Posted: July 26, 2006

Athletics: Canada announces World Junior team

July 26th 2006, OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the twenty eight athletes that will comprise the Canadian team competing at the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, China, August 15 – 20. Bruce Pirnie, Athletics Canada Director of Development Programs, is very confident in the abilities of the team heading to Beijing, “This team will be very competitive on the international stage and the coaching staff is confident that we will achieve our objective of improving on our performances from 2004 in Italy.” Pirnie adds, “We have a team with a lot of international experience and expectations are high for these athletes to be in the medal hunt.” Canadian 11th IAAF World Junior Championships team Name Hometown Event Andrews, Kaitlyn Georgetown, ON Shot put Barnett, Brian Edmonton, AB 200m Becker, Alex Guelph, ON 1500m Biewald, Jennifer Ottawa, ON 1500m Campbell-Fell, Corri-Ann Vancouver, BC 400m hurdles Dargie, Andrew Calgary, AB 400m Dillon, Marcus Oshawa, ON 3000m steeplechase Duclos-Lasnier, Gabriella Québec, QC Pole vault George, Phylicia Markham, ON 200m Gleadle, Elizabeth Vancouver, BC Javelin Gustavson, Reid Vancouver, BC Decathlon Harris, Geoff Halifax, NS 800m Holder, Nikkita Pickering, ON 100m hurdles Hucul, Jenni Saskatoon, SK 100m hurdles Hyacinthe, Kimberley Lachenaie, QC 100m, 200m Marpole-Bird, Justin Vancouver, BC 1500m Mazzei, Darren Regina, SK 800m Moss, Curtis Burnaby, BC Javelin Muir, Carline Toronto, ON 400m Petrucha, Taylor Saskatoon, SK Pole vault Pyper, Todd Ottawa, ON 400m Smith, Oluseyi Ottawa, ON 100m Theisen, Brianne Humboldt, SK Heptathlon Vause, Leah Saskatoon, SK Pole vault Warner, Justyn Markham, ON 100m Wellington, Whitney Surrey, BC 100m Wells, Sarah Unionville, ON 400m hurdles Woods, Danelle Ottawa, ON 3000m steeplechase Team Staff Jean-Guy Ouellette Head of Delegation Bruce Pirnie Head Coach Sylvia Forgrave Team Manager Scott MacDonald Athletics Canada Rep. / Technical Observer Faye Blackwood Sprints / Relays Coach Mike Murray Sprints / Hurdles / Relays Coach François Pap Middle Distance / Walks Coach Laurier Primeau Jumps / Combined Events Coach Ming Pu Wu Throws Coach Al Vernec Medical Staff Julie Gardiner Medical Staff Carolyn Daubeny Medical Staff Brian Barnett enters the World juniors at the tail end of an excellent season in which he broke two provincial junior records held by world championship medalist Tyler Christopher, and set a meet record on his way to winning the 400m Canadian junior championship.  Barnett also won the men’s 200m event.  Reid Gustavson will go into the World juniors enjoying the best season of his young career.  At the Canadian juniors Gustavson posted personal bests in nine of the ten decathlon events, and broke the Canadian junior record on his way to the Canadian junior title.  Other 2006 Canadian junior champions heading to Beijing are: Justyn Warner (100m), Darren Mazzei (800m), Marcus Dillon (3000m steeplechase), Taylor Petrucha (Pole vault), Curtis Moss (Javelin), Kimberley Hyacinthe (100m, 200m), Carline Muir (400m), Alex Becker (1500m), Nikkita Holder (100m hurdles), Sarah Wells (400m hurdles), Gabriella Duclos-Lasnier (Pole vault), Kaitlyn Andrews (Shot put), Elizabeth Gleadle (Javelin), Brianne Theisen (Heptathlon). In 2004, at the 10th IAAF World juniors in Grosseto, Italy, Canadians set ten personal bests, recorded four top eight finishes, and brought home one gold medal in the men’s high jump. Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running, road running and road racing.

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