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Athletes qualify for Summer Games and High School Provincials
The East Kootenay Track & Field Club (EKTFC) now entering into its third season has just wrapped up a very successful spring with some impressive results.
Athletes from the club traveled to Trail for the West Kootenay Zone 1 BC Summer Games Trials, which were held in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Legion track meet on Saturday, May 3. This year’s event attracted 140 athletes, which was a record attendance in the 13 years that the event has been hosted.
Athletes must have placed first or second in order to qualify. Of the seven athletes who were eligible to earn a spot on the team – five athletes from EKTFC have qualified for the BC Summer Games, which will be held in Nanaimo, July 17-20.
Results for Summer Games Qualifier:
Sarah Andreas – Pentathlon: 2nd place
Justin Marsh – Pentathlon: 1st place
Samara Schiefner – 100m: 1st place; 200m: 1st place; Long Jump: 2nd place
Emma Murtagh – Long Jump: 1st place; 200m: 2nd place; 1200m: 1st place
Jacob Sebben – 300m: 1st place; Javelin Throw: 1st place
Results for athletes ranging from U11 – U18/19 competing from EKTFC:
GIRLS:
Elyssa MacDonald: 60m: 3rd place; 100m: 3rd place; 600m: 2nd place; Long Jump: 3rd place
Sarah Andreas: 100m: 5th place
Emma Murtagh: 800m: 1st place; High Jump: 2nd place
Bryanna Bay: 100m: 1st place; 200m: 2nd place; High Jump: 3rd place; Long Jump: 3rd place
India Sherret: 100m: 1st place; Long Jump: 2nd place; Shot Put: 1st place
Sabrina Martini: 100m: 2nd place; Long Jump: 1st place; Javelin Throw: 2nd place
Sarah Doll: Shot Put: 2nd place; Discus Throw: 1st place; Javelin Throw: 1st place
BOYS:
Jacob Sebben: 800m: 3rd place; High Jump: 3rd place
Adrien Victor: 800m: 6th place; 1200m: 3rd place; High Jump: 4th place
Justin Marsh: Javelin Throw: 4th place
Axel Chore: 100m: 3rd place; 200m: 3rd place; 400m: 2nd place; Long Jump: 2nd place;
Daniel Sebben: 100m: 6th place; Shot Put: 4th place; Discus Throw: 2nd place; Javelin Throw: 2nd place
Noah Beek: 200m: 2nd place; 400m: 1st place; 1500m: 1st place
Lukas Bennetto: Shot Put: 3rd place; Discus Throw: 1st place; Javelin Throw: 3rd place
James O’Kane: Discus Throw: 1st place
Athletes from the club also competed at the East-West Kootenay High School Track Meet on Thursday, May 15, which was held at the College of the Rockies track. This was a qualifier for the BC High School Track and Field Championships, which were held in Langley on May 29-31.
There were 11 schools from the East Kootenay region; 170 athletes who participated in over 440 events.
Sparwood Secondary School won the overall school championship, Parkland Middle School placed third and Mount Baker Secondary placed fifth.
The highest percentage of top three finishers was Mount Baker at 85% with all their athletes working with Coach James O’Kane of the EKTFC.
Mt. Baker with 85% top three finishers was followed by Prince Charles Secondary with 78% and Parkland with 75%. Mount Baker swept the senior 100 and 400 m relays to a small but loud home crowd!
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Photos courtesy Jenn Doll
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