*Some results compiled by Douglas Clement

Seven-time Canadian record holder, Gabriela Debues-Stafford, made her second comeback attempt from injury in a year. On Saturday, she took in her first race of the season at the Sound Running Festival in Los Angeles at Hilmer Lodge Stadium. DeBues-Stafford clocked a rust-busting 1500-metre performance of 4:06.71.

Debues-Stafford finished second to American Sage Hurta-Klecker in one of three 1500m sections, it was the fastest heat and the two went 1-2 all toll. Susan Ejore finished third in 4:07.10.

DeBues-Stafford, the 27-year-old Victoria, BC resident, owns a best of 3:56.12, which she set at the 2019 World Athletics Championships when she finished in sixth position. It is the national record. She also holds national records in the outdoor mile, 5000m as well as the indoor 1500m, mile, 3000m and 5000m.

RESULTS

In other news, Vancouver area athlete Justin Kent clocked a new personal best in the marathon going 2:13:07 in Prague. His previous best was from Ottawa last year where he ran a 2:13:34.

Ben Flanagan ran a new 5000m best at the Sound Running meet clocking a 13:13.97, inching gradually closer to the sub-13 benchmark like compatriots Mo Ahmed and Justyn Knight, the two fastest in North America.

At least three Canadian women set new personal bests in the 5000m event including Glynis Sim going 15:35.82, Erin Teschuck 15:37.43 and Leslie Sexton with a 15:38.27 performance, which is good going for a marathon runner.

Vancouver’s Dayna Pidhoresky won the BMO Vancouver Marathon on Sunday. She clocked a 2:34:27 on a temperate and Sunday day — it was a little redemption to be sure, from the debacle she experienced at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (2021). The performance comes one week after winning the TC10K in Victoria, BC.

Canadian performances May 5-7

Canadian results for made on this week of May 5-7, 2023

100m Men

Jerome BLAKE’95 10.11 (1.0)
Ibrahim AYORINDE 10.48 (1.5)
Jesaiah PENSON-McCOY’01 10.82 (1.7)
Ryan LOFSTROM’07 10.87 (1.3)
Kaito SUZUKI 10.91 (-0.6)
Jonelle HALOG’95 11.02 (0.9)
Ben TJERNAGEL’99 11.23 (0.6)
Kenny BLACKMAN JR 11.25 (0.9)

200m Men

Aaron BROWN’92 20.20 (0.3)
Andre DEGRASSE’94 20.38 (0.3)
IbrahIm AYORINDE 20.72 (1.3)
Jeremiah LAUZON 20.86 (0.9)
Jalon WHITE’00 21.62 (1.6)
Jesaiah PENSON- McCOY’01 21.74 (1.1)
Bertwin BEN-SMITH’97 22.05 (0.6)
Kaito SUZUKI 22.34 (0.9)
Ryan LOFSTROM’07 22.38 (0.6)
ABdullahi HASSAN’02 22.53 (-2.1)
Ben TJERNAGEL’99 22.54 (1.3)
Kenny BLACKMAN JR 22.65 (1.3)
Michael PINNOCK 22.71 (1.3)
Jonelle HALOG’95 22.84 (0.1)

400m Men

Abdullahi HASSAN’02 47.96
Jalon WHITE’00 48.15
Bertwin BEN-SMITH’97 49.32

800m Men

Riley FLEMINGTON’04 1:49.19
Matti ERICKSON 1:49.72
Quinton FAST’01 1:51.25
Jordan Schmidt 1:51.65
Aiden Good 1:51.69
Andrew THOMSON 1:52.11
Devon MEADOWS 1:52.71
Paul FISHER 1:53.43
Anton KUPERS’01 1:53.88
David WALLER 1:54.05
Benjamin SESHARDI 1:54.98
Mark MOLINA’06 1:55.52
Adam CRESPI 1:56.48
Ryan GOUDRON 1:57.79

1500m Men

Robert HEPPENSTALL’97 3:36.97
Kieran LUMB’98 3:38.08
Charlie DANNATT’99 3:41.38
Mathew BEAUDET’00 3:43.49
Simon BERUBE’97 3:46.93
Spencer HARDY 3:48.95
Liam KRAMER’01 3:50.21
Andrew THOMSON 3:50.99
Riley MILLER’00 3:51.38
Anton KUIPERS’01 3:52.39
Benjamin SESHADRI. 3:53.17
David WALLER 3:54.21
Gabe VAN HEZEWIJK 3:57.01
Luke SANDMAIER 4:00.72
Mathew THIBODEAU’99 4:03.03

5000m Men

Ben FLANAGAN’95 13:13.97
Charles PHILIBERT-THIBOUTOT’90 13:15.74
Thomas FAFARD’98 13:37.67
Nick BANNON 13:53.89
Cole DINSDALE’98 13:59.65
John PERRIER’00 14:02.26
Sebastian BRINKMAN 14:28.75
Jason KUCHAR 14:30.00
Jaiveer TIWANA’02 14:37.93
Gabe VAN HEZEWIJK 14:45.83
Connor BLOCK 15:04.03

Marathon Men

Justin KENT 2:13:07

3000m Steeplechase Men

Jean-Simon DESGAGNES’98 8:20.68
Jordan McINTOSH 8:43.10
Aiden MILLER’00 9:13.97
Tyler DOZZI’99 9:19.46
Owen HARRIS 9:32.64
Francois RICHARD’03 9:37.12

