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sprinter since and . He started the movement, and gave us up-and-coming sprinters hope in the future of Canadian .” Stewart-Baynes starts Grade 12 in September and the expectation is that he will be heavily recruited by ncaa schools. In fact, he has already received some interest. “Yeah, I have been recruited by a few schools already,” he says with the confidence needed to be an elite level sprinter. “I’m sure there are many more to come once my name starts to get out more.” If Stewart-Baynes continues his trajec- tory, he will indeed have his name out there, more. He has demonstrated excel- lent range, competing well in all distances from 60m up to 400m. At the age of 14 he ran as fast as 11.31 for 100m. Running the range may have caused some injury trouble, so he has focused more on distance this year. “I believe the 400m should be my main focus right now because I enjoy the speed reserve required for the event,” he says. “And there’s more strategy involved, in comparison to the other events.

School Father Henry Carr Catholic Khamal Secondary School Hometown Age 16 Stewart-Baynes Personal 60M 6.85 The Next Andre De Grasse? Bests 100M 10.81 200M 21.16 400M 46.74

By Chistopher Kelsall “The 400m is easier on my body throughout the season, as I have had oronto’s 16-year-old Khamal Stewart-Baynes is turning heads on previously been injured racing in the Tthe track, as he sprints towards a potentially great collegiate career. 60m and 200m, two years in a row. High performance begets more high performance. For example, Sometimes I may drop back into the of Toronto has been one of Canada’s top sprinters since lower events just to test my speed, but for 2012. He had come close, running as fast as 10.05 in 2012, but until this now my focus is more on the 400.” spring, he had not broken the 10-second barrier. In August 2015 fellow At the 2015 Athletics indoor Canadian Andre De Grasse ran 9.92, the fastest since the days of Bruny track and field championships he was Surin and Donovan Bailey. This June, Brown threw down a 9.96. named Most Outstanding Athlete. Centuries passed before a runner broke the four-minute barrier for Stewart-Baynes likely developed his the mile, but once Englishman Roger Bannister eclipsed the barrier speed through growing up playing soccer. in 1952, so did Australian John Landy and gradually others. Now it’s Once he discovered that he had talent in a university-level benchmark – thousands have done it. the sprints, he decided to focus on track. So it is of consequence that Stewart-Baynes has been inspired by Although he hasn’t decided on a the speed of De Grasse and Brown. program or a school as of yet, he is inter- The Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School athlete is already ested in English, as he enjoys writing a five-time Ontario Federation of School Athletics Association and reading. (ofsaa) champion in the sprint distances. Asked about De Grasse’s impact he said, “I have been inspired by Christopher Kelsall is a contributing editor his sub-10 and sub-20 [200m] performances. I think that he is giving and the editor of Athletics Illustrated. He’s

Courtessy Henry Carr ss Canada a name in track and field again, since he is the first sub-10 interviewed hundreds of runners.

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