Brome Lake athlete runs over competition at national track and field championships

By Michael Boriero
Brome Lake athlete runs over competition at national track and field championships
PEPS Université Laval, Québec, Aug. 14, 2021. His very first Steeplechase experience: 9:37 (Photo : N. Lemaître)

Xavier Lemaître, a 19-year-old Brome Lake resident, is a steeplechase national champion, and it only took him two years to break onto the scene after making a difficult choice to transition from elite soccer to the competitive world of track and field athletics.
Lemaître took home gold and silver medals at the 2022 Bell Canadian Track & Field Championships in Langley, B.C. between June 24 and 26. He finished in first place in the men’s under-20 3,000-metre steeplechase, and second in the under-20 5,000-metre steeplechase.
“It was definitely more than I could have hoped for, honestly. I came in and, you know, track is kind of new for me. I’ve only been running seriously for like two years and cross-country has mainly been my focus so far. I was coming in this summer ready to rip it on the track,” he said.

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