The Walnut Grove Gators track and field program delivered a pair of first-place finishes and a third-place finish at the Upper Fraser Valley track and field championships.
The meet was held on April 30 and May 1 at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium.
Walnut Grove’s track team won both the junior title and senior title, while the Grade 8 squad was third.
They were also the top overall school (junior and senior combined) with 511.5 points and Walnut Grove athletes also delivered six meet records: Trevor Whiton (senior boys 110m hurdles), Katie MacEwen (Grade 8 girls 300m hurdles), Kate May (Grade 8 girls hammer throw and shot put), Lauren Johannesson (Grade 8 girls javelin) and Ravan Johal (junior boys javelin).
The Gators were also the top Langley school in terms of medals as well, finishing with 15 gold, 19 silver and 21 bronze medals.
The Brookswood Bobcats were second among Langley schools with 15 medals, which included three gold, five silver and seven bronze.
Meanwhile, the Langley Fundamental Titans were third in medal count among the local schools with 13 medals, but second in terms of their eight gold medals. The Titans also won four silver and a bronze.
Finishing fourth were the Langley Christian LIghtning with 10 medals: four gold and three apiece of silver and bronze.
The H.D. Stafford Skyhawks had three gold and three silver medals, and the D.W. Poppy Redhawks and Langley Secondary Saints each finished with five medals. Both schools won two gold, two silver and a bronze.
And the R. E. Mountain Eagles (two gold, one silver, one bronze), the Credo Christian Kodiaks (two silver, two bronze) and the Betty Gilbert Raptors (three gold, one silver) all finished with four medals.
Up next are the Fraser Valley championships, which run May 12, 13 and 15 at Coquitlam’s Town Centre Stadium as the athletes work towards qualifying for the B.C. high school track and field championships at Langley’s McLeod Athletic Park on May 29 to May 31.
Here is a complete list of medal winners from the Langley schools:
Track results:
4x100m relay
Grade 8 boys Stafford (gold), Credo (silver)
Junior boys WG (bronze)
Junior girls BSS (gold)
Senior boys WG (silver)
Senior girls WG (gold)
4×400 relay
Junior boys WG (silver)
Senior boys WG (bronze)
100m
Grade 8
Kevin Hughes (HDS) silver, Matt Mass (Credo) bronze
Katelyn Reeves (LFM) gold
Junior
Nathan King (LSS) silver
Megan Shane (WG) bronze
Senior
Daisy McClure (WG) silver
200m
Grade 8
Kevin Hughes (HDS) gold
Katelyn Reeves (LFM) gold
Junior
Nathan King (LSS) silver, Daniel Parlic (REM) bronze
Senior
Ben Marshall (DWP) silver
Daisy McClure (WG) bronze
400m
Grade 8
Jonathan Rees (BG) gold
Kayla Weltzin (BSS) bronze
Junior
Dean Ellenwood (LSS) gold, Will Riley (WG) silver
Brooke Hoolsema (BSS) bronze
Senior
Aiden Kits (LCS) silver
800m
Grade 8
Jonathan Rees (BG) gold, Riley King (HDS) silver
Makenn Dietrich (LFM) gold
Junior
Dean Ellenwood (LSS) gold, Will Riley (WG) bronze
Adrianna Klassen (LFM) silver, Brooke Hoolsema (BSS) bronze
Senior
James Lam (WG) silver, Richard Torres (WG) bronze
Isabella Boccia (WG) gold
1500m
Grade 8
Jonathan Rees (BG) gold, Jordan Schmidt (REM) silver, Braden Young (WG) bronze
Tia Tuininga (LCS) silver, Kayla Weltzin (BSS) bronze
Junior
Joel Harrison (WG) silver
Adrianna Klassen (LFM) gold, Katie MacEwen (WG) bronze
Senior
Nick Colyn (LCS) silver, Richard Torres (WG) bronze
Isabella Boccia (WG) silver, Chelsea Borrowdale (WG) bronze
3000m
Grade 8
Jordan Schmidt (REM) gold
Kayla Weltzin (BSS) gold, Julia Spearn (WG) silver
Junior
Paul Buckingham (WG) gold, Ford McMahan (WG) bronze
Emma Dearden (WG) bronze
Senior
Nick Colyn (LCS) gold
Tyler Dejong (BSS) silver
Chelsea Borrowdale (WG) gold
80m hurdles
Grade 8
Amanda Neidig (BSS) silver
110m hurdles
Junior
Megan Champoux (LFM) gold, Jaclyn Pauley (BSS) silver
Senior
Ben Marshall (DWP) gold, Trevor Whiton (WG) bronze
Emma Smithson (WG) gold
300m hurdles
Junior
Joel Harrison (WG) gold, Nathan Gregory (WG) bronze
Megan Champoux (LFM) gold, Katie MacEwen (WG) silver, Kina Bekar (LCS) bronze
400m hurdles
Open category
Ben Marshall (DWP) gold, Trevor Whiton (WG) silver
Taylor Gillis (WG) bronze
1500 RW
Junior
Alicia Pol (WG) silver, Emma Cairnie (WG) bronze
Senior
Cody Drake (WG) gold, Brandon Southern (WG) bronze
Julianna Matson (WG) gold
2000m steeplechase
Senior
Nick Colyn (LCS) gold, Richard Torres (WG) silver, Tyler Dejong (BSS) bronze
Chelsea Borrowdale (WG) gold
1500m steeplechase
Junior
Paul Buckingham (WG) gold
Emma Dearden (WG) gold
Field results:
Shot put
Grade 8
Jacob Moquin (HDS) gold
Cheye Gustafson (BG) silver
Junior
Tanika Dolfo (LFM) silver, Jaclyn Pavlev (BSS) bronze
Discus
Junior
Louise Forsyth (BSS) silver
Javelin
Grade 8
Lauren Johnannesson (WG) gold, Cally Daws (WG) silver
Junior
Ravan Johan (WG) gold
Jaclyn Pauley (BSS) gold, Andrea Coulbourn (WG) silver
Senior
Hannah Beaton (LFM) gold, Robyn Buckingham (WG) silver, Dallas Tilley (WG) bronze
Long jump
Grade 8
Ethan Foster (DWP) silver
Junior
Joel Harrison (WG) bronze
Kina Beker (LCS) gold, Louise Forsyth (BSS) bronze
Senior
Alex Savage (WG) bronze
Robyn Buckingham (WG) gold, Hannah Beaton (LFM) bronze
Triple jump
Grade 8
Chloe Jan (WG) silver
Junior
Evan Bulthuis (Credo) silver
Kianan Bekor (LCS) gold, Louise Forsyth (BSS) silver, Mira Foster (DWP) bronze
Senior
Devon Stam (Credo) bronze
High jump
Grade 8
Kevin Hughes (HDS) silver
Makenna Dietrich (LFM) gold, Lauren Johannesson (WG) silver
Junior
Megan Champoux (LFM) silver, Jayden Bontkes (LCS) bronze
Senior
Travis Muller (LCS) bronze
Robyn Buckingham (WG) gold, Hannah Rolfe (WG) silver
Hammer throw
Open junior girls
Tanika Dolfo (LFM) silver
Pole vault
Open junior boys
Nathan Gregory (WG) silver, Alex Matson (WG) bronze
Open junior girls
Lauryn Cheung (REM) gold
Open senior
Alth Bekirova (LSS) bronze
