(Langley, British Columbia ---25 June 2022) Lauren Gale competing on day four of the Canadian Track and Field Championships at McLeod Athletic Park. Photograph 2022 Copyright Miles Ryan Rowat / Mundo Sport Images

Gale sets new Twilight record

by linkinbioLocal

A Twilight Meet Record, a number five all-time performance, and nearly 70 personal bests. If you said “What are three things that happened last night,” you would be right.

With our squad split between hosting the third Twilight Meet of the summer and competing in the Royal City Inferno, the Lions put up a great series of performances.

Kicking off the night in style was Lauren Gale as she opened the Twilight #3 with a meet record at 400 metres in her season opener at the distance. The Club record holder crossed the line in 53.28 seconds to best the previous standard of 53.52 set by Windsor’s Nicole Sassine in 2016. Finishing in second was OFSAA champion Quinn Coughlin in 57.88 seconds. 

Also in Ottawa, one of the Club’s newest members, Malachi Kenny made a dazzling debut as he took top spot in the men’s 800 metres. Covering the two lap distance in 1:57.24, Kenny bested his junior boys winning time from the recent OFSAA Track and Field Championships. The Bishop Smith student’s time is the sixth fastest in Club history by a U17 athlete.

In Guelph, Sydney Smith ran a new personal best over 800 metres to move into fifth on the Club’s all-time list. The University of Ottawa graduate found herself in a field akin to a national final and rose to the occasion, crossing the line in 2 minutes and 4.75 seconds. Her time is now ranked 10th in Canada this year.

At 1500 metres, André Alie-Lamarche bettered his near year old personal best with his ninth place finish at the Inferno. Alie-Lamarche stopped the clock at 3 minutes and 48.10 seconds – exactly a tenth of a second faster than his previous best set at last season’s Canadian Track and Field League Final. He now ranks 24th in Club history.

For updated Club Rankings, please visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/

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Four Lions named to Team Canada

by Internationallinkinbio

Summer plans for Derek Strachan, David Adeleye, Kevin Robertson, and John McGowan all now include a trip down south. The four gentlemen were included among the 57 athletes named by Athletics Canada’s to represent the red and white at the NACAC U18 and U23 Championships in Costa Rica as well as the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Strachan will be Canada’s lone steeplechaser at the NACAC U18 Championships. The Glebe student qualified by way of his personal best effort this past weekend at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships. A grade 11 student, Strachan placed fifth in the 2000 metre steeplechase event on Friday in a time of 6 minutes and 11.57 seconds. Strachan becomes the Club’s first steeplechaser to be named to a national Under-18 team.

Joining Strachan in Costa Rica will be Adeleye and Robertson. For both athletes, this will not be the first time either has donned the red and white in international competition, although it will be a first for each on the track. 

Adeleye, who will race the 110 metre hurdles in Costa Rica, is no stranger to international competition having represented Canada in 2019 as a member of the national Under-18 rugby squad. The University of Toronto student is coming off a strong indoor season that saw him set a new Club U23 record in the 60 metre hurdles. More recently, Adeleye dropped a personal best run of 13.92 seconds late last month at the Bob Vigars Classic.

The last time Kevin Robertson put on a Team Canada singlet he was battling difficult terrain at the Pan Am Cross Country Championships. This time, he’ll only have to contend with some barriers and a water pit as he lines up in the 3000 metre steeplechase. Robertson, a junior at Syracuse, is coming off an outstanding collegiate season where he earned All-American status following his 12th place finish at the NCAA Championships. In addition, Robertson set a new Club U23 record earlier this spring with an impressive 8:37.26 clocking.

Rounding out the list of national team members is John McGowan, who is headed to the island of Trinidad and Tobago to run the 100 metres at the Commonwealth Youth Games. A grade 11 student at St. Michael’s in Kemptville, McGowan qualified for the team by virtue of his winning 10.75 clocking at the East Regional High School Championship. McGowan, who had a best of 11.55 seconds entering the 2023 season, recently finished fifth at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships.

The NACAC U18/U23 Championships are scheduled for July 21-23 in San Jose while the Commonwealth Youth Games will run from August 4 to 11 in Port of Spain.

(Ottawa, Canada---10 June 2023) Quinn Coughlin of Opeongo - Cobden competes in the intermediate hurdles at the 2023 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships. Photograph Copyright 2023 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images. If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

Lions bring home 14 medals from OFSAA Track and Field Championships

by High SchoollinkinbioProvincial

Three days of competition and more than 2200 athletes means only one thing in the province of Ontario – OFSAA Track and Field. For the first time in 16 years the Championships returned to Ottawa and the performances put forward by our own local contingent certainly rose to the occasion. In total, Lions athletes took home 14 medals from OFSAA, half of them gold. 

Arnprior’s Louise Stonham kick started the medal haul with a gold in the open girls 2000 metre steeplechase. The grade 12 student led from start to finish as she crossed the line in a seasonal best time of 7:02.80.

Jorai Oppong-Nketiah is a name you will want to remember. The grade nine student at Pierre-de-Blois became just the fourth athlete in Club history to ever complete the sprint double at OFSAA taking top spot in both the 100 and 200 metre events. Running just off her personal best times from the week before, Jorai crossed the line in times of 12.34 and 25.17 seconds respectively. 

Before the championship, if you were asked for similarities between Quinn Coughlin and Zachary Jeggo you may have been at a loss. Following OFSAA the answer was a little bit clearer as the pair swept the boys and girls 300 metre hurdles and 400 metres.

Coughlin enjoyed a breakthrough performance in the 400 metre heats as she set a new lifetime best of 56.77 seconds and followed it up in the final with a 56.89 run for the gold. In the hurdles, which are a new event for Coughlin this season, the Opeongo student crossed the line in 43.69 seconds to win by nearly a second. The personal best performance moved the 16 year old into fourth on the Club’s all-time rankings in the event. 

Similarly, it was a pair of outstanding performances that lifted Jeggo to the top of the provincial podium. While he fell just short of his personal best over 400 metres, the Louis-Riel student’s run of 49.70 seconds was still more than three quarters of a second faster than his nearest competitor. He would return a day later to best himself as he smashed his previous best in the 300 metre hurdles with a 39.29 second clocking. 

