CIS recap

Hey Lancers,

Sorry for not keeping you updated with the Lancer track and field news as diligently I as have been in the past. My training and school work have been taking up my time a lot  more than I expected. The life of a student athlete.

So it is official. The women's team won their 4th straight title. For those counting back home that is 11 out of the last 32 years a women's championship has been offered. So 1/3 off all the wins are hanging up in the St. Denis center's rafters. Fellow Lancer Celine Freeman-Gibb (http://theindoorworldofthrowing.blogspot.com/) won the women's shot put title and Aaron Bowman came 2nd in the 60m men's final with his second fastest time of 6.74.

On the down side the Men's team came 3rd with 17 points behind the Western Mustangs. Unable to come back from the losses the Men's team had one of their lowest scoring point totals in the last ten years.

My race did not go as planned and I was unable to make it into the final. I cam 9th and top 8 scored points for the team. I was disappointed in my performance but couldn't be happier with how the team and rookies performed. I know you can't PB every meet but sometimes you just want to go for the win. After my race my job was to cheer and support. If my voice wasnt toast after the meet then I didnt cheer enough and I am still unable to speak properly.

There are a lot of other results to be posted so stay tuned as I try and post as much as I can. Videos and pictures to come.

Great Job Lancers,

Austin Roth  

More OUA pictures

OUA pictures

OUA championships highlights

Hey Lancers,

I will post updates this week but check out the video to see my interview with Branden Wilhelm.

Like always.

Yours in the track and field,

A.

Video interview with Branden Wilhelm

My video interview with Branden Wilhelm.

Enjoy

THE OUA's day 1

Hey Lancers,

The team is here at York and we are ready to rumble. The meet doesnt start until 2pm but the excitement has been on full all week. With both the men's and women's teams having team building events all week long everyone is ready to give it there all. Some athletes already have the CIS auto standard in their events so this weekend is more about winning a championship banner for the school.

This morning the most of the team enjoyed the $1 breakfast at Ikea and headed back to the hotel for the team meeting and pump up video. Even though we have all seen the pictures from meets it always gets the heart pumping when you see the team together,pictures all lined up to a great beat and seeing yourself on the screen. Now I when I saw my picture pop up the first thing I did was look at my form, then the flow then my form. I am not good looking hurdler. But I do my best to get over the hurdles.

I will try and post some pictures as the meet goes on but my job this weekend is to run, cheer and cheer louder!

Stay tuned and as always. Yours in track and field,

A.

Podcast

Hey Lancers,

Sorry for the delay on posting. But here it is. The long awaited interview with top Lancer Aaron Bowman.

Yours in track and field,

Austin