Thirteen Canadian universities represented on Canada’s 2019 FISU roster
Every two years, track and field student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28 compete on the world stage at FISU’s World University Games.
Just yesterday, Athletics Canada nominated its roster for the 2019 edition of the Summer Universiade. The team is stacked with talented Canadian student-athletes from across the country, but also includes 15 athletes and five coaches from Canadian universities.
Check out the roster (🍁 denotes a student-athlete or staff member from a Canadian school):
Athletes
Farah Abdulkarim, University of Mississippi (10,000m)
Mariam Abdul-Rashid, University of Texas (100mH)
Duan Asemota, Ohio State University (100m)
🍁 Catherine Beauchemin, Université Laval (3000mSC)
Chanell Botsis, University of Connecticut (Hammer throw)
🍁 Mäité Bouchard, Université de Sherbrooke (800m)
Kaila Butler, Bowling Green State University (Hammer throw)
Keira Christie-Galloway, Iowa State University (100mH)
🍁 Anne-Marie Comeau, Université Laval (Half-marathon)
🍁 Brittany Crew, York University (Shot put)
Joseph Daniels, Princeton University (110mH)
🍁 Jean-Simon Desgagnés, Université Laval (3000mSC)
Bridget Deveau, University of Massachusetts (Heptathlon)
Laura Dickinson, Syracuse University (10,000m)
🍁 Courtney Hufsmith, University of Saskatchewan (1500m)
Makiah Hunt, University of South Dakota (Pole vault)
Nicole Hutchinson, Villanova University (5000m)
Karson Kowalchuk, Mississippi State (100m)
🍁 Jessy Lacourse, Université Laval (3000mSC)
🍁 Kieran Lumb, University of British Columbia (5000m)
🍁 Branna MacDougall, Queen’s University (10,000m)
Sade McCreath-Tardiel, Bethune-Cookman University (100m)
🍁 Sarah Mitton, University of Windsor (Shot put)
Shane Moffo, Central Michigan University (110mH)
Brian Obonna, Lamar University (Triple jump)
Benjamin Preisner, University of Tulsa (10,000m)
Madeline Price, Duke University (400m)
Ashley Pryke, University of Memphis (Javelin)
Gabrielle Rains, Florida International University (Discus)
🍁 Kevin Robertson, Université de Montreal (1500m)
Xahria Santiago, University of Maryland (400mH)
🍁 Zoe Sherar, University of Guelph (400m)
Skylar Sieben, University of Arizona (Heptathlon)
Tristan Slater, University of Tennessee (Pole vault)
Ryan Smeeton, Oklahoma State (3000mSC)
🍁 Lucia Stafford, University of Toronto (1500m)
Mike Tate, Southern Utah University (5000m)
Jesse Thibodeau, Princeton University (Long jump)
🍁 Jenna Westaway, University of Guelph (800m)
Brittni Wolczyk, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Javelin)
🍁 Rachael Wolfs, University of Windsor (Pole vault)
Coaches
🍁 Bob Westman, University of Toronto (Team head coach)
Molly Killingbeck (Team leader)
Kristine Deacon (Team manager)
🍁 Vickie Croley, Western University (Team coach)
🍁 Steve LeBlanc, Université de Moncton (Team coach)
Karl Meissner (Team coach)
🍁 Dave Scott-Thomas, University of Guelph (Team coach)
🍁 Mingpu Wu, University of Manitoba (Team coach)
The Games begin on July 3rd and run through the 14th.
Good luck to Team Canada in Napoli!
