(Ottawa, Canada---26 November 2022) Ottawa Lions U18 Girls competing in the 2022 Athletics Canada Cross Country Championships. Photograph Copyright 2022 Miles Ryan / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

U18 Girls Win Back-to-Back Championship; Maguire Takes Masters Gold

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With Ottawa playing host to the Canadian Cross Country Championships for the second year in a row, many things were a little bit different in the sequel. Along with the move from Wesley Clover Park to Mooney’s Bay, the most welcome change yesterday had to have been the balmy temperatures which peaked around seven degrees centigrade in the afternoon – nearly 20 degrees warmer than in 2021. However, one important consistency remained – the Lions U18 girls team were crowned national champions for the second year in a row.

After a narrow one point victory of the University of Toronto Track Club a year ago, the U18 girls enjoyed a 30 point cushion over second place South Simcoe Dufferin on Saturday. For the second year in a row Amelia Van Brabant led the charge for the Lions, finishing 18th overall in a time of 16 minutes and 1 second on the four kilometre course. Jocelyn Giannotti was the second scorer, finishing four spots behind Van Brabant in 22nd –  50 places up from her 2021 finish. The top four scorers were rounded out by Louise Stonham and Quinn Coughlin, who placed 46th and 50th respectively. 

The team victory is the 12th national team title in the Club’s history and the U18 girls become only the second team to ever repeat as national champions. The U20 men’s team won back-to-back titles 30 years ago. 

Both U20 teams posted top-5 results – a marked improvement over 2021 where the women did not field a team and the men placed eighth. 

Led by USports Rookie of the Year Elizabeth Vroom, the U20 women were fifth with 187 points. Vroom, a first year student at Queen’s University, placed 20th – covering the six kilometre course in 24 minutes and six seconds. Gillian Porter crossed the line in 25:24 to finish 38th overall, while Grace Munro and Aria MacDonald rounded out the scorers for the Lions in 61st and 68th respectively. 

Zachary Sikka was the top finisher for the U20 men, placing 33rd overall in a time of 28:02 over the eight kilometre course. Max Benda (44th), Frédéric Parent (49th), and Kyle Porter (53rd) rounded out the scorers for the Lions as the team amassed 179 points – 66 points better than in 2021. 

Just missing the top-five was the U18 boys team as they amassed 251 points to finish sixth overall. Kiefer Melinz Dupuis was the top scorer as he placed 30th overall in the six kilometre race. With no U16 race at the national level, Saul Taler and Daniel Cova each raced up a category as they were the second and third scorers for the team in 46th and 71st respectively. Nicolas Belan rounded out the team’s scoring in 104th place. 

In one of the tightest spreads of the whole day, the Open Men’s team placed seventh overall for the second year in a row. Scorers Adrian Fournier, André Alie-Lamarche, Robert Mitchell, and Nic Roberts all finished within five spots of each other. Fournier topped the group, crossing the line 49th in a time of 33:11. 

In the masters competition, Liz Maguire took top spot in the women’s 55-59 category. The 56-year old finished the eight kilometre course in a time of 34 minutes and 54 seconds – more than a minute and a half ahead of second place. Fritzlor Auguste picked up a silver medal in the men’s 30-34 category, finishing in 32 minutes and 11 seconds. 

For complete results from the championship as well as photos from the event, please visit our results page.

(Ottawa, Canada---10 August 2022) Adriano Padoin-Castillo competing in the 10,000m at Ottawa Summer Twilight Series meet #12. 2022 Copyright Photograph Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

Padoin-Castillo tops podium at Great Big Cookie Run

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While the focus for many Lions runners may have been on cross country championships over the past week, a little five kilometre road race along the Rideau Canal enticed a few runners to lace up their shoes Saturday. The free cookies at the finish line of Run Ottawa’s Great Big Cookie run may have also helped.

