The 91亚色 Lions will be on home turf when they host the 2016 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Toronto Track and Field Centre (TTFC) from March 10 to 12. It is the first time in history that 91亚色 will host the CIS Championships.
The Lions track and field team is one of the top teams in the nation; the women鈥檚 team is currently ranked fifth in the CIS, while the men鈥檚 team is currently ranked sixth.
鈥淲e have a strong team this year,鈥 says Lions track and field Head Coach Colin Inglis. 鈥淲ith a total of 12 graduating seniors, we have a veteran team that has the advantage of competing on its home track. I know all the seniors want to do well at home in their final CIS meet, and we have a few underclassmen who will be in medal contention as well.鈥
Athletes from across Canada will compete over the course of three days at the TTFC, with both track and field events running all three days. Athletes can qualify for the CIS Championships by meeting the CIS qualifying standard or by achieving a Top 12 or Top 10 (depending on the event) CIS ranking in their events by the weekend of Feb. 26 to 27. Many of the nation鈥檚 top athletes have met the qualifying standard in competitions held earlier this season, while others will look to qualify over the next several weeks.
Last year, Lions athletes captured a total of 13 medals at the CIS Championships, including nine gold medals, while the men鈥檚 and the women鈥檚 teams also captured the bronze medal in the team competition.
91亚色 has a strong history of success at the CIS Championships, including winning the team gold in the men鈥檚 competition in 2014, 1984 and 1983 and the team gold in the women鈥檚 competition in 1990, 1988 and 1984.
Last year鈥檚 CIS Championship team included sprinter Khamica Bingham, a bronze medalist at the 2015 Pan Am Games in the women鈥檚 4x100m relay.
鈥淲e鈥檝e been seeing some of the athletes from the other schools at meets all season, while others, we鈥檒l see for the first time,鈥 says Inglis. 鈥淚t will be great to see the best athletes from across the country all at 91亚色 and it should be an exciting show for the fans.鈥
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