While Timeo Atonfo didn’t manage to bring home a gold medal, the Gisele-Lalonde student did something few in the Club have done before. The grade 10 student picked up a silver in the junior boys long jump as well as a pair of bronzes in the triple jump and 100 metre hurdles. The three medal haul meant Atonfo became just the 12th athlete in Club history to accomplish the feat. 

The remaining OFSAA medalists were Ingrid Moreau (JG 4x100m silver), Grace Streek (JG 3000m silver),  Maddie Seaby (SG 3000m bronze), Ange-Mathis Kramo (NB 200m silver), and Daniel Cova (JB 1500m bronze)

For full results from OFSAA, visit https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/2023-ofsaa-track-and-field-championships/

For updated Club rankings, visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/

Club results from OFSAA are included below for your convenience.

Novice Girls 100m – Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois) 12.34 – Gold

Novice Girls 200m – Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois) 25.17 – Gold

Novice Girls 400m – Shannon Dewar (St. Francis) 1:02.16 – 15th

Novice Girls 400m – Meredith McCabe (Lisgar) 1:01.07 – 8th

Novice Girls 800m – Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest) 2:33.67 – 16th

Novice Girls 1500m – Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe) 5:05.34 – 18th

Novice Girls 1500m – Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest) 5:11.92 – 19th

Novice Girls 3000m – Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe) 11:16.57 – 13th

Novice Girls 3000m – Evelyn Davies (Immaculata) 11:54.84 – 22th

Novice Girls 4x100m – Odelia Niangoran (Holy Trinity) DQ

Novice Girls 4x100m – Cate O’Brien (Holy Trinity) DQ

Novice Girls 4x100m – Ingrid Andersen (Holy Trinity) DQ

Novice Girls Long Jump – Charlotte Carr (Cornwall) 4.12m – 21th

Junior Girls 100m – Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis) 12.95 – 13th

Junior Girls 100m – Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart) 12.94 – 6th

Junior Girls 200m – Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis) 26.52 – 11th

Junior Girls 200m – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 26.12 – 8th

Junior Girls 400m – Molly Barber (Nepean) 1:00.60 – 14th

Junior Girls 400m – Sophia McIntyre (St. Francis) 1:02.90 – 22th

Junior Girls 400m – Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo) 56.89 – Gold

Junior Girls 800m – Molly Barber (Nepean) 2:19.35 – 9th

Junior Girls 800m – Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais) 2:18.69 – 5th

Junior Girls 1500m – Grace Streek (Peak Centre) 4:41.33 – 5th

Junior Girls 1500m – Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais) 4:43.86 – 8th

Junior Girls 3000m – Grace Streek (Peak Centre) 10:14.94 – Silver

Junior Girls 3000m – Kate Johnston-Zemek (Ashbury) 10:52.71 – 8th

Junior Girls 80m Hurdles – Jamie Hennessy (Sydenham) 12.72 – 9th

Junior Girls 80m Hurdles – Stella Humeniuk (Nepean) 13.13 – 17th

Junior Girls 300m Hurdles – Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo) 43.69 – Gold

Junior Girls 4x100m – Ingrid Moreau (Merivale) 50.73 – Silver

Junior Girls 4x100m – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 52.73 – 10th

Junior Girls 4x100m – Lei-Lei Fan-Saschenbrecker (Sacred Heart) 53.24 – 16th

Junior Girls 4x100m – Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart) 53.24 – 16th

Junior Girls High Jump – Waverley Lyons (Glebe) 1.50m – 7th

Junior Girls Pole Vault – Balqis Chouikhi (Sir Wilfrid) 2.90m – 4th

Junior Girls Long Jump – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 5.35m – 4th

Junior Girls Long Jump – Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart) 4.92m – 9th

Junior Girls Triple Jump – Lecia Patrick (Ashbury) 11.03m – 4th

Senior Girls 100m – Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel) 12.89 – 15th

Senior Girls 200m – Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest) 26.68 – 18th

Senior Girls 400m – Koree Yach (Arnprior) 1:00.81 – 17th

Senior Girls 400m – Andie Harris (John McCrae) 1:00.94 – 18th

Senior Girls 400m – Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest) 1:01.06 – 19th

Senior Girls 800m – Jocelyn Giannotti (Holy Trinity) 2:17.57 – 11th

Senior Girls 800m – Lauren Alexander (Glebe) 2:20.38 – 15th

Senior Girls 1500m – Maddie Seaby (Carleton Place) 4:41.40 – 10th

Senior Girls 1500m – Lauren Alexander (Glebe) 4:47.96 – 16th

Senior Girls 3000m – Maddie Seaby (Carleton Place) 9:56.79 – Bronze

Senior Girls 3000m – Olivia Baggley (Gloucester) 10:20.91 – 10th

Senior Girls 3000m – Louise Stonham (Arnprior) 10:24.36 – 12th

Senior Girls 100m Hurdles – Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel) 16.09 – 15th

Senior Girls 400m Hurdles – Koree Yach (Arnprior) 1:06.26 – 9th

Senior Girls 400m Hurdles – Sophie Trott (Glebe) 1:11.17 – 16th

Senior Girls Pole Vault – Meg Varden (Cairine Wilson) J2.40m – 10th

Senior Girls Long Jump – Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson) 4.67m – 21th

Senior Girls Triple Jump – Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson) 10.71m – 15th

