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.

FULL RESULTS

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