OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the team that will represent Canada at the 114th Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The competition takes place at Franklin Field, April 24-26 

Canada will be represented in the USA vs. The World competition by five teams.  Two teams will be entered in the men’s 4 x 100 metres relay, and one women’s 4 x 400 metres relay team will line up.  A women’s team will be entered in the sprint medley relay as well as a men’s team in the distance medley relay.

The men’s 4x100 metre relay team won silver last summer at the Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro.  The team of Richard Adu-Bobie, Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton and Brian Barnett was edged out by host Brazil, but were able to defeat the Americans who would finish third. 

USA vs. the World Schedule

Women Sprint Medley USA vs. the World, Saturday April 25, 1:30pm
Men 4x100m USA vs. the World, Saturday April 25, 2:15pm
Men Distance Medley USA vs. the World, Saturday April 25, 3:15pm
Women 4x400m USA vs. the World, Saturday April 25, 3:40pm

·         Complete Penn Relays schedule: www.thepennrelays.com

2008 Penn Relays Team

Name, Event	Hometown		Coach	Club, Province
Men’s 4x100m
Charles Allen		Ottawa, ON			Ottawa Lions – ON
Brian Barnett		Edmonton, AB	Quin Sekulich		Capital City – AB
Jared Connaughton		New Haven, PEI	Monte Stratton		Sparta Athletics – PEI
Sam Effah		Calgary, AB	Brenda Van Tighem		University of Calgary – AB
Anson Henry		Pickering, ON	Dan Pfaff		Mississauga Track – ON
Shannon King, 4x100		Brampton, ON	Desai Williams		Elite Edge – ON
Justin McLennan, 4x100		Brampton, ON	Tony D’Oliveira		Unattached – ON
Hank Palmer, 4x100		Pierrefonds, QC	Daniel St-Hilaire		St-Laurent Sélect –QC
Neville Wright, 4x100		Edmonton, AB	Quin Sekulich		Edmonton International – AB
Women’s 4x400m
Ruky Abdulai			Brit Townsend, Jerrod Jones, Tom Dickson		Valley Royals – BC
Esther Akinsulie	Ottawa, ON		Hugh Conlin		Ottawa Lions – ON
Carline Muir	Weston, ON		Kevin Tyler		Legacy Athletics – AB
Adrienne Power	Halifax, NS		Peter Lord		Halifax Tigers – NS
Men’s Distance Medley (1200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m)
Andrew Heaney, 800m	Toronto, ON		Bill Stephens		Phoenix AA – ON
Adam Johnson, 400m	Scarborough, ON		Craig Blackman		I be Fast – ON
Matt Lincoln, 1200m	Scarborough, ON		Bill Stephens		Phoenix AA – ON
Taylor Milne, 1600m	Guelph, ON		Dave Scott-Thomas		Speed River – ON
Women’s Sprint Medley (200m, 200m, 400m, 800m)
Erica Broomfield, 200m	Scarborough, ON		Desai Williams		Mississauga Track – ON
Kimberley Hyacinthe, 200m	Lachenaie, QC		Daniel St-Hilaire		St-Laurent Sélect – QC
Amonn Nelson, 400m	Calgary, AB		Brenda Van Tighem		University of Calgary – AB
Aimee Teteris, 800m	Toronto, ON		Bill Stephens		Phoenix AA – ON
Staff
Glenroy Gilbert	Head Coach		Ottawa, ON
Molly Killingbeck	Team Coach		Toronto, ON
Dr. Chris Morgan	Chiropractor		Toronto, ON
Alicia Fagan	Manager		Ottawa, ON

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