Athletics Canada nominates 56 athletes to Summer Universiade (FISU) Team

May 24, 2013

Ottawa - Athletics Canada today nominated 56 athletes to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) 2013 Summer Universiade (FISU) team that will compete in Kazan, Russia. The event takes place from July 6 to 17, athletics competition will take place July 7 to 12.

Athletics Canada's FISU nominees are highlighted by five 2012 Olympians:

Melissa Bishop of Eganville, Ont.
Inaki Gomez of Vancouver, B.C.
Julie Labonté of Sainte-Justine, Que.
Segun Makinde of Ottawa, Ont.
Sarah Wells of Toronto, Ont.

The team includes nine veterans from the 2011 Summer Universiade: Evan Dunfee of Richmond, B.C., (placed 14^th); Sam Effah of Calgary, Alta., (DNS); Inaki Gomez (5^th); Christie Gordon of Edmonton, Alta., (3^rd in semi final); Chantelle Groenewoud of North Vancouver, B.C., (8^th in heat); Kimberly Hyacinthe of Terrebonne, Que., (5^th in semi final); Annie Leblanc of Repentigny, Que., (8^th in semi final); Segun Makinde (5^th); Timothy Nedow of Brockville, Ont., (12^th); and Kyle Nielsen of Coquitlam, B.C., (10^th).

Athletics Canada 2013 Summer Universiade Team

Name	Event	Hometown	Personal Coach	Affiliated University
Patrick Arbour	Decathlon	Ottawa, ON	James Holder	Ottawa
Benjamin Ayesu-Attah	400m	Coquitlam, BC	Wayne Phipps	Idaho
Shawnacy Barber	Pole Vault	Toronto, ON	George Barber / Milt Ottey	Akron
Lindsey Bergevon	Pole Vault	Leduc, AB	Cory Choma	Alberta
Khamica Bingham	100m	Brampton, ON	Frank Bucca	Toronto
Melissa Bishop	800m	Eganville, ON	Dennis Fairall	Windsor
Robin Bone	Pole Vault	London, ON	Dave Collins	Western
Matthew Brisson	110m Hurdles	St. Thomas, ON	Harry Stantsos	Western
Ryan Brockerville	3000m Steeplechase	Marystown, NL	Brit Townsend	Simon Fraser
Aaron Brown	100m	Toronto, ON	John Johnson	Southern California
Alicia Brown	400m	Ottawa, ON	Bob Westman	Toronto
Lucas Bruchet	5000m	White Rock, BC	Richard Lee	British Columbia
Rayann Chin	Discus	Pickering, ON	Richard Parkinson	Southern Methodist
Shai-Anne Davis	200m	Richmond, ON	Desai Williams	York
Evan Dunfee	20km Race Walk	Richmond, BC	Gerry Dragomir	British Columbia
Jeremy Eckert	High Jump	Regina, SK	Bruce McCannel	Regina
Sam Effah	100m	Calgary, AB	Les Gramantik	Calgary
Isatu Fofanah	100m	Edmonton, AB	Dwight Francis	Northern Arizona
Jessica Furlan	3000m Steeplechase	Regina, SK	Larry Longmore	Nebraska
Inaki Gomez	20km Race Walk	Vancouver, BC	Gerry Dragomir	Calgary
Christie Gordon	100m Hurdles	Edmonton, AB	Nick Stoffberg	Alberta
Chantelle Groenewoud	3000m Steeplechase	North Vancouver, BC	Dave Scott-Thomas	Illinois
Daniel Harper	400m	Brampton, ON	Frank Bucca	South Plains
Timothy Hendry-Gallagher	Shot Put	Parry Sound, ON	John Allan	Guelph
Kimberly Hyacinthe	200m	Terrebonne, QC	Desai Williams	Quebec at Montreal
Rhiannon Johns	10000m	Sault Ste Marie, ON	Tony Houchin	Alabama at Birmingham
Emma Kimoto	High Jump	Richmond, BC	Jeff Huntoon	Indiana
Michelle Kinsella (Theophille)	High Jump	Whitby, ON	Dermott Smith	Louisville
Julie Labonté	Shot Put & Discus	Sainte-Justine, QC	Daniel Labonté / Craig Carter	Arizona
Annie Leblanc	1500m	Repentigny, QC	José Sant	Oregon
Brandon Lord	10000m	Whistler, BC	Patrick Cunniff	Georgia
Django Lovett	High Jump	Surrey, BC	Ziggy Szelagowicz	New Mexico
Segun Makinde	200m	Ottawa, ON	Glenroy Gilbert	Ottawa
Tiffany Matteazzi (Perkins)	Javelin	Abbotsford, BC	Tom Nielsen	Fraser Valley
Rachael McIntosh	Heptathlon	Bridgewater, NS	Les Gramantik	Calgary
Noelle Montcalm	400m Hurdles	Windsor, ON	Don Garrod	Windsor
Timothy Nedow	Shot Put	Brockville, ON	Anatoliy Bondarchuk	Depaul
Christabel Nettey	100m Hurdles & Long Jump	Surrey, BC	Ronnie Williams	Arizona State
Sabrina Nettey	Long Jump	Surrey, BC	Jesse Dosanj	British Columbia
Kyle Nielsen	Javelin	Coquitlam, BC	Larry Steinke	Washington
Andrew Nixon	5000m	Guelph, ON	Dave Scott-Thomas	Guelph
Tait Nystuen	400m Hurdles	Regina, SK	Alger Seon	Regina
Kristin Obrochta	Hammer Throw	Mississauga, ON	Colin Inglis	York
Jessica O'Connell	5000m	Calgary, AB	Mike Van Tighem	Calgary
Nicole Oudenaarden	Heptathlon	St. Albert, AB	Antoine Boussombo	San Diego State
Cody Parker	Javelin	Comox Valley, BC	John May	Alaska
Ross Proudfoot	1500m	Lively, ON	Dave Scott-Thomas	Guelph
Jeremy Rae	1500m	Fort Erie, ON	Joe Piane	Notre Dame
Brendon Rodney	200m	Toronto, ON	Simon Hodnett	Long Island
Anthony Romaniw	800m	Guelph, ON	Dave Scott-Thomas	Guelph
Jessica Smith	800m	North Vancouver, BC	Brit Townsend	Simon Fraser
Taylor Stewart	Long Jump	London, ON	Vickie Croley & Frank Erle	Western
Benjamin Throne	20km Race Walk	Kitimat, BC	Gerry Dragomir	British Columbia
Jillian Weir	Hammer Throw	Kingston, ON	Erik Whitsitt	Oregon
Sarah Wells	400m Hurdles	Unionville, ON	Dave Hunt	Toronto
Chelsea Whalen	Shot Put	Liverpool, NS	Steve Wohlmuth	Florida State

Team Staff
Name	Position	Hometown	Affiliated University
Les Gramantik	Head Coach	Calgary, AB	Calgary
Ingrid Ruys	Team Manager	Victoria, BC	Victoria
Richard Parkinson	Team Coach	Stouffville, ON	York
Bob Westman	Team Coach	Toronto, ON	Toronto
Wes Moerman	Team Coach	Edmonton, AB	Alberta
Chris Moulton	Team Coach	Guelph, ON	Guelph
Frank Erle	Team Coach	London, ON	Western
Carolyn Daubeny	Massage Therapist	Vancouver, BC
Sean Campbell	Physiotherapist	Vancouver, BC