The top of the podium had some very familiar names with Adriano Padoin-Castillo taking top spot in the men’s race with a personal best time of 16 minutes and 16.0 seconds. Clearly the Immaculata student still had some juice in the legs following Thursday’s run at the NCSSAA Cross Country Championships.

Also cracking the top-10 were Jay Sneddon and Gavin Westbrook who placed sixth and seventh respectively. Sneddon edged out Westbrook by just two seconds, finishing in 16 minutes and 47.0 seconds. Another notable finish goes to Jason Dunkerley and guide runner Alex Berhe who finished 14th and 15th with equal times of 17:25.

On the women’s side, it was former Lion and current CTV Ottawa journalist Leah Larocque taking top spot in 18 minutes and 7.0 seconds. She was followed by 15-year old Lion Grace Streek in second with a time of 18:21.0. It was the second race in three days for Streek as the grade 10 student had finished third in the junior girls cross country race at the City Championship to earn a spot at this week’s OFSAA Championship.

Full results from the Great Big Cookie Run can be found on Sport Stats. 

(Ottawa, Canada---02 October 2021) Pippa Norman (Carleton Ravens) competing in the University/Open Women's race at the 2021 Capital Cross Country Challenge held at Mooney’s Bay Park in Ottawa. Photograph 2021 Copyright Miles Ryan Rowat / Mundo Sport Images

Norman and MacDonald lead Ravens at RSEQ XC Championship

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It was a challenging setting for Saturday’s Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Cross Country Championships at the Centre de plein air Kinadapt. Located about 75 minutes north of Montreal in the small town of Rawdon, the course which is more routinely used for dog sledding, brought a unique set of challenges to the Carleton Ravens runners.

Undeterred by the challenging course, veterans Pippa Norman and Aria MacDonald both improved upon their placing from last year’s championship as they crossed the line back-to-back in 43rd and 44th place. Norman completed the eight kilometre course in a time of 33 minutes and 43.7 seconds with MacDonald finishing just 6.8 seconds later. 

Following shortly behind was Saorise Kealy, who finished in 33:57.7 to place 48th overall. Bryn Reynolds rounded out the Ravens quartet in 72nd. 

The Raven men were represented by the duo of David Birinberg and Nic Hawrysh. Finishing in a time of 29:12.4, Birinberg was the top Raven as he placed 88th overall. Hawrysh finished in 130th.
For full results from the RSEQ Championships, please visit our results page.

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Gee-Gee Men finish 7th; Women place 8th at OUA XC Championships

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For the second year in a row, it was a beautiful day in London for the Ontario University Athletics Cross Country Championship with the sun shining and temperatures reaching 16 degrees. Running on the Thames Valley Golf Course the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees improved their finishing positions for both the men and women from a year ago as they placed seventh and eighth respectively. 

The Gee-Gee women’s finish, their highest since 2015 (7th), was led by rookie Noemie Beauregard. The fourth year Nutrition Sciences student finished the eight kilometre course in 30 minutes and 40 seconds to place 14th overall. Beauregard’s placing earned her Second Team OUA All-Star status – the first by a Gee-Gee since Ruth Burrowes in 2015. 

Nina Gunther was the next Gee-Gee across the finish line as she placed 27th overall in a time of 32:01. The remaining scorers for the Garnet & Grey were Kyler Fowler (60), Elana Tyman (71) and Taylor Brown (72). 

Also on the women’s side, Lions Elizabeth Vroom and Gigi Porter had strong debuts at the OUA Championships for the Queen’s Gaels. The pair of first year students both factored in to the scoring for Queen’s as they placed 25th and 36th respectively as they helped the Gaels to a fourth place finish

On the men’s side, the Gee-Gee’s 183 points put them in seventh place, just one point behind the University of Windsor in sixth. Veteran André Alie-Lamarche was the top finisher, placing 20th overall in a time of 26:01. Crossing the line 32 seconds later was fellow fourth year runner Adrian Fournier as he cracked the top-20 in 28th place. Rounding out the scoring for the Gee-Gees was Nic Roberts (34), Nicolas Abanto Enns (42), and rookie Zach Sikka (59).

