Lethbridge – Having each won their first conference title two weeks ago, freshmen Kayla Gallagher and Peter Millman will be the only two Pronghorns to represent the university at the CIS Championships this week, hosted by the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
 
Gallagher, a double medalist at the Canada West championships, will be the first to compete. She will participate in the meets opening event, the weight throw Thursday afternoon. She will also compete in the shot put Friday afternoon.
 
Gallagher claimed the Canada West gold medal in the weight throw and her 16.85 metre toss was the furthest throw in CIS history by a first-year athlete.
 
Millman was also a double medalist at the Canada West championships. He will compete in the weight throw on Friday and the shot put on Saturday. Millman enters the CIS Championship undefeated in the weight throw; winning his first conference championship with a throw of 16.88 metres.
 
He missed winning the shot put event by 21 centimeters, earning the silver medal with a distance of 14.82 metres. Millman was also named the Canada West rookie of the year.
 
Selected events will be webcast live daily at www.CIS-SIC.tv.
 
Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield/index
Complete national rankings (individual and team): http://sportingcanada.com/tf/
 
NOTES: The list of CIS season awards (female & male) which will be handed out at Thursday’s luncheon includes: athletes of the year in track events and field events, rookies of the year, student-athlete community service awards... More individual honours will come on Saturday following the championships, including female and male meet MVPs, as well as coaches of the year in women’s and men’s competition... The coaches of the year receive the Sue Wise Award (women) and Bob Boucher Award (men), while the male championship MVP merits the George Gemer Award...
 
CIS TEAM CHAMPIONS (last 10 years)
 
Women
2011-12 Windsor
2010-11 Windsor
2009-10 Windsor
2008-09 Windsor
2007-08 Guelph
2006-07 Calgary
2005-06 Windsor
2004-05 Saskatchewan
2003-04 Saskatchewan
2002-03 Saskatchewan
Complete list: PAST CIS CHAMPIONS
 
Men
2011-12 Western
2010-11 Windsor
2009-10 Guelph
2008-09 Windsor
2007-08 Guelph
2006-07 Sherbrooke
2005-06 Windsor
2004-05 Saskatchewan
2003-04 Windsor
2002-03 Windsor
Complete list: PAST CIS CHAMPIONS
 
2013 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (selected events webcast daily at www.CIS-SIC.tv)
 
Thursday, March 7
 
14:30   Weight Throw (W) Final
15:00   60m Hurdles (W) Pentathlon
15:15   60m Hurdles (M) Pentathlon
15:45   High Jump (W) Pentathlon
16:00   Long Jump (M) Pentathlon
17:15   Shot Put (M) Pentathlon
18:00   60m (W) Heats
18:10   60m (M) Heats
18:15   Shot Put (W) Pentathlon
18:30   High Jump (M) Pentathlon
19:00   60m (W) Final
19:10   60m (M) Final
19:30   Long Jump (W) Pentathlon
19:30   600m (W) Heats
19:45   600m (M) Heats
20:00   4x200m Relay (W) Heats
20:20   4x200m Relay (M) Heats
20:45   1000m (M) Pentathlon
21:00   800m (W) Pentathlon
 
Friday, March 8
 
16:30   Weight Throw (M) Final
16:30   60m Hurdles (W) Heats
16:45   60m Hurdles (M) Heats
17:00   Long Jump (M) Final
17:00   Pole Vault (W) Final
17:00   1000m (W) Final
17:10   1000m (M) Final
17:30   60m Hurdles (M) Final
17:40   60m Hurdles (W) Final
17:50   300m (W) Heats
18:05   300m (M) Heats
18:30   3000m (W) Final
18:50   3000m (M) Final
19:00   High Jump (M) Final
19:00   Long Jump (W) Final
19:00   Shot Put (W) Final
19:40   300m (W) Final
19:50   300m (M) Final
20:00   4x800m Relay (W) Final
20:15   4x800m Relay (M) Final
 
Saturday, March 9
 
12:30   Triple Jump (W) Final
12:30   Pole Vault (M) Final
13:15   600m (W) Final
13:30   600m (M) Final
14:15   4x200m Relay (W) Final
14:25   4x200m Relay (M) Final
14:30   High Jump (W) Final
14:45   Triple Jump (M) Final
14:45   Shot Put (M) Final
14:45   1500m (W) Final
15:00   1500m (M) Final
16:00   4x400m Relay (W) Final
16:15   4x400m Relay (M) Final
 
About Canadian Interuniversity Sport
 
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. Every year, 11,000 student-athletes and 700 coaches from 54 universities and four regional associations vie for 21 national championships in 12 different sports. CIS also provides high performance international opportunities for Canadian student-athletes at Winter and Summer Universiades, as well as numerous world university championships. For further information, visit www.cis-sic.ca or follow us on:
 
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Canadian Interuniversity Sport
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Cell: (613) 447-6334
belanger@universitysport.ca
www.cis-sic.ca
 
Matt Gutsch
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University of Alberta
Off: (780) 492-7214
Cell: (780) 914-7096
mgutsch@ualberta.ca