Apr 30, 11:25 AM: Byers and McLeod at Olympic Team Selection Event!

WRCC athletes Tiera McLeod and Kia Byers had great results at the Oympic Team Selection Trials held May 3rd and 4th at Lake Lanier, Georgia.

Kia placed 3rd in the K-1 500m final on Day 1, finishing just behind Olympian Karen Furneaux and seasoned competitor Emilie Fournel. Kia placed first in the K-1 500m on Day 2, 2nd in the K-2 500m, partnering with Jillian D’Alessio. Kia also rounded out the women’s K-4 team which placed 2nd, partnering with D’Allesio, Genevieve Orton and Mylanie Barre.

Tiera placed 7th in the K-1 500m and 7th in the K-2 500m, partnering with Emily Raymond.

Former WRCC athletes Cory Rublee and Kaitlyn Fry also competed at the trials. Rublee finished 6th in the C-1 1000m, 4th in the C-2 1000m and 5th in both the C-1 500m and C-2 500m. Fry finished 8th in the K-1 500m.

This set of trails will be used to as part of the selection process to determine nominations for membership on the 2008 Olympic Team. In addition, the trials will identify athletes for a number of other competitions and teams inlcuding the 2008 Continental Qualifier, the 2008 Pan American Canoe Championships U23 Team and the 2008 International Tour Team.

All the results as well as finsh line photos can be viewed at the following link: CanoeKayak Canada Team Trials Results