Speed Academy off to flying start

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Published: Tuesday, 11 January 2011 22:38

Podium finishes at first track-and-field meet of season

PICKERING -- The Speed Academy is off to a fast start to the 2011 indoor track-and-field season.

The Academy speedsters dominated the Phoenix Athletics all-comers track meet held at Variety Village in Scarborough, taking home a total of eight medals.

Wesley Best of Ajax led the way, winning the open men's 300m with a youth provincial record time of 35.48, breaking the old mark set by 200m world junior bronze medallist Aaron Brown.

Brandon Bobb, also from Ajax, was a close second in the open men's 50m, posting a time of 6.11, just .14 off the youth provincial record of 5.97.

The other Speed Academy medallists were: Shenaya McDonald, 3rd in the MTA senior girls' 50m; Ethan Augustin, 2nd and 3rd in the MTA senior boys' 150m and 300m respectively; Kaylan Bobb, 3rd in MTA senior boys' 150m; Rebecca Carter, 3rd in MTS senior girls' 300m; and Marcus Giles finished 2nd in MTA boys' senior 300m.

The Speed Academy resumes action on Jan. 21 at the International Youth Meet of Champions at York University where its athletes will take on athletes from across Canada and the USA.

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.

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