Vanderhoof's Simon Nemethy won three gold medals to lead the way for the Prince George Track and Field Club at the B.C. Junior Development Track championships in Surrey on the weekend.
Nemethy, 13, captured the top spot in the 2,000-metre run and continued his winning ways by grabbing gold in the 600m and 1,200m races. He also placed fifth in the javelin and seventh in discus.
The junior development meet was the provincial championship for athletes ages 9 to 13.
Two other medals were won by PGTF athletes.
Max Schonewille tosses 31.16 metres to clinch the bronze medal in the 13-year-old boys javelin, while Morgan Weibe shaved 30 seconds off her previous personal best to win bronze in the nine-year-old girls 1,000m run.
Sylvia and Olivia Masich also competed in provincials; 13-year-old Sylvia cracked the top-10 in the hammer throw, while Olivia, 10, made the top-10 in high jump.
The next meet for the PGTF athletes is the 2014 Canadian Legion Youth (16-and-under) Track and Field championships Aug. 15 to 17 in Langley.
