Posted: January 16, 2009  :

Athletics: Athletics Canada Announces NACAC Cross Country Team

Friday, January 16, 2009 OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today the national team that will compete at the 2009 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships in Orlando, Florida on March 7, 2009. In the men’s 8km race Dylan Wykes of Kingston, ON will return to Orlando to vie for the championship title after finishing third in last year’s race. Also making the trip back to Florida are junior gold medalists Alesandr Kuternin of Toronto, ON and Kendra Schaaf of Craven, SK. Canada won five medals at last year’s NACAC Cross Country Championships and finished first overall in team standings for the junior men and women as well as in the senior women’s category; the senior men’s team placed second. 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships Team SENIOR MEN (8km)   Name Hometown Personal Coach Joël Bourgeois Grand-Digue, NB Independent Alex Genest Sherbrooke, QC Vincent Paquet Saheed Khan Toronto, ON David Christiani Derek Nakluski Kitchener, ON Terry Goodenough Cleve Thorson Port Elgin, ON Dave Scott-Thomas Dylan Wykes Kingston, ON Steve Boyd   SENIOR WOMEN (6km)   Marilyn Arsenault Victoria, BC             Jon Brown Catherine Cormier New Richmond, QC Kaven Després Stephanie Hood Victoria, ON Ben Rosario Rachelle Malette Windsor, ON Andy Hahn Emily Tallen Kingston, ON           Steve Boyd Chantell Widney Edmonton, AB        Glen Playfair   JUNIOR MEN (6km)   Mohammed Ahmed St. Catharines, ON Stuart Galloway Aleksandr Kuternin Toronto, ON Dave Christiani / Paul Poce James Leakos Saskatoon, SK                     Mark Leakos Nyjal Majock Calgary, AB Christine Laverty / Jason Lindsay John Paul Malette Windsor, ON Gary Malloy Mattias Wolter Bridgewater, NS Tanya Daniels   JUNIOR WOMEN (4km)   Chelsea Graham Edmonton, AB  Glen Playfair Tamara Jewett Toronto, ON Jill Mallon Justine Johnson Victoria, BC            Brent Fougner Geneviève Lalonde Moncton, NB Joël Bourgeois Caroline Pfister Sherbrooke, QC      Vincent Paquet / Simon Croteau Kendra Schaaf Craven, SK Steve Gersten SUPPORT STAFF     Position Name Hometown Head Coach Thelma Wright Vancouver, BC Team Coach Jason Lindsay Calgary, AB Team Coach Terry Goodenough Kitchener, ON Team Manager Nicole Clarke Kingston, ON Physiotherapist Brenda Scott-Thomas Guelph, ON Message Therapist Paula Burchat Ottawa, ON -AC- Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest