Track and Field
A total of 15 SMUS athletes participated in the three-day BC High School Track and Field Championships which concluded this past Saturday in Langley.
Martin Winnett recorded the top finish of any Blue Jag athlete at the BC meet, tying for sixth place in the Senior Boys pole vault by clearing 3.30 metres. SMUS teammate Finlay Hlannon tied for 11th in the same event with a vault of 2.80 metres.
Grade 9 William Low of SMUS tied for eighth place in the Junior Boys high jump with a leap of 1.75 metres. Blue Jag runner Owen Sandquist-Sherman finished 10th in the Senior Boys 2,000-metre steeplechase in 6:36.81 and also earned an 18th-place finish in the 3,000 metres in 9:30.91.
Will Cuddihy of SMUS finished 11th in the Senior Boys 1,500-metre racewalk with a time of 8:51.75. Beatrice Sharpe of SMUS was 12th in the Senior Girls 2,000-metre steeplechase in 8:07.30 while teammate Amelie Fleck was 14th in 8:24.54. Caitlyn Chen of SMUS finished 27th in the Senior Girls long jump at 4.30 metres, and 28th in the triple jump at 9.01 metres.
Unfortunately, SMUS sprinter Parker Sheehan, who won the Island 100 metres, was fourth in the 400 metres, and anchored the 4x100 relay team, was unable to compete at provincials due to an injured hamstring. The SMUS 4x100 relay team finished in 18th place at the BC meet, with Jaiden Daniels stepping up to join Tommy Hong, Alex Pan, and Winnett after Sheehan’s injury.
The SMUS Junior Boys 4x400 relay team, comprised of Low, Milann Wenham, Will Hamilton, and Josh Hobbs, finished 10th in the preliminary heats, nearly qualifying for the final.
Golf
A very young SMUS Golf team finished seventh at the BC AA Championships, which concluded on Wednesday at Big Sky Golf Club in Pemberton.
Grade 9 golfer Jeff Su posted the top Blue Jag round on Wednesday with a one-over 73 – the third-best score in the entire field on the final day of the tournament. Grade 11 teammate Sting Zhang was rock steady with rounds of 77 and 76 for SMUS over the two days.
Three other Grade 9s – Austin Yang, Lisa Pai, and Charlie Chae – also represented SMUS in the provincial tournament.
