Sarnia ASW Members Shine at Conference Championships

Jillian Drouin and Marie Louise Asselin competed this past weekend at the Big East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City.

Jillian Drouin, a graduate of Sarnia St. Patrick’s High School and now a senior at Syracuse University, won the pentathlon with an impressive score of 4099 points. Her score broke her own Syracuse school record as well as the Armory Track open record and also automatically qualifies her for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Jillian went on to take second in the open high jump the following day with a jump of 1.80m. After her record setting performance in the pentathlon and her open high jump performance, Jillian earned the Big East women’s outstanding field performer of the year.

Marie Louise Asselin, a graduate of Sarnia Northern and now a sophomore at West Virginia University, also competed at the 2008 Big East Indoor Championships and proved that she is one of Canada’s best distance runners. Marie Louise convincingly won the 3000m in a time of 9:20.56 and she followed the 3000m up with an excellent anchor leg of the Distance Medley Relay, leading the West Virginia women to a win in that event. Because of the performances, Marie Louise earned the Big East women’s outstanding track performer of the year.

Andy Ysebaert, a graduate of Sarnia Collegiate and now competing for Texas State University, finished fifth in the shot put this past weekend at the Southland Conference Championships in Houston, Texas. Andy set an indoor personal best with a throw of 15.92m. Andy was the highest finisher in the shot put for Texas State and will now lead the Texas State throwers into the NCAA outdoor season.

Jillian, Marie Louise and Andy are all members of the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Track and Field club.