Triathlon Alberta Team Selected for 2019 Western Canada Summer Games
JUNE 24 2019
EDMONTON, Alberta — On Monday, Triathlon Alberta selected the 12 athletes and 2 alternates that will represent Team Alberta in triathlon at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games. The team is led by Head Coach Lisa Mensink (Calgary, Kronos Triathlon Club) and Team Manager Kyle Jensen (Calgary, Kronos Triathlon Club).
The athletes earned their spots at the 2019 Calgary Kids of Steel and Western Canada Summer Games Qualifier, which took place on June 23 at Brookfield Residential YMCA at Seton in Calgary, Alberta.
The City of Swift Current will host the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games from August 9 to 18, 2019. Featuring 16 sports, over 20 venues, and a range of cultural performances and programs, the Games will be the largest event to ever take place in the region. Over 1,700 athletes, coaches, officials and mission staff from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut will participate in the 10 days of competition.
The triathlon team that will represent Alberta at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games includes:
Team:
Sophia Howell, Airdrie, Kronos Triathlon Club
Sara Bourque, Calgary, Kronos Triathlon Club
Mairen Lawson, Grande Prairie, Speed Revolution
Isabelle Poulin, St. Albert, Edmonton Triathlon Academy
Sophia Zombor, Edmonton, Edmonton Triathlon Academy
Cadence De Coene, Calgary, Kronos Triathlon Club
Thomas Smans, Calgary, 3433 Sport Performance Centre
Mika Eggink, Red Deer County, Unaffiliated
Mathias Gelber, Pincher Creek, Unaffiliated
Dawson Sheehan, Calgary, 3433 Sport Performance Centre
Diego Romero, Calgary, Kronos Triathlon Club
Finn Crowe, Spruce Grove, Edmonton Triathlon Academy
Alternates:
Payton Sheehan, Calgary, Kronos Triathlon Club
Jeremy Poulin, St. Albert, Gators Triathlon Club
About Triathlon Alberta
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