UNews - Peter Millman /unews/person/peter-millman en Millman, Latrace earn Pronghorn Athletics athlete of the year honours /unews/article/millman-latrace-earn-pronghorn-athletics-athlete-year-honours <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>Canadian throwing champion Peter Millman won his second consecutive Male Athlete of the Year award as Pronghorn Athletics hosted its annual Blue and Gold Banquet recently to honor outstanding athletes in athletic performance and academic achievement.</p><p>Over 300 athletes, administrators and special guests were in attendance for the social and awards ceremony at the Lethbridge Lodge, where Millman and fellow track star Sandra Latrace earned the top honours.</p><p><strong>MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/PMillman.jpg" title="Peter Millman defended his CIS shot put title and won a second straight athlete of the year." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Peter Millman defended his CIS shot put title and won a second straight athlete of the year.</div></div></strong></p><p>Fourth-year thrower Peter Millman laid claim to the Pronghorn male athlete of the year award for the second year in a row. Millman followed up a stellar 2014-15 campaign with an even better one this season.</p><p>The Truro, Nova Scotia product picked up his third consecutive Canada West Athlete of the Year award for field events after sweeping the conference throwing events. Millman led the Horns to a second consecutive sweep of the podium in the shot put and won the event by nearly 1.5 metres. In the weight throw, Millman&rsquo;s nearest competitor was more than two metres behind his best throw.</p><p>At the CIS Championships, Millman was the first Pronghorn since Jim Steacy to lay claim to the CIS Athlete of the Year for field events and went on to defend his CIS title in the shot put. Millman had the four furthest throws of the competition and earned his second consecutive gold medal with a top throw of 17.20 metres. Millman also finished fourth in the weigh throw.</p><p><strong>FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:400px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/SLatrace.jpg" title="Rookie Sandra Latrace was the best long jumper in the country." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Rookie Sandra Latrace was the best long jumper in the country.</div></div></strong></p><p>First-year jumper Sandra Latrace burst on to the university track scene and has been nothing short of spectacular in her first season.</p><p>At her first Canada West Championships, Latrace showed she had a flare for the dramatic and on her final attempt in the long jump she moved into the gold medal position with a jump of 6.10 metres, winning the event by only two centimetres. She followed that up with a silver medal in the triple jump, an event she had only picked up earlier this year.</p><p>On the strength of her performance at the conference meet, Latrace was named the Canada West Athlete of the Year for field events and the Canada West Rookie of the Year.</p><p>At the CIS Championships, Latrace was also named the CIS Rookie of the Year. She went on to claim her first CIS gold medal in the long jump and then authored a huge personal best jump to take home a silver medal in the triple jump.</p><p>Other major award winners from the Blue and Gold Banquet included:</p><p><strong>PRESIDENT&rsquo;S AWARD</strong></p><p>For the second year in a row, Alycia Amatto of the women&rsquo;s soccer team took home the prestigious President&rsquo;s Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest academic standing at the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge. Amatto achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in pursuit of her Bachelor of Science, while balancing her large commitment to her team.</p><p><strong>TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD</strong></p><p>For the first time in the award&#39;s history, there was a tie for the Team Academic Award. With a combined GPA of 3.15, the women&rsquo;s basketball team and men&rsquo;s track and field team emerged as co-winners of the honour.</p><p><strong>ALUMNI LEADERSHIP AWARD</strong></p><p>This year&rsquo;s Alumni Leadership Award recipient is fifth-year Science student Jared Baker, who has been described by Hrns men&#39;s basketball coach Mike Hansen as an exceptional leader and a &quot;glue guy&quot;. He does all of the little things and brings so much energy and passion to the game. As a three-year starter and team captain, he has sacrificed his personal achievements for the betterment of the team.</p><p>A true student-athlete, Baker has a cumulative 3.7 GPA through his three years at the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge.</p><p>In the community, his involvement goes well beyond team initiatives. He lives to serve others and that is a big reason why he is pursuing medical school following the completion of his degree and basketball career. He exemplifies what it means to be a great teammate and a student-athlete in the CIS.</p><p>When teammate Brent Watkins was involved in a serious car accident, Baker took it upon himself to start fundraising to aid Brent&#39;s family&#39;s medical costs. In less than a week, Baker had helped raise over $33,000. In total, over $50,000 was raised for Watkins and his family through Baker&#39;s help.</p><p>Baker also volunteers at Our Lady of Assumption elementary school, reading with kids and promoting literacy. Baker and his wife volunteer in the recreational therapy program with the long-term care facility at the Raymond hospital and organize activities for youth at their church each week.</p><p>Baker was the Canada West nominee for the CIS Ken Shields award for student-athlete community service.</p><p><strong>Team Most Valuable Players</strong></p><p><strong>Men&rsquo;s Soccer</strong> &ndash; Chris Rushworth<br /><strong>Women&rsquo;s Soccer</strong> &ndash; Kim Shellenberg and Micaela Stone<br /><strong>Men&rsquo;s Hockey</strong> &ndash; Mitch Maxwell<br /><strong>Women&rsquo;s Hockey</strong> &ndash; Kirsten Reeves<br /><strong>Men&rsquo;s Basketball</strong> &ndash; Brandon Brine<br /><strong>Women&rsquo;s Basketball</strong> &ndash; Mariah Miller<br /><strong>Women&rsquo;s Rugby</strong> &ndash; Frederique Tremblay<br /><strong>Men&rsquo;s Track</strong> &ndash; Peter Millman and Ryan Sommer<br /><strong>Women&rsquo;s Track</strong> &ndash; Sandra Latrace<br /><strong>Men&rsquo;s Swim</strong> &ndash; Scott Hunter<br /><strong>Women&rsquo;s Swim</strong> &ndash; Ardelle Layden</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/sandra-latrace" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sandra Latrace</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsleague-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsLeague:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-league/canada-west" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Millman, Latrace earn Pronghorn Athletics athlete of the year honours" class="rdf-meta"></span> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:45:23 +0000 trevor.kenney 7958 at /unews Horns track team debut is impressive /unews/article/horns-track-team-debut-impressive <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>Competing for the first time as a team this season, the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team jumped out of the gates and produced exceptional early season results this past weekend at the Golden Bear Open in Edmonton.</p><p>Making her debut on the university circuit, freshman Sandra Latrace served notice that she will be a threat this season in both the long jump and 60-metre sprint. In the long jump, Latrace moved to the top of the CIS rankings by more than 15 centimetres and claimed the top spot at the Golden Bear Open with a leap of 6.17 metres. The mark in the long jump was also an Alberta junior and under-23 record.</p><p>In the 60-metre sprint, Latrace moved into the CIS top 10 with a time of 7.72 seconds, which placed her second among university finishers at the meet this past weekend.</p><p>Two-time reigning CIS champion Aaron Hernandez continued to prove he will be the man to beat in the triple jump as he moved to the top of the CIS rankings with a solid meet winning jump of 15.19 metres.</p><p>The Horns other reigning CIS champion, Peter Millman, continued the team&rsquo;s strong performance in the throwing events by winning both the shot put and weight throw in Edmonton. The 2015 CIS shot put champion moved into second place in the CIS rankings in both disciplines. The Pronghorns placed 1-2 in the shot put with Millman taking top spot with a toss of 16.62 metres, while teammate Ryan Sommer finished second and moved into the top ten in the CIS rankings with a throw of 14.80m.</p><p>Millman won the weight throw by nearly four metres with a toss of 18.78 metres. Rookie teammate Ben Ingvaldson made his mark in Canada West in the weight throw, finishing third with a toss of 14.64 metres in his first university meet, while Ryan Sommer was fourth.</p><p>In the women&rsquo;s throwing circle, Diane Marin placed fourth in weight throw with a mark of 13.80m while teammates Lara Roth, Ariel Chessall and Amanda Weiler finished fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.</p><p>On the track, the top results on the men&rsquo;s side came from senior sprinter Phillip Rockerbie and rookies Matthew Knapik and Garrett Mckay. In the 60-metre hurdles, Rockerbie finished third with a time of 8.70 seconds, while Knapik was second in his 300-metre heat with a time of 36.32 seconds and McKay won his heat with a time of 36.67sec.</p><p>&ldquo;Sandra&rsquo;s results in the 60m and long jump were definitely the highlight of the weekend, but we had strong results from the majority of the team,&rdquo; says head coach Larry Steinke. &ldquo;This is the third competition for most of the teams in Canada West and our first, so to have this strong a showing is definitely promising for the rest of the year.&quot;</p><p>Next up for the Horns is a split trip on the weekend of February 5-6 when they head to Winnipeg for the Bison Classic and to Edmonton for the Alberta Indoor Games.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/larry-steinke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Larry Steinke</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/diane-marin" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Diane Marin</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/phillip-rockerbie" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Phillip Rockerbie</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/matthew-knapik" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Matthew Knapik</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/garrett-mckay" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Garrett Mckay</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/sandra-latrace" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Sandra Latrace</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsevent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsEvent:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-event/track-and-field" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">track and field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsleague-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsLeague:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-league/canada-west" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Horns track team debut is impressive" class="rdf-meta"></span> Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:24:39 +0000 trevor.kenney 7783 at /unews Hernandez, Millman claim CIS track gold medals /unews/article/hernandez-millman-claim-cis-track-gold-medals <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>Peter Millman and Aaron Hernandez led the way with gold medal performances as the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team capped the 2015 university athletic season with an outstanding performance at the CIS Track and Field Championships in Windsor, Ont.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/Hernandez-Gold.jpg" title="Aaron Hernandez has now won back-to-back CIS gold medals in triple jump." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Aaron Hernandez has now won back-to-back CIS gold medals in triple jump.