Not only did Georgia Ellenwood win the gold medal in the heptathlon at the Canadian junior track and field championships, but she set a new provincial record in the event and qualified to represent Canada at the Pan American junior championships in Colombia at the end of August.
Ellenwood, who trains with the 91原创 Mustangs, won the event with 5,461 points, which betters her own mark by 165 points. It also moves the soon-to-be 18-year-old (Aug. 5) into ninth spot in the world junior (under 20) rankings.
Ellenwood, who will attend the , was competing at the Canadian junior nationals in Sainte-Therese, Que. They ran July 12 to 14. She also won the long jump with a leap of 5.65m, which is made even more impressive by the fact she only had two attempts 鈥� compared to six for other competitors 鈥� before rushing off to her next event.
The Trinity Western Spartans also had a pair of athletes medal at the Canadian junior championships.
Regan Yee, who will join the Spartans track and field program in the fall, won gold in the 2000m steeplechase event at the Canadian junior championships. She finished in a time of 6:46.82.
Another Spartan athlete, Nathan George, grabbed the silver medal in the 400m with a time of 47.47. The result also earned him a spot at the Pan American junior championships.
And while two Spartans were medalling in Canada, another Trinity Western athlete was doing the same on the other side of the Atlantic, at the British championships.
High jumper Emma Nuttall captured gold in the high jump, setting a new personal best at 1.87m.
