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Our Coach of the Month is Caren Reindl.
Caren joined Riversdale Athletics when she was 14 years old and is still a proud member of the RIVA family as a coach of our Master’s athletes. As a junior and senior competitor, she held Canadian records in the 200m and 300m, 4x100m, 4 x 200m and 4 x 400m..
Caren has represented Canada numerous times, bringing home gold medals in many events.
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Mexico City; 1st in 400m, 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m
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Represented Canada in a tri-meet, Canada vs Cuba and Italy, with gold won in 400m, 4x100m and 4x400m
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Represented Canada for Canada vs Soviet Union with gold medal in 400m
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Bronze medallist at World Masters Championships 400m hurdles Buffalo New York new Canadian record
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Pan Am masters champion 1994 gold medalist 100m, 200m and 400m.
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Held Canadian masters Records Indoors in 60m, 300m and 400m.
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Held Canadian masters records Outdoors in 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles.
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1992 Inducted to Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame
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1994 Finalist Sask Sport Master Finalist Athlete of the Year
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1995 Finalist Sask Sport Master Athlete of the Year.
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1995 Finalist Saskatoon Kinsmen Athlete of the Year
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2003 Bob Adams Service Award as an official
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2005 Inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame 2005
Caren currently keeps busy in her garden, doing stained glass and staying fit by cycling, running and going to the gym. She was a special needs childcare provider for 32 years and has a diploma in Therapeutic Recreation. She is semi-retired now with a housecleaning business. Caren has been married for over 40 years to Bob - who was also a member of Riversdale Athletics and now Executive Director for Sask Athletics. They have two sons, Jason (who is the University of Saskatchewan Head Coach for Cross Country and Track and Field) and Kyle who is a Canada Border Services Officer. She has 2 wonderful grandchildren Kruz that is 9 years old and Brielle is 7 years old.
These accomplishments are both impressive and inspiring! We are lucky to have you Caren! Thank you for all you do for our athletes and for the sport of track and field!