Annual Awards Banquet 2018February 2, 2019 • Richmond, BC

An Evening to Honour , Coaches, Officials & Volunteers The Program

Opening Remarks OnWelcome behalf of the Board of Directors, Dinner welcome to the BC Athletics Annual Awards Banquet celebrating the 2018 season. Awards Presentations

This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize Track & Field the achievements of our athletes, coaches, officials, club executives and volunteers during the past year. They all contribute to the success of athletics in . Cross Country I would like to thank the Province of British Columbia, viaSport, our business partners, and the Royal Canadian Legion for their Para-Athletics on-going support. Their involvement and participation in our sport enables us to provide a high level of programs and services Masters to our members. BC Athletics offers so much to all levels and ages of its members. It is the support of parents, family, friends Officials and volunteers that makes this all possible. Coaches Congratulations to all. Enjoy your evening. Executive of the Year

Jane Swan Memorial Award

Chair, Board of Directors BC Athletics Hall of Fame BC Athletics Outstanding Athletes of the Year

Canadian Team Recognition

Closing Remarks

Program Cover Photo: Paul Funk

A special Thank You to coaches, parents and club members who generously provided photos of award nominees and winners. 2018 Track & Field Of The Year Nominees 2018 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees U16 Female Track & Field Award Winners Emma de Boer Estella Mainella Krysthina Vlahovic Club: Ocean Athletics Club: Universal Athletics Club Club: Universal Athletics Club Liepa Bajarunas Coach: Jeannie Cockcroft Coach: Iuliana Kroeger Coach: Iuliana Kroeger Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Jim Lowe , 1.70m (2nd) - National Legion Championships 100m, 12.27 (1st) - Universal Track & 80m Hurdles, 11.99 (2nd) - Pacific EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Field Meet Invitational Javelin, 34.78m (1st) - BC Athletics Sophie Fernback , 10.39m (1st) - BC Summer Games Trials Madison Paugh Championships Jamboree Club: Ocean Athletics Zones 3&4 Coach: Jeannie Cockcroft Club: Nanaimo District Track & Field Alicia Bremer EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club Victoria Wideski Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs High Jump, 1.62m (1st) - BC Summer Games Coach: Dave Morris Club: Kajaks Track & Field Club Coach: Tara Self EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Garrett Collier EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Ella Foster Triple Jump, 11.07m (1st) EVENT & PERFORMANCE: - BC Summer Games 80m Hurdles, 11.88 (4th) - National Club: Royal City Track & Field Club Discus, 31.33m (1st) - BC Summer Games Legion Championships Coach: Cristina Weir Kennedy Primrose , 3067 (1st) - BC Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Championships Jamboree Club: Universal Athletics Club Alwilda Van Ryswyk Award , 3.11m (1st) Coach: Iuliana Kroeger (Top Female Age 14 ) - BC Summer Games Isabella Brunoro EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Sophia Gribbon Triple Jump, 11.10m (3rd) - National Club: Royal City Track & Field Club Sophia Gribbon Legion Championships Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Coach: Sean Dixon Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Coach: Tara Self EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Tara Self Isla Stewart Top Performance: 1500m , 5:04.49 (2nd) - EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club: Ocean Athletics 5.21m (BC Summer Games) BC Athletics Championships High Jump, 1.55m (3rd) - BC Jamboree Coach: Jeannie Cockcroft Summer Games Trials EVENT & PERFORMANCE: U16 Male Track & Field Award Winners Zones 3&4 Emma Cannan High Jump, 1.55m (4th) - BC Athletics Long Jump, 5.21m (2nd) - BC Summer Games Championships Jamboree Praise Aniamaka Club: Okanagan Athletics Club Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding Caroline Ho Katelyn Stewart-Barnett Club: Universal Athletics Club EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Iuliana Kroeger Club: Thunderbirds Club: Royal City Track & Field Club EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 300m, 40.23 (1st) - Jack Brow Memorial Coach: Sean Dixon Coach: Andrew Cooke 100m Hurdles, 14.17 (3rd) - BC Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Larissa Cote Championships Jamboree Pole Vault, 2.60m (5th) - BC Summer 1500m Steeplechase, 4:50.45 Club: Chilliwack Track & Field Club (1st) - National Legion 300m Hurdles, 39.97 (1st) - BC High Games School Championships Coach: James McIsaac Triple Jump, 10.62m (4th) Championships EVENT & PERFORMANCE: High Jump, 1.67m (3rd) - National Triple Jump, 13.82m (1st) - National Legion - BC Summer Games Championships High Jump, 1.58m (1st) - Vaisakhi Legion Championships Festival Track & Field Meet Sadie Joyce Laysha Tunti Cole Bibby Club: Trail Track & Field Club Tilda Cressman Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Club: Unattached Coach: Dan Horan Coach: Dylan Armstrong Club: Vancouver Olympic Club EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Tara Self EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coaches: Besnik & Tatjana Mece High Jump, 1.58m (1st) - West Kootenay EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 80m Hurdles, 11.70 (1st) - BC Athletics Javelin, 48.62m (3rd) - National Legion Zone Royal Canadian Outdoor Track Meet Championships 1500m Steeplechase, 5:19.89 (4th) Championships Jamboree - BC Summer Games Olivia Lundman Long Jump, 5.53m (1st) - National Legion Championships Terence Cheung Club: Nanaimo District Track & Jaeland Cummings Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds Field Club Sonya Urbanowicz Club: Unattached Coach: Andrew Cooke Coaches: Linda Campbell & Sven Club: Nanaimo District Track & Field EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Karen Lopez Donaldson EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club 300m Hurdles, 40.41 (2nd) - Trevor EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Craven Memorial 100m, 12.49 (1st) - Jesse Bent Memorial Coach: Sven Donaldson 1500m Race Walk, 7:22.41 (1st) - BC Summer Games EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Pole Vault, 3.00m (2nd) - BC Summer Games 4. Pole Vault, 2.80m (3rd) - BC Summer Games 5. 