Anton Skerritt

Anton Skerritt (born January 3, 1964) is a Trinidadian/Canadian former Sprinter, and soccer player. As a sprinter he competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 1986 Commonwealth Games, and the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Anton Skerritt
Personal information
Full name Anton Skerritt
Date of birth (1964-01-03) 3 January 1964
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 St. Catharines Wolves
1995 Toronto Italia
1996 St. Catharines Wolves
1997 Hamilton White Eagles
2002–2003 Metro Lions
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2016

As a soccer player he played in the Canadian National Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. After his retirement from professional sports he became a vice principal for Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan, Ontario.[1]

Athletics career
Anton Skerritt
Personal information
Born3 January 1964
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh4x400 m relay

In 1982, Skerritt began playing soccer at the college level with Howard University. After a recommendation from an American national track and field team coach he switched to track and field.[2] He was chosen to represent Trinidad & Tobago in the 1984 Summer Olympics to compete in Men's 400 metres, and the Men's 4×400 metres Relay.[3]

In 1986, he switched his allegiance to Canada for the 1986 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metres relay. At the 1987 World Championships in Athletics he achieved a Canadian record of 45.62secs in the 400 metres event. He featured in the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the 1991 Pan American Games.[4] In the Francophonie Games he won 3 medals in 400 metres, 4×100 metres relay, and 4×400 metres relay. He retired in 1992 to pursue his education in teaching.

Football career

In 1994, he returned to competitive soccer to play with St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League. The following season, he signed with Toronto Italia.[5] In 1996, he returned to St. Catharines where he won the Umbro Cup and reached the CNSL Championship finals against Toronto Italia but lost the series by a score of 11-0 on goals on aggregate.[6]

In 1997, he signed with the Hamilton White Eagles, but was released midway through the season as the league suspended the organization for the remainder of the season.[7] In 2002, he signed with expansion franchise the Metro Lions of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[8][9] In their debut season the Lions secured a postseason berth by finishing third in the Eastern Conference. In the semi-finals they faced the Ottawa Wizards, but suffered a 1-0 defeat.[10] He returned for a second season with the Lions, and helped the club reach the finals of the Open Canada Cup tournament where they lost the match to London City 4-2 on penalties.[11]

References
  1. "Pages - School Information". www.yrdsb.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. Shamar Brown (2016-12-10), Sit down with Anton Skerritt, retrieved 2017-11-23
  3. "Anton Skerritt". www.sportarchivestt.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  4. "Anton Skerritt". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  5. Glover, Robin. "CNSL July 17th". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  6. Glover, Robin. "October 27, 1996". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  7. Glover, Robin. "June 18th, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  8. "SSRmagazine.com...The most entertaining and colourful soccer magazine on the market". www.caribbeanstars.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  9. "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-11-21. Archived from the original on 2003-11-21. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  10. Glover, Robin. "October 19, 2002 CPSL Ottawa Wizards vs Metro Lions (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  11. Glover, Robin. "September 1, 2003 CPSL London City vs Metro Lions (Open Canada Cup Final) (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
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