2016/2017 AAP SPORT CANADA APPROVED NOMINATION LIST ATHLETICS

Name

Event

Hometown

Personal Lead Coach

Training Location

Club Affiliation

Branch

SR1
Mohammed Ahmed
Khamica Bingham
Melissa Bishop
Aaron Brown
Johnathan Cabral
Andre De Grasse
Derek Drouin
Evan Dunfee
Crystal Emmanuel
Phylicia George
Akeem Haynes
Farah Jacques
Noelle Montcalm
Carline Muir
Brendon Rodney
Brianne Theisen-Eaton
Damian Warner

5000m
4x100m Relay
800m
4x100m Relay
110mH
200m
High Jump
50km Race Walk
4x100m Relay
100mH
4x100m Relay
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
4x400m Relay
4x100m Relay
Heptathlon
Decathlon

St. Catharines, ON
Caledon, ON
Eganville, ON
Toronto, ON
Peribonka, QC
Markham, ON
Corunna, ON
Richmond, BC
East York, ON
Markham, ON
Calgary, AB
Gatineau, QC
Belle River, ON
Edmonton, AB
Brampton, ON
Humboldt, SK
London, ON

Jerry Schumacher
Charles Allen
Dennis Fairall
Dennis Mitchell
Jamie Cook
Stuart McMillan
Jeff Huntoon
Gerry Dragomir
Charles Allen
Dennis Shaver
Stuart McMillan
Glenroy Gilbert
Don Garrod
Nick Dakin
Simon Hodnett
Harry Marra
Les Gramantik

Eugene, OR
Toronto, ON
Windsor, ON
Clermont, FL
Eugene, OR
Phoenix, AZ
Toronto, ON
Vancouver, BC
Toronto, ON
Baton Rouge, LA
Phoenix, AZ
Ottawa, ON
Windsor, ON
Loughborough, UK
Long Island, NY
Vancouver, WA
Calgary, AB

Nike Bowerman Track Club

Brampton Track Club
Ottawa Lions Track and Field
Star Athletics
Kitchener-Waterloo
Altis World
Sarnia Athletics Southwest
Racewalk West
Flying Angels Track Club
Flying Angels Track Club
Altis World
Perfmax-Racing
Univ. of Windsor Athletics Club
Unattached
HEAT Athletics
Oregon Track Club Elite
Unattached

ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
BC
ON
ON
AB
QC
ON
ON
ON
SK
ON

SR2
Shawnacy Barber
Christabel Nettey
Matthew Hughes
Benjamin Thorne

Pole Vault
Long Jump
3000m Steeple
20km Race Walk

Toronto, ON
Surrey, BC
Oshawa, ON
Kitimat, BC

Dennis Mitchell
Dan Pfaff
Jerry Schumacher
Gerry Dragomir

Akron, OH
Phoenix, AZ
Eugene, OR
Vancouver, BC

Project Athletics
Unattached
Bowerman Track Club
Racewalk West

ON
BC
ON
BC

Name
SENIOR
Kelsie Ahbe
Maria Bernard
Mathieu Bilodeau
Nathan Brannen
Lucas Bruchet
Chanice Chase
Brittany Crew
Eric Gillis
Elizabeth Gleadle
Inaki Gomez
Rachel Hannah (C1)
Nikkita Holder
Sekou Kaba
Genevive Lalonde
Oluwasegun Makinde
Michael Mason
Brandon McBride
Tim Nedow
Anicka Newell
Alysha Newman
Jessica OConnell
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot
Anthony Romaniw
Andrea Seccafien
Nicole Sifuentes
Gabriela Stafford
Heather Steacy

Event

Hometown

Personal Lead Coach

Training Location

Club Affiliation

Branch

Pole Vault
3000m Steeple
50km Race Walk
1500m
5000m
4x400m Relay
Shot Put
Marathon
Javelin
20km Race Walk
Marathon
100mH
110mH
3000m Steeple
4x100m Relay
High Jump
800m
Shot Put
Pole Vault
Pole Vault
5000m
1500m
800m
5000m
1500m
1500m
Hammer Throw

Toronto, ON
Calgary, AB
Vancouver, BC
Cambridge, ON
White Rock, BC
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Guelph, ON
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC
Guelph, ON
Pickering, ON
Ottawa, ON
Moncton, NB
Ottawa, ON
Nanoose Bay, BC
Windsor, ON
Brockville, ON
Saskatoon, SK
London, ON
Calgary, AB
Qubec, QC
Hamilton, ON
Toronto, ON
Winnipeg, MB
Toronto, ON
Lethbridge, AB

Tim Mack
Mike Van Tighem
Gerry Dragomir
Wynn Gmitroski
Richard Lee
Dennis Shaver
Richard Parkinson
Dave Scott-Thomas
Larry Steinke
Gerry Dragomir
David Korell
Anthony McCleary
Andy McInnis
Dave Scott-Thomas
Glenroy Gilbert
Jeff Huntoon
Chris Scarrow

