Oakville Beaver, 10 Aug 2011, p. 17

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2011/2012 Fall and Winter Indoor Registration Just because summer ends doesnt mean your soccer season has to! Sign up for the fall/winter indoor program at OSC now leagues for all ages and skill level are available. *Returning players can register online or in person at the Pine Glen Soccer Centre. *Registration for new players is now open. New players must register in person at the Pine Glen Soccer Centre with proof of age. Register now as age groups may fill with no guarantee of placement if put on a waitlist. For more information visit www.oakvillesoccer.ca Proud sponsor of Oakville Soccer Club SportsO k ill SPORTS EDITOR: JON KUIPERIJ Phone 905-845-3824 (ext. 432) Fax 905-337-5571 email sports@oakvillebeaver.com WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2011 17 Ten-year-old wins North p gAmerican s rintin title At 10 years old and in his first year of com- petitive running, Ibrahim Ayorinde is already a North American champion. What will he do for an encore? I believe next year hell be running (the 100 metres) in 12 seconds, says Ted Neptune, Ayorindes coach at the Oakville Legion Track & Field Club who refers to his prot as the young Bolt. Thats just a bit faster than the 13.47 clocking Ayorinde recorded to win gold at the Hersheys Track and Field North American finals last weekend in Hershey, PA. Winning gold at the Hershey North American championships a meet that draws competitors from across the U.S. and most Canadian provinces is no small feat. Neptune said hes never had an athlete win a medal at the Hershey finals during the time he's been coaching at Oakville Legion. I thought I would be in the top three. I didnt know I would win, said Ayorinde, a MacLachlan College student who set a provin- cial record earlier this year with a 13.56 time at Hershey qualifiers. I was really nervous, so I got a lot of adrenaline. Ayorinde got into running after his first year at MacLachlan, where he found a lot of students enjoyed running. It didnt take him long to figure out he had a natural knack for it. I think its my long legs that are an advantage, he said. Neptune, however, attributes it to more than just Ayorindes 5-foot frame. This kid is something else. Hes quiet but hes dangerous and he listens, said Neptune. For his age group, Im kind of surprised. What Ive learned about younger kids is teach them right at this time. At this age, they absorb knowledge. Jon Kuiperij NORTH AMERICAN CHAMP: Ten-year-old Ibrahim Ayorinde was the 100-metre champion in his age division at last weekend's Hershey's Track and Field North American finals in Pennsylvania. The MacLachlan College student finished the race in 13.47 seconds, nine-hundredths of a second faster than the provincial record time he posted in Hershey qualifiers. JON BORGSTROM / SPECIAL TO THE OAKVILLE BEAVER I believe next year he'll be running (the 100 metres) in 12 seconds. Oakville Legion Track & FIeld Club coach Ted Neptune, referring to Ibrahim Ayorinde

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