Centennial Cup and 111 medals for Team Alberta at Canada Summer Games

Day 15 brought Red Deer’s Eric Lutz to take home Gold in Athletics for the men’s 800m. With his teammates Justin Rose (Edmonton), Caiden Schultz (Calgary) and Kai Spierenberg (Calgary), Alberta also received Silver in the Athletics Men’s 4x400m Relay.

On the final day of the Games, Alberta added another five medals to the haul.

Local athletes from central Alberta made numerous contributions to the province’s medal standing.

From Red Deer, Tate Howell brought home Silver with his team in volleyball. Eric Lutz won three-for-three in Athletics with Gold for Men’s 800m and 1500m and Silver in the Men’s 4x400m Relay.

In swimming, Cooper Waddle earned Bronze in the Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay. Wesley Wilks also earned Bronze in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke Special Olympics.

Alberta’s baseball team took Silver with teammates Matthew Murray from Red Deer, Jaxon Zanolli from Olds and Nathan Flewelling from Innisfail.

From Sylvan Lake, Abbi Bahler was awarded Bronze for her Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay.

Other local athletes and their accomplishments to the team include:

Cole Bergheim (Red Deer): Golf
Colby Nemeth (Red Deer): Volleyball
Rayna Cruickshanks (Olds): Softball
Gracie Hodgson (Olds): Softball
Logan Graf (Sylvan Lake): Golf
Torrence Clelland (Rimbey): Softball
Darby DeRuyter (Innisfail): Softball
Kenya Richards (Stettler): Rugby Sevens
Grady Webber (Elnora): Softball
Paige Simpson (Elnora): Softball
Katelyn Jeglum (Clive): Softball
Riggs Ringdahl (Delburne): Softball

For full results, visit the 2022 Niagara Summer Games website.

by Alessia Proietti

Centennial Cup and 111 medals for Team Alberta at Canada Summer Games

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