Former club member Andre De Grasse recognized for Olympic performance
AJAX — The Speed Academy in Pickering has been rewarded for another excellent year, dominating the annual awards given out by Athletics Canada.
Head coach Tony Sharpe, a former Olympic medallist, has been named the development coach of the year for the second time in three years, while one of his current athletes, Xahria Santiago of Ajax, has been honoured as the youth athlete of the year.
Oshawa’s Mariam Abdul-Rashid finishes fifth in 400m hurdles
EUGENE. OREGON -- Two members of the Pickering-based Speed Academy turned in record-setting performances at the world junior track-and-field championships in Oregon.
OSHAWA -- Mariam Abdul-Rashid says she is used to being away from home, which is a good thing considering where much of her time over the next four years is going to be spent.
PICKERING -- When Tony Sharpe started The Speed Academy track club based out of Pickering, he had a long-term vision of where he wanted the club to go and an idea of what he wanted his athletes to accomplish.
PULLMAN, Wash. -- A Canadian sprinter and the top hurdler in the state of Washington have signed National Letters of Intent to attend and compete for Washington State University starting in the fall of 2013, Cougar Track & Field Head Coach Rick Sloan announced Friday.
Going into the final relays meet, UTTC, which opted not to compete in the relays championship, led Speed Academy by a seemingly unsurmountable 87 points.
PICKERING -- It was another massive display of Speed Academy talent at York University as high schoolers took to the track looking to earn a spot on the provincial team heading to Trinidad in March.
AJAX -- Wesley Best recognizes a good opportunity when one is presented to him.
PICKERING -- Speed Academy coach Tony Sharpe is a firm believer that if you put talent and knowledge together it creates results.
PICKERING -- It's easy to put the accomplishments of Mariam Abdul-Rashid into perspective.