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| June 23-25, 2001 The Benjamin Girls of the Mauricie team won the first banner of the team's history at the Schools Provincial Track and Field meet in Sherbrooke, Quebec. On a hot hot Monday afternoon, Madeleine and her teammates won second place in the 4x100m relay, and coupled with the other 26 medals, it was enough to beat the Richelieu contingent and take home the banner. Madeleine also competed in the 80m sprint, in the second heat, and came 5th, with a time of 11.69 sec., an improvement on her earlier attempt of 11.91 sec. She ranks 13th in the province this season in her category, and she is 3rd in her age group - that is just the beginning! All in all, she had a wonderful time away from home for three days without Mum and Dad. |
| June 5, 2001 HURRAY! Madeleine has made the Provincial Shortlist and will be competing in the Quebec School Provincial Track and Field meet to be held (tentatively) June 23-25, 2001 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. She will be running in the 80m 12-13 year old category. We wish her all the luck! |
| May 27-29, 2001 Madeleine has won all the sprint events at her school's annual track and field meet, so we have decided to get her into the Mauricie school regional meet. She came home with the silver medal in the 80m 12-13 yr girls, and she is only 11! It was the first time she had ever run such a race, and she did it with the able assistance of her father Stephen, a former English Schools and Northern champion. I think that we will hear much more about Madeleine on the track in years to come. It's the first time she has ever won a medal, and certainly not the last! But she ran against provincial-level sprinters and she acquitted herself most satisfactorily. Perhaps the most triumphant moment was the 4x100m relay 12-13 yr. girls, where her team came first, and she ran the first leg, making the first baton exchange. Although her team was ultimately disqualified (because she does not attend Seminaire Ste-Marie, but is a student at Shawinigan High School) it came first by a long distance. We are hoping that she is eligible for the Provincial meet to be held in Sherbrooke, on June 23-25 2001. We find out on Tuesday, June 5 2001. |
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| July 27-29, 2001 Fed. Quebecoise D'Athletisme Provincial Championships 2001 Centre Claude-Robillard Arena, Montreal Madeleine and Riva drove down from camp for this event (logged nearly 1000 km that weekend...) Madeleine's events: Benjamin Femmes 150 Metres Sprint Benjamin Femmes 80 Metres Sprint Results |
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November 17, 2001 First indoor meet of the season at PEPS U. of Laval in Quebec City Madeleine and her team took the school bus to Laval University at 6:15 a.m. Her events? 60m Benjamin girls, long jump and 60m Relay The unofficial results: She took 3rd place in the 60m final, and her team won the Benjamin girls 60m relay! As for the long jump, well, she wouldn't talk about it... |
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| March 1-3, 2002 Montreal - Claude Robillard Arena Provincial Indoor championships Well done Madeleine! She came 3rd in the province for 60m Benjamin girls (8.78 sec) and for 150m Benjamin girls (21.6 sec) - actually, she was fourth, but one of those runners was from Ontario and so did not qualify for the Provincial championship...She is showing potential - it's all up to her now, but hey, she's only 12! We're very happy for her! Final Results Article in Le Nouvelliste |
| January 19, 2002 Madeleine ran in her first indoor track meets for 2002 on Saturday, January 19 in Quebec City at Laval University and on Sunday, January 20 in Sherbrooke. It was a very busy weekend for her! On Saturday she came 4th in the 60m and 3rd in the 150m sprints. The Sunday meet resulted in a silver medal in the Benjamin Femmes 60m Sprints and a bronze in the Benjamin Femmes 150m Sprints. More details |
| February 9, 2002 The Classique hivernale Corsaire Chaparral was held on February 9 at the Claude Robillard arena in Montreal, and Madeleine took 3rd in the 150m Benj. girls, and 5th place in the 60m Benj. Girls. She even got a write-up in Le Nouvelliste! This race is a preparation for the provincial indoor championships to be held March 1-3 at the arena. Official results and times |
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| March 23, 2002 Quebec City - Laval University Schools Provincial Indoor championships Well done La Mauricie - the provincial champion region for the Schools indoor circuit! The team took the trophy, and every team member came home with a miniature banner. Even the Nouvelliste thought it was impressive enough for a photo... And Madeleine? She is 2nd in the province for 60m (8.68 sec) and for 150m (21.24 sec) in her category (Benjamin girls). Her times have also improved! Well done! Results |
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| April 6, 2002 F�d�ration Qu�becoise de sport �tudiant (Laval University) Madeleine finally came in first in the 150m Benjamin girls sprint (21.12 sec) and held her own in second place in the 60m sprint (8.56 sec - although she ran 8.50 in the preliminaries). Each race shows improvement. No one is in a rush here...! And Madeleine swears that she'll bring her bathing suit the next time to take advantage of the beautiful big swimming pool! |
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