Archive | Track & Field

All results are posted on the 2018 Outdoor events page. Results from the Bison Twilight Meet are posted – May 23 Results from the Royal Rumble are posted – May 18 – revised May 22 Results from the AM Spring Open are posted – May 13   

Congratulations to current Athletics Manitoba members Conrad Drover, and Kristen Peterson for their astonishing efforts at the Winnipeg Police Half Marathon at Assiniboine Park Sunday, May 6th  . Conrad won the half marathon with a time of 1:15:10, achieving a 41 second personal best.         . 13 year old Kristen was the first […]

Athletics Canada Foundation is pleased to announce funding for two scholarships for 2018 graduating high school student-athletes who are committed to continuing athletic and academic pursuits in Canada. Deadline for application May 10th, 2018  

Athletics Manitoba is pleased to announce the staff for the next Western Canada Summer Games/Canada Summer Games cycle. Mingpu Wu Alanna Boudreau Rory McIntyre Liam Francis Justin Charrier Bryce Koscielny – Mission staff for WCSG then Coaching Staff for CSG Noelle Merkel – Team Manager

In March, Athletics Canada released and distributed the updated Canadian Athlete Performance Pathway (CAPP). It is an in-depth document that outlines in detail how Athletics Canada will track, identify and support their High Performance athletes moving forward. The full document, as prepared by Simon Nathan (the Athletics Canada High Performance Director) can be viewed here. […]

Athletics Manitoba is seeking applications for coaches and chaperones for the 2018 Midget/Youth Provincial Team. In addition to travelling with the Team to Sherwood Park, AB; Coach responsibilities will include organizing and attending prep squad events and team practices, attending the Age Class Provincial Championships (June 22-23, 2018), participating in the final Team selection meeting, […]

Congratulations to  Victoria Tachinski on being awarded the Manitoba Chicken Junior Female Athlete of the Year and to Dennita Cameron on being awarded  Female Aboriginal Athlete of the Year. Coaching Manitoba Impact Awards Congratulations to Alex Gardiner on being awarded the Peter Williamson Memorial Award (Train to Compete/Train to Win Category) Click here for full details

Winnipeg Optimist Athletics will be offering an introductory Masters Program for interested adults, 30 years and older, commencing at the end of April.  The 7 week program from April 30 to June 15, will be held at the Outdoor track at the University Stadium. The program will run twice a week, Monday and Wednesday, at 6:00 pm The cost will be $75.00 and will […]

Athletics Manitoba is pleased to announce that Noelle Merkel has been hired as the new Programs Manager.  Noelle, a former track athlete, is graduating from the U of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Physical Education this spring, and brings her passion and love of the sport to her new position. She has coached track & field for […]