A Family Affair with track and field…

The Reindl family live and breathe track and field.  Bob and Caren were outstanding athletes in their time, Bob excelling as a middle distance runner and Caren achieving great success as a sprinter.  Both Bob and Caren have made their mark on the National and International scene.  As Bob continues to give back to track and field working as the executive director for Sask Athletics, Caren has established herself as an outstanding Masters athlete.  Caren and Bob have also passed their love of track and field to their children, Kyle and Jason.

As a young athlete Kyle excelled in the hurdles and in the year 2000 was selected as the Bob Adams Foundation midget track and field athlete of the year.  Today his love of athletics has evolved to coaching youth soccer, an activity that his family truly enjoys.

Jason, had a love for the sprints and the hurdles as a young athlete, then realized that his true calling leaned towards coaching track and field. He was selected the Men’s Coach of the Year when working with the University of New Brunswick track team.  Since moving back to Saskatoon Jason has been coaching the University of Saskatchewan Huskies track and cross country teams.  In 2019 he was selected as the Sask Sport Coach of the Year.

Please check out the amazing accomplishments of this track and field family.

Riversdale Track & Field Club:

• 1975 Canadian 10-mile road race – 1st high school class
• 1975 Western Canada Summer Games – 4th in the 800 metre heat; advanced to the final and finished 7th.
• 1976 Canadian cross-country championships – 1st juvenile
• 1977 Canada Games – 1st 800 metres; 3rd 1,500 metres
• 1977 Canada, US, Japan outdoor Junior tri meet (Los Angeles) – 1st 800m and 3rd 4x400m
• 1977 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 1st 800 metres
• 1977 Canadian World Cup Trials – 1st 800 metres; 6th 1,500 metres
• 1977 Saskatchewan Dairy Producer Foundation track and field indoor and outdoor male athlete of the year
• 1977 Pacific Conference Games (Australia) – 4th 800m
• 1977 K of C Games – 1st Invitational 1,000 metres; 2nd Invitational 600 metres; Saskatchewan athlete of the meet
• 1977 Saskatoon Kinsmen athlete of the year
• 1978 K of C Games – 3rd Invitational 600 yards; 3rd Invitational 800 metres; Saskatchewan athlete of the meet
• 1978 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 3rd 800 metres
• 1978 tri meet Canada vs Italy vs Cuba (Montreal) – 1st 800m
• 1979 K of C Games – 1st Invitational 800 metres
• 1979 Edmonton Indoor Games – 6th Invitational 800 metres
• 1979 indoors – Los Angeles Times – 880yd 3rd
• 1979 Albuquerque New Mexico – 880yd 4th
• 1979 International outdoor meet in Hamm, Germany – 2nd 1,500 metres
• 1979 International outdoor meet in Lage, Germany – 2nd 800 metres
• 1979 International meet in Gateshead England – 6th 800 metres
• 1979 International meet in Turin, Italy – 5th 800m
• 1979 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 6th 1,500 metres
• 1979 Western Canada Summer Games – 2nd 800 metres
• 1979 Kof C Indoor Games –  1st Invitational 800m.
• 1979 Saskatchewan Dairy Pool Foundation track and field outdoor male athlete of the year
• 1980 Canada, Belgium indoor dual meet – 2nd 800 metres
• 1980 Canadian Prairie championships – 2nd 800 metres; 2nd 1,500 metres
• 1980 Canadian Inter-regional championships – 3rd 800 metres; 3rd 1,500 metres
• 1980 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 8th 800 metres
• 1983 Western Canada Summer Games – Placing unavailable

Saskatchewan records:

• High school junior 800 1:57.9 1975
• High school senior 800 1:55.6 1976
• Indoor 600 yards 1:11.5 1977
• Indoor 800 metres 1:51.4 1977
• Still stands as Saskatchewan record for U20
• Indoor 1,000 metres 2:26.9 1977
• Still stands at Saskatchewan record for U20
• Outdoor 800 metres 1:48.8 1979
• Outdoor 1,500 metres 3:47.4 1979

