
In the News
Our high performance athletes and sports science experts are often in the news.
We’ve collected relevant recent top stories from a variety of sources around the web about Manitoba athletes and the sport news affecting them.
Winnipeg’s Leah Kirchmann named to Olympic cycling team
WINNIPEG SUN (June 29) Winnipeg's Leah Kirchmann was named to the Canadian cycling team that will compete at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero in August.
Canadian Triathlon Team Nominated for Rio 2016
CANADIAN OLYMPIC TEAM (June 29) Tyler Mislawchuk, Sarah-Anne Brault among five first-time Olympic competitors nominated to represent Team Canada at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games from August 5 to 21.
CTV Sport Star: Payton Ryz
CTV WINNIPEG (June 28) Manitoba is quickly becoming a triathlon hotbed. Payton Ryz named Sport Star of the Week.
Brandon gymnast vying for Olympic team
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (June 28) It has been a big month in the life of Brandon's Isabela Onyshko. She's trying to become the first Manitoba gymnast to make an Olympic team in almost three decades.
Ryz pushes herself to a gold medal
SOU'WESTER WPG (June 28) 16-year-old elite triathlete and Vincent Massey Collegiate student Payton Ryz recently placed first at the Triple Threat Junior Elite Triathlon held at Birds Hill Park earlier this month.
Foreman-Mackey solos to victory in Canadian national championship road race
CANADIAN CYCLING MAGAZINE (June 25) Numainville sprints to second place with Leah Kirchmann in third, Bonhomme wins u23 title.
Erin Teschuk Earns CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team Honors
NDSU (June 24) North Dakota State University senior distance runner Erin Teschuk has been named to the Academic All-America team in Division I women's track & field and cross country.
Within Reach
BLACK AND GOLD (June 2016) Shawinigan Math Teacher Meghan Montgomery Chases One Final Medal
A Winnipeg canoer’s excruciating path to gold
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS (June 21) Nadya Crossman-Serb took home a gold medal in women's C2 at Canoe Sprint world cup.


