Posted: June 7, 2007

Athletics: 31 Canadians set to compete at NCAA Track and Field Championships

June 7 2007, OTTAWA –31 Canadian athletes are competing in Sacramento, California at the 2007 NCAA Track and Field Championships. The competition began yesterday, and will conclude on Saturday June 9. The meet got underway yesterday with a number of Canadians already in action: Curtis Moss threw 64.96-metres in the men’s javelin preliminaries and will not advance Garbriella Duclos-Lasnier jumped 4-metres in the women’s pole vault and will advance Jillian Drouin qualified for the next round in the women’s high jump with a mark of 1.77-metres Novelle Murray achieved a throw of 52.70-metres in the women’s discus and will advance Andrew Ellerton qualified to advance in the men’s 800-metres with a time of 1:48.76 in heat 2, Kyle Smith will join him in the next round with a time of 1:50.01 Michael Leblanc ran 10.16 in the heats and advanced to the final of the men’s 100-metres with a time of 10.17 in the semi-final Richard Adu-Bobie (10.29) and Justyn Warner (10.35) were eliminated in the 100-metre semis. Jessica Czaikowski will not advance in the women’s 100-metre hurdles (13.37) Jenna Martin won heat 1 in 53.53 seconds and will advance in the women’s 400-metres, Sherraine Pencil did not qualify (53.67) Josh Karanja (8:52.91) and Travis McKay (9:18.26) did not qualify in the men’s 3000-metre steeplechase Alex Becker will advance in the women’s 5000-metres (16:07.54) as well as Danette Doetzel (16:14.57), Anita Campbell did not qualify (16:28.77) Canadian Athletes competing at the 2007 NCAA Championships Name School Event Dave Adamek East Michigan Shot Put Richard Adu Bobie Texas A&M 100m Caitlin Bailey Boston College 800m Alex Becker Tulsa 5000m Kurt Benninger Notre Dame 1500m Anita Campbell Washington 5000m Jared Connaughton Texas Arlington 200m Jessica Czaikowski West Virginia 100mH Danette Doetzel Providence 5000m Jillian Drouin Syracuse Heptathlon, High Jump Gabrielle Duclos-Lasnier Arizona Pole Vault Nicole Edwards Michigan 1500m Andrew Ellerton Michigan 800m Kyle Helf Georgia Shot Put Josh Karanja East Michigan 3000m Steeplechase Mike LeBlanc Syracuse 100m Lanni Marchant U. Tenn-Chatt. 10000m Jenna Martin Kentucky 400m Travis McKay Mississippi State 3000m Steeplechase Yvonne Mensah Illinois 4x100m, Triple Jump Curtis Moss S.E. Louisiana Javelin Novelle Murray Hawaii Discus Diane Nukuri Iowa 10000m Sherraine Pencil San Diego State 200m, 400m Kyle Smith N. Iowa 800m Art Turland Louisville Discus Jarid Vaughn Texas Arlington 4x100m Relay Justyn Warner TCU 100m Rob Watson Colorado State 3000m Steeplechase Mike Woods Michigan 1500m Krista Woodward Georgia Javelin Visit Athletics Canada’s website on Monday to see every Canadians result from the Championships. To follow the Canadians as they progress through the NCAA Championships click here: http://www.flashresults.com/2007_Meets/outdoor/NCAADivisionI/index.htm 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 the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics.