We are not just Developing Athletes, We are Building Citizens
Universal Function is a Wrap
The UAC Function was held on Nov. 16, 2019 and as usual was a roaring success. Many thanks to the invited guests who came and partook in the fine food, comradeship and helping us to honour our athletes. We will put up pictures and videos as they become available.
2019-2020 Season at Universal Athletics
For Information call Jessie 604-763-4232
The Fall Conditioning season has opened at Universal Athletics.
The Fall Conditioning season has opened at Universal Athletics.
- Junior Development Athletes (ages 9-13) are training at Bear Creek Park on Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:00 No Track Rascal practices until Spring!
- Athletes 14+ are training at Bear Creek Park Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays 5:00-6:30, with additional sessions as appropriate.
- All age athletes welcome to join the Club at the Watershed Park trails on Sunday morning at 10:00
The Annual Universal Function will be held on November 16, 2019 at the Mirage Banquet Hall is Cloverdale. Details to follow, but all members should mark your calendar for this event of the season!
FINAL RESULTS
Universal wrapped up the 2019 track and Field Season with success.
The Canadian U20 and Senior Nationals were held in Montreal. Our congratulations to:
Kenny Blackman 3rd U20 100m.
Katerina Vlahovic 4th U20 100MH
Aaryanna Kurucz 5th U20 400MH
Thanks to Coach Jessie and Super Parent Marsha for supporting our athletes.
The Canadian Legion Nationals for athletes U18 and U16 were held in Cape Breton Nova Scotia.
Great results from:
Prab Wicramaarachchi 6th U18 400MH
Kristhina Vlahovic 2nd U16 80MH
4th U16 200MH
Thanks to their families for attending the meet and supporting their competition.
The Canadian U20 and Senior Nationals were held in Montreal. Our congratulations to:
Kenny Blackman 3rd U20 100m.
Katerina Vlahovic 4th U20 100MH
Aaryanna Kurucz 5th U20 400MH
Thanks to Coach Jessie and Super Parent Marsha for supporting our athletes.
The Canadian Legion Nationals for athletes U18 and U16 were held in Cape Breton Nova Scotia.
Great results from:
Prab Wicramaarachchi 6th U18 400MH
Kristhina Vlahovic 2nd U16 80MH
4th U16 200MH
Thanks to their families for attending the meet and supporting their competition.
Good Luck to our University Students
The following members will be continuing their education in September:
|
Amanda Moore Trinity University
Katerina Vlahovic Iowa State Aaryanna Kurucz University of Idaho Jordan Jacobs Simon Fraser University Gagan Nijjar Fraser Valley University Cedric Iyumva Trinity University |
Jasneet Nijjar Washington State University
Kenny Blackman Trinity University Jag Gill Fraser Valley University Manreet Sangha Fraser Valley University Simran Bangar Simon Fraser University Amar Sandhu Kwantlen Polytech University |
Summer Weddings
Universal is delighted to send well wishes to former athletes married this summer. We wish them lives of happiness, peace and health.
- Congratulations to former athlete and current board member Parmveer Brar and his new wife Justine Saran.
- Best wishes to former athlete Anvneet Nijjar and husband Girvir Kang.
Save the Date November 16
The event of the year, The Universal Function, will be held at the Mirage Banquet Hall in Cloverdale, on November 16. Mark your calendar, information on tickets will be coming in the fall.
Junior Development Pentathlon
|
Congratuations to Kaia McCutcheon, age 9, for a first place standing in the JD Pentathlon, Saturday July 13, 2019, held in Maple Ridge. Kaia was in second place going into the final event, and pulled off the win with a stellar and gutsy performance in the 600 metres. Well Done Kaia!
|
|
Making Teams/Travelling Across Canada!
Best wishes to Kenny Blackman and Jasneet Nijjar for their selection to the BC team. They will be competing in 100m in the U20 division of the Canadian Nationals in Montreal July 25-28.
Krysthina Vlahovic has been selected to the BC U18/U16 team travelling to Sidney, Nova Scotia for the Legion Meet August 8-12. Congratulations to our Krysthina for qualifying for her first BC team, and we will cheer from the west coast as she competes in the sprint hurdles.
Krysthina Vlahovic has been selected to the BC U18/U16 team travelling to Sidney, Nova Scotia for the Legion Meet August 8-12. Congratulations to our Krysthina for qualifying for her first BC team, and we will cheer from the west coast as she competes in the sprint hurdles.
2019 Universal Athletics Track & Field Meet
|
The 2019 UAC T&F meet is a wrap. Wonderful weather and happy people abounded. What a weekend. Oh yea, there were results. Click on the PDF file to the right to see how everybody did.
