Canadian Pan Am U20 and NACAC U18/U23 teams named
Some of Canada's best young athletes will compete in Mexico and Costa Rica next month
Some of Canada’s most talented young athletes will be heading to Costa Rica to compete at the Pan American U20 Championships from July 19 to 21, and at the NACAC U18/U23 championships in Mexico from July 5-7, it was announced today.
More ?? team announcements!
Athletics Canada names 45 athletes selected to represent Canada at 2019 Pan American U20 Championships in Costa Rica from July 19-21! https://t.co/E6Jyx9ON25
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) June 12, 2019
Pan American U20
There are a number of big names on the list of athletes going to the Pan American Championships, in particular OFSAA 3,000m record-holder Jocelyn Chau, who is now studying at Yale University and raced in the NCAA’s last week, 2018 U20 cross-country champion Brogan MacDougall, and Myles Misener-Daley, who set a new OFSAA record in the 400m last weekend in Guelph.
RELATED: Myles Misener-Daley breaks Canadian 400m record at OFSAA
| Name | Event | Personal Coach | Hometown | Club Affiliation |
| Baneet Bains | Women’s 3000m SC | Scott Kent | Surrey, B.C. | Coastal Track Club |
| Tyra Boug | Women’s 100mH | Jason Kerr | Kitchener, Ont. | University of Guelph/Speed River |
| Jocelyn Chau | Women’s 1500m | Terry Radchenko | Toronto, Ont. | University of Toronto Track and Field Club |
| Joshua Desouza | Men’s 5000m | Derek Hackshaw | Brampton, Ont. | Newmarket Huskies |
| Grace Fetherstonhaugh | Women’s 3000m SC | Louie Quintana | New Westminster, B.C. | Oregon State University/ Royal City Track and Field Club |
| Anne Forsyth | Women’s 5000m | Mike McGuire | London, Ont. | Speed River |
| Carter Free | Men’s 1500m | David Grant | Napanee, Ont. | Quinte Frontenac Track Club |
| Lauren Gale | Women’s 400m | John Riese | Ottawa, Ont. | Colorado State University |
| DeOndra Green | Women’s 100m | Rashed Din | Pierrefonds, Que. | Saint- Laurent Select |
| Leewinchell Jean | Men’s 400mH | Yolande Jones-Grande | Ottawa, Ont. | Ottawa Lions |
| Helena Jovic | Women’s 400mH | Normand Séguin | Ottawa, Ont. | Ottawa Lions |
| Alex Larochelle | Men’s 800 Metres | Marc-André Roy | Sherbrooke, Que. | Athlétisme Sherbrooke |
| Jeremiah Lauzon | Men’s 200m | Ronald Hewer | Red Deer, Alta. | Red Deer Titans Track & Field Club |
| Catherine Léger | Women’s 200m | Tony Kwan | Montreal, Que. | Saint-Laurent Sélect |
| Brogan MacDougall | Women’s 3000m | Steve Boyd | Kingston, Ont. | Physikult |
| Matthew MacNeill | Men’s 110mH | Jason Kerr | London, Ont. | Speed River |
| Foster Malleck | Men’s 1500m | Tom Fitzgerald | Kitchener, Ont. | Laurel Creek Track and Field Club |
| Alyssa Marsh | Women’s 400m | Karen Dennis | Ajax, Ont. | Durham Legion Athletics |
| Myles Misener-Daley | Men’s 200m, 400m | Matt Hodgson | Hamilton, Ont. | Hamilton Olympic |
| Malachi Murray | Men’s 100m | Dwight Francis | Edmonton, Alta. | Voleo Athletics |
| Wilson O’Neill | Men’s 400mH | Denise Steadman | Oro Medonte, Ont. | Unattached |
| Brooke Overholt | Women’s 400mH | Sandy Cooper-Ryder | St. Marys, Ont. | London Legion Track & Field Alliance |
| Makenzy Pierre-Webster | Women’s 100m, 200m | Randy Brookes | Whitby, Ont. | Running For Your Life |
| Aurora Rynda | Women’s 800m | Mike McGuire | Toronto, Ont. | University of Toronto Track Club |
| Ethan Smith | Men’s 400m | Tony Sharpe | St. Catherines, Ont. | Speed Academy |
| Maggie Smith | Women’s 1500m | Rich Lehman | Halifax, N.S. | Halifast Athletics |
| Jordan Soufi | Men’s 100m | Gee-ef Nkwonta | Winnipeg, Man. | Winnipeg Optimist Club |
| Marc-André Trudeau Perron | Men’s 5000m | Samuel Marion | Montréal, Que. | Club Saint-Laurent Sélect |
| Katarina Vlahovic | Women’s 100mH | Jessie Dosanjh | Surrey, B.C. | Universal Athletics Club |
| Haley Walker | Women’s 800m | Steven Keith | Toronto, Ont. | University of Toronto Track Club |
| Tate Wyatt | Men’s 3000m SC | Ken Frenette | Langley, B.C. | Langley Mustangs |
| Zachary Wyatt | Men’s 3000m SC | Kenneth Frenette | Langley, B.C. | Langley Mustangs |
