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ACS Track Team 2008

Track & Field

ACS is proud of the success of our Track & Field athletes!

Coaches:
Mr. Jack Boersma
Mrs. Margaret Vande Kraats
Mr. Scott Visser



2008 ACS Track & Field Results

If you wish to receive an emailed copy of personal track & field results, contact Head Coach Mr. Boersma at jboersma@abbotsfordchristian.com

Visit these sites for more information:

Fraser Valley Track Results     BC Secondary School Cross Country & Track & Field Association



2008 BC Provincial High School Track & Field Championships

284 Schools participating and over 1,000 athletes competing from across the province.

Congratulations to all of the Abby Christian Knights' athletes that competed on May 30-31 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby.  This is the largest team to qualify and over half of the athletes performed a Personal Best and ten athletes broke School Records at the Provincial Meet.  Here are the team results:

SENIOR TEAM

Jordan Houweling - 5th in 1500m Racewalk  8:23.83
Gabby Kampman - 9th in High Jump  1.50 meters
Nicole Reitsema - Shot Put -8.23m
Laura Vanderspoel - 6th in Shot Put  9.34 meters
                              16th in Hammer  22.50 meters
Corwin Timmermans - 8th in Hammer  41.14 meters
                                         1500m Racewalk  7:23
Reuben Vanderveen --  10th in 110m High Hurdles  16.82
               10th in 400m Hurdles 1:10.16
                                  13th in Triple Jump  8.90 meters
Jeremy VanWoerden - 17th in 3,000 meters  9:39.53
Katie Ouwerkerk -   19th in 400m Hurdles  1:23.62
Carissa Kampman - 17th in Javelin 27.22 meters
                             24th in Discus  21.51 meters
                             22nd in Shot Put  7.91 meters
Jamie Verbeek - 17th in Hammer  22.09 meters
Jessica Stoker - 21st in Javelin  22.83 meters
Selina Hunt - 1500m Racewalk  9:52
Sarah VanWoerden - 1500m Racewalk  9:54
Garret Groeneweg - 1500m Racewalk  9:12
Dara DeJong --  23rd in Triple Jump  9.11 meters
Erin Gibbs - 24th in Triple Jump  9.00 meters
Karli McGrail - 27th in Triple Jump  8.90 meters
                     12th in High Jump 1.40 meters

GRADE 8/9 TEAM

Dong Won Lee - SILVER Medal in Long Jump  5.72 meters
Jessica Kruk - 4th in Long Jump   4.65 meters
Josh Berger - 7th in 3,000 meter  9:52.24
                    8th in 1500 meter  4:37.51
Curtis VanDorp - 7th in Shot Put  12.65 meters
                         29th in 400 meters 59.01
Girls 4 X 400 Meter Relay --  8th   4:30.42
Janelle Hay, Kristen Meerse, Jordyn Visser, Whitney Gaskell
Girls 4 X 100 Relay - 9th  55.06
Janelle Hay, Kayla Jansen, Melissa Stoker, Whitney Gaskell
Boys 4 X 100 Relay �A� - 9th  47.88
Carson Patterson, Jordan Vanderpol, Dong Won Lee, Curtis VanDorp
                      
Jordyn Visser - 23rd in 80m Hurdles  16.30
Courtney McCleod - 26th in 80m Hurdles  17.13
Chris Marginson - 18th in 100m Hurdles  18.71
Janelle Hay - 11th in 3,000 meter  11.28.46
                    13th in 1500 meter   5:17.74
Mitch Styba - 16th in 3,000 meter  10:16.11
                    18th in 1500 meter   4:57.92
Jordan Vanderpol - 15th in 400 meters  56.45
Brayden Kampman - 21st in 400 meters  57.40
                              20th in 800 meters  2:13.37
Melissa Stoker - 18th in Shot Put  7.14 meters
Kurtis Pederson - 17th in Shot Put  8.89 meters
                          14th in Shot Put  28.73 meters
Matt Foster  --  12th in High Jump   1.55 meters
Eric Bomhof - 17th in High Jump  1.50 meters
Amy Postma - 20th in Discus  20.43 meters
Boys 4 X 100 Relay �B� - 17th  51.84
Brayden Kampman, Daniel Saathof, Eric Bomhof, Cole Harvey
Boys 4 X 400 Meter Relay - 11th  4:01.83
Josh Berger, Brayden Kampman, Daniel Vaags, Cole Harvey
Silver Medalist - Dong Won Lee
Silver Medalist - Dong Won Lee

2008 Fraser Valley Track & Field Championships

2008 Fraser Valley Track & Field Championships
84 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING - 1200 ATHLETES COMPETING

Grade 8 Boys - FV Champions
Grade 8 girls - Third
Grade 8 Team Overall - FV Champions

Junior Girls - Second
Junior Boys - Fifth
Junior Team Overall - Second

Senior Boys - Fifth
Senior Girls - Seventh
Senior Team Overall - Seventh

ACS Knights JR + SR Team Overall - Fifth in the Fraser Valleys (84 Schools)

CLICK HERE for photos from the Fraser Valley Championships



Jr Girls Upper Fraser Valley Champions!

