Press
Release
NLAA Selects Head Coach
for the 2017 Canada Summer Games for Athletics
St. John's, NL - April 23, 2015, The
Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics Association (NLAA) announced today that
Jennifer Stender has accepted the Athletics’ Head Coach Position for the 2017
Canada Summer Games.
Stender a Level III Track and Field
coach will lead a team of 30-40 athletes that will compete in the 2017 Canada
Summer Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canada Summer Games are scheduled from
July 28 to August 13, 2017. Athletes age
22 and under will compete in 25 track and field events for men and women.
"We are excited to have such an
experienced coach leading the Athletics team for 2017." said George
Stanoev, NLAA's Technical Director. "Jennifer is an elite athlete, a
former provincial record holder and brings wealth of knowledge and athletic experience
to the 2017 Canada Games Program. She
has a proven track record in growing the sport of athletics from grass root
level to high performance. Many of her
athletes have set numerous provincial records".
An NLAA Hall of Fame inductee, Stender
competed in the 1981 and 1985 Canada Summer Games, represented Newfoundland and
Labrador on the national stage on many occasions including varsity competitions
as a member of the Memorial University track and field team. Following her
successful athletic career, Stender moved to coaching and was a member of the
Canada Games coach staff for the 1993 and 2009 Canada Summer Games.
Stender developed a successful track and
field program at Mary Queen of Peace Elementary and now leads the Vipers track
and field program at St. Paul's Junior High School in St. John’s. This past weekend Viper’s Track and Field
Team won the Championship titles in both, boys and girls divisions, at the NLAA
Spring Indoor Track and Field Meet.
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For more information on the NLAA Track
& Field program, visit: www.nlaa.ca.
Media contact:
George Stanoev - Technical Director
NLAA
P.O. Box 3202
Paradise NL A1L 3W4
E-mail: athletics@nlaa.ca
Tel: (709) 576-1303
JENNIFER STENDER - BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Competitive Athlete:
·
1981
and 1985 Canada Games
·
Competed
in five National Legion Championships
·
Member
of Memorial University's Varsity Track and Field Team
·
Former
Provincial Record Holder with the 4x100m Relay Team in Saskatoon, SK, (1980)
·
Former
Provincial Record Holder in the 400m - 56.69 set in 1984 in Kitchener, Ontario
·
Member
of the NLAA Hall of Fame - Inducted as an Athlete/Coach/Builder in 2014
Coaching Experience:
·
NCCP
Level 3 sprints coach
·
1993
Sprints Coach - Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, British Columbia
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2009
Sprints Coach - Canada Summer Games in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
·
Mary
Queen of Peace - Track Coach (2005 - 2011)
·
St.
Paul’s Junior High - Track Coach (2008 - present)
Dedicated Volunteer:
·
Co-chair
of the St. Paul's Junior High Community Track and Field Facility Committee
·
Member
of the board and Treasurer of the Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics
Association
