Awards Night

Westmark November 29, 2012 7:00 p.m.

Master of Ceremonies Ron McFadyen

Program 

 2012 Legacy Announcement  Active Member Awards  Hall of Fame Induction  Sport Major Awards Coach of the Year International Male Athlete of the Year International Female Athlete of the Year Administrator of the Year  Active Member Awards  Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal  Active Member Awards  Yukon Government Awards of Excellence Awards of Recognition  Sport Yukon Major Awards National/Territorial Male Athlete of the Year National/Territorial Female Athlete of the Year Team of the Year  Active Member Awards

 2012 Arctic Winter Games Legacy Announcement 

Active Member Award Presentations

Yukon Association Fayne O’Donovan Athlete of the Year Sydney Cairns Most Sportsmanlike

Snowboard Yukon Lara Bellon Athlete of the Year Alidas Jamnicky Most Improved Athlete of the Year Esa Suominen Sportsperson of the Year Chris McNutt Volunteer of the Year

Cross Country Yukon Schmidt Family Active Ski Family of the Year Fabian Brook Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year Katie Peters Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year Susan Tinevez Volunteer of the Year Dawson City Cross Country Ski Community of the Year

Special Olympics Yukon Michael Sumner Male Athlete of the Year Tennaigha Glada Female Athlete of the Year Ernest Chua Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year Taylor Amundson Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year Esther Chasse Heather Miller Award of Excellence in Volunteering

Yukon Soccer Association Camille Galloway Female Athlete of the Year Callum Wood Ryan Male Athlete of the Year Ed Van Randen Sportsperson of the Year Paul Kishchuck Sportsperson of the Year Susan Herbrick Volunteer of the Year Claire Hills Volunteer of the Year Val Pike Volunteer of the Year Bernard Menelon Sportsperson of the Decade 2000-2010

 Hall of Fame Induction

John Flynn – Athlete/Builder/Coach 

Major Awards

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Coach of the Year Finalists Darren Kinvig - Dog Mushing Russ Tait - Sarah Crane -

International Male Athlete of the Year Finalists David Greer – Cross Country Skiing Knute Johnsgaard – Cross Country Skiing Thomas Scoffin – Zach Bell - Cycling

International Female Athlete of the Year Finalists Dahria Beatty - Cross Country Skiing Janelle Greer - Cross Country Skiing Emily Nishikawa - Cross Country Skiing MacKenzie Downing - Swimming

Administrator of the Year Finalists Lynda Harlow – Yukon Freestyle Ski Association John Grant – Whitehorse Minor Hockey Association

Active Member Award Presentations

Alpine Ski Association Yukon Josie Storey Athlete of the Year Katie Volk Most Improved Athlete of the Year Shane Orban Sportsperson of the Year Darrel Orban Volunteer of the Year

Recreation & Parks Association of the Yukon Ursula Angerer 2012 RPAY Recognition Award

Judo Yukon Emiko Teramura Female Athlete of the Year Judith Russel Most Improved Athlete of the Year Kaylee Johnson Sportsperson of the Year Marc-André Lavigne Volunteer of the Year Jerry Miller Male Athlete of the Year Sandy Newmann Mackenzie Award Northern Lights Judo Club Judo Yukon Champions League Cup Hiroshikai Judo Club Judo Yukon Best Performance Club Trophy

Arctic Edge Skating Club Rachel Pettitt Athlete of the Year Morgan Madden Most Improved Senior Skater Mikayla Kramer Most Improved Junior Skater Taylor Schneider Program Assistant of the Year Emma Riske Canskater of the Year Agatha Poltorasky Canskate Champion No. 1 Alyssa McCullough Canskate Champion No. 2 Rachel Pettitt Gold Interpretive Test Achievement

 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal George Arcand Zach Bell 

Active Member Award Presentations

Yukon Amateur Association Hanna Wirth Athlete of the Year Tristan Muir Athlete of the Year

Basketball Yukon Brian Prenoslo Athlete of the Year Chris Carino Most Improved Athlete of the Year Colleen Prenoslo Sportsperson of the Year Christine Kirk Volunteer of the Year

Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club Michael McArthur Volunteer of the Year Cassis Lindsay Glacier Bears Development Award Adrian Robinson Glacier Bears Development Award

Swim Yukon MacKenzie Downing International Swimmer of the Year Mary Anne Myers National Swimmer of the Year Angie MacNeil National Swimmer of the Year Bronwyn Pasloski National Swimmer of the Year Haley Braga Territorial Swimmer of the Year Erin McArthur Territorial Swimmer of the Year

Athletics Yukon Scott Williams Trail Runner of the Year Logan Roots Athlete of the Year Arlene Ogden Volunteer of the Year Thomas Bakica Youth Runner of the Year Luke Bakica Youth Runner of the Year Lauren Whyte Fastest Female Runner of the Year

Yukon Orienteering Association Kendra Murray Athlete of the Year Jennifer Mackeigan Most Improved Athlete of the Year Kerstin Burnett Sportsperson of the Year Linda Mackeigan Volunteer of the Year Vincent Family Orienteering Family of the Year

Yukon Freestyle Ski Association Etienne Geoffroy Competitive: Most Improved Athlete of the Year Calahan Guidolin Competitive: Sportsperson of the Year Josh Harlow Competitive: Athlete of the Year Deb Jonasson Competitive: Volunteer of the Year Antje Beaman Competitive: Volunteer of the Year Sylvie Geoffroy Competitive: Volunteer of the Year Bjorn Boone Jumps & Bumps: Most Improved Athlete of the Year Anthony Barteaux Jumps & Bumps: Sportsman of the Year Hunter Organ Wood Jumps & Bumps: Athlete of the Year Antje Beaman Jumps & Bumps: Volunteer of the Year

