Young city athletes thrived close to home at the Richmond Kajaks’ 51st annual B.C. Elementary Track and Field Championships last weekend at Minoru Park.
The three-day meet attracted boys girls from throughout the province to test their ability in a variety of events, ranging from nine-to-13-years-old. Here is a rundown of the top 10 finishers from the Kajaks or Richmond public schools:
60 Metres
9-year-old Boys: 7. Tyler Lo (Dixon).
10-year-old Girls: 4. Theodora Popova (Gilmore).
11-year-old Boys: 5. Matthew Higashitani (Kajaks) 7. Bryan Wai (Kajaks).
100 Metres
10-year-old Boys: 8. Gavin McKay (General Currie) 9. Colin Nishi (Homma).
10-year-old Girls: 6. Theodora Popova (Gilmore) 8. Soleil Kugelman Barcelon (Dixon). 9. Miele Teiffel (Dixon).
11-year-old Boys: 3. Ryan Nickerson (Kajaks) 6. Bryan Wai (Kajaks).
12-year-old Boys: 7. Kaleb Insley (Dixon).
12-year-old Girls: 3. Kassandra Olson (Kajaks) 7. Ella Lim-Metz.
13-year-old Boys: 5. Quinn Teiffel (Dixon).
200 Metres
11-year-old Boys: 9. Koji Okuyama (Dixon).
12-year-old Boys: 8. Kaleb Insley (Dixon). 10. Kaden Ng (Dixon).
12-year-old Girls: 7. Mya Bernett (Kajaks) 8. Betsy Ye (Kajaks).
13-year-old Boys: 5. Quinn Teiffel (Dixon).
13-year-old Girls: 6. Avery Froh (Dixon) 7. Renzey Rozman (Westwind) 8. Sarah Carkner (Dixon).
300 Metres
13-year-old Boys: 4. Quinn Teiffel (Dixon). 6. Zachary Kennedy (Kajaks).
13-year-old Girls: 4. Renzey Rozman (Westwind).
600 Metres
9-year-old Boys: 4. Matthew Ray (Dixon). 8. Ethan Reid (Gilmore) 9. Matias Raffia (Gilmore).
9-year-old Girls: 3. Hayley Buckley (Homma).
10-year-old Boys: 6. Gavin McKay (General Currie).
11-year-old Boys: 8. Peyton Balback (Gilmore).
11-year-old Girls: 3. Sophia Raffai (Gilmore) 4. Ashley Pang (Dixon).
12-year-old Boys: 9. Kaden Ng (Dixon) 10. Jack Wallace (Dixon).
13-year-old Boys: 5. Zachary Kennedy (Kajaks) 9. Skye Lin (Kajaks).
1000 Metres
9-year-old Boys: 7. Daniel Twyford (Ferris).
9-year-old Girls: 9. Claire Chesters (Dixon).
10-year-old Boys: 5. Gavin McKay (General Currie).
10-year-old Girls: 5. Katherine Kennedy (Kajaks).
11-year-old Boys: 3. Tre Graff (Kajaks) 6. Peyton Balback (Gilmore).
11-year-old Girls: 3. Ashley Pang (Dixon).
1200 Metres
12-year-old Boys: 4. Jack Wallace (Dixon).
12-year-old Girls: 6. Chloe Ray (Dixon) 8. Noa Smerdon (Gilmore).
13-year-old Boys: 5. Zachary Kennedy (Kajaks). 7. Lucas McKay (General Currie). 10. Skye Lin (Kajaks).
2000 Metres
13-year-old boys: 3. Zachary Kennedy (Kajaks). 8. Skye Lin (Kajaks).
60 Metre Hurdles
9-year-old Boys: 8. Matthew Ray (Dixon).
9-year-old Girls: 7. Isla McMillan (Dixon 9. Amber Yick (Dixon).
10-year-old Girls: 3. Miele Teiffel (Dixon). 8. Kathrine Kennedy (Kajaks) 9. Nicole Pacheco (Dixon).
11-year-old Boys: 7. Jack Bello (Dixon).
12-Year-old Boys: 9. Bodhi Chan (Westwind).
13-year-old Boys: 4. Ben Ruus (Dixon).
80 Metre Hurdles
12-year-old Girls: 3.Charlotte Bosma (Kajaks) 8. Kassandra Olson (Kajaks).
13-year-old Girls: 9. Brenna Hagel (Dixon).
High Jump
9-year-old Boys: 1. Matthew Ray (Dixon) 2. Tyler Ly (Dixon).
10-year-old Boys: 2. Kiran Nadkarni (McKinney).
10-year-old Girls: 2. Miele Teiffel (Dixon) 8. Nicole Pacheco (Dixon).
11-year-old Boys: 3. Bryan Wai (Kajaks).
12-year-old Girls: Charlotte Bosma (Kajaks) 4. Kassandra Olson (Kajaks) 8. Diba Entezami (Gilmore).
13-year-old Boys: 8. Jordi Mursalim (Gilmore).
13-year-old Girls: 4. Brenna Hagel (Dixon).
Long Jump
9-year-old Boys: 3.Tyler Lu (Dixon). 8. Matias Raffia (Gilmore).
10-year-old Boys: 4. Colin Nishi (Homma) 8. Connor Nagata (Dixon) 9. Nathan Kong (Dixon).
10-year-old Girls: Miele Teiffel (Dixon).
11-year-old Boys: 4. Declan Froh (Dixon).
12-year-old Boys: 2. Bodhi Chan (Westwind).
12-year-old Girls: 1. Charlotte Bosma (Kajaks) 5. Besty Ye (Kajaks) 10. Ella Lim-Metz (Kajaks).
13-year-old Boys: 6. Quinn Teiffel (Dixon).
13-year-old Girls: 7. Renzey Rozman (Westwind).
Shot Put
10-year-old Boys: 6. Benny Rustia (Gilmore).
11-year-old Boys: 5. Ryan Caron (Gilmore).
11-year-old Girls: Klaire Grayson (Gilmore) 7. Sophia Raffai (Gilmore).
12-year-old Boys: 4. Emin Airapetian.
12-year-old Girls: 1. Emelia Lupynis (Kajaks) 4. Kassandra Olson (Kajaks) 5. Hanna Perz-Ishikawa (Gilmore).
Discus
11-Year-old Boys: 1. Ryan Nickerson (Kajaks) 2. Max Massiga (McKinney) 4. Ryan Caron (Gilmore) 5. Aidan Yao (Dixon).
12-year-old Boys: 7. Adrian Garcia (Gilmore) 9. Emin Airapetian (Gilmore).
12-year-old Girls: 1. Emelia Lupynis (Kajaks) 3. Ashley Barstow (Gilmore).
13-year-old Boys: 2. Kieran Foster (Kajaks).
13-year-old Girls: 8. Emi Nishi (Homma).