</div></div></p><p>Millman captured gold in the shot put while Hernandez claimed his second successive national gold medal in the triple jump event. Both athletes entered the CIS championship meet as Canada West champions.</p><p>&quot;It was a great weekend; everyone performed as expected and it&#39;s obviously great coming home with two national champions,&rdquo; says Horns head coach Larry Steinke. &ldquo;It&#39;s not only a nice way to cap the season, it sets the tone for next season as well.&quot;</p><p>For Millman, a third-year Truro, Nova Scotia product, the CIS title was sweet redemption. In the past two CIS meets he&#39;d failed to reach expectations and come up shy in his quest for the medal podium. He would not be denied in Windsor.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/Millman-Gold.jpg" title="Peter Millman earned his first CIS shot put gold by the slimmest of margins." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Peter Millman earned his first CIS shot put gold by the slimmest of margins.</div></div></p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s extra special (this year) considering I did quite horrible, actually, the last two years,&quot; Millman told the Truro Daily News.</p><p>Millman had to come from behind to claim the shot put gold, using his fifth throw of the event to post a 17.18-metre distance, one centimetre ahead of Marc-Antoine Lafrenaye-Dugas of Sherbrooke 免费福利资源在线看片. The throw was also only five centimetres shy of the personal best he set only three weeks ago at the Canada West Championship. Millman then sat back and watched as Lafrenaye-Dugas attempted two more throws to get back into the gold position, but faulted on each attempt.</p><p>&ldquo;The fifth throw was awesome,&rdquo; Millman told the Daily News shortly after his win. &ldquo;I knew I had to go for it on that one, I couldn&rsquo;t play it safe anymore. It&rsquo;s just amazing right now.&rdquo;</p><p>Millman&#39;s teammate, Ryan Sommer, finished sixth with a throw of 15.54 metres.</p><p>Hernandez, the defending CIS Champion and reigning CIS rookie of the year, continued his dominance in the triple jump. His jump of 15.33 metres was an astounding 40 centimetres better than the rest of the field. During his six jump sequence, four of Hernandez&#39;s five recorded jumps would have been good enough for the gold medal victory.</p><p>With all three of their competing athletes scoring points, the Horns accumulated 26 total points, which was the third best among Canada West schools and the top among the three Alberta schools participating at the championships. It gave the men&#39;s team a 10th-place ranking nationally.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/pronghorns" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorns</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/cis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">CIS</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/larry-steinke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Larry Steinke</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsgame-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsGame:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-game/track" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">track</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Hernandez, Millman claim CIS track gold medals" class="rdf-meta"></span> Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:14:20 +0000 trevor.kenney 7051 at /unews Horns sweep shot put podium, win six medals at Canada West /unews/article/horns-sweep-shot-put-podium-win-six-medals-canada-west <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team continued to dominate the men&rsquo;s throwing events, returning home from the Canada West Championships in Winnipeg with six medals and a major award.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/MillmanCanWest-main_1.jpg" title="For the second consecutive year, Peter Millman was named Field Athlete of the Year following a double gold medal performance." alt=""><div class="image-caption">For the second consecutive year, Peter Millman was named Field Athlete of the Year following a double gold medal performance.</div></div></p><p>For the second consecutive year, Peter Millman was named Field Athlete of the Year after completing a double gold medal performance, claiming both the men&#39;s shot put and weight throw titles.</p><p>For only the third time in Canada West history, a team swept the podium in a men&rsquo;s event, with the Horns sweeping the gold, silver and bronze medals in the shot put event. Millman won the shot put with a personal best throw of 17.23 metres, while Ryan Sommer claimed the silver medal and Madison Hurst earned the bronze medal with a personal best toss of 14.06 metres.</p><p>Pronghorn athletes were responsible for the only other two podium sweeps in Canada West history as well. In 2003, the Horns swept the men&#39;s weight throw and in 2004 the Horns swept the men&#39;s shot put event.</p><p>Millman and Sommer also medalled in the weight throw event, with Millman winning gold and Sommer claiming a bronze medal. Hurst was seventh in the weight throw and Jordan Armstrong finished ninth. Armstrong also picked up an eighth-place finish in the shot put.</p><p>Reigning CIS Rookie of the Year, Aaron Hernandez, continued his dominance in the triple jump, winning his second consecutive gold medal and registering the second furthest jump in Canada West history with a leap of 15.50 metres. Hernandez was an honorable mention for both the Performance of the Meet and Field Event Athlete of the Meet awards.</p><p>On the women&rsquo;s side, the Horns did not return with any medals, but had some noteworthy performances. Montana Forsyth and Lara Roth narrowly missed the podium in the weight throw, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Amanda Weiler finished in 10th spot. The Horns women&#39;s 4x200-metre relay narrowly missed a school record and finished seventh.</p><p>Other results for the women&rsquo;s team included: Rebecca Bermel 13th in the women&#39;s 60m and 15th in women&#39;s long jump; Bryna Cline 13th in women&#39;s triple jump with a personal best of 9.95m; Jessi Fersch 18th in women&#39;s long jump; and Amaka Ashiofu 16th in women&#39;s 60m.</p><p>&quot;I was definitely pleased with the weekend&rsquo;s results and couldn&#39;t be happier to see the men complete a sweep of the shot put podium,&rdquo; says head coach Larry Steinke. &quot;Almost every athlete achieved a personal best and every athlete moved up from where they were ranked going into the meet, so I really couldn&#39;t have asked for more.&rdquo;</p><p>Millman, Sommer and Hernandez all qualified for the CIS Championship meet that will be hosted by the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Windsor, March 12-14.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/pronghorns" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorns</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/canada-west" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/jordan-armstrong" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jordan Armstrong</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/jessi-fersch" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jessi Fersch</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/lara-roth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Lara Roth</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/larry-steinke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Larry Steinke</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/montana-forsyth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Montana Forsyth</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/rebecca-bermel" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Rebecca Bermel</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/amanda-weiler" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Amanda Weiler</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Horns sweep shot put podium, win six medals at Canada West" class="rdf-meta"></span> Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:55:10 +0000 trevor.kenney 7005 at /unews Horns looking for medals at Canada West Track Championship /unews/article/horns-looking-medals-canada-west-track-championship <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>The 2014-15 Canada West Track &amp; Field Championships will see a small but talented 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge team compete this weekend at the Max Bell Fieldhouse in the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Manitoba.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:210px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/Horns-logo_28.jpg" alt=""></div></p><p>The Horns will send 12 athletes to the championship meet this year, with seven women and five men ready to challenge for conference titles.</p><p>Reigning CIS rookie of the year Aaron Hernandez and two-time Canada West weight throw gold medalist Peter Millman lead the Pronghorns this season and are favourites to win their respective events. The men&rsquo;s team as a whole has been ranked 10th in the country for the past three weeks.</p><p>Following a stellar freshman campaign where he won both the Canada West and CIS gold medal in the triple jump, Hernandez enters the championship meet as the jumper to beat, ranked first in both the Canada West and CIS in his event.</p><p>Millman has had an exceptional start to his third season and goes to Winnipeg as the top ranked thrower in Canada West. Undefeated thus far this season, Millman sits atop the rankings in both the weight throw and shot put amongst Canada West competition. He is also ranked second in the CIS.</p><p>Ryan Sommer sits in second place in the Canada West rankings in both weight throw and shot put and sixth in CIS. Madison Hurst and Jordan Armstrong round out a strong men&#39;s team, ranking sixth and 13th in conference rankings for shot put and weight throw respectively.</p><p>On the women&rsquo;s side, third-year Truro, Nova Scotia product Montana Forsyth is the top ranked Pronghorn athlete, ranking fifth in the weight throw, while Lara Roth is ranked one spot behind her at sixth.</p><p>The women&#39;s 4X200m relay team is ranked sixth in Canada West and looks to better its season&#39;s best time and ranking.</p><p>Overall, the Horns are poised to take home five medals and build on their preparations for the CIS Championships.</p><p>&quot;We have had a strong season from a number of athletes thus far, but Canada West is where the rubber really starts to hit the road and preparations for CIS begin to show through,&rdquo; says head coach Larry Steinke. &ldquo;I&#39;m expecting strong results from everyone and signs indicate that we will have some very notable performances again this year at Canada West.&quot;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-city-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">City:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/winnipeg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Winnipeg</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-facility-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Facility:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/university-manitoba" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Manitoba</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-industryterm-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">IndustryTerm:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/industry-term/rubber" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">rubber</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/university-manitoba" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Manitoba</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/university-lethbridge" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/cis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">CIS</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/canada-west" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/jordan-armstrong" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jordan Armstrong</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/madison-hurst" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Madison Hurst</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/lara-roth" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Lara