Two Powell River track and field athletes were on the podium as medalists at the BC Summer Games held in Cowichan from July 19 to 22.
In total, five competitors from Powell River joined the District 6 team, made up of athletes from Vancouver Island and Central Coast, which placed first in overall team standings and total medal count against eight districts in the province.
District 6 finished with 53 gold medals, 43 silver and 44 bronze for a total of 145, far outpacing second place Fraser River with a total medal count of 127.
Two of the bronze medals went to Powell River athletes.
Brooklyn Vanderkemp won bronze as part of the District 6 girls 4x400 relay team and just missed out on the medals in the 80-metre hurdles, finishing in fourth place. She also had a sixth-place finish in 300-metre hurdles.
Stan Vishek had a terrific Summer Games competing in short-distance events on the track. He was a bronze medalist in the boys 4x400, placed fifth in the 300 metres and came in 16th in the 200 metre race.
Two athletes achieved personal bests: Haedyn Drosdovech in triple jump and Russell Bruckshaw in the long jump. Drosdovech also placed fourth with his district teammates in the 4x100 relay.
Cole Baron was the fifth Powell River athlete to compete in Cowichan. He played on the District 6 basketball team, which finished the games in sixth place.
