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Richard O’Brien Chronicle Staff Waterloo_collegiate’s gymnastics Vikings have done it again. They‘ve gone and won their third straight Central Western Ontario' title and in doing so they've had some impressive individual performances. Vikings, who hosted the Central Western Ontario high school meet on Thursday, won with 108 points compared to the total of 103.3 for second place Cameron Heights Golden Gaels. The third place finisher was Waterloo-Oxford, another Waterloo County school, with 100.6. Numbers have been a key to Vikings' success. but so has talent. Viking gymnasts were first overall in three of the six categories and 12 WCI gymnasts -- which is more than some schools have to start with -- have qualified to compete at the all-Ontario meet Friday and Saturday at the Doon Campus of Conestoga Col- lege. "fending the way for WCI athletes are Club 'A' winner Robyn Jalbert, senior winner Val Smith and Junior champion my” utson.___ _ " List seasim, ll Vikings qualified for all-Ontario Clive Hamilton No stopping those Vikings WCl’e Robyn Julian “were good form on the uneven bore at Thursday" Central Westem Ontario high school Richard O'Brien Chronicle Staff That', the word from coach Pete Grinbergs and it's also the indication one gets from his easy win in a Mrkitometre race put on Sunday by Wilfrid Laurier University. _ He won the race in 31:18, which isn't an impressive time until you consider that he ran alongside Athlete's Foot Track Club teammate Peter Self up to the halfway mark and then set a last pace of 14:45 over the last 5,000 metres, just two-tenths of a second off his personal best time in the S,0tt0. "The first 5,000 was a little slow because I was always looklng at my watch and helping Peter," said Hamllton. who gets a chance to run with some of the best of them this weekend in a NR race in 1‘Illsonburg. Among the runners Hamilton expects to compete against in Tillsonburg are Toronto Olympic Club members John and Paul Craig and he finished third to them at the beginning of last season when he began to come into his own as a runner. “It all started last year in March when I ran against John and Paul Craig." said Hamilton, who finished third in that event. That - season he was eighth in another high profile event, the Batons“ 10K In Toronto. Hamilton will run only a few more 10K races this xenon. then train for 5.000 and 1.500 metre dir Clive Hamilton is ready to run with the best of Hamilton on road to running success competition and the year before that only four made the grade. _ -- . _ “We weren't in " many events (last year)," said Viking coach Karina Tulisalo. "We're in 30 events this year." - A - _ - The increased number of events results from a change that allows the top four finishers in an event to advance instead of the top three. The decision to make the change came about through coaches and a gymnastics sport advisory' committee. Jalbert won Club 'A' with impressive first place finishes on the uneven bars (9.30) and beam (9.25). She was third on floor and vault. w“We feel " really good for gymnastics to have as many gymnasts as possible participating at (the all-Ontario meet)," said Tulisalo. But Jslbert’s activity hasn't been limited to high school competition. Representing the K-W Gymnas- ties Club over the weekend, she finished first in the senior category to qualify for another Ontario championship competition. Smith, whd missed last year's all-Ontarko competi- tion due to illness, won the balance beam and floor exercise events with scores of 9.30 and 8.90, m ban gymnastics meet on the way to "ret place finish overall mhool in the Club 'A' category. 'thettaed and.» photo tances. "He's ready to run with the best in the nation," said Grtnbergs. "Physically he's ready but he‘s going to need a year of exposure in the big rsces with the intention of winning because there's a lot of pressure involved." _ . -Weorire, Aithin of Cambridge was second in the open men‘s grouping in 32: 37 and Neil Dunford was third in 32: 55. Self, a WLU student, was the junior men's winner in 32:33. Zeluko Sabol was second in that division in 34:38 and Paul Martin was third with a time of 38: to. The women', winner was Mutual Lite employee Jane Foster, who does not belong to a track club. It was her third 10K race and her first "I didn't know what the competition was like sol was a bit surprised," Foster said of her victory in a personal best time of 40:26. Second place finisher among the women was Susan Pianta (43:22) and Maureen Long was third in 43: 47. Sam Zellin in the men's masters in 37:34. Ron Gntte finished It 40-. so and Mike Knoll was third at 41:41. Jan Non was best among junior women at 43:31 and Louise Powell was well back at M: 27, Marlene Zelln won the women‘s masters group ing In 45: 57. Second place finisher Dianne Deedle- man came in at 51:21 Besides running the 10K races. Foster also competed In a mar-thou in Dunn and fhtished in three hours, " minutes. ietson was the junior winner on bars at 8.90 and beam with a score of 9.10. She was also third on vault. respectively. She was second on vault and third on Other junior qualifiers from WCI were Anita Willms on vault and floor and Mandy Comlsqh on floor, -- _ In the intermediate categdry Jennifer Ion qualified on floor and bars while Michell? Kelley and Chris Deutschlander both qualified on vault. - _ _ , Marlo Amy qualified for senior bars and floor and Sandy Read advanced on bars and vault. Read is a grade l0 student moved up to senior after winning a gold medal on bars as an intermediate at last year's all-Ontario meet, Jill Gelinas joins teammate Jalbert in the Club 'A' grouping and Heather Holden will compete in four Club 'C' events after finishing second overall in her category. Intermediates and seniors will compete from 4: MMP. 30 on Friday and juniors and Club 'C' gymnasts will go from 9 a.m. to l p.m. Saturday. Club 'A' and 'B' competitors will go Saturday from 2: 305: 30 p.m. Jane Foster