A Team Canada Summer

Posted on Aug 19 2026

Four New Brunswick athletes were in action around the world this summer, as they earned the honour to represent their country at major games, world championships, and international events.

NextGen European Tour

First-up was Erin Vringer and Silas Conlin-Morse, who were both named to Team Canada for the NextGen European Tour in early July.

At the Meeting voor Mon in Belgium, Vringer raced the women’s 1500m while Conlin-Morse competed in the men’s 3000m. Erin crossed the line 12^th with a time of 4:17.15, while Silas placed 14^th in a personal best time of 8:14.72.

The duo competed at separate competitions one week later. Vringer competed at the Meeting of Braga in Portugal, placing 10^th in the women’s 1500m with a time of 4:19.06. Conlin-Morse competed at the Moore-Guldensporenmeeting in Belgium, placing 3^rd in the B final with a time of 3:42.13 and narrowly missing his provincial record time of 3:41.50 that was set earlier this year.

Vringer now returns to the University of Utah, where she will contest her final season in NCAA D1 athletics, while Conlin-Morse returns to the University of New Brunswick for his third-season with the national-calibre Reds.

Commonwealth Games

Next up was Christel Robichaud, who was named to Team Canada for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, UK at the end of July.

Robichaud placed 4^th in the final of the F57 women’s shot put, with a best attempt of 6.69m. The performance bettered her 6^th place ranking heading into the event, and narrowly missed her own Canadian record set earlier this year by just 2cm.

World Athletics U20 Championships

Last up was Allison Wasson, who was named to Team Canada for the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA in early-August.

Competing at the legendary Hayward Field, Wasson placed 17^th in the heats of the women’s 1500m with a personal best time of 4:19.09, though did not advance to finals. Two days later, she placed 12^th in the final of the women’s 3000m, running a personal best time of 9:18.13 and breaking her own U20, U23, and Open provincial records. The young talent now heads to the University of Connecticut, where she will begin her career as an NCAA D1 athlete.