Canadian 3,000m steeplechase record holder signs with Bowerman Track Club

Excited to announce today that I have officially joined the @bowermantc Looking forward to working with this talented and incredibly hardworking group! #BowermanTC #Nike

A photo posted by Matt Hughes (@hughesteeple) on Nov 11, 2015 at 1:28pm PST

Portland, Ore., known as a hotbed for professional running, got even faster on Wednesday as Canadian 3,000m steeplechase record holder Matthew Hughes joined the Bowerman Track Club.

Hughes, a native of Oshawa, Ont., won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and finished eighth at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, both in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase.

Canadian 5,000m record holder Mohammed Ahmed, who made a recent appearance at the Ontario high school cross-country championships, is also a member of the Bowerman TC as the Canadian contingent continues to grow. Fellow Canadian Cam Levins trains nearby with the Nike Oregon Project.

RELATED: Matt Hughes finishes eighth at 2015 IAAF World Championships. 

.@BowermanTC now has the 5th, 6th and 8th place finishers from the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at #Beijing2015 on its roster. — Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavezSI) November 11, 2015

Hughes was a two-time American university 3,000m steeplechase champion and graduated from the University of Louisville.