2017 – 2018 AAP SPORT CANADA APPROVED NOMINATION LIST – PARA-ATHLETICS Name Class Event Hometown Personal Coach Club Branch SR1 Jason Dunkerley T11 1500m Ottawa, ON Joshua Karanja Ottawa Lions ON Alexandre Dupont T54 800m Clarenceville, QC Rick Reelie St-Laurent Sélect QC Renee Foessel F38 Discus Throw Orangeville, ON Ken Hall Cruisers Sports ON Brent Lakatos T53 100m Dorval, QC Arno Mul Parasports Quebec QC Alister McQueen F44 Javelin Throw Calgary, AB Kim Cousins CALTAF AB Guillaume Ouellet T13 5000m Victoriaville, QC Félix-Antoine Lapointe C.A.U.L QC Marissa T44 100m Toronto, ON Bob Westman Varsity Athletics ON Papaconstantinou Austin Smeenk T34 100m Oakville, ON Rick Reelie Cruisers Sports ON Liam Stanley T37 1500m Victoria, BC Bruce Deacon Prairie Inn Harriers BC SR2 Mitchell Chase T38 1500m Pickering, ON Edward Larocque Greater Uxbridge ON Club d'athlétisme de Diane Roy T54 1500m Sherbrooke, QC Jean Laroche QC Sherbrooke Tristan Smyth T54 5000m Maple Ridge, BC Jennifer Schultz BC Wheelchair Sports BC SENIOR Alex Behre (C-1) Guide 1500m Ottawa, ON Joshua Karanja Ottawa Lions ON Jennifer Brown F38 Discus Throw Calgary, AB Kim Cousins CALTAF AB Ilana Dupont T53 100m Saskatoon, SK Rick Reelie St-Laurent Sélect QC Jessica Frotten T53 400m Whitehorse, YK Rick Reelie Cyclones Athletics SK Pamela LeJean F53 Discus Throw Cape Breton, NS Ken Hall Valley Athletics NS Salt Spring Island, Ness Murby F11 Discus Throw Ingrid Ruys PATH BC BC Kevin Strybosch F37 Discus Throw London, ON John Allan London-Western ON Kyle Whitehouse T38 100m St. Catharines, ON Sue Bartol Niagara Regional ON SENIOR INJURY Josh Farrell F20 Shot Put Port Elgin, ON Randy Millar Saugeen Track and Field ON DEVELOPMENT INJURY Madison Wilson-Walker T43 100m Springfield, ON Derrick Johnston London-Western ON Sarah White T53 100m Montreal, QC Richard Tétreault St-Laurent Sélect QC NCAA Jérémie Venne GUIDE 1500m Ottawa, ON Joshua Karanja Ottawa Lions ON Page | 1 May 10th 2018 Name Class Event Hometown Personal Coach Club Branch DEVELOPMENT Michael Barber T20 1500m Victoria, BC Bruce Deacon Prairie Inn Harriers BC Shanna Boutilier T47 400m Ottawa, ON Hugh Conlin Ottawa Lions ON Larissa Brown T12 100m Ottawa, ON Charles Allen Ottawa Lions ON Thomas Des Brisay T20 1500m Ottawa, ON Ray Elrick Ottawa Lions ON Roland Dodoo GUIDE 100m Toronto, ON Charles Allen Oakville Legion ON Zachary Gingras T38 400m Markham, ON Craig Blackman I Be Fast Track Club ON Adam Johnson GUIDE 100m Toronto, ON Craig Blackman I Be Fast Track Club ON David Johnson T12 400m Victoria, BC Dacre Bowen Victoria Speed Project BC Lee Leclerc T34 800m St-Paul, QC Richard Tétreault St-Laurent Sélect QC Sarah Mickey F55 Discus Throw Redcliff, AB Sean Freeman Bulldogs T & F AB George Quarcoo T12 100m Toronto, ON Craig Blackman I Be Fast Track Club ON Janz Stein T44 Long Jump Regina, SK Carla Nicholls Excel Athletika SK Greg Stewart F46 Shot Put Kamloops, BC Kim Cousins CALTAF AB Total Athletes: 37 Athletes Page | 2 May 10th 2018 2017 – 2018 Paralympic Stream AAP Carding Selection Reasoning Nomination to Sport Canada The NTC will consider athletes by proceeding through the following seven steps in sequential order until either the funds are exhausted, or there are no remaining athletes for consideration: Step 1 Athletes who won an individual Gold medal at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London in an event as per the 2020 Paralympic Games program will be selected. Step Level Name Class Event 1 SR1 Brent Lakatos T53 100m Step 2 Athletes who won a medal in an individual and/or Relay event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London in an event as per the 2020 Paralympic Games program will be selected; or Current SR1 athletes will be selected provided they adhere to an approved training plan. Step Level Name Class Event 2 SR1 Liam Stanley T37 1500m 2 SR1 Alister McQueen F44 Javelin Throw 2 SR1 Guillaume Ouellet T13 5000m 2 SR1 Renee Foessel F38 Discus Throw 2 SR1 Jason Dunkerley T11 1500m 2 C-1/NCAA Alex Berhe / Jérémie Venne GUIDE 1500m 2 SR2 Diane Roy T54 1500m 2 SR2 Mitchell Chase T38 1500m Step 3 Athletes who are ranked in the IPC Top 12 (and top ½ of the field) in an individual event in 2017, or who finish in the Top 12 (and top ½ of the field) in an individual event at the World Para Athletics Championships in 2017 in an event as per the 2020 Paralympic Games program, and