J U N E 2021
Leaside Life
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DUNCAN COUTTS
Leaside twins are on the move – literally. Chloe & Sophie Coutts
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by JANIS FERTUCK Even with the pandemic restricting their training and racing, Leaside twins Chloe and Sophie Coutts, nationally ranked middle-distance runners graduating from Leaside High School, have received athletic scholarships to the University of Western Ontario. S ES Their interest in the IN sport dates back to Grade 2 at Rolph
Road School where, as Chloe says, “cross-country was a popular sport and the parent community was very supportive.” Their father, Duncan, who ran in high school himself, volunteered as their relay coach and they won several city championships. They then took their talents to Bessborough and joined Central Toronto Athletic Club (CTAC) in Grade 6. But that was just the start. In high school, the girls achieved faster
times and won individual and team medals in both cross-country and track for LHS and CTAC. Sophie won two silver and bronze medals in cross-country and four in track at Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) championship events. In 2019, the most recent year for national races and rankings, she finished sixth in the U18 cross-country race and is ranked third in the U17 1500m. TWINS Page 30
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