Juvenile sprinter Alfred Dela Cruz ran his way into the record books at the fourth annual Gran Forza V, the first major track meet of the spring season, held at the Richmond Oval on March 29.
Dela Cruz, who competes for Vancouver College, set a record in the juvenile 50 metre sprint when he stopped the clock at 6.46 seconds.
“I feel proud that I got it,” said Dela Cruz on Monday. “I worked pretty hard over spring break to get that.”
The 15-year-old said he took away an important lesson from the event.
“I could have had a better race. I had a bad start. Instead of starting downward and let myself accelerate, I stood up right away,” he said.
Led by Dela Cruz, Vancouver College also set a record in the juvenile boys 4x200m relay and won the same overall category with 2,854 points, two points ahead of the team from Point Grey.
The Gran Forza V, which is sponsored by Telus and the Province newspaper, hosted the top five athletes from 59 regional schools.