Senior Girls Javelin – Elise Katsube (Sir Robert Borden) 32.98m – 9th

Open Girls 2000m Steeplechase – Louise Stonham (Arnprior) 7:02.80 – Gold

Open Girls 4x400m – Louise Stonham (Arnprior) 4:09.19 – 12th

Open Girls 4x400m – Koree Yach (Arnprior) 4:09.19 – 12th

Open Girls 4x400m – Sophie Trott (Glebe) 4:12.60 – 15th

Open Girls 4x400m – Lauren Alexander (Glebe) 4:12.60 – 15th

Novice Boys 100m – Ange-Mathis Kramo (Paul-Desmarais) 11.54 – 7th

Novice Boys 100m – Connor England (North Dundas) 12.05 – 20th

Novice Boys 200m – Ange-Mathis Kramo (Paul-Desmarais) 22.45 – Silver

Novice Boys 200m – Connor England (North Dundas) 24.11 – 18th

Novice Boys 200m – Xavier Jeglic (St. Pius X) 24.19 – 20th

Novice Boys 1500m – Austin Walker (Colonel By) 4:23.82 – 14th

Novice Boys 3000m – Charlie Mortimer (Hillcrest) 9:37.25 – 13th

Novice Boys Long Jump – Eli Mordel (SirRobert Borden) 5.85m – 9th

Junior Boys 100m – Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury) 11.81 – 21th

Junior Boys 400m – Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel) 49.70 – Gold

Junior Boys 800m – Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel) 2:01.33 – 6th

Junior Boys 1500m – Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel) 4:02.79 – Bronze

Junior Boys 1500m – Saul Taler (Glebe) 4:18.36 – 12th

Junior Boys 3000m – Saul Taler (Glebe) 9:14.51 – 6th

Junior Boys 3000m – Noah Smith (Immaculata) 9:36.46 – 16th

Junior Boys 100m Hurdles – Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle) 15.05 – 9th

Junior Boys 100m Hurdles – Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde) 13.71 – Bronze

Junior Boys 300m Hurdles – Mason Brennan (Colonel By) 41.62 – 9th

Junior Boys 300m Hurdles – Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel) 39.29 – Gold

Junior Boys 300m Hurdles – Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle) 41.49 – 4th

Junior Boy 4x100m – Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel) 44.93 – 6th

Junior Boy 4x100m – Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury) 45.20 – 8th

Junior Boys 4x100m – Francis Mullowney (Colonel By) 45.66 – 12th

Junior Boys 4x100m – Mason Brennan (Colonel By) 45.66 – 12th

Junior Boys 4x100m – Joshua Haughton (Immaculata) 46.16- 15th

Junior Boys 4x100m – Brody Fraser (Immaculata) 46.16- 15th

Junior Boys Pole Vault – Owen Tyo (Char-Lan) J3.30m – 5th

Junior Boys Long Jump – Owen Whike (Glebe) 3.00m – 12th

Junior Boys Long Jump – Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde) 6.84m – Bronze

Junior Boys Triple Jump – Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde) 13.81m – Silver

Junior Boys Triple Jump – Kai Gibson (Longfields) J12.19m – 13th

Junior Boys Discus – Jack Mines (Char-Lan) 48.60m – 7th

Senior Boys 100m – John McGowan (St. Michael) 10.99 – 5th

Senior Boys 200m – William Sanders (Mother Teresa) 22.65 – 12th

Senior Boys 400m – William Sanders (Mother Teresa) 50.12 – 10th

Senior Boys 400m – Nolan Legare (John McCrae) 50.70 – 16th

Senior Boys 400m – Safwan El Mansari (De La Salle) 51.33 – 18th

Senior Boys 400m – Ethan Lavictoire (St. Joseph) 52.29 – 21th

Senior Boys 800m – Nicolas Belan (Canterbury) 1:58.54 – 12th

Senior Boys 1500m – Nicolas Belan (Canterbury) 4:00.88 – 6th

Senior Boys 400m Hurdles – Eric Zielonka (Brookfield) 57.95 – 7th

Senior Boys 400m Hurdles – Nathaniel McNeil (St. Peter – O) 1:01.47 – 19th

Senior Boys 4x100m – Logan Reid (Merivale) 44.80 – 8th

Senior Boys 4x100m – Beckham Tapp (West Carleton) 44.31 – 9th

Open Boys 2000m Steeplechase – Derek Strachan (Glebe) 6:11.57 – 5th

Open Boys 4x400m – Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury) 3:37.71 – 20th

(Ottawa, Canada —02 June 2023) Zachary Jeggo of Louis-Riel - Ottawa competing on Day 2 of the 2023 East Regional High School Track and Field Championships at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility © 2023 Miles Ryan Rowat/Mundo Sport Images If posting to social media please tag @mundosportimages

71 Lions Qualify for OFSAA Track and Field Championships

by High Schoollinkinbio

When the Ontario high school track and field championships begin Thursday at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility, 71 Lions will be in action representing their respective high school teams in individual events and relays. 

Athletes qualified for the championship by virtue of finishing among the top four in their respective event at last week’s East Regional High School Championships. 

Lions athletes captured an impressive 71 medals in individual events and added a further 10 in the relays. 

Topping the medal haul was Louis-Riel’s Zachary Jeggo who won a trio of gold medals, a bronze, and even broke a pair of meet records. The grade 10 student dominated the junior boys 400 metre field, winning in 50.17 seconds – more than two seconds clear of second place. The performance also bested Mike Robertson’s 18-year-old record of 50.39.

Jeggo’s other record came as a member of Louis-Riel’s junior boys 4×100 metre relay. The Rebels got the stick around Terry Fox in 44.86 seconds to take 0.22 seconds off the previous standard set by Thousand Islands Secondary School. 

The final gold for Jeggo came in the 300 metre hurdles, where he won handily in 39.80 seconds. For good measure, he also added a bronze in the 200 metres.

Gisele-Lalonde’s Timeo Atonfo and Opeongo’s Quinn Coughlin were the only two athletes to take home a trio of individual golds. Both athletes also broke meet records along the way. 

Atonfo twice broke the meet record in the junior boys 100 metre hurdles. In the heats he crossed the line in 13.90 seconds to trim a hundredth of a second off the previous best before bettering that effort in the final with a winning run of 13.76 seconds. 

In the field, Atonfo swept the horizontal jumps with efforts of 6.48 and 13.57 metres respectively in the long and triple jump.

For Coughlin, she easily disposed of Sarah Jackson’s nine year old junior girls 300 metre hurdle record. The Opeongo student’s time of 44.32 seconds took nearly three tenths off the former Lion’s mark, and left her more than three seconds clear of the rest of the field in Thursday’s race.