Brian Cliff took some pictures during the meet, Click Here to go to the drop box file. Please contact Brian Cliff (blcliff@telus.net) to request higher resolution jpegs of photos.” The only restrictions are 1) they are not to be used for any commercial purpose, and 2) credit Brian Cliff. Thank you so much to Brian Cliff for his thoughtfulness and generosity of sharing his photo's. |
| ||
Varsity Letters
Check out the below link for a wonderful article featuring Jasneet Nijjar by Howard Tsumura, writer of Varsity Letters. Thanks to Howard for an excellent article, and special shout out to Wilson Wong for his outstanding photography. They certainly captured our Jasneet, both competitively and personally.
Howard and Wilson have long been supporters and promoters of high school and university athletics, and deserve our great appreciation for their efforts. Check out Varsity Letters for many brilliant articles on a range of sports in BC.
https://varsityletters.ca/a-royal-chapter-closes-queen-elizabeths-jasneet-nijjar-thrice-golden-once-more-yet-versatility-defines-the-future-washington-state-cougar/
Howard and Wilson have long been supporters and promoters of high school and university athletics, and deserve our great appreciation for their efforts. Check out Varsity Letters for many brilliant articles on a range of sports in BC.
https://varsityletters.ca/a-royal-chapter-closes-queen-elizabeths-jasneet-nijjar-thrice-golden-once-more-yet-versatility-defines-the-future-washington-state-cougar/
One Woman Road Racing Team!
|
Congratulations to Universal’s One Woman Road Racing Team! Emily Kydd set a new personal best in the Scotia Bank Half Marathon on Sunday June 23, 2019, breaking her last result by four minutes.
|
|
BC HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 30-June 1, 2019
17 Universal athletes participated BCHS Championships in Kelowna. Our members competed with discipline, dedication, and respect. During the three day meet, and under very warm conditions, multiple finals were reached, and many awards earned. Even more importantly there were a tremendous amount of Personal Best finishes.
Our appreciation to Coaches Jessie, Luca and Sabrina and Officials Kevin and Sue. Special shout-out to older UAC athletes Kenny, Natasha, Aaryanna and Kat for traveling to Kelowna to support our high school athletes.
To see results please go to the "Results" page.
Our appreciation to Coaches Jessie, Luca and Sabrina and Officials Kevin and Sue. Special shout-out to older UAC athletes Kenny, Natasha, Aaryanna and Kat for traveling to Kelowna to support our high school athletes.
To see results please go to the "Results" page.
OUTSTANDING JASNEET
|
UAC is pleased to announce the selection of Grade 12 athlete Jasneet Nijjar as the Outstanding Female Athlete of the BC High School Championships. Jasneet won three gold medals, in the 100m, 200m and 100 metre hurdles. Jasneet has been a member of Universal Athletics since she was a track rascal and is a testament to the benefits of Long Term Athlete Development. Congratulations to Jasneet, the Nijjar family, and Coach Jessie.
|
|
South Fraser Junior Olympics Result
Congratulations to all our athletes competing in the Junior Olympics They competed well, demonstrated respect, and had lots of enthusasism! Thanks to Coach Komi and Jasmine for supporting our athletes at the meet.
Top 8 places went to:
Kai McCutcheon, 9yr G Shehneet Sanya 11yr G Ashlygn Nahal 12yr G Sareena Binng 13yr G
60m 2nd 60m 7th 200m 6th 200m 8th
100m 2nd 300m 5th
60mh 1st
Long Jump 2nd
Sahib Gill 13yr B Sukhman Gill 10yr B Harjap Mattu 12yr B
200mh 2nd 60mh 5th Long Jump 7th
High Jump 1st
Top 8 places went to:
Kai McCutcheon, 9yr G Shehneet Sanya 11yr G Ashlygn Nahal 12yr G Sareena Binng 13yr G
60m 2nd 60m 7th 200m 6th 200m 8th
100m 2nd 300m 5th
60mh 1st
Long Jump 2nd
Sahib Gill 13yr B Sukhman Gill 10yr B Harjap Mattu 12yr B
200mh 2nd 60mh 5th Long Jump 7th
High Jump 1st
Fraser Valley High School Championship Result
Congratulations to all our athletes competing in the Fraser Valley Championships and qualifying for the BC High School Championships. They competed well, demonstrated respect, and were good sports. Thanks to Coach Jessie, and Officials Kevin and Sue for supporting athletes at the meet.
Top 8 places went to:
Senior Women (Grade 11-12)
Jordan Jacobs Manreet Sangha Simran Bangar Prab Wicramaarachchi Jasneet Nijjar
100m 4th 200m 5th Discus 3rd Long Jump 2nd 100m 1st
200m 3rd 100m 5th Shot Put 4th 400 MH 1st 200m 1st
100MH 1st
Prab and Jordan were first and final runners on both Walnut Grove Secondary’s winning teams 4X100 relay 1st 4X400 relay 1st
Walnut Grove Secondary was the winner of the Senior Women Team, and also the Overall Team winner.
