Posted: July 23, 2007

Athletics: Canada Announces 2007 Summer Universiade Team

Monday, July 23, 2007 OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team which will compete at the 24th Summer Universiade (FISU) competition in Bangkok, Thailand. The FISU Games will begin August 8th and conclude August 18th with track and field running from the 9th to 14th. 2007 FISU Games Team Name Event Hometown Club Coach Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Decathlon, Long Jump Windsor, ON Windsor Legion Dennis Fairall Megan Brown 1500m Toronto, ON Newmarket Huskies Hugh Cameron John Carle 800m Montréal, QC Montréal Olympique Sylvain Lavallée Andrew Dargie 400m Calgary, AB Calgary International John Cannon Jillian Drouin High Jump Corunna, ON Sarnia Athletics Joel Skinner Marie-Ève Dugas 100mH Laval, QC Corsaire Chaparal Carol Crevier Kelsie Hendry Pole Vault Saskatoon, SK Riversdale Athletics Rick & Susanne Petrucha Julia Howard 800m St. John’s, NFLD Valley Royals Brit Townsend Rebecca Johnstone 800m Bowen Island, BC Valley Royals Brit Townsend Geoff Kerr 5000m Calgary, AB University of Calgary Athletics Doug Lamont Matt Lincoln 1500m Scarborough, ON Phoenix Athletics Association Bill Stevens Andrew Maloney 800m Toronto, ON Phoenix Athletics Association Eddie Raposo Geoff Martinson 1500m Prince George, BC Prince George Track Rob Connors Mike Mason High Jump Nanoose Bay, BC Valley Royals Laurier Primeau Michelle Moody High Jump Newmarket, ON Guelph Track and Field Club Zoltan Tenke Gavin Smellie 200m Toronto, ON Mississauga Track and Field Club Marc Christie Derek Watkins High Jump, Triple Jump Ottawa, ON University of Toronto Track Club Jack Warner Beth Wightman 5000m Toronto, ON Brooks Canada Ross Ristuccia Krista Woodward Javelin New Westminster, BC Unattached Don Babbit/ Don Steen Neville Wright 100m Edmonton, AB Edmonton International Track Club Quin Sekulich Jason Wurster Pole Vault Stevensville, ON University of Toronto Track Club Arye Rosenoer Coaching Staff         Claude Berube Head Coach Winnipeg, MB     Carol McDermid Team Manager Calgary, AB     Richard Crevier Assistant Coach Sherbrooke, QC     Brett Lumley Assistant Coach Windsor, ON     Carla Nicholls Assistant Coach Regina, SK     At the 2005 FISU Games in Izmir, Turkey the Canadian track and field team earned two silver medals. Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, Ontario placed second in the 5000m while Jared MacLeod of Winnipeg also finished second in the 110 metre hurdles. The FISU Games take place every two years.   For full results and stories during the 24thSummer Universiade visit www.athletics.ca . Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest