VANCOUVER THUNDERBIRDS

Club Calendar

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Vancouver West (UBC-based) groups:

WJD = West Junior Development

  • Ages 9-13

  • Head Coach: Graeme Fell (Graeme@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Event focus:

    • September - October: Cross Country running

    • November - July: All Track & Field events

WIE = West Intermediate Endurance

  • Ages 14-18

  • Head Coach: Cindy Crowther (Cindy@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Event focus:

    • September - November: Cross Country running

    • December - July: Endurance Track events (800m, 1500m, 3000m, Steeplechase)

WPE = West Post-Secondary Endurance

  • Ages: 18 and up (including UBC Junior Varsity)

  • Head Coach: Leslie Sexton (Leslie.Sexton@Gmail.com)

  • Event focus

    • September - November: Cross Country running

    • January - July: Endurance Track events (800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, Steeplechase)

    • Year Round: Road Running events (5km, 10km, Half Marathon, Marathon)

WDV = West Development

  • Ages: 14-16

  • Head Coach: Graeme Fell (Graeme@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Event focus: Sprinting, Jumping, Throwing, Multi-Events

WPS = West Power Speed

  • Ages: 16-18 (upon promotion from the West Development Group

  • Event Focus & Respective Coach:

    • Sprints 7 Hurdles: Corri Thompson (corri.thompson@icloud.com)

    • Horizontal Jumps (Long & Triple): Byron Jack (udonojack@hotmail.com)

    • High Jump: Larry Blaschuk (Larry.Blaschuk@ltsa.ca)

WPV = West Pole Vault

  • Ages: 14-18

  • Head Coaches::

    • Gordan Poljak (gordon.poljak@thunderbirdstrack.org)

    • Bill FIsher (w.d.fisher-arch@telus.net)

  • Event Focus: Pole Vault

WCT = West Circle Throws

  • Ages: 14+

  • Event Focus: Shot Put, Discus, Hammer

WJT = West Javelin Throws

  • Ages: 14+

  • Head Coaches

    • Liz Gleadle

    • Hailey Kjaer

  • Event Focus: Javelin

Vancouver East (Swangard-based) groups:

EJD = East

  • Ages: 9-13

  • Head Coaches: Ben Misraghi (Ben@Thunderbirdstrack.org) & Kenny Ho (Kenny@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Event Focus

    • September - November: Cross Country running

    • November - July: All track & field events

East High School

  • Ages 14-18

  • Head Coaches: Ben Misraghi (Ben@Thunderbirdstrack.org) & Kenny Ho (Kenny@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Events Offered: Jumps, Sprints, Hurdles, Middle-Distance

Surrey (North Surrey Secondary-based) groups:

SJD = Surrey Junior Development

  • Ages: 9-13

  • Head Coach: Iuliana Kroeger (Iuliana@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Event Focus: All Track & Field Events

    • September & October include some Cross Country running

SPS = Surrey Power Speed

  • Ages: 14+

  • Head Coach: Iuliana Kroeger (Iuliana@ThunderbirdsTrack.org)

  • Event Focus: Sprinting, Hurdles, Jumps, Multi-Events

SIE = Surrey Intermediate Endurance

  • Ages 14+

  • Head Coach: Ron Loewen (RonnyLoewen@hotmail.com)

  • Event Focus:

    • September - November: Cross Country running

    • December - July: Endurance Track events (800m, 1500m, 3000m, Steeplechase)