Huskies men's 4x200m relay wins gold to highlight solid day one of AUS Championships in Moncton
Day one of the AUS Track & Field Championships got underway on Friday in Moncton, NB, as the Huskies stormed out of the gates with multiple personal bests, medals, and a new school record.
The Huskies men's 4x200m relay team (Jaiden Williams, Oliver Gavel, Chad Smith and Innis MacMullin) won gold, beating out the reigning champion Dalhousie Tigers by a margin of only 0.06 seconds with a time of 1:33.56. This win punches their ticket to the U SPORTS National Championships in Winnipeg in two weeks' time.
Mason Dunlop won silver in the men's shot put, throwing a huge PB of 14.47m. Tristan Sutherland secured a bronze in the men's 60m hurdles with a 9.68, a new personal best. Sutherland also competed in the first day of the heptathlon, scoring new PB's in the 60m (7.49), long jump (5.94m), and shot put (7.85m).
Rookie Raeden Black won bronze in the women's pentathlon, scoring a total of 2758 points. Black also raced to a new school record in the women's 60m hurdles during her pentathlon, crossing the line in 9.48 seconds. This beats the previous record of 9.50 set in 2020 by Emily Batt. Black also PB'd in the shot put with a throw of 7.36m.
The following Huskies also recorded new PB's today:
- Katie Pegg: shot put, 11.17m
- Amelia Jardine: shot put, 10.25m
- Lila Gechtman: 60m hurdles, 11.18
- Elijah Ford: 1000m, 2:42.48
- Tadiwanashe Whingwiri: 1000m, 2:42.58
- Lori Marsman: 300m, 46.25
- Oliver Gavel: 300m, 37.40
- Alex Labrecque: 3000m, 9:59.11
- Fergus Porter: shot put, 11.95m
After Day 1, the Men's team is sitting in 4th place in the team standings, only 1 point behind the Moncton Aigles Bleu. The Women's team sits in 7th.
Tune into AUStv tomorrow for Day 2 of the Championships, with competition beginning at 9:00am.
Men's Team Standings
1. Dalhousie: 65 points
2. UNB: 36 points
3. Moncton: 33 points
4. Saint Mary's: 32 points
5. StFX: 21 points
6. Memorial: 13 points
7. UPEI: 8 points
8. Cape Breton: 7 points
Women's Team Standings
1. Dalhousie: 104 points
2. UNB: 41 points
3. Memorial: 28 points
4. StFX: 27 points
5. UPEI: 17 points
6. Moncton: 15 points
7. Saint Mary's: 11 points
8. Cape Breton: 3 points
9. Acadia: 1 point
*all times are unconverted
Results: https://live.iatt.ca/meets/29798
Recap by Kelly MacInnis / Saint Mary's Huskies Athletics
