4 Medals earned at the Alberta Provincial Championships

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On the men's side, EITC swept the podium with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes by Deryk Theodore, Nathan Filipek, and Andrew Choi respectively. Andrew earned bronze jumping 4.35m, while Nathan and Deryk battled it out for the gold medal. Deryk cleared 4.85m on his first attempt, while Nathan jumped 4.85 on his third attempt, giving Deryk the gold, and Nathan the silver. Deryk and Nathan also broke the meet record and stadium record, which was previously held by Deryk at 4.80m.

As for the girls competition, Sue Kupper cleared 3.90m, which was also a meet and stadium record, also previously held by Sue, but the meet winner jumped 4.00m to raise the record even higher. 

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Qualification Rounds - Canadian Championships in Moncton, NB

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3 of our athletes competed in the qualification rounds at the 2013 Canadian Championships in Moncton, NB these past two days, with some success coming of it.

On Thursday, June 20th, Andrew Choi came in 3rd place in the qualification round of the men's pole vault, allowing him to jump on Saturday, June 22nd in the finals. Although a rough process, taking 3 attempts at his opening height, Andrew was able to qualify into the championship final, which will also include Nathan Filipek.

The following day, Friday, June 21st, both Rachel Mintz and Sue Kupper competed in the women's qualification round. Rachel did a number of great looking jumps, clearing 3.50m to demonstrate her consistency, but unfortunately could not clear the cutoff height of 3.65m. Sue cleared an opening height of 3.65m on a first attempt to place her in the women's pole vault final on Sunday, June 23rd, at noon. That final will also include Lindsey Bergevin, who is seeded 4th for the final.

Good luck to all our athletes in their final rounds!

High School Provincial Medalists and School Records Set

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Congratulations to Corey Woolnaugh and Brett Golka this weekend at the ASAA High School Provincials! Corey Woolnaugh jumped 3.60m for the gold medal in the intermediate boys pole vault competition, setting a new personal best for himself, as well as setting a new Bev Facey High School record. Brett Golka also found success, winning the silver medal in the junior boys category. Brett set a personal best and Bev Facey High School record by jumping 2.90m.