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WINDSOR JUNCTION:<\/strong> Two athletes from Windsor Junction brought home half a dozen Atlantic University Sport (AUS ) track and field championship medals from the recently-held competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abbi Gaudy, who competed for Dalhousie, and Jill Langille, who represented the UNB Reds at the competition, held in Moncton, N.B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lockview High alum said she was excited to get a gold in the long jump, where she registered 5.40 metre jump. That came after a hard fought pentathlon the day before where she managed just a silver medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI thought going to U-Sports wasn\u2019t going to happen for me this year, but I gave it all I had in long jump, and it worked out,\u201d said Gaudry. \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to watching the older athletes and learning from the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”115″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”8″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaudry said the gold medal means the world to here as she had several hurdles to overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe beginning of this season started out tough getting adjusted to jumping again with my previous back injury,\u201d she said. \u201cGetting to a place where I have been aiming to get too for a few years now is always a great way to close out AUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve worked hard and my body held together when it needed to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said training as a student athlete is tough physically and mentally. As a pentathlete the hours she\u2019s put in every week to improve for five different events is quite a lot. Gaudry trains six days a week, usually two or three hours a day, which as a full time student can be really exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMentally it\u2019s been a year of development and getting stronger so seeing my speed and consequently my jumping improved has made all the hard work worth it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”194″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”111″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Langille came away from AUS championships winning four medals\u2014gold in the 60 metre and 4 by 200 metre relay; and silvers in the 300 metre and 4 by 400 metre relay. She\u2019s proud of her results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019ve trained really hard this season and seeing all my hard work paying off is really rewarding,\u201d said Langille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m lucky to have the amount of support I do from my parents, teammates and coaching staff and having them around made the result even more rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”126″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”92″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said the results mean a lot as she has worked through a spat of injuries and setbacks, so racing healthy was the goal and everything else was a bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRacing with all the other amazing athletes and my friends makes it even more special because I got to share the excitement and the moment with some of my best friends,\u201d said Langille. \u201cI\u2019m really excited to see what\u2019s next and looking forward to continuing to improve and work hard for USports and other competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOverall I\u2019m really proud of myself and extremely happy with my achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Langille said the UNB team put in the work during outdoor training and racing early in the season. That helped her hit her peak at AUS, but juggling school and athletics wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBalancing training, weights and school work can be challenging but it all pays off when big accomplishments like my races at AUS come about,\u201d she said with a smile from ear-to-ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”188″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”190″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaudry said this years result has made up for what was a disappointing 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHaving a tough back injury kept me from being able to compete in what I love (Pentathlon) which was really hard,\u201d she said. \u201cBeing back this year has made me so happy and even more motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter loosing the gold last year in hurdles and coming back this year by setting a Pentathlon hurdle record it\u2019s brought back my love for the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOverall this weekend I achieved some big goals I\u2019d set for myself and am ecstatic to get to go to nationals for one more competition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Langille and Gaudry will now both compete at U-Sports national track & field championships in Saskatoon, Sk. from March 9-11. <\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”127″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”78″] [adrotate banner=”84″] WINDSOR JUNCTION: Two athletes from Windsor Junction brought home half a dozen Atlantic University Sport (AUS ) track and field championship medals from the recently-held competition. 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