Eye-opening experience for the Indoor Track Team

Edmonton, January 22, 2023 - It was a day of adapting for the Kings and Queens Indoor Track team as they were competing inside instead of outside as they transitioned from a cross-country course to an indoor track. Each and every athlete commented on how much fun it was and how good they felt about their efforts. For the coaches, Esther Stuart and Douglas Spicer, it was a day of supporting their athletes through what was a grueling competition.

Some highlights from the Queens side of things include a strong performance in both the 4 x 200m and 4 x 400m relays, a great run by All-Canadian Jenica Swartz in the 1000m (Bachelor of Science), and Myla Cota (Open Studies) in the 3000m, and encouraging performances by Justine Larson (Bachelor of Education), Emily Barritt (Bachelor of Science in Nursing), and Georgia Sawchuk (Bachelor of Science in Psychology). According to Spicer and his coaching staff, unofficially, the Queens placed in first place with 72 points. As of Sunday afternoon, the results have not been posted yet, and will update you with the official results once posted.

On the men's side, the Kings were led by Ethan Duret's very fast time of 1:26.79 and placed first in the 600m. All-Conference Dan Szucs ran a strong race in the 3000m in which he finished in the top five, while the two relay teams showed they are forces to be reckoned with. Every Kings athlete ran at or near personal best times in almost every event at the meet.

Head Coach Douglas Spicer explained the athletes are optimistic as they move on to the next Grand Prix.

"The most encouraging thing from the coaches' standpoint is that, in post-meet discussions with each athlete, they indicated their commitment to redoubling their training efforts in order to continue to improve."

Both teams are very excited to get back to work and are looking forward to further developing their speed at the Running Room Grand Prix #2 on February 18 hosted by Red Deer Polytechnic.