Kinsey Weir, Royal City’s youth women’s pole vaulter, has started her competitive season strongly. After opening the season with a 2.45m jump at the Dogwood meet in Victoria, Kinsey pushed the bar higher recently at the 2013 Kamloops Centennial meet with a jump of 2.50m and a second place finish.

She also finished third in the triple jump with a jump of 9.46m.

Her father and Royal City pole vault coach, Alex Bouzane, also competed in pole vault in the master’s age category and put in an impressive performance with a jump of 4.10m.