Table Tennis Yukon Zara Bachli Volunteer of the Year Greg Murdoch Most Improved Athlete of the Year Grace-Anne Janssens Most Enthusiastic Athlete of the Year Alex Zheng Team of the Year Kyle Gonder Team of the Year

Government of Yukon Awards  Community Recreation Award Fran Etzel Ross River  Awards of Excellence

Orienteering Leif Blake Special Olympics Trevor Bray Garry Chaplin Ross Burnett Owen Munroe Kerstin Burnett Gaetan Michaud Savannah Cash Colin Sterriah Brent Langbakk Darrin Lucas Nesta Leduc Chris Lee Jennifer Mackeigan Michael Sumner Caelan McLean Forest Pearson Cross Country Skiing Barbara Scheck Dahria Beatty Hannah Shier Fabian Brook Amanda Thomson Janelle Greer Kendra Murray David Greer Shooting Knute Johnsgaard Nicholas Rittel Kendra Murray Graham Nishikawa Speed Skating Emily Nishikawa Heather Clarke

Curling Swimming Thomas Scoffin Mackenzie Downing Mary Anne Myers Cycling Zach Bell Weightlifting Jeane Lassen

Wrestling Brittanee Laverdure

Government of Yukon Awards  Awards of Recognition 2012 Senior Games

Bocce Holly Cowman Swimming Linda Hewitt Jim Coxford David Knight Roddy Dale Doug Lorenzen Susanna Edwards Arla Repka Spence Hill Bill Simpson Millie Jones Nesta Leduc Curling Sue Findlater George Hinderman Clarence Jack Track & Field Bob Walker Pamela Bangart Gord Zealand Mike Craigen

Darlene Dimsdale Horseshoes Brenda Dion Darlene Thompson Merton Friesen Cycling John Hall Gail Miller-Craigen Naomi Hall Paul Dabbs Donna Jones George Dimsdale Dave Kalles Hank Leenders Golf Judy Lightening Drew Ball Tom Parlee Al Forzard Marla Veliscek Coleman Johnson Chuck Barber

Government of Yukon Awards  Awards of Recognition 2012 Arctic Winter Games

Arctic Sports Tom Fulop - Snowshoe Luke Londero Kieran Halliday Anna Rivard Erin Hoehn

Basketball - Jr. Female Cross Country Skiing Jenna Blanchette Fabian Brook Teah Dickson Katie Peters Robyn Fortune Shakiba Kazemi Curling David Aho Mikaela Lane Ryan Burke Amanda Mervyn Kurtis Hills Quynh Nguyen Spencer Wallace Colleen Prenoslo Wade Scoffin - Coach Galena Root Jacy Sam Dene Games Sarah Crane - Coach Dustin Blackjack Jonah Caesar Basketball – Jr. Male Doronn Fox Chris Carino Justin Smith Josh Hansen Taylor Vallevand-Vance Peter Hanson Bryan Hermosa Dog Mushing Rowan Huggard Kat Atmanspacher-Wirth Jake Jacobs Rachel Kinvig Gerard New Brian Prenoslo Soleil Stimson Bryn Hoffman

William Thomson Gymnastics Tim Brady - Coach Fayne O’Donovan

Biathlon – Ski Nadia Moser

Government of Yukon Awards  Awards of Recognition 2012 Arctic Winter Games

Hockey - Midget Michael Arnold Craig Berube Graeme Close Lara Bellon Wyatt Gale Adam Waddington Tyson Glass Michael Hare Snowshoeing Chase Hobbis Kate Londero Tyrell Hope Logan Roots Bradley Koprowsky Brayden Kulych Speed Skating Matt McCarthy Heather Clarke Cole Morris Hanna Wirth Isaac Moses Nigel Sinclair-Eckert Michael Skookum Kelly Glada

Patrick Soprovich Volleyball – Jr. Male Tyler Wiens Brady Bonnycastle Kirk Gale - Coach Justin Dragoman Jay Glass - Coach Mason Gray

Indoor Soccer – Jr. Female Michael Hunter Samantha Burgis Charlie Kedziora Emily Dorosz Henry Kedziora Camille Galloway Jeremy Mann Jaylene Kelly Daniel Naef Megan Lanigan Albert Spycher Carolyn Miller Lowell Tait Brittany Milner Shaun McLoughlin Emily Wilson Morgan Paul Charly Kelly - Coach

Major Awards

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National/Territorial Male Athlete of the Year Finalists Fabian Brook - Cross Country Skiing Trevor Bray - Orienteering Nicholas Rittel - Shooting

National/Territorial Female Athlete of the Year Finalists Katie Peters - Cross Country Skiing Mary Anne Myers - Swimming Kendra Murray - Orienteering

Team of the Year Finalists Men’s AWG Basketball Team Junior Women’s AWG Soccer Team Men’s U19 Volleyball Team

Active Member Award Presentations Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club Jan Milner Club Event Volunteer of the Year Scott Fraser Ski Club “Skier” of the Year Lorna Hutchinson Administrator of the Year Craig Beatty Trailworker of the Year

Tennis Yukon Anne Copland Administrator of the Year Gentianne Graham Most Improved Athlete of the Year Mike Russo Coach of the Year Sheila Senger Volunteer of the Year

Squash Yukon Chris Toleman Administrator of the Year

Thank you to our Funding Partners

Community Services Sport and Recreation Branch