Roth</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/larry-steinke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Larry Steinke</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/head-coach" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">head coach</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/pronghorn-athlete" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorn athlete</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-provinceorstate-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ProvinceOrState:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/province-or-state/nova-scotia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Nova Scotia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/province-or-state/manitoba" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Manitoba</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsevent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsEvent:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-event/canada-west-track-championship" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West Track Championship</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsgame-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsGame:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-game/triple-jump" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">triple jump</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Horns looking for medals at Canada West Track Championship" class="rdf-meta"></span> Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:51:37 +0000 trevor.kenney 6993 at /unews Laying the Groundwork /unews/article/laying-groundwork <div class="field field-name-field-op-author field-type-node-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="rnews:creator schema:creator"><div class="view view-openpublish-related-content view-id-openpublish_related_content view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-f1bff8388d9de08d976a0e85382c2b60"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <div class="views-field views-field-title"> <span class="views-label views-label-title">by</span> <span class="field-content"><a href="/unews/profile/trevor-kenney">Trevor Kenney</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-created"> <span class="field-content">May 15, 2014</span> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p><strong>Larry Steinke (BA &lsquo;94)</strong>, the architect and head coach of the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns track and field team, has cultivated a program of excellence over the past 15-plus years, and while the team continues to pile up medals at <a href="http://www.canadawest.org" rel="nofollow">Canada West</a> and <a href="http://www.cis-sic.ca/splash/index" rel="nofollow">Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)</a> championships, his focus is squarely on maximizing the opportunities of his athletes well beyond their years in Pronghorn blue and gold.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/SteinkeHorns-SAM.jpg" title="Pronghorns head coach Larry Steinke has been with the program for 15 years." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Pronghorns head coach Larry Steinke has been with the program for 15 years.</div></div></p><p>&ldquo;From the very beginning, I wanted to establish&nbsp;a program that was sought after by athletes but&nbsp;not every athlete. I wanted to sift out those&nbsp;people who would make a good fit with the program,&rdquo; says Steinke, who took over the track program in 1998. &ldquo;I want athletes who have loftier goals than just CIS. A lot of schools are only worried about maximizing their athletes for the four years that they are in school. We&rsquo;re a little different here because I look at each athlete from a long-term approach.&rdquo;</p><p>Those who buy into the philosophy understand the big picture mentality. They also have to look no further than a few lockers away &ndash; at Olympians&nbsp;<strong>Jim Steacy (BASc &#39;09)&nbsp;</strong>and Heather Steacy &ndash; to get a sense of the success it reaps.</p><p>&ldquo;I still have Jim&rsquo;s autograph up on my wall at home,&rdquo; says Peter Millman, who came to the&nbsp;U of L from Truro, N.S.</p><p>A second-year Pronghorn who won Canada&nbsp;West gold medals in both the weight throw and shot put, Millman saw the U of L as his only destination from the time he first started working with Steinke on a training trip to Lethbridge&nbsp;when he was in Grade 10.</p><p>&ldquo;Meeting Jim and having the opportunity to throw with an Olympian when I was in Grade 10 was one of the coolest things ever,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;There were offers for me to go to different places but they were never entertained; it was always going to&nbsp;be Lethbridge.&rdquo;</p><p>Now recognized as a throwing power, the&nbsp;U of L is truly a destination school for the country&rsquo;s elite throwers. Kayla Gallagher, another Truro product, just won her second consecutive CIS gold medal in weight throw and is one of&nbsp;10 track athletes who have come to the U of L from outside of Alberta.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:495px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/Screen Shot 2014-05-15 at 3.32.09 PM.png" title="(L-R) Kayla Gallagher, Aaron Hernandez and Peter Millman." alt=""><div class="image-caption">(L-R) Kayla Gallagher, Aaron Hernandez and Peter Millman.</div></div></p><p>All the while, Steinke is now beginning to see golden results outside of the throwing disciplines, noting that success really does breed success.</p><p>&ldquo;That is our challenge now, to try and move away from just the throws to create a culture of excellence across all of the event groups,&rdquo; he says.</p><p>Aaron Hernandez, from Coaldale, Alta., is one of those success stories after he won the CIS gold medal in triple jump and was named <a href="http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield/2014/releases/awards" rel="nofollow">CIS Rookie of the Year</a>. He&rsquo;s won early in his career but understands his ultimate goal is years away.