2016/2017 AAP SPORT CANADA APPROVED NOMINATION LIST – ATHLETICS Name Event Hometown Personal Lead Coach Training Location Club Affiliation Branch SR1 Mohammed Ahmed 5000m St. Catharines, ON Jerry Schumacher Eugene, OR Nike Bowerman Track Club ON Khamica Bingham 4x100m Relay Caledon, ON Charles Allen Toronto, ON Brampton Track Club ON Melissa Bishop 800m Eganville, ON Dennis Fairall Windsor, ON Ottawa Lions Track and Field ON Aaron Brown 4x100m Relay Toronto, ON Dennis Mitchell Clermont, FL Star Athletics ON Johnathan Cabral 110mH Peribonka, QC Jamie Cook Eugene, OR Kitchener-Waterloo ON Andre De Grasse 200m Markham, ON Stuart McMillan Phoenix, AZ Altis World ON Derek Drouin High Jump Corunna, ON Jeff Huntoon Toronto, ON Sarnia Athletics Southwest ON Evan Dunfee 50km Race Walk Richmond, BC Gerry Dragomir Vancouver, BC Racewalk West BC Crystal Emmanuel 4x100m Relay East York, ON Charles Allen Toronto, ON Flying Angels Track Club ON Phylicia George 100mH Markham, ON Dennis Shaver Baton Rouge, LA Flying Angels Track Club ON Akeem Haynes 4x100m Relay Calgary, AB Stuart McMillan Phoenix, AZ Altis World AB Farah Jacques 4x100m Relay Gatineau, QC Glenroy Gilbert Ottawa, ON Perfmax-Racing QC Noelle Montcalm 4x400m Relay Belle River, ON Don Garrod Windsor, ON Univ. of Windsor Athletics Club ON Carline Muir 4x400m Relay Edmonton, AB Nick Dakin Loughborough, UK Unattached ON Brendon Rodney 4x100m Relay Brampton, ON Simon Hodnett Long Island, NY HEAT Athletics ON Damian Warner Decathlon London, ON Les Gramantik Calgary, AB Unattached ON SR2 Shawnacy Barber Pole Vault Toronto, ON Dennis Mitchell Akron, OH Project Athletics ON Christabel Nettey Long Jump Surrey, BC Dan Pfaff Phoenix, AZ Unattached BC Matthew Hughes 3000m Steeple Oshawa, ON Jerry Schumacher Eugene, OR Bowerman Track Club ON Benjamin Thorne 20km Race Walk Kitimat, BC Gerry Dragomir Vancouver, BC Racewalk West BC Updated April 12th 2017 Name Event Hometown Personal Lead Coach Training Location Club Affiliation Branch SENIOR Kelsie Ahbe Pole Vault Toronto, ON Tim Mack Knoxville, TN Unattached ON Maria Bernard 3000m Steeple Calgary, AB Mike Van Tighem Calgary, AB Univ. of Calgary Athletics Club AB Mathieu Bilodeau 50km Race Walk Vancouver, BC Gerry Dragomir Vancouver, BC Racewalk West BC Nathan Brannen 1500m Cambridge, ON Wynn Gmitroski Avon Lake, OH Phoenix Athletics ON Lucas Bruchet 5000m White Rock, BC Richard Lee Vancouver, BC Vancouver Thunderbirds BC Rachel Cliff (C1) 10000m Vancouver, BC Richard Lee Vancouver, BC Vancouver Thunderbirds BC Chanice Chase 4x400m Relay Toronto, ON Dennis Shaver Baton Rouge, LA Durham Legion Athletics ON Brittany Crew Shot Put Toronto, ON Richard Parkinson Toronto, ON Unattached ON Eric Gillis Marathon Guelph, ON Dave Scott-Thomas Guelph, ON Speed River Track and Field ON Elizabeth Gleadle Javelin Vancouver, BC Larry Steinke Lethbridge, AB Chinook Track and Field AB Rachel Hannah (C1) Marathon Guelph, ON David Korell Toronto, ON UTTC ON Nikkita Holder 100mH Pickering, ON Anthony McCleary Toronto, ON Flying Angels Track Club ON Sekou Kaba 110mH Ottawa, ON Andy McInnis Ottawa, ON Ottawa Lions Track and Field ON Geneviève Lalonde 3000m Steeple Moncton, NB Dave Scott-Thomas Guelph, ON Speed River Track and