Coming back on Friday, Coughlin pulled off a difficult 400/800 double within a matter of a few hours. Over 800 metres, Quinn used her 400 speed to run away from the field on the second of the lap to win in 2 minutes and 21.48 seconds. 

The one lap race saw Coughlin jet out of the blocks, making up the stagger on the full field well within the first 200 metres. Pushing right through to the finish, she finished more than two seconds clear of the field, producing a winning time of 57.95 seconds. 

Finally, Arnprior’s Koree Yach may be the busiest woman of the OFSAA Championships. The grade 11 student qualified for the provincial meet in no less than five events at Regionals. A winner of the senior girls 400 metre hurdles, Yach also helped Arnprior to a bronze in the open girls 4×400 metre relay. She also added a trio of fourth place finishes in the 400 and 800 metres as well as the senior girls 4×100 metres. 

Bellow is a list of Lions qualifiers for OFSAA:

Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson)  – Senior Girls Long Jump (4th)
Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson)  – Senior Girls Triple Jump (Bronze)
Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis)  – Junior Girls 100m (Bronze)
Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis)  – Junior Girls 200m (4th)
Andie Harris (John McCrae)  – Senior Girls 400m (Silver)
Ange-Mathis Kramo (Paul-Desmarais) – Novice Boys 100m (Gold)
Ange-Mathis Kramo (Paul-Desmarais) – Novice Boys 200m (Gold)
Austin Walker (Colonel By)  – Novice Boys 1500m (4th)
Balqis Chouikhi (Sir Wilfird)  – Junior Girls Pole Vault (4th)
Beckham Tapp (West Carleton)  – Senior Boys  4×100 (Silver)
Brody Fraser (Immaculata)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Silver)
Cate O’Brien (Holy Trinity)  – Novice Girls  4×100 (4th)
Charlie Mortimer (Hillcrest)  – Novice Boys 3000m (Bronze)
Charlotte Carr (Cornwall)  – Novice Girls Long Jump (Silver)
Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais)  – Junior Girls 1500m (Silver)
Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais)  – Junior Girls 800m (4th)
Connor England (North Dundas)  – Novice Boys 100m (Bronze)
Connor England (North Dundas)  – Novice Boys 200m (Bronze)
Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel)  – Senior Girls 100m (Gold)
Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel)  – Senior Girls 100m Hurdles (Bronze)
Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 1500m (Bronze)
Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 800m (Silver)
Derek Strachan (Glebe)  – Open Boys 2000m Steeplechase (Silver)
Eli Mordel (Sir RobertBorden)  – Novice Boys Long Jump (Silver)
Elise Katsube (Sir RobertBorden)  – Senior Girls Javelin (Gold)
Eric Zielonka (Brookfield)  – Senior Boys 400m Hurdles (Silver)
Ethan Lavictoire (St. Joseph)  – Senior Boys 400m (4th)
Evelyn Davies (Immaculata)  – Novice Girls 3000m (4th)
Francis Mullowney (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Bronze)
Grace Streek (Peak Centre)  – Junior Girls 1500m (Bronze)
Grace Streek (Peak Centre)  – Junior Girls 3000m (Silver)
Ingrid Andersen (Holy Trinity)  – Novice Girls  4×100 (4th)
Ingrid Moreau (Merivale)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Gold)
Jack Mines (Char-Lan)  – Junior Boys Javelin (4th)
Jamie Hennessy (Sydenham)  – Junior Girls 100m Hurdles (Silver)
Jay Yetman (Glebe)  – Senior Boys 200m (Silver)
Jay Yetman (Glebe)  – Senior Boys Long Jump (4th)
Jocelyn Giannotti (Holy Trinity)  – Senior Girls 800m (Gold)
John McGowan (St. Michael)  – Senior Boys 100m (Gold)
Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle)  – Junior Boys 100m Hurdles (4th)
Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle)  – Junior Boys 300m Hurdles (Silver)
Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois)  – Novice Girls 100m (Gold)
Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois)  – Novice Girls 200m (Gold)
Joshua Haughton (Immaculata)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Silver)
Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe)  – Novice Girls 1500m (4th)
Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe)  – Novice Girls 3000m (Bronze)
Kai Gibson (Longfields)  – Junior Boys Triple Jump (Silver)
Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Bronze)
Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls 100m (Gold)
Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls Long Jump (Gold)
Kate Johnston-Zemek (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls 30000m (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls  4×100 (4th)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 400m (4th)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 400m Hurdles (Gold)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 800m (4th)
Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest)  – Novice Girls 1500m (Bronze)
Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest)  – Novice Girls 800m (Bronze)
Lauren Alexander (Glebe)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Gold)
Lauren Alexander (Glebe)  – Senior Girls 800m (Bronze)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Silver)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls 200m (Silver)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls Long Jump (4th)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls Triple Jump (Gold)
Lei-Lei Fan-Saschenbrecker (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Bronze)
Logan Reid (Merivale)  – Senior Boys  4×100 (Bronze)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Bronze)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Open Girls 2000m Steeplechase (Gold)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 1500m (4th)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 3000m (Bronze)
Maddie Seaby (Carleton Place) – Senior Girls 1500m (Silver)
Maddie Seaby (Carleton Place) – Senior Girls 3000m (Gold)
Mason Brennan (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Bronze)
Mason Brennan (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys 100m Hurdles (Silver)
Mason Brennan (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys 300m Hurdles (Bronze)
Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (4th)
Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury)  – Junior Boys 100m (4th)
Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury)  – Open Boys  4×400 (4th)
Meg Varden (Cairine Wilson)  – Senior Girls Pole Vault (4th)
Meredith McCabe (Lisgar)  – Novice Girls 400m (Gold)
Molly Barber (Nepean)  – Junior Girls 400m (Silver)
Molly Barber (Nepean)  – Junior Girls 800m (Silver)
Nathaniel McNeil (St. Peter)  – Senior Boys 400m Hurdles (Bronze)
Nicolas Belan (Canterbury)  – Senior Boys 1500m (Bronze)
Nicolas Belan (Canterbury)  – Senior Boys 800m (Gold)
Noah Smith (Immaculata)  – Junior Boys 3000m (Bronze)
Nolan Legare (John McCrae)  – Senior Boys 400m (Silver)
Odelia Niangoran (Holy Trinity)  – Novice Girls  4×100 (4th)
Olivia Baggley (Gloucester)  – Senior Girls 3000m (Silver)
Owen Tyo (Char-Lan)  – Junior Boys Pole Vault (Silver)
Owen Whike (Glebe)  – Junior Boys Pole Vault (Bronze)
Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo)  – Junior Girls 300m Hurdles (Gold)
Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo)  – Junior Girls 400m (Gold)
Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo)  – Junior Girls 800m (Gold)
Safwan El Mansari (De La Salle)  – Senior Boys 400m (Bronze)
Saul Taler (Glebe)  – Junior Boys 1500m (4th)
Saul Taler (Glebe)  – Junior Boys 3000m (Silver)
Shannon Dewar (St. Francis)  – Novice Girls 400m (4th)
Sophia McIntyre (St. Francis)  – Junior Girls 400m (4th)
Sophie Trott (Glebe)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Gold)
Sophie Trott (Glebe)  – Senior Girls 400m Hurdles (4th)
Stella Humeniuk (Nepean)  – Junior Girls 100m Hurdles (4th)
Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest)  – Senior Girls 200m (Silver)
Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest)  – Senior Girls 400m (Bronze)
Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde)  – Junior Boys 100m Hurdles (Gold)
Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde)  – Junior Boys Long Jump (Gold)
Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde)  – Junior Boys Triple Jump (Gold)
Waverley Lyons (Glebe)  – Junior Girls High Jump (Gold)
William Sanders (St.Mother Teresa)  – Senior Boys 200m (Bronze)
William Sanders (St.Mother Teresa)  – Senior Boys 400m (Gold)
Xavier Jeglic (St. Pius X)  – Novice Boys 200m (4th)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Gold)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 200m (Bronze)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 300m Hurdles (Gold)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 400m (Gold)
Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois)  – Novice Girls 100m (Gold)
Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (Pierre-de-Blois)  – Novice Girls 200m (Gold)
Meredith McCabe (Lisgar)  – Novice Girls 400m (Gold)
Shannon Dewar (St. Francis)  – Novice Girls 400m (4th)
Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest)  – Novice Girls 800m (Bronze)
Kyra Lauter (Franco-Ouest)  – Novice Girls 1500m (Bronze)
Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe)  – Novice Girls 1500m (4th)
Julia Van Wesenbeeck (Glebe)  – Novice Girls 3000m (Bronze)
Evelyn Davies (Immaculata)  – Novice Girls 3000m (4th)
Charlotte Carr (Cornwall)  – Novice Girls Long Jump (Silver)
Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls 100m (Gold)
Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis)  – Junior Girls 100m (Bronze)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls 200m (Silver)
Amy LeBlanc (St. Francis)  – Junior Girls 200m (4th)
Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo)  – Junior Girls 400m (Gold)
Molly Barber (Nepean)  – Junior Girls 400m (Silver)
Sophia McIntyre (St. Francis)  – Junior Girls 400m (4th)
Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo)  – Junior Girls 800m (Gold)
Molly Barber (Nepean)  – Junior Girls 800m (Silver)
Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais)  – Junior Girls 800m (4th)
Ciara Villeneuve (Paul-Desmarais)  – Junior Girls 1500m (Silver)
Grace Streek (Peak Centre)  – Junior Girls 1500m (Bronze)
Grace Streek (Peak Centre)  – Junior Girls 3000m (Silver)
Kate Johnston-Zemek (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls 30000m (Bronze)
Jamie Hennessy (Sydenham)  – Junior Girls 100m Hurdles (Silver)
Stella Humeniuk (Nepean)  – Junior Girls 100m Hurdles (4th)
Quinn Coughlin (Opeongo)  – Junior Girls 300m Hurdles (Gold)
Waverley Lyons (Glebe)  – Junior Girls High Jump (Gold)
Balqis Chouikhi (Sir Wilfird)  – Junior Girls Pole Vault (4th)
Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls Long Jump (Gold)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls Long Jump (4th)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls Triple Jump (Gold)
Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel)  – Senior Girls 100m (Gold)
Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest)  – Senior Girls 200m (Silver)
Andie Harris (John McCrae)  – Senior Girls 400m (Silver)
Tatiana Pender (Franco-Ouest)  – Senior Girls 400m (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 400m (4th)
Jocelyn Giannotti (Holy Trinity)  – Senior Girls 800m (Gold)
Lauren Alexander (Glebe)  – Senior Girls 800m (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 800m (4th)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 1500m (4th)
Olivia Baggley (Gloucester)  – Senior Girls 3000m (Silver)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 3000m (Bronze)
Danica Mulvihill (Louis-Riel)  – Senior Girls 100m Hurdles (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls 400m Hurdles (Gold)
Sophie Trott (Glebe)  – Senior Girls 400m Hurdles (4th)
Meg Varden (Cairine Wilson)  – Senior Girls Pole Vault (4th)
Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson)  – Senior Girls Long Jump (4th)
Adelle MacLeod (AY Jackson)  – Senior Girls Triple Jump (Bronze)
Elise Katsube (Sir RobertBorden)  – Senior Girls Javelin (Gold)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Open Girls 2000m Steeplechase (Gold)
Connor England (North Dundas)  – Novice Boys 100m (Bronze)
Connor England (North Dundas)  – Novice Boys 200m (Bronze)
Xavier Jeglic (St. Pius X)  – Novice Boys 200m (4th)
Austin Walker (Colonel By)  – Novice Boys 1500m (4th)
Charlie Mortimer (Hillcrest)  – Novice Boys 3000m (Bronze)
Eli Mordel (Sir RobertBorden)  – Novice Boys Long Jump (Silver)
Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury)  – Junior Boys 100m (4th)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 200m (Bronze)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 400m (Gold)
Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 800m (Silver)
Daniel Cova (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 1500m (Bronze)
Saul Taler (Glebe)  – Junior Boys 1500m (4th)
Saul Taler (Glebe)  – Junior Boys 3000m (Silver)
Noah Smith (Immaculata)  – Junior Boys 3000m (Bronze)
Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde)  – Junior Boys 100m Hurdles (Gold)
Mason Brennan (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys 100m Hurdles (Silver)
Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle)  – Junior Boys 100m Hurdles (4th)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys 300m Hurdles (Gold)
Jonah Gratton (La Citadelle)  – Junior Boys 300m Hurdles (Silver)
Mason Brennan (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys 300m Hurdles (Bronze)
Owen Tyo (Char-Lan)  – Junior Boys Pole Vault (Silver)
Owen Whike (Glebe)  – Junior Boys Pole Vault (Bronze)
Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde)  – Junior Boys Long Jump (Gold)
Timeo Atonfo (Gisèle-Lalonde)  – Junior Boys Triple Jump (Gold)
Kai Gibson (Longfields)  – Junior Boys Triple Jump (Silver)
Jack Mines (Char-Lan)  – Junior Boys Javelin (4th)
John McGowan (St. Michael)  – Senior Boys 100m (Gold)
Jay Yetman (Glebe)  – Senior Boys 200m (Silver)
William Sanders (St.Mother Teresa)  – Senior Boys 200m (Bronze)
William Sanders (St.Mother Teresa)  – Senior Boys 400m (Gold)
Nolan Legare (John McCrae)  – Senior Boys 400m (Silver)
Safwan El Mansari (De La Salle)  – Senior Boys 400m (Bronze)
Ethan Lavictoire (St. Joseph)  – Senior Boys 400m (4th)
Nicolas Belan (Canterbury)  – Senior Boys 800m (Gold)
Nicolas Belan (Canterbury)  – Senior Boys 1500m (Bronze)
Eric Zielonka (Brookfield)  – Senior Boys 400m Hurdles (Silver)
Nathaniel McNeil (St. Peter)  – Senior Boys 400m Hurdles (Bronze)
Jay Yetman (Glebe)  – Senior Boys Long Jump (4th)
Derek Strachan (Glebe)  – Open Boys 2000m Steeplechase (Silver)
Odelia Niangoran (Holy Trinity)  – Novice Girls  4×100 (4th)
Ingrid Andersen (Holy Trinity)  – Novice Girls  4×100 (4th)
Cate O’Brien (Holy Trinity)  – Novice Girls  4×100 (4th)
Ingrid Moreau (Merivale)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Gold)
Lecia Patrick (Ashbury)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Silver)
Lei-Lei Fan-Saschenbrecker (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Bronze)
Kaiya Woodcock (Sacred Heart)  – Junior Girls  4×100 (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Senior Girls  4×100 (4th)
Sophie Trott (Glebe)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Gold)
Lauren Alexander (Glebe)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Gold)
Louise Stonham (Arnprior)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Bronze)
Koree Yach (Arnprior)  – Open Girls  4×400 (Bronze)
Zachary Jeggo (Louis-Riel)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Gold)
Joshua Haughton (Immaculata)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Silver)
Brody Fraser (Immaculata)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Silver)
Francis Mullowney (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Bronze)
Mason Brennan (Colonel By)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (Bronze)
Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury)  – Junior Boys  4×100 (4th)
Beckham Tapp (West Carleton)  – Senior Boys  4×100 (Silver)
Logan Reid (Merivale)  – Senior Boys  4×100 (Bronze)
Matteo Nicolini (Ashbury)  – Open Boys  4×400 (4th)
Full results from East Regionals are available at https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/2023-east-regional-high-school-track-and-field-championship/

