Thorold Elite Launches Sunday Jumps Academy and Elite-Level Jumping Program

We are proud to offer a high performance Jumps program for some of Niagara's top and up-and-coming jumpers. We spend 3 hours on Sunday afternoons, from 2-5 pm at Bullett Proof Sports Park in Welland, working with our vertical and horizontal jumpers. Here we have indoor high jump mats, plyometric boxes, hurdles, and other training tools and equipment needed to offer a comprehensive training experience for our jumpers. Athletes are broken down into smaller groups and train with a low athlete to coach ratio. 

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In addition, combined with former high jump national champion Jason Pilkington, we offer an elite level jumping program designed to build strength and increase vertical jumping ability in our high jumpers (as well as basketball or volleyball players - anyone aspiring to become a better jumper!). The program runs 3x a week at Crossfit905 in Niagara Falls (3256 Carroll Ave off of Thorold Stone Rd): Mondays 8-9:30 pm, Thursdays 7-8:30 pm, and Saturdays 11 am-12:30 pm. Phase 2 will resume early in March when indoor facilities reopen and will run for 8 weeks. To sign up for the program, please contact us or click here. 

2020 Accomplishments

Despite not having a conventional season in 2020 and no championship meets, we still were able to rise above many of the obstacles and accomplish a lot of great successes: 

• 3 athletes (Carson Gauthier, Kaleb Kennedy, and Gavin Stone) represented Ontario at the ON vs QB Dual Meet in Montreal and helped Ontario secure Gold; 

• Successfully accomplished our 3rd annual March Break Training Camp in Florida amidst the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; 

• 60 athletes competed in outdoor track meets this Summer; 

• Over 25 athletes ranked in Top 3 in the province for their events this Outdoor Season (12 cases where our athlete was #1); 

• Successfully hosted the LARGEST outdoor track meet in the province this year, as well as numerous mini meets and time trials; 

• 10 athletes achieved national standards for 25 events;

• 1 official provincial record (Carson Gauthier earned the U15 Javelin record with 53.12 m); 

• U16 Boys Cross Country Team Silver Medalists at the Western Ontario Cross Country Championships; 

• Creation of a fully local indoor training program; 

• Continued growth and development for ALL athletes! 

2019 Roundup

• 2019 has been our biggest year to date with overwhelming success and accomplishments throughout the entire year!  

• U14 Outdoor Provincial Champions 

• Carson Gauthier: Athletics Ontario U14 Athlete of the Year 

• Carson Gauthier and Ava Neumann: MTA Athletes of Excellence 

• Cole Ciceran and Daniel Swayze represented Ontario at the ON vs QB Dual Meet; 

• 2 medals at Indoor Nationals in Montreal (Cole Ciceran won Gold in U16 Boys Pentathlon and Matthew Tint won Silver in U18 Boys High Jump) 

• More OFSAA Qualifiers than any other local track club

• 5 athletes selected to compete on the District B Team (Cole Ciceran, Noah Dommasch, Mia Friesen, Daniel Swayze, Mason Petrucci) - all went on to earn a medal at the Legion Provincial Championships;

• 3 MTA Outdoor Provincial Gold Medals (Carson Gauthier in Senior Boys Discus & Javelin, and Ava Neumann in Sr Girls High Jump); 

• 16 Athletics Ontario Outdoor Provincial Medals:  

  • Carson Gauthier: Gold in U14 Boys Discus, Javelin, Shot put, Long Jump 

  • Kaleb Kennedy: Gold in U14 Boys High Jump, Silver in U14 Boys Javelin 

  • Nathaniel Dery: Gold in U16 Boys Javelin 

  • Mason Petrucci: Gold in U16 Boys 1500 m Steeplechase

  • Ava Neumann: Gold in U14 Girls High Jump 

  • Tyrese Gibson: Silver in U14 Boys Long Jump , Bronze in U14 Boys 80 m and 300 m 

  • Noah Dommasch: Silver in U18 Boys High Jump, and U18 Boys Decathlon 

  • Cassie Orr: Bronze in U14 Girls Javelin  

  • Daniel Swayze: Bronze in U16 Boys Javelin

  • Carson Gauthier, Tyrese Gibson, Kaleb Kennedy, Malachi Campbell: Gold in U14 Boys 4x100 m Relay

• 2 athletes (Noah Dommasch and Mia Friesen) selected to represent Legion Nationals at the RCL National Championships in Sydney, NS; ​

• 3 individual medals won at Nationals: 

  • Carter Teal: Silver in U18 Boys 400 m 

  • Cole Ciceran: Bronze in U16 Boys Pentathlon

  • Mia Friesen: Bronze in U18 Girls Heptathlon (also earned a medal as part of Team Ontario's U18 Girls 4x400 m Relay) 

• 11 Athletes recognized as Athletics Ontario "All-Ontarians" (more than any other club in the province): 

  • Cole Ciceran (Combined Events)

  • Nathaniel Dery (Throws)  

  • Noah Dommasch (Combined Events)

  • Mia Friesen (Combined Events)

  • Carson Gauthier (Throws, Jumps)

  • Tyrese Gibson (Jumps) 

  • Kaleb Kennedy (Jumps, Throws) 

  • Ava Neumann (Jumps)

  • Mason Petrucci (Distance)

• U16 Boys Cross Country Team Bronze Medalists at ACXC National Cross Country Championships in Abbotsford, BC; 

• OFSAA Silver Medal in Track & OFSAA Bronze Medal in Cross Country.

Tzvetkov Commits to Western

Thorold Elite Growing in Jumps and Sprints

Thorold Elite Team Earns Regional Silver

Kleinsmith a Quick Learner

Falls Teen Continues to Break Records

Carson A Quick Study

Silver Lining for Teal

Ciceran Records Personal Best at Nationals

Friesen Looks Past Results