The Lancer track & field team claimed five medals on day one of the OUA championship, held at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse.
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The Lancer women sit in third place overall in team standings with 28.5 points, while the men are currently tied for fourth with 30 points.
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DAY 1 RESULTS
TEAM SCORES
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Windsor's lone gold medal came from
Nicholas Neri who claimed gold in the men's 1000m T13 with a time of 2:15.40.Â
Anthony Atkinson took the silver medal in the first event of the day in the men's weight throw with a distance of 17.99 in the fifth round of the competition. Mark Bujnowski from Guelph brought home gold, and Christian Panhuis from Western was third. This exact trio finished in the same order at last year's championship.
Mandy Brunet and
Taryn Lamorie had an impressive day in the women's long jump as Brunet placed second overall with a jump of 5.79m, while Lamorie was right behind her at 5.76m.
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The men's 4x800m relay team of
Jonathan Rioux,
Noah Waldmann,
Andrew Taylor, and
Paul Popescu captured a silver medal in the race with a time of 7:44.47.
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UP NEXT
Day two of the competition kicks off on Saturday at 9:00am with the women's weight throw. Tickets can be purchased in advance at goLancers.ca/tickets or at the gate upon arrival.
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The meet will also be streamed live on oua.tv and locally on YourTV Cable 11.
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