Fellow members, Some of you have reached out to me in the last week to inquire about the status of the new board of directors. The nomination committee is currently checking references and interviewing prospective members. We have also obtained police che ...
Nedow punches ticket to World Championships
He say's it was his worst throw in almost a decade, but Tim Nedow's opening round throw of 18.22 metres at the Canadian Championships was enough to secure his seventh straight national shot put title. Not one to settle, the Brockville native increased his ...
Hurdles and relays highlight final day of Canadian Championships
The final day of the 2019 Canadian Track and Field Championships got started with a bang Sunday as a quartet of 400 metre hurdlers lit up the track over a 20 minute span as the session got underway. With a Lion running each of the four hurdle finals, the ...
Lions haul in medals on Super Saturday
With 27 athletes competing on Super Saturday at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, the opportunity for a strong medal was high and the the athletes did not disappoint bringing home seven medals including three gold. Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy ...
Hurdlers highlight morning session
The motto for today's morning session at the Canadian Track and Field Championships was simple - win and advance. In total, five athletes advanced to finals set for Sunday, highlighted by strong showing in the 400 metre hurdles. Defending silver medalist ...
Nedow takes discus bronze
While everyone in the stadium was fixated on the 100 metre finals, it was the discus circle that gave rise to the only medal for Lions during Friday's evening session at the Canadian Track and Field Championships. Tommy Nedow hurled the two kilogram platt ...
Cassidy golden again; four juniors advance to finals
It was just a little more than 12 hours after taking gold in the Para Wheelchair 5000 metres and Joshua Cassidy was ascending to the top of the medal podium once again - this time in the the 1500 metres. The veteran won comfortably in a time of three minu ...
Cassidy golden on opening day of Canadian Championships
It may be a year away, but Tokyo and the 2020 Paralympic Games is front of mind for veteran wheelchair racer Joshua Cassidy. The 34 year old took another step towards Tokyo with a victory in last night's Para Wheelchair 5000m at the Canadian Championships ...
Lions Roar at NACAC Masters Event
In preparation for next year's World Master's Championships set for Toronto next summer, a number of Lions athletes head south on the 401 last weekend to compete at the North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics Championship ...
Gale Breaks Canadian Record at Pan Am U20 Championships
They say records are made to be broken. You just don't always expect them to be broken by teammates. Such was the case for Sharelle Samuel over the weekend as the Canadian U20 4x400 metre relay record she had held for a year was bested at the Pan American ...