2013 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE: FIVE OLYMPIANS HIGHLIGHT CANADIAN ATHLETICS ROSTER

May 24, 2013
 
OTTAWA (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport, in conjunction with Athletics Canada, announced Friday the 53 student-athletes who will represent Canada in athletics at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
 
Summer Universiade website: www.kazan2013.com/en
Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/summer/2013 
 
The roster is comprised of 27 women and 26 men, including 30 who attend Canadian universities and 23 who study at institutions based in the United States.
 
Highlighting the red and white delegation are five members of the 2012 Canadian Olympic team, including Inaki Gomez of Vancouver, who finished 13th in the 20km race walk in a new Canadian record time of 1:20.58; Julie Labonté of Sainte-Justine, Que., 11th in her qualifying round in the shot put; Segun Makinde of Ottawa, who was a substitute on the 4x100 relay; Jessica Smith of North Vancouver, B.C., a semi-finalist in the 800m; and Sarah Wells of Toronto, a semi-finalist in the 400m hurdles.
 
Gomez and Makinde are also among nine returning athletes from the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen, China, where they finished fifth in the 20km race walk and the 200m, respectively.
 
The list of 2011 veterans also includes Helen Crofts of Vancouver (6th in 800m), Evan Dunfee of Richmond, B.C. (14th in 20km race walk), Sam Effah of Calgary (DNS 100m), Chantelle Groenewoud of North Vancouver (8th in 3000m steeplechase heat), Kimberly Hyacinthe of Terrebonne, Que. (5th in 200m semifinal), Annie Leblanc of Repentigny, Que. (8th in 800m semifinal), Timothy Nedow of Brockville, Ont. (12th in shot put) and Kyle Nielsen of Coquitlam, B.C. (10th in javelin throw).
 
Gomez, Effah and Hyacinthe will be making their third FISU Games appearance as they also competed in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2009. Two other members of the squad heading to Kazan were also on the 2009 roster, including Daniel Harper of Brampton, Ont. (400m) and Lindsey Bergevin of Leduc, Alta. (pole vault).
 
Four years ago in Belgrade, Hyacinthe was part of the gold-medal winning 4x400m relay. It was the fifth gold medal in history for Canada at the world university games and the first since Guillaume Leblanc (20km race walk) and Dave Steen (decathlon) reached the top of the podium in 1983 in Edmonton.
 
Since 1965, when the country made its Universiade debut, Canadians have captured 67 medals in athletics (5-32-30), second only to swimming’s 99 podium finishes (21-31-42).
 
The athletics competition in Kazan will run from July 7 to 12.
 
CANADA’S GOLD MEDALS IN ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSIADE (5):
 
2009 (Belgrade, Serbia): Women’s 4x400m (C. Muir, A. Nelson, K. Hyacinthe, E. Akinsule)
1983 (Edmonton, Canada): Guillaume Leblanc, 20km race walk
1983 (Edmonton, Canada): David Steen, Decathlon
1975 (Rome, Italy): Bishop Dolegiewicz, Shot Put
1965 (Budapest, Hungary): Bill Crothers, 800m
 
2013 TEAM CANADA ROSTER
 
WOMEN
 
Name                                       University                   Hometown                      Events
 
