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.