Club News - CROSS COUNTRY SEASON BEGINS!

 

Club News - 2010 BC SUMMER GAMES

Congratulations to the three members of Royal City Track and Field who qualified and participated in the recent BC Summer Games held in Langley as part of the Fraser River - Delta team.  Natasha Lazecki won a silver medal in the 200 metre hurdles and was fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump. She also was part of the fourth place 4 x 100 metre relay team. Colin Donahoe won a bronze medal as part of the 4 x 400 metre relay team and Simon Rokeby ran a great 2000 metre race in the blistering summer heat. Well done you guys! 

 

Club News - JESSE BENT MEMORIAL SUMMARY

For the second consecutive time, Royal City Track has completed its most successful track meet ever. At last weekend's Jesse Bent Memorial at Percy Perry Stadium n Coquitlam, the team doubled its individual meet medal count from 19 to 39 and nearly tripled its top ten performances from 28 to 86!

Veteran club member Natasha Lazecki, 15, had a strong meet, winning 5 medals, including gold in the 200 metre hurdles, silver medals in the 80 metre hurdles, long jump and javelin, and a bronze in the 200 metre race.  Lazecki has also been selected to compete in the upcoming B.C. Summer Games in Langley in July along with Colin Donahoe and Simon Rokeby. Speaking of Simon, he won bronze in the 1500 metres and was 5th in the gruelling 3000 metre event. Hannah Dixon, 16, took the bronze medal in javelin and was 4th in both the 100 metre hurdles and 400 metre race.

To be continued....

 

Club News - JUNIOR OLYMPICS SUMMARY

Royal City Track has its most successful track meet ever last weekend at the South Fraser Junior Olympics at Bear Creek Park in Surrey. With a medal count of 19, including four relay wins, and 28 other top ten finishes, the club achieved new heights in particpation and results for which everyone associated with Royal City Track should feel proud. With 23 Junior Development athletes, 18 Track Rascals and 4 relay teams involved, it was a busy, busy weekend.

One of the big stars of the day was Shianne Lowka, who counted three gold medals in the 9-year-old girls' high jump, long jump and shot put, to go along with sixth place in the 60 metres and 7th in the 100 metres. Sprinter Maxwell Jones, 9, wond silver in the 100 metres and bronze in the 60 metres, along with 4th place in the long jump. Alex Lazecki, also 9, won gold in the high jump, was 4th in the 800 metres and then teamed with Jones and Ryan Jensen to win the 4 x 100 metre relay event. Distance specialist Shea Jobson-Stier, 13, was a silver medalist in the 1500 metres and was 4th in the 800 metres. Kieran Isbister won gold in the 800 metres and bronze in the long jump.

Fraser Stewart-Barnett, 12, took the silver in the 800 metres and was 4th in both the 200 metres and shot put. Stewart-Barnett also shared in winning the boys' 4 x 100 metre relay race along with Harry Baraba, Michael Phung and Dievid Penlaver. Phung also won silver in the long jump and was 5th in both the 100 and 200 metre events. Baraba was 4th in the 400 metres while Penlaver was 4th n the 100 metres. Another Stewart-Barnett, younger sister Emma, 9, had a strong debut by finishing with a slver in the 800 metres and shared a relay team gold with Shianne Lowka, Jenvieve Patry-Smith and Hannah-Lis Bernoe. Hannah Bernoe also took home a bronze medal in the 1500 metres, while Patry-Smith claimed a bronze in the high jump. Taylor Russell also impressed in her season debut, taking a bronze in the 11-year-old girls' high jump, a 5th place in the 200 metres and 6th place in the 800 metres. Multi-event specialist Sam Nygard, 13, was 5th in the 1500 metres and top ten in the high jump, shot put and 800 metres events.

11-year-old Robert Deacon was 6th in the 60 metres and 8th in the 800 metres, while Ericardo Petiluna, 10, was 8th in the 60 and 100 metre races. Christian Velkov, 10, was a strong 4th in the 1500 metres while Kinsey Weir, 13, finished top ten in high jump. Brianne Lowka, 11, contributed two top ten finishes in high jump and triple jump. Christa Serban scored personal bests in the 100 and 200 metre races, while Emil Stamboliyska, 10, competed in shot put for the first time.

