Congratulations to the 38 RCTFC athletes who competed at the 2019 BC Athletics JD Track & Field Championships in Surrey July 19-21.

The athletes took home a total of 22 medals and in addition to the medals, there were also 40 top 8 performances.  All athletes should be very proud of their performances and the many PB’s they set over the course of the weekend.  Great job everyone!

Top 8 & Medal performances included:

9 Year Old Category

• Emily Forsythe won Silver in 1000m, Bronze in high jump and 4^th in shot put
• Lorenzo Loconte won Bronze in 1000m, 4^th in 600m and 7^th in long jump
• Ludmila Afanaseva won Silver in long jump, 5^th in 100m and 7^th in 60mH
• Avani Kaila won 7^th in 60m and 6^th in shot put
• Aashni Patel won 7^th in 600m and 8^th in 60m

10 Year Old Category

• Desmond Schiebler won Gold in 1000m, Bronze in 100m, Bronze in 600m and 4^th in long jump
• Mia Gracia won Silver in 1000m, Bronze in 600m
• Benjamin Mackinnon won Silver in shot put, 4^th in 60mH, 4^th in discus and 7^th in  high jump
• Raaweya Maghera won 4^th in shot put
• Oliver Pope won 5^th in 1000m
• Amara Chiang won 5^th in shot put
• Elizabeth Blatherwick won 5^th in javelin
• Hope Blatherwick won 6^th in javelin and 7^th in long jump
• Fin Moreland won 7^th in 1000m

11 Year Old Category

• Talia Phangura won Gold in discus and Gold in shot put (tied for the provincial record!)
• Ava Forsythe won Silver in 1000m and Bronze in 600m
• Marek Laga won Silver in 200m, 4^th in 100m, 6^{t h}in 60m and 8^th in long jump
• Maresa Loconte won Bronze in shot put, Bronze in javelin and 7^th in 600m
• Jackson Schiebler won Bronze in 600m, Bronze in 1000m
• Nathan Vorell won 4^th in 1000m and 6^th in 600m
• Abby Brolin won 4^th in shot put
• Keila Dixon won 6^th in javelin

12 Year Old Category

• Ellie Yong won Gold in 200mH, 4^th in 200m and 4^th in long jump
• Ben Rohu won 6^th in 100m and 6^th in 80mH
• Julian Lauritzen won 6^th in 1200m
• Patrick Dwan won 7^th in 800m and 7^th in 80mH

13 Year Old Category

• Nathalie Flood won Silver in pole vault
• Indira Chiang won Bronze in pole vault and 5^{t h}in shot put
• Mballany Kambidi won 4^th in 100 and 5^th in 200m
• Lishan Melles-Hewitt won 7^th in 800m and 8^th in 80mH

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Congratulations as well to the 13 year old girls on their Gold medal win in the 4x 1200m sprint medley relay and Silver medal win in 4x 100m.

Many thanks to the all the coaches for their guidance and support throughout the season!

Full results can be found at the below link:

http://results.tfmeetpro.com/Ocean_Athletics/2019_BC_JD_Championships/