 Payne, Shania M. - Female - Year: 95 -
	#40 Women 16-17 100 Meter Dash	12.7	1
	#130 Women 16-17 200 Meter Dash	26.13	2
23 Read, Allan - Male - Year: 94
	#131 Men 16-17 200 Meter Dash	25.29	8
	#377 Men 16-17 Shot Put 5Kg	11.85m	1
	#386 Men 16-17 Discus Throw 1.5kg	29.40m	5
24 Regan, Leah - Female - Year: 93
	#5 Women 18-19 1500 Meter Run	04:57.8	2
	#146 Women 18-19 800 Meter Run	02:20.2	1
25 Roberts, Graeme - Male - Year: 00
	#18 Men 11 1000 Meter Run	03:28.2	2
26 Smart, Mikaela - Female - Year: 97
	#150 Women 14 800 Meter Run	02:35.7	5
	#335 Women 14 Long Jump	3.67m	11
27 Thiessen, Andrew - Male - Year: 98
	#47 Men 13 100 Meter Dash	14.54	3
	#321 Men 13 Long Jump	4.16m	2
28 Tinkham, Mikayla J. - Female - Year: 98
	#116 Women 13 2000 Meter Run	07:59.7	3
	#154 Women 13 800 Meter Run	02:44.3	6
	#199 Women 13 200 Meter Hurdles 27	37.95	6
	#361 Women 13 Javelin Throw 400g	16.15m	4
	#378 Women 13 Triple Jump	7.82m	12
29 Wadhwani, Isaac K. - Male - Year: 97
	#10 Men 14 1200 Meter Run	03:37.9	4
	#65 Men 14 300 Meter Dash	43.41	4
30 Wadhwani, Nathan S. - Male - Year: 96
	#10 Men 15 1200 Meter Run	03:23.4	1
	#94 Men 15 1500 Meter Steeplechase (.	04:26.4	2
	#151 Men 15 800 Meter Run	02:03.3	1

Photos of the meet are also available
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GEA hosted Hershey Track & Field Games
Monday, July 4th, 2011 at MRSS Track

Golden Ears Athletics hosted the first annual local Hersheys Youth Track & Field Meet at the Maple Ridge Senior Seconday track on Monday, July 4th, 2011. The conditions could not have been better and the meet was a great success and enjoyed by all.

Special congratulations to Natalie Auersperg and Reid Muller who with their outstanding performances in the 200m and 800m respectively, qualified along with 10 year old Cade Cote of Maple Ridge to the Hershey refional team and are now off to Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA in early August to compete in the Hershey North American Track & Field Championship. Way to go guys!

Photos of the meet are available
for viewing and download

Upcoming Track & Field Meets
Deadline Notices

Information packages for the following track meets have been distributed. These can also be downloaded from the ONLINE MEET REGISTRATION page. Please pay particular attention to the Entry and Payment deadlines in order to avoid late registration fees or missing the meet altogether. If you have any questions, please contact Alanna Wadhwani.

Track Meet	Online Entry Deadline	Payment Deadline
Trevor Craven Memorial T&F Meet	Mon, July 4th, 2011	Wed, July 6th, 2011
BC Champ Jamboree - Mid,Yth,Jr,Sr	Thur, July 7th, 2011	Mon, July 11th, 2011
BC Junior Dev T&F Championships	Thur, July 14th, 2011	Mon, July 18th, 2011

Track Spikes

The Club has a limited amount of track spikes in various sizes for rent/use during the season. The rental fee for the season is $10.00 with a $50.00 post dated cheque that is returned to you (not cashed) when the spikes are returned at the end of the season.

If you are interested in renting a pair, please make arrangements with Wanda Dunlop at the track.

If any members have any gently used track spikes that you would like to donate to the club we would gladly accept them for the benefit of others to use in the future.

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Langely Mustang's Pacific Invitational (June 17th, 18th & 19th, 2011)
GEA Athletes both young and old out in force!

GEA athletes, parents and families came out in force this Father’s Day Weekend to participate in the annual Pacific Invitational Track and Field Meet hosted by the Langley Mustangs.