The next big club meet for Royal City Track is the Jesse Bent Memorial Track and Field Meet at Percy Perry Stadium in Coquitlam on June 12th and 13th. See Claire Filafilo with your entries.

 

 

Club News - MAY NEWS LETTER

 

May Newsletter

Please share pictures taken of club athletes at practices or meets. We will add some photos to the newsletter and web site and may also need them for the year end pictorial round up!

 Fraser Valley High School Invitational Meet:

Seniors – both Natasha Lazecki and Hannah Dixon participated in the Fraser Valley High School Invitational Meet April 25th at Bear Creek, Surrey. Natasha came home with 2 silver medals in the 800 metres and the long jump,and a 4th in javelin. Hannah achieved 2 bronze medals in high jump and javelin along with a 5th place in the 800 metres against some very tough competition. Well done to the both of you!

Norwesters Elementary School Meet:

JD’s – we had a whopping 15 athletes compete at the Norwester’s Elementary School Meet on May 1st and 2nd, either for their school, or for the club if their school did not enter a team. Please give your hearty congratulations to Shianne L, Emma S-B, Hannah- Lise B, Brianna B, Brianne L, Arianna D, Max J, Chris V, Ericardo P, Jake J, Harry B, Fraser S-B, Michael P, Shea J-S, and Ayden S.

Eight of these athletes competed for their first time, and as a group, they received 5 first place, 3 second place, and 3 third place finishes. In addition, our athletes were also part of 6 relay teams, and came away with 2 first place, a second place, and a third place.

Another one of our JD’s, Kinsey Weir, travelled to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for a weekend Pole Vault Clinic on May 1st/2nd with great success. She cleared 3 heights in the culminating competition with a final vault of 1.70 m.

 

Hats off to all our athletes – what a great way to start the season!

Up Coming Events:

Seniors - The Kajak’s Spring Meet and the Zone 4 Trials for the BC Summer Games are in Richmond May 8th and 9th. We have 4 seniors competing in this meet – Hannah D, Natasha L, Colin D, and Simon R.

Best wishes to you all at this meet and all other upcoming ones as well!

 

JD - Currently, Claire Filafilo (cfilafilo@shaw.ca) is taking registrations for the Junior Olympics, being held May 22, 23rd in Bear Creek Park, Surrey(please get registrations and payment to Claire before 8 pm on Tuesday, May 12th). This is a great meet, and club coaches will be available to the athletes to assist them in their events. We are looking for an excellent turn out from all club athletes and will try to arrange relay teams for as many athletes as possible. Please see Coach Sean about relay teams ASAP!

Track Rascals – All Rascals are encouraged to participate in the Junior Olympics on May 22, 23rd in Surrey. There are 4 events for the Rascals, and the children can gain a sense of competing without being judged (there are no times or distances recorded). RCTF entered a large Rascals contingent last year and the kids had a great time. Bring a picnic lunch and clothes for the Water Park and playground which are right beside the track. Please see Coach Margaret ASAP for more information.

We will also be undertaking our first Personal Best night for the Rascals on Monday, May 10th. All parents should plan on showing up to assist, as we will be timing and measuring each athlete at a series of 4 events. This is not a formal competition and the children will not be ranked against one another. Rather, we use these times and distance to provide each child with a baseline so they can see how much they have improved when we do it again on June 23rd!

 

 

 

Club News - OUTDOOR TRAINING

Outdoor training for Royal City Track athletes began at Mercer Stadium on Monday, March 15th.. We practice there on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 5:30 pm until 7:00pm, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 pm until 9 pm. Returning athtletes are requested to complete their registration forms and attend to payment as soon as possible. Please check your practice times to see what events will be practiced on which days.

New coaches Krassimir Velkov (see his biography on coaches page) and Alex Bouzane will join coach Sean Dixon and coach Margaret Stewart in getting our athletes ready for the upcoming track season. Athletes are encouraged to attend those sessions they can get to in order to properly prepare for a successful season.

 

Club News - BCJD AWARD

Congratulations to Royal City Track veteran Natasha Lazecki, 14, who was recently honoured with a BCJD award recognizing her all-time top ten performance in the 2009 B.C. Pentathlon Championships, along with a qualifying performance in the 300 metre hurdles at the B.C.J.D. Championships last July. Natasha completes her JD career with 8 different qualifying performances and 5 consecutive awards.