</p><p>&ldquo;For any track and field athlete, their ultimate is to compete in the Olympics and that&rsquo;s something I hope to see one day,&rdquo; says Hernandez, who works with jump coach <strong>Jaime Thomas (BSc &#39;04)</strong>.</p><p>Hernandez, along with Gallagher, Millman and the rest of the Horns team get the Steinke program, knowing full well that the greatest rewards will come long after they have completed school.</p><p>&ldquo;They all have bright futures internationally and that&rsquo;s why I wanted to work with them,&rdquo; says Steinke. &ldquo;We are about longer-term development. It&rsquo;s whether the athlete has the wherewithal to stick it out for that long. I see that mentality in this group.&rdquo;</p><p>Something that bodes well for their futures, in any path they choose.</p><p><em>This story appears in the Spring 2014 edition of SAM magazine. For a look at the full version in a flipbook format, follow this <a href="http://issuu.com/ulethbridge/docs/sam_spring_2014_issueversion" rel="nofollow">link</a>.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/pronghorns" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorns</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/larry-steinke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Larry Steinke</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/jim-steacy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Jim Steacy</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/heather-steacy" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Heather Steacy</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/kayla-gallagher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Kayla Gallagher</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Laying the Groundwork" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 15 May 2014 21:35:00 +0000 david.kirby 6319 at /unews Mercer is schooled by Horns track team /unews/article/mercer-schooled-horns-track-team <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>The CBC&#39;s Rick Mercer might not be the most imposing figure to take his turn in the throwing circle, but there is no denying the size of his heart.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/MercerHorns-main.jpg" title="Rick Mercer, centre, and the U of L Pronghorns throwing team." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Rick Mercer, centre, and the U of L Pronghorns throwing team.</div></div></p><p>The popular CBC television personality spent a day at the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge on Monday, Mar. 10 as he learned the finer points of the art of throwing from the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns throwing team.</p><p>Mercer was learning from some of the country&#39;s best athletes, including 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge alumnus and Olympian Jim Steacy (BASc &#39;09), his sister and fellow Olympian Heather Steacy, as well as Canada West shot put and weight throw champion Peter Millman and two-time CIS women&#39;s weight throw champion Kayla Gallagher. The group is busy preparing for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland at the end of July.</p><p><div class="video-filter"><iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0SlbaEaU9DM?modestbranding=0&amp;html5=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;autohide=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;theme=dark&amp;color=red&amp;enablejsapi=0" width="400" height="400" class="video-filter video-youtube video-right vf-0slbaeau9dm" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div></p><p>Led by head coach Larry Steinke, the Horns have created a centre of excellence here at the U of L, so it was only fitting that Mercer came to Lethbridge to learn from the best. He entered the ring and tried his hand at each of the shot put, weight throw, hammer throw, discus and javelin disciplines.</p><p>&quot;I did everything, I always try to do everything and I tried my hardest,&quot; says Mercer. &quot;I&#39;m not very good at any of those things, I learned that, but they are incredible.&quot;</p><p>Head coach Steinke says that Mercer has a little work to do before he&#39;s ready to enter competition and represent Canada.</p><p>&quot;He has one of those techniques that will take a number of years to get better and well enough to compete in the 2016 Olympics, but there&#39;s a definite possibility there,&quot; says Steinke.</p><p>Look for the full Rick Mercer Report to air Tuesday, Mar. 25.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-op-related-nref field-type-node-reference field-label-above block-title-body"> <h2><span>Related Content</span></h2> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><article 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href="/unews/sports-event/olympic-games-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Olympic Games</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Mercer is schooled by Horns track team" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:17:03 +0000 trevor.kenney 6116 at /unews Horns' Gallagher and Hernandez capture CIS gold medals /unews/article/horns-gallagher-and-hernandez-capture-cis-gold-medals <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>Kayla Gallagher and Aaron Hernandez are national champions.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:500px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/GallagherCW_0.jpg" title="Horns thrower, Kayla Gallagher, centre, is pictured here following her iwn at the Canada West Track Championships. Over the weekend, she and teammate Aaron Hernandez each won CIS gold." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Horns thrower, Kayla Gallagher, centre, is pictured here following her iwn at the Canada West Track Championships. Over the weekend, she and teammate Aaron Hernandez each won CIS gold.</div></div></p><p>The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorn track and field athletes each captured gold medals at this past weekend&#39;s CIS Track Championships at the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Alberta.