Successes

SUCCESSES - OUR CLUB'S MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The members of the Oakville Speed Skating Club choose to either enter competitions or skate and train recreationally. For those that compete they can be involved in some exhilarating and extremely competitive races.

In 2003/04 for the first time ever 13 members of the club qualified and competed at the Provincial level.  One member also continued on to compete at Canadians and North Americans.  Another member participated in the 2003 Ontario Winter Games.

For the 2004/05 year we had 23 club members qualify for the Provincial Championships and 18 members who competed.

For the 2005/06 year we had 25 members qualify and compete in the Provincial Championships and 6 members who competed in the Ontario Winter Games.  We also had 2 members who competed in the Canadian and North American Championships.  Fantastic!

As part of its continued journey, this season, 2006-2007,  the Club has 37 members who had the ability, opportunity and qualifications to attend the Provincials in March 2007.  This surpassed the Club's goal at the beginnig of the year of having 30 members meet Provincial qualifications.  The Club will have 33 members compete at this year's Provincials, March 10 & 11, 2007.  We expect that Oakville will have one of the largest, if not the largest, contingent of skaters at the Provincials and approximately fifteen percent of all of the skaters at the Provincials. Good Luck to the Oakville Team, which is the strongest the Club has ever fielded. 

Four members have qualified to compete this season at the North American Short Track Championship.  These members worked hard to achieve this.  Best of Luck at this meet.  Also 3 of these members will continue on to compete at the Canadian Championship at the end of March.  The Club is very proud of your accomplishment.

In the 2007-2008 the Oakville Speed Skating Club continued to grow and watch many of our new members and our "seasoned" members achieve many successes.  This year we had 44 members who met time standards and meet requirements and were eligible to compete at this year's Provincial Championship, this is by far, the largest group sent by any Club in Ontario. 

We doubled our number of Club qualified members in attendance at the Ontario Winter Games from 6 in 2006 to 12 in 2008.  We had 7 members qualified to compete at the North American Short Track Championship and 4 at the Canadian Championship.  Many of these members achieved Personal Bests in their respective distances and had medal finishes.  These outstanding successes where achieved by our members due to their determination, hard work, and family support.

PATRICK DUFFY:

As a result of terrific and determined performances during 2007 Ontario Cups, Provincials, Canadian Short Track Championship, and North American Short Track Championship our Patrick Duffy:

Selected as a member of the elite Province of Ontario Development Squad;
Granted Quest for Gold funding;
Competed at prestigious American Cups;
Competed at the Canadian Junior Championships in Gloucester, and; Competed at Eastern Canadian Cup Elite Championships in Montreal, Quebec;
Sports Recognition Award from the Town of Oakville for outstanding achievement in the sport of speedskating, 2008;

Zachary Lin:

As a result of his outstanding last season, Zachary qualified to compete at this season's (2007-2008) Circuit Espoir in Quebec City.

Emma Hobson: 

Qualified this season to compete at the prestigious American Cups in the A Division.
Selected as a member of the Elite Province of Ontario Development Squad
Selected to compete at the presitgious Elite Meets in Quebec

2008-2009 ONTARIO CUP QUALIFIERS:

Through hard work and determination many of our members achieve Ontario Cup Time Standards.  This allows them to compete in Ontario Cup Meets and to continue on to higher level competitions.

Congratulations To Our Members Who Have Qualified To Compete At Ontario Cups:

Peewee:
Hal Malcolm, Ian Welsby, Tiago Santos, Manon Garde, Zubin Khan, Anne Marie Gildea, Christopher Sturino, Sophie McNamee, Eli St. James 

Bantam:
Joshua Sullivan, Erin Heidecker, Zoe O'Neill, Nicholas Kothleitner, Rebecca St. James

Midget:
Hazel Garde, Sean McAnuff, Ryan Quesnelle, Erin Stewart, Brett Sullivan, Amanda Tickner, Joshua Whibbs, Anaka Will-Dryden, Will Malcolm, Conor McNamee, Michael Lowrey, Mitchell Kothleitner, Cassandra Boychuk

Juvenile:
Ben Heidecker, Katie Quesnelle, Blake Sullivan, Sydney MacDonald, Natalie Bilokrely, Bianca Sodhi, Christopher Gemmell, Robert Lowrey

Open A:
Patrick Duffy, Jeremy Lin, Emma Hobson, Zachary Lin, Sean Stewart

Open B:
Samuel Chin-Cheong, Mitchell Kos, Ryan McAnuff, Graeme Stewart, Sara McNamara


2008-2009 PROVINCIAL QUALIFIERS:

Congratulations To Our Members Who Have Qualified To Compete In This Seasons Provincials:

Peewee:
Manon Garde, Anne Marie Gildea, Zubin Khan, Hal Malcolm, Tiago Santos, Christopher Sturino, Ian Welsby, Sophie McNamee

Bantam:
Joshua Sullivan, Erin Heidecker, Nicholas Kothleitner, Rebecca St. James, Zoe O'Neill

Midget:
Brett Sullivan, Hazel Gade, Michael Lowrey, Anaka Will-Dryden, Mitchell Kothleitner, Sean McAnuff

Juvenile:
Samuel Chin-Cheong, Zachary Lin, Ryan McAnuff, Ben Heidecker, Katie Quesnelle, Blake Sullivan

Open A:
Patrick Duffy, Jeremy Lin, Sean Stewart, Emma Hobson

Open B: 
Sara McNamara, Graeme Stewart


2008-2009 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS:

The work, time and effort put forth by the following members have qualified them to compete at the  North American and Canadian Championships.  Extremely Well Done!!!!

