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Cross Country
Mike Connolly(Men's BasketballCoach and Athlete Services Manager) presents Adrienne Killick with Keyano Huskies October Athlete of the Month
11/04/2011 - Profile on Adrienne Killick - Keyano College Huskies Athlete of the Month for October. Adrienne, in her first year of competitive running, improved her time at every ACAC meet. She was one of four athletes honoured for September and October. Other profiles will follow
AGE: 19
BIRTHDATE: March 24, 1992
HOMETOWN: Fort McMurray
HIGH SCHOOL: St. Paul's Academy (online)
NY NICKNAMES YOU MAY HAVE AND WHY? Everyone I've known for a long while calls me Adri.
REASON FOR CHOOSING KEYANO: I can live at home, it’s cheaper, a good stepping stone for when I go to University, and I wanted to stay in the Mac for another year!
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COUNTRY RUNNING?
Competitively, this is my first year. Besides that I've always entered races as cross-training for cross-country skiing. It has been super fun to get back into the competition. Cross-country running has been so good for me this year!
OTHER SPORTS PLAYED AND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
I competitively cross-country skied from a young age. My whole family has been really involved in the sport. One of my best results was 5th at Nationals in 2008.
I played for a high-school soccer team in Canmore which was a lot of fun!
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:
This summer I volunteered for KAOS radio station which was super fun. I have helped out with face painting, etc. for other random events.
LIST ANY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE PLAYED POST SECONDARY SPORTS OR HIGHER. NAME THEIR SPORT AND ACHIEVMENTS:
All my family! Anthony, my oldest brother has been cross-country skiing since a youngster, competing in the University Games in Istanbul Turkey
last year. His sprinting has been his strongpoint. Recently he has picked up mountain biking and has good results from that as well.
Graeme, second oldest is on the senior national team. He is constantly traveling the world for competitions and training camps. He has had many good results, winning several national races and good placing’s in international races.
Micah, my younger brother has also been passionate about cross country skier, raking in the good results and constantly training with solid dedication.
YOUR HOBBIES:
Traveling, cooking, music, soccer, taking pictures, making movies… a little bit of everything!
BELOW IS A SIMPLE ONE ANSWER FOR EACH. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE?
MOVIE: The Scarlet Pimpernel
TELEVISION SHOW: Anything on the Food Network or TLC
BOOK: Pride and Prejudice
SONG: Over the Rainbow or Don't Stop Believin'
FOOD: Indian butter chicken with naan bread
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ATHLETE: Becky Scott
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM: Oilers
Running in Cowtown
Saturday, 22 October 2011 08:02
Keyano College Huskies fielded two cross country runners at the recent Alberta colleges Athletic Conference Exhibition Grand Prix #4 in Calgary.
Adrienne Killick placed 28 in a field of 52 ACAC runners with a time of 23:36 for the five kilometer distance. Overall she placed 47th in the open field of 90 in the women’s division.
Teammate Natalie Tryon clocked a 26:36 for 47th among ACAC ranks and 76th overall.
On the Run Again
Monday, 19 September 2011 12:16
Keyano college Huskies fielded two cross country runners at the recent Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Exhibition Grand Prix #2 in Lloydminster.
Adrienne Killick placed 24 in a field of 38 ACAC runners with a time of 26:57 for the five kilometer distance.
Overall she placed 29th in the open field of 50 in the women’s division.
Teammate Natalie Tryon clocked a 30:49 for 33rd among ACAC ranks and 38th overall.
Winner of the event was Jennifer Norminton RRAC at 20:30 while the top collegiate runner was Alexandra Gordichuk of Edmonton’s Grand MacEwan University at 21:34.
Keyano Runners in Camrose
Monday, 18 October 2010 00:01
October 18, 2010- In Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference cross country running Keyano College Huskies Damarais Lichti placed 19th out of a field of 58 in Grand Prix #5 hosted by Augustana College Vikingsi n Camrose, Alberta yesterday.
Lichti clocked a 22:19 on the five kilometer course. The winning time for an ACAC competitor was 19:12 by Red Deer College’s Jodi Sanquin.
Huskies Ashlet Bernard finished 51st with a 27:16 performance.
