After handily winning her preliminary heat in the 800m last night in Austin, Texas, Samantha Murphy returned to Mike A. Myers Stadium and did it all over again. Not even a three hour rain delay seemed to throw Murphy off her game as she claimed victory ag ...
Arbour, Bishop, Makinde named to FISU Team
The Ottawa Lions are pleased to announce three club members have been nominated by Athletics Canada to represent Canada at the upcoming World University Games (FISU) in Kazan, Russia, July 6 to 17. Headlining the list are 2012 London Olympians Melissa B ...
Murphy advances to NCAA quarterfinals
On day 1 on the NCAA West Regional in Austin, Texas the Ottawa Lions were represented by two standout athletes, Adam Palamar in the 1500m and Samantha Murphy in the 800m. Palamar, a freshman at the University of Tulsa, failed to advance to the NCAA quarte ...
Lions shine south of the border
As Lions athletes competed across five states this past weekend, a number of news worthy performances were put forth. Headlining the list was Samantha Murphy’s Big 10 Championship victory in the 800m. Murphy, who is finishing her junior year at Illinois, ...
Maddex and Bishop shine in Cayman heat
It was a successful night on the track in Grand Cayman last night for two of Ottawa’s elite athletes. For 800m runner Melissa Bishop and 100m hurdler Ashlea Maddex, the weather sure was warm with temperatures above 30 degrees and feeling like 41 Celsius w ...
One month to go to Panamerican Combined Events Cup
Ottawa - Just one month remains until some of the best athletes in the Americas descend on the nation’s capital to do battle over two days of competition at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility at Mooney's Bay. On June 1st and 2nd, the Ottawa Lions Track and F ...
Bishop's National Record Headlines Weekend for Lions.
It was a successful weekend for the Ottawa Lions with a five athletes representing Canada at the historical Penn Relays on Saturday in Philadelphia while a larger group participated in the Big Red Invite in Ithaca, New York on Sunday. Headlining the perfo ...
Terry Fox Athletic Facility Waiver Form Now Available
As a result of the new entry process required by the City of Ottawa at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility, all club members are asked to print and fill out the waiver form below before arriving at Terry Fox for their first practice. By filling out the waiver ...
Frizell posts IAAF 'B' Standard in Mt Sac Win
Walnut, California seems to be a special place for hammer thrower Sultana Frizell. At Saturday’s Mt Sac Relays, the former figure skater spun four times before hurling the hammer out to 71.57m, which was good enough for the victory over a field that inclu ...
New Policies for Terry Fox Facility Entry
Membership to the Terry Fox Facility is now FREE to all members of the Ottawa Lions – but to be FREE all members must be in possession of a City Facility photo ID card. These cards will all have a “bar code” expiration date for the lengths of your progra ...