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Giving it a Tri Two hundred and twelve competitors crossed the finish line at the 14th annual City of Langley Tri-It Triathlon on Sunday morning. The event also raised $500, which will be donated to the Douglas Park Community School Society and be used to purchase some much-needed
equipment for the City school. The top three finishers for each category are: The U7 division saw competitors swim 25m, bike 1.1km and run 600m. Male — 1. Austin Tomlinson (9:07) 2. Jackson McKinney ( 9:17) 3. Cole Secord (9:40).
Female— 1. Sierra Hamilton (8:59) 2. Keira Faulkner (10:16) 3. Juliette Rittscher (10:51). The eight/nine age group saw the participants swim 100m, bike 3.4km and run 1.5km. Male — 1. Lynden Savard (18:28) 2. Nate Funke (18:41) 3. Hugo Takaki (18:51). Female — 1. Hannah Cramer (19:16) 2. Caryse McCartney (20:17) 3. Adria Hallsworth-Clarke (20:20). The 10/11 division had participants swim 150m, bike 5.1km and run 2.5km. Male — 1. Quinn St. Pierre (29:07) 2. Carter Smith ( 29:26) 3. Aaron Schurch (31:30). Female — 1. Molly Dolphin (29:27) 2. Taya
McCartney (32:08) 3. Rachel Dreger (32:20). The 12 to 14 age group swam 300m, biked 8.5km and ran 2.5km. Male — 1. Evan Durrant (28:24) 2. Wyatt Schnare (29:33) 3. Drew Tryssenaar (32:40). Female — 1. April St. Pierre (34:14) 2. Kiona Foley (35:29) 3. Serena Bath (38:58). And in the adult division, competitors swam 400m, biked 21km and ran 5km. Male — 1. Jack McDougall (1:02:10) 2. Tom Barichello (1:05:02) 3. Bill Converse (1:07:24). Female — 1. Alenna Langhorst (1:10:53) 2. Adele Van Wyk (1:11:14) 3. Fiona Moes (1:14:06).
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A young swimmer (above) was among the more than 200 participants who took part in the 14th annual City of Langley Tri-It Triathlon on Sunday. Langley’s Josh Ng (far left) checks with an official to see if he missed a turn during the bike portion of the triathlon; and Langley’s Jessi Langhorst nears the finish line during the running part of the race. See www.langleytimes.com for a slideshow of photos from the race.
Adults time to shine as Canada Day Sports Fest kicks off GARY AH U J A Ti m e s Spo r ts
Typically, it is parents cheering their children on in their respective sports, but the tables will be turned this weekend. That’s because Tourism Langley is presenting Langley Canada Day Sport Fest on June 28 and June 29. The event precedes the Langley Canada Day celebrations on June
30 and July 1. The two-day sports festival will feature master’s lacrosse, bocce and a co-ed seven-on-seven soccer tournament and will be held at the Langley Events Centre and Willoughby Community Park. The lacrosse will be indoors in the LEC fieldhouse and the arena bowl, the soccer will be on the artificial turf fields at the Park and
the bocce will be contested on the newly-opened bocce courts. The courts are located just west of the sand volleyball courts. A few hundred participants, as well as their families, are expected to attend. “There are so many sport tourism events held in Langley each year geared to children and youth,” said Deborah Kulchiski, the execu-
tive director of Tourism Langley. “We really wanted to focus on the recreational adult athletes,” said Tourism Langley’s Mun Bagri. “We figured this was a perfect opportunity.” The action won’t be limited to the field, or just the adults, either, as there will be a bouncy castle, mini golf, and the water park. There will also be food vendors
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on hand, as well as a licensed beverage area. The plan is for the event to continue to grow. “The key is to set ourselves up for next year, create a baseline for us to see what we need in terms of preparation (moving forward),” Bagri said. The action kicks off both days at 10 a.m.
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