Athletics Canada names 2011 Panamerican Junior Championship Team
Canada Youth Team
Ottawa, Ont. – Athletics Canada officially announced today a contingent of 55 junior aged athletes (16-19 years of age) that will travel to Miramar, Florida to compete at the 2011 Panamerican Junior Championships July 22-24.
Fast times are expected at Ansin Sports Complex which features an IAAF certified FTX Mondo track surface.
At the last edition of these championships in 2009 the Canadian squad finished 5th overall as a team with a haul of 13 medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 7 Bronze).
2011 Pan American Junior Team
| Name | Event | Hometown | Coach |
| Men | |||
| Calvin Arsenault | 400m Hurdles | Kitchener, Ont. | Ray Riley |
| Devin Biocchi | 400m | Ottawa, Ont. | Ken Porter |
| Aaron Brown | 100m | Toronto, Ont. | Bill Stephens |
| Ryan Cassidy | 3000m Steeplechase | Grande-Digue, N.B. | Joel Bourgeois |
| Robert Denault | 1500m | Aurora, Ont. | Derek Hackshaw |
| Raymond Dykstra | Javelin | Grimsby, Ont. | Kevin Knight |
| Gareth Hadfield | 3000m Steeplechase | Calgary, Alta. | Christine Laverty |
| Tremaine Harris | 200m, 400m | Markham, Ont. | Desai Williams |
| Akeem Haynes | 100m | Calgary, Alta. | John Cannon |
| James Gillis | High Jump | Port Hood, N.S. | Kevin Bourgeois |
| Django Lovett | High Jump | Langley, B.C. | Ziggy Szelagowicz |
| Sean Keane | 800m | Surrey, B.C. | Liam Keane |
| Adam Keenan | Hammer | Victoria, B.C. | Sheldon Gmitroski |
| Andrew Kowalsky | 5000m | Windsor, Ont. | Dave Scarrows |
| Marlon Laidlaw-Allen | 200m | Toronto, Ont. | Bill Stephens |
| Gregory MacNeill | 110m Hurdles | London, Ont. | Sandy Cooper-Ryder |
| Marvin Muschette | Triple Jump | Kitchener, Ont. | Janusz Tomko |
| Keffri Neal | 800m | Surrey, B.C. | Mike Murray |
| Cody Parker | Javelin | Comox, B.C. | Graham Morfitt |
| Jake Pfaff | Pole Vault | Belle River, Ont. | Kevin Dinardo |
| Ross Proudfoot | 1500m | Lively, Ont. | Darren Jermyn |
| Benjamin Raymond | 5000m | Laval, Que. | Louis Carry |
| Gabriel Tesfaye | 110m Hurdles | London, Ont. | Collette Tesfaye |
| Benjamin Thorne | 10km Racewalk | Kitimat, B.C. | Gerry Dragomir |
| James Turner | Decathlon | Kelowna, B.C. | Pat Ledding |
| Matheson West | Decathlon | Mildmay, Ont. | Jacqui West |
| Jordan Young | Discus, Hammer, Shot Put | Windsor, Ont. | Jason Tunks |
| Women | |||
| Ocian Archer | 400m | Barrie, Ont. | Wellesley Johnson |
| Kelsey Balkwill | 400m Hurdles | Essex, Ont. | Kurt Downes |
| Maria Bernard | 3000m | Calgary, Alta. | Terry Crooks |
| Alycia Butterworth | 3000m Steeplechase | Parksville, B.C. | Kim & Randy Longmuir |
| Lindsay Butterworth | 1500m | North Vancouver, B.C. | Brit Townsend |
| Rayann Chin | Discus | Pickering, Ont. | Adrian Roberts |
| Emily Driedger | 5000m | Georgetown, Ont. | Dave Scott-Thomas |
| Caroline Ehrhardt | Long Jump / Triple Jump | Espanola, Ont. | Vickie Crowley |
| Rachel Francois | 800m | St. Albert, Alta. | David Lee Pong |
| Joanna Franke-Kuhn | Hammer | Duncan, B.C. | Richard Collier |
| Madison Johnston | Javelin | Barrie, Ont. | Richard Parkinson |
| Samantha Kennedy | Hammer | Surrey, B.C. | Richard Collier |
| Annie LeBlanc | 800m | Repentigny, Que. | José Sant |
| Brittany Lewis | 400m Hurdles | Sarnia, Ont. | Joel Skinner |
| Rachel Machin | High Jump | Calgary, Alta. | Les Gramantik |
| Ashlea Maddex | 100m Hurdles | St. Pascal-Baylon, Ont. | Andrew Pagé |
| Karleigh Parker | Pole Vault | Woodstock, Ont. | Arye Rosenoer |
| Alex Porlier-Langlois | Shot Put | St. Césaire, Que. | Yves Roy |
| Katie Reid | 400m | Surrey, B.C | Mike Murray |
| Jade Richardson | Discus | Nanaimo, B.C. | Jennifer Padriano |
| Paige Ridout | Pole Vault | Calgary, Alta. | Robbie Cumming |
| Emma Siuciak | Heptathlon | Fenwick, Ont. | Colleen Dotson |
| Zarria Storm | Heptathlon | Victoria, B.C. | Greg Peters |
| Carise Thompson | 5000m | Lynden, Ont. | Dave Scott-Thomas |
| Alyx Treasure | High Jump | Prince George, B.C. | Tom Masich |
| Jenna Van Vliet | 1500m | Calgary, Alta. | Mike Van Tighem |
| Jellisa Westney | 100m | Cambridge, Ont. | Janusz Tomko |
| Chelsea Whalen | Shot Put | Liverpool, N.S. | Steve Wohlmuth |
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