Penn Relays
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada is pleased to officially announce today the team that will represent Canada in the USA versus the World portion of the 2013 Penn Relay Carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania later this month. Penn Relay Carnival takes place at Franklin Field April 25 to 27 with more than 22,000 athletes from 60 countries participating in 450 races.
The Canadian 4×100 metre relay teams will travel to Philadelphia from Baton Rouge, Louisiana fresh off Athletics Canada’s annual spring relay camp.
Team Canada at USA versus the World
*2012 Olympian
Men’s 4x100m
| Jared Connaughton* | New Haven, PE |
| TJ Lawrence | Toronto, ON |
| Oluwasegun Makinde* | Ottawa, ON |
| Dontae Richards-Kwok | Mississauga, ON |
| Gavin Smellie* | Maple, ON |
| Justyn Warner* | Markham, ON |
Women’s 4x100m
| Khamica Bingham | Caledon, ON |
| Shai-Anne Davis | Toronto, ON |
| Crystal Emmanuel* | North York, ON |
| Kimberly Hyacinthe | Lachenaie, QC |
| Cheria Morgan | Pickering, ON |
Men’s 4x400m
| Devin Biocchi | Ottawa, ON |
| Gord Frenke | Ottawa, ON |
| Tremaine Harris* | Markham, ON |
| Philip Osei | Etobicoke, ON |
| Michael Robertson | Williamstown, ON |
Women’s 4x400m
| Alicia Brown | Ottawa, ON |
| Jenna Martin* | Bridgewater, NS |
| Noelle Montcalm | Windsor, ON |
| Carline Muir | Edmonton, AB |
| Amonn Nelson | Calgary, AB |
Men’s Distance Medley relay Pool
(400m/ 800m/ 1200m/ 1600m)
| Geoff Harris* | Bedford, NS |
| Matt Lincoln | Scarborough, ON |
| Kyle Smith | Scarborough, ON |
The designated alternate from the men’s 4x400m will complete the medley relay team.
Women’s 4x800m
| Karine Belleau-Béliveau | Montreal, QC |
| Melissa Bishop* | Eganville, ON |
| Diane Cummins | Victoria, BC |
| Lemlem Ogbasilassie | Montreal, QC |
2013 IAAF World Championships Qualifying
The Penn Relays provide a great opportunity to run qualifying times for this summers’ 2013 World Championships. A minimum of three countries must be on the start line to register qualifying performances towards Worlds. Minimum qualification times are as follows:
| Men’s | Women’s | |
| 4x100m |
39.20 |
44.00 |
| 4x400m |
3:05.00 |
3:33.00 |
USA versus the World Schedule
| 12:45pm ET | Women’s 4x800m |
| 1:35pm ET | BMW Men’s 4x100m |
| 1:45pm ET | Nike Women’s 4x100m |
| 2:05pm ET | Men’s Distance Medley |
| 2:35pm ET | BMW Women’s 4x400m |
| 2:52pm ET | Nike Men’s 4x400m |
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