For update Club rankings, please visit: https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/

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Robertson and Christie-Galloway secure spots at NCAA Championship

by linkinbioUniversity

Everything is bigger in Texas, or so the saying goes. For Kevin Robertson and Keira Christie-Galloway, they’ll find out first hand if there’s any truth to the rumour as they head to Austin to compete in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships next month. Both Kevin and Keira qualified for the national collegiate championship by way of their finishing at this weekend’s East and West Preliminary Meets.

Robertson was the first to punch his ticket to Austin, winning his quarterfinal of the 3000 metre steeplechase in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday night. The Syracuse junior entered the competition with the 13th fastest time in the nation and lived up to his top billing with his winning run of 8 minutes and 47.69 seconds. 

In what was a tightly contested race, Robertson hit the bell in fourth place – two and a half seconds behind the leader.  As the lead back approached the final water jump, Robertson dropped the hammer, leaving the rest of the field with only the back of his head to look at. By the corner the lead was already five plus metres, and the computer engineering student just continued to accelerate from there as he closed in a speedy 62.75 seconds.

For Christie-Galloway, a pair of second place finishes was all she needed to earn a trip back to the NCAA Championships – her first since earning Second Team All-American honours at the 2019 championship. Coming on the heels of a personal best effort of 13.01 seconds for the 100 metre hurdles at the WAC Championship, the Grand Canyon University student laid down back to back times of 13.08 seconds to finish second in both her heat and quarterfinal. Both performances were the second fastest of her career and earned her the Big Q to advance to Austin. 

The NCAA Championships will begin Wednesday, June 7 at the University of Texas’ Mike Myers Stadium with Robertson scheduled to run the steeplechase semi-finals at 8:02 pm eastern. Christie-Galloway will run the 100 metre hurdle semi-finals the following day at 9:32 pm eastern.

Ottawa, Canada. 25 May 2023. Jorai Oppong-Nketiah (734) of Pierre-de-Blois - Ottawa competing at the 2023 Ottawa City High School Track and Field Championships. Copyright 2023 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images

Records fall at NCSSAA and EOSSAA Championships

by High Schoollinkinbio

As local high school athletes continue their journey to the OFSAA Track and Field Championships set for June 8-10 here in Ottawa, a few Lions did so in record breaking fashion. 

For the second week in a row, Jorai Oppong-Nketiah etched her name into the record book, becoming the fastest grade nine girl in Ottawa track and field history. The Pierre-de-Blois student bested the field by more than a second in the final as she broke the tape in a blistering 12.25 seconds. 

