"Jus Fly" Darlington breaks oldest-standing track record at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥
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OTTAWA - The oldest ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ record in the books finally fell in the first varsity track and field meet of the indoor season, Friday.
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Freshman Justin Darlington, a Toronto-born Montrealer, was one of three ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ athletes to win a gold medal and broke a 26-year-old mark in his first collegiate competition, at the Red, Garnet & Grey Tri-Meet in Ottawa.
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Darlington, a 21-year-old marketing major who is renowned for his spectacular basketball dunk shots on YouTube.com, won the men's high jump with a leap of 2.02 metres. That surpassed the previous ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ standard of 2.01m held since 1983 by Chris Allegro.
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Other ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ gold medals were captured by Melinda Rock of Baie Comeau, Que., and Hayley Warren of Orillia, Ont.
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Rock, a 22-year-old physical education junior, won the women's pole vault with a height of 3.01 metres.
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Warren, an 18-year-old kinesiology freshman, was first in the 60m hurdles, clocking in at 9.15 seconds.
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The second competition of the varsity season will be the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Open meet at the Tomlinson Fieldhouse, Dec. 5.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
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