McMaster being represented at Canada Summer Games in Manitoba
Back row: James Sinclair and Keira Allen. Front: Kaitlyn Akitt.
Ontario’s team at the Canada Summer Games, being held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, will have a maroon hue.
A number of current students, alumni and faculty will be participating in the Games, which run from July 28 to August 13.
Meet the athletes and support staff:
Incoming Social Sciences student, Maddie Lethbridge, Women’s Volleyball
Health Sciences grad, Julia Hanes, Athletics, Para Shot Put and Discus
Nursing student, Kaitlyn Akitt, Coxing, Men’s Rowing
Kinesiology student, Kiera Allen, Racing, Women’s Rowing
Business student, James Sinclair, Racing, Men’s Rowing
Humanities grad, Andrea Miller, Men’s program head coach, and Team Ontario Manager
Kinesiology student, Soren Meeuwisse, Ontario flag bearer, and Mountain Biking relay and sprint
Life Sciences student, Sergio Raez Villanueva, Athletics, Running
Update August 8, 2017:
Julia Hanes: GOLD, Athletics, discus para female, and GOLD, Athletics, shot put para female
Kaitlyn Akitt: Coxing men’s rowing who received gold
Keira Allen: BRONZE, Rowing, eight with coxswain female
James Sinclair: GOLD, Rowing, lightweight four male, and SILVER, Rowing four male
Soren Meeuwisse: SILVER, Cycling, mountain bike relay female, and BRONZE, Cycling, mountain bike cross country female
Sergio Raez Villaneuva: BRONZE, Athletics, running 1500m male, and BRONZE, Athletics, running 5000m male
Team Ontario won overall rowing title.
