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May 25, 2006

Athletics Canada finalizes team for Pacific World Cup

OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today ten more athletes to compete in the 2006 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic - featuring the Pacific World Cup. The 2nd Annual Pacific World Cup - a dual international meet taking place in Burnaby on June 8th - will feature Canadian national team athletes facing off against China's finest.

Ten athletes added to Pacific World Cup Team

Name Hometown Event Broomfield, Erica Scarborough, ON 100m / 4x100m Dortch, Tawa Edmonton, AB 400m Hurdles Grenier, Martin Sherbrooke, QC 4x100m Hendry, Kelsie Saskatoon, SK Pole Vault Jennings, Karl Brampton, ON 110m Hurdles MacLeod, Jared Winnipeg, MB 110m Hurdles Olupona, Toyin Mississauga, ON 100m / 4x100m Parris, Emanuel Montréal, QC 4x100m Russell, Scott Windsor, ON Javelin Whyte, Angela Edmonton, AB 100m Hurdles

Erica Broomfield, Tawa Dortch, Kelsie Hendry, Jared MacLeod, Emanuel Parris, Scott Russell and Angela Whyte all competed for Canada at the XVIII Commonwealth Games in March.

More recently Martin Grenier from Sherbrooke finished first in the 100m at the World Haylett Invitational in Manhattan, NY in a time of 10.54. At the same event on May 7th Grenier was fourth in the 200m clocking in at 21.64.

Scott Russell from Windsor finished second at the Grand Prix of Brazil in Belem with a throw of 79.55 meters in the javelin on May 21st. The heave was Russell's best of this young season.

Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field, cross country running, road running and road racing.

Complete Team Canada roster for the 2006 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic - featuring the Pacific World Cup:

Name Event Esther Akinsulie Brian Barnett Kwaku Boateng Erica Broomfield Tyler Christopher Diane Cummins Tawa Dortch Malindi Elmore Corri Fell David Gill Martin Grenier Kelsie Hendry Neal Hurtubise Karl Jennings Adam Kunkel Michael Mason Stephanie McCann Ryan McKenzie Jared MacLeod Megan Metcalfe Carline Muir Trevor O’Brien Toyin Olupona Emanuel Parris Adrienne Power Scott Russell Trevor Snyder Achraf Tadili Nathan Taylor Aimee Teteris Genevieve Thibault Angela Whyte Neville Wright 400m / 4x400m 4x400m High Jump 100m / 4x100m 4x400m 800m 400m Hurdles 1,500m 400m Hurdles 800m 4x100m Pole Vault 4x400m 110m Hurdles 400m / 4x400 High Jump Pole Vault 1,500m 110m Hurdles 1,500m 400m / 4x400 1,500m 100m / 4x100 4x100m 4x100m Javelin Javelin 800m 4x100m 800m 100m / 4x100 100m Hurdles 4x100m

Staff:
Martin Goulet - Head Coach
Glenroy Gilbert - Sprint/Relay Coach
Markus Bill - Team Manager

For more information:
Mathieu Gentès
Marketing and Communications Manager
Athletics Canada
(613) 260-5580 ext. 3303
mgentes@athletics.ca

Inquiries for the 23rd Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic:

For media inquiries contact:
Diane Clement
(604) 261-6220 / dclement00@hotmail.com

For athlete information contact:
Marek Jedrzejek
(604) 822-6259 / marekj@interchange.ubc.ca
or
Doug Clement
dclement00@hotmail.com

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