Season Culminates with Strong Performances
What was first planned as an in-house affair quickly expanded due to popular demand, attracting throwers from across the province — including athletes from as far as Prince George, Quesnel, and Vancouver Island.
Competitors from U18 on Sept. 21
The competitive season for Club Ultra Throw concluded with its Annual Championships Meet held September 20–21 at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley. What was first planned as an in-house affair quickly expanded due to popular demand, attracting throwers from across the province — including athletes from as far as Prince George, Quesnel, and Vancouver Island.
In addition to Ultra Throw members, the competition featured athletes from Ocean Athletics, Greyhounds Track & Field Club, Valley Royal Athletics Club, Victoria Track & Field Club, Thunderbirds Athletics Club, and Cowichan Athletics Club. In total, more than 49 athletes registered across both the Under-20, Seniors and Masters divisions, competing in the full slate of throwing events: Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hammer, Weight Throw, Super Weight Throw, Throws Pentathlon, and Throws Triathlon.
Highlights from the Youth Division
Shot Put: 12-year-old Udayvir Singh Deol (Valley Royal) impressed with a throw of 9.61m, while Ethan Lau (Ultra Throw) reached 12.68m and Karman Bains (Valley Royal) managed 10.46m. In the girls’ section, German Sandhu and Gurpartap Sandhu (both Valley Royals) stood out with strong performances.
Discus: Alexander Cheung (Victoria T&F) led the way with 46.99m, followed by Karanvir Deol (Valley Royal) at 30.25m.
Javelin: Sturrock Dheilly (Kajaks) recorded 44.93m, edging out Colin Kalheim (Thunderbirds) at 43.18m. On the girls’ side, McKinley Wasyliw (Thunderbirds) threw 28.84m.
Hammer: Ultra Throw’s own Megan Toelis delivered the standout throw of 44.42m, with Madeleine De Steur reaching 29.95m.
Masters and seniors (Flight 1)
Masters Division Performances
The Masters field saw remarkable depth and record-setting performances:
Christine Dalgleish and Joan Harris (Prince George) excelled across all six standard throws, as well as the Pentathlon and Triathlon.
Devyn Erickson (Cowichan) set a BC Record in the Weight Throw at 9.40m.
Reider Zapf-Gilje (Greyhounds, M70–74) and Marcel Kosierb also turned in standout performances, with Kosierb reaching 36.28m in the Discus.
Robbin Whachell of ultra Throw at the Shot Put circle
Ultra Throw Club Results
Ultra Throw athletes closed the season on a high note with multiple podium finishes:
Ken Townsend: 🥇 Gold – Hammer, Discus, Throws Pentathlon; 🥈 Silver – Shot Put, Weight Throw.
Jim Dyer: 🥇 Gold – Weight Throw, Super Weight Throw.
David Ulis: 🥇 Gold – Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Throws Pentathlon, Throws Triathlon; 🥈 Silver– Hammer, Weight Throw.
Saroop Tatla: 🥇 Gold – Hammer, Weight Throw; 🥈 Silver – Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, Throws Pentathlon, Throws Triathlon.
Andrew Arthur: 🥇 Gold – Weight Throw, Super Weight Throw, Throws Pentathlon; 🥈 Silver – Shot Put, Discus, Hammer, Javelin. He also set a new BC Super Weight Throw Record with 7.59m.
Robbin Whachell: 🥈 Silver – Discus, Javelin, Throws Pentathlon, Throws Triathlon. 🥉 Bronze – Hammer, Shot Put, Weight Throw; Robbin was third in the overall Triathlon results.
Ultra Throw founder, Coach Dave McDonald with Oceans Athletics Athletes on Sept. 21.
Closing the Season
The Ultra Throw Championships not only celebrated the best of the club’s athletes but also strengthened ties with the wider throwing community in B.C.
With record-breaking performances, strong youth participation, and steady progress from club members, the meet was a fitting finale to a successful season.
Results of Ultra Throw Club Championships 2024
BC Athletics officials measuring the weight throw at mcLeod athletic park
This year’s meet was held on September 15 at the McLeod Athletic Park in Langley and was a composite of youth, senior and masters athletes from our Club.
Weather conditions were ideal. There were three events that were contested by most of the participants which included the Throws Pentathlon, Throws Triathlon, and Super Weight Throw.
Ultra throw athletes pose for a group photo after the Discus portion of the meet
Shawn stevens and the super weight
Congratulations to Shawn Stevens who broke a BC record in the super weight throw.
We are grateful to the B.C. Athletics officials.
The meet was followed by our annual general meeting.
With each passing year, our Club goes from strength to strength. We will chalk out our off-season practice to keep various competitions coming up during 2025 in view so that we take off from where we have left now.
Thank you to the BCA officials and volunteers who supported our event.
Results of Ultra Masters Throws (& Club) Championships
13 competitors with officials from BC Athletics pose for a group shot on Sept. 24
Since Ultra Throw Club was registered in 2015, its members have been testing their might when we close out each season with our Club Championships.
This year’s meet was held on September 24 at the McLeod Athletic Park, Langley. Although it was a Club Championship, a limited number of other athletes were also permitted to participate. Three participants had come from far-flung areas. George Mathews came from Seattle, Jim Dyer from Quesnel and Andrew Arthur from Calgary. This speaks volumes for the popularity and good standing of the Club.
