TORONTO — Jared Connaughton of New Haven captured gold while Kurt McCormack of Souris won silver Friday at the Canadiadn track and field championships.
Connaughton won the men’s 200-metre final in a time of 20.66 seconds.
Defending champion Brian Barnett of Edmonton finished second in 21.02 while Jarid Vaughan of British Colubmia was third in 21.36.
Connaughton ran a 21:12 in his preliminary race Thursday.
Barnett finished second (21:13) while Tyrone Halstead of Mississauga, Ont., came in third (21:54).
Connaughton runs in the first of three 100-metres heats today at 3:05 p.m. AT.
Connaughton, who holds the best 200-metre time in Canada at 20:61, won the 200-metre event in 2008 and finished second last year.
The New Haven sprinter and former Olympian finished third in the 100 metres in 2009.
McCormack, 22, finished second in the triple jump event Friday with a best-jump of 14.72 metres.
Jacob Zorzella of Toronto won the event with a jump 15.47 metres.
David St. Jacob of Ontario was third with a 14.71.
McCormack finished third (15.02 metres) at last year's nationals and was an all-American in triple jump last season at Dickinson State University in North Dakota.
His personal best jump is 15.54, achieved last year at Dickinson State.