Pole Vault Men

Jaime MARTIN 4.56m
Bennett WOODS 4.45m
Liam MILLER 4.35m
Gurnnet SINGH 4.25m
Harrison BOOTH 3.95 pb
Mason HARRIS 3.60m
Tyler GILCHRIST 3.35m pb

Long Jump Men

Jason Soriano 6.57m (0.1)

Triple Jump Men

James CRAWFORD’04 13.95m

Discus Men

William KIZZELL 45.75M

Hammer Men

Ethan KATZBERG’02 78.41m
Rowan HAMILTON’00 74.00m
Terrell WEBB 63.93m
Andreas TROSCHKE’99 61.68m
Matthew ULIANA’04 60.59m
Tom NEDOW’98 56.34m

100m Women

Marie-Eloise LECLAIR 11.57 (1.2)
Emma CANNAN 12.09 (1.2)
Jaeland CUMMINGS’04 12.20 (1.2)
Caitlin PEAVER’07 12.57 (0.6)
Alina OLSON 12.65 (0.3)
Bethany WALTON-KNIGHT 12.71(1.3)

200m Women

Grace KONRAD 23.48 (0.1)
Marie-Eloise LECLAIR 23.54 (0.1)
Kendra FARMER’99 24.56 (1.6)
Raquel TERNAGEL’97 24.63 (-1.0)
Emma CANNAN 24.83 (1.4)
Victoria McINTYRE’95 24.91 (0.0)
Jaeland CUMMINGS’04 25.48 (1.6)
Breanne GEARY 25.67 (0.8)
Caitlin PEAVER’07 25.94 (2.0)
Bethany WALTON-KNIGHT 26.15(1.8)

400m Women

Grace KONRAD 53.11
Kendra FARMER’99 55.09
Raya MATONOVICH’07 59.03
Hilary OJO’04 60.36

800m Women

Casandra WILLIAMSON’02 2:06.2
Addy TOWNSEND’97 2:06.93
Ceili McCABE’01 2:08.19
Megan WAGENAAR’92 2:08.92
Megan ROXBY 2:09.59
Delaney CHAN’02 2:13.07
Raya MATONOVICH’07 2:15.78
Emily CHILTON 2:16.81
Monica ARCADI’04 2:20.14
Feron WALLACE 2:20.73
Kallalei RYDEN 2:21.68

1500m Women

Gabriela DEBUES-STAFFORD’95 4:06.71
Regan YEE’95 4:09.78
Florence CARON’00 4:20.00
Holly McGILLVRAY 4:21.15
Mikayla TINKHAM’98 4:21.39
Rachel MORTIMER 4:22.22
Delaney CHAN’02 4:34.93
Amelia PFOHL’03 4:35.45
Mackenzie CAMPBELL’02 4:35.51
Makenna PITTMAN 4:38.35
Elissa FRIELINK 4:39.22
Kate CAMERON 4:41.27
Erin OWENS’02 4:42.00
Elysse FLEMING’03 4:45.44

5000m Women

Julie-Anne STAEHLI’93 15:25.20
Glynis SIM’98 15:35.82 PB
Erin TESCHUK’94 15:37.43 PB
Leslie SEXTON’87 15:38.27 PB
Brianna SCOTT 15:40.58
Jessy LACOURSE’97 15:42.21
Katelyn AYERS’95 15:50.71
Kiana GIBSON’99 16:13.70
Marley BECKETT 16:35.70
Ally GINTHER’95 16:38.65
Jenna MELANSON 16:45.40
Jamie HENNESSEY’99 17:15.30
Zoe DOORENSPLEET 17:24.01
Sara-Pier PAQUET’00 17:43.06

10,000m Women

Rebecca DEKAY 37:31.24

100m Hurdles Women

Diann VOLOSHIN 14.72 (-2.0)
Hanna SCHROEDER’02 14.97 (0.0)

400m Hurdles Women

Alexandra TELFORD’96 1:03.26
Erika BINDER 1:02.54

3000m Steeplechase Women

Robin BRESOLIN’03 11:46.42

Pole Vault

Anicka NEWELL’93 4.46m
Alysha NEWMAN’94 4.45m
Robin BONE’94 4:06m
Jenn ELIZAROV 3.85m
Sonya URBANOWICZ 3.75m
Lynton LAM 3.75m
Sage Stoyka KAY 3.65m

High Jump Women

Payton HEER’08 1.65m
Tayah DESOUSA’03 1.58m
Sydney Kania 1.55m

Long Jump Women

Aasha MARLER-GOODWILER 5.98m (0.2)
Leah JONES’99 5.74m 9).1)
Rasheeda GURLEY’99 5.68 (0.7)
Sheleena WILEY’02 5.60m (0.2)
Breanne GEARY 5.33m (0.1)
Olivia HENRY’99 5.12m (1.9)
Sierra SWEENEY’02 5.05m (1.0)

Triple Jump Women

Olivia WINDELL 10.84m

Shot Put Women

Grace TENNANT’99 16.84m PB
Liv SANDS’03 13.58m

Discus Women

Grace TENNANT’99 51.61m
Trinity TUTTI’00 51.18m
Liv SANDS’03 42.98m

Javelin Women

Hailey KJAER 48.39m
Jenna FLEMING’01 44.38m

Hammer Women

Michelle DADSON’02 53.25m
Lauren FRIESEN’04 51.27m
Bella HALL 50.54m

Heptathlon Women

Tayah DESOSA’03 4716 points

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