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Athletics Canada names 2013 NACAC Cross Country team
Published by
Dec 17th 2012, 5:32pm
Athletics Canada names 2013 NACAC Cross Country team
Monday, December 17, 2012
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the athletes that will travel to Mandeville, Jamaica for the 2013 North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships to be held January 26th.
Headlining Canada’s entry at the Cross Country Championships is Black Creek, B.C.’s Cameron Levins. The 2012 Olympian and defending champion is looking to lead the senior men to the ultimate team title.
Toronto, Ont.’s Kate Harrison is aiming for her first senior women’s victory. In 2011 she captured the junior women’s NACAC title and is coming off of a silver medal performance from the 2012 Canadian Cross Country Championships.
In the junior race, Ben Flanagan of Kitchener, Ont., is returning to the international stage to improve on his 2012 bronze medal performance. Jillian Forsey of Kippens, Nfld., will lead the junior women’s team after securing the Canadian title in the junior cross country race.
David Christiani, Head Coach of the NACAC team; “The goal is to win the team competitions and they are definitely attainable. 2012 Olympian and national champion Cam Levins will lead the team both through performance and experience. We expect this will further motivate the exceptional junior teams we have assembled and they benefit greatly from this developmental opportunity.”
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Hometown
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Coach
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Senior Men (8km)
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Simon Bairu
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Regina, SK
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Jerry Schumacher
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Lucas Bruchet
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White Rock, BC
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Marek Jedrzejek/Richard Lee
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Cameron Levins
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Black Creek, BC
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Eric Houle
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Mathew Walters
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North Bay, ON
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Gary Malloy/Jon Pratt
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Kelly Wiebe
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Regina, SK
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Graeme McMaster
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Chris Winter
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Vancouver, BC
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Dave Scott-Thomas
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Junior Men (6km)
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Brandon Allen
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Amherstburg, ON
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Dave Scarrow
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Ben Flanagan
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Kitchener, ON
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Peter Grinbergs
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Christian Gravel
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Vancouver, BC
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Dave Scott-Thomas
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Ryan Sleiman
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Kingsville, ON
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Chris/Dave Scarrow
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Troy Smith
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Grimsby, ON
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Sharon Stewart
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Mike Tate
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Antigonish, NS
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Chris MacKinnon
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Senior Women (6km)
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Maria Bernard
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Calgary, AB
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Marek Jedrzejek/Terry Crook
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Lindsay Carson
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Cambridge, ON
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Dave Reid
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Rachel Cliff
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Vancouver, BC
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Chris Johnson
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Natasha Fraser
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Port Moody, BC
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Brit Townsend
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Rachel Hannah
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Barrie, ON
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Ross Ristuccia
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Kate Harrison
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Toronto, ON
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Sean Cleary
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Junior Women (4km)
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Jillian Forsey
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Kippens, NL
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Ray Will
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Natalia Hawthorn
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Bracebridge, ON
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Hugh Cameron
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Madeline McDonald
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Toronto, ON
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Taras Radchenko/Rory Sneyd/ Paula Schnurr
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Gabriela Stafford
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Toronto, ON
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Terry Radchenko
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Sarah Wismer
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Guelph, ON
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Jeff Haller
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Madeline Yungblut
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Wroxeter, ON
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Dave Scott-Thomas/Steve Weiler
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Integrated Support Team
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Paula Burchat
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Massage Therapist
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Ottawa, ON
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David Christiani
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Head Coach
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Toronto, ON
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Kristine Deacon
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Team Manager
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Cambridge, ON
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Andy Hahn
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Team Coach
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Windsor, ON
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For more information visit: http://www.athletics.ca/page.asp?id=679. Follow all the action on Twitter (@athleticscanada) and Facebook (CanadaTrackandField).
Follow our athletes on Twitter: @SimonBairu, @CamLevins, @WaltersM17, @nwodak, @lucasbruchet, @Dangerous_Cliff, @cwinter3, @jillianforsey.
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