Canadian Track and Field Championships: Three Days Down

As day four approaches, and qualifying rounds are underway, and the Combined Event athletes have completed their portion of the competition. On Tuesday and Wednesday the Ontario U18, U20, and Senior heptathletes and decathletes worked hard to compete against athletes from other provinces, as well as other countries. 

Athletics Ontario member Mariya Suchoplas, finished second in the Women’s U18 Heptathlon with a points total of 3,935. Although Mariya came second overall, she scored the most points in the 100m hurdles, 200m dash, and long jump! Congratulations Mariya on a hard fought second place! In the Women’s U20 heptathlon, Athletics Ontario member Katelin Beaudry came fourth overall, but finished 3rd amongst the Canadian athletes. Katelin finished with a total of 4,683 points and consistently scored among the top points in all 5 events.

In the Senior heptathlon, Dallyssa Huggins had a strong showing. As Canadian Nationals doubled as the Pan American Championships, athletes came from all over North America to compete. Dallyssa finished with a top ten performance overall and placed 4th Nationally with a score of 4,946 points. Despite Dallyssa’s young age, her performance this weekend shows she can compete with the best. Canadian National Team Member, Georgia Ellenwood placed first overall with a score of 6,026 points.

On the Men’s side, Owen McDonald of London Western T.F.C. finished first in the Men’s U18 Decathlon. Owen finished with a score of 5,446 points just holding off Bailey Couch from Woodstock Legion who placed second with a score of 5,444 points. Coming in third place was Bolton Pole Vault member Tyler Denes, who finished with 5,282 points. Additionally, London Western T.F.C. member, Christopher Caruso, finished 5th with a total of 5,162 points.

The Men’s U20 Decathlon drew in competitors from all over North America as well. Yariel Soto from Puerto Rico won with a total of 6,997 points. Following closely behind the international competitor was Athletic Ontario Member Joshua Mather who finished 4th overall with a total of 6,351 points, and third in the Canadian portion. 

The Men’s Senior Decathlon was nothing shy of spectacular! Similarly to the Women’s Heptathlon, the Men’s Decathlon doubled as both Canadian Nationals as well as the Pan American Cup Championships. Athletes from the United States took the top three spots, but Christopher Robertson of Canada took the Canadian title. Athletics Ontario member Telvin Tavernier took third Nationally and 8th overall.

Congratulations to all of Athletics Ontario Heptathlon and Decathlon athletes. Athletics Ontario is very proud of the tremendous effort you have displayed over the last two days.

In the International Para Challenge, our athletes have done great! To name a few, Isaiah Christophe, Austin Smeenk, Brett Babcock, Jessica Lewis, Renee Foessel, Kevin Strybosch and so many others have represented Ontario so well! You can find the full results on Athletics Canada’s website, click here. 

Run Ottawa’s Distance Night was a huge success, despite the windy, rainy conditions. Athletes including Matt Hughes, Andrea Seccafien, and Mohammed Ahmed all qualified for the NACAC Championships in Toronto, on August 10-12, 2018 by finishing first in their respective events. Several other Ontario athletes had top finishes amongst their events, including Abbey Yuhasz, Josh Kellier, Katelyn Ayers, Andrew Davies, Justyn Knight, and Sasha Gollish. 

Looking ahead, we had athletes qualify for the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m, as well as the Men’s Para Seated Discus Throw! We have high expectations for our athletes across these events. Brandon Letts had the fastest qualifying time in the 100m, a speedy 10.53s! This and much more is what we’re looking forward to from our athletes in the remainder of the Championships! 

For any and all event information, visit athletics.ca/ottawa2018