Olympians Surin and Palmer to headline ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ track meet Saturday
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PHOTOS (L to R): Canadian Olympians Bruny Surin and Hank Palmer
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MONTREAL - ÌýBruny Surin and Hank Palmer, a pair of Canadian Olympians, and Justin (Jus Fly) Darlington, will be headline acts at the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ University Open track and field meet at Tomlinson Fieldhouse, ÌýSaturday.
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Field events are slated to begin at 11 a.m., followed by the track events at 12:45 p.m., in the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Sports Centre, 475 Pine Avenue West. Admission is free of charge for spectators.
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"There will definitely be a buzz at this meet," said Dennis Barrett, in his 25th campaign as head coach at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ. "Having high-profile athletes like those guys on hand kick-starts our indoor season with a big bang."
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Surin, one of the most decorated sprinters in Canadian history, will be making a comeback after a seven-year layoff when he steps into the starting blockÌýfor a special 50-metre race, which Coach Barrett added to the schedule at Surin's request.
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An Olympic gold medalist who last competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, the 42-year-old Haitian-born Montrealer is hoping to break a Canadian masters record and is pencilled in to run his event at 12:45 p.m.
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The current record for the 40-44 age group, is 6.20 seconds, set by Malik Crepsac on Feb. 11, 2007 in Toronto. ÌýSurin, a two-time world indoor champion, has held the Tomlinson Fieldhouse record since 1999 at 5.71 seconds.
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Palmer, another sprinter who competed at the Beijing Games, will be making his debut in a ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ uniform around 3 p.m. The 24-year-old Montrealer is enrolled in a marketing certificate program and is a good bet to challenge the school record in the 60m. The mark is owned by David Faille, who was clocked at 6.83 at a Sherbrooke meet in 2007. The Fieldhouse record is 6.56 set by Nick Macrozonaris in 2002.
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Darlington, a resident of Montreal, is a 21-year-old marketing major who broke a 26-year-old school record in the men's high jump last Friday (Nov. 27). His height of 2.02 metres at a meet in Ottawa surpassed the previous ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ best of 2.01 set by Chris Allegro in 1983. Darlington, a relative newcomer to track & field, is better known for his spectacular slam-dunk exploits on YouTube. He also has his sights set on breaking the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ record for the triple jump (14.90m), which has been in the books since 1997 when Max Oates accomplished the feat.
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McGILL UNIVERSITY OPEN TRACK MEET
UNIVERSITE McGILL RENCONTRE OUVERT
Track Schedule/ Horaire de Piste
12:55ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
50MÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Invitational
13:00ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý60MÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Open/ OuvertÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌý ÌýFÌýÌý ÌýHeats/ Vagues
13:15ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý60MÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌýÌý Open/ OuvertÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌý ÌýMÌýÌý ÌýHeats/ Vagues
13:35ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý60MHÌýÌý
ÌýÌý (Jr/Sr only)ÌýÌý ÌýOpen/
OuvertÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýFÌýÌý
ÌýHeats/ Vagues
13:45ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý60MHÌýÌý
ÌýÌý (Jr/Sr only)ÌýÌý ÌýOpen/
OuvertÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýMÌýÌý
ÌýHeats/ Vagues
14:00ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý1500MÌýÌý Ìý
Open/ OuvertÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýFÌýÌý
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14:10ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý
Ìý1500MÌýÌýÌýÌý Open/ OuvertÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌý ÌýM
14:25 ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý 60MÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌý ÌýHurdles/HaisÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý MÌýÌý
ÌýFinal(e)ÌýÌý Ìý
14:30ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý60MÌýÌý
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B&A
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15:05ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý600MÌýÌý
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15:35ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý4x200MÌýÌý
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15:45ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý4x200MÌýÌý
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(Track Break)
16:20ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý1000MÌýÌý
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16:35ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý1000MÌýÌý
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16:50ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý300MÌýÌý
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17:20ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý300MÌýÌý
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17:50ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý3000MÌýÌý
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18:15ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý3000MÌýÌý
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18:40ÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý4x400MÌýÌý
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Field Schedule/ Épreuves de Pelouse
11:00ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý
Weight-Throw / MarteauÌýÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý F
11:00 ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý High Jump / Saut
en HauteurÌýÌý F
11:00 ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Long Jump / Saut
en Longueur M
12:00ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý
Weight-Throw / MarteauÌýÌýÌý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý M
12:30ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý Long Jump /
Saut en Longueur F
13:00Ìý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý Pole Vault
/ Saut à la PêrcheÌýÌýÌý F
14:00ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý Triple Jump
/ Triple SautÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
F
15:00 ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Pole Vault /
Saut à la PêrcheÌýÌýÌý M
15:35 ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Shot put /
Lancer au PoidÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý F
15:30ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý Triple
Jump/ Triple
SautÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
MÌýÌýÌý
15:50ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
High Jump / Saut en HauteurÌýÌýÌý M
17:00 ÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Shot put /
Lancer au PoidÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌý M
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