2008 Upper Fraser Valley Track & Field Championships

40 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING

Grade 8 Boys - UFV Champions - 138 points
Grade 8 Girls - Third - 88 points
Grade 8 Team Overall - UFV Champions - 226 points
Walnut Grove - 2nd - 151 pts,  MEI - 3rd-133 points

Junior Girls - UFV Champions - 127 points
Junior Boys - Fourth - 74.5 points
Junior Team Overall - UFV Champions - 201.5 points
Walnut Grove - 2nd -187 pts, WJM - 3rd - 126 pts

Senior Boys - Fifth - 44 points
Senior Girls - Eighth - 17 points
Senior Team Overall - Eighth - 61 points

Team Overall Finishes - 40 Schools

First - Walnut Grove - 745 PTS *includes their grade eight results
Second - WJM - 423
Third - Abby Christian Secondary - 315.5
Fourth - Abby Christian Middle - 236
Fifth - Maple Ridge -- 207

BC Christian School Championships

19 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING

   8 Boys - Champions
   8 Girls - Champions
   Grade 8 Team Overall - Champions

   Jr. Girls - Champions
   Jr. Boys - Third
   Junior Team Overall - Champions

   Sr. Girls (2 athletes) - Fifth
   Sr. Boys (4 athletes) - Champions
   Senior Team Overall - Second

   Aggregate Winner:  Corwin Timmermans

   Team Overall Finishes:
   1 - ACS-826 points
   2 - MEI-419
   3 - White Rock-357
   4 - Credo-249
   5 - FVCH--247
Jr & Sr Abby-Mission and BC Christian Schools Champions!
Grade 8 Abby-Mission and BC Christian Schools Champions!

Abby-Mission Championships

14 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING

   8 Girls - Champions
   8 Boys - Champions
   Grade 8 Team Overall - Abby-Mission Champions

   Jr. Girls - Champions
   Jr. Boys - Champions
   Junior Team Overall - Abby-Mission Champions

   Sr. Girls (3 athletes) - Third
   Sr. Boys (3 athletes) - Second
   Senior Team Overall - Third

   Team Overall Finishes:
   1 - WJM --738
   2 - ACS - 676
   3 - MEI - 305

   Aggregate Winners:
   Janelle Hay, Josh Berger, Jeremy Van Woerden, Corwin Timmermans

Take a look at more great shots!  click here

 


Stan Bates Award recipient 2006-2007

ACS TRACK ALUMNI

ABBOTSFORD CHRISTIAN GRADUATE WINS HONORS AT UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Melinda Ouwerkerk, a former Abbotsford Christian student and member of the Valley Royals Track Club, is graduating with honors from University of Idaho Ouwekerk, who was a four year member of the Vandal Track has also made her mark as a scholar and is being presented with several awards for academic excellence.

Ouwerkerk, who is graduating this June with a perfect 4.0 average, has been named to the Dean's List and will be honored with the John B George Award as the most outstanding senior in the College of Science. The award was presented to Melinda for her achievements in athletics, service and academic excellence. On graduation day, Ouwekerk will carry the banner for the College of Science.

Last summer Ouwerkerk worked with Professor Tom Bitterwolf in the hope that their research will shed new light on a chemical process that someday may help diabetics. She was one of 39 outstanding science students across the USA to take part in the project.

She spent 10 week in Bitterwolf's lab synthesizing compounds containing molybdenum, tungsten and iron and then testing their response to light. Her summer project focused on synthesizing organometallic complexes, then testing them to see if light causes them to release nitrogen oxide. Better known as �laughing gas�, the dental anesthetic, nitrogen oxide causes blood vessels to dilate, increasing blood flow.

"I've been really interested in doing research for awhile and the interaction with other students from different universities was also great", said Ouwekerk.

And there was a monetary prize that came with her awards. Melinda was presented with an engraved plaque that consisted 50 Troy Ounces of silver. With the price of silver increasing month by month this is one prize that definitely has �lasting value.�

Melinda is intending to take a year off school to do other things then next year will enter medical school. A great story for a young lady who has utilized her talents in running and academics.

Melinda Ouwerkerk running at
Stanford University in Palo Alto
with a time of 4.41.67 (a PB).
Dane Boersma (ACS 2006)
PROVINCIAL GOLD MEDALIST
As a grade 10 at the 2004 BC Provincial Track Championships, Dane Boersma won the 1500 metre racewalk Gold Medal.  It is the only provincial gold medal ever won by an Abby Christian track athlete.




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