Thanks to the help of Langley athletes, B.C. finished second in goal medals and third in overall medals at the Canada Summer Games.

The two-week games, which were held in Prince Edward Island, wrapped up on Saturday, and B.C. athletes accounted for 57 golds, 43 silver and 44 bronze.

Ontario won the overall medal count with 202 medals, including 70 golds, while Quebec was second with 145 medals.

And out of B.C.’s haul, Langley athletes accounted for 10 gold, three silver and five bronze medals.

High Five for Tapp

Charlie Tapp added two gold medals, finishing with five medals in the pool for B.C.

The 19-year-old swam to a first-place finish in the 50m freestyle event and also swam the anchor leg to B.C.’s 4x50 individual medley team finish atop the podium.

“I was definitely tired and mentally drained for the 50m freestyle, but I knew I had the relay later, so I held it together,” Tapp said.

“For the 50m backstroke, I knew I was tired and a little sluggish but I surprised myself by medalling in that race.

“The relay was pure heart. Basically I was scared that I didn’t have enough left in the tank, but I managed to step it up for the anchor.”

And earlier in the Canada Summer Games competition, Tapp won silver in the 50m butterfly and bronze in both the 50m backstroke and 100m freestyle.

Kim Dominates

Sue Kim delivered a dominating performance on the golf course.

Kim won gold in both the individual and team competition.

In the individual portion of the Games, Kim ran away with the gold, thanks to a 10-stroke margin of victory.

She also helped Team B.C. win gold in the team event, as B.C. was the only threesome under par, with a combined 2-under score.

Nielsen Golden

Kyle Nielsen tied a personal best and captured the gold medal in the javelin.

Nielsen picked up the gold with a throw of 72.90m.

“This was one of my best competitions of the year,” he said afterwards.

“If the wind wasn’t so strong here, we might have thrown farther.”

Nielsen also said the atmosphere was really good, with lots of fans in attendance, clapping and cheering the competitors on.

Filipek Bronzed

Nathan Filipek helped capture the bronze medal on Friday as the 18-year-old ran a leg in Team B.C.’s 4x400 relay, which finished third in the event.

Filipek was also competing in the pole vault, where he placed sixth.

The athletics team was coached by Walnut Grove’s Wes Moerman.

Bronze for Volleyball

The Trinity Western men’s volleyball team played a big part on the podium at the Canada Summer Games.

B.C. went 2-2 in pool play before edging Quebec 3-2 (26-28,26-24,25-20,23-25,15-11) in the quarter-finals.

But the team’s dreams of a gold, were ended by Alberta which swept the semifinal match 3-0 (25-21,25-19,25-19).

B.C. did rebound to win the bronze, dropping Manitoba 3-0 (25-23,25-20,25-17).

Langley’s Josh Doornenbal and Rudy Verhoeff, as well as Victoria’s Marc Howatson and Abbotsford’s Ben Ball were on the team.

The gold medal was won by Alberta, which featured Paul Lindemulder and Mikiah Schallk.

All six are members of the Spartans volleyball team.

Team B.C. also had a Langley connection on the sidelines, with coach Chris MacIver.

Top Eight Finishes

Other local athletes placed top eight in their respective events at the Games:

Kristin Bauder had three fifth-place finishes, a sixth, seventh and an eighth in her canoe racing events.

On the men’s side for canoe racing, Elliot Hoyt was fourth in his event.

With baseball, Kellin Deglan, Adam Masse and Jonathan Mihic helped B.C. finish eighth.

The men’s soccer team, with Carlos del Aguila, also placed eighth.

And Clarinde Schon and the women’s volleyball team finished seventh.