June 25, 2003 Ottawa – Fifty-five of Canada’s finest youth athletes (aged 15-17 as of December 31, 2003) have been named to the national team which will represent Canada at the upcoming IAAF World Youth Championships taking place in Sherbrooke, Quebec, July 9-13.

“The World Youth Championships provide a great opportunity for young Canadian athletes to have their first exposure to international track and field,” says Richard Crevier, head coach of the Canadian team competing in Sherbrooke.  “In a way, what we witness in Sherbrooke will be the building of our future national teams.  A lot of these kids will be our next crop of Olympians.   This is a world class competition and our athletes will need to strive to be at their best.” 

The following highly-ranked athletes from Sarnia Athletics Southwest have qualified for the team according to Athletics Canada’s selection criteria and have been approved for selection to the team by the association’s selection committee.  Athletics Canada congratulates each team member and looks forward to their participation on the world youth team in two weeks.

Alyson Kohlmeier     1500m

Jillian Drouin              high jump

Jordan Banninga       javelin