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Pritchard highlights Golden Bear Open with U of R record, U SPORTS standards

Fourth-year star breaks school pentathlon mark with 4158 points

1/19/2026 12:59:00 PM

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Shelaine Pritchard's school record and U SPORTS standard in the pentathlon highlighted the weekend for the University of Regina track & field teams at the Golden Bear Open in Edmonton. Pritchard also auto-qualified for U SPORTS in the shot put during the pentathlon.

PRITCHARD SETS PENTATHLON MARK

Pritchard totalled 4158 points to break the previous University of Regina record of 4055 set by Joely Welburn at the 2020 U SPORTS Championships.
Her pentathlon was highlighted by a dominant win in the shot put with a throw of 13.36 metres, which ranks her second in the nation. She also posted a personal-best jump of 6.27 metres in the long jump, also ranking her No. 2 in U SPORTS. Pritchard currently sits second nationally in the pentathlon and third in the 60-metre hurdles.
Pritchard now holds five University of Regina records: the 60-metre dash, 60-metre hurdles, shot put, pentathlon, and 4x200-metre relay.

OTHER WOMEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Queen Clayton and Delaney Self both qualified for the finals of the 60-metre hurdles and set personal-best times in the final, with Clayton finishing third (8.70 s) and Self placing sixth (8.96 s).
Heidi Branning and Clayton also recorded personal-best performances in the 60-metre dash final. Branning finished fourth in 7.57 seconds, while Clayton placed fifth in 7.61 seconds.
Joclyn Seibel placed third in the shot put with a personal-best throw of 12.68 metres on her opening attempt.
Both relay teams earned third-place finishes. Anna Komarychka, Juleah Duesing, Katelyn Kichula, and Hana Parker ran 1:45.99 in the 4x200-metre relay while Pritchard, Clayton, Branning, and Hailey Turcotte clocked 3:57.03 in the 4x400-metre relay.

MEN'S HIGHLIGHTS

Jacob Klassen won Friday's 3000-metre run in 8:43.65, cutting nearly a minute off his previous personal best.
Femi Akinloye and Adam Sieben both advanced to the finals of the 60-metre dash. Akinloye finished third with a personal-best time of 6.75 seconds, while Sieben placed fifth (6.88 s).
Alec Teichler and Brett MacLean finished third and fourth in the 1500-metre run, respectively, with times of 3:59.31 and 3:59.76.
Sieben, Akinloye, Brett Franklin, and Logan Stachowich combined for a fourth-place finish in the 4x200 (1:29.36).
Dominic Topos placed fifth in the finals of the 60-metre hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.47 seconds.
Daniel Eiswerth and Tutu Daldum also earned fifth-place finishes, with Eiswerth running 1:20.99 in the 600-metre run and Daldum clearing 1.82 metres in the high jump.
James Weimer made his heptathlon debut and finished seventh overall with 4149 points.

NEXT UP

A small group of Cougars will compete next weekend in Saskatoon at the Knights of Columbus Games. Akinloye and Sieben will race in both the 50- and 60-metre dashes, while Pritchard will throw in the shot put at the invitational meet.