P.E.I.'s Connaughton just misses 200-metre gold

New Haven's Jared Connaughton picked up two medals at the 2009 Canadian Track and Field Championships. (Courtesy Athletics Canada)

Jared Connaughton of New Haven, P.E.I., missed a gold medal by 0.07 seconds Sunday at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Toronto.

Connaughton, 23, the country's defending champion in the 200 metres, won silver in the event. He also brought home a bronze in the 100 metres.

Edmonton's Brian Barnett won gold in both the 100 and 200.

Another P.E.I. athlete, Kurt McCormack of Souris, won bronze in the triple jump on Sunday.

Connaughton finished 14th in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 and was a member of the sixth-place Canadian 4x100 sprint relay.

In August, Connaughton heads to the world championships in Berlin as part of the relay team.

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