Riversdale Track & Field Club:

• 1973 K of C Games – Saskatchewan athlete of the meet; midget 80 metres, 400 metres
• 1974 – K of C Invitational Athlete of the meet by winning the 400m.
• 1975 Western Canada Summer Games – 4th 400 metres
• 1976 Canadian junior indoor championships – 1st 200 metres; 1st 400 metres
• 1976 Freedom Games, San Diego – 4th 200 metres; 4th 400 metres
• 1976 at the North American Junior Championships in Mexico City – won the 400m set a new record 4x100m, 4x400m – named top performer of the meet.
• 1977 Canada Games – 3rd 400 metres
• 1977 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 2nd 200 metres; 4th 400 metres
• 1977 K of C Games – 2nd Invitational 300 metres
• 1978 K of C Games – 1st Invitational 400 metres; Canadian athlete of the meet
• 1978 competed in the 400m at the Canada vs Italy vs Cuba in Montreal and Sherbrooke
• 1979 Canada vs. Russia indoor dual meet in Montreal – 1st 400 metres
• 1979 Western Canada Summer Games – 2nd 400 metres; 3rd 200 metres
• 1979 Canadian senior outdoor championships – Did not qualify for 400 metres final
• 1979 Saskatchewan Dairy Pool Foundation track and field indoor female athlete of the year
• 1979 K of C Games – 2nd Invitational 400 metres
• 1980 Canadian Prairie championships – 1st 400 metres; 2nd 400-metre hurdles
• 1980 Canadian Inter-regional championships – 1st 400-metre hurdles; 4th 400 metres
• 1980 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 7th 400-metre hurdles
• 1981 Canadian senior outdoor championships – 4th 400-metre hurdles
• 1995 Two Bronze medals at the World Masters Championships in Buffalo, New York in the 400m and 400m Hurdles
• 1995 Bob Adams Master Athlete of the Year
• 1995 Sask Sport master athlete of the year

Caren is a Level 4 Starter and a High performance Coach for Riversdale

Saskatchewan individual records, does not include relays

• High school junior 100 25.4 1974
• High school junior 400 58.5 1974
• High school senior 200 25.0 1975
• High school senior 400 57.8 1976
• Outdoor 400 metres 54.5 1976
• Indoor 80 metres 10.0 1979
• Indoor 600 metres 1:37.2 1979
• Indoor 500 metres 1:15.2 1980
• Indoor 300 metres 40.30 1981
• Indoor 400 metres 56.05 1981
• Outdoor 400-metre hurdles 59.81 1981
• Masters outdoor 100 metres women 30-34 12.86 1992
• Masters outdoor 200 metres women 30-34 26.07 1992
• Masters outdoor 400 metres women 30-34 1:02.28 1992
• Masters outdoor 100 metres women 35-39 12.9 1994
• Masters outdoor 200 metres women 35-39 26.27 1994
• Masters indoor 60 metres women 35-39 8.14 1995
• Masters indoor 200 metres women 35-39 26.46 1995
• Masters indoor 300 metres women 35-39 42.26 1995
• Masters indoor 400 metres women 35-39 59.28 1995
• Masters outdoor 400 metres women 35-39 58.59 1995
• Masters outdoor 400-metre hurdles women 35-39 1:04.00 1995
• Masters indoor pole vault women 40-44 2.41m 2003
• Masters outdoor pole vault women 40-44 2.40m 2003
• Masters outdoor pole vault women 45-49 2.61m 2003
• Masters indoor 50 metres women 45-49 7.37 2004
• Masters indoor pole vault women 45-49 2.61m 2004

Seven masters indoor records and nine masters outdoor records still stand.

