Athletics Canada names teams
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada officially announced today the athletes who will compete at the 2012 North American, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) U-23 Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico July 6-8 and the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain July 10-15.
Both of these events have strong Canadian ties as the next edition of the NACAC U-23 Championship will be held in Kamloops, B.C., in 2014 while the previous edition of the IAAF World Junior Championship was held in Moncton, N.B., in 2010.
2012 NACAC U23 Team
| Name | Event | Hometown | Personal Coach |
| Men | |||
| Aaron Brown | 100m | Toronto, Ont. | Bill Stephens |
| Jharyl Bowry | Long Jump | Mississauga, Ont. | Martin Douglas |
| Evan Dunfee | 20km Race Walk | Richmond, B.C. | Gerry Dragomir |
| Raymond Dykstra | Javelin | Grimsby, Ont. | Kevin Knight |
| Gabriel El Hanbli | 400m Hurdles | Repentigny, Que. | José Sant |
| Tremaine Harris | 200m | Markham, Ont. | Desai Williams |
| Akeem Haynes | 200m | Calgary, Alta. | John Cannon |
| Tim Hendry-Gallagher | Shot Put | Parry Sound, Ont. | John Allan |
| Brandon Heroux | Javelin | Brossard, Que. | Ken Porter |
| Sekou Kaba | 110m Hurdles | Ottawa, Ont. | Andy McInnis |
| Scott Leitch | 800m | London, Ont. | Guy Schultz |
| Django Lovett | High Jump | Langley, B.C. | Ziggy Szelagowicz |
| Ingvar Moseley | 110m Hurdles | Pickering, Ont. | Anthony McCleary |
| Timothy Nedow | Shot Put/ Discus | Brockville, Ont. | Darrin Reesal |
| Tait Nystuen | 400m Hurdles | Regina, Sask. | Alger Seon |
| Philip Osei | 400m | Toronto, Ont. | Marc Christie/Desai Williams |
| Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | 1500m | Quebec, Que. | Félix-Antoine Lapointe |
| Ross Proudfoot | 1500m | Lively, Ont. | Dave Scott-Thomas |
| Thomas Riva | 800m | Qualicum Beach, B.C. | Brent Fougner |
| Taylor Stewart | Long Jump | London, Ont. | Cickie Croley/Frank Erle |
| Ian Warner | 100m | Markham, Ont. | Nate Wiens |
| Andrew Wells | Discus | Unionville, Ont. | Olivia Raya |
| Women | |||
| Cynthia Appiah | Hammer | Etobicoke, Ont. | Richard Parkinson |
| Mélanie Blouin | Pole Vault | Quebec, Que. | Arye Rosenoer |
| Crystal Emmanuel | 100m/ 200m | Toronto, Ont. | Desai Williams |
| Rachel Francois | 800m | St. Albert, Alta. | Brent Fougner |
| Jessica Furlan | 3000m SC | Regina, Sask. | Larry Longmore |
| Miana Griffiths | 100m/ 200m | Oakville, Ont. | Steven Dos Santos |
| Alanna Kovacs | Discus | Barrie, Ont. | Brandon Murer |
| Geneviève Lalonde | 3000m SC | Moncton, N.B. | Dave Scott-Thomas |
| Annie LeBlanc | 800m/ 1500m | Repentigny, Que. | José Sant |
| Christine Lowe | 400m Hurdles | Coquitlam, B.C. | Tara Self |
| Rachel Machin | High Jump | Calgary, Alta. | Les Gramantik |
| Ashlea Maddex | 100m Hurdles | St. Pascal-Baylon, Que. | Andrew Pagé/Anthony McCleary |
| Rachael McIntosh | Heptathlon | Bridgewater, N.S. | Les Gramantik |
| Christabel Nettey | Long Jump | Surrey, B.C. | Kenny MacDaniel |
| Sabrina Nettey | Long Jump | Surrey, B.C. | Byran Jacks |
| Tiffany Perkins | Javelin | Abbotsford, B.C. | Tom Nielsen |
| Marissa Smith | 100m Hurdles | Ajax, Ont. | Kevin Henderson |
| Taryn Suttie | Shot Put | Hanley, Sask. | Antoliy Bondarchuk |
| Lauren Stuart | Hammer | Smithers, B.C. | Oscar Duncan |
| Michelle Theophille | High Jump | Whitby, Ont. | Dermott Smith |
| Support Staff | |||
| Claude Berube | Head Coach | Winnipeg, Man. | |
| Janet Neufeld | Team Manager | New Westminister, B.C. | |
| Seam Baynton | Team Coach | Victoria, B.C. | |
| Richard Parkinson | Team Coach | Toronto, Ont. | |
| Ray Riley | Team Coach | Cambridge, Ont. | |
| Glenn Smith | Team Coach | Calgary, Alta. | |
| Connie Beukeboom | Physiotherapist | Collingwood, Ont. | |
| Mike Booth | Massage Therapist | Winnipeg, Man. |