Field NB Oluwasegun Makinde 4x100m Relay Ottawa, ON Glenroy Gilbert Ottawa, ON Ottawa Lions Track and Field ON Michael Mason High Jump Nanoose Bay, BC Jeff Huntoon Victoria, BC Unattached BC Brandon McBride 800m Windsor, ON Chris Scarrow Windsor, ON Windsor Legion ON Tim Nedow Shot Put Brockville, ON Ottawa Lions Track and Field ON Anicka Newell Pole Vault Saskatoon, SK Milt Ottey Denton, TX Project Athletics ON Alysha Newman Pole Vault London, ON Doug Wood Miami, FL Bolton Pole Vault ON Jessica O’Connell 5000m Calgary, AB Mike Van Tighem Calgary, AB Univ. of Calgary Athletics AB Charles Philibert-Thiboutot 1500m Québec, QC Félix-Antoine Lapointe Québec, QC C.A.U.L QC Anthony Romaniw 800m Hamilton, ON Dave Scott-Thomas Guelph, ON Speed River Track and Field ON Andrea Seccafien 5000m Toronto, ON Ross Ristuccia Toronto, ON UTTC ON Nicole Sifuentes 1500m Winnipeg, MB Mike McGuire Ann Arbor, MI Unattached MB Gabriela Stafford 1500m Toronto, ON Terry Radchenko Toronto, ON UTTC ON Heather Steacy Hammer Throw Lethbridge, AB Sheldan Gmitroski Victoria, BC Unattached BC Updated April 12th 2017 Name Event Hometown Personal Lead Coach Training Location Club Affiliation Branch Taryn Suttie Shot Put Hanley, SK Justin Rodhe Kamloops, BC Rodhe Sport SK Erin Teschuk 3000 Steeple Winnipeg, MB Andrew Carlson Fargo, ND Winnipeg Optimist Athletics MB Alyxandria Treasure High Jump Prince George, BC Cliff Rovelto Manhattan, KS Prince George Track and Field BC Angela Whyte 100mH Edmonton, AB Edmonton, AB Unattached AB SENIOR INJURY Kimberly Hyacinthe 4x100m Relay Terrebone, QC Jeff Huntoon Toronto, ON Vainqueurs Plus QC Audrey Jean-Baptiste 4x400m Relay Montreal, QC Kevin Tyler Phoenix, AZ Altis World QC Sultana Frizell Hammer Throw Perth, ON Larry Judge Victoria, BC Ottawa Lions Track and Field ON Cameron Levins 5000m Black Creek, BC Alberto Salazar Beaverton, OR Oregon Project BC Rachel Seaman 20km Race Walk Peterborough, ON Tim Seaman San Diego, CA Peterborough Legion Track ON NCAA Bolade Ajomale 4x100m Relay Thornhill, ON Brandit Cooper Academy of Art Univ. Flying Angels Track Club ON Kendra Clarke 400m Edmonton, ON Lennox Graham Johnson C. Smith Univ. Voleo Athletics AB Georgia Ellenwood Heptathlon Langley, BC Nate Davis Univ. of Wisconsin Langley Mustangs BC Robert Heppenstall (C-1) 800m Hamilton, ON John Hayes Wake Forest Univ. Monte Cristo Track Club ON Justyn Knight (C-1) 5000m Toronto, ON Chris Fox Syracuse Univ. UTTC ON Micha Powell 4x400m Relay Montreal, QC Andrew Valmon Univ. of Maryland Unattached ON Charlotte Prouse (C-1) 3000m Steeple London, ON Greg Metcalf Univ. of Washington London Legion Track and Field ON Taysia Radoslav (C1) 400mH Stoney Creek, ON Rich Bowman Cornell Univ. Monte Cristo Track Club ON Nicole Setterington 100mH London, ON Brandon Hon Florida State Univ. Unattached ON Sage Watson 4x400m Relay Medicine Hat, AB Fred Harvey Univ. of Arizona CITC AB Updated April 12th 2017 Name Event Hometown Personal Lead Coach Training Location Club Affiliation Branch DEVELOPMENT Alycia Butterworth 3000m Steeple Parksville, BC Patrick McCurry Boise, ID Unattached BC Nathan George 400m Pitt Meadows, BC Tara Self Vancouver, BC Coquitlam Cheetahs BC Pierce LePage Decathlon Whitby, ON Gregory