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Podium finishes for SDSS athletes at Fraser Valley Championships

Grade 9 running standout Madelyn Bonikowsky leads way with victories in the junior girls 800 and 1500 metres
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Outstanding performances were turned in by SDSS athletes (left to right) Jackson MacCubbin, Jacob Bonikowsky and Madelyn Bodikowsky at last week's Fraser Valley Track and Field Championships in Abbotsford.

It was impressive showing for the South Delta Sun Devils at last week’s Fraser Valley Track and Field Championships in Abbotsford, led by Madelyn and Jacob Bonikowsky.

The Grade 9 twins have picked up where they left off a year ago, except this time thriving at the junior level.

Madelyn captured the girls’ 800 and 1500 metre events with a couple of outstanding performances. Her 800 metre winning time of 2:22.31 was over five seconds better than her victory two weeks earlier at the district meet. She also bettered her time in the 1500m, reaching the finish line in 4:51.96.

She will be one of the top seeds at the B.C. Secondary School Championships next week in Langley.

Jacob was second in the boys’ 1500m with a time of 4:22.37. He added a third place in the 800m (4:22.37). He also showed his versatility with a ninth place result in the javelin (33.54m).

Other standout results included a second place finish for Olivia Colter in the junior girls high jump thanks to a successful attempt at 1.60 metres.

Grade 8 Jackson MacCubbin showed he is going to be a force to be a reckon with on the track, finishing second in the 800m (2:19.68) and third in the 1500m (4:45.12).

Isla Stewart also reached the podium in the Grade 8 girls high jump with a leap of 1.50m.

The SDSS 4x100 junior boys relay team finished second with a clocking of 45.96 seconds. The foursome was led by Julio Ruddle-Webb who was fifth (23.82) and sixth (11.91) in the 200 and 100 metre events. Teammate Jonathan Toews was seventh in the 100m (11.97).

Riley Gooksetter was fifth in the senior boys shot put with a throw of 10.26m. Fynn Burke produced a pair of seventh place finishes in the senior boys javelin (38.84m) and high jump (1.65m). Alex Lamyin was seventh in the junior boys 400m (56.00).

Will Raderecht narrowly missed out in advancing to the senior boys 100 metre hurdles, recording the ninth fastest time (17.67 seconds).

SDSS finished sixth in the junior team standings — a remarkable result given the team doesn’t have a proper running track.

It was also an outstanding meet for Southpointe Academy standout Kaylie Borntraeger. She was second in the junior girls’ 300 metre hurdles (49.25 seconds) and the triple jump (10.45 metres). She also added a fifth place finish in the long jump (4.77m).

Delta Secondary was led by Brennan Katsube placing sixth in the junior boys 800m (2:09.67). Samantha Cates was 10th in the junior girls long jump (4.27m), while Takuto Hatase was 11th in the junior boys high jump (1.60m). Nicole Zipursky was 13th (5:41.16) in the senior girls 1500m.