B.C. High School Championships showcase province’s high school track athletes

The final day of the 2018 BC High School Championships is off and running! Come on down to McLeod Athletic Park in Langley or tune in to ACTV to catch all of the action #BCHS2018 #BCHighSchoolChamps pic.twitter.com/AIrOapBQVt

— BC Athletics (@BC_Athletics) June 2, 2018

The 2018 British Columbia Outdoor Provincial Championships took place last Thursday through Saturday in Langley, B.C. 

It was a great few days for a number of B.C.’s notable high school athletes, including men’s 100m dash winner Kenny Blackman Jr. of Surrey Christian School, who was also second in the 200m; Jasneet Nijjar of Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in Surrey, who won the 100m, 200m, and 400m; Grace Fetherstonhaugh of New Westminster Secondary School, who won the 1,500m steeplechase and was second in the 1,500m and the 3,000m; Taryn O’Neil of George Elliot Secondary School in Lake Country, who won the 1,500m and the 3,000m; and Riley Miller of Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, who won the 3,000m and was third in the 1,500.

B.C.'s fastest schoolboy! Surrey Christian's Kenny Blackman Jr. soars to 100m gold and new career at Trinity Western! @bchstrackfield @SurreyChristian @TWUSpartans @BC_Athletics @Surrey_Schools https://t.co/2CnF48f3Zk pic.twitter.com/aTXrtZQln4

— Howard Tsumura (@htsumura) June 2, 2018

Here is a partial list of the senior events: 

Women 1,500m steeplechase
1 Grace Fetherstonhaugh (New Westmins) 4:50.94
2 Jessica Kampman (Abbotsford)  5:14.45
3 Eliyah Brawdy (Smithers Sec) 5:20.14

Men 2,000m steeplechase
1 Daniel Soliven (Killarney) 6:22.35
2 Hayden Mallett (Revelstoke) 6:39.22
3 Jacob Sanders (Esquimalt) 6:42.49

Women 100m hurdles
1 Katarina Vlahovic (Fraser Heights) 14.19
2 Muriel Stroda (Okanagan Mission) 15.91
3 Kristie Elliott (Windsor) 15.97

Men 110m hurdles
1 Shane Stewart (Ballenas Secondary) 15.25
2 Jacob Kooy (W.J Mouat) 15.53
3 Jacob Walters (Mission Secondary) 15.63

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Women 400m hurdles
1 Aaryanna Kurucz (Maple Ridge) 1:04.70
2 Meagan Loland (WL Seaton) 1:06.94
3 Samantha Matthewman (Walnut Grove) 1:07.03

Men 400m hurdles
1 Paul Fisher (Sir Charles Tupper) 56.75
2 Gabriele Landi (Reynolds Sec) 58.35
3 Adam Vilio (Holy Cross Regional) 59.03

Women 100m
1 Jasneet Nijjar (Queen Elizab) 12.17
2 Bryn Walsh (Kelowna Secondary) 12.28
3 Jasmine Lew (Heritage Woods) 12.42

Men 100m
1 Kenny Blackman Jr. (Surrey Christian) 10.89
2 Jesaiah Penson-McCoy (Frank Hurt Sec) 11.10
3 Alexander Gross (Okanagan Mission) 11.14

Women 400m
1 Jasneet Nijjar (Queen Elizabeth) 55.71
2 Aaryanna Kurucz (Maple Ridge) 57.52
3 Cayla Smith (Southridge School) 57.72

Men 400m
1 Kevin Hughes (Langley Secondary) 49.31
2 Sajjan Sarai (Earl Marriot) 49.73
3 Carson Bradley (R.A. McMath) 49.75

Women 1,500m
1 Taryn O’Neill (George Elliot) 4:23.02
2 Grace Fetherstonhaugh (New Westminster) 4:34.13
3 Madison Heisterman (Brentwood Co) 4:38.66

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Men 1,500m
1 Aidan Doherty (West Van) 4:10.96
2 Cameron Bates (Carson Graham) 4:11.74
3 Riley Miller (Holy Cross Regional) 4:13.07

Women 3,000m
1 Taryn O’Neill (George Elliot) 9:24.82
2 Grace Fetherstonhaugh (New Westmins) 9:46.04
3 Annika Ariano (WL Seaton) 10:05.49

Men 3,000m
1 Riley Miller (Holy Cross Regional) 8:44.00
2 Kalum Delaney (Reynolds Sec) 8:44.61
3 Tate Wyatt (RE Mountain) 8:44.67

Women 800m
1 Alisa Lyesina (Oak Bay Secondary) 2:11.56
2 Madison Heisterman (Brentwood Co) 2:12.59
3 Ceili McCabe (Little Flower) 2:13.33

Men 800m
1 Jordan Schmidt (RE Mountain) 1:58.01
2 Cameron Bates (Carson Graham) 1:58.79
3 Sajjan Sarai (Earl Marriot) 1:59.51

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi2Z2Z_lCDG/?taken-by=r_miller26

Women 200m
1 Jasneet Nijjar (Queen Elizabeth) 24.22
2 Katarina Vlahovic (Fraser Heights) 24.89
3 Bryn Walsh (Kelowna Secondary) 25.50

Men 200m
1 Alex Pescitelli (West Point Grey) 22.06
2 Kenny Blackman Jr. (Surrey Christian) 22.18
3 Jesaiah Penson-McCoy (Frank Hurt Sec) 22.19

The live broadcasts of the track events are archived on runnerspace.com and can be accessed here. 

Editor’s Update: On Monday, June 4, BC Athletics announced that Taryn O’Neill, who competed at both the Canada Summer Games and the Pan American Junior Championships in 2017,  has been awarded a 2018 Harry Jerome Scholarship Award.