2018 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees 2018 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees Matti Erickson Nicholas Monro Ben Rossouw Mateya Haintz Club: Kootenay Chaos Track Club Club: Langley Mustangs Club: Cowichan Valley Athletic Club Club: Unattached Coach: Alex Ulaszonek Coach: Dwayne Lotnick Coach: Laura Dewit Coach: Brad Graham Event: (61.01m) EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 800m, 1:56.58 (6th) - Harry Jerome Long Jump, 6.67m (3rd) - National High Jump, 1.81m (2nd) - National Legion HIGHLIGHTS: International Track Classic Legion Championships Championships National Legion Track & Field Championships - 1st 300m Hurdles, 41.30 (1st) - West Kootenay Zone Royal Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships - 1st Isaac Naumenko Canadian Outdoor Track Meet Matthew Uliana Club: Racewalk West RANKINGS: Mitchell Gibbs Coach: Robert Solmes Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds Hammer Throw: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 2 Coach: Don Allemeersch Club: Universal Athletics Club EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Iulianna Kroeger 1500m Race Walk, 7:20.58 (1st) - BC Summer Games Jasneet Nijjar EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Discus, 51.36m (2nd) - National Legion Club: Universal Athletics Club Charanjit Nijjar Championships Long Jump, 6.36m (1st) - Universal Track & Field Meet Coach: Jessie Dosanjh Club: Universal Athletics Club Hammer Throw, 56.57m (3rd) - National Legion Event: 400m (55.71) Lucas Herold Coach: Luca Molinari Championships EVENT & PERFORMANCE: HIGHLIGHTS: Club: Kajaks Track & Field Club Youth - 14th Discus, 49.37m (1st) - BC Summer Games Kiran Wanniarachchi Coach: Garrett Collier Trials Zones 3&4 Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships - 1st EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club: Royal City Track & Field Club , 15.11m (1st) - BC Summer Games Trials Jamaican U18 Invitational - 1st Hammer Throw, 40.66m (3rd) - Universal Coach: Sean Dixon Zones 3&4 RANKINGS: Track & Field Meet EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 400m: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 1 Michael Ogbeiwi High Jump, 1.80m (3rd) - BC Athletics Championships Roy Jiang Club: South Surrey Athletics Jamboree Club: Ocean Athletics Coach: Don Allemeersch U18 Male Track & Field Coach: Carl Savage EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Rocco Wesnoski EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Athlete of the Year Nominees Discus, 52.30m (1st) - BC Summer Club: Ocean Athletics 200m, 23.11 (1st) - Universal Games Coach: Dave McDonald Track & Field Meet Hammer Throw, 60.15m (1st) - National Legion Jarrett Chong EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Championships Club: South Surrey Athletics Ethan Longley Hammer Throw, 51.21m (1st) - Universal Shot Put, 16.22m (1st) - National Legion Coach: Don Allemeersch & Kevin Smith Club: South Surrey Athletics Track & Field Meet Championships Event: Javelin (67.55m) Coach: Don Allemeersch EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Nate HIGHLIGHTS: Hammer Throw, 41.77m (4th) - BC Club: Nanaimo & District Track & Field Club U18 Female Track & Field National Legion Track & Field Championships - 1st Athletics Championships Jamboree Coach: Michael Viers Athlete of the Year Nominees Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships - 2nd EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Jamaican U18 Invitational - 1st Quan Ting Thomas Ma 100m Hurdles, 15.13 (1st) - BC Athletics Dolly Gabri RANKINGS: Championships Jamboree Club: Vancouver Olympic Club Javelin: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 1 Coach: Tatjana Mece Club: Unattached Adam Pederson EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Donald Allemeersch Events: Shot Put (14.96m), Discus (46.04m) 100m Hurdles, 13.45 (3rd) - National Club: Ocean Athletics Isaac Clements Legion Championships Coach: Michaela Colluney HIGHLIGHTS: Club: Athletics Victoria 300m Hurdles, 39.62 (1st) - BC Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Youth Olympic Games - 11th (Discus) Track & Field Society Championships Jamboree 100m Hurdles, 13.86 (4th) - National National Legion Track & Field Championships Coach: Owen Clements Legion Championships - 1st (Discus + Shot Put) Event: Pole Vault (4.30m) Nolan McEachern Adrian Price-Roberts Jamaican U18 Invitational - 1st (Discus + Shot Put) HIGHLIGHTS: Club: Golden Ears Athletics Club: Okanagan Athletics Club RANKINGS: National Legion Track & Field Championships - 1st Coach: Kevin Harrison Coach: James O’Kane Shot Put: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 1 RANKINGS: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Pole Vault: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 1 High Jump, 1.87m (1st) - National Legion Discus: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 1 Pole Vault, 3.50m (1st) - BC Summer Championships Games 6. 7. 