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(OTTAWA) – Athletics Canada announced today its team for the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. The event takes place April 1-2 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Dave Scott-Thomas, Head Coach of Athletics Canada’s World Cross Country team believes this event is very important in the development of middle-distance runners. “One of my motivating factors to be part of this team is since this is the last time there will be a short course race, I view this as the end of an era. Cross country is the seed from which other middle-distance performances grow and the World Cross Country Championships have been a critical component in the development of the National Team Program for the past decade.” Scott-Thomas also sees this event as an opportunity to link the past with the present with the future. “Athletics Canada's strategy to use the meet for team building and a vehicle to build the next generation of elite Canadians has worked fantastically well. The vast majority of our current crop of elite athletes cut their teeth on the WXC stage, where they were able to mix with established names and share in their wisdom. On the flip side, our vets were able to be connected with the up and comers and to feel positive about continuity with the ground they've broken and the lessons they’ve learned.”
Junior men - 8km race
Boorsma, Kyle Guelph, ON
Brett, Allan Ottawa, ON
Brunsting, Matthew Stirling, ON
Currie, Cory Brantford, ON
Dillon, Marcus Toronto, ON
Fleming, Sean Regina, SK
Junior women - 6km race
Campbell, Anita Abbotsford, BC
Carson, Lindsay Cambridge, ON
McBean, Mandy Toronto, ON
McKay, Tarah St. Clements, ON
Reid, Sheila Newmarket, ON
Van Buskirk, Kate Brampton, ON
Senior men - 4km short course
Coolsaet, Reid Guelph, ON
Gillis, Eric Antigonish, NS
McKenzie, Ryan Windsor, ON
Milne, Taylor Guelph, ON
Sullivan, Kevin Brantford, ON
Senior women - 4km short course
Babcock, Courtney Chatham, ON
Douma-Hussar Carmen Cambridge, ON
Elmore, Malindi Kelowna, BC
Metcalfe, Megan Edmonton, ON
Quinn-Smith, Tara Toronto, ON
Senior women - 12km long course
Murphy, Taylor Guelph, ON
Mauricio, Cristiano Leamington, ON
Nielsen, James Toronto, ON
Osadiuk, Steve Nanaimo, BC
Scull, Jeff Jordan Station, ON
Senior women - 8km
Kuzyk, Cari Vancouver, BC
Smith, Kirsty Vancouver, BC
Stallwood, Rebecca Burlington, ON
Head Coach - Dave Scott-Thomas
Assistant Coach - Christine Laverty
Physio Therapist - Marilou Lamy
Massage Therapist - Frank Manzo
Team Manager - Thelma Wright
Team Leader - Martin Goulet
Scott-Thomas knows his team will be ready for this competition. “We'll have a number of athletes coming straight from the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne to race, and another group who will arrive from the NACAC Championships in Florida. This will be a race-sharp and hungry group, ready to put team Canada head to head with the best in the world.”
source Athletics Canada
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