In uncharacteristically still conditions and temperatures slightly above freezing, 26 Lion athletes went to battle Saturday on at historic Fort Henry in search of Canadian Cross Country glory. The top Lion finisher on the day was Shona McCulloch, who batt ...
Excellence celebrated at annual awards banquet
Nearly 150 athletes, coaches, parents and supporters gathered Saturday night at the RA Centre to celebrate a year of excellence for the Ottawa Lions as well as induct three new members into the Hall of Fame. Long time coach Lorraine McKenzie, Canadian Hig ...
Ethier Golden at World Championships
The World Masters Athletics Championships came to a close Sunday in Perth, Australia. Among the the items Kim Ethier will be declaring on her customs form is a shiny new gold medal. Ethier became a World Champion last week, claiming gold in the Women's 45 ...
Trillium Foundation Grant Supports New Competition Hurdle Purchase
The Ottawa Lions are pleased to announce the investment of $50,800 for the purchase of 110 new competition hurdles in preparation for our hosting of the 2017/2018 Canadian Track and Field Championships. The bulk of the investment comes from the generous ...
Phillips and Behre lead Gee-Gees at Quebec XC Championships
In the final step before the upcoming USports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport) Cross Country Championships, Ottawa Lion athletes competed under the banner of The University of Ottawa and Carleton University yesterday at the Quebec University Cham ...
Lions win six provincial awards
The Ottawa Lions were well represented among the winner's category at the 9th Annual Athletics Ontario and Ontario Masters Athletics Awards Gala which took place last Saturday in Richmond Hill. In total, Lions athletes took home six awards with Wendy Alex ...
Des Brisay wins Canada Army Run half-marathon
FROM CANADIAN RUNNING MAGAZINE Thomas Des Brisay led a pack of more than 8,500 runners to the finish in the half-marathon at the Canada Army Run on Sunday in Ottawa. The 24-year-old runner with autism, also one of Canada’s top para-athletes, ran 1:12:24 t ...
Cassidy 10th in Paralympic Games 5000m
Ottawa's Josh Cassidy made his move with three laps to go in the T54 5,000 metre final Sunday. Unfortunately, after sprinting into the lead Cassidy began to fall behind the pace, dropping back to 10th as he crossed the finish line. Going for it was a tact ...
Cassidy kicks off Paralympic Games for Lions
As the Paralympic Games enter the second day of competition on Friday, wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy begins his push for gold. Rio will mark the third Paralympic Games for Cassidy, who's best finish was a fifth place showing four years ago in London over ...
Club Restructuring – Part 2
Download PDF To: Ottawa Lions Members – Athletes, Coaches and Parents Date: Saturday, September 3, 2016 Re: Update - Club Information – Part 2 Restructuring of Staffing and Programs for ages 11 to the +40 ...