Oppong-Nketiah’s performance bested the 48-year meet record of 12.40 set by Anne Liuzzo from Canterbury. 

Jorai also advanced to the East Regional Championship next week by taking top spot in the 200 metre. While falling short of Lauren Gale’s meet record, her time of 25.91 gave her a nice 1.4 second margin of victory. 

At the EOSSAA Track and Field Championships at  Thousand Island Secondary School in Brockville, a trio of meet records fell at the feet of Lions’ athletes. 

Quinn Couglin took down two records over the course of the two day championship, beginning on day one with the junior girls 300 metre hurdles event. The grade 10 student at Opeongo High School sped her way to a victory in 44.67 seconds Thursday afternoon – more than five seconds clear of second place. The performance bested the old record of 46.85 set by Catherine Farish of Frontenac Secondary School set in 2006. 

Coming back the next day, Coughlin took down another record. This time it was her idol’s, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, junior girls 400 metre record that fell. Last year’s OFSAA silver medalist completed one lap of the TISS track in 57.65 seconds to shave 39 hundredths of second of Bishop-Nriagu’s 19 year old record.

While not in record time, Coughlin did add a third individual gold to her EOSSAA Championship performance in the 800 metres. Winning time for the grade 10 student was 2 minutes and 21.74 seconds. 

Rounding out the record breakers was Louise Stonham. The grade 12 student at Arnprior District High School bested her own record in the open girls 2000 metre steeplechase event. Louise stopped the clock in a time of 7 minutes and 15.63 seconds – more than 37 seconds ahead of second place. Her previous meet record of 7:21.13 had been set last year. 

Stonham also picked up a pair of bronze medals in the senior girls 1500 and 3000 metres. 

While he didn’t get his name in the NCSSAA record books, Glebe’s Jay Yetman put forward a very impressive performance over the two day championship, completing a sweep of the senior boys 100 and 200 metres as well as the long jump. 

The grade 12 student put together massive personal bests in both sprint events, as he joined the sub-11 and and sub-22 clubs with winning times of 10.99 and 21.79 seconds respectively. Yetman’s winning leap in the long jump measured 6.22 metres, a mere centimetre ahead of second place. 

The road to OFSAA continues next week here in Ottawa with the East Regional High School Championships on Thursday and Friday at Terry Fox. 

For full results from the NCSSAA and EOSSAA Championships, please visit https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/

For updated Club rankings, please visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/

(York, Canada — 3 June 2022) Timeo Atonfo of Gis?le-Lalonde - Ottawa competing in the sprint hurdle heats at the 2022 OFSAA Ontario High School Track and Field Championships held at the Toronto Track and Field Centre at York University. 2022 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

Records fall as Lions begin road to OFSAA Championships

by High SchoollinkinbioLocal

The march to the OFSAA Track and Field Championships has begun and three athletes have already made it known they should be considered forces to be reckoned with after record setting performances at both the National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association East and West Conference Championships taking place last week. 

In just her first high school season, Jorai Oppong-Nketiah quickly made her name known as one to keep an eye out. The grade nine student at Pierre-de-Blois set records in both the 100 and 200 metre sprint events at the West Conference Championship.

Oppong-Nketiah bested former Lion Remy Wade’s 10 year old 100 metre record in the preliminary rounds, stopping the clock at 12.39 seconds. Wade’s old mark was 12.44 seconds. Jorai was a hair slower in the final, finishing in 12.40 seconds. 

Over 200 metres, Oppong-Nketiah equalled the meet record of 26.03 seconds in the heats before taking top spot in the final with a blazing time of 25.96 seconds. The previous record had been set by Shelani Fernando in 2010. 

At the East Conference Championship, it was the wind that kept Timeo Atonfo from breaking a pair of records for the second year in a row. The Gisèle-Lalonde student captured top spot in the junior boys long jump with a leap of 6.44 metres to eclipse Japhet Divita’s seven year old mark of 6.40. 

The record is the second long jump record for Atonfo at the East Conference meet. He set the novice boys mark a year ago.

On the track, Atonfo topped the junior 100 metre hurdle race with an impressive 14.04 second clocking – besting the previous meet record by more than three tenths of a second. Unfortunately for the grade 10 student, the wind gauge registered a trailing wind in excess of the allowable 2.0 metres per second (+2.6), nullifying the record.

Atonfo made it a three gold medal day as he hopped, skipped, and jumped his way to top place in the triple jump. His best mark of the day was 13.04 metres, more than 1.2 metres ahead of second place. 

Rounding out the record breakers was Olivia Baggley in the senior girls 3000 metres as he took down Alex McGowan’s nine year old mark of 10:21.96. The Gloucester senior completed the seven and half lap race in 10 minutes and 20.83 seconds to best the next closest competitor by nearly two full minutes. 

All three athletes and a host of others will compete this Wednesday and Thursday at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility for a spot at the East Regional Championship. The top five finishers at the city championship will advance to regionals.

For updated Club rankings, please visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/

For full results from the East and West Conference Meets as well as the LCIAA and UOVHSAA Meets, please visit https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/

(York, Canada---12 June 2022) Thomas Nedow competing in the hammer throw at the Athletics Ontario U20/Open/Para Track and Field Championships at the Toronto Track and Field Centre. 2022 Copyright Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images

Nedow finishes collegiate career with big finish

by linkinbioUniversity

This past weekend marked the start of the conference championship schedule south of the border. For the two Lions in action, the stories represented both ends of the spectrum. For Tommy Nedow, it was his final collegiate championship while Emily Brennan was running in her first.

Nedow finished off his career at Southeastern Louisiana University with a trio of top-five finishes at the Southland Conference Championship in Commerce, TX. Starting the Championship in the hammer throw, Nedow unleashed a massive lifetime best of 56.34 metres to place fourth. Making the performance more impressive is that It was his first hammer competition of the season. 

Nedow also added a fourth place finish in the discus, where he hurled the two kilogram platter out to 50.93 metres. The graduate student rounded out the championship with a 16.38 metre throw in the shot put to place fifth. 

