An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

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.

Decathlete James Turner of Kelowna stands atop the podium to count four gold medals for #Canada at the #NACAC2014 #NACAC_Kamloops under 23 track and field championships.

#Canada finished with four gold, five silver, and 11 bronze for a total of 20 medals.

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: Carise Thompson

Age / Âge: 22

Hometown (province and town) / Ville (province et ville): Hamilton, Ontario

Track Club / Club d’athlétisme: Speed River TFC

College or University / Collège ou université: University of Guelph

Event / Épreuve: 1500m

Personal Best / Record personnel: 4:15.91

Goals (Short Term) / Buts (à court terme): Pan Am Games 2015

Goals (Long Term) / Buts (à long terme): Olympics or major world championships

Track and Field Mentor / Mentor en athlétisme: Taylor Milne, Olympian at 2008 Summer Games, Beijing

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.): My dad is a farmer so I grew up on a chicken farm where I learned diligence by his example. A strong work ethic and competitiveness is evident on both sides of the family however. My mom gave me exposure to a huge variety of sports at a young age and I pursued the ones that I enjoyed the most- running being one of them. Aside from one cousin (Emma Roung), no one in my family runs.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

Name / Nom: Joy Spear Chief-Morris

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: Joy Spear Chief-Morris

Age / Âge: 20

Hometown (province and town) / Ville (province et ville): Lethbridge Alberta

Track Club / Club d’athlétisme: CALTAF

College or University / Collège ou université: Western University (University of Western Ontario)

Event / Épreuve: 100m and 4x100m Relay

Personal Best / Record personnel: 11.68s

Goals (Short Term) / Buts (à court terme): PB in the 100m and medal in the 4x100m Relay at NACAC U23 Championships in Kamloops

Goals (Long Term) / Buts (à long terme): Continue to be a strong competitor achieving personal bests on future Canadian National Teams.

Track and Field Mentor / Mentor en athlétisme: My parents, family, friends, teammates, and 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.): I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

A photo finish of the men's 110m hurdles on Aug. 9, 2014 at the #NACAC2014 #NACAC_Kamloops under 23 track and field championships.

The numbers represent the lanes run in. The time is seen on the horizontal line at the bottom.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.

An image from Day 3 of the #NACAC2014 under 23 track and field championships held in #NACAC_Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, at Hillside Stadium, Aug. 8-10.