Royal City Track athletes shine at Norwesters’ Elementaries Meet despite wet conditions

Posted on May 6, 2014 by royalcitytrack2

Through the rainy weekend, 12 Royal City Track athletes competed with many shining performances in the Norwesters’ Elementaries Meet.

Participating in competitions at the meet were Jeremy Belcher, Emma Celle, Michelle Dadson, Emma Dolman, Sabine Girt, Shea Janke, Ryan Jensen, Max Jones, Milena Kalisch, Lauryn Savela, Amanda Scott and Annette Scott. A total of 14 Medals and 24 top 8 performances were accomplished.

In the 13 year-old category, Max Jones took silver in 80m hurdles and a pair of bronze medals for long jump and high jump, while Ryan Jensen won gold for his 80m hurdles, with 4th place in high jump and 6th in long jump. Jeremy Belcher took silver in long jump, 5th place in the 200m and 6th in the 300m. In the mid-distance runs, Shea Janke took silver for both the 800m and the 1200m in the boys’ category and Amanda Scott also took silver for her 800m and 1200m runs in the girls’ category.

For 12 year-old girls, Lauryn Savela took bronze in javelin, while Michelle Dadson accomplished top 8 performances in both shot put and discus and placed 9th in 80m hurdles. Sabine Girt took 5th place for both the 800m and 1200m. Emma Celle and Emma Dolman placed 17th and 24th respectively in 100m and Celle also took 13th and 11th for high jump and shot put.

In the 11 year-old girls’ category, Annette Scott placed 6th in the 600m and Milena Kalisch took gold for her performances in 1000m and discus, silver for 600m, bronze for shot put and 5th in the 200m sprint.

Congratulations to all 12 athletes for accomplishing personal bests and winning performances.

Royal City Track athletes compete for spots at BC Summer Games Zone 4 trials

Posted on May 6, 2014 by royalcitytrack2

Royal City Track and Field Club athletes in the 14/15 year-old age category competed against about 50 other athletes in their zone May 3 at the Clement Track at Minoru Park, Richmond to qualify for a position to participate in the 2014 BC Summer Games to take place July 17-20 in Nanaimo, BC. Zone 4 trials include athletes residing in Richmond, Delta, Burnaby and New Westminster.

The Royal City Track and Field Club’s 2014 BC Summer Games Zone 4 trials team included: Prachi Brahmbhatt, Brianna Bates, Emmanuel Dadson, Grace Fetherstonhaugh, Jessica Klein, Devin Strome, Lauren Vanee and Tomas Ward.

Royal City Track and Field Club athlete highlights include: 6th in 100m and 7th in 200m sprints for Prachi Brahmbhatt, 4th in 300m, 5th in 200m and 7th in 100m sprints for Emmanuel Dadson, gold in high jump and bronze in long jump for Devin Strome, bronze in javelin for Brianna Bates, silver in long jump for Jessica Klein, silver in javelin and bronze in 200m hurdles for Lauren Vanee, bronze in shot put for Tomas Ward. As the sole competitor in both the 1200m and 2000m Grace Fetherstonhaugh still ran but only against the clock and so took gold in both to fulfill trial requirements and be considered for selection to the zone team.

Based on results from the trials meet, just 24 athletes total will be selected to compete for Zone 4 at the 2014 BC Summer Games to happen in July.