VANCOUVER, BC – Who’s the fastest Whitecaps FC player? How about the fittest?
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Well, kind of.
The ‘Caps underwent their annual preseason fitness tests earlier this week – a number of players didn’t test for various reasons listed at the bottom of this page. But if you’re wondering who stood out among those that did, here are the top five finishers from each category.
ENDURANCE (YO-YO INTERMITTENT TEST)
1. Sam Adekugbe
2. Marco Bustos
3. Kianz Froese
4. Jackson Farmer*
5. Christian Dean
10-METRE SPRINT
1. Deklan Wynne
2. Erik Hurtado
3. Brett Levis
4. Jordan Smith
5. Deybi Flores
20-METRE SPRINT
1. Jordan Smith
2. Deklan Wynne
3. Erik Hurtado
4. Brett Levis
5. Deybi Flores
30-METRE SPRINT
1. Deklan Wynne
2. Erik Hurtado
T3. Jordan Smith
T3. Brett Levis
5. Deybi Flores
COUNTER MOVEMENT JUMP (START FROM UPRIGHT STANDING POSITION)
1. Jordan Smith
2. Erik Hurtado
3. Jackson Farmer
4. Tim Parker
5. Giuliano Frano
*WFC2 player
NOTES:
- Fraser Aird (will join team in Tucson), Christian Bolanos (will join team in Tucson), Kekuta Manneh (ankle), Darren Mattocks (arrived the following day), Tim Parker (international duty), and Russell Teibert (ankle) did not test
- Parker’s counter movement jump results were obtained from U.S. men’s national team camp
- Sam Adekugbe, Marco Bustos, and Kianz Froese only did the Yo-Yo test before leaving to join the Canadian national team
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