Congratulations to Tegan Turner on being awarded the Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship and to Gee-ef Nkonta on being awarded the Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award. A full list of all award winners can be seen on Sport Manitoba's website.
Jun
26
Jun
18
OUT EAST! Congratulations to all University of Manitoba Bison`s distance athletes who traveled and competed in their annual Southern Ontario series! Six men of the the Bison’s distance team traveled to three meets in southern Ontario, competing in Guelph at the Speed River Inferno, Hamilton at the 800m Night, and London... read more →
Jun
18
Congratulations to Abdulselam Yussuf (aka “Fuzy”) who won the half marathon in 1:08.30 and Daniel Heschuck who came second in a time of 1:09.03. The top five finishers were all former or current University of Manitoba Bisons and AM members which included Nikolas Kosemenko, Mathieu Desmerais, and Adam Penner. On... read more →
Jun
11
The team practice dates for the 2018 Tri-Province team have been announced. These practices are open to all athletes born in 2003/2004 (Midget) and 2001/2002 (Youth), who are interested in being selected for Team Manitoba. These practices are targeted towards school based or rural athletes in order to provide additional training... read more →
May
08
Congratulations to current Athletics Manitoba members Conrad Drover, and Kristen Peterson for their astonishing efforts at the Winnipeg Police Half Marathon at Assiniboine Park Sunday, May 6th . Conrad won the half marathon with a time of 1:15:10, achieving a 41 second personal best. . 13 year... read more →
May
02
The 2018/2019 Scholarship Intake is now open. All applications are due by Friday, May 18, 2018. Complete information is available on Sport Manitoba's website . .
Apr
27
In March, Athletics Canada released and distributed the updated Canadian Athlete Performance Pathway (CAPP). It is an in-depth document that outlines in detail how Athletics Canada will track, identify and support their High Performance athletes moving forward. The full document, as prepared by Simon Nathan (the Athletics Canada High Performance... read more →
Apr
24
Congratulations to Victoria Tachinski on being awarded the Manitoba Chicken Junior Female Athlete of the Year and to Dennita Cameron on being awarded Female Aboriginal Athlete of the Year. Coaching Manitoba Impact Awards Congratulations to Alex Gardiner on being awarded the Peter Williamson Memorial Award (Train to Compete/Train to Win Category) Click here for full... read more →
Apr
19
Winnipeg Optimist Athletics will be offering an introductory Masters Program for interested adults, 30 years and older, commencing at the end of April. The 7 week program from April 30 to June 15, will be held at the Outdoor track at the University Stadium. The program will run twice a week, Monday and Wednesday, at 6:00 pm The cost... read more →
Apr
16
Athletics Manitoba is pleased to announce that Noelle Merkel has been hired as the new Programs Manager. Noelle, a former track athlete, is graduating from the U of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Physical Education this spring, and brings her passion and love of the sport to her new position. She has... read more →