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T&F W 4x800m U SPORTS Podium 2026
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XC & Track Chase Carter

Silver medal performance highlights U SPORTS Championship

Winnipeg, MB – The University of Victoria's track and field team won a silver medal at the U SPORTS Championships hosted by the University of Manitoba.
 
Women's 4x800m Relay Team secured U SPORTS hardware
  • The team of Rory O'Brien, Stella McLeod, Erin Owens, and Marisha Thompson captured the silver medal as their stellar performance in the 4x800m ranked second in the nation. A strong race had these Vikes finish with a time of 8:48.91, the best race by the entire team all weekend.
 
This concludes the track and field season. The next stop for the Vikes will be the 2026 FISU World Cross Country Championship as Madelyn Eybergen, Marisha Thompson, Jaxon Kuchar, and Vikes assistant coach Kala Stone will head to Cassino, Italy, to compete March 14-15.
 
RESULTS
Women's 3000m
9. Colette Reimer – 10:09.02
10. Christina Peet-Williams – 10:14.54
11. Ella Lane – 10:15.50
 
Women's 4x800m
2. Rory O'Brien, Stella McLeod, Erin Owens, Marisha Thompson – 8:48.91
 
Men's 4x800m
7. Dylan Naresh, Jack Boden, David Waller, Nolan Galloway – 7:39.55
 
Women's 1500m
9. Marisha Thompson – 4:32.43
 
Men's 1500m
14. David Waller – 4:00.47
 
Men's Pole Vault
6. Isaac Clements – 4.70m
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jack Boden

Jack Boden

5' 8"
Fourth
Prairie Inn Harriers (Oak Bay High School)
Nolan Galloway

Nolan Galloway

6' 1"
Second
Nanaimo Track & Field Club (Dover Bay Secondary)
Stella McLeod

Stella McLeod

5' 6"
First
Excel Athletika (Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic)
Erin Owens

Erin Owens

5' 4"
Fifth
Winnipeg Optimist Athletics (Portage Collegiate Institute)
Christina Peet-Williams

Christina Peet-Williams

5' 9"
Third
Chilliwack Track & Field Club (Chilliwack Secondary)
Marisha Thompson

Marisha Thompson

5' 8"
Second
University of Toledo (Norwood District Secondary)
David Waller

David Waller

6' 0"
Fifth
Halifast: Athletics Nova Scotia (Halifax Grammar School)
Madelyn Eybergen

Madelyn Eybergen

Third
Border City Athletics Club
Jaxon Kuchar

Jaxon Kuchar

Third
Victoria Endurance
Ella Lane

Ella Lane

Fourth
Queen's University

Players Mentioned

Jack Boden

Jack Boden

5' 8"
Fourth
Prairie Inn Harriers (Oak Bay High School)
Nolan Galloway

Nolan Galloway

6' 1"
Second
Nanaimo Track & Field Club (Dover Bay Secondary)
Stella McLeod

Stella McLeod

5' 6"
First
Excel Athletika (Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic)
Erin Owens

Erin Owens

5' 4"
Fifth
Winnipeg Optimist Athletics (Portage Collegiate Institute)
Christina Peet-Williams

Christina Peet-Williams

5' 9"
Third
Chilliwack Track & Field Club (Chilliwack Secondary)
Marisha Thompson

Marisha Thompson

5' 8"
Second
University of Toledo (Norwood District Secondary)
David Waller

David Waller

6' 0"
Fifth
Halifast: Athletics Nova Scotia (Halifax Grammar School)
Madelyn Eybergen

Madelyn Eybergen

Third
Border City Athletics Club
Jaxon Kuchar

Jaxon Kuchar

Third
Victoria Endurance
Ella Lane

Ella Lane

Fourth
Queen's University