SPEED ACADEMY SCHOLARSHIP ATHLETES

2017

Xahria Santiago

400mh

University of Maryland

Science

2017

Drelan Bramwell

200/400

Ohio State University

Sociology

2017

Morgan Byng

100/200

University of Guelph

Psychology

2017

Jazmyn Lewis

200/400

Fairleigh Dickenson

Business

2017

GJaudy John-Wallace

100/200

George Mason University

Psychology

2016

Kate Current

800m

University of Western ON

Business

2016

McKenzie Mosley

110mh

California State University

Japanese

2016

Ebhani Blackwood

400m

Syrcuse University

Sociology

2015

Kenya Hyman

400m

Wagner College

Biology

2015

Zack Lakeit

110mh

Coffeyville Community College

TBD

2015

Britney Vernon

LJ

University of Toronto

Computer Science

2015

Matthew LeLiever

400m

University of Albany

Computer Science

2015

Erin Hodge

100mh

Linwood University

TBD

2015

Hanna Smith

LJ/TJ

University of New Mexico

TBD

2015

Myles Banfield

400m

University of Albany

Environmental Science

2015

Alanna Hendricks

100m

University of Cincinnati

Athletic Training

2015

Marian Abdul-Rshid

400mh

University of Texas

TBD

2014

Duan Asemota

100.200

Coffeyville CC

Engineering

2014

Kerwin Jackson

400mh

Tiffin University

Business

2014

Jared Zeeman-Atkinson

200m/400m

Tiffin University

Music Production

2014

Daijha Heron

LJ/TJ

Missouri State University

Kinesiology

2014

Juliana Poupolo

100mh

University of Cincinnati

Science

2014

Taylor Sharpe

200m/400m

George Mason University

Communications

2014

Andre De Grasse

100m/200m

USC

Sociology

2014

Sommer Sharpe

400mh

George Mason University

Criminal Justice

2014

Jaiden Brown

100m/200m

Southwestern C C

Business

2013

Yazin Joseph

110mh/200m

Lake Superior State University, MI

Communications

2013

Russell Williams

200m/400m

Cornerstone University.OH

Film and Video Production

2013

Myles Williams

200m/400m

Fairleigh Dickenson University, NJ

Civil Engineering

2013

Joshua Cunningham

200m/400m

Johnson C. Smith University, NC

Sociology

2013

Brandon Bobb

100m/200m

Washington State University, WA

Business

2013

Tacuma Anderson-Richards

HJ/TJ/LJ

Barton County C C, KS

Criminology

2013

Dillando Allotey

100m/200m

St. Cloud University, OH

Criminology

2013

Domenique Julius-Williams

400m/800m

Johnson C. Smith University, NC

Biology

2013

Graeme Thompson

200m/400m

Cowley Community College, KS

Business

2012

Wesley Best

100m/200m

Lincoln University, MO

Wellness

2012

Shaquan Williams

200m/400m

Lincoln University, MO

Accounting

2012

Andre De Grasse

100m/200m

Coffeyville C C, KS

Heath & Physical Education

Tony Sharpe helps score scholarships for track and field stars

tony sharpe

Sharpe, the former Canadian Olympian, runs the Speed Academy, a developmental track and field club in Pickering, which has helped dozens of athletes get NCAA scholarships.

The club was founded in 2006 and Sharpe left his corporate account manager’s job at Bell to track athletes full-time a few years later.

“I’m a full-time coach, you know, not something people do often in Canada,” says Sharpe, 59, adding about 50 Speed Academy athletes have received scholarships.

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