Over the coming days, Athletics Canada will announce three finalists for each Athletics Canada Annual Award on athletics.local, as well as through our social media channels. We invite you to follow along and to provide your thoughts on the finalists on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Winners will be announced following the unveiling of all finalists.

• Aaron Brown
  • Silver, 200m, Commonwealth Games (20.34)
  • Silver, 200m, NACAC Championships (20.20)
  • Gold, 4x100m, NACAC Championships (38.56)
  • Gold, 100m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (10.16)
  • Gold, 200m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (20.17)
  • Five Top 5 performances in Diamond League competition
    • 2nd, 200m, Oslo (19.98)
  • Ranked 12th (200m) in the World
• Christabel Nettey
  • 7th, IAAF World Indoor Championships (6.63m)
  • Gold, Commonwealth Games (6.84m)
  • 7th, IAAF Continental Cup (6.31m)
  • Gold, Canadian Track & Field Championships (6.21m)
  • Three Top 8 finishes in Diamond League competition
  • Ranked 5th (outdoor) and 13th (indoor) in the World
• Damian Warner
  • Silver, indoor heptathlon, IAAF World Indoor Championships (6,343 points) – Canadian record
  • Gold, decathlon, IAAF Combined Events Challenge - Götzis - Hypo-Meeting (8,795 points) – Canadian record
  • Ranked 2nd in the World (heptathlon and decathlon)

• Cameron Levins
  • Marathon: Gold, Canadian Marathon Championships (2:09:25) – Canadian record
    • 4th, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
• Alysha Newman
  • Pole vault: Gold,Commonwealth Games (4.75m) – Canadian record/Games record
• Damian Warner
  • Indoor heptathlon: Silver, IAAF World Indoor Championships (6,343 points) – Canadian record
  • Decathlon: Gold, IAAF Combined Events Challenge - Götzis - Hypo-Meeting (8,795 points) – Canadian record

• Kurt Downes
  • National Team Coach – NACAC Championships
  • Hurdles Coach – University of Windsor
  • Personal coach to several high-performance athletes, including:
    • Brandon McBride – 1st at the NACAC Championships, Canadian record holder (800m)
    • Kelsey Balkwill – U Sports Champion (multiple events)
    • Karlie Moore – Ranked No. 2 in Canada in the U18 400mH and No. 3 in 100mH
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• Ziggy Szelagowicz
  • Valley Royals Track & Field Club jumps coach
  • Personal coach to several high-performance athletes, including:
    • Django Lovett – 3rd at the Commonwealth Games and NACAC Championships in high jump, ranked No. 2 in Canada
    • Alex Porpaczy – U20 Canadian Champion in high jump, ranked No. 1 in Canada (U20)
• Steve Wohlmuth
  • Head coach and founder of Launchers Athletics and the Launch Pad in Port Williams, N.S.
  • Personal coach to several high-performance athletes, including:
    • David Bambrick – Para-athlete who represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games, ranked No. 2 in Canada in F37 shot put and named 2018 Nova Scotia Para Athlete of the Year

• Jessica Frotten (T53 sprints and middle distance)
  • Five Top 8 performances at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix – Nottwil, including a silver (400m) and two bronze (200m and 800m)
  • Three podium finishes (400m – 1st, 800m, 5000m) at the Sharjah 8th International Open Athletics Meeting
  • Four podium finishes (400m, 800m, 5000m) at the Dubai 10th International Open
  • Three first-place finishes (400m, 800m, 5000m) and one second-place finish (1500m) that the Canadian Track & Field Championships
  • Ranked 3rd in the World in 5000m, 4th in 1500m and marathon and 4th in 800m
• Brent Lakatos (T53 sprints and marathon)
  • Three podium finishes (400m, 800m – 1st, 5000m) at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix – Nottwil
  • Three bronze-medal performances (400m, 1500m, 5000m) at the LA-SM Rollstuhlsport - Nottwil
  • Two gold-medal performances (800m, 1500m) at the Canadian Track & Field Championships
  • Gold, Berlin Marathon (1:29:41)
  • 10th, London Marathon (1:33:24)
  • Ranked 1st in the World in 800m, 1500m, 5000m and 2nd in 400m and marathon
• Pamela LeJean (F53 shot put, discus and javelin)
  • Three gold-medal performances at the Canadian Track & Field Championships
  • Two silver-medal performances (shot put and discus) at the Athletics Ontario Championships
  • Canadian records in shot put (4.76m) and discus (12.83m)
  • Ranked 2nd in the World in shot put, discus and javelin

