Atia Weekes is one of Canada's youngest members on the track and field
team. She was on the Canada's Pan Am Games squad last summer. Her previous
international experience includes participations at the 1998 world junior
championships and 1998 Pan Am junior championships. She swept gold in the
100 and 200 sprints at the national junior championships in 1997. At this
year's nationals she was third in the 100 clocking 11.40 seconds.