On Thursday night time in her house province of B.C., Regan Yee ran to a three-second private finest within the ladies’s 3,000m steeplechase on the Canadian Monitor and Discipline Championships, successful her second nationwide championship within the final three years.
Yee ran her quickest time of the season on the largest stage, successful the three,000m steeplechase in 9:24.82. With lower than two laps to go, Yee took the lead over reigning champion Ceili McCabe and Grace Fetherstonhaugh and managed to carry on to win in a brand new championship report time. Yee’s successful time is just two seconds off Genevieve Lalonde’s Canadian report of 9:22.40 from the Tokyo Olympics.
Ending second behind Yee was McCabe, who additionally ran a three-second private finest, in 9:25.98. Rounding out the rostrum was Fetherstonhaugh, taking bronze in a career-best time of 9:31.27.
This was not the primary time Yee has had an enormous run on the Canadian championships. In 2021, she gained the Canadian ladies’s steeplechase in a brand new private finest (and Canadian report on the time) of 9:27.54, hitting a last-minute Olympic commonplace for Tokyo 2020. Her run this yr is one second outdoors of the world championship commonplace of 9:23, however her win at nationals ought to earn her a spot on Workforce Canada for worlds subsequent month.
Ben Flanagan seals the deal
Flanagan wanted a win at nationals to solidify a place within the 5,000m on the 2023 World Athletics Championships, and he did simply that. Within the remaining 800m, the 28-year-old put forth a outstanding effort, working two sub-60-second laps to interrupt away from a big pack of eight opponents. He crossed the end line in 13:39.36, claiming the highest spot and successful his first Canadian 5,000m title. Flanagan’s pleasure was evident as he pumped his fist within the air through the remaining 50 metres, celebrating his achievement.
Though Flanagan’s season’s better of 13:11 is a couple of seconds in need of the world commonplace of 13:07, his spectacular high 30 World Athletics rating mixed together with his nationwide championship win is about to safe him a spot on Workforce Canada for the world championships.
The race turned out to be extra intently contested than Flanagan might have anticipated, with 2022 U Sports activities XC champion Mitch Ubene retaining tempo with him till the ultimate 200m. In the end, Ubene earned silver, with a time of 13:43.41, whereas Quebec’s Thomas Fafard secured the bronze in 13:45.49.
Briana Scott wins on house soil
Vancouver’s personal Briana Scott delivered a outstanding efficiency on her house turf, stunning the sphere to safe her first Canadian title within the ladies’s 5,000m. In an exciting remaining 200m, Scott made a decisive transfer, overtaking 2020 Olympian Julie-Anne Staehli on the skin and sprinting throughout the end line in a formidable time of 15:46.72 to assert victory. Staehli adopted intently behind, ending second with a time of 15:47.62, whereas Leslie Sexton took the bronze in 15:50.08.
NATIONAL CHAMPION!
Vancouver’s Briana Scott throws down an unimaginable final lap to win her first Canadian 5,000m title in 15:46.72🥇
Scott has had an unimaginable 2023 marketing campaign almost reducing her private finest by 30 seconds 🤯
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— Canadian Operating (@CanadianRunning) July 28, 2023
With their spectacular runs, each Scott and Staehli are prone to earn choice to symbolize Workforce Canada on the 2023 World Athletics Championships within the 5,000m. For Scott, this could mark her first look on the Canadian nationwide crew.
For full outcomes from Thursday night on the 2023 Canadian Monitor and Discipline Championships, verify right here.
