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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 Aug 1992, p. 28

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Triple jumper Shadd, a triple threat PAGE 28 . WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Pete Cudhea Chromcle Staff Canadian author W.O. Mitchell wrote the anve! Who Has Seen The Wind‘, Canadian aimor triple jumper Crystal Shadd has seen it ~nn a fow record breaking jumps this past spason Whie many athletes emjoy a gentle breeze m a hot <ummer day, at times there can be on much of a good thing. And, too much wind mas provented the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Track ind Freld Assocatron‘s top triple jumper from mpeting at the World Junior Champion «hips next month in Seoul, Korea Instead af the wind holding her back in mid Mught or has actually enhanced her distance, mut hecause the wind was reading over the ylinwable two metres per second mark, her quabfving jumps were disallowed. However that hasn‘t discouraged the energetic Shadd 4/ +h thi< being her first year of triple jump inmpetition with the KWTFA, the 16â€"yearâ€"old SThadd. who‘s also a provincial champion in tno 2((N.metre run and top finisher in the 100â€" m o« hreaking and establishing new junior C anadian records with a distance of 12.30â€" There have been occassions this past season where <he has jumped 13 plus metres, but it nasn t been consistant enough and she has msually stepped over the board disallowing the jump At an international meet in Winâ€" nipeg last week Shadd had jumps of 12. 30m, 12 55m. 12 53 and 12.45m. She has broken [ was a little disappointed â€"not qualifying ‘or Korea â€" but I‘m happy that 1 passed my goals this year of jumping over 12â€"metres on a nnarstant basis," Shadd said. Together we‘re making good things happen. the Canadianâ€"record eight times this year, all disallowed because of the wind. Shadd credits her change in approach to the board being the main reason for her success. By increasing her speed to the board, the momentum has carried her farther in the jamp. It‘s something she and her coach, Brent McFarlane, have been working on since the Canadian Olympic trials. Her step and jump phases of the triple jamp are improving steadily and she‘ll have another chance to improve on her record this weekend at the National Legion Champion ships in Calgary, where she‘ll represent Ontario in triple jump, 100 and 200â€"metre Iromically the KWTFA doesn‘t have an actual triple jump coach, but MeFarlane, who‘s the national hurdle coach, is taking cues from other coaches on how to instruct the Region of Waterloo Swim Club members Laura Nicholls, Jennifer Button and Coach Naney Jackshaw returned from California with tanned, smiling faces and a few awards to their credit. Jennifer Button was a lastâ€"minute replacement on the Ontario Tour Team for a swimmer who was unable to make the trip due to illness. The Ontario team was one of more than 40 teams in the competition that featured 1200 swimmers from Canada and the United States Laura Nicholls finished first in the 50â€" metre freestyle and the 100â€"metre freesâ€" tyle, setting a new meet record in the 50 Two firsts for Nicholls 12 ) Ontario,.winning is catching on. (¥®) All across Each Ontario Lottery ticket you buy helps make good things happen. | O â€" o Since 1975, over $4.4 billion in lottery proceeds have been used to support worthwhile social services organizations through the Trillium Foundation, cultural and recreational programs and the operation of Ontario hospitals. _ So get into the act. Every time you play your favourite Ontario lottery game, it makes winners of us all. Here‘s where lottery profits are working in your region. West Central Ontario: Cambridge â€" senior administration workshop Halton Hills â€" park site development Stoney Creek â€" handicapped access construction ) determined Shadd when it comes to the sport. A threeâ€"year member of the club, Shadd first became interested in triple jumping as a Grade 7 student at Stanley Park Public School after watching the boys doing the whmwmmmw. Mr. Hook, who took the time to show her the proper steps of triple jumping. Yet, variety is the spice of life, and Shadd‘s tastes don‘t just lie in one facit in the sport of the track and field While some athletes would be contented to compete in just track, or field, Shadd has developed a love for both "I think those who focus on just one sport eventually get tired of it." Shadd, when not competing in track, can be found representing her Grand River collegiate Renegades in basketball and volleyball. Variety is certainly the spice of life. free with a time of 27.89 seconds. 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