The final day of the 2024 Canadian Indoor Track and Field Championships brought the combined events to the forefront—and the Ottawa Lions were on full display with Natalie Feberova claiming the open women’s pentathlon title and Kyle London securing an impressive silver medal in the U20 heptathlon.
In the open women’s pentathlon, Natalie Feberova delivered a personal best score of 2,339 points to secure the national title. The 19-year-old notched lifetime bests in both the shot put (8.55m) and 800m (2:47.82) to close out the day after steady performances in the hurdles, high jump, and long jump. Teammate Coralie Ostertag joined her on the podium with a score of 1,883 points, placing second overall after solid marks across the five events.
After sweeping all four events on day one of the U20 men’s heptathlon, Kyle London entered Sunday in a strong position to challenge for gold. He opened day two with a personal best of 9.14 seconds in the 60m hurdles, strengthening his lead at the top of the standings. However, a no-height in the pole vault—a potentially devastating setback—shifted the momentum. Despite the stumble, London remained in contention, entering the final event just 42 points behind Calgary’s Nolan Rosenegger. In the 1000m, London delivered a sixth event victory with a time of 2:46.82, but ultimately fell just eight points short of the national title. In addition to the silver medal, his score of 4083 points ranks as the third best score in Club history at the U20 level.
On the track, Brooklyn McCormick produced a strong third-place finish in the open women’s 800 metres, stopping the clock in 2:15.65. It was McCormick’s second straight year on the 800 metre podium after a silver in Montreal in 2024. Today’s performance was a lifetime best on an indoor track for McCormick and the fourth quickest 800m of her career.
Rounding out the day’s action, 15-year-old Abigail Lorz cleared 2.05 metres in the U18 women’s pole vault to place eighth in her first appearance at the national championships.
The performances on Sunday capped off a successful weekend for the Ottawa Lions at the national championships, with 3 championship records, 12 medals, numerous personal bests, and rising stars continuing to show promise across the board.