A trip to South America as a member of Canada害羞草研究所檚 national junior athletics team was lined with silver for Lake Country害羞草研究所檚 Taryn O害羞草研究所橬eill.
The George Elliot Secondary School athlete finished second in the 3,000 metre event last week at the Pan American U20 Championships in Trujillo, Peru.
O害羞草研究所橬eill won the silver medal with a time of nine minutes 22.05 seconds.
O害羞草研究所橬eill, who has won her share of provincial medals in middle distance events, captured silver medals this spring in both the 1,500 and 3,000 metres at the B.C. high school track and field championships in Langley.
O害羞草研究所橬eill is expected back in Lake Country on Wednesday and the Lake Country Calendar will have a more in-depth story with her, once she returns to the area.
