The Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships wrapped up Sunday in Sainte-Thérèse, Que. with a slew of strong performances from the country’s best young runners.

In the men’s 400m, Windsor’s Brandon McBride tore up the track with a 46.78, just 0.24 seconds off the Canadian junior championships record. The women’s 400m final also saw a near championship record with Sage Watson of Calgary’s 53.86.

Two Madelines dominated the women’s 3000m finals, as Speed River’s Madeline Yungblut took the win in 9:31.43, ahead of Madeline McDonald of the University of Toronto Track Club in 9:32.59.

In the men’s 5000m final, Wiudsor athletes sealed up the top two spots with Ryan Sleiman earning the victory in 14:28.86 and fellow Windsorite Brandon Allen next in 14:43.23.

Winnipeg’s Julia Zrinyi set a meet record of 4:18.53, breaking Kendra Schaaf’s 2009 mark of 4:20.50, with a tape-to-tape win in the women’s 1500m.

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Adam Palamar of the Ottawa Lions won the men’s 1500m in 3:51.04 ahead of Elijah Silva of the Phoenix Athletics Club’s 3:53.11.

In the women’s 2000m steeplechase, up-and-comer Regan Yee of Hazelton, B.C. hammered out a 6:46.82 to win by a wide margin over second-place finisher Jessy Lacourse of Victoriaville, Que., who finished in 7:01.92.

The men’s 3000m steeplechase featured a 9:02.03 victory by Shawinigan, Que.’s Antoine Thibeault, followed by Deon Clifford of B.C. in 9:05.87.