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The Canadien Chemion. Tueadav, July 4,2000 - 17 SPORTS ad.e 876.WINE Barnes takes top marks at Guelph.meet s Tise Sky had been eices of Ballard. ring tise duo'a debut But just a few short Ballar'a new part- ýakini! second in tise When it cornes to high endurance competition, less has been more for Harry Barnes. Campbellville's 53-year-old triathiete has been downsizing his rscing achedule this year - and that's translated into faater finishes for the timeless won- der. Most recently he delivered a season-best performance of 2:11.09 to take the men's 50- 54 division during the Guelph Lakes 1 Triathlon June 25. 111 started strong laat year but got slower and slower as the season wore on," said the rural racer. "Now I'm holding my own and actually getting bet- ter." Trimming nearly half-a- minute off his showing at Florida's St. Anthony Triathlon Meet April 30, Barnea had uncharacteristically stiff oppo- sition within his age class in Guelph. Rockwood's John Fisher- who's been making significant improvement over the past few montha - pushed him for much of the 1.5 kilometre swim, 40 kilometre isike, 10 kilometre run course hefore placing second in 2:12.47. wîns his age Ioop to four minutes - and Harrsmesw i d e r margina. A 23:57 opening leg swim - among bis best ever - helped him prevsil this time around, during a rainy moming event that wss psrticularly iii- suited to an athiete with such littie body fat. "It's great for tise higger guys, not me," he explained. Barnes will be hoping for warmer weatiser in three weeka time, when he vies for top hon- ours at the national champi- onahipa in Cornerhrook, Newfoundland. And with an especially unforgiving course to tackle out east, tise local triathiete will need aIl the heat and humidity hie can get. "It's one of tise toughest courses in North America," Barres ssid. "Ils up and down the whole way." vBahen gets drafted Former Merchant Chris ECAC's Clarkson Golden Bahen muast be feeling quite Knights he waa named tise popular these days especially teamn's top freshman and was after being picked up isy the also selected to tise sîl-rookie Colorado Avalanche during tise team for tise entire conference. recent 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Tise highly mobile blueliner Tise 19-year-old defenceman is tise second ex-Merchant in as - who helped tise local juniors many yesrs to b)e drafted into reacis tise league finals two ses- tise NHL. sons back - was taken in tise Miltonian Darren (Mini) sixts round, 189tis overaîl. Haydar - .urrently skating A six-foot-one, 190-pound with tise Hockey Est New native of Markhsm, Bahen Hampshire Wildcats - was made a succesaful jump to tise acquired in tise ninth round by NCAA Division 1 ranka thîs tise Nashville Predators in past year -- wisere wîtis 1999. M MU M MV uII SNiode quiippe for $29,O85MSRP ~Um. a. TheCan 1 CharnD!onTuesdavJulv4.2OW-17