2006 Club News
Katie Wallace Wins Two Gold at the Canadian Paralympic Track and Field
Championships!
Qualifies for World Paralympic Track & Field Champs!
Sarnia
Athletics Southwest Track & Field’s Katie Wallace had a great meet at the recent
Canadian Paralympic Track and Field Championships held in London. Wallace walked
away with two first place finishes in the Shot Put and the Discus throw under
the F-35 Paralympic category. Her winning marks of 6.06m in the Shot Put and
14.73m in the Discus were just short of her all time personal bests of 6.64m and
15.39m in each event. These Championships were also a qualifier for the IPC
World Championships in Assen, Netherlands coming up on September 2-10 and
Wallace successfully secured her place on the National team for the event with
this performances. She will be looking to bring home a medal for Canada in the
World Championships in September.
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