It's a big weekend for the Ottawa Lions family with Canadian university conference championships taking place across the country as well as the NACAC Cross Country Championships taking place in Mount Irvine, Tobago. Competing in Tobago will be Claire Smit ...
Makinde runs nation leading time
Ottawa Lions athletes took to the track and field in across two provinces, the United States and the United Kingdom with impressive results. The largest contingent of athletes were in Montreal competing at the McGill Redmen Open with multiple club top ten ...
Bishop Smashes Record
For the second day in a row, a new club standard has been set in the 1000m. Today's superb performance comes from Olympian Melissa Bishop running at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston this evening where she completed five laps of the Reggie Lewis Track ...
Souleiman breaks 1000m record
In the city where stars are made, Lions athletes shone bright on day one of the Armory Collegiate Invitational led by a new club record performance by Mohamed Souleiman in the 1000m. Souleiman's second place run of 2:22.46, not only broke the previous clu ...
Coaches Conlin and Gilbert Win Big at Sport Awards
It’s not often the coach gets to step into the spotlight, but two of Ottawa’s best were given the opportunity Wednesday Night at the 61st Annual Ottawa Sport Awards. Long time club coach Hugh Conlin was recognized for his more than four decades of coachin ...
Souleiman and Kaba Highlight Day 2 of McGill Team Challenge
Canada's largest indoor track and field meet is full of outstanding performances, and on day two of the McGill Team Challenge two in particular rose to the occasion. Middle distance runner Mohamed Souleiman and hurdler Sekou Kaba each proved they will be ...
Strong Day One at McGill Team Challenge
Canada’s largest indoor track and field meet, the McGill Team Challenge, kicked off Friday night in Montreal headlined by two invitational events featuring Lions athletes. The marquee event, the men’s 300m, featured 2012 Olympic 400m silver medalist Lugel ...
Lions Break 5 Facility Records at St. Lawrence
It was a record breaking two days for the Ottawa Lions in Canton, New York. On the heals of Michele’s Krech’s record smashing performance Friday night in the pentathlon, four more records fell by the wayside today. The first record to fall on Saturday was ...
Krech wins Saints Indoor Pentathlon
It was a solid day in Canton, NY as the club's combined eventers competed in the Saints Indoor Invitational at St. Lawrence University. In the women's pentathlon, veteran Michele Krech cruised to victory with a total of 3610 points, 667 clear of her neare ...
Smith Breaks Dome Record
It was a successful first day of competition in 2014 for the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club as they played host to the Super Saturday Series Meet #2 at the Dome @ Louis Riel this past weekend. The competition included a number of excellent results incl ...