2016 VOC Achievements.

Great achievements on the 2016 Outdoor Athletics Season, VOC Athletics Program under the leadership of the Head Coach, Tatjana Mece. Our coaching staff, with Steve Nobbs, Jerin Mece, Gurchet Kandola, and Besnik Mece, lead by the Head Coach, Tatjana Mece, prepared for the BC High School Championship competition. 20 athletes from 13 high schools from the Vancouver Lower Mainland, winning 17 medals (8 Gold, 7 Silver and 2 Bronze), with 8 Individual BC Champions, and at the BC Athletics Jamboree Championship, our athletes won 15 medals ( 8 gold, 2 Silver and 5 bronze).

At the Canadian National Championships in Edmonton, Anastas Eliopoulos won Silver in the 110mH with 13.84, breaking the BC junior record. Jasper Schiedel won the bronze medal in 400mH with a PB of 54.24, and Nina Schultz, of New West Spartans, won bronze medal with a PB of 13.98 in the 100mH.

Nina Schultz had a great success, ranking # 6th in the World Junior Championship in Heptathlon, in Bydgoszcz - Poland.

All VOC athletes are trained in our system, from the early age of the JD group, up to the Provincial and National Level, towards World Youth and Junior Championships.

2016 Achievements from the athletes in the VOC Athletics Program:1. Devan Wiebe, Senior category

800m Personal best of 2:03.21 (University Games Standard). BC Champion in 800m.

Ranked # 4 in BC in 800m with 2:03.21Member of the BC Provincial Team at Canadian National Championships

2. Jasper Schiedel, Junior category

400mH, Personal best of 54.24Bronze at Canadian Junior Championship, BC High School Champion in Decathlon and 400m H and Silver in 110mH and Pole VaultRanked # 1 in BC in the Decathlon with 6091 points for the junior categoryRanked # 2 in BC in 400mH with 54.24 for junior category

3.Anastas Eliopoulos, Youth Category

110mH personal best of 13.84 (99")Silver in Canadian Junior Championship in 110mH, with World Junior StandardBC High School Champion

BC Champion for youth category in 110mHMember of BC Provincial Team at Canadian national Championships.Ranked # 1 Canadian Ranking for youth in110mH with 14.09Ranked # 2 Canadian Ranking for junior in110mH with 13.84

4. Thomas Nobbs, Youth category,

2000m Steeple, personal best of 5:56.053000m, personal best of 8:31.99; and 1500m, personal best of 3:57.26BC High School Silver medal in 2000m SC and 3000mBC Champion in 2000mSC and 3000m and Silver in 1500mRanked # 1 in the country in 2000mSC and 3000m for YouthRanked # 10 in the world in 2000mSC for Youth

5. Spencer Pratt, Junior category, PB in 400mH 57.97 at Canadian national Championships.BC Champion at BC Jamboree ChampionshipsBronze medal at BC High School Championships with 58.27, in 400mH.

6. Logan Bowel,

Youth category, 100m PB 12.30 and 200m 25.68.Silver medal at BC High school Championships in 100m and 200mBronze medal at BC Jamboree Championships in 100m and 200mRanked # 3 in BC for 100m

7. Hannah Johnston, Junior category

PB 14.96 in 100mH; and 400mH with 1:04.11Bronze medal in 400mH at BC High school ChampionshipsBronze medal in 100mH and 400mH at BC Jamboree Championships

8. Kendra Levis:

Midgets categoryBC High school Champion in 3000m with 10:48.36, and Silver in 1500m with 4:50.11BC Jamboree Champion for Midget category in 1200 with 3:45.27 and 2000m with 6:40.93Ranked # 1 in BC in 1200m

9. Jessica Urban,

Youth category4th place at BC Jamboree in long Jump with 5:07mPersonal best in 100m 12.76 and 200m 26.89

10. Jillian Wong

Youth categorySilver in triple jump at BC Jamboree with 9.86m

11. Julia Ho, performed very well in triple Jump at the BC High School Championships

12 .Quinn Bovel performed very well at the final of 300m at BC Jamboree Championships

13. Ben Paetzel, Thomas Broatch, Sam Correa, Dylan Cheng, Tyler Hicks, Julia Ho, Jillian Wong, Sidney Pavao, Paris Eliopoulos, and Quinn Bovel, achieved great results at their high school and BC Athletics meets in their respective events.

14. BC Junior Development Championship.VOC athletes had great performances at the BC Junior Development Championships.Thomas Ma won the BC Champion gold medal in Long Jump with 5.34m and two silver in 80mH and 200mH with respective results of 12.37 and 27.64

Kaitlyn Loo, won BC Champion tiles and gold medal with the BC Awards Standards in triple jump with the results of 10.15m and Long Jump in 5th place with 4.38m.

Sophie Fernback won three Silver medals with a personal best in High Jump with 1.55m, Triple Jump with 9.76m and 8.05m in Shot Put and a bronze in Long Jump with 4.47m, with a personal best in the 80mH with 13.41 coming in at 5th place.

Huge progression was made by Karina Shuen, 6th place in the 100m final with 13.78 and 200m 28.74. Shuen demonstrated amazing performances and shows great potential for future competitions.

Tilda Cressman had a great race in the 800m with 2:45.79 and a PB of 14.69 in the 80mH coming in at 7th place.

Clara Tjoa ran a strong 200mH winning her heat with the time of 32.03 coming in 5th overall and 4.27m in Long Jump.

Paris Eliopoulos was selected with zone 5 at the BC Summer Games performing very well in the Long Jump at 5th place with 4.89m