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Royal City Track and Field Club Cross Country Team braved the rain and muddy conditions at this year’s Pinetree Classic, showing strength and determination in their performances.

Well done Christina and Grace Hodges, Noah Duke, Kate, Emily and Elizabeth Bowles, Monika Arcadi, Ella and Grace Fetherstonhaugh, Emma Dolman, Shea Janke, Gavin Fan and Emily Chilton.

Highlights included:

• 7th place for Noah Duke in the 9 year old boys’ agegroup
• 3rd place for Emily Bowles and 4th place for Monika Arcadi for 11 year old girls
• 3rd place for Elizabeth Bowles, 4th place for Ella Fetherstonhaugh and 7th place for Emma Dolman for 13 year old girls
• 3rd place for Shea Janke and 4th place for Gavin Fan for 14 year old boys
• 1st place for Grace Fetherstonhaugh for 15 year old girls
• 3rd place for Emily Chilton for 16 year old girls

For full results and times for categories see link below:

http://phoenixrunningclub.com/pinetree-classic/2015-results

practicing race starts-uphill

Beautiful weather (so far :))and lots of hard work!

Post cross country workout comment (with a smile on her face though): “I learned what it felt like to die,” said Emma D (of a recent workout with Coach Sean). Was it the hill? You’ll have to ask her.

Looks like it’s fun too tho!

the “we eat hills for breakfast” look

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Six Royal City Track and Field Club athletes turned out to compete at the 2015 Vancouver Spirit Run at Jericho Beach on Sunday, September 13th–sunny but blustery beautiful fall day!

Congratulations to Noah Duke, Emily Bowles, Emma Dolman, Elizabeth Bowles, Shea Janke and Grace Fetherstonhaugh for their strong performances!

Trackie results (although agegroups and boys/girls haven’t been separated out) in link below:

http://vancouverspiritrun.com/results/

RCTFC athletes Brianna Bates, 15, and Jenevieve Patry-Smith, 14, travelled to Legion, Nationals in Quebec this summer to compete against a field of fierce competition in the throws events.

Bates competed in javelin while Patry-Smith competed in javelin, discus, shot put and hammer.

Patry-Smith placed in the top 10 in four separate u-16 events. She finished just off the podium in the girls’ discus, placing fourth with a throw of 33.60m – less than half a metre shy of third-place Emma Bauer of Lethbridge, Alta. The New West field athlete was in fifth place in both javelin and hammer throw. She threw the spear 37.19m and the three-kilogram hammer 35.47m. She also placed ninth in the shot put.

Congratulations to both Brianna and Jenevieve for being the sole representatives of Royal City Track and Field Club at Legions this year.

All RCTFC competitive athletes who trained and competed during 2105 as members of Royal City Track and Field Club are invited to participate in the Cross Country Running Program at no extra cost.

The first practice is Wednesday, September 2, 2015.

Who is it for?

• RCTFC Competitive athletes aged 9 and up

When/Where?

For ages 9 and up:

• Cariboo Park, Burnaby
• Mondays and Wednesdays from 530-645pm

Additional practice for ages 13 (2002) and older ONLY!:

• Thursday practice at Cariboo Secondary school gravel track from 6-7:15pm.

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Congratulations to all Royal City Track and Field Club Junior Development athletes who persevered through sweltering conditions at the JD Championships in Kamloops to win medals, ribbons, top 8 and personal best performances.

Top 8 Highlights from the meet included:

9 year olds:

• trio of medals for Noah Brolin with Gold in shot put and Bronze in 60m and 100m
• Bronze in 60m hurdles, 4th in 60m, 600m and high jump, 5th in long jump, 6th in shot put and 100m for Marcus Savela!

11 year olds:

• Gold in 600m and Silver in 1000m for Emily Bowles
• 4th in 600m, 5th in 1000m and 8th in high jump and javelin for Monika Arcadi
• 6th place in long jump for Paige Deedman out of a whopping 26 competitors
• 8th place in 800m for Kate Bowles

13 year olds:

• Silver in javelin and 4th in pole vault for Lauryn Savela
• 5th in 800m and 6th in 1200m for Elizabeth Bowles
• 7th in 800m and 8th in 1200m for Emma Dolman
• 8th in high jump and javelin for Emma Celle
• 7th in 300m for Lauren Sidhu
• Silver medal performance for the 1200m Sprint Relay Team for the 13 year old girls!

Congratulations to all Royal City athletes who accomplished personal best performances at the meet! That is a great way to end the season!

Special mention to Kate Bowles and Monika Arcadi who paired with 2 Prince George athletes for the relay to win Bronze, also to Katherine Martin and Marcus Savela for their personal best performances in high jump (Marcus also in 60m hurdles that accomplished his bronze medal) and finally to Emma Dolman for her personal best performances in both 80 and 200m hurdles!

Big thank you to all the Royal City Track and Field Club coaches for their time and dedication over the weekend coaching these great kids in their events!

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Congratulations to 11 year old Cameron Dewith who won the Bronze medal at the JD Pentathlon Championships in Chilliwack July 10-11, and also to the other 10 Royal City Track and Field Club JD athletes who showed strength and determination in their competition over the weekend!

Dewith scored a total of 1895 points for his Bronze medal win which included a first in the 60m hurdles, 2nd place in high jump and long jump and 6th in his 600m run.

In the 10 year old category, Nicole Blatherwick competed to a total of 813 points during the pent competition which included 5th for 60m hurdles and 8th for shot put and 600m.

For 11 year olds, Monika Arcadi took 8th place overall with points totaling 1528–she won 5th in 600m and 4th in high jump; Emily Bowles accomplished 1349 points which included a highlight of 1st place in the 600m and 2nd place in her long jump section; Kate Bowles tallied up 852 points with 5th in her section of 60m hurdles and 7th in the 600m run; Charlotte Taylor scored 964 points total; Kaitlyn Biedka won 403 points; and Paige Deedman accomplished 1317 points for a 4th in her section of 60m hurdles and 3rd in long jump for her flight.

In the eldest category at the meet, 13 year old Elizabeth Bowles won 8th place overall with 1815 points, which included a 3rd place finish in the 800m; Emma Celle tallied up 1776 points (10th place overall) with a strong 5th place finish in long jump (jumped 3.92m) and 8th in the 800m run; and Emma Dolman scored 1706 points (12th place overall) for her 5th place 800m run and 7th in high jump.

Well done everyone and congratulations to everyone for personal best performances accomplished at this demanding multi-event meet!

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At the BC Athletics Jamboree in Nanaimo where athletes aged 14 and older compete against athletes from all over the province, 11 of Royal City Track and Field Club athletes represented the club at this provincial meet winning a total of 8 medals, including Grace Fetherstonhaugh’s Gold medal win in the 2000m!

Congratulations to Lauren Vanee, Prachi Braambhatt, Emily Chilton, Grace Fetherstonhaugh, Taylor Morrison, Brianna Bates, Jenevieve Patry-Smith, Jack Foster, Finnley Cookson, Max Jones and Jeremy Belcher for their performances on the track and in the field events over the weekend which included numerous personal bests, top 8 finishes and medal wins.

Highlights included: pbs noted!

On the Track:

• Grace Fetherstonhaugh won Gold in the 2000m (pb-6:35:75) and Bronze in the 1200m (pb-3:38:44)
• Emily Chilton won 4th in the 800m (pb-2:19:99) and 10th in the 400m
• Taylor Morrison won Bronze in the 1500m racewalk
• Finnley Cookson won 9th in the 800m (pb-2:12:81) and 10th in the 1200m
• Max Jones won 5th in 200m hurdles (pb-31:72) and 7th in 100m hurdles
• Jeremy Belcher won 6th in 200m hurdles (32:23)

Field Events:

• Lauren Vanee won Bronze in javelin
• Finnley Cookson won Bronze in pole vault (pb-2.30m)
• Max Jones won 4th in pole vault (pb-2.30m)
• Jenevieve Patry-Smith won Silver in discus and javelin, 5th in shot put (pb-10.95m) and 7th in hammer
• Brianna Bates won 4th in javelin and 5th in pole vault
• Jack Foster won Bronze in Triple Jump (pb-11.55m), 5th in high jump, 6th in shot put and 8th in long jump

A huge thank you to all the coaches for your time, dedication and commitment to the athletes! It was a great weekend with excellent performances and lots of fun! We look forward to next season!

RCTFC athlete Devin Strome (far right) wins the Bronze Medal at Midget Pentathlon Provincial Championships

On July 4-5 alongside the Trevor Craven meet, two Royal City Track and Field Club athletes pushed through a day of events including shot put, high jump, hurdles, a middle distance run and long jump to compete against stiff competition for wins in the Midget Pentathlon Provincial Championships.

Congratulations to Royal City Track and Field Club’s Devin Strome who took the bronze medal for the midget girls competition and to teammate Jack Foster who took 4th place in the midget boys’ category!

Highlights within the multi event competition included: Strome’s personal best performances in high jump (1.57m), shot put (9.45) and long jump (4.62) and Foster’s performances in 100m hurdles (2nd place with 16.31), shot put (2nd place with a throw of 10.78m) and long jump (5.27).

Katherine Martin competes in javelin

Royal City Track and Field Club athletes medaled well at the recent Trevor Craven meet, hosted by the Norwesters at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby July 4-5.

Overall, 22 athletes turned out to compete from RCTFC: 32 medals were won and more than 50 top 8 performances were accomplished at the meet.

Top 8 Highlights included:

In the 16-17 year olds: Lauren Vanee won gold in javelin and bronze in 400m hurdles and Emily Chilton won gold in the 800m!

For 14-15 year olds: Grace Fetherstonhaugh won gold in the 1500m steeplechase and silver in the 1200m; Jenevieve Patry-Smith won gold in javelin, silver in shot put and bronze in hammer throw; Brianna Bates won silver in javelin; Emma Stewart-Barnett won 7th in long jump; Finnley Cookson won gold in the 2000m, silver in pole vault and 8th in 300m; Shea Janke won silver in 2000m and bronze in 1200m; Gavin Fan won 4th in 1200m and 5th in 800m and Max Jones won gold in pole vault, 4th in 200m hurdles and 6th in long jump.

In the 13 year old category: Lauryn Savela won gold in pole vault and silver in javelin; Sabine Girt won silver in 1200m, bronze in 800m and 6th in 80m hurdles; Emma Dolman won bronze in 1200m and 4th in 800m and 5th in 200m hurdles and Lauren Sidhu won 5th in 300m.

For 12 year olds: Riley Storms took bronze for the 200m, 6th for 800m and 7th for 80m hurdles and Hannah Sidhu won 4th for 300m and 7th for 200m.

For 11 year olds: Katelyn Stewart-Barnett won silver in 1200m and 800m, bronze in high jump and 4th in long jump and javelin and Cameron Dewith won bronze for 1000m, 4th for 60m hurdles and 5th for long jump.

In the 9 and 10 year old categories: Nicole Blatherwich won a pair of bronze medals in shot put and 60m hurdles and gold in javelin; Katherine Martin won silver in high jump and javelin and 5th in long jump; Kenan Burrows won 5th in 600m and 7th in shot put and Markus Savela took silver for 600m and long jump, bronze for 100m and 5th in shot put!