The hottest day of the year brought about a one hour delay to the kick off of the third Twilight Meet of the summer on Wednesday. However, neither of those issues were noticeable on the track or in the field as Lions athletes put up over 80 personal best ...
Belan Betters World U20 Standard in Hamilton
On Friday night in Hamilton, 18-year-old Nicolas Belan took a significant step towards achieving a feat accomplished by only two other Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club members. Belan ran a personal best time of 3 minutes and 46.87 seconds for 1500 metre ...
Gale Surpasses Olympic Standard Again in Edmonton Victory
She does it again. For the second time in nine days, Lauren Gale dipped under the qualifying standard for this summer’s Olympic Games. Racing at the Edmonton Athletics Invitational Thursday, Gale roared around the track at the University of Alberta’s Foo ...
Jeggo leads 19 medal haul for Lions at OFSAA Championship
Ottawa Lions athletes made a remarkable impact at last weekend’s OFSAA Track and Field Championship in London as they captured an impressive 19 medals. In addition to the hardware collection, which included seven golds, the more than 50 athletes in atten ...
More than 50 Lions qualify for OFSAA Track and Field Championship
When the final performance was recorded Friday afternoon in Belleville an impressive 50 Lions athletes had qualified for the pinnacle of high school track and field in Canada - the OFSAA Championships. In total, Lions athletes qualified in 77 individual ...
Pair of Canadian Records highlights weekend for Lions
What do you get when you combine Ottawa Race Weekend and the Bob Vigars Classic? Well, for Ottawa Lions athletes there were two Canadian sprint records, some Club Top-10 performances and over 40 personal best performances. A Canadian Record in a ...
Ottawa Lions Athletes Excel at EOSSAA Championships
Eleven more Lions athletes advanced to the OFSAA East Regional Championship last Thursday and Friday. Competing at the EOSSAA Track and Field Championships at Thousand Islands Secondary School in Brockville, athletes recorded 18 new personal bests and br ...
Lions Break Four Records; Set 140 Personal Bests at Ottawa High School Championship
Athletes at last week’s National Capital Secondary School Athletic Association (NCSSAA) championship at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility enjoyed ideal conditions as they competed for a chance to advance to the OFSAA East Regional Championships in Bellevil ...
Lions Excel in Week of World Wide Competition
It’s been a busy seven days in athletics for Lions members with athletes competing across six countries and putting up a number of phenomenal performances as the outdoor season swings into gear. At the Down The Stretch Track Festival at George M ...
Lions shine at NCSSAA East Conference Championships with 25 gold medal haul
With the West Conference Championship already in the books, last Thursday was the kick off to the road to OFSAA for those schools in the NCSSAA East Conference. An exciting day for athletes was marked by an impressive haul of 25 individual gold medals by ...