Grizzlies Rock the Ontario Summer Games

Four Grizzlies headed to London, Ontario, for the Ontario Summer Games this August. The Games featured over 3,500 participants from all across the province. Athletes, who had to qualify in order to compete, ranged in age from 12-18. The Games are only held once every two years, so these four athletes were ready to give each event their all.

Noah Jonsson (‘22) was out on the water, competing in single and team kayaking in a gruelling number of races crammed into the two-day competition. Together with his team, he went home with two bronze medals in the four-person kayak events.

Jack Ciotlos (‘19) and Thomas Purdy (‘19)—two of the organizers behind Greenwood’s own mountain biking team—brushed off the punishingly hot weather as they competed. Thomas gave impressive performances, including an eleventh-place finish in a highly competitive division. Jack won two hard-earned bronze medals. The two also competed together on a relay team, placing seventh.

Connor Ciotlos (‘20) competed in the individual triathalon—an achievement in itself—and on a mixed relay team. He held onto his team’s third-place position through the course of his leg of the relay, helping his team snag a bronze medal.

It was an exciting couple of days of intense competition for these Grizzlies, as they achieved some personal goals, competing against some of the best athletes from across the province.