Released: July 30, 2015
Athletics Ontario would like to congratulate our province’s athletes (18 and 19 years of age) who are gearing up to compete at the 2015 Panamerican Junior Championships, beginning tomorrow. Pan Am Juniors will take place in Edmonton, Alberta from July 31st-August 2nd.
The Ontario athletes who medaled at the last Panamerican Junior Championships include Shawn Barber (pole vault) and sprinter Andre De Grasse (200m). Canadian athletes, as a collective, ranked second overall in the total medal count, and brought home 19 medals (6 gold, 6 silver, 7 bronze).
All relay teams will be chosen by the Canadian coaching staff from athletes already named to this team, and will be announced shortly.
Female Athletes
Name: Leya Buchanan
Event(s): 100m/200m
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Club: The Speed Academy
Name: Maya Stephens
Event(s): 100m
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: The Speed Academy
Name: Taylor Sharpe
Event(s): 400m
Hometown: Pickering, Ontario
Club: The Speed Academy
Name: Evelyne Guay
Event(s): 800m
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Club: Harbour Track
Name: Erinn Stenman-Fahey
Event(s): 800m
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Club: Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club
Name: Alexandra Lucki
Event(s): 1500m
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: Etobicoke Track and Field Club
Name: Claire Smith
Event(s): 3000m
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Club: Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club
Name: Alexandra Aitken
Event(s): 100mH
Hometown: Clinton, Ontario
Club: London Legion Track and Field Alliance
Name: Taysia Radoslav
Event(s): 400mH
Hometown: Stoney Creek, Ontario
Club: Monte Cristo Track Club
Name: Mariam Abdul-Rashid
Event(s): 400mH
Hometown: Oshawa, Ontario
Club: The Speed Academy
Name: Charlotte Prouse
Event(s): 3000m SC
Hometown: London, Ontario
Club: London Legion Track and Field Alliance
Name: Angela Mercurio
Event(s): Triple Jump
Hometown: Kitchener, Ontario
Club: Supreme Athletics
Name: Obeng Marfo
Event(s): Shot Put/Discus
Hometown: Etobicoke, Ontario
Club: York University Track and Field Club
Name: Cyerra Cassell
Event(s): Hammer
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: Unattached
Name: Ashley Pryke
Event(s): Javelin
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario
Club: York University Track and Field Club
Name: Sara Villani
Event(s): Heptathalon
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Club: London Western Track and Field Club
Male Athletes
Name: Matthew Leliever
Event(s): 400m
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Club: The Speed Academy
Name: Ramzi Abdullahi
Event(s): 400m
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: Nemean Lions Athletics
Name: Robert Heppenstall
Event(s): 800m
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
Club: Monte Cristo Track Club
Name: Braydon Rennie
Event(s): 1500m
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario
Club: Mississauga Track and Field Club
Name: Connor Black
Event(s): 5000m
Hometown: Guelph, Ontario
Club: Speed River Track and Field Club
Name: Ehab El-Sandali
Event(s): 10,000m
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: Etobicoke Track and Field Club
Name: Daniel Brady
Event(s): 400mH
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: Unattached
Name: Matthew Bedard
Event(s): 400mH
Hometown: Kemptville, Ontario
Club: Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club
Name: Steve Nkusi
Event(s): High Jump
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Club: Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club
Name: Hans Lafleur
Event(s): High Jump
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Club: C.A.N.I.
Name: Tristan Slater
Event(s): Pole Vault
Hometown: North Bay, Ontario
Club: Project Athletics
Name: Brian Obonna
Event(s): Triple Jump
Hometown: Brampton, Ontario
Club: Brampton Track Club
Name: Andrew Martin
Event(s): Shot Put
Hometown: Strathroy, Ontario
Club: London Western Track and Field Club
Name: Ezana Debalkew
Event(s): Discus
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Club: University of Toronto Track Club
Name: Nathaniel Mechler
Event(s): Decathalon
Hometown: Goldstone, Ontario
Club: First Attempt Jumps Academy
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