Tri-City athletes made up a healthy percentage of medals brought home by Team B.C. at the Western Canadian Summer Games in Alberta last week.
Coquitlam tennis player Andreea Craciun picked up a gold in the doubles event, while Jacqueline Lew, another Coquitlam athlete, won gold in 50 kg wrestling.
On the track, Chanell Botsis picked up a bronze medal in the 4 kg open women’s hammer throw, tossing for 52.35. She was one of three B.C. athletes to sweep the podium, with teammates Natasha Akbarizadeh of Maple Ridge taking gold and Camryn Rogers winning silver. A number of Port Coquitlam athletes also had strong showings at the Western Canadian Summer Games.
Brittni Wolczyk, a javelin thrower who recently signed with the University of Nebraska’s track and field team, took home a bronze in javelin.
She was joined on the podium by fellow PoCo athlete Teagan Rasche, who won silver in the same event. Rasche is also heading to a college team next year after the Coquitlam Cheetah track and field club member signed with Virginia Tech.
Sedrick Skabar had a strong showing at the Games.
On the opening day, he took a silver medal in the 400 m and took second place again two days later in the 1500 m. Skabar rounded out the week with a third silver medal in the 200 m.
Adeyami Taylor-Lewis, another Coqutilam Cheetah team member, won gold in the 4x100 m relay, while Jackson Pickell took bronze in cycling time trials.
Caileen Corbett received a gold medal in the 40 kg wrestling event.
Meanwhile, Port Moody athletes Chi Chih Huang snared gold in the tennis singles events, while Sasha Vagramov also won first place in the doubles events.
In total, 334 athletes showcased their talents at the games, with 280 making their way to the podium. Team B.C. topped the medal count ahead of Alberta and Manitoba.
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