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Richmond's Kajaks' kids medal well in Kamloops provincials

There was plenty of blue and orange on the podium across all age groups

Richmond athletes from Kajaks Track and Field Club competed at the provincials in Kamloops last weekend and came home with a haul of medals.

The BC Athletics Provincial Championship Jamboree for ages 16 and up is also selection trials for the BC/Yukon Legion team, with selected athletes competing in the Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field Championships in August at Sherbrooke, QC.

There was plenty of blue and orange on the podium across all age groups, with 22 Kajaks athletes bringing home 32 medals and a plethora of personal-bests.

The full results for Kajaks athletes were:

Logan Duley   U18

100m                            11.05         3rd

200m                            23.04         6th   

Keiran Osborne   Senior

100m                            11.56         9th

200m                            23.06         9th    PB

Long Jump          5.89            7th

Zachary Kennedy   U18

800m                            2:06.20      12th

1500m                          4:22.53      16th  PB

Max Kempin   U20

800m                            2:05.55      14th  PB

1500m                          4:17.35      8th    PB

Jackson Cheung   Senior

110m Hurdles              14.93         1st

Lyle Lo   U18

Long Jump          6.49            2nd   PB

Triple Jump                   13.62         2nd   PB

Eric Chatten   Senior

Long Jump                    6.79            2nd

High Jump           2.14            1st

Noel Vanderzee   Senior

Long Jump          5.70            8th

High Jump           2.11            2nd

Levi Tuura   U18

High Jump           2.00            1st

Angelo Wang   U20

High Jump           1.80            3rd

Kiran Wanniarachchi   U20

High Jump           2.05            1st    PB

Sofia Varma-Vitug   U16

100m                            13.58         7th

200m                            27.74         8th    PB

Long Jump          4.70            3rd

Triple Jump                   10.48         1st

Kaiya Hamada   U18

200m                            28.27         15th

400m                            1:04.99      11th

Javelin throw                28.98         3rd

Lexi Lawson   U18

HIgh jump           1.55            2nd   PB

Chase Longley   U16

Shot Put                        9.68            3rd

Discus throw                38.83         2nd

Hammer    throw         48.99         2nd

Lawrence Man   U16

Hammer throw   54.65         1st

Deven Marrero   U18

Javelin throw                51.14         2nd   PB

Hammer    throw         54.98         2nd

Matthew Uliana   U20

Shot Put                        15.35         1st

Discus throw                44.03         1st

Hammer throw   66.27         1st

Ethan Longley   U20

Shot Put                        12.65         2nd

Discus throw                35.84         2nd

Javelin throw                30.76         2nd

Hammer throw   48.33         5th

Vikram Parahoo   Senior

Shot Put                        10.70         3rd

Ness Murby   Senior

Discus throw                21.84         4th

Aidan Turner   U18

Decathlon           6310          1st

Elise Drake   U18

Hammer Throw 48.55         3rd

Shot Put                        12.07         1st

Discus Throw                30.61         3rd

Chanell Botsis   Senior

Hammer throw   61.63         2nd