 University of Saskatchewan:

• 2003-04 – Canada West championships — 1st 4×400 relay; 2nd 4×200 relay
• U SPORTS championships — 3rd 4×400 relay; 4th 4×200 relay
• 2004-05 – Canada West championships — Did not finish 300 metres
• U SPORTS championships — 4th 4×200 relay
• 2005 Canada Games – 5th 400-metre hurdles; 14th 400 metres
• 2005-06 – Canada West championships — 2nd 4×200 relay; 2nd 4×400 relay
• U SPORTS championships — 4th 4×400 relay

Coaching Results:

• 2012-17 – Coach St. John Track Club, UNB Varsity Reds, Athletics New Brunswick
• 2016-17 – Atlantic University Sports championships — Men’s coach of the year, UNB Varsity Reds
• 2017 Canada Games – Head coach New Brunswick track and field team
• 2017-present  – Head coach of University of Saskatchewan Huskies track and field and cross-country programs
• 2017 FISU Summer Universiade – Canadian national track and field team coach
• 2017-18 – Canada West championships — Women’s coach of the year, Saskatchewan Huskies
• 2017-18 – University of Saskatchewan Huskie Athletics coach of the year
• 2018 World U20 Championships – Canadian national track and field team coach
• 2018-19 – Canada West championship — Women’s coach of the year and men’s coach of the year, Saskatchewan Huskies
• 2019 Pan Am U20 Championships – Canadian national track and field team head coach
• 2019-20 – Canada West championship — Women’s coach of the year, Saskatchewan Huskies
• 2019 Sask Sport coach of the year

High school, Evan Hardy Collegiate

Cross-country

• 1999-2000 – Provincial championships — 7th midget
• 2000-01

Track and field

• 1999 – Saskatoon championships — 1st midget 400 metres; 2nd 80-metre hurdles; 2nd 800 metres; 2nd 1,500 metres
• 2000 Bob Adams Foundation midget male track and field athlete of the year
• 2000-01 – Saskatoon championships — 2nd junior 100-metre hurdles; 2nd 400 metres; 2nd 800 metres; 2nd 1,500 metres
• Provincial championships — 1st junior 100-metre hurdles; 3rd 400 metres
• 2001-02 – Saskatoon championships — 2nd senior 100-metre hurdles; 3rd 800 metres
• Provincial championships — 3rd senior 100-metre hurdles

2002-2003 Evan Hardy – City and then Provincial Boys Soccer Champions

2004, 2005, 2006 Lethbridge College Soccer team and captain for 2005 and 2006

Notable Track Families…

• Diane Jones Konihowski, John Konihowski, Joanne Jones Vause. Diane and Joanne’s parents, Joan and Hugh, were also active in the day-to-day running of a track and field club.
• Dave Ostertag (athlete and coach), Lesia Ostertag (athlete), Nicole Ostertag (athlete),
• Vanessa Monar Enweani (athlete), Dr. Cyprian Enweani (athlete)
• Rick Petrucha (athlete and coach), Susanne Petrucha (coach), Dillon Petrucha, Taylor Petrucha
• Dick DuWors (coach), Maureen DuWors (athlete, coach, official) Dick DuWors Jr. (athlete)
• Newman Haslam (helped design wooden corners so Saskatchewan’s athletes could train indoors), Eleanor Haslam (athlete), Judy Haslam (athlete, coach, official, administrator)
• Judy Warick (Masters athlete, coach, official), Jason Warick (athlete, coach) Randy Warick (Masters athlete)
• Murray McCormick (coach), Claudette McCormick is a fixture at track and field meets, Iain McCormick (athlete – still competing), Jenna McCormick (athlete and now coach of the inner city track and field program)
• Mary Jo McClockin (athlete), Susan McClocklin (athlete); the McClockin family is a big financial donor to track and field.
• Arnold Kroll (track and field volunteer for years), Lisa Kroll (athlete)
• Gwen Wall (athlete), Clara Wall (athlete)
• Donna (Balezantis) Michasiw (athlete), Ron Balezantis (athlete), Lindsay Balezantis (athlete), Reid Balezantis (athlete), Brian Michasiw (athlete, sponsor of competitions and  clinics that support and develop recreational and high performance track and field)
• Dennis Beerling (official), Toni Beerling (official)
• Louis Christ(athlete), wife Janet(coach), brothers Albert and Bill(both athletes), and mom, Elly Christ(official).