Athletics had a great day on August 8th with a number of personal bests.
- Aidan had a pb in 400m and a Yukon record with a time of 52:53
- Levi had a pb in 7.26 kg Hammer and a Yukon youth record 29.39m
- Katie had a pb in senior weight Javelin and a Yukon record 27.98m
- Kestrel and Sophie had pb's in Javelin
- Brahm had a pb in the 1500m
- Justin and Jared had pb's 100m
- James and Levi had pb's in Discus
- Jack had a pb in 5000m with a time of 17:46
August 8th saw the team get out to show some spirit and cheer on the canoe/kayak team before getting in a practice to prepare for competition on
Monday. The evening was capped off with a game of ultimate frisbee against other gymnast contingents.
Basketball Women's
The women played two games today where they lost 103-13 to BC and 86-6 to Sask. This was the first chance for the girls to face national competition. The coaches were very proud of how hard the the girls competed during a challenging day. They have well earned day off on August 9th and will cheer on fellow Team Yukon athletes.
Canoe/Kayak
On August 8th the Canoe/Kayak team competed in the the k1 200m, 500m, and 1000m races. None of the athletes were able to make it into their respective finals but they gave it their all in the heats and were proud of their races. The team also enjoyed relaxing in the beautiful sunshine at Snye Park and some of the team even went to cheer on the Yukon basketball teams! August 9th Team Yukon will be competing in the K2 200m, 500m, and 1000m races at Snye Park. The 1000m heats start at 8:30am.
Cycling
August 8th focused on time-trials with the following results:
August 9th sees road racing with 80km women's and 100km men's following the same route trialed on the 8th.
- Sara Burke Forsyth 13/20 5:32 off 1st
- Shea Hoffman 21/22 3:59 off 1st
- Ian Hansen 21/22 5:12 off 1st
The team will be back on the track and in the field August 9th in the afternoon.
Judo
August 8th saw Jacob compete with a strong performance but did not place. August 9th will see Hannah King, Brandon Butler and Shayne Melanson hit the mat for individual competition. Events will begin at 1:00pm.
Tennis
On August 8th Team Yukon played some good matches today against Manitoba and then BC.
Ewan Halliday lost his first match 3-6, 0-6, and then his second, 3-6, 2-6.
Doubles team of Matthias Hoenisch/Alex Roberts lost 3-6, 2-6 and then 1-6, 1-6.
On August 9th Team Yukon faces Alberta in the morning and then has the afternoon off.
The Yukon team is on average 2 years younger than the other beach teams, hence our goals are slightly different than a lot of other teams. Yes, it would be great to win but they are also here to establish a platform from which future Beach Volleyball players can jump from. They are a trailblazing team of sorts. Ben and Max have great personalities for this and are representing the Yukon with good skill and a high level of class.
Volleyball - Beach
The first two games were on August 8th at Syne Park. It was fun, hot, and a lot of hard work. The Yukon team were the first team to kick off this event and the first match was against BC, one of the favourites to win gold. BC was able to take that game. The second game was a close game against Team NT and while the boys lost that one, they feel they can take one from NT in the upcoming rematch.
The Yukon team is on average 2 years younger than the other beach teams, hence our goals are slightly different than a lot of other teams. Yes, it would be great to win but they are also here to establish a platform from which future Beach Volleyball players can jump from. They are a trailblazing team of sorts. Ben and Max have great personalities for this and are representing the Yukon with good skill and a high level of class.