For full results for the OUA XC Championships, please visit our results page.

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Pedersen and Beauregard top finishers at Bayfront Open

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Friday marked a return to action for the Club’s harriers. Varsity runners from both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University and the Lions took to the starting line of the McMaster Bayfront Open along the shore of Burlington Bay in Hamilton. 

Running as the sole Lion in the Open 8km race, Nico Pedersen posted a top three finish in his final prep race before next month’s Ontario Championship. The 22-year-old averaged 3:17 kilometres as he crossed the line in a time of 26 minutes and 17.7 seconds – 23 seconds behind winner Brent Smalley.

It was as close to a championship field as you could get ahead of the OUA Championships with just the Windsor Lancers missing from the starting line. For the Gee-Gees, first year athlete and fourth year student, Noemie Beauregard continued to lead the team as she placed 12th in 8km race in a time of 29 minutes and 34.8 seconds. 

Teammate Nina Gunther also found a place in the top-30 with her 28th place finish in 31:08.2. The top woman for the Ravens was fourth year journalism student Pippa Norman who crossed the line in 63rd place. 

Elizabeth Vroom and Gillian Porter, both first year students at Queen’s University, placed 21st and 32nd respectively. 

On the men’s side, André Alie-Lamarche was the top Gee-Gee in 28th. Teammate Jackson Roy was 2.4 seconds back in 26:00.6 to place 31st. With three more Gee-Gees placing within the top 50, the team finished 7th with 180 points. 

Ravens rookie David Birinberg was the top finisher for Carleton, crossing the line in 29 minutes and 23.4 seconds for 106th. 

Varsity runners will return to action on the final weekend of the month with the OUA Championships set for the 29th in London and the RSEQ Championships going the day after in Rawdon, Quebec.

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Lions run well at Capital XC Challenge

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With the sun shining and temperatures hovering in the mid-teens, it was a beautiful weekend for a cross country meet. In total, more than 750 athletes ran through the park at Mooney’s Bay, on one of Canada’s most unique and challenging courses, at the annual Capital XC Event this past Friday and Saturday.

The event opened with the high school girls junior varsity event, where St. Pius X’s Isabella Chiumera took top spot in the four kilometre race. Chiumera’s time of 15:05.51 was nearly 11 seconds ahead of the Lions’ Grace Streek, while Quinn Coughlin of Opeongo rounded out the podium in third. 

Malachi Kenny of Pembroke’s Bishop Smith High School was the winner of the junior varsity boys contest in 13 minutes and 4.41 seconds. Kenny edged out Glebe’s Saul Taler, who finished just five seconds behind on the four kilometre course.

There were some popular faces atop the varsity girls podium as Lion Louise Stonham took top place in the five kilometre event. Stonham finished in 18 minutes and 11.89 seconds, about 100 metres ahead of training partner Lauren Alexander who was competing for Glebe. Ariel Gibbons of Renfrew rounded out the podium in 19:44.89.

Records are made to be broken and that is exactly what the top three finishers in the varsity boys did in Friday’s final race. The trio of Robin Lefebvre, Derek Strachan, and Ilyass Kasmi all improved on the previous record of 16:02.07 set by Angus Skinner last season. Lefebcvre took nearly 20 seconds off the previous standard as he crossed the line in 15 minutes and 43.52 seconds. Strachan was eight seconds back in silver, while Kasmi finished in 15:55.91 for third. 

Saturday featured the University/Open sections where McGill and Queen’s Universities won the men’s and women’s titles respectively. The University of Ottawa finished third in both races. 

