Victoria Track and Field

Victoria Track and Field

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2093 Renfrew Road
Victoria V8P 1S3
British Columbia
Canada
Tel 250-744-2982
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  • ABOUT THE CLUB
  • CONTACT US
  • EXECUTIVE
  • COACHES

 

ABOUT THE CLUB

Welcome to the website of the Victoria Track and Field Club. We are a non-profit competitive track and field club which has been in existence in Victoria for over 40 years. The club is involved in training athletes, coaches and officials in the Greater Victoria area.

Our club training sessions are held at the Oak Bay Secondary School track and field facility on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm with start and finish times varying throughout the year. Visitors and those interested in joining the club are welcome to come out and meet with us at the track but please check first to see that training is scheduled for the night you wish to attend.
         

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The Victoria Track and Field Club is a registered society and we rely on our parents and volunteers to assist in the organization of club events and training.

Our club has several main training groups:

  • Junior Development is general track and field training for athletes ages 9 to 14.
  • Our Middle Distance Group [Advanced Training Group] is for athletes 14 and up who combine training in middle distance and cross country in the fall and winter with track and field training in the spring and summer.
  • Pole Vault training goes on all year with indoor training at Oak Bay Secondary School in the fall and winter and outdoor training at Centennial Stadium at the University of Victoria in the spring and summer.
  • Racewalk training for our walkers is mainly during the spring and summer competition season. Our advanced racewalk athletes also move to cross country training for winter conditioning.
  • Cross Country training is in the wet season from early fall to late spring and is used for conditioning as well as cross country competitions for our athletes.

Our club is a member of the Vancouver Island Athletic Association [VIAA] which is an informal association of all the competitive track and field clubs located on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Powell River [Zone 6]. Members assist the other clubs in hosting and officiating at the two series hosted by the VIAA: the VIAA Track and Field Series ~ a series of 5 to 7 track meets held from April to June each year and the VIAA Cross Country Series ~ a series of 5 to 6 cross country races held in two parts, late fall and early spring.

 

CONTACT US

Victoria Track and Field Club
2093 Renfrew Road
Victoria, BC
V8P 1S3

Phone: 250-383-2268

General Inquiries:  trackvictoria@shaw.ca 

Junior Development Inquiries:  cheange@shaw.ca

 
CLUB EXECUTIVE MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS    
Chair Sean Steele ssteele@islandnet.com
Vice Chair Diana Hollefreund trackvictoria@shaw.ca
Registrar Evelyn Parent vtfc@shaw.ca
Secretary Ruth Economou reconomou@shaw.ca
Treasurer Dorothy Fielding dfielding@islandnet.com
Director ~ Team Manager Sara Henderson saraandjo@yahoo.com
Director ~ Fund Raising Eileen Carroll eileencarroll@telus.net
Director Che Davison cheange@shaw.ca
Director Trudy Brooks jim_zosiak@telus.net
Director Chris Norman  
     
VOLUNTEER POSITIONS    
Website Director Diana Hollefreund trackvictoria@shaw.ca
Dogwood Meet Director Sean Steele ssteele@islandnet.com
Dogwood Meet Manager Evelyn Parent vtfc@shaw.ca
Manager Arthur Taylor XC Race Eileen Carroll eileencarroll@telus.net
Officials Contact Diana Hollefreund trackvictoria@shaw.ca
Uniforms Trudy Brooks jim_zosiak@telus.net
General Information Che Davison cheange@shaw.ca
     
CLUB COACHES    
Pole Vault Gerard Dumas gddumas@shaw.ca
Middle& Long Distance Gord Bonwick gbonwick@shaw.ca
Sprints and Middle Distance Jonathan Henderson saraandjo@yahoo.com
Throws Graham Howard trackdad@shaw.ca
Jumps and Sprints Richard Inglis  
Hurdles Henry Saldyga  
Hurdles Alanna Horton  
JD Throws Allisyn Howard  
     

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GERARD DUMAS

Pole Vault Coach

Gerard Dumas is our original and longest-serving VTFC coach as he has been with the Club since its start in October 1966. Gerard was born and educated in France before coming to Canada where he served as a sprint and hurdle coach with Vic High and the YMCA before becoming Head Coach of UVIC for 10 years.  Gerard has been a full-time pole vault coach since 1975 coaching a number of Canadian champions and age-class Canadian record holders. His athletes have participated in the Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games and the Francophone Games. Gerard originally competed for France at international meets before his move to Canada where he still competes as a masters athlete. Raul Estrada, one of Gerard's vaulters, qualified for the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980 but did not attend as the Games were boycotted by many countries.

   

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GORD BONWICK

Advanced Group Middle Distance and Distance Coach

Gord is currently working on his Level 2 courses. He is now the Head Coach of our Advanced middle distance and cross country programs for our older athletes. Gord's speciality is the longer distance events. Gord is beginning his fifth year of coaching with VTFC.

 

   
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JONATHAN HENDERSON

JD Coordinator, Sprints and Middle Distance Coach

Jonathan is a fully-certified NCCP Level 2 coach who is working on Level 3 courses at the present time. Jonathan works with the sprinters and middle distance runners in the Junior Development program and has now coached for 5 years with Victoria Track and Field Club.

 

   
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GRAHAM HOWARD

Throws Coach

Graham has been coaching with Victoria Track and Field Club for five years and has Level 1 NCCP certification. Graham coaches our Junior Development throwers and has coached high jump in the past.

In addition to coaching with the Club, Graham is our amazing photographer and is credited with the majority of the photos on this website.

 

   
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RICHARD INGLIS

Advanced Group and JD Sprints and Jumps Coach

Richard is our flexible coach moving between jumps and sprints with both the Junior Development and Advanced programs. He has been coaching for about 5 years with the club. One day soon Richard will supply the webmaster with his coaching biography!

 

   

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HENRY SALDYGA

Hurdles Coach

This is Henry's first season with the club and we welcome him to our coaching team. Henry is working year round with our hurdlers. 

 

   

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ALANNA HORTON

JD Hurdles Coach

Alanna is another of our young athletes who is still competing with the club. She has just completed her first year working with the Junior Development hurdles program and has proved to be a dedicated young coach. Alanna will continue to coach in the JD program when she returns from the University of Toronto where she is currently enrolled in pre-med courses.

   

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ALLISYN HOWARD

JD Throws Coach

Allisyn is one of our club athletes who is turning to coaching along with her competitive career. Joining her father, Graham Howard, Allisyn will work with the Junior Development throwers this season. In addition, Allisyn who has just completed the first part of her coaching certification, will also work with her school track and field team.