OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that will travel to Trinidad and Tobago for the 2011 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships held Saturday February 19.
Dave Scott-Thomas, Head Coach of the NACAC team; “I've been on a lot of national teams and I am always impressed by the energy condensed when a young athlete puts on the Canadian uniform. These squads are talented, they're focused and they'll race together as true teams.” He adds; “Full credit to the athletes and their personal coaches for working through the cool twilight of a Canadian winter and blasting into the Caribbean sun.”
Canadian 2011 NACAC Cross Country Team
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Hometown |
Coach |
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Senior Men 8km |
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Barry Britt |
Hampton, NB |
Wayne Phipps |
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Alex Genest |
Lac-aux-Sables, QC |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Cameron Levins |
Black Creek, BC |
Eric Houle |
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Derek Snider |
Guelph, ON |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Kelly Wiebe |
Regina, SK |
Graeme McMaster |
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Senior Women 6km |
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Sarah-Anne Brault |
Winnipeg, MB |
Sean Cleary |
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Dana Buchanan |
Guelph, ON |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Kate Harrison |
Toronto, ON |
Sean Cleary |
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Kate Vaughan |
St. John’s, NL |
Fabien Basset |
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Natasha Wodak |
Port Moody, BC |
Brit Townsend |
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Junior Men 6km |
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Connor Darlington |
Whitby, ON |
Bill Stephens |
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Robert Denault |
Aurora, ON |
Derek Hackshaw |
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Paul Janikowski |
Lasalle, ON |
Dennis Fairall / Gary Malloy |
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Xavier King |
Ajax, ON |
Dale Lapham |
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Andrew Kowalsky |
Windsor, ON |
Dave Scarrows |
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Ross Proudfoot |
Sudbury, ON |
Darren Jermyn |
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Junior Women 4km |
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Fiona Benson |
Dawson Creek, BC |
Bill Corcoran |
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Maria Bernard |
Calgary, AB |
Jan Lips |
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Emily Driedger |
Georgetown, ON |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Ciara Kary |
Calgary, AB |
Mike Van Tighem |
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Caroline Pfister |
Sherbrooke, QC |
Simon Croteau |
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Carise Thompson |
Lynden, ON |
Dave Scott-Thomas |
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Integrated Support Team |
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Name |
Position |
Hometown |
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Thelma Wright |
Team Leader |
Vancouver, BC |
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Dave Scott-Thomas |
Head Coach |
Guelph, ON |
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Paula Burchat |
Massage Therapist |
Ottawa, ON |
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Simon Croteau |
Team Coach |
Sherbrooke, QC |
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Ron O’Hare |
Physiotherapist |
Aurora, ON |
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Chris Woods |
Team Manager |
Ottawa, ON |
Returnee Caroline Pfister of Sherbrooke, QC won bronze last year in the women’s 4km junior event.
For more information visit: http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=549.