Posted: June 21, 2007

Athletics Canada announces 2007 Pan American Junior Championships Team

OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships Team competing July 6 through 8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gary Crossley, Head Coach of the 2007 Pan Am Junior Team, looks forward to this year’s competition. "Athletics Canada is very excited about the team selected for the Pan Am Junior Championships being held in Sao Paulo Brazil from July 6-8. The team is a mix of newcomers participating on their first National Team as well as many veterans from previous World Youth and World Junior Championship teams. Both athletes and staff look forward to what is sure to be an outstanding competition hosted by the Brazillian Federation." Canada was the host of the previous Pan Am Junior Championships. Canadian athletes won 18 medals in 2005 on home soil. 2007 Pan American Junior Team Name Event Hometown Coach Kaitlyn Andrews Shot Put Georgetown, ON Bruce Andrews/ Peter Daija Marie-Louise Asselin 3000m Sarnia, ON Sean Cleary Kyle Boorsma 5000m Guelph, ON Dave Scott-Thomas Matthew Bruce 5000m Oshawa, ON Rob Grepe Madelaine Buttinger High Jump Waterloo, ON Gary Crossley Lindsay Carson 1500m Cambridge, ON Pete Grinbergs Jonathan Charest 200m St-Tite, QC Daniel St. Hilaire Mark Chenery Decathlon Victoria, BC Ron Parker Gabriella Duclos-Lasnier Pole Vault Quebec City, QC Jean Lépine Myriam Dumont-Breton Discus Poénégamook, QC Paul-E. Lafrance Justin Duncan 1500m Brampton, ON Eddie Raposo Tyler Fawcett 100mH, 400mH Winchester, ON Hugh Conlin Alexandre Gagne 10km RW Ste-Jeanne d'Arc, QC Jocelyn Gagne Casey Garbaty Javelin Sarnia, ON Joel Skinner Inaki Gomez 10km RW Vancouver, BC Gerry Dargomir Justin Greif Shot Put, Discus Tisdale, SK Dean Bertoia Chantelle Groenewoud 3000m SC North Vancouver, BC Ashley Weber Reid Gustavson Decathlon West Vancouver, BC Laurier Primeau Tyrone Halstead 100m Mississauga, ON Marc Christie Andrew Heaney 800m Toronto, ON Bill Stephens Matthew Hughes 3000m SC Oshawa, ON Kevin Dillon Kimberly Hyacinthe 100m, 200m Montreal, QC Daniel St. Hilaire Stacey Irvine Pole Vault Smithers, BC Greg Peters Adam Johnson 200m, 400m Toronto, ON Craig Blackman Blake Jones 400mH Mansonville, QC Rashed Din Nathan Labbe Long Jump McCreary, MB Wayne McMahon Olivier Lavoie 3000m SC Sainte-Adele, QC Pierre Leveille Geoffrey Law Pole Vault Vancouver, BC Laurier Primeau Matthew Leeder 1500m Brockville, ON Bob Tucker Jenna Martin 400m Bridgewater, NS Charles Scarrow Darren Mazzei 800m Regina, SK Steve Gersten Kyle Nielsen Javelin New Westminster, BC Tom Nielsen Ikenna Obonna Triple Jump Brampton, ON Frank Bucca Jessica O’Connell 1500m, 3000m Calgary, AB Mike Van Tighem Jonathan Reid 400m Windsor, ON Amber Larsen Sheila Reid 800m Newmarket, ON Hugh Cameron Brian Richards Long Jump Toronto, ON Earl Latford Emily Sheppard High Jump North Vancouver, BC Elena Voloshin Jessica Smith 800m North Vancouver, BC Ashley Weber Heather Steacy Hammer Lethbridge, AB Larry Stone Brianne Theisen Heptathlon Humboldt, SK Todd Johnston Deryk Theodore Pole Vault Edmonton, AB Cory Choma Caitlin Van Dodewaard Discus Renfrew, ON Darrin Reesal Sarah Wells 400mH Unionville, ON David Hunt Alexander Witmer High Jump Kitchener, ON Dermott Smith Danelle Woods 3000m SC Ottawa, ON Ray Elrick Coaching Staff       Gary Crossley Head Coach St. Jacobs, ON   Nathalie Muller Team Manager Ottawa, ON   Molly Killingbeck Coach Toronto, ON   David Christiani Coach Toronto, ON   David Hunt Coach Toronto, ON   Daniel St. Hilaire Coach Montreal, QC   Denise Hebert Coach Windsor, ON   Dr. Shelby Karpman Team Physician Edmonton, AB   Yvonne Visser Therapist Nanaimo, BC   Nadine Nembhard Therapist Vancouver, BC   Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest