Wednesday, July 15, 2015

17 athletes going to the 2015 Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships



The 2015 Provincial Legion Track and Field Championships were held on Friday and Saturday, July 3-4, Pearlgate Track and Field Complex in Mount Pearl. The Provincial Legion Command selected a team of 17 athletes to represent this province. The National Championships will be held in Sainte-Thérèse, QC, August 5 - 11. The NL Team will compete in the Midget (U16) & Youth categories (U18).

Team Coaches:
  • Rosie Ryan (Stephenville)
  • Robert Dollard (Stephenville)

Chaperones:
  • Jim Kennedy (St. John's)
  • Carol Kennedy (St. John's)

Athletes:
  • Chantal Barnes (St. John's)
  • Dana Benoit-Chubb (Port au Port East)
  • Jennifer Boland (St. John's)
  • Camryn Bonia (St. John's)
  • Holly Brochu (Point au Mal)
  • Nick Butt (Stephenville)
  • Jacob Byrne (Stephenville)
  • Cameron Cornect (Point-au-mal)
  • Chloe Dawe (CBS)
  • Mykenzi Harding  (St. John's)
  • Makaila Hudson (Mount Pearl)
  • Asha Kennedy (St. John's)
  • Eric Knight (St. John's)
  • Evan Knight (St. John's)
  • Patrick McIlroy (St. Philip's)
  • Levi Moulton (Paradise)
  • Katara White (Stephenville)

Alternates:
  • Nicole Walsh (Corner Brook)
  • Sarah Walsh (Corner Brook)


The Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field program is a nationally sanctioned program culminating in a national track & field camp and national championship for Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and 17. The Royal Canadian Legion Track and Field program is divided into two sections - a three-day meet and an educational and/or technical clinic. In 2007, a coaching academy was also included in the program.