2018 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees 2018 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees Bazil Spencer Tyler Dozzi Nina Schultz Adam Keenan Club: Prince George Track & Field Club Club: UBC Track & Field Club Club: New West Spartans Track & Club: Unattached Coach: Dylan Armstrong Coach: Chris Johnson Field Club Coaches: Anatoliy Bondarchuk & Event: High Jump (2.01m) Event: 5000m (14:13.34) Coach: Cliff Rovelto Sheldan Gmitroski HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: Event: (6133 points) Event: Hammer Throw (72.72m) National Legion Track & Field Championships - 1st IAAF U20 Championships - 19th HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: RANKINGS: RANKINGS: - 2nd Canadian Track & Field Championships - 1st High Jump: BC Yth – 1, CAN Yth – 1 5000m: BC Jr – 1, CAN Jr – 1 RANKINGS: NACAC Championships - 3rd Commonwealth Games - 4th U20 Female Track & Field Anastas Eliopoulos Heptathlon: BC Sr – 2, CAN Sr – 2, INTL – 26 RANKINGS: Club: Vancouver Olympic Club Natasha Wodak Athlete of the Year Nominees Hammer Throw: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 72 Coach: Laurier Primeau Club: Prairie Inn Harriers Event: 110m Hurdles (13.39) Grace Fetherstonhaugh Coach: Lynn Kanuka Club: Royal City Track & Field Club HIGHLIGHTS: Event: 10000m (31:50.18) Django Lovett Coach: Sean Dixon IAAF U20 Championships - Finalist HIGHLIGHTS: Club: Valley Royals Event: 3000m Steeplechase (10.01.95) RANKINGS: Commonwealth Games - 5th Track & Field Club HIGHLIGHTS: 110m Hurdles: BC Jr – 1, CAN Jr – 1 RANKINGS: Coach: Ziggy Szelagowicz IAAF U20 Championships - 11th Event: High Jump (2.30m) 10000m: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 10 RANKINGS: Senior Female Track & Field HIGHLIGHTS: 3000m Steeplechase: BC Jr – 1, CAN Jr – 1 Athlete of the Year Nominees Canadian Track & Field Championships - 2nd Taryn O’Neill NACAC Championships - 3rd Georgia Ellenwood Senior Male Track & Field Commonwealth Games - 3rd Club: Okanagan Athletics Club Club: Unattached Coach: Malindi Elmore Athlete of the Year Nominees Coach: Nate Davis RANKINGS: Event: 3000m (9:15.03) Event: Heptathlon (6173 points) High Jump: BC Sr – 2, CAN Sr – 2, INTL – 21 HIGHLIGHTS: Jerome Blake HIGHLIGHTS: IAAF U20 Championships - 10th Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Canadian Track & Field Championships - 1st Michael Mason RANKINGS: Coach: Tara Self Pan American Combined Events Cup – 1st Event: 200m (20.38) Club: Nanaimo & District 3000m: BC Jr – 1, CAN Jr – 1 RANKINGS: Track & Field Club HIGHLIGHTS: Camryn Rogers Heptathlon: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 19 Coach: Jeff Huntoon Canadian Track & Field Event: High Jump (2.32m) Club: Kajaks Track & Field Club Championships - 2nd Coaches: Garrett Collier & Mo Saatara Liz Gleadle HIGHLIGHTS: Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds NACAC Championships - 5th Event: Hammer Throw (65.61m) Canadian Track & Field Championships - 1st Coach: Laurier Primeau RANKINGS: HIGHLIGHTS: NACAC Championships - 2nd Event: Javelin (61.53m) 200m: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 3, INTL – 62 IAAF U20 Championships - 1st Commonwealth Games - 6th HIGHLIGHTS: RANKINGS: RANKINGS: Canadian Track & Field Championships Evan Dunfee Hammer Throw: BC Jr – 1, CAN Jr – 1 High Jump: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 12 - 1st Club: Racewalk West U20 Male Track & Field Commonwealth Games – 4th Coach: Gerry Dragomir RANKINGS: Event: 50km Race Walk (3:50:18) Athlete of the Year Nominees Javelin: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 21 HIGHLIGHTS: Charlie Dannatt Christabel Nettey NACAC Championships - 1st Club: Hershey Harriers Athletics Club Club: Unattached Commonwealth Games - 8th Coaches: Cindy O’Krane Coach: Stuart McMillan RANKINGS: & Darcie Montgomery Event: Long Jump (6.92m) Event: 1500m (3:47.16) 50km Race Walk: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 18 HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: Canadian Track & Field Championships IAAF U20 Championships - 33rd - 1st RANKINGS: Commonwealth Games - 1st 1500m: BC Jr – 1, CAN Jr – 1 RANKINGS: Long Jump: BC Sr – 1, CAN Sr – 1, INTL – 5 8. 9. 2018 Cross Country Runners Of The Year 2018 Cross Country Runners Of The Year U16 Female Cross-Country U18 Female Cross-Country Senior Female Cross-Country Senior Male Cross-Country Runners of the Year Runner of the Year Runner of the Year Runner of the Year Christina Peet Williams Kendra Lewis Natasha Wodak Luc Bruchet Club: Unattached Club: Vancouver Olympic Club Club: Prairie Inn Harriers Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds Coach: Kathy Peet Coach: Besnik Mece Coach: Lynn Kanuka Coach: Richard Lee HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: BC Cross-Country F14 Championships BC Cross-Country U18 Championships BC Cross-Country BC Cross-Country Sr. – 1st – 1st Championships – 1st Championships – 1st BC High School Jr. Cross-Country BC High School Sr. Cross-Country Championships Championships – 1st Canadian Cross-Country Canadian Cross-Country – 3rd Canadian Cross-Country U18 Championships – 1st Championships – 2nd Championships – 1st U18 Male Cross-Country Madelyn Bonikowsky Runner of the Year Club: Ocean Athletics Coach: Lynn Kanuka Joshua Woolgar HIGHLIGHTS: Club: Coastal Track Club BC Cross-Country F15 Championships Coach: Scott Kent – 2nd HIGHLIGHTS: BC High School Jr. Cross-Country BC Cross-Country U18 Championships Championships – 1st – 1st BC High School Sr. Cross-Country Championships – 1st U16 Male Cross-Country Canadian Cross-Country U18 Championships – 85th Runners of the Year 2018 Para-Athletics Athletes Of The Year U20 Female Cross-Country Isaac Baker Runner of the Year Female Para-Athletics Male Para-Athletics Club: Ocean Athletics Taryn O’Neill Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year Coach: Lynn Kanuka Club: Okanagan Athletics HIGHLIGHTS: Coaches: Malindi Elmore Ness Murby Nathaniel Riech BC Cross-Country M14 Championships & Gina Poraccio – 1st Club: Unattached Club: Unattached HIGHLIGHTS: BC High School Jr. Cross-Country Coach: Ingrid Ruys Coach: Mike van Tighem Canadian Cross-Country U20 Championships Championships – 4th – 16th EVENT: EVENT: NCAA D1 Cross-Country Mid-Atlantic F11 Javelin, 25.33m T38 800m, 1:57.78 Regional Championships – 15th F11 Discus, 32.46m (World Record) Matti Erickson NCAA D1 Cross-Country Championships – 174th T38 1500m, 3:57.92 Club: Kootenay Chaos HIGHLIGHTS: (World Record) Coach: Alex Ulaszonek U20 Male Cross-Country Canadian Track & Field Championships - 1st HIGHLIGHTS: Runner of the Year Victorian Masters & Athletics Track & Field HIGHLIGHTS: BC Cross-Country M15 Championships Championships - 1st Canadian Track & Field Championships - 1st – 1st Tyler Dozzi Open Grand Prix - 2nd BC High School Jr. Cross-Country Club: UBC Track & Field Club RANKINGS: RANKINGS: Championships – 1st Coach: Chris Johnson F11 Javelin: BC – 1, CAN – 1, INTL – 1 T38 800m: BC – 1, Can – 1, INTL – 1 HIGHLIGHTS: F11 Discus: BC –1, CAN – 1, INTL – 4 T38 1500m: BC – 1, CAN – 1, INTL – 1 BC Cross-Country U20 Championships – 1st U Sports Cross-Country Championships – 57th Canadian Cross-Country U20 Championships – 1st 10. 