Portnoy Toronto, ON Unattached ON Evan Karakolis Javelin Toronto, ON Jason Spalding Toronto, ON UTTC ON Jillian Weir Hammer Throw Kingston, ON Robert Weir Clemson, SC Unattached BC Regan Yee 1500m Langley, BC Mark Bomba Langley, BC Langley Mustangs BC TOTAL: 72 ATHLETES Updated April 12th 2017 2016 – 2017 Olympic Stream AAP Carding Selection Reasoning Phase 1 – General Carding Pool An athlete must be in the General Carding Pool to be considered for carding. Phase 1 is a list of the athletes who will be considered in the process outlined in Phase 2. Being listed does not guarantee selection. The following athletes will be admitted to the General Carding Pool provided they submit a completed and signed Application Form (Appendix 3) and training and competition plan by the deadline date: Current SR1 or SR2 carded athletes Athletes who have achieved the performance standard outdoors for their event within the Qualifying Period (see Performance Standards and Qualification Periods noted in Appendix 2) Athletes who are currently carded and who have submitted a “Notification of Injury, Illness or Pregnancy” form to maintain their carding status during the carding cycle, and who have otherwise fulfilled all requirements to be considered for a Medical Card Phase 2 – Nomination to Sport Canada In October, 2016, the NTC will review the athletes in the General Carding Pool and select athletes to be nominated for carding. The NTC will consider athletes through the following five steps in sequential order: Step 1 • Athletes who won an individual medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics who the NTC believe demonstrate a realistic potential to win an individual or relay medal at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships • Relay athletes who ran in the final and who won a medal in a relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics who the NTC believe demonstrate a realistic potential to win an individual or relay medal at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships STEP LEVEL NAME EVENT 1 SR1 Andre De Grasse 200m 1 SR1 Derek Drouin High Jump 1 SR1 Brianne Theisen-Eaton (Declined) Heptathlon 1 SR1 Damian Warner Decathlon 1 SR1 Aaron Brown 4x100m Relay 1 SR1 Akeem Haynes 4x100m Relay 1 SR1 Brendon Rodney 4x100m Relay Updated April 12th 2017 Step 2 • Finalists (see Section 1 – General program description and purpose) in an individual event at the 2016 Rio Olympics who the NTC believe demonstrate a realistic potential to win an individual or relay medal at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships (see Appendix 1 – Senior Cards for clarification on SR1 and SR2 eligibility and the Sport Canada definition of a finalist) • Relay athletes who ran in the final and finished in the Top 8 in a relay at the 2016 Rio Olympics who the NTC believe demonstrate a realistic potential to win an individual or relay medal at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships (see Appendix 1 – Senior Cards for clarification on SR1 and SR2 eligibility and the Sport Canada definition of a finalist) STEP LEVEL NAME EVENT 2 SR1 Mohammed Ahmed 5000m 2 SR2 Shawnacy Barber Pole Vault 2 SR1 Melissa Bishop 800m 2 SR1 Evan Dunfee 50k Race Walk 2 SR Inaki