ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 Royal Bay Secondary School is celebrating its girls track athletes after a solid performance at the provincial championships June 9 to 11 in Langley.
Coach and teacher Andrew Johnson said six athletes qualified for provincials after finishing in the top five in their respective events at the Vancouver Island championships earlier in the year. And while their final results may not have been what they had hoped, Johnson said there is still plenty to celebrate.
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Ella Ballard finished the meet in fourth in both the senior 800 and senior 1500 metre races, Maja Music finished 12th out of 32 in the junior 400 metre, and Genevieve Bacon finished 24th of 30 in the junior 1500 metre race, rounding out the individual event results.
The schoolB次元官网网址檚 junior 4x100 relay team, consisting of Music, Bacon, Rachel Reid, and Quinn Steer, finished 19th of 28, while the junior 4x400 relay team of Music, Bacon, Reid, and Cassandra McKinty finished ninth of 22.
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Given none of the athletes representing Royal Bay at the provincials are graduating this year, Johnson said he has high hopes for the next school year, as the girls will be able to use their experiences at this yearB次元官网网址檚 provincials to help both themselves and the schoolB次元官网网址檚 other athletes improve and be better prepared.
B次元官网网址淚 feel great about it overall, and I think moving forward it is an opportunity for Royal Bay Athletics to grow and develop, especially in cooperation with the other West Shore schools, who also had athletes at provincials. The three of us West Shore high schools, I think are well on our way to making a presence in track and field.B次元官网网址�
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