For the second straight year, Shona McCulloch finished 11th in the 3000m at an IAAF World Championships. However, this year's effort at the junior championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland lowered her one month old Canadian Youth record to a blistering 9 minutes ...
Bishop sets new Canadian 800m record
From Edmonton Journal With the rush of a successful Olympic Trials still ringing in her ears and The Games in Rio still a month away, the Track Town Classic wouldn’t seem like an easy meet for Melissa Bishop, or anyone in her spikes, to get up for. It’s l ...
Five Lions Named to Olympic Games Team
The Ottawa Lions are pleased to announce that five club members have been selected to represent Canada this August at the Rio Olympic Games. The contingent, headlined for World Championship silver medalist Melissa Bishop, is the largest the club has ever ...
Bishop and Nedow secure Olympic spots on Day 4 of Canadian Championships
For two of Canada’s newest Canadian Olympic Team members, Sunday played out exactly as expected at the Canadian Championships. Both Melissa Bishop and Tim Nedow entered the championships as the overwhelming favourites in their events and they did not dis ...
Silver lining on Day 3 of Canadian Championships
There may not have been a golden finish on day three of the Canadian Championships, but it was certainly full of silver linings. Lion athletes picked up a total of three silvers and one bronze Saturday. Lauren Gale kicked off the medal haul in the junior ...
Brown Jumps to Gold
It was a golden Friday for Larissa Brown as she lead the Lions' performances on day two of the Canadian Championships in Edmonton. After trailing through four rounds, Brown found her grove in her penultimate jump, leaping out to 4.82m to take the lead Sha ...
Des Brisay Leads Medal Haul on Day 1 of Canadian Championship
It was a golden day for Tommy Des Brisay on day one of the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Edmonton yesterday. Des Brisay's gold in the para ambulatory 1500m was just one of his two on the day and led the club's five medal haul. After narrowly c ...
Three Lions Named to Team Canada
When Athletics Canada announced their team for the upcoming IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland there were some familiar faces on the list as three lady Lions cracked the national team roster. The contingent is young, with Shyvonne Roxbor ...
32 Lions to compete at Canadian Championships
The 2016 Canadian Junior and Senior Championships kick off today in Edmonton, Alberta where 32 Ottawa Lion athletes are set to compete over the next four days. Headlining the list of competitors are Olympians Melissa Bishop, Sultana Frizell and Oluwasegun ...
McCulloch victorious in Washington
Shona McCulloch rebounded from her first OFSAA Track and Field loss last weekend with a resounding win over at the Brooks PR Invitational held in Renton, Washington. In her final high school competition of the season, the Longfields Davidson grade 11 stud ...