• Mohammed Ahmed (5000m and 10000m)
  • Silver, 5000m, Commonwealth Games (13:52.78)
  • Silver, 10000m, Commonwealth Games (27:20.56)
  • Gold, 5000m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (14:36.09)
  • Three Top 8 performances in Diamond League competition
  • Ranked 4th (10000m) and 10th (5000m) in the World
• Aaron Brown (100m and 200m)
  • Silver, 200m, Commonwealth Games (20.34)
  • Silver, 200m, NACAC Championships (20.20)
  • Gold, 4x100m, NACAC Championships (38.56)
  • Gold, 100m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (10.16)
  • Gold, 200m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (20.17)
  • Five Top 5 performances in Diamond League competition
    • 2nd, 200m, Oslo (19.98)
  • Ranked 12th (200m) in the World
• Brandon McBride (800m)
  • Gold, NACAC Championships (1:46.14)
  • Silver, Canadian Track & Field Championships (1:46.42)
  • Two Top 5 performances in Diamond League competition
    • 2nd, Monaco (1:43.20) – Canadian record
  • Ranked 5th in the World

• Shawn Barber (pole vault)
  • Silver, Commonwealth Games (5.65m)
  • Silver, NACAC Championships (5.40m)
  • Bronze, IAAF Continental Cup (5.65m)
  • 15th, IAAF World Indoor Championships (5.45m)
  • Gold, Canadian Track & Field Championships (5.75m)
  • Six Top 5 performances in Diamond League competition
  • Ranked 11th in the World
• Christabel Nettey (long jump)
  • Gold, Commonwealth Games (6.84m)
  • 7th, IAAF World Indoor Championships (6.63m)
  • 7th, IAAF Continental Cup (6.31m)
  • Gold, Canadian Track & Field Championships (6.21m)
  • Three Top 8 performances in Diamond League competition
  • Ranked 5th (outdoor) and 13th (indoor) in the World
• Alysha Newman (pole vault)
  • Gold, Commonwealth Games (4.75m) – Canadian record/Games record
  • 6th, IAAF World Indoor Championships (4.70m) – Canadian record
  • 7th, Diamond League – Doha (4.54m)
  • Ranked 8th (indoor) and 10th (outdoor) in the World

• Pierce LePage (decathlon)
  • Silver, Commonwealth Games (8,171 points)
  • Ranked 17th in the World (decathlon)
• Nina Schultz (indoor pentathlon and heptathlon)
  • Silver, Commonwealth Games (6,133 points) – Canadian U23 record
  • Silver, pentathlon, NCAA Div I Indoor Championships (4,467 points)
  • 7th, heptathlon, NCAA Div I Outdoor Championships (5,778 points)
  • Canadian U23 record, indoor pentathlon (4,502 points) – Texas Tech Shootout
  • Ranked 9th in the World (pentathlon)
• Damian Warner (indoor heptathlon and decathlon)
  • Silver, heptathlon, IAAF World Indoor Championships (6,343 points) – Canadian record
  • Gold, decathlon, IAAF Combined Events Challenge - Götzis - Hypo-Meeting (8,795 points) – Canadian record
  • Ranked 2nd in the World (heptathlon and decathlon)

• Rachel Cliff (distance)
  • Gold, Canadian 10K Championships (32:23)
    • 5th, Ottawa Tamarack Race Weekend 10K
  • Gold, The Woodlands Half Marathon (1:10:08) – Canadian record
  • 11th, Berlin Marathon (2:28:53) – ranked fourth all-time in Canada
• Evan Dunfee (race walk)
  • 8th, 20km RW, Commonwealth Games (1:23:26)
  • Gold, 20km RW, NACAC Championships (1:25:39)
  • 12th, 50km RW, IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships (3:50:18)
  • Ranked 20th in the World (50km RW)
• Cameron Levins (distance)
  • Gold, Canadian Marathon Championships (2:09:25) – Canadian record
    • 4th, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon
  • 30th, IAAF World Half Marathon Championships (1:02:15)

• Ness Murby (F11 javelin and discus)
  • Gold, javelin, Canadian Track & Field Championships (22.56m)
  • Silver, discus, Canadian Track & Field Championships (29.35m)
  • Gold, discus, BC Athletics Jamboree (32.40m)
  • Ranked 1st (javelin) and 4th (discus) in the World
• Nathan Riech (T38 800m and 1500m)
  • Silver, 800m, Berlin Grand Prix (1:57.78)
  • Gold, 1500m, Berlin Grand Prix (3:57.92) – Canadian record
  • Gold, 1500m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (4:00.45)
  • 6th, 800m, Kortrijk Guldensporenmeeting (1:52.95) – Canadian record
  • Ranked 1st in the World (800m and 1500m)
• Greg Stewart (F46 shot put)
  • Gold, Canadian Track & Field Championships (15.40m)
  • Gold, Desert Challenge Games (15.80m) – Canadian record
  • Gold, World Para Athletics Winter Challenge (15.34m)
  • Ranked 1st in the World (shot put)