11. 2018 Road Runner of the Year Nominees 2018 Masters Athletes Of The Year Senior Female Road Runner Senior Male Road Runner Road Running Field of the Year Nominees of the Year Nominees female: Marilyn Arsenault – W50 female: Christa Bortignon – W80 Marilyn achieved the highest age-graded Christa won the long jump and Rachel Cliff Lucas Bruchet Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds result for her five best road races this triple jump at all six meets she year. She won her division at the Harriers competed in this year: the BC Indoor Coach: Richard Lee Coach: Richard Lee Pioneer 8K, the BMO St. Patrick’s Day Championships, Dylan Armstrong, HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: 5K, the Bazan Bay 5K, the Vancouver BC Outdoor Championships, Trevor Canadian 10k Champion BC 5k Champion Sun Run 10K and the Goodlife Fitness Craven, USA Championships and Canadian Half- Record Canadian 5k Championships – 2nd Victoria Half-Marathon. In 2018, Marilyn Canadian Championships. Christa BC Marathon Record RANKINGS: was ranked first in in the 8K scored an impressive 95.49% Berlin Marathon – 11th 5k: 14:12, BC – 1, CAN – 2 (W45) and first in the W50 5K, 10K and Half-Marathon. of her own Canadian records for her five best performances. Christa is ranked No. 1 in the world RANKINGS: 8k: 24:06, BC – 2, CAN – 2 male: David Guss – M55 in the long jump and triple jump for W80-85. 5k: 15:51, BC – 2, CAN – 2 10k: 29:50, BC – 1, CAN – 2 David won the M55-59 age category 8k: 26:23, BC – 1, CAN – 1 at the Goodlife Fitness Victoria 8K male: Michael Deady – M65 10k: 32:23, BC – 1, CAN – 2 Cam Levins (Canadian age group record, 27:38), the After turning 65 this summer, Half: 1:10:08, BC – 1, CAN – 1 Club: Unattached Sport Chek Kamloops Half-Marathon, Michael set a Canadian record Marathon: 2:28:53, BC – 1, CAN – 1 Coach: Eric Houle the Midsummer 8k and the Rivers Spring of 46.10m in the M65 discus at HIGHLIGHTS: Runoff 10K. He’s ranked first in Canada the Cory Holly Classic in Vernon. Dayna Pidhoresky in his age category in the 5K, the 8K, the Club: Unattached Canadian Marathon Champion He also threw an impressive 10K and the half-marathon. He is ranked Coach: Josh Seifarth Canadian Marathon Record 12.54m in the shot put at the third in the world among M55 for the half-marathon. same event, a new BC record in HIGHLIGHTS: IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships – 30th the M65 age group. His top five BC 8k Champion Track performances in the shot put and discus averaged RANKINGS: BC 10k Champion 93.52% of the Canadian records. Canadian Half-Marathon Half: 1:02:15, BC – 1, CAN – 1 female: Christa Bortignon – W80 Championships – 2nd Marathon: 2:09:25, BC – 1, CAN – 1 In 2018, Christa set an age group world Cross-Country RANKINGS: record in the pentathlon (4838 points), 5k: 16:39, BC – 5, CAN – 8 Geoff Martinson Canadian records in the 100m (17.06) female: Jill Delane – W50 10k: 33:20, BC – 3, CAN – 4 Club: Prairie Inn Harriers and 80m hurdles and a BC record in the Jill won the W50 division of the Half: 1:12:38, BC – 4, CAN – 5 Coach: Richard Lee 400m. She scored an impressive 96.7% Pine Tree Classic and the Vancouver HIGHLIGHTS: average for her five best track events, Spirit Run. She finished second Natasha Wodak won the 100m and 80m hurdles at the among W50 at the BC Cross-Country Club: Prairie Inn Harriers IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships – 79th Canadian Championships and won the Championships and counted towards Coach: Lynn Kanuka 100m and 200m at the US Championships. Christa is RANKINGS: a second place team finish for BC HIGHLIGHTS: ranked No. 1 in the world in the 60m (indoors), and in 10k: 30:44, BC – 3, CAN – 8 at the Canadian Cross-Country Canadian 5k Champion the 100m and 200m for W80-85. Half: 1:03:38, BC – 2, CAN – 2 Championships. BC 5k Champion male: Dmitry Babenko – M45 BC 5k Record male: David Guss – M55 Dmitry set four Canadian race walk BC Half-Marathon Champion David won his age division in records this year (outdoor 1500m, cross-country races in Penticton, BC Super Series Champion 3000m and 5000m and indoor 1500m), Summerland and Kelowna this year. RANKINGS: and seven BC race walk records. He He finished first among M55 at the BC 5k: 15:39, BC – 1, CAN – 1 was fourth at the WMA Championships Championships and second among 8k: 26:39, BC – 2, CAN – 2 in the 5000m race walk and in the 10K M55 at the Canadian Cross-Country 10k: 33:12, BC – 2, CAN – 3 race walk. He won a bronze medal in the Championships. He was the top age- WMA 20K race walk as well. Dmitry also Half: 1:11:31, BC – 2, CAN – 2 graded athlete at both the BC Cross- won two silver medals at the WMA Championships in Country Championships and the Canadian Cross- the 3x10K and 3x20K relays. He won every race walk Country Championships in Kingston, Ont. event he entered in Canada this year. 12. 13. 