Four Ottawa Lions boarded planes headed for Edmonton Wednesday morning as they get set to compete in this weekend's Pan American Junior Championship. While Claire Smith and Erinn Stenman-Fahey are first year juniors, they are no stranger to international ...
Bishop bounds past rivals on homestretch for upset Pan Am gold
By Dan Plouffe of Ottawa Sportpage Seeded fourth in the women’s 800 metres, Melissa Bishop of the Ottawa Lions Track-and-Field Club bolted down the home stretch to gold on Wednesday night at York University as the Ottawa medal haul hit a remarkable total ...
Lions pair bag pair of medals to kick off TO2015 track-and-field
By Dan Plouffe of Ottawa Sportspage It wasn’t the best performances of their careers, but the Ottawa Lions throws tandem of Tim Nedow and Sultana Frizell both experienced career highlights nonetheless on Tuesday evening at York University as they won silv ...
Lions win 17 medals at Canadian Masters
Ottawa Lions athletes picked up 17 medals at this weekend's Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in St. Catherine's, just one behind last year's haul. Among the haul was nine gold, five silver and three bronze, with jumper Stan Seitz picking up ...
McCulloch and Christie-Galloway shine in Colombia
Keira Christie-Galloway getting set for her 100m hurdle heat This week's IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia featured two young Lion athletes looking to measure themselves against the world's best. Shona McColloch and Keira Christie-Galloway ...
Bishop Breaks Record in Luzern
"More races. Get sharp." That's what 800m runner Melissa Bishop had to say when Flotrack asked her what she needed to get in the 1:59's after winning in Madrid on Sunday in 2:00.13. What Bishop didn't realize is it would only take one race, breaking her o ...
Seven Lions Confirm Spots on Team Canada
The final two days of the 2015 Canadian Track and Field Championships brought about 14 Championship medals for the Ottawa Lions and included seven Lions securing spots on Team Canada for the upcoming Pan American Junior Championships and IAAF World Champi ...
Lions Grab 11 medals on first two days of Canadian championships
The second day of the Canadian Track and Field Championships ended with a bang, even after the lightning storm, as high jumper Steve Nkusi and discus thrower Tim Nedow were each crowned Canadian Champion. It was a virtually clean sheet which led to Nkusi' ...