Train & Compete
AVIC provides full range Track and Field programming and competition opportunities for all ages and abilities, including sprints, middle distance and hurdles, wheelchair racing, jumps, pole vault, and throws.
Athletes from all disciplines and groups have the option to compete at five Track and Field meets held on Vancouver Island between April and June, including the Dogwood Track and Field Meet, hosted by AVIC at UVIC’s Centennial Stadium. Athletes are also encouraged to participate in the BC Club Provincial Championships in July. Some of our older training groups (ages 16+) also travel to Invitational competitions throughout Canada, or in the U.S.
AVIC is proud to have athletes who have qualified to compete at provincial, national and international Track and Field competitions, including the BC Summer Games, Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships, National Track and Field Championships, Pan Am Games, the Commonwealth Games, the World Athletics Championships and even the Olympics.
Interested in joining the club? Learn more about the disciplines and groups below.
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Penny May, hurdles
Jill Peland, hurdles
Harold Willers, hammer throw
Kristy Evans javelin
Moira Fitch shot put
Brent Clark race walk
Justin Robinson pole vault
Rob English decathlon
Brent Fougner, triple jump
Raul Estrada, Oly pole vault
Owen Clements, pole vault
Stuart Love, pole vault
Sian Spacey, racewalk
Zach Whitmarsh, Oly 800m
Adam Keenan, Oly hammer throw
Sam Willett, hammer throw
Agnes Esser, discus
Holly Parent, high jump
Sian Spacey, race walk
Lauchlan Irish, triple jump
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Looking to run, with or without obstacles?
Our U16 group (ages 13-15) trains from September to July, 2-3 times a week at UVIC’s Centennial Stadium. Fall programming focuses on strength and conditioning, while spring programming focuses on discipline-specific technical training for sprints, middle distances, and sprint and distance hurdles.
Our U18/Seniors and Masters groups (ages 16-80+) train year-round, 3 times a week. In spring/summer, the groups train at UVIC’s Centennial Stadium, and in the fall/winter, they transition to UVIC’s CARSA Fieldhouse. Like the U16 programming, fall/winter training focuses on conditioning, while spring and summer training is discipline-specific.
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Curious about pole vault?
AVIC is the only track and field club in the Greater Victoria region to offer pole vault programming. Our pole vault group (ages 14+) trains 5+ times a week year-round. In the fall/winter, programming focuses on strength and conditioning and the group trains out of the Oak Bay High School gym. In the spring/summer, the group transitions to UVIC’s Centennial Stadium and training focuses on preparing participants for competition.
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Wanting to try wheelchair racing?
AVIC offers training for all distances of wheelchair racing, open to all ages. Our para-athletes group trains 2-3 times a week out of UVIC’s Centennial Stadium.
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Looking to throw things?
AVIC offers training and competition opportunities for throwing disciplines including shot put, discus, javelin, hammer throw, para throws, and Highland games throwing events. Our throws group (ages 14+) trains year-round at the Jack Wallace Memorial Track at Oak Bay High School 5+ times a week.
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Interested in high jump, long jump or triple jump?
Our U16 group (ages 13-15) trains from September to July, 2-3 times a week at UVIC’s Centennial Stadium. In the fall, programming includes drills, running, plyometrics and strength training. In the spring and summer, programming becomes more discipline-specific.
Similarly, our U18/Seniors and Masters groups (ages 16-80+) train 2-3 times a week. In the fall/winter, programming focuses on strength and conditioning and the groups train out of and Oak Bay High School gym. In the spring/summer, the groups transition to UVIC’s Centennial Stadium and training becomes more discipline-specific.
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Our Junior Development program takes place annually in the spring between April and July. Programming occurs twice a week (Tues/Thurs) from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. (90 minutes). A session includes a warm up with dynamic drills, after which athletes divide into 3-4 groups (5-10 participants of same/close age) who rotate through a throwing discipline (javelin, discus, shot put), a jumping discipline (high jump, long jump, triple jump) and a hurdles and/or running workout.
Disciplines vary each session on a rotating schedule allowing athletes to experience and hone in on specific skills for each event as part of their long-term development.