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19 Ontario Athletes Named to IAAF World U20 Championship Team

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19 Ontario Athletes Named to IAAF World U20 Championship Team

Today, Athletics Canada announced the 32 athletes selected to compete for Team Canada at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, taking place July 10-15, 2018 in Tampere, Finland. Of the selected athletes, 19 are representative of Ontario.

A number of the selected athletes have put on some incredible performances lately. To name a few, Trinity Tutti was a double gold medalist at the Commonwealth Youth Games, and recently set new OFSAA and Interscholastic records in both the shot put and the discus throw; Xahria Santiago won the silver medal at the U20 Pan American Games, and is currently ranked 4th in the world in the 400m Hurdles; and Myles Misener-Daley, an athlete who took home triple gold at the OFSAA Championships, along with a new Canadian Record in the 400m.

Check out the rest of the Ontario athletes here:

Ashlan Best

Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Coach: Jason Kerr
Club: Speed River Track & Field Club
Event: 200m, 400m
Personal Best: 200m: 23.27s, 400m: 53.27s
*Medallist at the 2017 U20 Pan American Championships

Jocelyn Chau
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Coach: Terry Radchenko
Club: University of Toronto T.C
Event: 1500m
Personal Best: 4:16.99

Keira Christie-Galloway
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Coach: Hugh Conlin
Club: Ottawa Lions
Event: 100m Hurdles
Personal Best: 13.31s

Alex Drover
Hometown: Kingston, Ont.
Coach: Brant Stachel
Club: Physi-Kult Kingston
Event: 3000m SC
Personal Best: 9:04.28

Lauren Gale
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Coach: Andy McInnis
Club: Ottawa Lions
Event: 200m
Personal Best: 23.96

Kendra Leger
Hometown: Guelph, Ont.
Coach: Jason Kerr
Club: Speed River Track and Field
Event: 100m Hurdles
Personal Best: 13.33

Liam Mather
Hometown: London, Ont.
Coach: Sandy Cooper-Ryder
Club: London Legion Track and Field
Event: 110m Hurdles
Personal Best: 13.69

Myles Misener-Daley
Hometown: Hamilton, Ont.
Coach: Matt Hodgson
Club: Hamilton Olympic
Event: 400m
Personal Best: 45.99s

Cameron Ormond
Hometown: Aurora, Ont.
Coach: Sue Deighan
Club: Newmarket Huskies Track Club
Event: 3000m
Personal Best: 9:25.86

Ruach Padhal
Hometown: London, Ont.
Coach: Janet Takahashi
Club: London Western Track and Field
Event: 800m
Personal Best: 1:48.74

Aurora Rynda
Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Coach: Terry Radchenko
Club: University of Toronto Track Club
Event: 800m
Personal Best: 2:05.54
*Medallist at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Game

Sharelle Samuel
Hometown: Nepean, Ont.
Coach: Glenroy Gilbert
Club: Ottawa Lions
Event: 400m
Personal Best: 53.77s
*Medallist at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

Xahria Santiago
Hometown: Ajax, Ont.
Coach: Tony Sharpe
Club: Speed Academy Athletics
Event: 400m Hurdles
Personal Best: 56.69s
*Medallist at the 2017 U20 Pan American Championships

Marcel Scheele
Hometown: St. Marys, Ont.
Coach:Janet Takahashi
Club: London Western Track and Field
Event: 3000m SC
Personal Best: 9:02.21

Nathaniel St. Romain
Hometown: Stirling, Ont.
Coach: Dave Grant
Club: Quinte Frontenac Track Club
Event: 400m Hurdles
Personal Best: 52.94s

Khamal Stewart-Baynes
Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Coach: Steve Howell
Club: House of Roots
Event: 400m
Personal Best: 46.64s

Grace Tennant

Hometown: Caistor Centre, Ont.
Coach: Richard Parkinson
Club: SISU Throws Club
Event: Discus Throw and Shot Put
Personal Best: 50.48m, 15.16m

Max Turek
Hometown: Whitby, Ont.
Coach: Dale Lapham
Club: Durham Dragons
Event: 10000m
Personal Best: 30:48.14

Trinity Tutti
Hometown: Welland, Ont.
Coach: Richard Parkinson
Club: SISU Throws Club
Event: Discus Throw and Shot Put
Personal Best: 52.77m, 15.42m
*Medallist at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

Coaches
Head Coach: Joel Skinner
Sarnia, Ont.

Team Manager: Kristine Deacon
Cambridge, Ont.

Team Coach: Molly Killingbeck
Toronto, Ont.

Massage Therapist: Paula Burchat
Ottawa, Ont.

Massage Therapist: Eric Corda
Sarnia, Ont.

To view the Athletics Canada release with the full team and coaching staff list, click here.

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