U14, U16, U18 Championship Preview

This weekend, Athletics Ontario will be co-hosting the the U14, U16, U18 Championship with the University of Windsor Athletics Club. The event will take place July 21 and 22, at the University of Windsor Stadium, in Windsor, Ontario. With over 900 athletes, and more than 1,900 entries, it will be the highest attended AO event of the year. 

The final schedule is available on the Championship page, along with other important event details. Please check the final performance list to confirm that your athletes are registered, and in the correct event and age group. 

It is important to remember that athletes who are registered in track events must check-in at the designated area, no sooner than 90 minutes and no later than 30 minutes, before the scheduled start time of the race. Athletes who fail to check in, will not be allowed to compete. Spectator admission will be $5 per day. 

MEET AND GREET

We welcome anyone interested to come and mingle with our newest team member, Chief Executive Officer, Paul Osland. He will be at the Awards Tent between 5-7PM on Saturday July 21, and he welcomes anyone who is interested in meeting him, to come and say hi. 

WEATHER ADVISORY:

Athletics Ontario, in accordance with the Windsor Athletics Club, is issuing a weather advisory for Saturday, July 21, 2018. 

The current forecast shows potential for scattered, and sometimes contained, thunderstorms on Saturday. This weather may have an impact on the schedule of events for our U14, U16, U18 Championship. While we know that we advertise “rain or shine,” in the event of a thunderstorm, we will require that everyone respect the Emergency Action Plan that is in place with the Club, requiring suspension of play and cancellation of events. We will distribute communications to all stakeholders via email and will be posting continuous updates across all social media channels and our website. Please pay attention to the announcers over the P.A. system who will make announcements throughout the day should the weather become an issue. 

All outdoor sport competitions that have been scheduled for Saturday may be impacted due to the incoming weather systems; we will monitor the situation and provide updates as they are available. 

We will communicate to officials and volunteers within the venue who will be responsible for determining any suspension of play. These activities will be communicated across all Athletics Ontario social media and communications channels. 

As always, you can find all important event information/updates, including the scheduled, technical package and performance list on our championship page.

We are excited to watch all of our athletes compete this weekend. Here are a few to keep an eye on as the weekend progresses: 

Jillian Catton, Midget, Brampton Track Club INC

• Jillian will compete in the 200m and triple jump, long jump
• Part of the record-holding U16 4x100m Relay Team
• Midget Girls 2018 OFSAA Triple Jump Champion  

Izzy Goudros, Midget, Unattached Ontario

• Izzy will compete in the 200m, 300m, 200m hurdles, high jump and 80m Hurdles
• U15 Pentathlon Record Holder with a score of 3022
• U15 Tetrathlon Record Holder with a score of 2573

Rianna Smuk, Bantam, Toronto Olympic Club

• Rianna will compete in both the 1200m and 2000m
• Personal best times of 6:56.51 for the 2000m and 3:54.64 for the 1200m

Josh Linington, Midget, Brantford T.F.C.

• Josh will compete in both Shot Put and Discus throws
• U15 weight throws recorder holder

Ibrahim Ayorinde, Youth, Oakville Legion T.F.C.

• Ibrahim will compete in both the 100m and 200m
• U13 indoor 150m record Holder
• Senior boys 2018 OFSAA 200m runner up

Brayden Degrace, Youth, South Simcoe Dufferin T.F.C.

• Brayden will compete in the 800m and 2000m Steeplechase
• Personal best times of 1:59.90 in the 800m and 6:29.60 in the 2000m steeplechase

Elise Sawyer, Bantam, Monte Cristo T.C.

• Elise will compete in the 150m, 300m and 80m hurdles
• Personal best times of 20.19s for the 150m, 42.57s for the 300m and 13.15 for the 80m hurdles

Travis Bannerman, Youth, Laurel Creek T.F.C.

• Travis will compete in both the high jump and triple jump
• Personal best height for high jump is 1.96m

Joe Fast, Youth, Ottawa Lions T.F.C.

• Joe will compete in both the 1500m and the 3000m
• Midget boys 2017 OFSAA cross country and OFSAA 1500m champion

Dane Quinn, Youth, University of Windsor Athletics Club

• Dane will compete in the Pole Vault
• Junior boys 2018 OFSAA Pole Vault Champion