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Fourth place finish for Zone 4 at Alberta Summer Games

Jul 23, 2018 | 11:42 AM

Hundreds of young athletes from central Alberta are back from the 2018 Alberta Summer Games held in Grande Prairie over the weekend.

The athletes who represent Zone 4 in the province, finished fourth out of eight zones during the games, earning a total of 119 medals – 28 gold, 42 silver and 49 bronze.

Team highlights for Zone 4 include a gold medal for the female softball team and bronze medal for the male basketball team.

Individual athletes from Red Deer who medaled include:

Gold

Elle Couture, Swimming, Category 1&2 Female 4×50 Medley Relay, Category 2 Female 100 Breast & Category 2 Female 50 Free.

Murray Duncan, Swimming, Category 1&2 Male 4x50m Medley Relay.

Owen Halford, Swimming, Category 1&2 Male 4x50m Medley Relay and Category 2 Male 50 Breast.

Jared Howse, Athletics, 17 & Under Male 3000m.

Delaney Lehman, Swimming, Category 1&2 Female 4x50m Medley Relay, Category 2 Female 100 Back, Category 2 Female 100 Free, Category 2 Female 100 Ind Medley, Category 2 Female 200 Back and Category 2 Female 50 Back.

River Roos, Swimming, Category 3 Male 200 Back.

Jayden Vale, Swimming, Category 1&2 Male 4x50m Medley Relay, Category 1 Male 100 Fly, Category 1 Male 200 Fly, Category 1 Male 400 Ind Medley and Category 1 Male 800 Free.

Silver

Waines Carson, Cycling – Mountain Biking, U17 3×6 kms Relay.

Elle Couture, Swimming, Category 2 Female 100 Free, Category 2 Female 200 Breast, Category 2 Female 400 Ind Medley, Category 2 Female 50 Breast and Female 14-15 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Emmanuel Delgado, Athletics, 15 & Under Male 300m.

Murray Duncan, Swimming, Category 1 Male 200 Back, Category 1 Male 400 Free and Category 1 Male 50 Back.

Myles Grant, Swimming, Category 3&4 Male 4x50m Medley Relay and Category 4 Male 50 Breast.

Owen Halford, Swimming, Category 2 Male 100 Breast, Category 2 Male 200 Ind Medley and Category 2 Male 50 Fly.

Owen Homan, Cycling-Mountain Biking, U17 3X6km Relay.

Sam Jansen, Athletics, 15 & Under Male Javelin Throw and 15 & Under Male Triple Jump.

Zackary Jansen, Athletics, 17 & Under Male 110m Hurdles.

Dalia Morales, Swimming, Female 14-15 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Cameron Ovie, Triathlon, 12-13 Male Individual Event.

Sean Raivio, Swimming, Category 3&4 Male 4x50m Medley Relay.

River Roos, Swimming, Category 3&4 Male 4x50m Medley Relay, Category 3 Male 200 Free, Category 3 Male 200 Ind Medley and Male 12-13 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Jayden Vale, Swimming, Category 1 Male 50 Fly and Category 1 Male 50 Free.

Cooper Waddle, Swimming, Category 3&4 Male 4x50m Medley Relay, Category 3 Male 800 Free and Male 12-13 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Bronze

Juan Bustos, 15 & Under Male 4 x 100m Relay.

Emmanuel Delgado, Athletics, 15 & Under Male 4x100m Relay and 15 & Under Male Medley Relay.

Murray Duncan, Swimming, Male 14-15 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Myles Grant, Swimming, Category 4 Male 200 Breast.

Owen Halford, Swimming, Category 2 Male 200 Breast and Category 2 Male 50 Free.

Sam Jansen, Athletics, 15 & Under Male 4x100m Relay, 15 & Under Male High Jump and 15 & Under Male Medley Relay.

Zackary Jansen, Athletics, 17 & Under Male 4x100m Relay, 17 & Under Male Octathlon and 17 & Under Male Triple Jump.

Morgan Johannson, Swimming, Category 5 Female 100 Back, Category 5 Female 50 Breast and Category 5 Female 50 Free.

Anna Krieger, Swimming, Category 3& 4 Female 4x50m Medley Relay and Category 3 Female 200 Back.

Delaney Lehman, Swimming, Category 2 Female 200 Ind Medley.

Simon Marchinko, Athletics, 15 & Under Male Medley Relay.

Dalia Morales, Swimming, Category 2 Female 200 Fly.

Sean Raivio, Swimming, Category 4 Male 100 Back and Category 4 Male 50 Back.

River Roos, Swimming, Category 3 Male 200 Fly and Category 3 Male 400 Ind Medley.

Jayden Vale, Swimming, Male 14-15 4x50m Freestyle Relay.

Cooper Waddle, Swimming, Category 3 Male 400 Free and Category 3 Male 50 Free.

At the conclusion of the Games, it was Zone 3 from Calgary walking away with the Alberta Cup, the award which is presented to the Zone who wins the most medals during the Games.

Zone 3 finished with 159 medals.

Zone 8 walked away with the Spirit of Sport Award which was handed out at the Closing Ceremonies Sunday afternoon. It’s awarded to the Zone which demonstrates the spirit of fair play, sportsmanship, team spirit, and cooperation on and off the field.

The Minister’s Cup was awarded to Zone 5, Yellowhead Black Gold, which is handed out to the Zone which shows the greatest improvement in the medal standings from the preview games.

“I am so proud of our amazing young athletes and the competition, sportsmanship, and comradery on display over the last four days in Grande Prairie demonstrated once again that Alberta produces some of the best athletes in Canada,” stated Ricardo Miranda, Minister of Culture and Tourism.

“Alberta Sport Connection is proud to support, encourage and develop young athletes through events like the Alberta Games”, said Kelly Blackshaw, Vice Chair of ASC.“These Games were everything we thought they’d be; a terrific example of community involvement and commitment, and the athletic competition was as impressive as the level of sportsmanship.”

“We are so pleased with the exceptional job the City and County of Grande Prairie has done,” continues Blackshaw. “These Games help reinforce the role that sport plays in enhancing the quality of life in our province.”    

The next Alberta Summer Games will be in Lethbridge in 2020.

To see the full list of results from the 2018 Alberta Summer Games, click here.

With files from Jeromy Corirgan, everythyinggp.com.