Though she moved to Saskatchewan only nine months ago, Erica Schryer is already showing a ton of Prairie grit.
Schryer has trained out of CrossFit 306 with co-owner and coach Jason Cain since January, who first identified the Ontario teen in 2022 as a potential elite weightlifter at the Atlas Games in Montreal.
“There were six podium spots available,” said Cain. “Gold, silver, bronze for both the men’s and women’s [divisions]. Our gym out of all of Canada picked up 50 per cent of those spots, but there was one girl that beat us all and her name was Erica Schryer.”
Schryer was convinced to move to Saskatoon from her native Ontario to continue her training out west.
However, she had to endure not only a move to a new home but an elbow injury which halted her training for close to a year.
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That determination finally paid off in June at the 2024 Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championship where the 19-year-old set numerous provincial records …