Posted: June 14, 2004

Athletics: Athletics Canada Identifies Top World Junior Hopefuls

(Ottawa, June 14, 2004) – The 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships will be held in Grosetto, Italy, July 13-18, 2004. With almost eight weeks remaining until the opening of the event, Athletics Canada announced today a preliminary list of top junior athletes who have met the necessary IAAF selection standards to qualify for the Canadian team.

The following highly-ranked athletes have achieved the IAAF international standard. They will be named to the Canadian team unless they are displaced by other athletes achieving better performances between now and June 27, 2004, the end of the qualification period. The athletes must maintain their current level of performance and competitiveness, and be injury-free to assure their position on the team, which will be announced June 28th. All final selections are subject to approval by Athletics Canada’s selection committee. Based on their strong results to date, Athletics Canada looks forward to the participation of these athletes on the world junior team in July.

Team Canada World Junior Championships Hopefuls

(Name, Sex, Year Of Birth, Event, Performance, Hometown / Province)

Tyler	Christopher	M	83	200m	20.92	Chilliwack, BC
Nathan	Vadeboncoeur	M	84	400m	46.46	Winnipeg, MB
Andrew	Ellerton	M	83	800m	1:46.56	Hanmer, ON
Nathan	Brannen	M	82	800m	1:46.79	Cambridge, ON
Ryan	Hayden	M	82	1500m	3:40.62	Richmond, BC
Saleh	Hussein	M	84	1500m	3:44.77	Toronto, ON
Simon	Bairu	M	83	5000m	13:45.50	Regina, SK
				10000m	28:28.69
Dylan	Wykes	M	83	5000m	14:00.14	Kingston, ON
Donald	Cote	M	82	20KmW	1:44.58	Montreal, QC
Paul	Whitty	M	82	110mH	14.20	London, ON
Kristjan	Hunter	M	84	3000mSC	9:00.00	Winnipeg, MB
Matt	Loiselle	M	84	3000mSC	9:06.46	Windsor, ON
Jeff	Wallis	M	83	Shot Put	16.53	Duncan, BC
David	Adamek	M	84	Shot Put	16.57	Ridgeway, ON
Arthur	Turland	M	82	Hammer	55.86	Kincardine, ON
Trevor	Snyder	M	82	Javelin	72.32	Windsor, ON
Dan	Mezhertsky	M	84	Decathlon	6915	Vancouver, BC
Alexander	Dobranowski	M	84	Decathlon	6585	Dundas, ON
Krysha	Bayley	W	84	100m	11.52	Port Coquitlam, BC
				200m	23.48
				Long Jump	6.02
				Triple Jump	12.57
Priscilla	Lopes	W	82	100m	11.47	Whitby, ON
				100mH	12.91
Toyin	Olupona	W	83	200m	24.07	Orillia, ON
Julia	Howard	W	83	800m	2:07.10	St. Johns, NF
				1500m	4:19.34
Jennifer	Kemp	W	83	800m	2:06.21	Edmonton, AB
Carol	Henry	W	82	1500m	4:17.42	Parry Sound, ON
				3000mSC	10:12.91
				5000m	16:16.65
Emily	Kroshus	W	83	5000m	16:16.48	Calgary, AB
				10000m	33:32.45
Jenna	Huber	W	84	10000m	35:23.77	Grand Prairie, AB
Jessica	Czaikowski	W	84	100mH	13.58	Tottenham, ON
Michelle	Carson	W	82	3000mSC	10:22.92	Winnepeg, MB
Melanie	Lachapelle	W	82	Long Jump	6.02	Belle-Vallee, ON
Colleen	Ramharak	W	82	Triple Jump	13.14	Toronto, ON
Kelsie	Hendry	W	82	Pole Vault	4.30	Saksatoon, SK
Carly	Dockendorf	W	83	Pole Vault	4.02	Port Moody, BC
Sultana	Frizell	W	84	Shot Put	15.44	Perth, ON
				Hammer	62.99
Novelle	Murray	W	84	Discus	49.91	Langley, BC
Daisy	VanRavenswaay	W	84	Discus	47.59	Canfield, ON
Jennifer	Padriano	W	82	Hammer	55.99	Surrey, BC
Krista	Woodward	W	84	Javelin	49.25	New Westminster, BC
Grace	Vela	W	82	Heptathlon	5225	Toronto, ON
Samantha	Anderson	W	82	Heptathlon	4875	Calgary, AB

The final Canadian team will be announced on June 28th. Athletics Canada will be sending a national team of approximately 25 athletes aged 16-19 years old as of December 31, 2004. The maximum number per individual event is two athletes. Each country is also entitled to enter one team per relay event.

For more information on the selection criteria and the selection process, please refer to www.athletics.ca.

Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running and road running. Its purpose is to support high performance athletics excellence at the world level and to provide leadership in developmental athletics.

Athletics Canada is a not for profit, charitable organization operating under a board of directors elected by provincial / territorial members.