Matej Pederson (9yrs) of the Kamloops River City Racers Speed Skating Club picked up six first place finishes at the Funale meet in Vernon on Saturday. Tim Mburu (9 yrs) came home with two seconds, one third, two fifth and one 6th place finish. Siblings Margaret Jean (6yrs), Alexander (8 yrs) and Delray Willis (11yrs) were also in action at this competition. Margaret Jean skated to four first place and one 2nd place finish, Alexander had four second place and one fourth place finish and Delray raced to two second and two fourth place finishes. All skaters were skating in their respective age divisions.
In other action, the River City Racers came out on top in the Handicap 500m team competition. This regional event was held in Salmon Arm this weekend. River City won with 5235 points, Long Blades were second with 4375 points, in third was Salmon Arm 3110, Nelson with 360 points was fourth, and in fifth was Vernon with 240 points.
This event was organized by the Salmon Arm Club. Each skater raced a 500m and their individual time was compared to their personal best and then tabulated with other team member’s performances. River City Racers coach, Cathy Turnbull Spence stated ” This was a great initiative by Salmon Arm and a great way to build club team spirit. We had Canada Winter Games medalists entered along with first year skaters. Each contributed equally to the team results. In fact the younger skaters had a better chance of earning more points for the team”.
The River City Team was composed of Roman Hessel, Anneke and Matej Pederson, Margaret Jean, Alexander and Delray Willis, and Josie, Sara and Eric Spence.
The following is a quote from the Salmon Arm Coach, Mike Hall:
“ Congrats to the River City group, your club participation and enthusiasm serves as a lesson to us all. We will have your cup delivered to you on our next trip to Kamloops.”
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