The Burnaby Central Wildcats combined to clean up at the senior division, just as the Burnaby Mountain Lions demonstrated their strength at the junior group at last week’s Burnaby-New West district track and field championships, held at Burnaby Central and Swangard Stadium.
The Wildcats’ Daniel Yu was a two-event champion, topping the senior boys’ 400-metre and 400m hurdles in convincing fashion. He crossed the 400 finish line in 52.93 seconds, and won the hurdles race in 1:03.74. Teammate Alessio Marengon also picked up a pair of wins, topping the triple jump (11.97m) and hammer throw (26.95), and adding silver in long jump to his haul.
Collecting wins in both the 800- and 1500m races was Burnaby South’s Ephrem Belaineh. He edged Central’s Charles Yu with a time of 2:02.91 in the former, and was a mere 2.7 seconds ahead of Alex Romero of Burnaby Mountain in the latter.
Burnaby North’s Kaito McKelvie picked up twin gold as well, clearing the longest distance in both the high (1.65m) and long jumps (6.23m), while finishing third in the triple jump.
On the senior girls side, the Wildcats’ Sylvia Ly was part of the three-medal club, picking up the 100m title with a time of 13.82. She also grabbed a pair of silvers, finishing second in the 200- and 400m races.
Bailey Booth of Byrne Creek secured three medals, winning the long jump with a leap of 4.43m, silver in the 100m dash, and bronze in the 200m.
From the junior division, Mountain’s Kosta Adzic topped a trio of events, winning the 800, 1500 and 3000m races, as did Lucas Herold of South, in the hammer, shotput and discus field events.
Here are more results, by school: GIRLS, Gr. 8 – Alpha – Lillian Brichon, 2nd 100; Shannon Curley, 3rd 800. Central – Genevieve Arias, 1st dis, jav, 3rd S/P; Dominique Diaz, 3rd HJ; Kaitlyn Heslop, 2nd 3000; Emi Marsden, 2nd 400; Mtn – Calista Berg, 3rd 400; Jasmine Derkson, 1st LJ, 2nd 200H; Lindsay Hofman, 1st 200H, 2nd 200; Inaari Khimani, 2nd HJ, LJ; North – Gina Bolognese, 3rd 200, 1500, 3000; Kiera Cheng, 1st s/p, 2nd 800; Sophia Condilenios, 1st 200, 400; Cynthia Wai, 3rd LJ. Junior – Alpha – Kelsey Kanyamuna, 3rd 400, LJ; Hannah Sidhu, 1st 1500rw; Central – Isabella Alvarado, 1st dis, HJ; Simran Aujla, 1st H/T, 3rd jav; Christina Heslop, 1st 1500, 3000, 2nd 1500stp; Kaitlyn Heslop, 3rd 1500stp; Phoebe Lao, 2nd 80H, 3rd 300H; Maddie Lau, 3rd 1500rw; Kate O’Shea, 3rd 80H; Alysha Sidhu, 2nd dis; Mtn – Isabella Brunoro, 1st 1500 stp; Stephanie Lim, 1st 800, 2nd 300H, 3rd S/P; Renna Rumbaua, 3rd dis; Vivian Truong, 2nd S/P; Sophia Vivero, 1st LJ, 2nd jav, 3rd TJ; Hannah
Vorell, 1st 400; Clare Vu, 2nd 800. South – Taya Batiste, 1st 100, 200; Katelyn Malmquist, 2nd 200, 400; Julia Noteboom, 3rd 800. Senior – Alpha – Rai-Ann Leung, 1st jav, 3rd S/P; Lauren Sidhu, 3rd 100, 400; Central – Tia Ly, 2nd LJ; Nuzhat Rahman, 2nd 1500rw; Ashlynne Stairs, 2nd 1500, 3000, 3rd jav; North – Italia Paris, 2nd S/P; Mtn – Samiksha Chand, 2nd jav, 3rd LJ; Nicole Liang, 1st 800, 3rd 3000; Elyse Willan, 1st 1500rw, 3rd 1500; South – Le Yi Deng, 1st TJ.
BOYS, Gr. 8 – Byrne – Mason Kamboh, 2nd jav; Gabriel Lacerda, 3rd 200, 400; Central – Quinn O’Shea, 1st 3000, TJ, 3rd 1500; Mtn – Haziq Daredia, 1st jav; Brandon Hsu, 1st 100, 200, 400; Kiran Wanniarachi, 1st HJ, 2nd 100, 200; Elvin Zukic, 3rd S/P. North – Eugene Fei, 3rd LJ; Daniel Hong, 3rd 800; Trevor Mak, 2nd dis, S/P; South – Niklas Iwan, 1st 800, 1500, 2nd 400, 1500rc.
Junior – Alpha – Henry Ruckman-Utting, 2nd 1500, 1500stp, 3rd 800. Central – Ryan Goudron, 1st 1500stp; Gerald Natavio, 2nd LJ; Parsa Ranjibar, 1st LJ, 3rd 200; Sebastian Saymunski, 1st 200, 400, 2nd jav. Mosc – Holden Clarke, 1st TJ, 3rd LJ; Sheldon Dacon, 2nd 200, 3rd 100. Mtn – Tse Chunhei, 1st HJ, 2nd TJ; Nikhil Hirani, 1st 1500rw; Brayden Kayode, 1st 100, 3rd jav; Hakseung, Lee, 3rd HJ; Brian Oyan, 2nd 3000; Anthony Perera, 3rd 3000; Hayden Smith, 2nd HJ; Jacob Spartano, 2nd dis, 3rd S/P; Oza Tarigan, 1st S/P, 2nd 100. North – Miguel Arteaga-Cole, 2nd S/P; Alex Shen, 3rd 1500. South – Mohammed Abdul Jabbar, 3rd dis; Zachary Bullock, 1st dis; Youney Terefe, 3rd 400.
Senior – Alpha – Constantine Georgas, 1st 200, 2nd 100; Central – Michael Arias, 2nd jav, S/P; Brandon Chiang, 2nd 400H; Sean Lee, 2nd 200, 3rd HJ; David Ligocki, 3rd 400; Kyle Tiegen, 3rd S/P; Gavin Theys, 2nd 2000stp; Brent Wu, 1500rw; Charles Yu, 2nd 400, 800; Eric Zhang, 2nd HJ. Mtn – David Kim, 3rd 100, 200; Thomas Luong, 1st jav; Ryan Roberts, 3rd 2000stp, 3000; Alex Romero, 1st 3000, 2nd 1500. South – Ryan Holloway, 1st dis, 2nd H/T; Shea Janke, 1st 2000stp, 2nd 3000, 3rd 1500; Diego Medrano, 1st 110H.
