David Adeleye’s long-awaited return to competition was the headline moment for Ottawa Lions athletes competing this weekend at the Lancer Can-Am Classic, held Friday and Saturday at the University of Windsor. The 23-year-old Western University graduat ...
Taler Makes Canada Debut at World Cross Country Championships in Florida
Saul Taler’s first race in a Canadian kit was one he won’t soon forget. The Ottawa Lions standout represented Canada for the first time Saturday at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, lining up in the U20 men’s 8-k ...
The Next Wave: Ottawa Lions’ Future Arrives in 2025
On a warm August afternoon in Calgary, Maxime Cazabon stood at the edge of the high jump apron, the bar set just shy of two metres. At 15 years old, the Garneau student already had multiple national titles to his name, rewritten club age-group records, a ...
Redefining the Standard: Ottawa Lions Deliver on the World Stage in 2025
On a warm evening in mid-July, as the sun dipped behind the grandstand at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility, Wendy Alexis stepped onto the track with a quiet confidence that belied the moment she was about to create. At 70 years old, Alexis had already ...
Mordel, Muir Rewrite Club Record Book in Sherbrooke
A small but mighty contingent of Lions athletes delivered standout performances on Saturday at the Défi des Champions, hosted by the University of Sherbrooke, highlighted by two new Club age-class records and several top-tier results. Defending nation ...
Samuel and Moulongou Rewrite Record Book as Lions Shine at Holiday Relays
Kicking off the weekend with 17 victores, 35 personal bests, and four new meet records is what many would call a great Friday night. Such was the case for the Lions family, who opened the the indoor season in full force at last week’s Saints Holiday Rela ...
Nicoletti Breaks McGill Record, Davis Sets Club U23 Standard in Strong Indoor Season Start
While the domestic cross country season was wrapping up in London this weekend, the indoor campaign was just getting started with Lions competing at Western, McGill, and York University. While small in numbers, the impact of the performances was large wi ...
Gauthier Makes History, Taler Qualifies for Worlds in Standout Nationals Weekend
A blanket of early winter weather set the stage for a dramatic weekend at the 2025 Canadian Cross Country Championships, held at Fanshawe Golf Course in London. A dusting of snow greeted athletes for Saturday’s age-class races, but by Sunday the course w ...
Ottawa Lions Stand with McGill Athletes as University Moves to Discontinue Varsity Track & Field
The Canadian track and field community is reeling following McGill University’s unexpected decision to discontinue its varsity Track & Field program, one of the oldest and most storied in the country. The announcement, made late last week by McGill A ...
Historic Performances Fuel Lions at Ontario Cross Country Championships
Set against the rolling fairways of Lakeridge Links Golf Course in Whitby, Lions athletes braved low single-digit temperatures and even Sunday snow flurries at this year’s Ontario Cross Country Championships. But while the conditions felt more like mid-w ...










