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.
PICKERING -- When eight members of the Speed Academy head to Prince Edward Island next month for the Canadian national youth track-and-field championships, they will do so with one goal in mind.
PICKERING -- The Speed Academy brought home a total of five medals from the U.S. Indoor High School National Championships, which was held in New York.
PICKERING -- Keith Cyrus of Pickering's Speed Academy proved he will be a contender for a spot on the Canadian national junior track-and-field team this summer.
TORONTO -- The Speed Academy finished third in the overall team standings at the 2012 Athletics Ontario provincial indoor youth championships held at York University.
PICKERING -- Brandon Bobb has proven that it's never too late to start.
OSHAWA -- Tony Sharpe says that he hasn't seen anything like it in a long time.
TORONTO -- The Speed Academy athletes are off to a quick start to the indoor season, winning 13 medals at the International Youth Meet of Champions at York University.
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.