2018 Coaching Excellence Awards 2018 Excellence in Officiating Awards Dave Coupland Award - Inspirational Mary Temple Award - Novice Official Junior Development U20/Senior Coach of the Year Coach of the Year The Dave Coupland Award is presented to a BC A registered Official who, in his/her first 5 years, has Bruce Deacon Athletics member who has been an inspiration for focused substantial effort on learning to be an official Officials; someone who has made it fun. as well as contributed willingly and unselfishly as a Kevin Smith Bruce Deacon, a two-time beginner Official. A former decathlete, Kevin Olympian in the marathon (1996 Bob Adams & 2000), is head coach of the began his coaching career Bob, at 94, is an active, Anthony Thomson Prairie Inn Harriers youth team. more than 20 years ago as personable, reliable, and A member of the Vancouver With a focus on middle-distance the head coach of the Powell inspiring official, with over Island Region team of Officials, events, he guides his athletes to River Club. 50 years of officiating in 2018 Anthony officiated success regularly at provincial, Since 2010, he has coached experience. A former 13 days of school and club national, and international with both Royal City and Olympic decathlete, Bob meets across BC, including two Competitions and was Canada’s the Burnaby Striders. Kevin transitioned first to coaching Provincial Championship. He head coach for the 2018 is extremely positive but then officiating. Advancing through the official was also invited and officiated at the Canadian Track IAAF Half-Marathon Championships. 2018 was honest, and all of his athletes level, by 1976 Bob was a chief judge of the & Field Youth Championships (Legions) in Manitoba. another successful year as Bruce coached two appreciate that the constant praise he gives is pole vault at the 1976 Olympic Games in With only four years of officiating experience, athletes to medal performances at the Canadian genuine. He teaches athletes to be proud of Montreal. These credentials were instrumental Anthony is well on his way to achieving his level 4 Championships. In the men’s para ambulatory themselves and knows just what each athlete in developing the Bob Adams Foundation in certification as a Starter’s Assistant, where he will 800m, Michael Barber won gold while Paralympian needs in order to progress and have fun. His Saskatchewan, designed to develop track & become one of just over a dozen certified starter’s Liam Stanley took bronze in the para ambulatory patience allows athletes to explore and make field athletes, officials, and coaches to achieve assistants at the national Level in Canada. Anthony 1500m breaking his existing T37 1500m Canadian mistakes in a safe place. Kevin is admired not only their fullest potential. A level 5 vertical jumps has also been an active participant of the BC record (4:06.64). Both also set new Canadian for his knowledge but for how he carries himself official, Bob continues to officiate in the Victoria Officials Committee and will be full member in 2019. records in 2018, Liam Stanley (T37 800m; 2:00.58), and interacts with each and every person. area and is an inspirational mentor and guide Personable and comfortable with all he interacts Michael Barber (T20 800m; 1:57.98). to all athletes and officials he comes in contact with, Anthony has a great future in officiating. with. U16/U18 Youth Coach of the Year Ian McNeil Award - Official of the Year High-Performance Coach of the Year Ralph Coates Memorial Award Donald Allemeersch A registered Official who made an outstanding contri- Ziggy Szelagowicz - Longstanding Service bution to track and field and was conspicuous in their Don, a coach with both the excellence in the calendar year. The recipient is auto- Ziggy’s had a long and A registered Official who has contributed Vancouver Thunderbirds and matically nominated for the ‘NOC Official of the Year’. South Surrey Athletics, guided successful tenure as the head dependable, long term and versatile service to Track and Field. his athletes to an exceptionally coach of the Valley Royals Jason Swan Track & Field Club’s power/ A dedicated member of the successful year buoyed by Dale Loewen numerous personal bests speed program. Over his career Lower Mainland officials group, A long time track starter, and podium performances he’s developed a number of Jason demonstrated exemplary Dale Loewen has been a at provincial, national and internationally competitive service during 2018 through BC official for decades. international competitions. athletes and in 2018 Ziggy his extensive travel supporting Dale served in numerous Highlights from 2018 include helped guide Django Lovett events outside his home region. capacities, both at the club having five athletes compete at a national to new heights. At the 2018 Jason travelled to Cranbrook for level and provincially. Notably, Dale has been championship including three athletes named as Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, , the BC 55+ Games, hauling a trailer full of equipment the provincial advisor for athletics at the BC members of BC teams. Those athletes achieved a Django jumped a career best 2.30m to capture which he set up and took down. Working at a venue Summer Games for many years. As well, Dale number of personal bests and returned home with bronze. Other notable performances include which had not previously hosted this level of event, has been the photographer for the BC Athletics 11 medals. Additionally, Jarrett Chong (Jamaican Django’s bronze medal at the 2018 NACAC Jason competently worked the four-day meet as a Awards night and for many years has produced U18 Invitational Team) and Dolly Gabri (Jamaican Championships, Alexa Porpaczy’s gold medal at photo timer with cheer, skill, and dedication to our outstanding videos for both the BC Officials and U18 Invitational Team & the 2018 Youth Olympic the 2018 U20 Canadian Championships, and Eric sport. In addition, Jason was invited to act as the BC Athletics AGMs, providing Games) went on to represent Canada on national Chatten’s 4th place finish at the 2018 Canadian Chief Photo Finish Judge at the Canadian Youth and respectfully honouring outstanding teams. Championship Track & Field Championships (Legions). He was members of the athletics community. A valued as a member of the finish line team, and successful clinician, Dale has mentored many supervised the local officials in his capacity as Chief. other officials, while continuing to be a huge Jason is viewed as a worthy recipient of the Ian promoter of our sport, dedicated to the McNeil Award by all who work with him. 14. inclusion of youth into our sporting programs. 15. 2018 BC Athletics Annual Awards 2018 BC Athletics Annual Awards Recognition of 50 Years of Officiating Service

