A local multi-sport athlete has been selected as one of 100 RBC Training Ground finalists.
Peyton Mecham boasts an impressive athletic career, competing in Snowshoe Racing, Track and Field, and Ninja Warrior obstacle racing. The 19-year-old Beaverlodge product was identified as having Olympic potential in a sport he says he’s never considered—skeleton.
“If  RBC Training Ground hadn’t come to Grande Prairie this year I would have never thought about trying skeleton,” he says.
Bobsleigh and Skeleton Canada Head Coach and Technical Lead Joe Cecchini describes Mecham as an athlete with “incredible” body awareness and determination and says his skills as a multi-sport athlete will only serve to benefit him on the track.
“Coming from a background in Ninja Warrior, his ability to master new skills quickly has been a huge asset,” he says. “Combined with the testing results he’s shown in both speed and power and push times that are competitive on the national stage, we’re really excited about Peyton’s future.”
Mecham was one of 2,500 athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 who participated in free local qualifier events across the country, performing speed, power and endurance testing in front of Olympic talent scouts to find the sport they are most suited to compete in.
The top 100 athletes will now compete in the RBC Training Ground National Final on November 2nd in Halifax. From there, thirty athletes will receive funding, a spot on Team Canada, and an accelerated path to the Olympics.
