Grace Fetherstonhaugh and Kaitlyn Hanger played key roles in New Westminster Hyacks senior track and field team's rise to third overall in the aggregate tally at last week's zone championships in Burnaby.
The pair combined for five gold medals, putting New West just five points back of Burnaby Central in the overall senior standings. The strong team results also bodes well for Hyacks at next week's provincial championships in Langley.
Fetherstonhaugh, a Grade 12 who has committed to Oregon State on a track and field scholarship, scored gold in the 1500- and 3000-metre distances, as well as the 1500m steeplechase.
Hanger collected top marks in two diverse field competitions: she won the senior women's high jump and finished first in the hammer throw. She also placed fourth in the shotput.
Also picking up gold in the senior division were Grade 11 Nisa Reehal, who sprinted across the 400m girls finish line first, and added a silver in the 200m, and Balraj Khela, with the best distance in the senior boys shotput. He also added bronze in hammer throw.
On the junior side, Emma Dolman nailed a pair of first-place results, winning the 80m and 300m hurdles, with a bronze in the 200m. Lauryn Savela fired the javelin for gold in junior girls, while Joshua Lim did the same on junior boys competition.
Here are more New West results: GIRLS, senior -- Sarah Forgie, 2nd HJ. Junior -- Ella Foster, 3rd 100, TJ; Lauryn Savela, 5th s/p, 6th LJ; Anja Tjernagel, 2nd 100, TJ.
BOYS, senior -- Jeremy Belcher, 2nd TJ, 4th 100, 5th LJ; Josh Filafilo, 3rd 110H, 200; Ben Jansen-Budzik, 3rd 400, 800; Ryan Jensen, 2nd 110H, 3rd 400H; Victor Ng, 6th s/p. Junior -- Santi Ainslie, 3rd 1500 s/c, 6th 1500; Karl Arcadi, 2nd 400, 3rd 800; Ezrah Glanville, 3rd jav.
* The Glenbrook Griffins exited the zones with the second-best score at the zone championships, trailing only R.A. McMath by seven points in the end tally.
Glenbrook, a middle school, was led by triple threat Monika Arcadi, who topped the Grade 8 800- and 1500-metre races, along with the high jump. Other multiple medal winners were Sophie Crowder, with gold in 3000m and bronze in 100m, and Hannah Milne, who won the 80m hurdles and finished second in the 200m hurdles.
Here are more Grade 8 results for Glenbrook: GIRLS -- Ava Breiddal, 2nd 80H; Kaya Bruce, 2nd jr 1500 racewalk, 4th 80H, 200H, 6th jav; Charlotte Hewlett-Bowbrick, 5th jav; Meredith Hewlett-Bowbrick, 7th jav; Keira Lee, 3rd 200H, 5th s/p; Isabella McDonell, 2nd jr h/t; Emily Milne, 5th LJ, 6th TJ; Marissa Parado, 3rd jr h/t, 7th disc.
BOYS -- Andre Blazhkevych, 4th 400, 800; Zachery Forai, 2nd jr h/t, 6th disc; Sam Killawee, 4th jav; Roman Nikolaev, 1st LJ, 5th HJ, 8th 100; Adam Sing, 4th LJ.
