Lancer track & field associate head coach Brett Lumley, and Lancer alumni Sarah Mitton and Noelle Montcalm have been named to Team Canada's roster for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as announced by Athletics Canada Tuesday.
 
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OTTAWA - (2022 – 06 - 21) - Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and Athletics Canada today announced the list of 43 athletes who have been selected to represent Team Canada in Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, taking place July 28 to August 8, 2022.
 
The team includes the 10 para athletes selected last month.
 
The team size of 33 able-bodied athletes was dictated by a quota allocation from Commonwealth Sport Canada. Athletes were ranked and selected to the team based on their proximity, in World Athletics points, to the AC Ranking Standard in their respective event(s). The AC Ranking Standards were calculated using the average top-3 performances among Commonwealth nations (limited to 3 per country) over the 2018, 2019 and 2021 competition seasons (COVID-disrupted 2020 season excluded).
 
Para-athletes, meanwhile, were invited by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) based on being ranked in the top-7 in the WPA World Rankings between December 31, 2020 to April 25, 2022 (max 3 per country, among Commonwealth nations).
 
"Congratulations to the athletes named today to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games," says Scott Stevenson, Executive Director, Team Canada 2022. "Qualifying for these Games amongst the challenging field was a great accomplishment. With 13 medals won in athletics at the last Commonwealth Games, we know this talented group of athletes will contribute greatly to the Canadian results in athletics this summer."
 
At the last Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Team Canada was led by Alysha Newman and Christabel Nettey's respective first place finishes in the pole vault and long jump, and came away with a total medal haul of two golds, six silvers and one bronze. On the para side, Alex Dupont won Canada the gold medal in the men's 1,500m (T54), and Diane Roy earned bronze in the women's 1,500m (T53).
 
In preparation for the Commonwealth Games, several Team Canada members will compete at the Bell Canadian Track and Field Championship in the Township of Langley, B.C. at the end of June, and then at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon in late July. Para-athletes, meanwhile, had to make do without a World Para-Athletics Championship this year. Several team members instead competed in the Switzerland and Paris Grand Prix in late May and in the first week of June, and also plan to compete in Langley later this month.
 
The Athletics competition will take place at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham from July 30 to August 7, and feature 24 men's events and 24 women's events for able-bodied athletes. On the para-athletics side, there will be six women's events and six men's events: the 100m (T12), 100m (T38), 100m (T47), 1,500m (T54), marathon (T54), and the shot put (F38/F55).
 
Birmingham 2022 will feature 19 sports and 8 para-sports as part of its program with up to 4,500 athletes taking part. The Commonwealth Games are the only multi-sport event that feature equal standing for sport and para-sport events, and these 2022 Games will showcase the largest para-sport program ever. In addition, for the first time in its history, the Games will feature more medal events for women (135) than men (133).
 
THE ATHLETICS TEAM WHICH WILL REPRESENT CANADA AT THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 INCLUDES:
Camryn Rogers           Hammer Throw           Richmond, BC             Kajaks Track and Field Club
Sarah Mitton               Shot put                       North York, ON            SISU Throws
Adam Keenan             Hammer Throw           Victoria, BC                 Athletics Victoria
Evan Dunfee               10km Race Walk        Richmond, BC             Race Walk West
Kyra Constantine        4x400m Relay             Brampton, ON             Project Athletics
Natassha McDonald  4x400m Relay             Brampton, ON             Project Athletics
Lauren Gale                4x400m Relay             Ottawa, ON                 Ottawa Lions
Aiyanna Stiverne         4x400m Relay             Laval, QC                    Dynamique De Laval
Zoe Sherar                  4x400m Relay             Toronto, ON                Royal City AC
Andre De Grasse        4x100m Relay             Markham, ON             Speed Academy
Aaron Brown               4x100m Relay             Toronto, ON                Star Athletics / Phoenix Athletics
Jerome Blake              4x100m Relay             Kelowna, BC               Okanagan Athletics Club
Brendon Rodney         4x100m Relay             Etobicoke, ON             Unattached Ontario
Malachi Murray           4x100m Relay             Edmonton, AB             Capital City Track Club
Pierce LePage            Decathlon                    Whitby, ON                 Unattached Ontario
Jillian Weir                  Hammer Throw           Kingston, ON              Unattached Ontario
Rowan Hamilton         Hammer Throw           Chilliwack, BC             Kajaks Track and Field Club
Elizabeth Gleadle        Javelin                         Vancouver, BC            Vancouver Thunderbirds
Alysha Newman          Pole Vault                   Delaware, ON             Bolton Pole Vault
Malik Metivier              400mH                         Toronto, ON                Monte Cristo
Ethan Katzberg           Hammer Throw           Nanaimo, BC              Kamloops Track and Field
Christabel Nettey        Long Jump                  Surrey, BC                  Unattached BC
Lindsey Butterworth    800m                           North Vancouver, BC            Coastal Track Club
Lucia Stafford              1500m                         Toronto, ON                Royal City AC
Michelle Harrison        100mH                         Saskatoon, SK            Saskatoon Track Club
Brittany Crew              Shot Put                      Toronto, ON                Unattached Ontario
John Gay                    3000m Steeplechase  Kelowna, BC               Vancouver Thunderbirds
Madeleine Kelly          800m                           Pembroke, ON            Royal City AC
Anicka Newell             Pole Vault                   Saskatoon, SK            Project Athletics
Kaila Butler                 Hammer Throw           Port Coquitlam, BC            Unattached
William Paulson          1500m                         Quebec City, QC            Oregon Track Club Elite
Noelle Montcalm         400mH                         Windsor, ON               UWindsor AC
Julie-Anne Staehli       5000m                         Lucknow, ON              Team New Balance Boston
*Athletes named to multiple events will be communicated at a later date.
 
