Olympians Surin and Palmer to headline 平特五不中 track meet Saturday

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Olympians Surin and Palmer to headline 平特五不中 track meet Saturday

Published: 3 December 2009

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PHOTOS (L to R): Canadian Olympians Bruny Surin and Hank Palmer

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MONTREAL - 听Bruny Surin and Hank Palmer, a pair of Canadian Olympians, and Justin (Jus Fly) Darlington, will be headline acts at the 平特五不中 University Open track and field meet at Tomlinson Fieldhouse, 听Saturday.

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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 平特五不中 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 平特五不中. "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 block听for 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. 听Surin, 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 平特五不中 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 平特五不中 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 平特五不中 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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Track Schedule/ Horaire de Piste

12:55听听听听听听听 50M听听听听听听听 Invitational
13:00听听听听听听60M听听听听听听 Open/ Ouvert听听听听听听F听听听Heats/ Vagues
13:15听听听听听听60M听听听听听听 Open/ Ouvert听听听听听听M听听听Heats/ Vagues
13:35听听听听听听60MH听听听听 (Jr/Sr only)听听听Open/ Ouvert听听听听听听F听听听Heats/ Vagues
13:45听听听听听听60MH听听听听 (Jr/Sr only)听听听Open/ Ouvert听听听听听听M听听听Heats/ Vagues
14:00听听听听听听1500M听听听 Open/ Ouvert听听听听听听F听听听
14:10听听听听听听1500M听听听听 Open/ Ouvert听听听听听听M
14:25 听听听听听 60M听听听听听听Hurdles/Hais听听听听听听听 M听听听Final(e)听听听
14:30听听听听听听60M听听听听听听Hurdles/Hais听听听听听听听 F听听听Final(e)
14:45听听听听听听60M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M听听听Final(e) B&A
14:55听听听听听听60M 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F听听听Final(e) B&A听听听
15:05听听听听听听600M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F
15:20听听听听听听600M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M
15:35听听听听听听4x200M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M
15:45听听听听听听4x200M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F
(Track Break)
16:20听听听听听听1000M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F
16:35听听听听听听1000M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M
16:50听听听听听听300M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M
17:20听听听听听听300M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F
17:50听听听听听听3000M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F
18:15听听听听听听3000M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M
18:40听听听听听听4x400M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 M
18:50听听听听听听4x400M听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 F

Field Schedule/ 脡preuves de Pelouse

11:00听听听听听听听听 Weight-Throw / Marteau听听听听听听听听 F
11:00 听听听听听听听 High Jump / Saut en Hauteur听听 F
11:00 听听听听听听听 Long Jump / Saut en Longueur M
12:00听听听听听听听听 Weight-Throw / Marteau听听听听听听听听 M
12:30听听听听听听听听 Long Jump / Saut en Longueur F
13:00听听听听听听听听 Pole Vault / Saut 脿 la P锚rche听听听 F
14:00听听听听听听听听 Triple Jump / Triple Saut听听听听听听听听听 F
15:00 听听听听听听听 Pole Vault / Saut 脿 la P锚rche听听听 M
15:35 听听听听听听听 Shot put / Lancer au Poid听听听听听听听 F
15:30听听听听听听听听 Triple Jump/ Triple Saut听听听听听听听听听听 M听听听
15:50听听听听听听听听听听 High Jump / Saut en Hauteur听听听 M
17:00 听听听听听听听 Shot put / Lancer au Poid听听听听听听听 M