</p><p>In the meet&rsquo;s opening event, second-year thrower Gallagher defended her weight throw title. As expected, the event was a two-horse race for gold with a battle between Gallagher and 免费福利资源在线看片 of Saskatchewan Huskie thrower Taryn Suttie. On her fourth of six throws, Gallagher set a new personal best for the second meet in a row and claimed the gold medal with a throw of 18.66 metres. Suttie was second with an 18.21 metre throw. No other competitors were within a metre of the top two throwers.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;Kayla rose to the occasion once again, kept her unbeaten streak alive, and continues to develop into one of the top young throwers in Canada,&rdquo; says Pronghorns head coach Larry Steinke. &ldquo;I&#39;m looking forward to the next few years in her development.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />Gallagher also competed in the shot put event and finished eighth with her furthest throw of 12.69 metres.<br />&nbsp;<br />Fresh off being named the CIS track rookie of the year, Hernandez earned the CIS gold medal in the triple jump and his first national title. Hernandez entered the event ranked second, but matched his personal best of 15.03 metres on his fifth of six jumps to claim the triple jump title.<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;Aaron showed he was the class of the field despite fouling his first two jumps, adding more stress and grey hair to my life,&rdquo; says Steinke. &ldquo;He overcame that and just got better on each jump, and showed a lot of poise and maturity despite his nerves almost getting the better of him as well. &ldquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />Battling the flu and nerves made it a tough weekend for &lsquo;Horns throwers Peter Millman and Ryan Sommer. Millman finished sixth in both the weight throw and shot put events, as he was well under his personal best distances. Sommer, who didn&rsquo;t compete in the weigh throw, finished 12th in the shot put.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/kayla-gallagher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Kayla Gallagher</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/larry-steinke" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Larry Steinke</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsgame-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsGame:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-game/triple-jump" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">triple jump</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/sports-game/weight-throw" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">weight throw</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-game/cis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">CIS</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/sports-game/canada-west" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Horns&#039; Gallagher and Hernandez capture CIS gold medals" class="rdf-meta"></span> Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:20:07 +0000 trevor.kenney 6102 at /unews Horns look for medals at CIS Track Championships /unews/article/horns-look-medals-cis-track-championships <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>After collecting four medals at the Canada West championship meet two weeks ago in Edmonton, four 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge <a href="http://www.gohorns.ca" rel="nofollow">Pronghorns</a> track athletes will return to Edmonton in search of more hardware at the <a href="http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield/index" rel="nofollow">CIS Championships</a>.<div class="image-caption-container right" style="width:450px;"><img src="/unews/sites/default/files/MillmanCanWest-main_0.jpg" title="Thrower Peter Millman was a double medalist at the Canada West Championships and is looking to add a national title to his resum茅." alt=""><div class="image-caption">Thrower Peter Millman was a double medalist at the Canada West Championships and is looking to add a national title to his resum茅.</div></div></p><p>The three-day event, hosted for the second straight year by the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Alberta, gets under way Thursday, Mar. 6 with the season awards luncheon at Lister Hall.</p><p>The first final of the national meet, the women&rsquo;s weight throw, follows shortly after, at 2:30 p.m. The championships conclude Saturday afternoon with the always exciting 4x400m relays. Selected events will be webcast live daily at <a href="http://www.CIS-SIC.tv" rel="nofollow">www.CIS-SIC.tv</a> and live results can be found at <a href="http://www.ellistrack.ca/CIS/LiveResults/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ellistrack.ca/CIS/LiveResults/</a>.</p><p>Double Canada West gold medalist Peter Millman leads the small Horns contingent of three males and one female set to compete in Edmonton.</p><p>Millman, who won both the Canada West weight throw and shot put events while setting new personal best marks in both, enters the meet ranked third in the CIS in weight throw and fourth in the shot put. Joining Millman in the two men&rsquo;s throws events will be Ryan Sommer.</p><p>Sommer finished just off the podium at the Canada West championships, placing fourth in both throws events and will enter the CIS meet ranked 12th and 13th in the shot and weight throw respectively.</p><p>Canada West Rookie of the Year Aaron Hernandez rounds out the Horns men&rsquo;s participants at the national meet, and will compete in the triple jump and long jump events. The triple jump Canada West gold medalist is ranked second in the CIS with a best jump of 15.03 metres.</p><p>Defending CIS weight throw champion Kayla Gallagher is the lone female Pronghorn to qualify for the CIS Championships, and enters the meet as the favourite in the weigh throw. Despite not training in shot put for the majority of the year, she is also ranked 10th nationally in that event.