| Payne Wylie | Men’s 110mH | Jason Reindl | Elstow, Sask. | Unattached |
| Abbey Yuhasz | Women’s 5000m | Tom Fitzgerald | Waterloo, Ont. | Laurel Creek Track Club |
Athletics Canada selects 50 athletes to compete at 2019 NACAC U18/U23 Championships in Mexico from July 5-7.https://t.co/g66t1kTELq
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) June 12, 2019
NACAC U18
| Name | Event | Personal Coach | Hometown | Club Affiliation |
| Krystalann Bechard | Women’s 400m | Kurt Downes | Tecumseh, Ont. | Border City Athletics Club |
| Zachary Bowness | Men’s 400m | Laura Silvers | Prescott, Ont. | Brockville Legion |
| Cassidy Cardle | Women’s 5000m RW | Robert Solmes | Langley, B.C. | Unattached |
| Jillian Catton | Women’s 100m, 200m | Frank Bucca | Brampton, Ont. | Brampton Track Club |
| Brianna Gayle | Women’s 100m | Randy Brookes | Whitby, Ont. | Gazelles Track Club |
| Dakota Goguen | Men’s 3000m | Derek Hackshaw | Newmarket, Ont. | Newmarket Huskies Track Club |
| Izzy Goudros | Women’s 100mH | George Goudros | Toronto, Ont. | Unattached |
| Chase Haagensen | Men’s 400m | Jaritt Ptoleny | Victoria, B.C. | Unattached |
| Abdullahi Hassan | Men’s 800m | William Stephens | Toronto, Ont. | Phoenix Athletics Association |
| Hannah Heise | Women’s 200m | Walter David | Spruce Grove, Alta. | Edmonton Olympic Club |
| Cecilia Howes | Women’s 2000m SC | Scott Radley | Winnipeg, Man. | Winnipeg Optimist Athletics |
| Jardine Lam-Colling | Women’s 1500m | Ethan Davenport | Toronto, Ont. | University of Toronto Track Club |
| Matthew Larkin | Men’s 800m | Mark Harris | Rosseau, Ont. | Central Ontario Rogues |
| Kendra Lewis | Women’s 1500m | Besnik Mece | Vancouver, B.C. | Vancouver Olympic Club |
| Olivia Lundman | Women’s 5000m RW | Linda Campbell | Luntzville, BC | Nanaimo Track and Field Club |
| Gage Marshall | Men’s 200m | Kurt Downes | Windsor, Ont. | Border City Athletics Club |
| Emma Pegg | Women’s 800m | Morpeth, ON | Chris Scarrow | Windsor Legion Track and Field Club |
| Angelina Shandro | Women’s 400m | Victoria, B.C. | Dacre Bowen | Victoria Speed Project |
| Katelyn Stewart-Barnett | Women’s 2000m SC | Sean Dixon | New Westminster, B.C. | Royal City Track and Field Club |
| Dylan Uhrich | Men’s 2000m SC | Besnik Mece | Vancouver, B.C. | Vancouver Olympic Club |
| Liam Walsh | Men’s 2000m SC | Dave Grant | Belleville, Ont. | Quinte-Frontenac Track Club |
| Cassandra Williamson | Women’s 800m | Randy Brookes | Ajax, Ont. | Durham Gazelles |
NACAC U23
| Name | Event | Personal Coach | Hometown | Club Affiliation |
| Mariam Abdul-Rashid | Women’s 100mH | Edrick Floreal | Oshawa, Ont. | Speed Academy Athletics Club |
| Ashlan Best | Women’s 200m | Gabe Sanders | Guelph, Ont. | Speed River |
| Austin Cole | Men’s 400m | Rob Fisher | Sherwood Park, Alta. | Capital City |
| Kyra Constantine | Women’s 400m | Caryl Smith Gilbert | Brampton, Ont. | Project Athletics |
| Anastasios Eliopoulos | Men’s 110mH | Laurier Primeau | Vancouver, B.C. | Vancouver Thunderbirds |
| Ehab El-Sandali | Men’s 10,000m | Joe Plenta | Toronto, Ont. | Toronto West Athletics |
| Luxon Glor | Men’s 100m | Ming Pu Wu | Winnipeg, Man. | Winnipeg Optimist |
| Mohand Khelaf | Men’s 800m | Samuel Marion | Laval, Que. | Club Saint-Laurent Sélect |
| Audrey Leduc | Women’s 100m | Donald Côté | Gatineau, Que. | Club d’athlétisme de Gatineau |
| Kendra Leger | Women’s 100mH | Jason Kerr | Guelph, Ont. | Speed River |
| Alger Liang | Men’s 10,000m race walk | Gerry Dragomir | Vancouver, B.C. | Racewalk West |
| Natassha McDonald | Women’s 200m | Wellesly Johnson | Brampton, Ont. | Project Athletics |
| Shyvonne Roxborough | Women’s 100m | Jason Kerr | Ottawa, Ont. | Speed River |
| Erinn Stenman-Fahey | Women’s 800m | Lorraine McKenzie Presley | Ottawa, Ont. | Ottawa Lions |
| Khamal Stewart-Baynes | Men’s 400m | Jamal Miller | Toronto, Ont. | Extreme Velocity Track Club |
| Kennedy Thomson | Women’s 800m | Amanda Cotter | Thorold, Ont. | Unattached |
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