McGill was led to victory by Matthew Beaudet, who won the six kilometre race in a time of 18 minutes and 37.07 seconds. While Jude Wheeler-Dee and Roman Mironov of Queen’s rounded out the podium. The top finisher for the Gee-Gees was André Alie-Lamarche who placed sixth in a time of 19:21.48. Nicholas Pedersen was the top runner for the Lions in eighth.

On the women’s side, Becca Brennan of Monarch Athletics took top spot with a time of 22 minutes and 30.95 seconds. The former Lion and Gee-Gee was followed closely behind the University of Ottawa’s Noemie Beauregard in 22:33.23. Manon Plouvier of Queen’s rounded out the podium in third. 

In the elementary school races, Lions athletes took home three of the six team titles. Elmdale Public School captured the U10 boys and girls titles, while Collège Notre-Dame took home the U14 boys title. 

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Lions celebrate tremendous season at annual awards banquet

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Saturday night marked the second year in a row the Ottawa Lions gathered under the big top at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility to celebrate another great year of athletics at our annual awards banquet. During the most complete season since the start of the pandemic, the Lions had plenty to celebrate including a Canadian Cross Country Championship, Ontario U20 team title, and six new Canadian records by Lions athletes. 

The Gilbert Awards, named in honour of Olympic champion Glenroy Gilbert, are handed out annually to the most outstanding male and female athletes in the Club for both track and field events. Saturday’s victors – Lauren Gale, David Adeleye, Audrey Goddard, and Tommy Nedow – were all first time recipients. A feat that had not occurred in more than twenty years. 

Lauren Gale had a lot to celebrate during the 2021-22 season. The recent graduate of Colorado State University had a dream season that included Canadian Indoor Records at 200 (23.00) and 400 metres (51.64). In addition, Gale was part of Canada’s 4×400 metre record setting relay team at the World Indoor Championships (3:31.45). 

Outdoors, Gale set Club records at 200 (22.82) and 400 metres (51.30), and anchored the Canadian Club Record 4×400 metre relay team at the Canadian Championships with a time of 3:35.46. Gale also competed in both the 200 and 400 metres at the World Championships, and was named to both the Commonwealth and NACAC Championship teams.

The 2022 season was a case of performing when it mattered for the 20-year-old David Adeleye. The University of Toronto student posted personal bests at every national event he ran this season. This included a run of 8.07 seconds in the 60 metre hurdles at the USports Championship where he would take the bronze medal. At the Canadian Championships, he ran a personal best 14.34 seconds en-route to a fifth place finish. Finally, at the Canada Summer Games, Adeleye broke the previous Games record with a personal best run of 14.03 seconds to take home the silver in the 110 metre hurdles.

Tommy Nedow’s victory kept the men’s field event Gilbert Award in the family for another year as his older brother Tim had won on the previous six occasions. Nedow was recognized for a strong season that included a silver medal in the discus at the Canadian Championships and provincial titles in both the discus and hammer throw. The Brockville native concluded his season at the Canada Summer Games where he captured a pair of bronze medals in the discus and shot put for Team Ontario.

Heptathlete Audrey Goddard took home the female field event honour, the first for a U20 woman in Club history. Goddard had a strong first season in the combined events posting the third highest mark in the Club U20 heptathlon rankings when she scored 4480 points to place second at the Canadian U20 Championships. Goddard also scored a wind-aided 4658 points to place second at the Canada Summer Games Trials. 

This year’s Sam Estwick Memorial Awards – given to the top para athlete’s in the Club – went to Bianca Borgella and Joshua Cassidy. 

Borgella took home Canadian titles in both the 100 (12.43) and 400 (1:02.19) metre para ambulatory races in national record times. As well, the University of Ottawa student anchored the Lions U20 Women’s 4×100 metre relay team to national gold.

Borgella followed up her performance at nationals by breaking her national 100 metre record a couple weeks later with a time of 12.37 at the Canada Summer Games Trials, which ranked her second globally in the T13 category. Similarly, over 400 metres, Borgella lowered her national record to 1:00.84 – a time which ranks seventh in the world among T13 runners.