who have a minimum proximity score of 85% will be selected. Step Level Name Class Event Proximity Score 3 SR2 Tristan Smyth T54 5000m 98.867% 3 SR1 Alexandre Dupont T54 800m 96.559% 3 SR1 Austin Smeenk T34 100m 95.358% 3 SR Pamela LeJean F53 Discus Throw 93.960% 3 SR Ness Murby F11 Discus Throw 93.413% 3 SR1 Marissa Papaconstantinou T44 100m 91.978% 3 SR Jennifer Brown F38 Discus Throw 90.700% Page | 3 May 10th 2018 Step 4 Athletes currently carded at the Senior levels applying for a Medical Card will be considered at the sole discretion of the NTC based on details of the diagnosis and prognosis, the documentation provided, the quality of the athlete’s rehabilitation and training plan, and the advice of medical experts. Step Level Name Class Event 4 SR – INJ Josh Farrell F20 Shot Put Step 5 Athletes currently carded at the Development level applying for a Medical Card will be considered at the sole discretion of the NTC based on details of the diagnosis and prognosis, the documentation provided, the quality of the athlete’s rehabilitation and training plan, and the advice of medical experts. Step Level Name Class Event 5 DEV – INJ Madison Wilson-Walker T43 100m 5 DEV – INJ Sarah White T53 100m RANKING WITHIN STEPS 6 and 7 Within steps 6 and 7, athletes will be ranked by the NTC in priority order based on an athlete’s proximity to the 2017 IPC 3rd ranked athlete’s performance as of September 30th, 2017. In order to account for differences in event performance measures, a proximity score will be calculated as such: - All performances will be standardized using the 2017 IPC World Para Athletics Points Scores Calculator [found here: https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/events/rules-and-regulations] - Athletes will be scored based on the event contested at the Paralympic Games (including those in Combined Classes being scored based on the Combined Class rankings and performances) - The 2017 IPC 3rd ranked athlete’s performance as of September 30th, 2017 will also be scored using the 2017 IPC World Para Athletics Points Scores Calculator. - The percentage of the athlete’s standardized seasonal best points as compared to the IPC 3rd ranked athlete’s points will stand as their proximity score. - Athletes will then be ranked in order of their proximity score. Step 6 Athletes eligible for Development Cards ranked in the IPC Top 16 (and top ½ of the field) in an individual event in 2017 in an event as per the 2020 Paralympic Games program will be considered for nomination by the NTC. o Athletes who the NTC believe demonstrate potential to win a medal in an individual event at future World Para Athletics Championships and/or Paralympic Games will be selected in priority order using the ranking system outlined below which identify an athlete’s potential to win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games and/or 2019 or 2021 World Para Athletics Championships. Step Level Name Class Event Proximity Score 6 DEV Thomas Des Brisay T20 1500m 81.322% 6 DEV Greg Stewart F46 Shot Put 81.218% 6 DEV Janz Stein T44 Long Jump 74.864% 6 DEV Michael Barber T20 1500m 71.144% 6 DEV Zachary Gingras T38 400m 69.932% 6 DEV Larissa Brown T12 100m 67.276% 6 DEV Roland Dodoo GUIDE 100m 67.276% Page | 4 May 10th 2018 6 DEV Sarah Mickey F55 Discus Throw 63.315% 6 DEV Shanna Boutilier T47 400m 59.717% 6 DEV David Johnson T12 400m 58.500% 6 DEV Lee Leclerc T34 800m 55.443% Step 7 Any remaining athletes ranked in the IPC Top 20 (and top ½ of the field) in an individual event in 2017 in an event as per the 2020 Paralympic Games program who have not been nominated through any of the above 6 steps will be considered for nomination by the NTC. o Athletes who the NTC believe demonstrate potential to win a medal in an individual event at future World Para Athletics Championships and/or Paralympic Games will be selected in priority order using the ranking system outlined below which identify an athlete’s potential to win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games and/or 2019 or 2021 World Para Athletics Championships. Step Level Name Class Event Proximity Score 7 DEV George Quarcoo T12 100m 89.106% 7 DEV Adam Johnson GUIDE 100m 89.106% 7 SR Kyle Whitehouse T38 100m 83.047% 7 SR Kevin Strybosch F37 Discus Throw 82.817% 7 SR Ilana Dupont T53 100m 82.147% 7 SR Jessica Frotten T53 400m 79.620% Page | 5 May 10th 2018 .