Speed Academy finished top-20 in province

Speed Academy finished top-20 in province

Details: Published: Tuesday, 28 September 2010 08:00

Silver and bronze for track duo

PICKERING -- The Speed Academy Athletics Club based in Pickering finished 17th overall in the 2010 Outdoor Club Championships.

Points from all the provincial championship meets held during the summer are compiled to determine the 2010 Athletics Ontario Club standings.

Over 100 track and field clubs belong to Athletics Ontario.

In the individual age divisions Speed Academy finished 9th in midget, 11th in youth and 15th in junior.

This was the club's first year as a member of Athletics Ontario.

Canada's Morales Williams riding with confidence as NCAA indoor 400m champion Morales Williams riding success with confidence.

Christopher Morales Williams

Christopher Morales Williams, of Vaughan, Ont., is seen in action for the University of Georgia during the NCAA Southeastern Conference indoor championships, in Fayetteville, Ark., in a Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of Georgia, Wesley Hitt, *MANDATORY CREDIT* GAC

The switch flipped for Christopher Morales Williams in the time of the 2023 outdoor season.

Last spring, the runner from Vaughan, Ont., learned to control his negative thoughts, discovered that it was OK to feel nervous before races, and built his confidence.

Morales Williams credits the change in philosophy for the recent addition of NCAA national champion to his growing resume.