Kootenay Chaos Track and Field Club
2948 Hwy3A V1L6Z9 Nelson, BC, Canada

Oct. 21 2020 practice. Finally, no rain for a workout! We've been working out since April without any competitions. It'll be nice to get to Kelowna this coming weekend for a BC interior race!!

COVID hit us in March. In April the training group reconvened and began practicing for any possible competitions that may have come up...obviously everything was closed down! The group continued to work hard right through to mid July. We would travel to Trail every two weeks to perform time trials, and also entered a U.S. high school virtual competition. Matti Erickson was named as the top performer for that competition by winning the 400 in 49.3, the 800 in 1:54.8, the 1200 ...in 3:07.8 and the mile in 4:17. Along the way personal bests were run by Madelyne Bonikowsky in the 800- 2:12.0 and the 1500 in 4:33.2. Jacob Bonikowsky in the 800 in 1:59.8. Grade 8 student Mitchell Erickson ran the mile in 5:28.8 and was followed in the race by Grade 5 student Dawson Abraham in 5:29.8 Photos left to right, Matti Erickson leading Jacob Bonikowsky in the 800...Madelyn Bonikowsky running with Jasper Ander and Dylan Gyr in the 800...Mitchell Erickson leading Dawson Abraham down the home stretch in the mile and Matti Erickson running his solo mile time trial. See more

At today's Canadian National cross country championships Kootenay Chaos runner Madelyn Bonikowsky won the gold medal in the U18 girl's race. She helped Team BC win the provincial title over second-place Ontario and third-place Alberta. Her winning time was 14:08 over the 4K course.

Kootenay Chaos and LV Rogers runner Madelyn Bonikowsky leads a pack of 300 runners in the senior girls 5K at the BC High School Cross Country Championships this past weekend in Abbotsford. Madelyn went on to win the provincial title in 17:39 to win the school's first-ever individual title. The senior boys' team placed 2nd out of 37 of the top high school teams in BC at the provincial championships. Left to Right Top: Matti Erickson, Jacob Bonikowsky, Brody Jensen, Madelyn Bonikowsky, Stevie Mc Culloch, Coach Alex Ulaszonek Bottom: Jasper Ander, Dylan Gyr, Locke Finley

Madelyn Bonikowsky wins BC Provincial U20 cross country title Oct. 26 in Victoria.

This past weekend Matti Erickson won the varsity boys 5K cross country race in Pasco Washington, while team mate Madelyn Bonikowsky won the varsity girls 5K event. Matti's time was 16:14. Madelyn won in 18:20.

Matti Erickson standing on the right along with team mate Keeton Heisterman at the Legion National track and field championships. Matti won both the 800 and 1500m events at the Nationals. His winning time in the 800 was 1:53.82, a personal best. Team mate Heisterman was second with Dakota Goguen of Ontario third.

Matti Erickson on his way to winning the 1500m race at this past weekend's BC provincial club championships in Kamloops. Matti also won the 800m and 2000m steeplechase races.

Four members of the club represented LV Rogers HS at this past weekend's BC HS provincial championships. Matti Erickson came away with two gold medals in winning the 1500 and breaking his own existing meet record. He also won the 800m event. Avie Waterfall was in the 400m while Dylan Gyr competed in the 1500 steeple and the 3000. Jasper Ander was in the 400m event.

April 13, 2019. Dylan Gyr in the high school mile at the Van Kuerin meet in Spokane Washington.

April 13, 2019. Matti wins the mile at the high school Van Kuerin meet in Spokane Washington.

April 3, 2019. A bit of rain for our first outdoor practice of the season.

2019 Track Club spring training camp in Palm Springs. Jasper Ander, Dylan Gyr and Matti Erickson.