FSJ Family Tae Kwon Do took a small team of 14 members down to Burnaby for provincial competition, and brought back 23 medals.
It was the B.C. International Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF) Provincial Championships, with around 250 competitors from across the province, and the Fort St. James team placed third overall.
Head Instructor Vera Poole said she was very impressed with her club, and felt their performance at the provincial competition made the ITF world take notice of their small club.
Due to small numbers in some belt categories, some of those who medalled were even competing against higher-ranked athletes.
Poole called Chad Lantz’s performance “quite spectacular” as Lantz brought home gold in sparring and bronze in patterns competing as a red belt, while Lantz is a blue belt.
Poole herself won gold in the super senior women’s black belt category.
Other results:
Tom Robertson
Bronze in sparring, sliver in patterns
Anita Prince
Bronze in sparring and patterns
Winnie Sam
Bronze in patterns and sparring
Gretchen Vogelsang
Bronze in patterns and sparring
Quinn Perrino
Bronze in sparring
Taylor Beauchemin
Bronze in patterns
Lexi Joinson
Bronze in sparring
Cheyenne Vanderighe
Silver in patterns and bronze in sparring
Clair Sam
Bronze in patterns and Silver in sparring
Ursan Kitchen
Silver in sparring and bronze in patterns
Daniel Lantz
Gold in sparring and
silver in patterns
Drew Lantz
Bronze in sparring