Lindsey Bergevin                     Alberta                         Leduc, Alta.                     Pole Vault
Khamica Bingham                Toronto                        Brampton, Ont.              100m
Robin Bone                           Western                       London, Ont.                  Pole Vault
Alicia Brown                         Toronto                        Ottawa, Ont.                   400m
Rayann Chin                           Southern Methodist       Pickering, Ont.                 Discus
Helen Crofts                            Simon Fraser               Vancouver, B.C.                800m
Shai-Anne Davis                    York                            Richmond, Ont.              100m & 200m
Jessica Furlan                         Nebraska                     Regina, Sask.                  3000m SC
Chantelle Groenewoud             Illinois                          North Vancouver, B.C.       3000m SC
Kimberly Hyacinthe                 UQAM                          Terrebonne, Que.              200m
Rhiannon Johns                      Alabama at Birmingham  Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.      10,000m
Emma Kimoto                         Indiana                          Richmond, B.C.               High Jump
Michelle Kinsella (Theophille)   Louisville                        Whitby, Ont.                    High Jump
Julie Labonté                           Arizona                        Sainte-Justine, Que.          Shot Put
Annie Leblanc                         Oregon                         Repentigny, Que.              1500m
Tiffany Matteazzi (Perkins)       Fraser Valley                Abbotsford, B.C.                Javelin
Rachael McIntosh                    Calgary                        Bridgewater, N.S.              Heptathlon
Noelle Montcalm                   Windsor                       Windsor, Ont.                  400m Hurdles
Christabel Nettey                     Arizona State               Surrey, B.C.                       Long Jump
Sabrina Nettey                         UBC                            Surrey, B.C.                      Long Jump
Kristin Obrochta                     York                            Mississauga, Ont.             Hammer
Jessica O’Connell                    Calgary                        Calgary, Alta.                     5000m
Nicole Oudenaarden                 San Diego State            St. Albert, Alta.                 Heptathlon
Jessica Smith                          Simon Fraser                North Vancouver, B.C.        800m
Jillian Weir                              Oregon                         Kingston, Ont.                    Hammer
Sarah Wells                           Toronto                       Unionville, Ont.                 400m Hurdles
Chelsea Whalen                       Florida State                 Liverpool, N.S.                   Shot Put
                                   

MEN                    

Patrick Arbour                        Ottawa                       Ottawa, Ont.                Decathlon
Benjamin Ayesu-Attah              Idaho                           Coquitlam, B.C.            400m
Shawnacy Barber                     Akron                          Toronto, Ont.                 Pole Vault
Matthew Brisson                     Western                     St. Thomas, Ont.         110m Hurdles
Ryan Brockerville                      Simon Fraser               Marystown, Nfld.           3000m SC
Lucas Bruchet                          UBC                            White Rock, B.C.         5000m
Evan Dunfee                             UBC                            Richmond, B.C.            20km RW
Jeremy Eckert                          Regina                         Regina, Sask.              High Jump
Sam Effah                                Calgary                        Calgary, Alb.                100m
Inaki Gomez                             Calgary                        Vancouver, B.C.            20km RW
Daniel Harper                            South Plains                Brampton, Ont.             400m
Timothy Hendry-Gallagher     Guelph                        Parry Sound, Ont.       Shot Put
Brandon Lord                            Georgia                        Whistler, B.C.               10,000m
Django Lovett                            New Mexico                 Surrey, B.C.                  High Jump
Segun Makinde                      Ottawa                        Ottawa, Ont.                200m
Timothy Nedow                         Depaul                         Brockville, Ont.             Shot Put
Kyle Nielsen                             Washington                  Coquitlam, B.C.            Javelin
Andrew Nixon                        Guelph                        Guelph, Ont.                5000m
Tait Nystuen                             Regina                         Regina, Sask.               400m Hurdles
Cody Parker                             Alaska                         Comox Valley, B.C.       Javelin
Ross Proudfoot                        Guelph                          Lively, Ont.                  1500m
Jeremy Rae                             Notre Dame                   Fort Erie, Ont.              1500m
Brendon Rodney                     Long Island                     Toronto, Ont.                 200m
Anthony Romaniw                  Guelph                        Guelph, Ont.                800m
Taylor Stewart                         Western                     London, Ont.                Long Jump
Benjamin Thorne                     UBC                              Kitimat, B.C.                 20km RW
 
STAFF       
      
Position                       Name                           University                Hometown
 
Head Coach                 Les Gramantik              Calgary                   Calgary, Alta.  
Team Manager              Ingrid Ruys                   Victoria                   Victoria, B.C.  
Coach                         Richard Parkinson       York                      Stouffville, Ont.          
Coach                         Bob Westman              Toronto                  Toronto, Ont.
Coach                          Wes Moerman              Alberta                    Edmonton, Alta.         
Coach                         Chris Moulton              Guelph                   Guelph, Ont.   
Coach                         Frank Erle                   Western                  London, Ont.  
Massage Therapist       Carolyn Daubeny                                         Vancouver, B.C.  Physiotherapist            Sean Campbell                                            Vancouver, B.C.         
 
Source: CIS