Jasneet was selected as the Fraser Valley Aggregate winner of all Senior Women.
Senior Men
Jag Gill 100m 3rd 200m 7th
Junior Women
Charity Obazughanmwen Krysthina Vlahovic Jasleen Grewal
100m 2nd 100m 7th 1500m 7th
200m 1st 300MH 1st
80MH 2nd
Krupa Patel was part of the 4x400 relay for her school, Guilford Park
Junior Men
Charn Nijjar Harvir Panesar Robin Gill
Shot Put 2nd 100m 7th Triple Jump 5th
Hammer 3rd 200m 5th
Discus 2nd
Grade 8 athletes advancing to the BCHS Championship will be announced in the next week.
Grade 8 Women Grade 8 Men
Tanya |Dhanoa Keerat Dhillon Evander Sandhu
100m 4th Discus 1st Shot Put 2nd
200m 7th Discus 8th
Top 8 places went to:
Senior Women (Grade 11-12)
Jordan Jacobs Manreet Sangha Simran Bangar Prab Wicramaarachchi Jasneet Nijjar
100m 4th 200m 5th Discus 3rd Long Jump 2nd 100m 1st
200m 3rd 100m 5th Shot Put 4th 400 MH 1st 200m 1st
100MH 1st
Prab and Jordan were first and final runners on both Walnut Grove Secondary’s winning teams 4X100 relay 1st 4X400 relay 1st
Walnut Grove Secondary was the winner of the Senior Women Team, and also the Overall Team winner.
Jasneet was selected as the Fraser Valley Aggregate winner of all Senior Women.
Senior Men
Jag Gill 100m 3rd 200m 7th
Junior Women
Charity Obazughanmwen Krysthina Vlahovic Jasleen Grewal
100m 2nd 100m 7th 1500m 7th
200m 1st 300MH 1st
80MH 2nd
Krupa Patel was part of the 4x400 relay for her school, Guilford Park
Junior Men
Charn Nijjar Harvir Panesar Robin Gill
Shot Put 2nd 100m 7th Triple Jump 5th
Hammer 3rd 200m 5th
Discus 2nd
Grade 8 athletes advancing to the BCHS Championship will be announced in the next week.
Grade 8 Women Grade 8 Men
Tanya |Dhanoa Keerat Dhillon Evander Sandhu
100m 4th Discus 1st Shot Put 2nd
200m 7th Discus 8th
Golden Ears Invitational
These UAC athletes participated in the Golden Ears Invitational Meet on Saturday May 11. Kennedy Walker, Sahib Gill, Ekta Kooner, Arsh Bhullar, Sukhman Gill, Alisha Nahal, Ashlyn Nahal, Uday Boparai, Harjap Mattu, Sareena Binng, Hargun Sangha, Ram Daniel Raja, Amarveer Sandhu
They represented UAC well, were respectful and good sports. Many athletes achieved new Personal Bests, and we were proud of them all. Thanks to coaches Jonelle and Jasmine, Officials Emily and Sue. Look up the photos and videos on our Instagram page.
A special Shout Out to:
They represented UAC well, were respectful and good sports. Many athletes achieved new Personal Bests, and we were proud of them all. Thanks to coaches Jonelle and Jasmine, Officials Emily and Sue. Look up the photos and videos on our Instagram page.
A special Shout Out to:
- All our new athletes, who participated in their first meet, and set personal bests
- Sahib Gill for a huge 10 CM improvement in the high jump, placing second overall with a 1.45 performance.
- Amar Sandhu for his 3rd Place Open Men’s 100 performance, running under 11 seconds, and regaining his form after a month stay in India!
South Fraser Valley Invitational Result
Congratulations to the High School and Open athletes participating in the May 20 meet at Bear Creek Park. Thanks to coach Jessie for supporting our athletes.
Top 8 results are as follows:
Top 8 results are as follows:
|
Junior Women
Charity Obazughanmwen 100m 1st 200m 1st Senior Women Jasneet Nijjar 100m 1st Manreet Sangha 100MH 2nd Prab Wicramaarachichi 400m 1st 400MH 1st Open Women Jasmine Gill 200m 1st |
Junior Men
Harvir Panesar 100m 4th 200m 2nd Manav Gill 400m 7th 800m 1st Senior Men Cedric Iyumva 100m 5th 200m 4th Jag Gill 100m 6th 200m 2nd Kenny Blackman 100m 1st 200m 1st |
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY OPEN MEET
|
The SFU meet was held on Sunday April 7, 2019, which was an outdoor season opener for some of our older athletes. All athletes competed in one age group, so our high school athletes were in the same group as University athletes. Thanks to Coach Jessie and Coach Luca for supporting our athletes, and Sue for working the meet as a BCA Official.