Cassidy was a double medalist in the para wheelchair 800 (silver) and 1500 (bronze) metres at the Canadian Championships this year. As well, Cassidy represented Canada in the 1500 metres and the marathon at the Commonwealth Games, where he was also Canada’s flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.

Elizabeth Vroom was recognized as the Most Outstanding U20 Female following an exceptional rookie season in athletics. The former soccer star won all but two steeplechase events she entered this year. Vroom set a personal best of 10:40.33 to win the Canadian U20 3000 metre steeplechase title and also set an OFSAA Record of 6:52.19 to win the provincial high school title. Both performances rank second on the Club’s all-time U20 lists behind former Canadian U20 Record Holder Danelle Woods.

Vroom’s only two losses came while competing against older competition at the Ontario Open Championships and Canada Summer Games Trials. In both instances she finished in the silver medal position.

The award for Most Outstanding U20 Male was shared by a pair of 400 metre hurdlers and Canada Games teammates – David Moulongou and Luca Nicoletti. 

Moulongou had a breakout season in the 400 metre hurdles that found him in both the Canadian U20 and Canada Summer Games finals. The University of Ottawa student saved his best performance for his last competition of the year, running a massive personal best of 52.79 seconds to place second at the Canada Summer Games. 

After a strong high school season, Nicoletti took home bronze in the 400 metre hurdles at the Canadian U20 Championship before placing fifth at the Canada Summer Games. Provincially, Nicoletti was also a silver medalist in the U20 200 metres. 

On the relay front, both Moulongou and Nicoletti helped Team Ontario to a bronze in the 4×400 at the Canada Summer Games. This was in addition to gold and silver medals in the 4×400 and 4×100 metre relays respectively at both the Canadian and Ontario U20 Championships.

Amelia Van Brabant was named Most Outstanding U18 Female for the second year in a row while Nolan Legare received the top male award. 

Van Brabant was a triple medalist at the Ontario U18 Championships, taking silver over 3000 metres, bronze in the 1500 metres, and adding silver as part of the 4×800 metre team. Nationally, the Earl of March student was fifth over 3000 metres at both the Canadian U20 and Royal Canadian Legion Championships. Van Brabant was also part of the bronze medal winning 4×400 metre relay at the Canadian U20 Championships.

Legare was a double silver medalist at 400 and 800 metres at the Ontario U18 Championships. In relay action, he also took home gold in the U20 4×400 and U18 Sprint Medley relays at the provincial championships. On the national stage, Legare was 6th in the 400 metres at the Royal Canadian Legion Championships and was part of bronze medal winning 4×100 and 4×400 metre relay teams.

Quinn Coughlin, a double bronze medalist at the Ontario Summer Games, took home the award for Most Outstanding U16 Female. The award on the men’s side was shared between Royal Canadian Legion medalists Will Batley and Timeo Atonfo. 

In the masters category a pair of double gold medalists at the provincial championships took home the honour – Kimberley Howitt and Club founder Bob Staveley.

Nico Pedersen was named the Club’s Most Outstanding Road Racer and coach Thomas Faour was presented with the Sean Cole Memorial Award for dedication to Club service. 

In cross country, provincial champion Amelia Van Brabant took home her second award of the evening, while Zachary Sikka, the Lions top finisher at the 2021 Canadian Championships, was the men’s winner.

Other awards presented on the evening went to Alec Jeffrey and Alexandra Telford as the Most Outstanding Athletes on the Carleton Ravens varsity team. This year’s winners of the Denis Landry Award for Most Outstanding Athletes with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees went to Sydney Smith and Thomas Senechal-Becker. 

For a full list of current and past award winners, please visit the Awards and Records section of our website. 

