Athletes from Abbotsford’s Valley Royals track and field club battled through stormy conditions to put forth a series of solid performances at their home meet on Saturday at Rotary Stadium.
Leading the way for the Royals was Aisha Klippenstein, who won both the triple jump (11.14 metres) and the 100m hurdles (15.55 seconds).
Hailey Gibson battled a stiff headwind to win a tight battle in the midget women’s 100m dash. Gibson crossed the finish line in 13.67 seconds.
Kayla Leena cut three seconds of her personal best and won the juvenile girls’ 800m with a clocking of 2:20.92, while Chantel Desch was second in the juvenile women’s 100m (13.26) against a headwind.
Other victories for the Royals were turned in by Adam Lambert in the midget boys and midget men’s shot put, Catherine Taekema in the midget girls pole vault, Jordyn Visser in the juvenile girls and juvenile women’s 100m hurdles, Emma Beckett in the junior women’s pole vault, and Zach Choboter in the midget men’s pole vault.