GEA had one of the largest teams present and our athletes turned in a number of outstanding performances. Download results

In addition to our younger athletes, a number of parents grabbed the baton (literally) to show their prowess on the track. Leading the way was Coach Norm Tinkham who blasted his way to a second place finish in the masters 1500 meter event, and sort of blasted in the 60 meter sprint. This was followed by our women’s 4x100 metre relay team of Angela Aaron, Deborah States, Lori Muller and Amanda Roberts who did the Club proud in pounding to a solid finish. Our men’s relay team of Norm, Rick Lloyd, Roberts and Eric Muller was also outstanding in finishing (yes, it’s enough at a certain point just to say you finished!). Congratulations to all the parents who ran, had fun, showed the younger athletes a real competitive spirit, and, most importantly, spared us full body spandex!

While the weather was a bit challenging this year, the event also gave the Club an opportunity to unveil a new acquisition. During the rainy periods, the whole Club, and a host of wet others, were able to take shelter under a new GEA tent. As many will be aware, the Club has purchased a new, extra large, event tent which is decked out in GEA colours and emblazoned with the our Club logo. The tent gave GEA, by far, the most visible presence at the meet and made for a great gathering place for athletes and families during a rather wet weekend. We anticipate that our new tent will be a tremendous asset at all future track meets, both in protecting our athletes and families from the elements, but also as a source of Club pride and a gathering place to bring people together. The tent was purchased from this years fundraising proceeds and we thank everyone that contributed at both the Eagles Track Meet and the Pub Night allowing this purchase to be made.

The new shelter also allowed us to host a great BBQ on the Saturday, despite the steady drizzle. Many thanks to all the members who contributed food and beverage items for the BBQ and who brought more snacks, coffee and goodies on Sunday. The generous contribution of all the Club families helped to make this a great event for the athletes as well as for participating family members.

Contributed by Kevin Regan

Photos of the meet are also available
for viewing and download

South Fraser Junior Olympics (May 21st & 22nd, 2011)
GEA Well Represented

Golden Ears Athletics was well represented at the May long weekend’s South Fraser Junior Olympics at Surrey’s Bear Creek Park. A dull cloudy day and relative lack of announcing made one think that it might be a long day at the track. The weather, although cool held out pretty good and the meet ran smoothly and relatively on time.

Golden Ears Athletics members fared well, especially in the 9 year old category. Leading the way were Chisom Obioha (1st 100m, 2nd in long jump and high jump), Nicholas Aron (1st 1000m and 100m, 2nd in long jump) and Marquesis Haintz (1st 1000m). Brielle Cadwell ran the 60m and threw the shot put and Sydney Hennessey made the final of the 100m. In the 10 year old division Avery Walsh won the shot put and Mateya Haintz placed 5th in the discuss. 12 year old Sarah Hoffman managed 5th in the high jump with 1.20m and 11th in the long jump. In the 800 Jamie Hennesey and Madelyn Huston placed 6th & 7th respectively with only .02 of a second separating them. They both had personal best times. Madelyn also managed 5th in the 300 and Jamie placed a strong 2nd in her first ever 1200 race in 4:27. In the boys 12 yr old division Ben Walsh placed 6th in the 200 with a 32.19 clocking. In the 13 yr old girls division Mikayla Tinkham had her first try at 1200 and managed a time of 4:35 good enough for 8th . Emma Knappet placed 4th in the 200 and 9th in the 100m. In the 13 yr old boys Andres Ortiz Soto better known for the 800 3rd & 1200 2nd won the discus with a toss of 17.35 meters. James Knappet also ran the 1200 6th plus the long jump 2nd and triple jump 4th.

Contributed by Norm Tinkham

First Annual Rotary Duck Race
GEA Kindly asks for Membership support for this event

Golden Ears Athletics would like to ask all its members to kindly support the upcoming First Annual Rotary Dick Race as the Rotary Club has generously supported the club in many ways throughout the years.

Duck Race Information :

Race Day:
Goal:
Duck Price:
First Prize:

July 31, 2011 - Maple Ridge Park - 10am to3pm
Raise $100,000 for Local Youth Group/Sports etc.
$10.00 per Duck
2011 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4 (many other prizes)

Please contact Andrew Lenton to purchase your tickets. Hurry, they are selling fast!

Click here

For Complete Details

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Pub Night Fundraiser was a Great Success !
Thank you to all those who organized, generously donated
and attended

Golden Ears Athletics would like to sincerely thank the Pub Night Fundraising Committee for all their efforts in organizing a very successfully event. The evening was a lot of fun and our fund raising goals were exceeded!

Pub Night Committee Members:

• Wanda Dunlop
• Shannon Para
• Lynn Hennessey
• Sharon Ngyou

• Pam Huston
• Deb Foster
• Norm Tinkham
• Trish Tinkham

Thank you again to all those who attended!

