POLITICAL RALLY AT BEAR CREEK PARK

Today, Sunday October 14, 2018, there was a political rally at Bear Creek Park where Doug McCallum and his Safe Surrey Coalition team were in attendance to announce that if elected they would build a Bear Creek Park stadium and make the surrounding facility suitable for world class events. Jessie and Sue spoke to the Coalition about the need for an upgraded facility at Bear Creek Park, as did Joe Connelly of North Surrey Football. Sue committed that UAC would work with local government to plan for an upgraded Bear Creek Park, and stressed the need for a stadium in Surrey. We are glad to hear continued discussion around this topic.
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JASNEET IN ARGENTINA AT THE YOUTH OLYMPIC

Jasneet comes in second in her heat in Argentina with a time of 57:75. 

 ​UNIVERSAL'S FUNCTION, 2018

Nov. 3, 2018 saw the annual Universal Athletics Function take place. As usual there was lots of awards, (go to the "Member Info" page for an updated list,) dancing, great food and celebrating the wonderful family that is Universal Athletics. Click Here for the slide show and tuned for photo's as they come in.

WOW!

Universal Athletes featured in the Province newspaper. Click Here for pictures and the article

5TH ANNUAL UAC TRACK & FIELD MEET

What a weekend! Under mostly dry skies, UAC hosted our own meet with outstanding success.  With over 500 athletes, this was our biggest event ever, and there were many great performances. Our athletes were shining, with a tremendous number of Personal Best performances. Congratulations to all, and special notice to our Master Discus throwers, Gurpreet and Ranjit!! Full results can be viewed by downloading the PDF to the right.
 
The UAC Board wants to thank all the members who came out and volunteered their time to make this meet an excellent opportunity for athletics.  Special thanks to individuals who historically support our club, even though they no longer have active athletes directly participating in the sport.
You are golden, and so appreciated.
 
Special honour and respect to the esteemed BCA Officials who guide us and ensure fair and safe competition for all. You are priceless.
 
We were fortunate to have Coaches Luca, Iuliana, Jessie, Sabrina, Dave, Mandeep  and Komi supporting our athletes, and officials Kevin, Emily, Natasha, and Sue working at the meet.
 
ANY PHOTOS TO SHARE FROM OUR MEET?  PLEASE SEND THEM TO SUE;
[email protected] ​

UNIVERSAL SENDS TWO ATHLETES SOUTH

Universal Athletics is pleased to announce the signing of two of our Grade 12 athletes to schools in the United States. Aaryanna Kurucz has signed with the University Of Idaho, in Moscow. With an academic scholarship, she will be working on a double major in criminology and psychology, besides training in sprints, 400 metre hurdles, and relay training. Katarina Vlahovic was selected by Iowa State University, located in Ames, "the nation's most student-centered public research university". A BCHS record breaker, Kat will take kinesiology courses, while training and competing in the 100 metre hurdles. These two hard working, dedicated, exemplary young women commence their southern education and training in September 2018. Congratulations to them and their families.

CHRISTABEL NETTEY GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES

Universal is delighted to congratulate Christabel Nettey for her gold medal performance in the Commonwealth Games, held in Australia. The Gold Coast was indeed GOLD for this long jumper, with a performance of 6.84. A former resident of Surrey, Christabel (along with her family) has a lengthy history with Universal, and has been closely connected through training programs over the years. She has always been a very good friend to our club, visiting practice sessions and speaking at our function. ​ Again, UAC gives a big shout out to Christabel!!

 BC ATHLETICS AWARDS

BC Athletics Awards Banquet was held in Richmond Feb. 3rd. Universal Athletics had three members receive awards and one recognized for being on a Canadian Team. Jessie Dosanjh, UAC's head coach received the award for Midget/Youth Coach of the Year for BC. Praise Aniamaka was a Midget 14 year Award Winner Jasneet Nijjar was a finalist for the Youth Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Katarina Vlahovic was recognized for being on the Commonwealth Youth Games Canadian team where she brought home the Bronze medal in the 100M Hurdles.

JESSIE'S DREAM

See this article from the Harry Jerome website, featuring Jessie and Universal..
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Amar is mentioned and pictured in this Harry Jerome article on Stephen Abosi.   Great photo, click here and scroll to the bottom!