Sheila Reid Punches Ticket to World Championships3rd at Canadian Nationals Ensures Trip to Moscow

It was Van Buskirk, Sifuentes, Reid & Stellingwerff (R to L) at Canadian 1500 Final

Sheila Reid came 3rd today in a slow sit-and-kick 1500 meter final at the Canadian Outdoor Nationals in New Brunswick.  Inasmuch as Reid, with her 4:02.96 mark from June 1st, already has the IAAF "A" standard at 1500 meters (4:05.50 and faster), and since she finished in the top three today, her spot on the Canadian team for the World Championships in Moscow is assured.  The race was won by Kate Van Buskirk (who has the "B" standard (4:09.00) by virtue of her 4:08.34 run on June 11th), with Nicole Sifuentes coming 2nd.  Sifuentes is Canada's only other "A" standard competitor at 1500 meters (she ran 4:04.65 on May 17th in Los Angeles) and will also compete in Moscow.  According to the selection criteria utilized by Athletics Canada, any "A" standard holder who finishes among the top three at Canadian Nationals is guaranteed a spot on the World Championship team.

Event 309  Women 1500 Meter Run Championship
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 Straight Final Saturday at 12:30pm                                    
    Canadian: * 4:00.27  30/08/1985  Lynn Williams                     
Championship: $ 4:04.51  2004        Malindi Elmore                    
    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  
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Finals                                                                 
  1 Van Buskirk, Kate         87 Athletics Toronto      4:16.45            
  2 Sifuentes, Nicole         86 Unattached Manitoba    4:16.84            
  3 Reid, Sheila              89 Athletics Toronto      4:17.11            
  4 Stellingwerff, Hilary     81 Speed River            4:17.21        
  5 Leblanc, Annie            92 Lanaudière-Olymp       4:19.53        
  6 Aldea, Stephanie          90 Unattached Ontario     4:22.43        
  7 Digby, Erica              89 Thunderbirds           4:24.02        
  8 Cliff, Rachel             88 Thunderbirds           4:24.62        
  9 Hennessy, Colleen         92 Univ of Toronto        4:26.13        
 10 Roy, Joanie               91 Coureur Nordique       4:26.62        
 11 Frost, Lydia              90 Speed River Tfc        4:28.69        
 12 Macpherson, Sarah         91 Fast Tracks            4:29.36        
 13 Boyle, Shari              73 Calgary Int'l          4:44.34        
 14 Frost, Nadine             90 Speed River Tfc        4:45.07        
 15 Hughes, Mélanie           90 Saint-Laurent          4:46.33