Coquitlam Cheetahs Track and Field Club: Cheetahs win 10 provincial titles at BC Track and Field Championships

The Coquitlam Cheetahs Track and Field Club ran, jumped and threw their way to 10 provincial titles at the BC Track and Field Championships which took place in Kamloops from July 8-10. The Cheetahs were led by Nathan George, the Canadian Champion in the 400m run, who stepped down in distance to win the BC title in the 200m.

Twins Makenna and Delaney Self raced to two wins each in the U16 age category and were named to the BC team which will be competing in the Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec from August 6-8. Makenna completed the sprint double by winning both the 100m and 200m and Delaney swept the hurdle events by winning the 80m hurdles and the 300m hurdles. Delaney also added a silver medal in the high jump.

Also securing spots on the BC team were Calib Gruninger who won the U18 100m and was second in the 200m and Marty Bajarunas who was victorious in the U18 javelin and was third in the high jump. Other Cheetahs provincial champions included Liepa Bajarunas who followed her brother's victory in the javelin with a win in the women's U20 event, and Devon Meadows who led start to finish to win the U20 800m. The final Cheetah provincial champion was Joshua Adehmar in the 400m hurdles. Josh was the bronze medalist at the recent Canadian Championships held in Langley, BC.

Cheetahs athletes had an outstanding weekend and secured 21 medals and 41 top ten results in total. Here is a complete list of results:

Gold Medal

Nathan George Open 200m

Calib Gruninger U18 100m

Makenna Self U16 100m

Makenna Self U16 200m

Delaney Self U16 80m hurdles

Delaney Self U16 300m hurdles

Marty Bajarunas U18 Javelin

Liepa Bajarunas U20 Javelin

Josh Adehmar Open 400m hurdles

Devon Meadows U20 800m