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Cassidy inducted in to Toronto Wall of Honour

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It was not something he was aiming for, but Josh Cassidy’s induction into the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour on Friday was a worthy distinction for the national team veteran. The Toronto Sport Hall of Honour celebrates the exceptional contributions and accomplishments of those who have inspired and/or brought recognition to Toronto through sport. Cassidy was one of 18 inductees in the 2022 Class.

The three time Paralympian was inducted as the Para Athlete of The Year for his achievements in 2019. During that season Cassidy took home the top spot at the Los Angeles Marathon despite breaking his chair less than 24 hours before the race, he placed sixth at the Tokyo Marathon, and swept the 800, 1500, and 5000 metre events at the Canadian Championships. 

“These sorts of things aren’t what you aim for, but deeply gratifying to be recognized for the whole journey,” said Cassidy of the induction.  “Through triumphs and defeats, for all the hard work, dedication and commitment to a lifetime of sport. It couldn’t happen without the coaches, therapists, and community of support.” 

(Ottawa, Canada --- 01 June 2022) David Moulongou competing at the Ottawa Summer Twilight Series Meet #2 . Photograph Copyright 2022 Miles Rowat / Mundo Sport Images Please tag @mundosportimages if posting on social media

Lions put on show to remember at Canada Games

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Just five years ago, the Ottawa Lions had no athletes competing at the Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. It was the first time it had happened in the 43 year history of the Club. As the athletics portion of this year’s Games in Niagara wrapped up this afternoon, only one thought comes to mind, “My how things have changed!”.

An impressive six current Lions donned the red and white of Team Ontario at the Games, combining to bring home five medals – equalling the total captured by the 2009 Lions in Charlottetown. 

The four days of competition at the new Canada Games Park in Thorold has been a bit of a coming out party for 400 metre hurdler David Moulongou. The University of Ottawa student, who was only introduced to the one lap hurdles race this year, put the country on notice with his silver medal in Friday’s final. 

Moulongou has proven he performs his best when it matters most this season. First he ran a personal best to win the trials and qualify for the team back in early July. On Friday, he chopped 1.99 seconds off the lifetime best to win his silver medal. David came into the Games with the goal to “finally be able to ‘click’ and showcase the talent that has remained ‘potential,’ as a result of being new to my event.” Two words – mission accomplished!

If one medal wasn’t enough for the 19-year-old Moulongou, he teamed up with fellow Lion and 400 metre hurdler, Luca Nicoletti, to help Team Ontario to a bronze in the 4×400 metre relay today. The pair ran the opening to legs, as Ontario finished in 3:11.90 – just 0.11 seconds behind Quebec. 

Another hurdler, David Adeleye, also put on a show when it mattered most. The University of Toronto student ran his third personal best in just over 10 days when he took home the silver in the 110 metre hurdles on Saturday afternoon. Adeleye’s time of 14.03 seconds took a full tenth of a second off his previous best, set at the final Twilight of the season and gets him closer to becoming only the third Lion to break the 14 second barrier. 

Before his individual glory though came team gold. Adeleye ran lead off for Ontario’s 4×100 metre relay team in the heats before being replaced in the final, where Ontario won by three tenths of a second over British Columbia. 

For thrower Tommy Nedow, the Games’ marked the end of a very long season that has seen the Brockville native compete more than 40 times this year. However, the 24-year-old managed to end his season with a pair of bronze medals as he took home bronze in both the shot put and discus. For good measure, he added a fifth place finish in the hammer throw as well. 

Sprinter Doyin Ogunremi competed right near her lifetime bests all week, but fell just short of the podium. After a fourth place finish in the open 400 metre found her just 35 hundredths off the podium, she was met with nearly the identical fate in the relay. Despite a strong 55.2 second anchor leg, Ogunremi was half step behind the Team BC runner as Ontario missed the podium by four tenths in 3:41.51.

While there was much success for current Lions on the track, the Club’s story at the Games does not end there. Team Ontario also featured two former Lions Madison McLean and Jonathan Rioux, while Will Cox represented Nova Scotia, where he is attending university. 