The 13 participants put up their best performances. Weather conditions were commensurate with record performances. There were three events that were contested by most of the participants which included the Throws Pentathlon, Throws Triathlon, and Super Weight Throw. The participants achieved the following results in their respective events.
Pentathlon or Triathlon:
Andrew Arthur Gold (pentathlon), Gold (super weight)
Alan Coles Gold (triathlon)
Jim Dyer Gold (pentathlon), Silver (super weight)
Paramjit Gill Silver (pent.), Silver (super weight)
Shawn Steves Gold (pentathlon), Gold (super weight)
Saroop Tatla Gold (pentathlon), Gold (super weight)
Harnek Toor Gold (pentathlon), Gold (super weight)
Ken Townsend Bronze (pentathlon), Silver (super weight)
David Ulis Silver (pentathlon)
Robbin Whachell Gold (pentathlon)
Individual throws results:
George Mathews Gold (hammer), Gold (super weight)
Francis Steinfeld Gold (hammer), Gold (discus), Gold (shot put)
Megan Teolis Gold (hammer)
We are grateful to the B.C. Athletics officials, led by John and Carol Cull.
With each passing year, our Club goes from strength to strength. We will chalk out our off-season practice to keep various competitions coming up during 2024 in view so that we take off from where we have left now.
2022 Ultra Throw Club Championships Results
Ultra Throw athletes at the Club Championships held on Sept. 25 at McLeod Athletic Park, Langley.
The onset of the fall season is the signal to draw curtains for the track and field events for the competitive season of the year. As such, the annual Throws Championship of Ultra Throw Club was held on Sept. 25, 2022 at the McLeod Athletic Park grounds under the able supervision of the B.C. Athletics officials.
The Meet was open only for the members of the Ultra Throw Club featuring six throwing events, a Throws Pentathlon and the Throws Triathlon. A total of thirteen members had registered for the Meet, however, one has to pull out due to a pressing emergency. The events were fiercely contested by four ladies and eight gents in various age groups. There was great enthusiasm to rewrite the old B.C./ Canadian records and in the process some of them were able to do so.
The charge was led by Frances Steinfeld in the age category of 80–84 years competing in four events including Super Weight and she did the field proud with her presence.
Gabriella Moro broke two BC Records for W75 in discus and shot put.
Next was Gabriella Moro (W75), who took part in three events, excelling in all three with a highlight of breaking BC records in Shot Put with a throw of 8.90 M and in Discus Throw with a distance of 23.74 M. She did the Club proud with her sterling performance.
Robbin Whachell took part in four events and put in a personal best in all four. She tried her hand in Throws Triathlon with great success. She is translating her electronics knowledge into throwing prowess quite effectively. Hopefully, many surprises will be in the offing in the coming season.
Aimee Mergaert, our new member tried her powerlifting prowess in all the eight events and surprised everyone with her uptake and produced very encouraging results. She is a great masters athlete thrower in the making.
Dan Parsons was awarded the Challenge Trophy and Ultra Cup for top scores at the Ultra Throw Club Championships on Sept. 25.
In the gent’s category, the limelight was hogged by Dan Parsons, a prodigal new member of the Club, coming all the way from Edmonton to enthrall us. He repeated his thumping performance of CMA, Regina, where he had taken part in the Throws Pentathlon in the age category 50–54 years and had garnered 3730 points. Meanwhile jumping to the next age group now to 55–59 years, he had taken part in all eight events including the Throws Pentathlon and the Throws Triathlon. He overhauled the Canadian record in the Throws Pentathlon with 4079 Points. All other performances are Club records that are likely to stay for a long time. Dan is a worthy and most valuable addition to the Club.
Mohan Bains is another member who has shown a marked improvement in Hammer Throw, Shot Put, Weight Throw and Javelin Throw. He has improved in the Throws Pentathlon with a score of 3454 Points. He is a very fierce competitor and has a great future.
Ken Townsend, a seasoned competitor, did quite well in all the seven events he took part in. He is maintaining his composure with great courage despite adversity. He did quite well in the Throws Triathlon collecting 1633 Points. His performance in all other events has been praiseworthy.
Mohan Bains in the shot put.
Harnek Toor took part in all eight events and did well in the Throws Pentathlon collecting 3658 Points. His performance in all other events was also very good.
Saroop Tatla took part in all the eight events and did commendably well collecting 2639 Points in the Throws Pentathlon and 1393 Points in the Throws Triathlon.
Alan Coles, who has an earlier history as a Javelin thrower did very well by throwing it 37.54 M. He is also picking up Shot Put and Discus Throws. He did quite well by garnering 1601 Points in the Throws Triathlon.
Jaswinder Pannu, also a Javelin thrower, yet trying his hand at the Shot Put and the Discus Throw and did reasonably well in these two. He has a great promise in these events.
Aly Ismail is also a Javelin thrower, who did us proud by earning a Gold Medal in Javelin Throw in the CMA at Regina in July this year. He repeated his performance in the Meet here as well.
Harnek Toor in the weight throw.
The performance of all members during this Meet will play a great part in reminding them to do even better in the next season. With this we say good bye to the present competition season and aspire to welcome the new with better skills and stamina.
The Club wishes to offer a big thank you to BC Athletics officials as well as our founder Dave McDonald, who was assisted by Owen Wong in putting on a very well run event.
Founder of Ultra Throw, Dave McDonald (center) stands with BC Athletics officials and Ultra Throw director Owen Wong. Thanks for all your support!
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