Michelle Harrison
Don Voaklander

Track and Field By Huskie Athletics

Harrison sets U SPORTS record, Gill also claims gold

SASKATOON – Two gold medals and a new national record highlighted an outstanding effort from the University of Saskatchewan Huskies on the second day of the U SPORTS National Championship in Edmonton, Alta.

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Recently named the U SPORTS Track Athlete of the Year, fifth-year Huskie Michelle Harrison ran the fastest time in the history of the U Sports Championships with a new record of 8.15 in the 60-metre hurdles.
   
Joining Harrison on the top step of the podium was Landon Gill who improved upon his third-place finish last year to become the second-straight Huskie to claim gold in the heptathlon.
   
Also claiming a medal was Karson Lehner in the 300-metre as the Huskies sit third on the men's side with 66 points and fourth on the women's table with 34 points after two days of competition.
 
The third and final day of competition will take place tomorrow, March 7, and there a number of Huskies looking to add to the team's already impressive haul of hardware.
 
All of that action can be watched online at usports.live
 
Team Standings
TEAM STANDINGS
 
Men

1. Guelph, 180
2. Laval, 83
3. Saskatchewan, 66
4. Toronto, 60.5
5. Calgary, 57

Women
 
1. Guelph, 86
2. Laval, 50
3. Toronto, 45.5
4. Saskatchewan, 34
5. Western, 27.5

Day 1 Huskie Results
 
Women's Weight Throw
1. Ariane Dubois, Sherbrooke (18.48m)
2. Noémie Jeffrey, Laval (18.41m)
3. Emily Fawcett, Guelph (17.64m)
T. 11. Emmarae Dale (Fouled out)
 
Men's 60m Metre Run
1. Andre Azonwanna, Guelph (6.742 sec)
2. Praise Olatoke, Trinity Western (6.748 sec)
3. Karson Lehner, Saskatchewan (6.80)
 
Women's Pentathlon
1. Joely Welburn, Regina (4,055 pts)
2. Nicole Ostertag, Saskatchewan (3,959 pts)
3. Madisson Lawrence, Manitoba (3,933 pts)

Day 2 Huskie Results
 
Men's Weight Throw
1. Mark Bujnowski, Guelph (19.68m)
2. Joey Lussier, Laval (18.48m)
3. Andreas Troschke, Lethbridge (17.64m)
7. Tyrell Sawatzky, Saskatchewan (16.58m)
9. Brett Lachance, Saskatchewan (15.50m)

Women's Long Jump
1. Lorena Heubach, Dalhousie (5.90m)
2. Audrey Leduc, Laval (5.89m)
3. Joely Welburn, Regina (5.82m)
6. Kendra Farmer, Saskatchewan (5.64m)

Women's 60 Metre Hurdles
1. Michelle Harrison, Saskatchewan (8.15) U SPORTS Championship Record
2. Kendra Leger, Guelph (8.32)
3. Cassandra Grenke, Alberta (8.453)

Women's Shot Put
1. Osereme Omosun, Calgary (14.47m)
2. Ivonne Coulibaly, Laval (13.78m)
3. Emily Good, Western (13.64m)
4. Jennifer Weber, Saskatchewan (13.42m)

Men's 300 Metre Run
1. Philip Osei, Guelph (33.16)
2. Karson Lehner, Saskatchewan (33.31)
3. Daniel Harper, Guelph (33.57)
7. Jacob Murphy, Saskatchewan (34.44)

Men's Long Jump
1. Scott Joseph, Regina (7.73m)
2. Keysean Powell, York (7.47m)
3. Matthew MacNeill, Guelph (7.30m)
10. Michael Akintunde, Saskatchewan (6.63m)

Heptathlon
1. Landon Gill, Saskatchewan (5,252 points)
2. Gunnar Eyjolfsson, Guelph (4,968 points)
3. Jared Hendricks-Polack, Western (4,735 points)

Women's Pole Vault
1. Alexzandra Throndson, Toronto (3.95m)
2. Mia Rodney, Guelph (3.90m)
3. Katy Magoffin, Western (3.75m)
3. Rachel Hynik, Alberta (3.75m)
5. Leadan Chartier, Saskatchewan (3.75m)

Women's 4x800 Metre Relay
1. Guelph (8:43.30)
(Jenna Smith, Sadie-Jane Hickson, Dana Earhart, Kiana Gibson)
2. Toronto (8:54.84)
(Sarah Kwajafa, Somerset Jarvis, Avery Garrett-Patterson, Lucia Stafford)
3. Alberta (8:56.16)
(Bella Gustin, Sophie Gelineau, Kaitlin Swartz, Olivia Cooper)
10. Saskatchewan (9:22.45)
(Olivia Moyse, Rayne Butler-Siemens, Renae Wenzel, Katie Farmer)

Men's 4x800 Metre Relay
1. Alberta (7:33.82)
(Royden Radowits, Nicholas Cook, Robert Chauvet, Brendan Calef)
2. Guelph (7:34.63)
(Alanzon Ryan, Mark Patton, Kyle Maddon, Andrew LeBlanc)
3. Regina (7:34.64)
(Alexander McBride, Brayden Mytopher, Ret Brailsford, Ron MacLean)
9. Saskatchewan (7:45.97)
(Treyton Pernitsky, Kaden Nilson, Dylan Bauman, Jared Welsh)
 
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Players Mentioned

Leadan Chartier

Leadan Chartier

5' 7"
Third
Emmarae Dale

Emmarae Dale

5' 6"
Third
Kendra Farmer

Kendra Farmer

5' 5"
Second
Renae Wenzel

Renae Wenzel

5' 6"
Second
Landon Gill

Landon Gill

Second
Brett Lachance

Brett Lachance

6' 9"
Second
Karson Lehner

Karson Lehner

5' 11"
Second
Jacob Murphy

Jacob Murphy

5' 9"
Second
Kaden Nilson

Kaden Nilson

6' 1"
Second
Tyrell Sawatzky

Tyrell Sawatzky

6' 7"
Fourth
Michelle Harrison

Michelle Harrison

Fourth
Jennifer Weber

Jennifer Weber

5' 11"
Third

Players Mentioned

Leadan Chartier

Leadan Chartier

5' 7"
Third
Emmarae Dale

Emmarae Dale

5' 6"
Third
Kendra Farmer

Kendra Farmer

5' 5"
Second
Renae Wenzel

Renae Wenzel

5' 6"
Second
Landon Gill

Landon Gill

Second
Brett Lachance

Brett Lachance

6' 9"
Second
Karson Lehner

Karson Lehner

5' 11"
Second
Jacob Murphy

Jacob Murphy

5' 9"
Second
Kaden Nilson

Kaden Nilson

6' 1"
Second
Tyrell Sawatzky

Tyrell Sawatzky

6' 7"
Fourth
Michelle Harrison

Michelle Harrison

Fourth
Jennifer Weber

Jennifer Weber

5' 11"
Third