Ian Donald – Coach & Director
Ian began his coaching career as a high school athlete, coaching with the Ottawa Lions Youth Program and Swim Ottawa Masters Team from 2006-2008. During this time, he won 3 OFSAA Medals in Cross Country, Track, and raced for Canada at the Pan American and World Junior Championships in Triathlon.
While attending the University of Guelph, Ian continued to train and compete in Triathlon at the Regional Triathlon Centre and raced one season of Varsity Cross Country with the Gryphons.
After moving to Toronto in 2015, Ian was an Assistant Coach for the Toronto Olympic Club from 2016-2021. He decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of starting his own team and founded Bisons Track Club in 2022.
Ian’s coaching philosophy is a fun and engaging team training environment where hard work and self improvement is celebrated, rewarding and contagious.
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Aidan Austin-Day – Distance High School
Aidan started running in grade six as a part of his school cross country team. After losing every race he ran for the next 2 years, he decided to join a club much like BTC to get faster and run more. During highschool, Aidan competed for his school and club teams, and as a member of his school’s swim team. Presently, he trains and competes for the Varsity Blues at UofT, where he focuses on the 1500m. As a member of the BTC coaching team, he works to help athletes with their weekly training, planning workouts and aligning the training we do with the goals of the athletes.
He currently attends the University of Toronto, where he is graduating this spring with a BSc in Neuroscience. In the fall, he plans to begin his PhD studies in Biomedical Engineering, conducting research on treatments for Parkinson’s Disease. Outside of school and running, he also enjoys playing ping pong and swimming.
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Jack Djondric-Powell – Distance Intermediate
Jack Djondric-Powell first raced in grade one, and has not stopped since. He has represented his schools in cross country and track and field every year, placing third at the TDESSA city championships in 2016, 2nd at the Metro Track and Field Championships in 2018—1500m and 3000m—in addition to qualifying for four OFSAA XC meets, and OFSAA Track and Field in 2018. Though running gradually became his primary sport, he grew up playing competitive hockey and soccer, excelling as a two-way centre in the former, and playing every position—including goalkeeper—in the latter. He currently attends the University of Toronto, where he is majoring in English and history, and running with the Varsity Blues.
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Millie Cameron – Sprints Coach
Millie (she/her) is a sprint hurdler and heptathlete from Cornwall, Ontario. After 4 years of training and eventually coaching youth groups with the Ottawa Lions Track and Field Club, she moved to Toronto to pursue a BFA in Theatre Production and Design at York University. Although staying connected to the Toronto running community through her work at The Runner’s Shop (ask her any questions about shoes or gear!), she has missed the track since leaving varsity athletics. Millie is overjoyed to be coaching again and is looking forward to working with you this season!!
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Anaïs Wroblewski – Youth Team
Anaïs began running school races in grade three. At first, she barely made it past divisionals, however, in grade five she joined a running club and after less than a year of training, she made it to cities in both track and field and cross country. In grade six, she ran the 400m for the first time, and did not enjoy it; it was the most painful race in her life up to that point. However, something made her keep trying it, and now, the 400m dash is the love of her running life. She also races the 800m and 200m, as well as longer distances during the cross-country season. She has qualified for OFSAA three times for cross-country, and placed top ten in the city for track. She likes to spend her free time outdoors, whether it’s playing other sports for fun in city parks, or camping and hiking in the wilderness.
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Mikala Ryan – Youth Team
Mikala first started running in Grade 3 with her elementary school cross-country team. At first, it was a hobby and her dominant sport was soccer. She decided to join a club when she realized how much she enjoyed running and how great the community was. She has been coached by Ian since grade 6. As she continued to join her cross-country and track and field teams at school and compete for Bisons, she began to find more of a passion for running. It then became her primary sport and focus. Since then, she has run huge PBs in a variety of distances and brought home hardware. Some special moments in her running career involve doing well at meets, because it reflects how her hard work has paid off. Although, more importantly, her favourite part of the day is going to practice and the memories she has made there. She has qualified for OFSAA 4 times so far, and competed at other high level meets such as Nationals. As a coach, she hopes to not only pass on valuable knowledge and skills, but also inspire young athletes.
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Toronto Youth Track & XC Team 