U23 track & field championships 2014
Raymond Dykstra
Name / Nom: Raymond Dykstra
Following is a profile of one of Canada's athletes who has qualified for the NACAC U23 track and field championships in
#Kamloops. Watch for more profiles over the coming days. #explorekamloops #NACAC_Kamloops
Name / Nom: Raymond Dykstra
Age / Âge: 22
Hometown (province and town) / Ville (province et ville): Grimsby, Ontario
Track Club / Club d’athlétisme: NRA –Niagara Regional Athletics
College or University / Collège ou université: University of Kentucky – UK
Event / Épreuve: Javelin
Personal Best / Record personnel: 78.58m
Goals (Short Term) / Buts (à court terme): Continue to throw personal bests. Break the 80m barrier
Goals (Long Term) / Buts (à long terme):
Win an NCAA Championship
Qualify for the World Championships, Pan American Games, and most of all 2016 Olympics
Be one of the top Javelin throwers in the World.
Track and Field Mentor / Mentor en athlétisme:
Kevin Knight – Club Coach
Andrew Ninow – University of Kentucky Throws Coach
Edrick Floreal – University of Kentucky Head Coach
Other (Interesting Stories ie: Family in sport, how you got involved, etc.) / Autre (histoires intéressantes, c.à-d. famille dans le sport, comment avez-vous commence, etc.):
Initially was a soccer player not even thinking about track and field. After getting cut from the high school soccer team, in which I probably should have made, I wasn’t going to do anymore sports for the rest of the spring semester. It wasn’t till the high school track coach asked me if I wanted to do track and be a member of the relay team.
During one track workout, I asked if I could go try the Javelin. Only one senior was out there throwing at the time and showed me the basics on how to throw. My very first throw was better than his all time best. That year I won the Grade 9 OFSAA track and field championships in the javelin, breaking a 30-year record by almost seven metres. From then, I focused more on javelin throwing, which brought me here today.
Raymond Dykstra
Name / Nom: Raymond Dykstra
Following is a profile of one of Canada's athletes who has qualified for the NACAC U23 track and field championships in
#Kamloops. Watch for more profiles over the coming days. #explorekamloops #NACAC_Kamloops
Name / Nom: Raymond Dykstra
Age / Âge: 22
Hometown (province and town) / Ville (province et ville): Grimsby, Ontario
Track Club / Club d’athlétisme: NRA –Niagara Regional Athletics
College or University / Collège ou université: University of Kentucky – UK
Event / Épreuve: Javelin
Personal Best / Record personnel: 78.58m
Goals (Short Term) / Buts (à court terme): Continue to throw personal bests. Break the 80m barrier
Goals (Long Term) / Buts (à long terme):
Win an NCAA Championship
Qualify for the World Championships, Pan American Games, and most of all 2016 Olympics
Be one of the top Javelin throwers in the World.
Track and Field Mentor / Mentor en athlétisme:
Kevin Knight – Club Coach
Andrew Ninow – University of Kentucky Throws Coach
Edrick Floreal – University of Kentucky Head Coach
Other (Interesting Stories ie: Family in sport, how you got involved, etc.) / Autre (histoires intéressantes, c.à-d. famille dans le sport, comment avez-vous commence, etc.):
Initially was a soccer player not even thinking about track and field. After getting cut from the high school soccer team, in which I probably should have made, I wasn’t going to do anymore sports for the rest of the spring semester. It wasn’t till the high school track coach asked me if I wanted to do track and be a member of the relay team.
During one track workout, I asked if I could go try the Javelin. Only one senior was out there throwing at the time and showed me the basics on how to throw. My very first throw was better than his all time best. That year I won the Grade 9 OFSAA track and field championships in the javelin, breaking a 30-year record by almost seven metres. From then, I focused more on javelin throwing, which brought me here today.