• Jason Kerr
  • Associate head coach of U Sports National Championships team (Guelph)
  • Coaches a group of Canada/Ontario’s top-ranked collegiate athletes, including:
    • Ashlan Best: Three-time IAAF World U20 Championships finalist (200m, 400m and 4x400m), ranked No. 1 in Canada in the 200m (U20)
    • Kendra Leger: Finalist at IAAF World U20 Championships (100mH, 4x100m)
• Dave Mills
  • Co-meet director for the Ontario Summer Games
  • Athletics Ontario Volunteer of the Year
  • Coaches a group of Canada/Ontario’s top-ranked U18 athletes, including:
    • Evan Burke: 4th at Youth Olympic Games and U18 Jamaica Invitational, set U18 Canadian record in the 3000m, 3rd at Canadian Cross Country Championships (U20), OFSAA Cross Country Champion
• Tom Moss
  • Hosted meets at the University of Toronto
  • Coaches several of Canada/Ontario’s top-ranked U18 athletes, including:
    • Alexzandra Throndson: 4th at Youth Olympic Games in pole vault, ranked No. 1 in Canada (U18 and U20), 3rd at U20 Championships, Canadian record holder, AO U18 Female Athlete of the Year

• Kelsey Balkwill (middle distance)
  • Gold, 300m, U Sports Championships (38.46)
  • Gold, 600m, U Sports Championships (1:29.37)
  • Gold, 4x400m, U Sports Championships (3:42.88)
  • Double gold (300m and 600m) at the OUA Championships
  • 7th, 400m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (53.14)
  • 19th, IAAF World Indoor Championships (53.29)
• Julianne Labach (middle distance)
  • Gold, 1000m, U Sports Championships (2:43.96)
  • Bronze, 600m, U Sports Championships (1:29.81)
  • Two gold (600m and 1000m) and one silver (1500m) at the Canada West Indoor Championships
  • 4th, 800m, Canadian Track & Field Championships (2:02.07)
• Sarah Mitton (shot put and weight throw)
  • Gold, shot put, U Sports Championships (15.09m)
  • Silver, weight throw, U Sports Championships (17.79m)
  • Double gold (shot put and weight throw) at the OUA Championships
  • Silver, shot put, Canadian Track & Field Championships (17.05m)
  • Canadian U23 shot put record – 18.52m (Power Fest Throws Meet)
  • Ranked 20th in the World (shot put)

• Keira Christie-Galloway (100mH)
  • 4th, 60mH, U Sports Championships (8.31)
  • Silver, 60mH, OUA Championships (8.31)
  • 5th, Semi-Final 1, IAAF World U20 Championships (13.71)
  • 5th, 4x100m, IAAF World U20 Championships (45.68)
  • Ranked 17th in the World (100mH)
• Anastas Eliopoulos (110mH)
  • 8th, IAAF World U20 Championships (13.58)
  • Bronze, Harry Jerome Track Classic (13.73)
  • Gold, UBC Open (13.39)
  • Ranked 4th in the World (110mH)
• Camryn Rogers (hammer throw)
  • Gold, IAAF World U20 Championships (64.90)
  • Silver, Berkeley Brutus Hamilton Invitational (65.61m) – Canadian U20 record
  • Ranked 3rd in the World (hammer throw)

• Evan Burke (3000m)
  • 4th, Youth Olympic Games (8:14.99) – Canadian U18 record
  • Silver, OFSAA Championships (8:26.76)
  • Bronze, Canadian Cross Country Championships (U20)
  • Ranked 9th in the World (3000m)
• Myles Misener-Daley (400m)
  • 7th, IAAF World U20 Championships (47.03)
  • 6th, 4x400m, IAAF World U20 Championships
  • OFSAA Champion (400m, 45.99) – Canadian U18 record
  • OFSAA Champion (200m, 21.17)
  • Ranked 3rd in the World (400m)
• Alexzandra Throndson (pole vault)
  • 4th, Youth Olympic Games (3.82m)
  • U18 Canadian Champion (3.92m) – Canadian U18 record
  • OFSAA Champion (3.85m)
  • Ranked 15th in the World (pole vault)

For more information on Athletics Canada Annual Awards, in addition to a complete list of past winners, click here.