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Lauzon, Townsend pick up early indoor honours

It’s one thing to be a quick starter, and another thing to be lightning quick. Simon Fraser University freshman Jeremiah Lauzon is both.
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Simon Fraser University's Addy Townsend was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's female track athlete of the week for a second consecutive week.

It’s one thing to be a quick starter, and another thing to be lightning quick.

Simon Fraser University freshman Jeremiah Lauzon is both.

The 18-year-old from Red Deer established a new Great Northwest Athletic Conference record in the 200-metre indoor dash last week, putting up a time of 21.55 seconds at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston. The time, which put him seventh overall in a field of 191 runners i the event, was the top non-Div. 1 time, and bettered the previous conference best record of 21.56.

The finish time was also an NCAA championship provisional qualifying time. For his performance, Lauzon was named the GNAC’s men’s track athlete of the week.

Not to be outdone, SFU’s Addy Townsend was named the GNAC’s women’s track athlete of the week for a second consecutive week, after securing the fastest Div. 2 time in the 800m at the same meet in Boston.

Townsend, a senior from Coquitlam, completed her race in 2:08.47, good enough for 12th overall.

She also ran the anchor leg in the Clan’s winning distance medley relay race.

A week ago, the 22-year-old put up the third-best time among Div. 2 runners at the University of Washington Indoor Preview, placing eighth in the one-mile race at 4:49.03, while recording a provisional NCAA standard time.