NAME RESIDES OFFICIAL SINCE STATUS Executives of the Year Award Bob Adams Victoria 1963 Active Blaine Castle John Bird Iain Fisher Coquitlam 1967 Active Sport Chair Athletics, 2018 Cowichan Past President, Alice Kubek Victoria 1969 Active BC Summer Games and Vice President, Vancouver Thunderbirds Cowichan Valley Athletic Club Track & Field Club Rafael Melendez-Duke Victoria 1968 Active Keith Newell Victoria 1969 Active Ken Porter Victoria 1964 Retired

Jane Swan Award

Judy Armstrong udy became involved the 2001 World Track & Field in track & field when Championships in , her son, Dylan, joined and multiple World Masters middle distance coach and n 2001, John, together with Laurier the Kamloops Track & Field Championships as recently as vice president of the Cowichan Primeau, resurrected the Vancouver Club in l990 at nine years 2018. Valley Athletic Club, Blaine’s Thunderbirds TFC growing and expanding of age. Over the years she involvement with the 2018 BC Summer the programs, services and community outreach Judy was instrumental to has held many positions with bringing the Canadian Throws Games was initially as the Sport Chair for programs. Working tirelessly, and largely behind Jthe Kamloops Tracvk & Field Centre to Kamloops, in which swimming. When the appointed chain the scenes, John has been involved in: Club - including telephone high performance throw was unable to continue, Blaine stepped Leading the technical and equipment coordinator, secretary, coach athletes could training under Aforward to take on Athletics, successfully Imanagement for the Harry Jerome International liaison, vice president and Dr. Bondarchuk, and acted “diving” in to lead the athletics organizing Track Classic and the Jerome Indoor Meets; now for many years president. committee. as Centre Manager until its Heading the first ever North American In addition to her role closure. Blaine planned the delivery of the Masters Games Track & Field Competition in as president, Judy serves Judy also leads BC Games Track & Field Competition, 2016; as the meet manager for all fundraising efforts for ensuring the track & field facility, Kamloops track & field meets, with the club Kamloops TFC, successfully applying for equipment, officials and volunteers were Expanding the Vancouver Thunderbirds Track hosting close to 10 meets each year. She has regional and federal grants to purchase up to the levels and numbers needed & Field Outreach Programs through: Making also been the meet director for provincial equipment, hire coaches, and lead outreach to present the best competition at the Track/XC Fun; KM Club; and School Outreach – and national championships of all levels efforts with local elementary schools. Games. He also worked with the facility all of which increased opportunities for children including junior development track & field Additionally, each year she organizes a owners, Games HOC, the athletics and youth to develop physical literacy skills at no championships, the BC Jamboree, BC Senior manure sale, a major fundraiser for the club. Provincial Sport Advisor and BC Athletics cost to their schools; Games, Canadian Masters Championships, In 2017, Judy was inducted into the technical staff. Past BC Athletics Board of Director plus World Masters Championships, Western Canadian Athletics Hall of Fame as a builder Thanks to Blaine’s leadership, and planning and human resources committees of Canada Summer Games, and NACAC and has also been recognized on the Officials 70+ volunteers who seamlessly moved the association; Championships (North American, Central Wall of Honour in Ottawa. equipment in and out of the venue, the While stepping back in his many roles, John American, & Caribbean). Judy is to the Kamloops Track and Field track & field competition ran perfectly and still continues to provide advice and assist while A level 5 throws official, over the years Club as Jane Swan was to the Abbotsford on time and won the praise and thanks of encouraging the next generation of leaders to Judy has officiated at both Youth and Junior Track and Field Club. many of the track & field officials. step into leadership roles in our sport. National Championships. She also officiated THANK YOU BLAINE CASTLE THANK YOU JOHN BIRD