Top 8 results were as follows: Manreet Sangha 100MH 1st Jordan Jacobs 100m 3rd Kenny Blackman 100m 5th Jag Gill 100m 6th Charity Obazughanmwen 200m 3rd Jasneet Nijjar 400m 1st Simran Bangar SP 4th DT 6th Keerat Dhillon DT 4th HT 6th Charan Nijjar DT 1st SP 2nd |
|
UBC Invitational, March 29th, 2019
Kenny Blackman opened his outdoor season with a commanding win in the 100M with a time of 10.85.
Grade 11 Student Prab Wicramaarachchi ran a huge personal best 400 with a result of 59.37, her season opener taking her under the 60 second mark for the first time. Watch her in lane 2.
Congratulations to both of our athletes competing at UBC
Grade 11 Student Prab Wicramaarachchi ran a huge personal best 400 with a result of 59.37, her season opener taking her under the 60 second mark for the first time. Watch her in lane 2.
Congratulations to both of our athletes competing at UBC
|
|
|
University Update
Our Aaryanna Kurucz, first year student at University of Idaho, won the 400 metre hurdle silver medal at the 2019 Mondo Team Challenge at Sacramento State University. Aaryannas time was 63.29.
UAC's Club President in Ottawa
|
Sue is currently in Ottawa, volunteering at Encounters With Canada, and had the opportunity to meet with Surrey Newton Member of Parliament Sukh Dhaliwal on Monday February 25, 2019. They discussed sport in Surrey, especially track and field and the upcoming developments at Bear Creek Park. She also shared some photos from the UAC Instagram page, and he was very pleased to hear of our club success.
Mr. Dhaliwal kindly gave Sue an opportunity for some behind the scenes look at the Parliament building, and she was introduced to the Speaker of the House of Commons, The Honorable Geoff Regan. (Note from web master; Below you can see Sue telling the speaker of the house how to conduct a proper meeting.) 
|
|
"Team Universal" Rocks the Vancouver "First Half" Marathon
|
Emily Kydd ran the Vancouver "First Half" Marathon on Sunday February 10, braving sub-zero temperatures to achieve a personal best time in the 21 Km event.
The last half marathon Emily ran was in Jamaica, just a bit warmer than Sundays race, but she broke that time by 7 minutes. It also helped that the snow held off until she had crossed the finish line. Emily began her athletic career as a 9 year old, and is still running, plus volunteering as a provincial BCA Official. She welcomes any other UAC members to join her in long distance running. Congratulations to our one person Road Racing Team! (Note crazy woman in background jumping up and down and waving her arms in video below.) |
|
Harry Jerome Indoor
|
The Harry Jerome Indoor Meet was held Saturday, February 2, at the Richmond Oval. UAC athletes competed very well, with many PB performances. Special thanks to other Club members, although not competing this weekend, who came out to cheer on their team-mates. We are proud of each and every one of you.
Special shout out to Emily Kydd who was the meet Secretary. Top Five Results as follows: U 16 Women: Krysthina Vlahovic 60 metre hurdles 1st U 18 Women Charity Obazughanmwen 60m 2nd Open Women (18+) Jasneet Nijjar 60m 1st 60 metre hurdles 1st Manreet Sangha 60 metre hurdles 2nd Jordan Jacobs 60 m 3rd |
Open Men (18+)
Kenny Blackman 60m 1st Amar Sandhu 60m 4th Check out this amazing video, made by our Jasmine Gill! |
Kat PB Hurdle Performance
|
First year university student Katerina Vlahovic competed for Iowa State in Nebraska on February 1-2, with a PB of 8.58 in the 60 metre hurdles, and made the final against Senior athletes. Congratulations Kat!
|
|
Archived articles and results are on the "Media" and "Results" pages
About UsThe Universal Athletics Club was established in 2000 to provide athletes training services in the sport of Athletics (Track and Field). The club is based out of Bear Creek Park Track Facility in Surrey BC.
The Universal Athletics Club is registered under the BC Societies Act and BC Athletics. The club is a community oriented, voluntary, professionally coached, non-profit, competitive Athletics club for all. Guiding Principles
Questions about the sport of Athletics?
The sport of Athletics is confusing to many new members. UAC has put together a document to help explain how the sport works and what you can do to get the most out of your membership. The PDF below will answer many of your questions.
Contact Us
TRAINING SITE:
| |||||||