 

Club News - PINETREE CLASSIC XC RACE News #1

Congratulations to all 7 of our athletes that participated in the Pinetree Classic race on Saturday 19th September. Traditionally this is a rainy day event but the sun came out to shine on a very spirited competition! All of our athletes placed in the top 8 for their respective age categories. Results are as follows;

Maggie Sylvester: 2nd place, Miranda Menzies: 3rd place, Simon Rokeby: 4th place, Dante Filofila :5th place, Josh Filofila:  8th place, and our number one on the day, Fraser Stewart-Barnett: 1st place! Congratulations to you all.

 

Club News - CROSS COUNTRY 2009

Cross country training for JD and older athletes will begin Monday, August 31st at 5:30 pm at Queen's Park in New Westminster. Please meet in front of the Arena. At this point, training days will be scheduled on Monday's and Wednesdays at Queen's Park. However, extra training days may be added during the week. Hope to see you all there!

 

Club News - TRACK NEWS

Congratulations to our five athletes who competed for the club in the BCJD Championships held last weekend at South Surrey Athletic Park in Semiahmoo.

Natasha Lazecki, 14,  finished off her JD career in fine style. She ran a PB in the 800 metres and won a bronze medal. Then, she not only ran another PB in the 300 metre hurldes, she made the JD standard in it and won another bronze medal. Lazecki also had fourth place finishes in the long jump, triple jump and 400 metres (another PB). She was also fifth in the 80 metre hurldes.

Fraser Stewart-Barnett had his best race of the year and won silver in the boy's 11-year-old 800 metres with a PB. He also was fifth in the 400 metres. Team mate Harry Baraba was a strong fifth in the 800 metres and eighth in the 400 metre race.

Simon Rokeby, 14, won a bronze medal in the tough 3000 metre race. Simon battled the late afternoon heat and ran a great race. Sprinter Michael Phung, narrowly missed out on a bronze medal in the 11-year-old boy's 100 metre race and was 10th in the 200 metre event.

That concludes the competition for track this season. Our cross country training will begin in late summer. Stay tuned for more details. Happy summer to all.

 

Club News - PENTATHLON NEWS

Our club did very well at the BCJD Pentathlon Championships, held July 18th in Coquitlam. We had five athletes represent the club, and all did the club proud. Samuel Nygard competed in the 12-year-old boy's category, and against some tough competition finished ninth, only 50 points out of eighth. Simon Rokeby competed for the first time this year and impressed with a sixth place finish in the 14-year-old boy's division. Harry Baraba, 11, made a strong run in the 800 metre event to finish in the money, eighth over all. Our other 11-year-old in the meet, Fraser Stewart-Barnett, made an amazing comeback from nearly fouling out early in the high jump, to roar back and win the gold medal by a mere three points. Natasha Lazecki, in her final pentathlon, had another stellar performance to clinch a place in the all-time top ten and capture a bronze against intense competition. Well done everyone!

 

Club News - TRACK NEWS #2

It was a successful first track meet of the season for club veteran Natasha Lazecki at the Kajaks High School Track Meet held in Richmond on May 9th. Lazecki, 13, was competing against girls one and two years older than her. However, she performed at a high level, winning two silver and a bronze. The silver medals came at 800 metres and long jump, in which she shattered her previous PB by almost 50 cm and finished at 4.78 metres. She was also able to claim a surprise bronze in the shot put with a strong final 'put'. Great effort, Natasha.

 

Club News - TRACK NEWS #1

Congratulations go out to Michael Phung, one of our club speedsters, who won his school 3 silver medals at the Norwesters Elementary Meet, held on the May 2-3 weekend. Michael had his success in the 60 metre, 100 metre and long jump events. It was Michael's first competition in the long jump. Way to go!

 

Club News - EARLY SEASON NEWS

Outdoor training for the 2010 season will begin March 15th at Mercer Stadium. At this point, the outdoor schedule will be:

Mondays  5:30 - 7 pm 

Tuesdays  7 - 9 pm 

Wednesdays  5:30 -7 pm

Fridays     5:30 - 7 pm