Langley athletes help Fraser Valley win medal race

Local athletes help Fraser Valley capture competition-best 206 medals at B.C. Summer Games

Langley athletes helped the Fraser Valley win the medal race at the recent B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo.

The Games ran from July 17 to 20.

Athletes from Langley, Fort Langley and Aldergrove helped the Fraser Valley win 80 gold, 71 silver and 55 bronze medals, for a total of 206 medals.

That was 24 more than the 182 won by Vancouver Island-Central Coast.

Individual medals:

Gold — Ethan Foster (pentathlon), Michael Savage (100m, 200m, 800m, 400m), Trevor Weltzin (wrestling), Tanner Wick (rowing double elimination, rowing skills competition), Lauryn Cheung (canoe/kayak 500m) and Megan Champoux (80m hurdles, 200m hurdles).

Silver — Hannah Morrison (200m hurdles), Tanika Dolfo (hammer throw), Melissa Semke (100m, 200m, 800m, long jump, 400m), Abigale Calvert (long jump), Layla Robson (equestrian dressage event 2, dressage event 3), Treena Humphrey (equestrian vaulting canter, equestrian vaulting freestyle), Elizabeth Gregory (equestrian vaulting canter), Alexander Matson (rowing time trial, rowing skills competition), Megan Champoux (high jump), and Tejpal Kullar (wrestling)

Bronze — Will Riley (300m); Hannah Morrison (80m hurdles), Paul Buckingham (1500m steeplechase), Abigale Calvert (400m), Layla Robson (equestrian dressage event 1), Sophia Robson (equestrian dressage event 2), Sam Maj (towed water sports trick), Kyle Olsen (towed water sports wakeskate), Manraj Johal (wrestling), Pritpaul Johal (wrestling), Jess Lee (golf), and Hannah Bailey (rowing time trial, rowing double elimination).

Team medals:

Gold — Hannah Morrison (4×100 relay), Treena Humphrey, Katrina Holscher, Layla Robson, Sophia Robson, Ashley Warren, Elizabeth Gregory (equestrian), Ryan Renkers and Ryan Jim (rugby), Cassie Baldo, Morgan Ursel, Kadeja White and Vivianna Johnson (rugby), Tommy Millar, Nathan Demian and Simon Colyn (soccer), Zec Johnson, Reid Marriot, Jordan Goh, Colton Loewen, Parker Heppell, Philip Stahl, Maxwell Heppell and Nathan Teasdale (volleyball), Jayden Bontkes, Olivia Heinen and Morgan Hindy (volleyball), Jess Lee (golf), Jeremy Steele and Caleb Pearson (field lacrosse), Ryan Hayes (canoe/kayak K-1 200m), Natasha Spring, Lauryn Cheung, Kirsten Cheung (canoe/kayak K-1 200m), Ryan Hayes (canoe/kayak K-2 2000m), Lauryn Cheung (canoe/kayak K-2 2000m), Ryan Hayes (canoe/kayak K-4 500m), Natasha Spring, Lauryn Cheung and Kristen Cheung (canoe/kayak K-4 500m), Natasha Spring, Lauryn Cheung and Kristen Cheung (canoe/kayak C-4 500m), Mackenzie Dong (swimming).

Silver — Will Riley (4×400 relay), Ryan Martel, Nathaniel Kozevnikov and Roman Rose (box lacrosse), ejpaul Kullar, Manraj Johal, Pritpaul Johal and Trevor Weltzin (wrestling), Keilan Toews, Braden Warburton, Jordan Keith, Logan Hunter, Brodi Stuart, Gabriel Peralta, Casey Whintors, Ryleigh Anderson, Brayden Erhardt and Corbin Genge (inline hockey), Tanner Wick and Alexander Matson (rowing skill competition), Natasha Spring (canoe/kayak K-2 500m), Kirsten Cheung and Natasha Spring (canoe/kayak K-2 2000m), Kirsten Cheung (canoe/kayak C-2 500m), Natasha Spring, Lauryn Cheung and Kristen Cheung (canoe/kayak K-4 500m),

Bronze — Quinn Jasper (soccer), Alexander Matson (rowing time trial), Tanner Wick and Alexander Matson (rowing double elimination), Kristin Cheung (K-2 500m), Natasha Spring (canoe/kayak OC6 500m), Natasha Spring, Ryan Hayes, Lauren Cheung and Kirsten Cheung (canoe/kayak OC6 2000m).

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