2011 Track Rascals Program Registration
Registering now for 2011 Track & Field Season

Golden Ears Athletics is now taking registration for the 2011 Track Rascals program.

This program is a great introduction to track & field for younger athletes ages 6 thru 8. It has always been a popular program and fills up fast. Due to the limited amount of space available this year, all member families are encouraged to register quickly if they are interested in registering a younger sibling into the program.

Track Rascals: Ages 6 thru 8. First practices will be held in late May and will run for 12 sessions at the Maple Ridge Secondary School Track Facility on Mondays and Wednesdays right thru to the end of June. Core Focus: a basic introduction to running, jumping & throwing.

Start/End Date: May 26th - June 30th, 2011
Sessions: 12
Session Days: Tue & Thurs
Time: 6:15pm - 7:15pm

2011 Program Registration

Online registration is available at Register Online (Credit Card required for payment).

In-person registration for the Track Rascals program will also be accepted by the Club Manager at the MRSS track at the start of the regular Junior Development practices during the week of May 23rd.

Please note, that registration will be open to the general public for a limited amount of time and will be processed on a first-come-first-server basis.

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Eagle Classic 2011 Track & Field Meet
Saturday, May 14th, 2011

DOWNLOAD MEET RESULTS

Golden Ears Athletics would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in the 6th annual Eagle Classic Track & Field Meet held on Saturday, May 14th, 2011 in Maple Ridge. We especially thank all the parents and high school volunteers and BC Athletics officials who kindly donated their time and expertise to make this year's event another great success.

Meet Commentary by Greg Clark
Golden Ears Athletics hosted an exciting day of competition at the 6th Annual Eagle Classic Track and Field Meet. Athletes of all ages came from the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island to compete at the Rotary Track facility at Maple Ridge Secondary School on Saturday May 14. Occasional showers failed to stop a number of meet record-setting performances. An exciting pole vault competition was also held for the first time, and ended in a tie between Hannah Swift and Kara Schaefer, both of Victoria .

Maple Ridge mayor Ernie Daykin was on hand to present the annual awards trophies. The Debbie Brill high jump awards went to Paul Buckingham and Chloe Hetherington, both from the Langley Mustangs. The Tara Perry sprint awards for top 100m performances also went to two Langley Mustangs, Daniel Pavlic and Jaclyn Pauley. The Cindy Foley Mile award for top female youth miler went to 13 year old Julia Greer of Ocean Athletics (White Rock), with a time of 5:33.32. The Andrew Lenton Mile award for top male youth miler was won by 13 year old Michael Milic of Ocean Athletics, with a time of 5:02.73. The Open Mile awards went to Stanley Jang of Vancouver (4:53.04) and Daisy LaForce (5:29.35). The Herb Gee Outstanding meet performance award was won by 12 year old Andrew Kirk for his 200m performance of 26.89 seconds, while the trophy for most outstanding team performance was awarded to the Langley Mustangs, with the host club GEA coming in 2 nd overall

THANK YOU to the following clubs & schools for your attendance at our "Eagle Classic" Track & Field Meet.

Chilliwack TC
Coquitlam Cheetahs TC
Gibsons Elementary School
Golden Ears Athletics
Langley Mustangs TC
Elite TC
NorWesters TC
Ocean Athletics TC
Universal Athletics
St. Goerges Elementary School

Richmond Kajaks TC
R idge Rockets TC
St. Patricks Elementary School
South Fraser TC
Valley Royals TC
Vancouver Olympic TC
Vancouver Thunderbird's TC
Victoria TC
All Unattached Athletes

We hope that you all had a positive experience at the meet, and invite any comments or suggestions that you may have.

Thank you again and we hope to see you again next year!

DOWNLOAD MEET RESULTS
(POSTED MAY 15, 2011)

Photos of the meet are also available
for viewing and download

If you have any questions, please contact Vid Wadhwani by email
or call 604-729-7077

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How to Get Recruited for College Track
Facts about the track scouting and scholarship process

You might be one of the best runners at your school but if your not in the top 3% then don’t expect the NCAA track coaches to come to you; you have to make it happen and apply to as many colleges as possible. Remember, you wont make your dream come true if you don’t do everything you possibly can to get recruited. You must have a detailed, professional athletic resume prepared and you must get it into the hands of the NCAA track and field coaches. Learn more ...

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