THE TEAM'S COACHES INCLUDE:
Simon Nathan             Ottawa, ON                 Team Leader
Glenroy Gilbert            Ottawa, ON                 Head Coach
Carla Nicholls             Regina, SK                 Para Lead
Caroline Sharp            Ottawa, ON                 Media Attache
Kristine Deacon          Cambridge, ON           Team Manager
Charles Allen              Toronto, ON                Team Coach
Geoff Harris                Victoria, BC                 Team Coach
Brett Lumley                Windsor, ON               Team Coach
Mike Van Tighem        Summerland, BC        Team Coach
Vickie Croley               London, ON                Team Coach
Sheldan Gmitroski      Victoria, BC                 Team Coach
Ali Nagata                   Stouffville, ON             IST Lead
Dr. Sari Kraft               Toronto, ON                Team Physician
Brad Curry                   Victoria, BC                 IST (Physiotherapist)
Carolyn Daubeny        Vancouver, BC           IST (Massage Therapist)
Elna Johnson              Port Moody, BC          IST (Chiropractor)
Al Bodnarchuk             Saskatoon, SK            IST (Massage Therapist)
Dana Way                   Winnipeg Beach, MB  IST (Biomechanist)
 
ABOUT TEAM CANADA 2022
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be host to 71 participating nations and territories taking part in the Games. The Commonwealth Games are a valuable opportunity as a steppingstone and development opportunity for Canadian athletes, coaches, and managers working towards Olympic and Paralympic success. Canada's performance projection in 2022 is a top 3 ranking, in total medals, amongst all nations and territories competing. Commonwealth athletes won 80%+ of Canada's medals at the 2020 Olympic Games
 
Team Canada's dedicated mission team will provide an optimal environment by celebrating equality, diversity, and non-discrimination. This is in support of our goals needed to enable a best ever performance by Canadian athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
 
ABOUT ATHLETICS CANADA
Athletics Canada is the national governing body of athletics in Canada which includes track and field, cross-country running, road running, and race walking. Athletics Canada is involved in many aspects of the sport at the local, national, and international level, providing the rules, officials, coaching education, sport science and athlete development, youth programs, masters competition, and an annual meeting. For more information, please visit www.athletics.ca
 
ABOUT COMMONWEALTH SPORT CANADA
Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) is the franchise holder for the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth sport movement in Canada. CSC is an active, contributing member of the Canadian sport community and supports Canada's athletes to achieve excellence at Olympic, Paralympic Games, and world championships. The mission of CSC is to enrich the lives of youth across the Commonwealth and host the Commonwealth Games. CSC is responsible for all aspects of Canada's participation in the XXII Commonwealth Games and will be sending a team of almost 400 of Canada's best athletes and coaches to compete for Canada. The upcoming Games will occur in Birmingham, England from July 28 through to August 8, 2022. For additional information go to: www.commonwealthsport.ca.