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/pronghorns" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Pronghorns</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/canada-west" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Canada West</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/cis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">CIS</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/kayla-gallagher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Kayla Gallagher</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsgame-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsGame:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-game/track-and-field" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">track and field</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-url-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">URL:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/url/wwwcis-sictv" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">www.CIS-SIC.tv</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/url/httpwwwellistrackcacisliveresults" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">http://www.ellistrack.ca/CIS/LiveResults</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Horns look for medals at CIS Track Championships" class="rdf-meta"></span> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:59:37 +0000 trevor.kenney 6090 at /unews Throwers earn Pronghorn weekly honours /unews/article/throwers-earn-pronghorn-weekly-honours <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="rnews:articlebody schema:articleBody"> <p>免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns throwers Peter Millman and Kayla Gallagher earned their respective Subway Pronghorn Male and Female Athlete of the Week honours after impressive performances at the Canada West Track and Field Championships this past weekend.</p><p>Second-year thrower Millman continued his stellar start to his university throwing career, winning the gold medal in both the weight throw and shot put events at the Canada West championships hosted by the 免费福利资源在线看片 of Alberta.</p><p>In his first event of the meet, the Truro, NS native set a new personal best in the weight throw, en route to his second career gold medal in the event. His throw of 18.82 metres won the event by over a metre. The next day in the shot put event, he set another personal best mark, hitting 16.91 metres on his sixth and final throw. It was the second time this season that he had set a personal best mark in that event.</p><p>With his outstanding performance at the Canada West Championships, Millman was named the Canada West Field Athlete of the Year.</p><p>Meanwhile, reigning CIS weight throw champion Kayla Gallagher was again the cream of the crop in her marquee event, claiming her second consecutive Canada West title. Setting a new personal best with a throw of 18.48 metres, Gallagher also beat the field by nearly a metre.</p><p>Despite not training shot put for much of the season, Gallagher was then three centimetres short of a new personal best and missed the shot put podium by only nine centimetres and finished fourth with a throw of 13.17 metres.</p><p>Gallagher, Millman, Ryan Sommer and Aaron Hernandez will travel return to Edmonton for the CIS Championships, Mar. 6-8.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field-group-format group_related_topics field-group-div group-related-topics block-title-body speed-fast effect-none"><h2><span>Related Topics</span></h2><div class="field field-name-opencalais-city-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">City:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/city/edmonton" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Edmonton</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-facility-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Facility:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/facility/university-alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Alberta</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-organization-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Organization:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/cis" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">CIS</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/organization/university-alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Alberta</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/organization/university-lethbridge-pronghorns" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-person-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Person:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/kayla-gallagher" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Kayla Gallagher</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/peter-millman" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Peter Millman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/person/aaron-hernandez" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Aaron Hernandez</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/person/ryan-sommer" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Ryan Sommer</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-position-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Position:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/position/west-field-athlete" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">West Field Athlete</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/unews/position/athlete" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">athlete</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-provinceorstate-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ProvinceOrState:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/province-or-state/alberta" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Alberta</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-opencalais-sportsevent-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">SportsEvent:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/unews/sports-event/canada-west-championships" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">the Canada West Championships</a></div></div></div></div><span property="rnews:name schema:name" content="Throwers earn Pronghorn weekly honours" class="rdf-meta"></span> Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:23:13 +0000 trevor.kenney 6068 at /unews