Canadian Track and Field Championships: Day Four Is Done

As day four concludes, there are only two more days of competition at the Canadian Track and Field Championships. Today consisted of both preliminaries and finals, concluding with the Men’s and Women’s Senior 100m Finals, which were evidently events to get excited about! Aaron Brown took the win for the men in 10.158 seconds, just barely outreaching competitor Bismark Boateng, who takes home silver in 10.159 seconds. Andre De Grasse rounded out the podium, coming in third with a time of 10.20 seconds. On the Women’s side, Flying Angels Academy had a strong showing, as 3 of their sprinters finished in the top 4. Crystal Emmanuel took the win in 11.35 seconds, followed by Leya Buchanan, who placed second with a time of 11.47 seconds and third place was achieved by Phylicia George, who ran 11.627 seconds. 

Austin Smeenk had another day of strong performances as he won gold in the 100m, 200m, and 400m Men’s Wheelchair Para events. Jessica Lewis finished second in the Women’s 200m Para Wheelchair Dash and fourth in the 800m Para Wheelchair Dash. 

Out in the field, the athletes looked strong! Rebecca Herman threw 3 meters further than the second place athlete in the U20 Women’s Shot Put, throwing 14.11m. In the Men’s Long Jump, Jared Kerr, having jumped over 8 meters this year previously, took the gold with a jump of 7.80m, and Damian Warner took second jumping 7.72m. Jillian Weir took first place in the Women’s Senior Hammer Throw, throwing 68.86m, which was 2 meters further than her next competitor.

Coming out of the day, we have a number of athletes now who have qualified to compete in the NACAC Championships in Toronto. Congratulations to Aaron Brown, Crystal Emmanuel, Jared Kerr, Jillian Weir, Tim Nedow earning qualifications today. They are joining Andrea Seccafien, Mohammed Ahmed, and Matt Hughes, who qualified last night. 

More preliminaries and finals will continue tomorrow morning, beginning at 10 A.M. ET. And as always, for the full schedule and results, go to Athletics Canada’s website: athletics.ca/ottawa2018.