Huskies Kevin Loo clocked a respectable 35:37 in men’s eight kilometer distance. The event was won by running machine Willy Kimsosp of Lethbridge Community College in 19:12.
Lichti once again on Pace
Monday, 04 October 2010 13:44
Keyano College Huskies women’s cross country running ace Damarais Lichti placed fifth at the recent Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Grand Prix #4 held in Edmonton and hosted by Grand MacEwan.
Lichti clocked an impressive time of 22:22 in the 5 kilometre run.
Teammates Shellan Peddle, 27:39 and Ashley Bernard, 27:04 placed 54th and 49th respectively. The winner was Shari Boyle in a time of 18:56
Huskies males Anthony Carter, Kevin Woo and Brian Kawiliza placed 43rd, 46th and 66th respectively with eight k times of 35:49; 35:57 and 39:21. Lethbridge College’s Kip Kangogo dominated the competition with an outstanding performance of 26:23.
Lichti With a Final Kick
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:52
September 27, 2010- Keyano College Huskies women’s cross country managed to crack the Top 4 at the recent Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Grand Prix #3 held in Red Deer with Damarais Lichti clocking a time of 23:59 in the 5 kilometer run.
Teammates Shellan Peddle, 28:31 and Ashley Bernard, 28:42 placed 42nd and 44th respectively in the 53 runner field. The winner was Jodi Sanquin of Red Deer College with a clocking of 21:00.
Held in conjunction with the George McFadzean Memorial Cross Country Races, the top Huskies male competitor was Kevin Woo placing 39th with a time of 40:40 in the eight k run. Anthony Carter was 42nd in the field of 52 with a time of 42:55. Lethbridge College’s Willy Kimosop continues of dominate the competition with an ourstanding performance of 28:32.
Never Assume the Impossible
Monday, 20 September 2010 17:26
By Curtis J. Phillips, ACAC Sports Writer, Keyano Sports Information Officer
09/19/2010….Fort McMurray- Growing up and living on a wine vineyard one would assume that you would have tasted or at least supped from the odd bottle of wine.
Growing up on a poultry farm one would assume that you would have had, at least once, tasted scrambled eggs for breakfast.
Well, assume as you may, but despite the fact that he grew up only 100 metres from the Atlantic ocean, Keyano College’s cross country team coach Deon Flynn had never learned to swim until three years ago. Now at age 37, he is a triathlete on the world stage.
Flynn, along with two other members of Fort McMurray’s Northern Lights Triathlong Club, returned recently from the 2010 ITU Sprint World Champtionship which was held in Budapest, Hungary.
Hungary is a long long away from his place of birth (Croque, Newfoundland) and instead of taking in the sights of one of the most beautiful cuties in the world with Andrassy Avenue, Buda Castle Quarter, Heroe’s Square and the amazing banks of the Danube…Flynn decided to torture his body by pushing it to its mental and physical limits by swimming 750 metres, cycling 20 kilometres and then running five kilometers in a little over one hour!
Flynn finished the event in a personal best time of 1:06:52 placing 18th in his age group (Male 35-39) and was also top Canadian in same age group.
“The whole event was a great experience,” said Flynn. “Joining the (Northern Lights Triathlon Club) helped me bridge the gap where you are a swimmer, a cyclist or a runner. I have a history of running so that took care of itself.”
Although it was only his fourth triathlon- all achieved within one year- it is truly amazing that he competed in the event at all.
“I was running the pool one day (about two and a half years ago) and I decided that maybe I should switch to triathlon because of the pounding my knees had been taking.
“I thought maybe that I should teach myself how to swim. So I spent hours and hours observing people swim and I learned to do it on my own.
“I could not swim a stroke before that. It was on my birthday (age 34) that I got into the pool and it took me four or five attempts to finish one length (25 metres) and I was exhausted.”
Growing up in the small fishing village of Croque, Newfoundland, maybe “60 or 70 people,” recalls Flynn; his house was probably less than 100 metres from the water’s edge.
“We were right on top of it but we were taught to stay out of the water,” replies Flynn to the simple truth.
Now 37 years later, Flynn placed “in the middle of the pack” of the swimming portion of the world championships with a respectable time of 12:39.