It was a dominating performance by the Lionesses of Ottawa as they brought home more than two thirds of the medals from last weekend's Bomber Invitational at Ithaca College. The 14 medal haul included 8 gold and nearly three medal sweeps. One of the near ...
Lions re-write all-time list
As the indoor season rounds into full swing Lions athletes are showing the hours of hard work last fall are paying off with no less than seven all-time top ten club performances taking place last weekend. The bulk of the performances came from New York Ci ...
800-metres star Melissa Bishop trading track for diaper changing this summer
From the Windsor Star Melissa Bishop has literally lived life on the run for more than a decade, but the Canadian record-holder in the 800-metres will be spending this summer changing diapers instead of lanes on the track. Bishop and her husband Osi Nriag ...
Smith heading back to the Olympic Games
Oluseyi Smith told the Ottawa Sports Page last fall his goal on the track was Olympic or World Championships medals. The former Lion sprinter briefly realized that goal six years ago during the London 2012 4 x 100m relay before it was so infamously stripp ...
Saville has record breaking weekend
When Sebastian Saville crossed the line to win the 600m at Saturday's uOttawa Winter National Invitational, he knew his time of 1:17.45 was something special. The fourth year psychology student from Carleton University knew right away he had set a new Lou ...
Lions own podium with 25 top 3 finishes
The podium finishes came fast and furious as the Lions opened the new year at competitions across Ontario, Quebec and New York. In total, 25 podium finishes were produced - including nine gold medal performances. The Can-Am Classic at the University of Wi ...
Frizell and Nedow named to Commonwealth Team
When Athletics Canada announced their 46 athlete Commonwealth Games team destined for Australia's Gold Coast this week there were two familiar faces on the list. Throwers Tim Nedow and Sultana Frizell are heading back to the quadrennial event for the seco ...
Who were the best performers in 2017?
Yesterday we broke down some of our highlights from 2017 and today we're taking a look at some of the best performances from the best 12 months. We've converted the performances using the IAAF Points table using the following calculator. There will be one ...
2017: A year of highlights
With just one day left in 2017, we thought it best to take one last look back at the year that was for the Ottawa Lions before switching our attention to the 2018. Here are some of our top highlights from the past 12 months. Ottawa hosts the nation It was ...
Lions win 19 medals at Martlet Open
Lions, Gee Gees and Ravens combined to win 19 medals at last weekend's Martlet Open in Montreal to round out the 2017 calendar year. The haul included seven gold, including Alex Maxwell's double victory in the 1500m and 3000m races. For Maxwell, both winn ...