16. 17. 2018 BC Athletics Annual Awards 2018 BC Athletics Annual Awards

BC Athletics Hall Of Fame Inductees, 2018 BC Athletics Hall Of Fame Inductees, 2018

LLOYD SWINDELLS MAUREEN DE ST. CROIX (IN MEMORIAM): COACH, BUILDER, VANCOUVER OLYMPIC CLUB ATHLETE, BUILDER, HEAD COACH, OCEAN ATHLETICS CLUB

aureen has given back to the loyd Swindells was a tireless worker AS AN ATHLETE: for many years. Maureen won a bronze medal at the 1974 for track & field in British Columbia In 2006, Maureen co-founded the British Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. and Canada. Ocean Athletics Track and Field Club and was Won gold medals at the Canadian and US the first president A founding member of the Vancouver Olympic National Masters Championships. Club in 1953 and helped develop the Vancouver and head coach of Canadian Masters cross-country champion Olympic Club into a strong and dynamic club the club. A member of BC Athletics seven times in the W40, W50 and W55 age during the 1960s through 1970s. M committees – junior groups. LHe began coaching in 1947 with the Vancouver development and Competed in six WMA (World Masters Athletics) Boy’s Club and went on to coach and advised strategic planning. Championships in New York, , Australia, Puerto Rico, Spain and Sacramento, many athletes during his career – several A BC Athletics Run Jump Throw winning 16 medals, including 11 gold. to name only a few including Norm Trerise, Wheel Instructor – Bill Smart, Bob McLaren of who went on to Maureen brings her INTERNATIONALLY: represent Canada at Olympic, Pan American knowledge, passion Maureen represented Canada at: and Commonwealth Games. and commitment - 1974 Commonwealth Games through teaching LLOYD’S HONOURS both physical literacy - Relays in Japan and Korea AND HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: and track & field - Three times in the IAAF World Cross-Country • Coach of the Year by Pacific Northwest skills to children Championships: West (1977), Ireland • Head Coach of numerous BC Teams during Committee – 1957. and youth in British (1979) and Switzerland (1986). the 1950’s, 1960’s and early 1970’s. Columbia. Maureen • Named as a member of the Canadian • Seeding Committee Chair for the 1954 British is a visionary who PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL, WORLD RECORDS: Olympic Committee – 195.7 leads often leads Empire Games in Vancouver. In the W45 age category, Maureen broke the hosting and • Member of the Canadian Track and Field Canadian records in the 800m, 1500m, mile, • Member of Canada’s Records Committee and organizing of 3000m, 5000m and 10k road. Selection Committee - 1964-70. club, provincial Chair of Public Relations for BC for more than In the W50 age category, Maureen broke the and national 10 years. - Director of Canadian Track and Field Canadian and World records in the 800m Events – providing Association - 1967-74. (2:16.62), 1500m (4:40.92), outdoor mile (5:02.80) • President of BC Amateur Athletic Union in opportunities for and indoor mile (5:10.87). 1951. • Inducted into the BC Sports Hall Of Fame In developing and 1976 high performance • Head Coach of Canada’s Pan American athletes. Not HONOURS & ACHIEVEMENTS: Games Team in Mexico City 1955, Winnipeg Lloyd was an outstanding contributor to the having enough on - Maureen was the BC Athletics Masters Female 1967, Sao Paulo 1963 and Manager Pan sport of Track & Field and an outstanding her plate Maureen, in 2008 she became a BC T&F Athlete of the year (2001 and 2005). American Games - Chicago 1959. coach and advisor to many developing and high Athletics official, volunteering at many of the - Masters Female Cross-Country Runner of the performance athletes in British Columbia. Lower Mainland track meets. year eight times (2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, • Manager of Canadian Olympic Team - 1968 The sport of athletics in British Columbia 2009, 2010 and 2011. Mexico City and Coach for the 1972 and 1976 It is a great honour to induct Lloyd Swindells and Canada truly benefits from Maureen’s - 2001 Sport BC Masters Athlete of the Year. Canadian Olympic track & field teams. into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame. involvement. - 2017 Sport BC President’s Award for Athletics It is a great honour to induct Maureen de St Croix into the BC Athletics Hall of Fame. - 2018 inducted into the Canadian Masters Athletics Hall of Fame