McLean had the perfect meet as she took top spot in the javelin and also set a new personal best of 47.84 metres in the process. On the track, Cox and Rioux battled it out in the 3000 metre steeplechase as the pair finished fifth and sixth respectively. The separation between the two – just two hundredths of a second.

Away from the track, current heptathlete Audrey Goddard is representing Ontario on the volleyball court. Goddard and her teammates are set to square off against Quebec on Sunday to determine fifth place in the tournament. 

Other former Lions in action in the Games included Lucy Hempstead, and sisters Amelia and Zoe Wojtyk. 

Hempstead, who gave up her sprint spikes for cycling shoes after the 2020 season, was champion in the time trial event and also placed sixth in the road race. 

The Wojtyk sisters didn’t have to move too far when they left track and field, switching to canoeing on the other side of Mooney’s Bay with the Rideau Canoe Club. The pair captured an impressive seven medals on the water. The pair teamed up for a silver in the C-2 1000m, and were both on the IC-4 200m and 500m boats that captured bronze. Individually, Zoe was the silver medalist in the C-1 5000m and also won bronze as part of the mixed C-2 500m. Amelia, who was a pole vaulter with the Club, paddled her way to a pair of silvers in the C-1 500 and 1000 metre events. 

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Lions set to compete in Canada Summer Games

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After a one year delay, the time has finally arrived. The athletics portion of the Canada Summer Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event that brings together the best summer sport athletes from across Canada, kicks off Tuesday morning at Canada Games Park in Thorold, Ont. The Lions will be represented by six current members during the four day competition, and they will be led by another three Lions coaches. 

David Adeleye, David Moulongou, Tom Nedow, Luca Nicoletti, Doyin Ogunremi, and Leo Wallner will don the red and white of Team Ontario, guided by head coach Leslie Estwick and two of her assistants Zach Quevillon and Amanda Fader. Two former Lions, Madison McLean (javelin) and Jonathan Rioux (3000m steeplechase) will also be representing Ontario at the Games. 

Wallner is the first to compete, starting day one of the two day decathlon at 9:25 am on Tuesday morning. The 18-year-old says his goal heading into the Games is to improve on his throwing events and hopefully make a run for the 6000 point barrier. Wallner had set a new personal best of 5689 points when he won the Trials in early July. 

Tuesday will also see a pair of 400 metre hurdlers in action in the form of Luca Nicoletti and David Moulongou. The pair finished third and fifth respectively at this year’s Canadian U20 Championships and have their eyes set squarely on running even faster on this new Canada Games Park track. 

While both are also expected to take part in relay events for Team Ontario, Moulongou has been offered another challenge at the Games – the 800 metres. While not having contested the event previously, the University of Ottawa student will toe the line in the heats Wednesday as the coaches believe his 400 metre speed (personal best 48.94) and his strength from the hurdles will be a solid combination to help Ontario score valuable team points. 

Tuesday will also feature the heats for the flat 400 metres for Doyin Ogunremi. The 19-year-old has been on a bit of a tear of late, having produced a wonderful lead off leg for the Lions’ Canadian Club record setting 4×400 metre at the national championships and followed that up with a massive lifetime best to win the trials back in early July. She’ll be looking to keep those feet moving fast to secure a spot in Friday’s final. 

Ogunremi will also contest the 200 metre heats on Wednesday, and is also expected to line up on the 4×400 metre relay team. 

If you’re looking for Tom Nedow, he’ll be out in the field throwing some heavy objects. The 24-year-old is one of the oldest members of team Ontario and one of its busiest as he will contest three of the four throwing events in Thorold. The national silver medalist will undoubtedly be a favourite in the discus when it gets started Tuesday afternoon. 

Nedow will contest the shot put on Wednesday, an event where he just set a new lifetime best of 17.61 metres less than two weeks ago. He’ll follow that up a couple hours later with the hammer throw, an event he won at this year’s Ontario Championships. 

