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The final day of the 2024 Canadian Indoor Track and Field Championships brought the combined events to the forefront—and the Ottawa Lions were on full display with Natalie Feberova claiming the open women’s pentathlon title and Kyle London securing an impressive silver medal in the U20 heptathlon.

In the open women’s pentathlon, Natalie Feberova delivered a personal best score of 2,339 points to secure the national title. The 19-year-old notched lifetime bests in both the shot put (8.55m) and 800m (2:47.82) to close out the day after steady performances in the hurdles, high jump, and long jump. Teammate Coralie Ostertag joined her on the podium with a score of 1,883 points, placing second overall after solid marks across the five events.

After sweeping all four events on day one of the U20 men’s heptathlon, Kyle London entered Sunday in a strong position to challenge for gold. He opened day two with a personal best of 9.14 seconds in the 60m hurdles, strengthening his lead at the top of the standings. However, a no-height in the pole vault—a potentially devastating setback—shifted the momentum. Despite the stumble, London remained in contention, entering the final event just 42 points behind Calgary’s Nolan Rosenegger. In the 1000m, London delivered a sixth event victory with a time of 2:46.82, but ultimately fell just eight points short of the national title. In addition to the silver medal, his score of 4083 points ranks as the third best score in Club history at the U20 level.

On the track, Brooklyn McCormick produced a strong third-place finish in the open women’s 800 metres, stopping the clock in 2:15.65. It was McCormick’s second straight year on the 800 metre podium after a silver in Montreal in 2024. Today’s performance was a lifetime best on an indoor track for McCormick and the fourth quickest 800m of her career.

Rounding out the day’s action, 15-year-old Abigail Lorz cleared 2.05 metres in the U18 women’s pole vault to place eighth in her first appearance at the national championships.

The performances on Sunday capped off a successful weekend for the Ottawa Lions at the national championships, with 3 championship records, 12 medals, numerous personal bests, and rising stars continuing to show promise across the board.

Ottawa Lions thrower Sadie Gilbert delivered a standout performance Saturday at the Canadian Indoor Track and Field Championships, capturing gold in the U20 women’s shot put with a championship record throw of 12.98 metres. The Paul-Desmarais student unleashed the personal best throw in the fifth round to leapfrog Hamilton’s Coco Van Nynatten, claiming her first national title in style.

In the U18 men’s pole vault, Eli Mordel added a second bronze medal to his weekend tally. The 17-year-old equalled his lifetime best, clearing 4.25 metres to finish third, backing up his earlier bronze from Friday’s 60m hurdles final. Mordel continued to showcase his all-around talent on Day 2, placing fourth in the long jump with a best of 6.19 metres and setting a new personal best of 7.37 seconds in the 60-metre heats.

Brooklyn McCormick added to the Lions’ podium haul as well, claiming bronze in the open women’s 400 metres with a time of 59.44 seconds. 

In the U20 men’s heptathlon, Kyle London closed out a busy day with four event wins to position himself atop the standings heading into Sunday’s final events. The 18-year-old opened with a personal best 7.21 in the 60 metres before adding victories in the long jump (6.38m), shot put (11.67m), and high jump (1.65m), amassing 2,569 points through four events.

Competition continues Sunday with the conclusion of the men’s heptathlon and more medal opportunities for the Lions.