Chloe Homenuke became the first Glenbrook Middle school athlete to compete in the senior division at the B.C. High School track and field championships last weekend.
The Grade 8 racewalker emerged at the competition in 16th place, setting the stage for major gains over the next handful of years.
“Chloe finishing 16th in senior race walk is amazing for a Grade 8,” remarked Glenbrook coach David Blatherwick. “She was really worried going in that she would finish last but when I saw her out there passing girls lap after lap I knew she was going to be okay.”
The Glenbrook track team was well represented in the Grade 8 division, with Lauryn Savela placing sixth in javelin and Megan Lauener finishing seventh in 100-metre dash, with a time of 13.19 seconds to break Raquel Tjernagel’s school record.
“I think the most significant performance was Megan in the 100m. She is a soccer player so she doesn’t train for track and field,” noted Blatherwick. “For her to do a PB, break a record held by (Tjernagel, who is a freshman at the University of Texas) who has developed into a world class athlete and finish seventh in the province, is amazing.”
The foursome of Ella Fetherstonhaugh, Emma Gruger, Alia Homenuke and Lauener placed 12th in the 4x400m relay.
For the boys, Diego Mejia finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 4.84m, then teamed with Cameron Attwall, Marlo Cabilin and Vandao Yogyog to place 14th in 4x400m relay and 15th in 4x100m relay. Yogyog came in 11th in the triple jump.