Look for David Adeleye to be gunning for a spot on the podium in his speciality, the 110 metre hurdles when they get going on Wednesday. The University of Toronto student is coming off a pair of personal bests at our final Twilight last Wednesday and is primed to break the 14 second barrier in the right conditions. 

Away from the track, heptathlete Audrey Goddard will be jumping with a slightly different purpose as she spike her way to a medal as part of Ontario’s volleyball team. The multi-sport talent, who also plays for the Ottawa Fusion Volleyball Club, will put her six foot tall stature and bouncy step to great use as outside attacker. Goddard and Team Ontario kick off round robin play on Tuesday against Nova Scotia. 

Tuesday will also be the first day of action for Lucy Hempstead as she competes in the cycling time trial event – a strong suit for the former 400 metre hurdler. Hempstead, who made the transition from the track to road cycling after a strong performance at the RBC Training Ground, has stated her goals for the Games are to “win the time trial and position myself well in the road race.”

Below is a schedule of events for Lions athletes on the track and in the field.

Tuesday, August 16

09h25    Decathlon 100m (Leo Wallner)
10h15    Decathlon Long Jump (Leo Wallner)
10h40    Men’s 400m Hurdle Heats (Luca Nicoletti/David Moulongou)
12h30    Decathlon Shot Put (Leo Wallner)
14h30    Decathlon High Jump (Leo Wallner)
15h10    Women’s 400m Heats (Doyin Ogunremi)
16h00    Men’s Discus Qualifying (Tom Nedow)
17h20    Decathlon 400m (Leo Wallner)

Wednesday, August 17        

09h00    Decathlon 110m Hurdles (Leo Wallner)
09h30    Men’s Shot Put Qualifying (Tom Nedow)
10h15    Decathlon Discus (Leo Wallner)
10h20    Women’s 200m Heats (Doyin Ogunremi)
11h15    Men’s 800m heats (David Moulongou)
12h20    Decathlon Pole Vault (Leo Wallner)
14h55    Men’s 110m Hurdle Heats (David Adeleye)
15h15    Decathlon Javelin (Leo Wallner)
16h30    Men’s Hammer Throw Qualifying (Tom Nedow)
16h35    Men’s 4x400m Heats (Luca Nicoletti/David Moulongou)
17h05    Women’s 4x400m Heats (Doyin Ogunremi)
17h50    Decathlon 1500m (Leo Wallner)

Friday, August 19

11h15    Men’s 400m Consolation Final (David Moulongou*)
11h25    Women’s 400m Consolation Final (Doyin Ogunremi*)
11h35    Men’s 400m Final (David Moulongou*)
11h45    Women’s 400m Final (Doyin Ogunremi*)
13h15    Men’s Hammer Final (Tom Nedow*)
15h00    Men’s Shot Put Final (Tom Nedow*)
16h45    Men’s 400m Hurdle Consolation Final (Luca Nicoletti/David Moulongou*)
17h15    Men’s 400m Hurdle Final (Luca Nicoletti/David Moulongou*)

Saturday, August 20

09h00    Men’s Discus Final (Tom Nedow*)
09h05    Women’s 200m Consolation Final (Doyin Ogunremi*)
09h25    Women’s 200m Final (Doyin Ogunremi*)
10h50    Men’s 800m Consolation Final (David Moulongou*)
11h10    Men’s 800m Final (David Moulongou*)
11h45    Men’s 110m Hurdle Consolation Final (David Adeleye*)
11h50    Men’s 110m Hurdle Final (David Adeleye*)
16h05    Men’s 4x400m Final (Luca Nicoletti/David Moulongou*)
16h15    Women’s 4x400m Final (Doyin Ogunremi*)

*pending qualification

For results, visit Windsor Timing.

For Live Streaming, visit https://niagara2022games.ca/