Yesterday we broke down some of our highlights from 2017 and today we're taking a look at some of the best performances from the best 12 months. We've converted the performances using the IAAF Points table using the following calculator. There will be one ...
2017: A year of highlights
With just one day left in 2017, we thought it best to take one last look back at the year that was for the Ottawa Lions before switching our attention to the 2018. Here are some of our top highlights from the past 12 months. Ottawa hosts the nation It was ...
Lions win 19 medals at Martlet Open
Lions, Gee Gees and Ravens combined to win 19 medals at last weekend's Martlet Open in Montreal to round out the 2017 calendar year. The haul included seven gold, including Alex Maxwell's double victory in the 1500m and 3000m races. For Maxwell, both winn ...
Youth Boys pick up bronze at Canadian Cross Country Championships
It was classic cross country weather Saturday as 35 Lions went to battle atop the hills of Kingston's historic Fort Henry at the Canadian Cross Country Championships. Leading the contingent was the youth boys team of Jonathan Rioux, Adrian Fournier, Nico ...
Burke inducted in to Hall of Fame
Since the early years of the Ottawa Lions, there isn't much Joe Burke has not undertaken. He's been the throws coach, the head coach and until his recent retirement Burke served as the manager of our very successful youth program for nearly a decade. Burk ...
Newlove 4th at Ontario Championships
It was a big weekend for cross country running in Canada with both the Athletics Ontario and USports Championships going off Sunday. The Lions were represented by small contingents at both events. In Bracebridge, only two Lions took part in the provincial ...
Fast Golden at OFSAA Championships
Joe Fast is starting to develop a very good habit. The grade 10 student at Ridgemont High School was victorious Saturday in the junior boy's race at the OFSAA Cross Country Championships. It was the third successive gold at a provincial high school champi ...
Lions to host Annual Awards Banquet November 18
Ottawa Lions athletes have once again put on an excellent display of athletic prowess over the past year, while coaches and volunteers continue to show the tremendous dedication that has made our club Canada’s best. On November 18 we will gather at the RA ...
Kaba and Thomas find love at track
If you happened to wonder what some of the loud clapping and cheering from the infield at Terry Fox was all about Tuesday night, wonder no longer. Olympian Sekou Kaba got down on one knee and proposed to long term girlfriend and Lions coach Kashani Thomas ...
Four Lions recognized at Athletics Ontario Awards
When Athletics Ontario convened last week to honour the province's best athletes, four Lions athletes were recognized for their outstanding performances on the track and in the field in 2017. Canada's best 800m runner ever, Melissa Bishop, was again recog ...