For Brennan, this past weekend marked her first North Coast Athletic Conference championship after missing the indoor season due to injury. The Denison University freshman just off the podium in the 400 metre hurdles after running a seasonal best of 1 minute and 8.72 seconds. Brennan also helped Denison to a pair of bronze medals in both the 4×100 and 4×400 metre relays.

Oregon was the scene of a pair of Twilight Meets for a small contingent of Lions senior athletes. Opening the weekend Friday night at the Oregon Twilight in Eugene, Victoria McIntrye extended her early season winning streak to three by taking top spot in the 200 metres. The 27-year-old broke the tape in 24.91 seconds. 

Alexandra Telford also found her way onto the podium at Hayward Field, crossing the line in the 400 metres with a time of 55.46 seconds to claim second place.

A day later in Portland, McIntyre again took top spot in both the 100 and 200 metre events. Also reaching the top of the podium were Bertwin Ben-Smith and Telford, who won the 400 metre and 400 metre hurdles respectively. 

For updated club rankings, please visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/

Meet results can be found on our website, https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/

(Canton, USA---29 April 2023) Victoria Mcintyre runs to win the 100m in a meet record 12.28 seconds (-0.7) at the 2023 St Lawrence University Twilight Meet. Copyright 2023 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

Lions re-write record books at St Lawrence Twilight

by linkinbio

Conditions were far from ideal Saturday afternoon for the small contingent of Lions athletes that headed south to St Lawrence University to open their outdoor season, but that didn’t stop them from taking home some meet records and more than a few wins to open up their outdoor season.

A total of 10 Lions were in action at the SLU Intercollegiate Athletics Twilight Meeting, taking home four golds, a silver and a pair of bronze medals.

Victoria McIntyre dominated the fields in both the women’s 100 and 200 metres as she set new meet records in each event. On the straightaway, McIntyre was the class of the field, speeding her way to a time of 12.28 seconds – her fastest performance since 2013. The effort was so dominating, teammate Kennedy Banton-Lindsay took home the silver more than a second back of McIntyre. 

The 200 metres produced a similar story line for McIntyre, with her winning time of 25.27 seconds again being her fastest in a decade as a combination of nagging injuries and the pandemic have kept the University of Toronto graduate off the track for much of that time. Banton-Lindsay fell a spot on the podium, taking third in 27.83.

Triple jump produced another victory and meet record for the Lions. Heather Grandy was  commanding in her victory, leaping out to 10.78 metres almost a metre and a half clear of the field. Grandy’s jump added more than 20 centimetres to the previous meet record set in 2018.

For the men, Bertwin Ben-Smith picked up the only victory on the day. The University of Guelph graduate was first across the line of the 200 metres, stopping the clock in a time of 22.31 seconds, a half-second under the previous meet record. Teammate Michael Pinnock finished just off the podium in 22.90.

Fabrice Nonez opened his season with the best performance of his life. Known more for his hurdling, Nonez placed third in the flat 400 metres with a time of 51.39 seconds – more than a second faster than his previous best. 

At the Limestone Race Weekend in Kingston, André Alie-Lamarche took second spot in the Saturday night’s 10k in a tightly contested battle with Queen’s University’s Roman Mironov. Alie-Lamarche crossed the line in a personal best of 31 minutes 55.88 seconds – 1.2 seconds back of Mironov. 

On Sunday morning, Cameron Bruce took top spot in the half-marathon, finishing in a time of 1 hour, 20 minutes and 0.15 seconds. Daniel Cova placed second overall in the 5km race with a time of 16:08.83.

For updated Club rankings, please visit https://milesrowat.shinyapps.io/ottl_rankings/ 

(Ottawa, Canada --- 08 June 2022) Quinn Coughlin competing at Ottawa Summer Twilight Meet #3 Photograph Copyright 2022 Miles Rowat / Mundo Sport Images Please tag @mundosportimages if posting on social media

Coughlin leads string of record performances at Ravens High School Relays

by High Schoollinkinbio

With the Carleton Ravens High School Relays running last Thursday, it officially marked the start of the outdoor season in Ottawa. The competition, one of three run by the Lions in the lead up to the highly anticipated high school season, was a huge success with over 500 entries.

With a number of Lions in action, seven in particular stood out among the field as they combined to set a total of 11 meet records between them. Opeongo student Quinn Coughlin was responsible for more than a quarter of those results as she set new marks in the junior varsity 400 and 800 metres as well as the 300 metre hurdles. Despite it being Coughlin’s first attempt at the intermediate hurdles, her time of 46.93 was 0.4 seconds faster than the previous mark. 

It was the 800 metre records which took the hardest hits Thursday as the junior varsity and varsity marks fell on both the boy’s and girl’s side. Koree Yach’s time of 2:28.58 eclipsed Grace Munro’s one year old mark in the varsity girl’s event. The Arnprior runner also set a new record in the varsity girls 400 metres. 

On the men’s side, OFSAA cross country champion Saul Taler erased more than 11 seconds from the junior varsity boy’s standard with his time of 2 minutes and 7.50 seconds. Canterbury’s Nicolas Belen put on a commanding performance in the varsity event as he broke the two minute barrier, stopping the clock at 1:58.45 for a new personal best and a more than 17 second improvement on the previous meet record. 

The pair of 800 metre boy’s record holders squared off in the open 3000 metres where it was the elder Belan who held on to top spot and took the record in the event with a time of 9:08.22. Taler also dipped under the previous mark with a time of 9:18.20.

Out in the field, defending novice boys OFSAA Champion in the high jump Kai Gibson picked up where he left off last high school season. The grade 10 Longfields Davidson student took top spot in both the junior varsity high jump and long jump with record performances. Gibson cleared 1.75 metres in the high jump and sailed out to 5.96 metres in the long jump.

Rounding out the list of record breakers from Thursday’s event was Jay Yetman. The grade 12 Glebe student was the class of the field in the varsity boys long jump as he broke the sand out at 6.47 metres to claim top spot. Yetman’s leap was nearly a foot further than the previous mark set in 2019.

Full results from Thursday’s competition can be found on our website at https://ottawalions.com/results/2023-results/2023-ravens-high-school-relays/