33 Canadians heading to world U20 championships in Colombia in August
2021 medallists Savannah Sutherland and Heather Abadie among those selected

Thirty-three athletes have been selected to represent Canada at the World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia from Aug. 1 to 6, Athletics Canada reported on Thursday. The team will consist of 19 women and 14 men, a significantly bigger team than we had at last year’s championships in Kenya (Canada sent eight women and seven men, partly due to the pandemic), where the team earned two bronze medals.
Savannah Sutherland, who won bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles, and Heather Abadie (bronze, pole vault) are among the returning athletes, along with head coach Jason Reindl for his second consecutive year.
Four athletes are currently in the top 10 in the world U20 rankings, and 10 are in the top 25. Watch for Calgary’s Ella Clayton, who attends the University of Oregon, to contend for a medal in the women’s 400m. She is ranked fifth in the world, and has achieved world standard in four events, but plans to focus on the 400m, having placed sixth at worlds in 2021, and hopes for a sub-52 performance.
Toronto’s Almond Small, the national U20 champion and Canadian record holder in the 100m and 200m, is another athlete to watch. Max Davies, also of Toronto, overcame injury to achieve a 10-second personal best in the 1,500, running 3:41.95, which puts him in the top 25 worldwide.
Here is the full roster:
Athlete Name   | Event   | Hometown   | Club  | Personal Coach  |
Amy Candrlic  | Women’s 100m   |  Calgary |  Caltaf |  Jason Lindsay |
Ella Clayton  | Women’s 400m |  Calgary |  Caltaf |  Christine Lavrety |
Almond Small  | Men’s 100m & 200m  |  Toronto |  Flying angels |  Earl Ledford |
Tyler Floyd  | Men’s 400m   |  Seattle |  G.L.S Speed TC |  Tatum Taylor |
Daniel Kidd  | Men’s 200m   |  Edmonton |  Running room |  Dwight Francis |
Christopher Morales – Williams  | Men’s 400m   |  Vaughan |  Speed Academy Athletics Club |  Tony Sharpe |
Matti Erikson  | Men’s 800m and Men’s 1500m   |  Nelson |  Kootenay Chaos |  Alex Ulaszonek |
Desmond Fraser  | Men’s 100m   |  Brampton |  Brampton Track Club Inc. |   Frank Bucca |
Brynley McDermott  | Women’s 100m & 200m |   Burlington |
 The Speed Academy |  Tony Sharpe |
Hallee Knelsen | Women’s 800m   |  Aylmer | St. Thomas Legion Track and Field |  Harry Stantsos |
Max Davies  | Men’s 1500m   |  Toronto |  Royal City Athletics Club |  Terry Radchenko |
Chloe Coutts  | Women’s 1500m   |  Toronto |  London Western Tfc |  Guy Schultz |
Emily Martin  | Women’s 200m   |  Barrie |  Toronto Racers Athletic Club |  Bob Westman |
Siona Chisholm  | Women’s 3000m  |  Antigonish |  StFX Track and Field Club |   Eric Gillis |
Chloe Thomas  | Women’s 3000m   |  Dundas |  Hamilton Olympic Club |  Lindsay Crevoiserat |
Sadie Sigfstead  | Women’s 5000m   |  Edmonton |   Edmonton Harriers |
 Gina Procaccio |
Chloe Turner  | Women’s 5000m   |  Calgary |  CALTAF |  Samantha Read |
Avery Pearson  | Women’s 800m   |  Meadow Lake |  U of S Huskies |  Jamie Epp |
Katelyn Stewart – Barnett  | Women’s 1500m  | New Westminster |  Royal City Track and Field club |  Sean Dixon |
Riley Flemington  | Men’s 800m   |   Oakville |
 Oakville Renegades |   Paula Schnurr |
Carter Birade  | Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles  |  Bellingham |  Unattached |   Laurent Birade |
Ryder King  | Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles  |  Toronto |  Monte Cristo Track Club |   Godfrey James |
Savannah Sutherland  | Women’s 400m Hurdles  |  Borden |  Saskatoon Track & Field Club (STFC) |  Jason Reindl |
Benjamin Tilson   | Men’s 400m Hurdles  | LaSalle  | Border City Athletics Club  | Colin Inglis  |
Jenna James  | Women’s 400m Hurdles  |  Milton |  Golden Eagles T&F Club |   Harold Rose |
Izzy Goudros  | Women’s Heptathlon and Women’s Long Jump  |  Toronto |  Unattached |   Kebba Tolbert |
Praise Aniamaka  | Men’s Triple Jump   |  Surrey |  Vancouver Thunderbird’s |   Iuliana Kroeger |
Heather Abadie  | Women’s Pole Vault  | Ridgeway |
Saugeen Track Club  | Joe Sarra  |
Sonya Urbanowicz  | Women’s Pole Vault  | Nanaimo | Nanaimo Track and Field  | Sven Donaldson |
Nate Paris  | Men’s Decathlon  | Nanaimo  | Nanaimo Track and Field Club  | Mike Viers  |
Olivia Lundman  | Women’s 10,000 M Race Walk   | Lantzville  | University of British Columbia / Nanaimo Track and Field Club  | Gerry Dragomir  |
Spencer Lewis  | Men’s Shot Put  | Carleton Place  | Unattached  | Corey Wingate  |
Peace Omonzane | Women’s Triple Jump | Brampton | Flying Angels | Paul Johnson |
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