18. 19. 2018 Canadian Teams Recognition 2018 Canadian Teams Recognition

Pan American Cross-Country Championships Commonwealth Games February 17, San Salvador, El Salvador April 4-15, Gold Coast, Australia

NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Tyler Dozzi 8km Terrace PIHR Rachel Cliff 10000m Vancouver TBIRD Thomas Nobbs 8km Vancouver VOC Evan Dunfee 20km RW Richmond KJAK Lisa Brooking 10km West Vancouver UNBC Elizabeth Gleadle Javelin Vancouver TBIRD Lindsay Carson 10km Burnaby LANG Adam Keenan Hammer Throw Victoria UNBC Erica Digby 10km Vancouver TBIR Django Lovett High Jump Surrey VRTC John Gay 10km Kelowna TBIR Michael Mason High Jump Nanoose Bay NTFC Theo Hunt 10km Vancouver UNBC Christabel Nettey Long Jump Surrey UNBC Jack Williams 10km Vancouver OATF Nina Schultz Heptathlon New Westminster NWSA Justin Kent 10km Burnaby CTC1 Tristan Smyth T54 Marathon Maple Ridge WCRS Mark Gottfried Team Medical Surrey Benjamin Thorne 20km RW Kitimat WALK Alyxandria Treasure High Jump Prince George PGTF Natasha Wodak 10000m Vancouver PIHR IAAF World Indoor Championships Dr. Padraig McCluskey Team Physician Victoria March 1-4, , United Kingdom

NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Christabel Nettey Long Jump Surrey UNBC World Para Athletics Grand Prix May 25-27, Nottwil, Switzerland

NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships Dr. Duriell Bernard Chiropractor Port Moody March 5-6, Taicang,

NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Evan Dunfee 50km RW Richmond KJAK Jamaican U18 Invitational Algier Liang 20km RW Vancouver WALK June 30 - July 1, Kingston, Jamaica Benjamin Thorne 20km RW Kitimat WALK NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Baneet Bains 2000m SC Surrey CTC1 Jarrett Chong Javelin Port Coquitlam CITY Dolly Gabri Discus, Shot Put Surrey SOSA IAAF World Championships Aiden Grout High Jump Pitt Meadows LANG March 24, Valencia, Spain Kendra Lewis 1500m Vancouver VOC NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Jenevieve Patry-Smith Javelin Port Moody CITY Cameron Levins Half-Marathon Black Creek UNBC Phoebe Price-Roberts Hammer Throw Lake Country UNBC Geoff Martinson Half-Marathon Prince George PIHR Adam Vilo 400mH Surrey OATF Kinsey Middleton Half-Marathon Guelph UNBC Dr. Linda Thyer Team Physician Vancouver Bruce Deacon Head Coach Victoria Mark Gottfried Team Physiotherapist Victoria Kimen Petersen IST Vancouver

20. 21. 2018 Canadian Teams Recognition 2018 Canadian Teams Recognition

Harry Jerome International Track Classic NACAC Championships June 26-27, Vancouver August 10-12,

NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Whitney Rowe 4x100m Burnaby UNBC Lindsey Butterworth 800m North Vancouver CTC1 Dr. Simon Pearson Chiropractor Victoria Rachel Cliff 10,000m Vancouver TBIR Whitney Rowe 4x100m Burnaby UNBC Alyxandria Treasure High Jump Prince George PGTF Jerome Blake 300m, 4x100m Burnaby COQC NACAC Pan American Combined Events Cup Evan Dunfee 20km RW Richmond KJAK July 3-4, Ottawa Nathan George 4x400m Pitt Meadows COQC NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Adam Keenan Hammer Victoria UNBC Georgia Ellenwood Heptathlon Langley UNBC Django Lovett High Jump Surrey VRTC Michael Mason High Jump Nanoose Bay NTFC Dr. Trent Stellingwerff IST Lead Victoria Dr Padraig McCluskey Team Physician Victoria IAAF World U20 Championships Dr. Simon Pearson Chiropractor Victoria July 19-24, Tampere, Finland

NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Megan Champoux 400mH Vancouver UNBC Charlie Dannatt 1500m Vancouver HHAC Youth Olympic Games Tyler Dozzi 5000m Terrace TBIR October 6-18, Buenos Aires, Argentina Anastas Eliopoulos 100mH Vancouver TBIR NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Grace Fetherstonhaugh 3000m SC New Westminster CITY Dolly Gabri Discus Surrey SOSA Keira McCarrell Javelin Burnaby UNBC Kendra Lewis 1500m Vancouver VOC Taryn O’Neill 1500m/3000m Lake Country OAC Jasneet Nijjar 400m Surrey UATH Camryn Rogers Hammer Throw Richmond KJAK Sheldan Gmitroski Throws Coach Victoria WPA Winter Challenge (Throws) October 26-28, Ancona, Italy

IAAF Continental Cup NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB September 8-9, , Czech Republic Greg Stewart F46 Shot Put Kamloops KTFC NAME EVENT HOMETOWN CLUB Ness Murby F11 Discus Salt Spring Island UNBC Christabel Nettey Long Jump Surrey UNBC

22. 23. 2018 B.C. Athletics Annual Awards Banquet

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