A team of Grade 8 students from Shuswap Middle School had good results at the track and field provincial championships in Langley over the past weekend.
Shuswap Middle School (SMS) fielded a 4x100-metre relay team made up of Jordan King, Braidy Parkes, Sydney Decker and Meaghan Kujat, with Savannah Lamb as an alternate.
The 4x100 team placed fourth in the province.
SMS athletes also ran to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-metre relay. The 4x400 runners were: Jordan King, Lys Milne, Sydney Decker and Meaghan Kujat.
Several local athletes also performed well in the individual events.
Jordan King placed eighth in the 100-metre sprint. Meaghan Kujat placed 11th in 200-metre hurdles, 22nd in long jump and 15th in 80-metre hurdles.
Braidy Parkes placed 14th in long jump, 20th in the 100-metre sprints and 20th in the 80-metre hurdles.
Lys Milne placed 15th in the 800-metre run.
Sophia Ruckle from Carlin Middle placed sixth in the 200-metre sprint.
The athletes were coached by Suzy Beckner, Duncan Moore and James O’Kane.