CIS Athletes Presence Felt in Pan Am Track and Field

       Halfway through Day 2 of Pan Am Athletics, CIS athletes are making their presence felt to the home crowd. Current and former CIS athletes, Gregory MacNeill (Toronto, 400mH), Caroline Ehrhardt (Western, TJ), Alicia Smith (Western, TJ), Aaron Hendrikx (Guelph, 10000m), Khamica Bingham (York, 100m), Elizabeth Gleadle (UBC, Javelin), Melissa Bishop (Windsor, 800m), and Sarah Wells (Toronto, 400mH) are introducing themselves to Canada and the rest of the world.
       Gleadle earned Canada's first Gold at the track, winning the Women's Javelin. Sarah Wells qualified easily for the 400mH, cruising into the final with a time of 56.77. Ehrhardt and Smith were up next in the Women's Triple jump. finishing 14th and 15th respectively. Aaron Hendrikx wrapped up the night for CIS athletes in the 10000m, coming in 10th.
       Day 2 started off with Gregory MacNeill finishing 5th in his 400mH heat, running a strong 52.31 from the outside lane. Later tonight MacNeill's teammate in Toronto, Sarah Wells, will be running in the 400mH finals, where she hopes to reach the podium, while Lancer alumni Melissa Bishop runs the 800m. Khamica Bingham will be right at home when she competes in the Women's 100m final tonight.
       More to come as the days go by. Should be some good events.

UPDATE
       Sarah Wells claims the Silver medal in the 400mH, in a time of 56.17 to cap off a great a great comeback story after recovering from a fractured femur.
       Bishop made also made it to the top of the podium, with a great kick on the final straight away to capture the Gold in the 800m, finishing with a time of 1:59:62.
       Bingham finished 6th in the Women's 100m passing the finish line with a new PB of 11.13.

Bolt-less 100m Final Lacks Star Power and Speed: Commonweatlh Games

       The 100m Final is usually the main event of every Track and Field competition. Especially in recent years, with the likes of Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, and Justin Gatlin constantly facing off. But this years Commonwealth Games gives us a less star studded line-up at the starting line.
       With the stars out for many reasons, whether it be injury or personal reasons, the Commonwealth Games boasted what could possibly be the next generation of sprinters.
       The fastest man going into the men's 100m final today was Jamaica's Bailey-Cole, posting a time of 10.01 in qualifiers. Though it can't be called a slow time, track followers are used to the sub 10 second 100m that accompanies the event.

       K. Bailey-Cole stayed consistent during the final, running a 10.00sec 100, beating out England's Gemili's 10.10sec.
       We are hearing that Bolt will be available to run in the 4x100m tomorrow, so we can expect the track to be faster as the the 6-time Olympic Gold medalist takes the track for team Jamaica.

Young Canadian Talent Gaining Experience
       Canadians Aaron Brown and Donate Richards-Kwok both participated in the men's 100m semifinal today, finishing 5th(10.17sec) and 8th(10.42) respectively.
       On the women's side, Khamica Bingham finished 7th in the women's 100m final, finishing with a time of 11.37, slightly slower than her PB, 11.32, which she set in the semifinals earlier during the day.