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Big winners at Central Okanagan zone track and field meet

Leah McWilliam, Alex Taylor and Sean Bergman among multiple medals winners in senior competition Tuesday at the Apple Bowl
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OKM's Leah McWilliam won three gold medals at the Central Okanagan zone track and field meet Tuesday at the Apple Bowl.

Some stellar individual performances were turned in at the 2016 edition of the Central Okanagan school zone's track and field meet on Tuesday at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna.

Among the highlights was Leah McWilliam's triple gold-medal performance on the track.

A Grade 12 student at Okanagan Mission Secondary, McWilliam won the senior girls 100, 200 and 400 metre events, edging out her twin sister, Rhianne McWilliam, for first place in each race.

Other multiple event winners in the senior category were:

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Willow Benitz, Aberdeen HallÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”girls 800 and 1,500 metres.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Neomi Stroda, OKMÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”girls shot put and hammer

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Sean Bergman, KSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys 2,000 steeplechase and 3,000 metres

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Alex Taylor, KSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys 100 and 200 metres

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Davis Hughes, RSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys 200 and 400 metres

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Austin Sandrin, Mount BoucherieÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys shotput and javelin

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Joel Aitken, KSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys triple jump and 300 hurdles

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Brandon Harder, GESÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys high jump and long jump

In the junior division, the multiple even winners were:

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Muriel Stroda, OKMÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”girls 80 hurdles, high jump and long jump

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Phoebe Price-Roberts, Aberdeen HallÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”girls discus, hammer and javelin

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Bryn Walsh, KSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”girls 100 and 200 metres

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Taya Hanson, KSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”girls 400 and shot put

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Jesse Benneke, MBSSÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys 100 and 200 metres

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Turner Woodruff, OKMÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys 800 and 1,500 metres

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ Mitchell Steven, CNBÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”boys high jump and long jump

The top three athletes in all events qualify for the Okanagan Valley high school track and field championships May 18 in Kamloops.

Multiple Grade 8 winners at Tuesday's zone finals were: Lindsay Maier, Dr. Knox; Ashton Thorpe, CNB; Nolan Ulm, KLO; and Jordan Barker, GES.

Multiple Grade 7 winners were: Aiden Vint, KLO; Mateo Faraguna, OKM; Camden Elkin, OKM; Emma Cannan, Dr. Knox; and Ely Kokayko, KCS.

 



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