Hank Palmer News

Canada's Gary Reed finished fourth in the semifinal heat of the men's 800-metre event Friday and will not advance to Saturdays final.

WINDSOR, Ont. - It was a chance to savour the victory for Scott Russell. His win in the men's javelin at the Canadian senior track and field championships meant more than a simple gold medal.

The Canadian 4x100-metre men's relay team ran a season-best time and qualified for today's final at the 2009 world track and field championships in Berlin, Germany.

BERLINa 'Usain Bolt's third gold medal of the world championships failed to produce a third world record because the Jamaican 400-metre relay team only managed to produce the second-fastest time in history.

Despite having qualified for the men's 4x100-metre relay final in eighth spot, Canada ran a season's best Saturday to snatch a credible fifth place at the world track and field championships in Berlin.

Anchor Darvis Patton, left, and his American teammates outran Aikines-Aryeetey and the British squad en route to the fastest time in 4x100 qualification.

Bryan Barnett wasn't even sure he would call it a setback. The Edmonton sprinter had hours earlier posted a truly pedestrian 10.42-second result in the 100-metre heats at the world track and field championships on a normally fast track in Berlin.

Edmonton sprinter Bryan Barnett stands on the podium after winning the men's 200 metres at the Canadian track and field championships on June 28.

Edmonton sprinter Bryan Barnett stands on the podium after winning the men's 200 metres at the Canadian track and field championships on June 28.

Usain Bolt, left, anchors Jamaica to an easy relay victory, with Canada's Brian Barnett crossing the line in fourth.

Connaughton among fast field for men's 100m Newly-crowned Canadian champion sprinter Barnett to compete at Meagher By WILLY PALOV Sports Reporter Tue.

Bryan Barnett has never received any advice from the legends of Canadian sprinting.

Perdita Felicien ran the fastest time in the heats of the women's 100-metre hurdles Friday at the Canadian track and field championships, with Priscilla Lopes-Schliep right on her heels.

Meagher meet to feature eight Olympians MacLean, Harris, Peters among local stars to compete in Track Classic By BRIAN FREEMAN Sports Reporter Wed.

With the Canadian Track and Field Championships less than a week away entries have now closed revealing a deep field for the four-day event beginning June 25 at Varsity Centre in Toronto.

Last weekend, LaSalle sprinter Hank Palmer and his teammates Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton and Brian Barnett of the Canadian team grabbed fourth place during the 4 x 100 metre run in Philadelphia, recording a time 38.85 seconds.

Perdita Felicien, seen at the Canadian track and field championships last year, is making progress after a long injury layoff.

Olympian Nate Brannen anchored Canada to a second-place finish in the men's distance medley relay Saturday at the prestigious Penn Relays.

Athletics Canada announced today the team that will compete at the 2009 Penn Relays in Philadelphia on April 25th.