Knoxville, TN
Calgary, AB
Vancouver, BC
Avon Lake, OH
Vancouver, BC
Baton Rouge, LA
Toronto, ON
Guelph, ON
Lethbridge, AB
Vancouver, BC
Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Ottawa, ON
Guelph, ON
Ottawa, ON
Victoria, BC
Windsor, ON

Milt Ottey
Doug Wood
Mike Van Tighem
Flix-Antoine Lapointe
Dave Scott-Thomas
Ross Ristuccia
Mike McGuire
Terry Radchenko
Sheldan Gmitroski

Denton, TX
Miami, FL
Calgary, AB
Qubec, QC
Guelph, ON
Toronto, ON
Ann Arbor, MI
Toronto, ON
Victoria, BC

Unattached
Univ. of Calgary Athletics Club
Racewalk West
Phoenix Athletics
Vancouver Thunderbirds
Durham Legion Athletics
Unattached
Speed River Track and Field
Chinook Track and Field
Racewalk West
UTTC
Flying Angels Track Club
Ottawa Lions Track and Field
Speed River Track and Field
Ottawa Lions Track and Field
Unattached
Windsor Legion
Ottawa Lions Track and Field
Project Athletics
Bolton Pole Vault
Univ. of Calgary Athletics
C.A.U.L
Speed River Track and Field
UTTC
Unattached
UTTC
Unattached

ON
AB
BC
ON
BC
ON
ON
ON
AB
BC
ON
ON
ON
NB
ON
BC
ON
ON
ON
ON
AB
QC
ON
ON
MB
ON
BC

Name
Taryn Suttie
Erin Teschuk
Alyxandria Treasure
Angela Whyte

Event
Shot Put
3000 Steeple
High Jump
100mH

Hometown
Hanley, SK
Winnipeg, MB
Prince George, BC
Edmonton, AB

Personal Lead Coach

Justin Rodhe
Andrew Carlson
Cliff Rovelto

Training Location
Kamloops, BC
Fargo, ND
Manhattan, KS
Edmonton, AB

Club Affiliation
Rodhe Sport
Winnipeg Optimist Athletics
Prince George Track and Field
Unattached

Branch
SK
MB
BC
AB

SENIOR INJURY
Sultana Frizell
Cameron Levins
Rachel Seaman

Hammer Throw
5000m
20km Race Walk

Perth, ON
Black Creek, BC
Peterborough, ON

Larry Judge
Alberto Salazar
Tim Seaman

Victoria, BC
Beaverton, OR
San Diego, CA

Ottawa Lions Track and Field

Oregon Project
Peterborough Legion Track

ON
BC
ON

NCAA
Bolade Ajomale
Kendra Clarke
Georgia Ellenwood
Robert Heppenstall (C-1)
Justyn Knight (C-1)
Micha Powell
Charlotte Prouse (C-1)
Taysia Radoslav (C1)
Nicole Setterington
Sage Watson

4x100m Relay
400m
Heptathlon
800m
5000m
4x400m Relay
3000m Steeple
400mH
100mH
4x400m Relay

Thornhill, ON
Edmonton, ON
Langley, BC
Hamilton, ON
Toronto, ON
Montreal, QC
London, ON
Stoney Creek, ON
London, ON
Medicine Hat, AB

Brandit Cooper
Lennox Graham
Nate Davis
John Hayes
Chris Fox
Andrew Valmon
Greg Metcalf
Rich Bowman
Brandon Hon
Fred Harvey

Academy of Art Univ.

Johnson C. Smith Univ.
Univ. of Wisconsin
Wake Forest Univ.
Syracuse Univ.
Univ. of Maryland
Univ. of Washington
Cornell Univ.
Florida State Univ.
Univ. of Arizona

Flying Angels Track Club

Voleo Athletics
Langley Mustangs
Monte Cristo Track Club
UTTC
Unattached
London Legion Track and Field
Monte Cristo Track Club
Unattached
CITC

ON
AB
BC
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
AB

DEVELOPMENT
Pierce LePage
Evan Karakolis
Regan Yee

Decathlon
Javelin
1500m

Whitby, ON
Toronto, ON
Langley, BC

Gregory Portnoy
Jason Spalding
Mark Bomba

Toronto, ON
Toronto, ON
Langley, BC

Unattached
UTTC
Langley Mustangs

ON
ON
BC

TOTAL: 68 ATHLETES

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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

LEVEL
SR1
SR1
SR1
SR1
SR1
SR1
SR1

NAME
Andre De Grasse
Derek Drouin
Brianne Theisen-Eaton
Damian Warner
Aaron Brown
Akeem Haynes
Brendon Rodney

EVENT
200m
High Jump
Heptathlon
Decathlon
4x100m Relay
4x100m Relay
4x100m Relay

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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

LEVEL
SR1
SR2
SR1
SR1
SR
SR1
SR1
NCAA

NAME
Mohammed Ahmed
Shawnacy Barber
Melissa Bishop
Evan Dunfee
Inaki Gomez
Noelle Montcalm
Carline Muir
Sage Watson

EVENT
5000m
Pole Vault
800m
50k Race Walk
20k Race Walk
4x400m Relay
4x400m Relay
4x400m Relay

