Langley’s Jouen Chang won the junior girls title at the BC Championships at Clearbrook Park in Abbotsford Saturday afternoon (Oct. 27).
With her win, the Trinity Western runner will now have a chance to represent BC at the Canadian Championships Nov. 24.
Chang finished the six kilometre circuit in 20:26 to top the field, while teammate Kayla Weltzin. also from Langley, was sixth in the junior race, finishing in 24:16.
“I think we had some positive results today,” said TWU assistant coach, cross country and middle distance, David Jackson.
“It was great to see Jouen win the junior girls championship. I think everyone is looking forward to this next two weeks to ease off and get ready for the U SPORTS championships.”
Amongst the Spartans senior women’s runners, Jennifer Shannon was TWU’s top finisher in 28:17 over eight kilometres. Joanna Williams was only 11 seconds behind Shannon, crossing in 28:28 for a 26th-place finish.
On the men’s side, another Langley runner, Nick Colyn,was fourth overall in a strong field that featured Olympian Luc Bruchet, finishing the eight kilometre race in 22:39. Teammate Caleb de Jong was seventh overall in 22:42, while James Lam from Langley was 10th in 23:08 and Tyler de Jong from Langley was 13th in 23:12.
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Spartans Results at the BC Championships
MEN
8K
4th – Nick Colyn – 22:39
7th – Caleb de Jong – 22:42
10th – James Lam – 23:08
13th – Tyler de Jong – 23:12
70th – Nathanael Fehringer – 26:55
72nd – Aidan Kits – 26:57
WOMEN
8K
23rd – Jennifer Shannon – 28:17
26th – Joanna Williams – 28:28
31st – Christina Sevsek – 29:11
37th – Julie Sevsek – 30:13
6K
(Junior)
1st – Jouen Chang – 20:26
6th – Kayla Weltzin – 24:16
Next up: The Spartans will prepare for the U SPORTS Championships Nov. 10 in Kingston, Ont.
