Valley Royals Track & Field Club
Home of the Royals
Now that our clocks are back on standard time, Coach Sean is moving the Monday and Wednesday 4:15 PM Throws Practices to Rotary Stadium. The stadium lights will provide safer throws as the sun sets and the Valley Royals Shed can provide some opportunities for strength & conditioning training. Sunday 2:00 PM Throws Practice will remain at Clearbrook Park.
Congratulations to JD athletes Mark Molina and Ben Wright who received awards from BC Athletics at the JD Awards Banquet on Sunday. Mark exceeded the provincial standard for Long Jump and 200m Hurdles. Ben exceeded the provincial standard for Long Jump and 100m Sprints. Well done boys! Look for these two on the track when their season starts in April.
Many thanks to the staff of BC Athletics, Officials and Valley Royals Volunteers for hosting a wonderful BC Cross Country Championships in Clearbrook Park this weekend! A special thank you to Save-On-Foods for donating supplies and tents for the Concession and the Finish Line Snacks.
Our Valley Royals athletes have made some great strides as the Cross Country season has progressed. At the recent Fraser Valley High School Championships our athletes exceeded expectations virtually right across the board. Jared deHaan placed 3rd in the senior boys and Reid Johnston placed 16th , very strong performances for athletes with only a few months of background in our sport. Lukas Smith placed 22nd in the senior boys which was also a very strong finish. Cassidy Hutchison stepped it up running two minutes faster on the same course than she ran in the Pre Valley Meet to finish an outstanding 12th in the senior girls and her sister Ally Hutchison ran strongly to grab the last qualifying spot to the Provincial High School Championship at 42nd. Josh Carsience ran strongly in the Junior boys race to finish 16th and Arshdeep Waring ran well in the senior girls to just miss qualifying for the Provincial meet at 56th. Watch for these athletes at the upcoming BC Athletics Cross Country Championships and the British Columbia High School Championships on November 3rd. –Go Royals
Written by Coach Scott Svelander
The Valley Royals has the privilege of hosting the BC Cross Country Championships this year in Clearbrook Park. This prestigious event attracts hundreds of athletes of all ages from across the province including some pretty amazing elite runners. Our club is hosting the event for BC Athletics and we need lots of volunteers to make it another great success this year!
We need lots of help to run the Concession, the Finish Line Hospitality Tent, Registration, Parking, First Aid and people to serve as Course Marshals (keeping the runners on the correct path). Email Dawn and let her know where you can help.
Details about the BC Cross Country Championships are available at this link: http://www.bcathletics.org/Content/bc-x-country-champs/42/
Not sure how many volunteer hours you need for the registration package you bought? Check this chart: https://valleyroyals.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Chart-of-Valley-Royals-Fees-Requirements-by-Age-and-Registration-Package-updated-Aug-1st-2017-1.pdf
Not sure how many volunteer hours you have completed in 2018? Email Christa at [email protected]
The Junior Development Group is gearing up for the BC Cross Country Championships which will be hosted by our Club and BC Athletics right here in Clearbrook Park on Saturday October 27th. This Provincial-Level meet is an amazing opportunity to see hundreds of runners of all ages and levels of development including some world-class Canadian runners. The high-school age Endurance Running Group athletes are competing at this meet as well. For more information about the BC Championships click: http://www.bcathletics.org/Content/bc-x-country-champs/42/
Register to compete by emailing Christa at [email protected] (The Club covers Entry Fees for all Royals Athletes who race at this Provincial-Level Meet)
The Royals have a great reputation for excellent volunteer participation in meets that we host. Join the BC Championships Volunteer Team and complete your Volunteer Hours for the year (0r better yet, if you already have been a volunteer–join in and be amazing again!). Volunteers can be athletes, athletes’ parents or other family members and friends. We need at least 20 more volunteer positions filled to help in: The Concession, Finish Line Food Tent, Parking/Greeting, Registration, Course Marshals (pointing the way to runners on the course), Hospitality, First-Aid. To Register as a Volunteer email Dawn at [email protected]