Lions athletes wrapped up the two day Canada Games Trials in Toronto on Sunday with strong performances that put them in line for a place on Team Ontario. Leading the way were thrower Tommy Nedow, sprint hurdler David Adeleye, and decathlete Leo Wallner.
Coming off a silver medal at the Canadian Championships, Tommy Nedow was the favourite in the discus and he did not disappoint. The 24-year-old won the competition with his opening round throw of 50.71 metres, outdistancing second place by 77 centimetres. With his victory, Nedow guaranteed himself a spot on the provincial team that will compete this August in St. Catherines.
Also ensuring his spot in St. Catherines was David Adeleye as the University of Toronto student captured the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles. Adeleye ran his way to a personal best time of 14.31 seconds in the hurdles final, shaving three hundredths off his previous best set at the recent Canadian Championships.
Leo Wallner will join Adeleye and Nedow at the Canada games by virtue of his victory in the decathlon. The recent high school graduate showed up and showed out during the two day event, amassing a personal best 5689 points with the senior heights and implements. Wallner’s second day got off to a great start as he was the fastest in the 110 metre hurdles, putting down a personal best of 15.54 seconds over the 42” barriers. While he struggled in the throws, Wallner posted a conservative mark in the 1500 metres to secure his nearly 200 point victory.
Fellow combined event athlete Audrey Goddard finished up the two day heptathlon with solid marks in the long jump, javelin, and 800 metres as she amassed a wind aided total of 4658 points. The 18-year-old’s marks on day two were nearly identical to those reached the week before at the Canadian Championships, as Goddard placed second to Dallyssa Huggins – six years her senior.
While her second place finish in the heptathlon will leave Goddard off the athletics team at the Canada Summer Games, she still has a chance to make Team Ontario after recently being shortlisted for the volleyball team. She’ll find out if she makes the team later this month.
For full results from the Canada Games Trials, please visit our results page.