2022 Don Olson Classic

Athletes in the 10th annual Don Olson Classic hit the trails of Albion Hills Conservation Area on October 2nd.
 
The day featured perfect running weather, a beautiful course, some fast times & a full suite of new champions.
 
310 Running athletes swept the men’s overall category with Cameron Bennett taking the 5K title in 16:58. Liam Bauman took silver with a time of 17:07 & Thomas Nobrega rounded out the top 3 running 17:59 for the bronze.
 
In the women’s overall category, Madison McDermott was the gold medallist with a time of 19:19. Sister, Mikayla McDermott won the silver in 19:45 & Maya Markowska took the bronze in 19:55.
 
In the 50-59 category, we had two new course records with Zoe Webster lowering the women’s best mark to 23:01 & Peter Quevillon taking the men’s record down to 19:31.
 
William Scharf was the fastest male in the youth 2.5K race running 8:29, while the top female was Alexandra Mills with a time of 9:17.
 
For 2.5K results CLICK HERE. For 5K results CLICK HERE.
 
For downloadable pictures CLICK HERE.

Rodrigues Climbs Podium at OFSAA XC

 
On a snowy Saturday in Sudbury, Sierra Rodrigues added to her 2019 accomplishments by taking the silver medal in the Junior girls race at the OFSAA Cross Country Championships.
 
Sierra, the ROPSSAA champion from St. Michaels in Bolton, pushed to the front from the gun & stayed in contention throughout the cold & snowy 5.2K race.
 
Her silver medal performance was an upgrade from last years 5th place finish.
 
Rodrigues, one half of 310 Running’s Glimmer Twins, has quietly put together a breakout season & will add her newest OFSAA medal to the silver & bronze medals that she earned at the OFSAA Track & Field Championships in Guelph this past summer.
 
 
Sierra is now preparing for the Athletics Ontario Championships in King City, ON followed by Athletics Canada National Championships in Abbotsford, BC at the end of November.

Maurice Named 2019 AO Athlete of the Year


2019 has been an outstanding year for 310 Running’s Aysia Maurice.
 
Thanks to her dominance across a myriad of mid-distance events, Maurice was named an ‘All-Ontarian’ & selected as the U16 Female Athlete of the Year by Athletics Ontario at their awards gala in October.
 
Aysia’s indoor season began with a bronze medal in the Freshman mile at the New Balance National Indoor Championships in New York. After that, she won three gold medals at the Athletics Ontario Indoor Championships, while helping to break a 30 year old provincial record in the sprint medley relay.
 
Outdoors, Maurice earned a gold & silver medal at OFSAA, two golds at Legion Provincials & a spot on Team Ontario, three golds at Athletics Ontario Outdoor Championships & a gold & silver at Legion Nationals. Along the way, she set three new Provincial records.
 

In the U18 women’s age group, 15 year old Maurice finished the year ranked first in Canada in the 1500 steeplechase & second in the 2000 & indoor mile.
 
Provincially, Aysia landed first in Ontario in the U16 women’s 1500 steeplechase, mile, 2000, 3000, indoor 800, 1500, mile & second in the 800, 1200, 1500 & indoor 1200.

Maurice Wins First National Championship

 
310 Running’s Aysia Maurice capped off a spectacular 2019 outdoor track season with her first National title by winning the U16 girls 1500 steeplechase at the Legion National Championships in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
  
Aysia, competing for Team Ontario, broke her own Athletics Ontario U16 record with a winning time of 4:51.77.
 
One day earlier, Maurice took the silver medal in the U16 girls 2000 with a season best time of 6:29.31.