Midget:
Sean McAnuff

Juvenile:
Blake Sullivan, Zachary Lin, Ryan McAnuff, Katie Quesnelle (Alt)

Junior:
Jeremy Lin, Sean Stewart
 
Intermediate:
Patrick Duffy

Senior:
Emma Hobson

2008-2009 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS:

Midget:
Sean McAnuff

Juvenile:
Zachary Lin, Ryan McAnuff, Samuel Chin-Cheong, Blake Sullivan (Alt)

Intermediate:
Patrick Duffy

Senior:
Emma Hobson

THE "SUB CLUB":

Skating a 500m track below a minute is a fantastic accomplishment for any speed skater.  CONGRATULATIONS to the following members who have achieved this outstanding achievement.

SUB 60 SECONDS:

Ben Heideckeer, Kelly Brennan, Sara Mcnamara, Stephen Van Gemert, Mathieu Masaro,
Jaroslaw Dubicki, Katie Quesnelle, Sean McAnuff, Graeme Tickner, Taylor Amos,
Michael Sullivan, Christopher Gemmell, Anaka Will-Dryden, Robert Lowrey, Gabriel Patron,
Brett Sullivan*, Evan MacHattie, Joshua Sullivan, Hazel Garde, Sydney MacDonald, Bianca Sodhi, Erin Stewart, Natalie Bilokrey, Joshua Whibbs, Amanda Tickner, Nicholas Kothleitner,
Jordan Boychuk, Kyle Van Bavel, Michael Lowrey, Conor McNamee, Will Malcolm, Julia Kennific*,
Rachel Van Gement* 

SUB 50 SECONDS:

Jeremy Lin, Matt O'Donnell, Graeme Stewart, Zachary Lin, Sean Stewart, Emma Hobson, Ryan McAnuff, Samuel Chin-Cheong, Ben Heidecker*

SUB 45 SECONDS:

Patrick Duffy

* Achieved in this skating season 2009/10


OAKVILLE SPEED SKATING CLUB RECORD HOLDERS:

The Ultimate Accomplishment is breaking records while competing during Speed Skating Meets: 
Congratulations to:

Patrick Duffy – Junior Men – Ontario Winter Games Record Holder for the 777m distance for a time of 1:14.47.  Patrick raced this time in Collingwood, March 2006

Sean McAnuff – Peewee Boys – Ontario Short Track Record Holder for the 111m distance for a time of 15.50 seconds.  Sean raced this time in Strathroy at the London Provincials in March 2006


COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARDS:

The Community Spirit Award is an award given by the Town of Oakville to honour individuals of the community who help create a neighborhood or community where people feel a sense of belonging and responsibility to each other, and are active participants in its development.

Two of Our Club Members have received this award for their dedication and volunteer service given to the Oakville Speed Skating Club under the Sports Development Award Category:

Al Moss – Treasurer - 2006
Mark O’Donnell – President - 2003

TOWN OF OAKVILLE - SPORTS RECOGNITION AWARDS:

The Sports Recognition Award recognizes volunteers, coaches and athletes for their outstanding contribution to their sport.  These individuals demonstrate outstanding dedication in their capacity to Speed skating.

Matthew O'Donnell - Coach - 2008
MC Kos - Volunteer - 2008
Patrick Duffy - Athlete - 2008




2008-2009 OAKVILLE SPEED SKATING CLUB AWARDS:
 
SENIOR SKATER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Male and Female
Samuel Chin-Cheong and Emma Hobson

RUNNER UP SENIOR SKATER OF THE YEAR - Male and Female
Ryan McAnuff, Blake Sullivan and Katie Quesnelle

JUNIOR SKATER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Male and Female
Sean McAnuff and Hazel Garde

RUNNER-UP JUNIOR SKATER OF THE YEAR AWARD - Male and Female
Joshua Sullivan, Tiago Santos and Erin heidecker and Anaka Will-Dryde

CONTINUED PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Zachary Lin

MOST IMPROVED SKATER
Mitchell Kothleitner

MOST PROMISING COMPETITIVE SKATER - MALE AND FEMALE
Nicholas Kothleitner and Manon Garde

RUNNER-UP MOST PROMISING COMPETITIVE SKATER - MALE AND FEMALE
Hal Malcolm, Ian Welsby, Eli St. James and Julia Kennific, Natalie Bilokrey and Zoe O'Neill

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Male and Female
Mathieu Masaro, Christopher Gemmell, Reaves Christie and Bianca Sodhi, Samiah Dhingra

MOST INSPIRATIONAL SKATER
Sydney MacDonald

AMAZING CRADLE CLASS PERFORMANCES
Alina Santos, Samuel St. James Edouard Parent and Alex Giannotti

ADULT COMPETITOR OF THE YEAR
Graeme Tickner and Greg Dabrowski

MOST PROMISING ADULT COMPETITOR
Kyle Van Bavel

HONOURARY LIFETIME MEMBER
Anne Marie Gildea and Kathleen Gildea

FASTEST OFFICIAL TIMES:

CLUB SECRETARY/RECORDER TROPHY - FASTEST OFFICIAL 1000M - MALE AND FEMALE
Patrick Duffy - 44.03 and Emma Hobson - 49.20
 
PRESIDENT'S CUP - FASTEST OFFICAL 500M - MALE AND FEMALE
Patrick Duffy - 91.34 and Emma Hobson - 100.55

111m - FEMALE - Anne Marie Gildea - 20.44;  MALE - Eli St. James - 16.37

222m - FEMALE - Erin Heidecker - 30.37;       MALE - Joshua Sullivan 26.87

333m - FEMALE - Hazel Garde - 38.50:          MALE - Sean McAnuff - 35.19

666m - FEMALE - Katie Quesnelle - 70.95       MALE - Blake Sullivan - 64.68

777m - FEMALE - Katie Quesnelle - 83.90        MALE - Sean Stewart - 74.64