Last night at the Spire Institute in Ohio, Yves Sikubwabo ran 1000m faster than any other Ottawa Lion had done before, crossing the line in 2:22.68 to take the victory over his Guelph Gryphon teammate, Anthony Romaniw by just 0.04 seconds. The record had ...
Ottawa to host 2013 Panamerican Combined Events Cup
OTTAWA - Athletics Canada, in conjunction with the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club, will play host for a second consecutive year to the 2013 Panamerican Combined Events Cup. The2013 Pan Am Combined Events Cup will be held at Terry Fox Athletic Facility ...
Emma Galbraith breaks Canadian Record
With her 4th place finish at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational 1000m, Emma Galbraith has done more than just break the University of Ottawa record with her time of 2:46.89 as reported earlier. Upon further review, Emma has dipped under Elise Braithw ...
Records for Galbraith and Souleiman in NYC
It was another successful day on the track at the Armory in New York City highlighted by University of Ottawa records by distance runners Emma Galbraith and Mohammed Souleiman. Galbraith, coming off a new Gee Gee record in the 1000m the night before appea ...
Galbraith and Robertson highlight first day at NB Collegiate Invite
When Isabelle Kanz, Julia Britton and Liz O'Reilly kicked off the first day of the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City with three personal bests in the 3000m you had a feeling there may be something special in the air. Kanz and O'Reilly e ...
Ottawa Lions Honoured at 60th Ottawa Sport Awards
As Ottawa’s amateur sport community gathered last night on the campus of Algonquin College to celebrate the best of 2012 there was one group’s name that kept popping up - Ottawa Lions. The Lions were recognized on eight separate occasions whether it be f ...
Multiple Paralympic Medalist Jason Dunkerley to Donate Kidney to Wife
As a high-performance and highly accomplished paralympic athlete, Jason Dunkerley is obsessed with all the elements that allow him to run fast times and produce tape-breaking wins. But almost six months before the International Paralympic Committee world ...
15 Medals, 2 Meet Records at McGill Team Challenge
It may have been cold outside, but the performances this weekend, inside the Tomlinson Fieldhouse on the campus of McGill University, were on fire. The McGill Team Challenge, which kicked off Friday night, has come to be known as the top indoor competitio ...
Lions to see familiar faces in Montreal
Down the back stretch they come! If you’ve ever been to the McGill Team Challenge, Canada’s largest university meet, you’ve certainly heard the phrase. As the Ottawa Lions and University of Ottawa Gee-Gees head to Montreal to take on some of the best athl ...
Reminder: AGM tonight at 7:30pm
A reminder that the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club will be holding their Annual General Meeting this evening at 7:30pm at ES Louis-Riel. Details Annual General Meeting École Secondaire Louis-Riel 1655 Bearbrook Rd, Gloucester, ON 7:30pm January 24, 201 ...