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Track and field club goes big at Trail meet

The East Kootenay Track and Field Club had eight athletes bring back 30 ribbons from the meet
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Athletes from the East Kootenay Track and Field Club hit the ground running in Trail at the West Kootenay Zone Royal Canadian Legion Outdoor Track Meet.

On May 4 eight athletes from the local club took part in the event that saw them bring back 30 ribbons and three new meet records.

  • Cole Renzie, 8: third in 60m hurdles, 60m dash, 100m dash, high jump and long jump.
  • Alaina Hadford, 9: first in the high jump; second in 60m hurdles and 100m dash.
  • Kara Renzie, 10: second in 60m dash, 100m dash and 600m run.
  • Ashton Jolin, 10: first in the high jump, 100m dash, long jump and shot put.
  • Ludovica Hadford, 11: fourth in the long jump; second in high jump and 80m hurdles.
  • Kieran Shankowsky, 12: first in the high jump (new meet record), 80m hurdles, long jump, 100m dash and 300m dash.
  • Emma Murtagh, 19: first in the long jump (new meet record), 100m dash, 200m dash and javelin.
  • Jim Johnson, 68: first in 1,500m run, javelin and discus (new meet record).

There were 103 athletes who took part in the event and enjoyed the weather.

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