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Brooks Secondary School athletes excel at provincial meet

Season continues for three students preparing for BC Summer Games
Brooks Secondary School track and field team
MEDALISTS AND TEAMMATES: Members of Brooks Secondary School’s track and field team that competed in the recent provincial championships include [from left] Drew Sundberg, 13, bronze medal in long jump; Josh Chernoff, 15; Ella Wedel, 15; Olivia Hopkins 14; Camryn Cline, 14, silver medal in 800-metres; Sydney Elliott, 16; and Mackenzie Guild, 14. Contributed photo

For students and coaches of Brooks Secondary School’s track and field team, it was a landmark year that culminated at the BC Provincial Track and Field Championships in Nanaimo Thursday, June 2 through Saturday, June 4.

For three athletes, training continues for competition in the BC Summer Games from July 21 to 24 in Abbotsford. Keegan Abbott, 14, will compete in throwing events, Mackenzie Guild, 14, in the 800-metres and Chris Fisher, 15, in 1,500-metre steeplechase.

“The summer games are unique because they’re only available to our grade eights and nines,” said coach Brodie Guild.

The trio will have a week of downtime before a month of training begins in preparation for the games.

A 60-member zone six team, which includes a part of Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast, will participate.

Brooks athletes returned home from the provincials with several medals.

Calli-Ann Abbott, 16, earned a silver medal in the 100-metre sprint-hurdle final;

Drew Sundberg, 13, received a bronze medal for placing third in the long jump; Camryn Cline, 14, came home with a silver medal in the junior girls 800-metres.

“Not all of them medalled, not all of them placed in the top eight, quite a few did,” said Guild. “Everybody was happy and looking forward to next season.”