Central Okanagan athletes were in top form at the 2015 Okanagan Valley high school track and field championships May 13 in Kamloops.
Here’s a look at the individual gold medal winners from Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country schools.
Senior:
• Leah McWilliam, OKM—girls 100 and 400 metres
• Rhianne McWilliam, OKM—girls 200 metres
• Cassie Laturnas, RSS—girls 800 metres
• Noemi Stroda, OKM—girls shot put and discus
• Taylor Kathier, KCS—girls javelin
• Davis Hughes-Geekie, RSS—boys 400 metres
• Chet Goerzen, KSS—boys 1,500 metres
• Adam Murray, OKM—boys 2,000 steeplechase
• Mackenzie Johnson, Boucherie—boys long jump
• Austin Sandrin, Boucherie—boys javelin
Junior:
• Kyra McNulty, KSS—girls 800 and 1,500 metres
• Rylee Paulson, George Elliot—girls 3,000 and 1,500 steeplechase
• Jacob Bouchier, Mt. Boucherie—boys 1,500 and 3,000
• Cameron Noble, OKM—boys pole vault and triple jump
• Nick Cornell, KSS—boys shot put and discus
• Bryn Walsh, Dr. Knox—girls 200 metres
• Jaya Melnyk, Aberdeen Hall—400 metres
• Kayt Meraw, George Elliot—girls 80 hurdles
• Lauren Maier, KSS—girls 300 hurdles
• Phoebe Price-Roberts, Aberdeen Hall—girls hammer
• Alex Taylor, KSS—boys 100 metres
• Jesse Bennecke, CNB—boys 200 metres
• Owen Harris, OKM—1,500 steeplechase
Grade 8:
• Hailey Wright, Dr. Knox—girls 100 and 200
• Muriel Stroda, OKM—girls high jump and 80 hurdles
• Cara Shaw, OKM—girls triple jump
• Hunter Blucke, Aberdeen—boys 100
• Ricardo Carreron, Dr. Knox—girls 200
The B.C. high school athletics championships are set for June 4 to 6 in Langley.
