Dear Fans,

The Holidays are here once again. I want to write
a short note thanking you all for your continued love
and support. I want to wish you all Happy Holidays and
a very happy new year! ~ Health and Happiness ~

Best wishes,
nic

Originally posted Saturday 9 December, 2006.

Daniel St-Hilaire reports:
 
Saturday afternoon at McGill University, the young Kimberly Hyacinthe (17 years old) of St-Laurent Sélect  ran 39.52 sec over 300 meters, beating an old record of 23 years by 1.05 sec.

The record (40.57 sec) used to belong to Maude Grimard, and was achieved in 1983.
 
In the 60 meters dash, the mens section was won by Nicolas Macrozonaris with a performance of 6.78 sec, and the womens by Geneviève Thibault with 7.61 sec.

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Samedi après-midi à l`Université McGill à Montréal, la jeune Kimberly Hyacinthe (17 ans) du club St-Laurent Sélect  a réalisé tout un exploit, elle a retranché 1.05 sec. à un vieux record aux 300m qui avait été établi en 1983 par Maude Grimard dans la catégorie Jeunesse. Hyacinthe a réalisé 39.52 sec. aux 300m. L`ancien record était de 40.57 sec.
 
A noter également les victoires aux 60m hommes de Nicolas Macrozonaris en 6.78 sec et  aux 60m femmes de Geneviève Thibault en 7.61 sec !

Originally Posted by nic on Friday, December 1 2006
 

The McGill Men's and Women's Track and Field teams co-hosted the McGill Open this weekend. Among the athletes that turned out for the annual event was Canadian 100m sprint Champion and Laval native Nicholas Macrozonaris. The two-time Olympian finished first Saturday in the Men's 60m dash in a time of 6.78. He also took the time to talk with the Tribune about his past and his future.

Why did you choose to attend this event?

First of all, I've been inactive for quite a long time now with injuries and so I wanted to kick off my season very early this year just because I was fresh throughout last season. Second, I think, as always, it's a pleasure to come here and compete at McGill because it's a well-organized event. I like [McGill Track and Field Coach] Dennis Barrett a lot. Plus there's an electronic scoreboard now, so you can get your results instantly and accurately, which is very nice.

How did you feel physically, coming off the injuries?

I felt great. I had a rough season last year, it was emotional for me just because I was injured and my own federation turned their back on me [Macrozonaris received no financial assistance while injured and took Sport Canada to court as a result]. But then I came back and was able to win nationals and become the Canadian champion. Coming back from that, I'm just very excited to run and to compete.

What are your goals for this year?

I'm going to be running much faster then I did today. You have to take into account that we're real early in the season. The real times should be dropped in January or February so I have a lot of time in front of me to work on my speed and get where I want to be. Also, I'm running the 4 x 200m relay with the St. Laurent club. We're trying to set a new provincial record. This is just the first attempt, next week will be the second attempt and it's going to be back here but for now we're just trying to get our passes crisp.

-compiled by Charlie Blore

Originally Posted by webmaster on Saturday, November 25 2006
 
Nicolas opened his indoor season today at McGill University in Montreal running a 6.91 sec. semi and 6.78 sec. 60m final.

Last season, Nic opened up with a 6.83 sec. race on the same track in Montreal.  He went on to record a multi-season best time of 6.61 sec. later in the indoor season.