Langley hosted the BC High School Track and Field Championships earlier this month, and Comox athletes rose to the occasion, with numerous medals, and a provincial record.

Gillian Galik of Mark R. Isfeld set a new junior women鈥檚 provincial record in the javelin with a throw of 42.54 metres, nearly a metre further than the previous mark.

She was joined on the podium by GP Vanier鈥檚 Erika Burry, who won the silver with a throw of 38.15m.

Comox Valley athletes dominated in the javelin competition, as Akira Munro of Highland won the senior women鈥檚 gold, with a throw of 39.30m. She won the bronze in 2022.

On the men鈥檚 side, Kayden U-Ming of Vanier won the silver in the senior javelin competition, with a throw of 55.99m.

Tyson Servos of Highland Secondary won silver in the junior boys javelin, with a throw of 43.70m. Servos won the silver in the Grade 8 division in 2022.

Payge Doty-Brown of Mark R. Isfeld won the silver medal in the junior women鈥檚 hammer throw, with a distance of 49.29m.

Galik also had a podium placement in the junior women鈥檚 discus throw with a distance of 31.38m.

She also fared well in the heptathlon, finishing first in the javelin (41.77m), second in the shot put (10.65m) second in the long jump (4.45m - .08m out of first) and second in the 800m run (2:51.55), en route to a fifth overall placing, with a score of 3789.

Cudmore tears up the track

Isfeld鈥檚 Indie Cudmore was a triple medal winner on the track, winning two events and placing second in another.

She took gold in the Grade 8 women鈥檚 1,500-metre run with a time of 4:53.62 - more than four seconds clear of her closest competitor.

Cudmore crushed the competition in the 3,000-metre run, posting a winning time of 10:36.54 - more than 11 seconds ahead of the silver medalist.

Cudmore also won the provincial silver in the Grade 8 women鈥檚 800-metre run, with a time of 2:24.95, beating her qualifying time by nearly two seconds.

On the men鈥檚 side, Highland鈥檚 Finlay Baggan placed second overall in the Grade 8 3,000-metre run, with a time of 9:35.89.

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