Field Event Athletes Clean Up
It was a British Columbia 1-2 in the U18 Boys Hammer Throw, with Chase Longley taking the title with a 65.06m throw. Gursher Gabri took silver with a 63.59m throw. Gabri also took the silver in the U18 Boys Shot Put with a throw of 17.24m.
David Ude won the U18 Boys Triple Jump with a leap of 14.33m. BC teammate James Rideout took home two bronze medals this past weekend, with a triple jump performance of 14.14m and a long jump of 6.98m. Over in the high jump Walker Brown was the only athlete over two meters. He jumped a mark of 2.01m to claim the U18 high jump title.
BC Goes the Distance
BC has always been known as a distance running powerhouse, and BC athletes proved that this weekend. Despite the higher altitude of Calgary relative to most parts of our province, these athletes battled it out for the podium.
Adrianna Buitelaar, Canadian U18 Record holder in the mile, was the 2025 National Champion in the U18 Girls 3000m with a time of 9:41.19. In the U16 Girls 2000m, Clara Simpson was the queen of the long distance with a time of 6:15.40. Simpson also won bronze in the 1200m with a time of 3:41.54.
In a close race that saw the podium decided by a matter of seconds, Riley Simmonds won bronze for BC in the U18 Boys 1500m with a time of 3:59.30. In the steeplechase, Lienke Raath took home the gold for BC in the U16 Girls 1500m Steeplechase with a time of 4:53.21.
Overall, Team BC had an excellent showing at Legions! Team BC had an exclamation mark showing in Calgary this year. WIth some of these athletes moving onto Canada Summer Games next week, keep your eyes on this talented squad!