BC Legion Team Collects 12 Medals on Day One of Championships
BURNABY, British Columbia -- The BC Legion did not waste any time in making podium appearances at the 2015 Canadian Legion Youth Track & Field Championships in St. Therese, Quebec. On the first day, the team collected an outstanding 12 medals with 4 gold, 4 silver, and 4 bronze.
TRACK
U16 Girls’ 80m Hurdles
1st – Katarina Vlahovic (Surrey, BC) – 11.62
U18 Men’s 110m Hurdles
2nd – Anastas Eliopoulos (Vancouver, BC) – 14.10
3rd – Ryan Gaiesky (Prince George, BC) – 14.56
U16 Girls’ 1200m
2nd – Madison Heisterman (Nanaimo, BC) – 3:31.46
U18 Women’s 1500m
2nd – Glynis Sim (Salmon Arm, BC) – 4:36.09
U18 Men’s 100m
3rd – Nathan Mah (Burnaby, BC) – 11.02
FIELD
U18 Men’s Pole Vault
1st - Jason Clare (Nanaimo, BC) – 4.50m
U16 Boys’ Triple Jump
1st – Bryce MacKenzie (Mission, BC) – 13.18m
U16 Girls’ Triple Jump
1st – Kristen Schulz (North Vancouver, BC) – 11.41m
U18 Men’s High Jump
2nd – Joel Della Diega (Surrey, BC) – 1.99m
U18 Women’s Pole Vault
3rd – Chloe Alkema (Surrey, BC) – 3.20m
U18 Women’s Discus Throw
3rd – Valerie Wideski (Richmond, BC) – 38.40m
Dolly Gabri (Surrey, BC) competed unattached and earned a silver medal with an impressive throw of 45.29m in the U16 Girls’ Discus Throw.
-BC Athletics