The change to cooler temperatures this weekend was great signal for the start of another cross country season. The Lions crew kicked things off with a doubleheader featuring the Hoffman Invitational at St. Lawrence University on Saturday and this morning' ...
Lions post five top-8 finishes at World Masters Championship
The World Masters Athletics Championships wrapped up today in the Spanish city of Malaga with Lions athletes garnering five top-8 finishes over the 12 day event. The leader of the pack was undoubtedly Kim Ethier, who posted two top-8 finishes. The 50 year ...
Trio of global champions lead Lions into World Championships
The 2018 World Masters Athletics Championships kick off early tomorrow morning in Malaga, a port city in the south of Spain. The event, which features a full slate of events for athletes 35 and above over the course of 12 days of competition, will include ...
Dunkerley to join coaching ranks
There will be a familiar face track side this fall as Paralympic running stand out Jason Dunkerley takes on a new leadership role within the Ottawa Lions. The five time Paralympian will team up with former guide runner Joshua Karanja to coach a distance r ...
Nedow breaks 21 metre barrier for NACAC silver
With friends and family nearby, shot putter Tim Nedow likes to put on a show and he did exactly that Friday night at the North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships being held at the University of Toronto's Varsity Stadium. The ma ...
Burrows third at World Games
In the small town of Sant Cugat, 30 minutes north of Barcelona, the athletics portion of the 2018 Cerebral Palsy World Games got underway yesterday featuring the Lions' own Rachael Burrows. The multiple time Canadian medalist got right to work, finishing ...
Maguire breaks records at Ontario championships
It was a record breaking weekend for Liz Maguire as she ran to victory at the Ontario Masters Championships in Toronto. The 51 year old's two golds highlighted a 25 medal haul from the Lions. Running her first 1500 metre race of the season Saturday mornin ...
Jacques sets new personal standard in France
Approaching the end of its second week, the Ottawa Lions European Tour featured stops in Karlstad, Sweden and Castres, France today highlighted by a lifetime best performance by Farah Jacques in the 100m hurdles. Jacques, who transitioned to the 100 metre ...
Lions add four more medals on final day of championship
The Athletics Ontario Championships wrapped up Sunday afternoon at the University of Windsor's Alumni Stadium with four more medals for the Lions - all silver. Two familiar faces led the haul on day two as Joe Fast and Leewinchell Jean each picked up thei ...
Lions win 5 medals on first day of Ontario Championship
While the rain came down on day one of the Ontario U14/U16/U18 Championships today in Windsor, it didn't drown the competitive spirits of the Lion athletes who picked up five medals on the day including a gold. Things got off to a quick start with Joshua ...