Step 3
Athletes who finished in the top 16* in an individual event (top 20* Race Walk and
Marathon) at the 2016 Rio Olympics who the NTC believe demonstrate a realistic potential
to become finalists at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships
A maximum of 2 athletes from each of the relay squads at the 2016 Rio Olympics, who are
not eligible under Steps 1 or 2 who the NTC believe demonstrate a realistic potential to
become finalists at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships
STEP
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

LEVEL
SR
SR2
SR
SR
SR
SR1
SR
SR1
SR1
SR1
NCAA
SR
SR
NCAA

NAME
Kelsie Ahbe
Matthew Hughes
Brandon McBride
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot
Genevive LaLonde
Johnathan Cabral
Eric Gillis
Phylicia George
Khamica Bingham
Crystal Emmanuel
Bolade Ajomale
Chanice Chase
Oluwasegun Makinde
Micha Powell

EVENT
Pole Vault
3000m Steeple
800m
1500m
3000 Steeple
110mH
Marathon
100mH
4x100m Relay
4x100m Relay
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay
4x100m Relay
4x400m Relay

Step 4
Athletes who are eligible for Development or NCAA cards AND who the NTC believe demonstrate
a realistic potential to become a finalist at the 2020 Olympic Games or 2019 IAAF World
Championships
STEP
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

LEVEL
NCAA C1
NCAA
DEV
NCAA C1
NCAA C1
NCAA
DEV
DEV

NAME
Charlotte Prouse
Georgia Ellenwood
Pierce LePage
Justyn Knight
Taysia Radoslav
Nicole Setterington
Evan Karakolis
Regan Yee

EVENT
3000m Steeple
Heptathlon
Decathlon
5000m
400mH
100mH
Javelin
1500m

Step 5
All athletes in the Carding Pool who have not been nominated through any of the above 4 steps will
be considered based on an athletes realistic potential to become a finalist at the 2020 Olympic
Games or 2019 IAAF World Championships
Athletes will be ranked based on accumulated points from the criteria below. Ties will be broken by
NTC voting
Email Corey Dempsey (cdempsey@athletics.ca) to request a copy of your (bridging the gap analysis) or
(high performance pathway) document.

Scoring:
The AC Statistical Analysis High Performance Pathway Average seasonal best performances and career
pathway analysis for the finalists at the last 3 major Championships (2013, 2015 World Championships, and
2016 Olympic Games). Pathways will be published once completed
o 0-1 year out from finalist = 3 points
o 2-3 years out from finalist = 2 points
o 4-5 years out from finalist = 1 point
NOTE: For athletes who fall outside the pathway in regards to performance or age, the NTC will conduct a more indepth athlete analysis
"Bridging the Gap" analysis Athlete performance trend over the past 3 years compared with event
progression (using Olympic Games/World Championship finalists and World Rankings in years without a
major championship) over the past 3 years
NOTE: Special attention will be given to factors that can skew results (medical injury/illness/pregnancy,
changing events, etc.)
o 1 point awarded to athletes who Bridge the Gap in their event the gap between the event
progression and their individual performance progression has decreased

National Team Performances as stated below (points will only be assigned at highest level)
o Olympic Team member receives 1 bonus point
o Olympic Games performance points breakdown:
Top 12 = 3 points
Top 16 = 2 points
Top 20 = 1 points
o World Juniors Team performance points breakdown:
Top 3 = 2 points
Top 8 = 1 point
STEP
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

LEVEL
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR2
SR
C1
SR
SR1
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
NCAA C1
NCAA
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR
SR

NAME
Alysha Newman
Nicole Sifuentes
Alyxandria Treasure
Brittany Crew
Jessica OConnell
Nathan Brannen
Benjamin Thorne
Anicka Newell
Rachel Hannah
Gabriela Stafford
Farah Jacques
Tim Nedow
Elizabeth Gleadle
Michael Mason
Andrea Seccafien
Christabel Nettey
Robert Heppenstall
Kendra Clarke
Lucas Bruchet
Maria Bernard
Erin Teschuk
Mathieu Bilodeau
Taryn Suttie
Sekou Kaba
Heather Steacy
Nikkita Holder
Anthony Romaniw
Angela Whyte

EVENT
Pole Vault
1500m
High Jump
Shot Put
5000m
1500m
20k Race Walk
Pole Vault
Marathon
1500m
4x100m Relay
Shot Put
Javelin
High Jump
5000m
Long Jump
800m
400m
5000m
3000m Steeple
3000m Steeple
50k Race Walk
Shot Put
110mH
Hammer Throw
100mH
800m
100mH

SCORE
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

Medical Cards
Athletes may be nominated for Medical Cards at the sole discretion of the NTC based on the number of cards available, the
nature and details of the diagnosis and prognosis, the documentation provided, the quality of the athletes rehabilitation and
training plan, the advice of medical experts, and the realistic expectation that the athlete can continue to progress towards
becoming a finalist.
LEVEL
SR INJ
SR INJ
SR INJ

NAME
Sultana Frizell
Cameron Levins
Rachel Seaman

EVENT
Hammer Throw
5000m
20k Race Walk