The Victoria Track Classic taking place June 19 at the University of Victoria will feature many Rio Olympic hopefuls and future international athletes. Catch all the action at Centennial Stadium on Father’s Day! The University of Victoria Vikes track teams (men’s and women’s) are perennially at or near the top of the Western Conference in…
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner will make his Victoria International Track Classic debut Sunday, June 19 at Centennial Stadium. Wariner has never raced in Victoria before but sees the event as an opportunity to strengthen his chances of making his fourth Olympics. Wariner, 32, has been dominating the 400 metre event since his days…
The Road to the Rio Olympic Games is littered with hurdles, or high-jump bars in the case of Corunna, Ontario native Derek Drouin. Although he is one of the top elites in the world in his event, qualification comes in one, single and final competition taking place in TrackTown, Canada (Edmonton) from July 7 to…
Derek Drouin is the reigning world champion in the high jump and the Canadian record holder at 2.40m. (that is 7 ‘ 8″ for comparison purposes). Drouin has now proved himself to be a top-flight international competitor, having won Olympic bronze in London in 2012. He is also the reigning Commonwealth and Pan Am Games champion.…
Canadian middle-distance superstar Melissa Bishop is set to race in the 800m event on Sunday, June 19 at the Victoria International Track Classic. Bishop, the current 800m national record holder, says the event will be her final competitive race before the Olympic trials in July. Bishop, 27, has dominated on the west coast in recent…
Youth 4 x 100m relays have been added to the Victoria International Track Classic schedule. Categories include U9, U12, and U15 for both boys and girls. Form teams with friends from school, or elsewhere. Entry into the Youth Relays includes free admission to this year’s Track Classic. And because it is Father’s Day, dad’s can…
Nick Symmonds is one of the fastest middle-distance track and field athletes in America, specializing in the 800m and 1500m distances. He won seven NCAA Division III titles in outdoor track. In 2007, he won the 800m race at the Prefontaine Classic. On June 30, 2008, Symmonds won the 800m event at the U.S. Olympic Trials…
VICTORIA – Athletes competing in this year’s Victoria International Track Classic (VITC) have lots to push for including the chance to win $20,000 by breaking a Canadian record. As of yet, there hasn’t been a Canadian athlete who has taken the National Track League (NTL) up on their offer but Victoria’s Track Classic could break…
VICTORIA – Diane Cummins, former Victoria athlete, 7-time National Champion and 5-time world championship qualifier, will officially announce her retirement to her track career at the 26th Annual Victoria International Track Classic next week. “Diane has been an inspiration to many and a Track Classic favourite for many years,” said Brent Fougner, President of the…
Robyn Meagher, originally from Antigonish, Nova Scotia and later considered Victoria, B.C. as home, was one of Canada’s top middle-distance runners during the 1990s. She won a silver medal during the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games in the 3,000m event, second to teammate Angela Chalmers. Meagher also competed in the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympic…