2012 BC Athletics Annual Awards Banquet
An Evening to Honour Athletes, Coaches, Officials & Volunteers
December 1, 2012 • Richmond, BC
2012 Annual Awards Banquet
Welcome!
... to the BC Athletics Awards Banquet
On behalf of Athletics Canada it is my pleasure to welcome you The awards banquet is a wonderful opportunity to to BC Athletics’ 2012 Awards Banquet. recognize the achievements of our athletes, coaches, Tonight is about celebrating the accomplishments of those in officials, club executives and volunteers during the athletics that have contributed to the success of this province. past year. They all contribute to the success of This season saw a number of high profile events taking place athletics in British Columbia. both on home soil and abroad highlighted with the Olympic and Paralympic Games. British Columbia saw eight Olympians I would like to thank the Province of BC, viaSport, and five Paralympians reach their dreams and represent our our business partners, and the Royal Canadian Legion country, and our sport in London. for their on-going support. Their involvement and participation in our sport Thank you to everyone involved in making Athletics in B.C., so successful. This past year enables us to provide a high level of programs and services to our members. BC they played host to three major events including the National Track League’s Harry Jerome Athletics offers so much to all levels and ages of its’ members. It is the support and Victoria International Track Classic; and then just last weekend they hosted the 2012 of parents, family, friends and volunteers that makes this all possible. Canadian Cross Country Championships. The local organizing committees, volunteers, athletes and officials all should be recognized for the work they do to make these events On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank you for joining with so outstanding. us to celebrate the accomplishments of our athletes, coaches, officials, club Please join me tonight as we celebrate a year of athletics, accomplishments and success. executives and volunteers. Congratulations to everyone. Greg White Sincerely, Chair, Board of Directors BC Athletics
Rob Guy Chief Executive Officer
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Thank You ... To Our Partners, Sponsors, Friends and Members who helped to make the 2012 Year in Athletics SPECTACULAR! The Program Athletics Canada Government of British PacificSport Regional Centres Columbia, Ministry of – Fraser Valley, Interior BC, Attention Web & Graphic Community, Sport and Cultural Northern BC, Okanagan, Design Opening Remarks Development – Hon. Bill Vancouver Island Big Kahuna Sport Company – Bennett, Minister Penske Truck Rentals adidas team wear Dinner Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel Sanctioned Event Organizers BC Athletics Member Clubs and Impact Magazine Awards Presentations Regional Associations SBC/Allsport Insurance Infigo Imaging – graphic and Agencies BC Athletics Officials Track & Field printing services SFU Clan BC Event Volunteers MetaSport Systems Services Sport BC Road Running BC Ferries Corporation Inc. – membership database Sprott-Shaw Community BC Gaming Branch – Ministry Mountain FM Cross Country College - Officials support of Public Safety and Solicitor National Coaching Institute – General, Hon. Shirley Bond, Times Colonist Masters Victoria/Vancouver Minister Timex – Adams, Manning and PacifiCanada International Para-athletics BC/Yukon Command – Royal Associates Track & Field Series Group - Canadian Legion Achilles International Track Tourism Whistler Officials Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Society -UBC Track & Field TWU Spartans Excellence in Coaching Clif Bar Club – Valley Royals Track and Field Club – Victoria UBC Thunderbirds Coaches Association of British International Running Society U. Vic Vikes Executive of the Year Columbia Pacific Newspaper Group – The viaSport Jane Swan Memorial Award Dominion Command – Royal Vancouver Sun – The Province Canadian Legion Whistler BrewHouse Newspaper BC Athletics Hall of Fame Whistler Question Flight Centre / Stage & Screen RM of Whistler Outstanding Athletes of the Year Filmrobot – web and email Running Room Ltd hosting Canadian Team Recognition Supporting our Sponsors and Partners is our way of thanking them for their contributions to our sport. We urge you to purchase their products and services and support their programs. Closing Remarks
Cover photo and many athlete photos are courtesy of Athletics Canada. Thank You also to coaches, parents and club member A Division of B.C. Athletics who generously provided photos of award nominees and winners.
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2012 TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
2012 Midget 15 Award Recipients Teagan Rasche Eric Chatten 2012 Youth Female Nominees Robyn Buckingham Club: LANG Club: COQC Asianna Covington Coach: Kim Chapdelaine/Tom Nielsen Coach: Per Andersen Club: LANG Events & Performances: Events & Performances: Club: KJAK Coach: Kim Chapdelaine Distance – 1500RW (7:48.52) Jumps - HJ (1.75m) Coach: Richard Collier Events & Performances: Throws - HT (48.2m) Events: Discus/48.98m Jumps - HJ (1.63m) Hammer (4kg)/55.21m Combined Events - OPENT (3092pts) Alexzandra Smith-Van Dyke Nickolas Colyn Hammer (3kg)/60.40m Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth Stephanie Cho Club: KAML Club: LANG Coach: Ryan Jensen Coach: Dave Hetherington Champs- 1st Discus Club: VOCA Events & Performances: Events & Performances: IAAF World Juniors Coach: Tatjana Mece Jumps - PV (2.8m) Distance - 2000 (5:47.53), 1500SC (4:21.35) Rankings: Discus: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-1 Events & Performances: Hammer: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-1 Sprints - 200 (25.99) Sophia Stevenson Records: Discus: 48.98m BCRp/CRp (FV HS Invite) Jake Hanna Hurdles - 200H (27.46), 80H (12.02) Club: BBYS Hammer (3kg): 60.40m BCRp/CRp (Coq. Invite) Jumps - LJ (5.42m), TJ (11.83m) Coach: Winston Reckord Club: OATF Georgia Ellenwood Combined Events - OPENT (3320pts) Events & Performances: Coach: Mary Chewning Korpach Club: LANG Autumn Covington Distance - 800 (2:17.68), 1200 (3:42.89) Events & Performances: Sprints - 200 (22.78) Coach: Kim Chapdelaine Club: KJAK Raquel Tjernagel Hurdles - 100H (14.06), 200H (24.4) Events: Heptathlon/5262 pts Coach: Richard Collier Club: COQC Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth Events & Performances: Coach: Tara Self Champs Micah Peters Throws - HT (49.9m) Events & Performances: IAAF World Juniors- 18th Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1 Anastasia Evans Sprints - 200 (24.75) Club: UNBC Coach: Robert Esmie Meghan Palesch Club: COQC Katie Weaver Events & Performances: Coach: Per Andersen Club: NORW Jumps - HJ (1.75m) Club: OATF Events & Performances: Coach: Elena Voloshin Coach: Dr Mary Korpach Jumps - HJ (1.6m) Events & Performances: Events: 300mH/42.73 Jemal Reta 100mH/14.04 Jessica Hanson Combined Events - OPENT (3086pts) Club: NWSA Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth Club: VOCA Brittni Wolczyk Coach: Besnik Mece Champs- 5th 300mH, 4th 100mH Rankings: 300mH: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-2 Coach: Tatjana Mece Club: LANG Events & Performances: 100mH: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-2 Events & Performances: Coach: Tom Neilsen Distance - 2000 (5:46.23), 1500SC Records: 300mH: 42.73 BCRp (BC Champs) Jumps - HJ (1.6m) Events & Performances: (4:21.21) Combined Events - OPENT (2832pts) Throws - JT (44.97m) Kala Stone Sophie Pauls Christopher Andrews Kenneth Schultze Club: KAML Coach: Bruno Mazzotta Club: TBIR Club: UNBC Club: WVAN Events: 1500m/4:34.55 Coach: James Buhlman Coach: Ian Andrews Coach: Eugene Konart/Erin Bell Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth Champs- Events & Performances: Events & Performances: Events & Performances: 1st 1500m Combined Events - OPENT (3153pts) Throws - SP (15.16m) Hurdles - 100H (13.8), 200H (25.89) Rankings: 1500m: BC Yth-2, CAN Yth-3 Jenaya Pynn Matthew Chan Keely Watts-Walding Club: NTFC Club: TBIR Isaac Wadhwani Club: OACS Coach: Allen Johnston Coach: James Buhlman Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding Events & Performances: Events & Performances: Club: GOLD Events: Heptathlon/4809 Distance - 800 (2:15.48) Sprints - 100 (11.41), 200 (23.23) Coach: Vid Wadhwani Events & Performances: Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth Champs- 2nd Distance - 2000 (5:58.55) Rankings: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-2 6 7 2012 Annual Awards Banquet
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Youth Female Nominee...continued 2012 Junior Female Nominees 2012 Junior Male Nominees 2012 Senior Female Nominees Regan Yee Spencer Allen Nicola Evangelista Katelyn Hayward Club: BVAS Club: KAML Club: WALK Coach: Neal Currie Club: UVIC Coach: Ryan Jensen Coach: Gerry Dragomir Events: 2000mSC/6:55.30 Coach: Keith Butler Event: Pole Vault/4.70m Events: 10,000m RW/47:16.8 Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth Events: 2000mSC/6:51.09 Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 1st 10km RW/48:16 Champs- 2nd Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 1st CDN Olympic Trials- 7th 20km RW/1:37.32 2000mSC Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1 Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-2 Teams: BC Sr- CDN Olympic Rankings: 2000mSC: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-1 Trials- 2nd 10,000m RW Records: 2000mSC: 6:55.30 BCRp (BC Champs) Adam Keenan IAAF World RW Cup- 76th 10km RW, 63rd Samantha Kennedy Club: KAML 20km RW 2012 Youth Male Nominees Club: KJAK Coach: Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk CDN RW Champs- 1st 20km RW Coach: Richard Collier Event: Hammer/74.11m Rankings: 10,000m RW: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1 Sebastian Adugalski Events: Hammer/55.18m Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 1st 10km RW: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-2 Club: OATF Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 1st CDN Olympic Trials- 3rd 20km RW: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-2 Coach: Dr Mary Korpach Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1 IAAF World Juniors Records: 10,000m RW: 47:16.8 BCRp (BC Champs) Events: 300mH/38.38 Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1, WORLD- 10km RW: 48:16 BCRp (CDN 20km Champs) Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth 12 20km RW: 1:37.32 BCRp (CDN 20km Katherine Tourigny Champs Records: Hammer: 74.11m CRp (Kamloops Throws Champs) Fest) Rankings: 300mH: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-3 Club: VOCA Jessica Smith Coach: Tatjana Mece CDN Jr Champs: 71.32m MR Andrew de Visser Events: 400mH/1:01.44 Club: VRTC Benjamin Thorne Club: TBIR 100mH/14.70 Coach: Brit Townsend Coach: James Buhlman Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 3rd Club: WALK Events: 800m/1:59.86 Events: 110mH/14.51 400mH, 5th 100mH Coach: Gerry Dragomir Teams: BC Sr- CDN Olympic Trials- 3rd Teams: BC Yth- Legion Rankings: 400mH: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-6 Event: 10km RW/ 40:26 Olympic Games CDN Yth Champs 100mH: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-8 20km RW/ 1:21.55 Rankings: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-2, WORLD-47 - 7th 100mH Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 1st Rankings: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-2 10km RW Devan Wiebe CDN RW Champs- 1st 20km 2012 Senior Male Nominee Aaron Stroda Club: PTGR RW Dylan Armstrong Club: UNBC Coach: Marek Jedrzejek IAAF World RW Cup Club: KAML Coach: Verena Stroda Events: 800m/2:05.40 Rankings: 10km RW: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1, World-6 Coach: Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk Events: Discus/51.18m Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 2nd 20km RW: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1 Events: Shot Put/21.50 Shot Put/15.82m BC Sr – CDN Olympic Trials Records: 10km RW: 40:26 BCRp/CRp (CDN Jr Champs) Teams: Olympics Games- 5th Teams: BC Yth- Legion CDN Yth IAAF World Juniors- 14th 20km RW: 1:21.55 BCRp/CRp (CDN Jr CDN Olympic Trials- 1st Champs- 2nd Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-2 Champs) IAAF DL Paris- 1st Discus, 2nd SP James Turner Rankings: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-8 Rankings: Discus: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-1 Shot Put: BC YTH-1, CAN Yth-1 Club: OACS Inaki Gomez Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding/Laurier Rostam Turner Primeau Club: WALK Coach: Gerry Dragomir Club: OACS Event: Decathlon/7017 pts Events: 20km RW/1:20.58 Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding Teams: BC Jr- CDN Jr Champs- 1st IAAF World Juniors- 18th Teams: Olympic Games - 13th Events: Octathlon/5435 pts IAAF World RW Cup- 14th Rankings: BC Jr-1, CAN Jr-1 1000m/2:54.59 Rankings: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-37 Rankings: Octathlon: BC Yth-1, Records: 20km RW: 1:20.58 CRp CAN Yth-1 (Olympic Games) 1000m: BC Yth-1, CAN Yth-1 5000m RW: 18:45 BCRp/CRp (Sydney, AUS) BC youth 4X400 relay teams 8 9 2012 Annual Awards Banquet
2012 TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012 CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS OF THE YEAR Senior Male Nominee...continued Curtis Moss Midget 15 Female Cross Country Junior Female Cross Country Cameron Levins Club: KJAK Runners of the Year Runner of the Year Coach: Don Steen Club: CXVC Javelin/81.21m Events: Nicole Hutchinson Jackie Regan Coach: Dave Scott-Thomas Teams: BC Sr- CDN Olympic Events: 10,000m/27:27.96 Trials- 1st Club: HHAC Club: UNBC 5000m/13:18.29 Olympic Games Coach: Darcie Montgomery / Coach: Marek Jedrzejek Teams: Olympic Games- 11th 10,000m, 14th 5000m Rankings: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-42 Cindy O’Krane Canadian Junior Champs: 6th Rankings: 10,000m: BC Sr -1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-32 Records: Javelin: 81.21m BC Sr Native (NTL Victoria) BC High School Champs: 1st NAIA Champs: 7th 5000m: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-62 BC Champs: 2nd NAIA Regionals: 1st Records: 2X NCAA Div1 Champion (5000m/10,000m) Justin Rodhe Chelsea Ribeiro Junior Male Cross Country Michael Mason Club: KAML Club: OATF Runner of the Year Coach: Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk Coach: Lynn Kanuka Club: VRTC Events: Shot Put/21.11m BC High School Champs: 5th Tim Delcourt Coach: Ziggy Szelagowicz Teams: Olympic Games BC Champs: 3rd Club: CTC1 Events: High Jump/ 2.31m CDN Olympic Trials- 2nd Festival of Cross Country: 1st Teams: BC Sr- CDN Olympic Trials- Rankings: BC Sr-2, CAN Sr-2, Pinetree: 2nd Coach: Scott Kent 2nd WORLD-11 BC High School Champs: 1st Olympic Games- 8th BC Champs: 3rd Rankings: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-T1, WORLD-T12 Midget 15 Male Cross Country Canadian Junior Champs: 18th Records: High Jump: 2.31m BC Sr Native/Tied Open Runner of the Year (DL, Mexico) Senior Female Cross Country Nickolas Colyn Runner of the Year Club: LANG 2012 ROAD RUNNERS OF THE YEAR Coach: Dave Hetherington Fiona Benson BC Champs: 2nd Junior Female Road Senior Female Road Club: TWUS Runner of the Year Runner of the Year Lower Mainland Series: 1st Pinetree: 1st Coach: Laurier Primeau / Mark Frank Reynolds Memorial: 1st Bomba Kirsten Lee Natasha Fraser BC Champs: 3rd Club: PTGR Club: PIHR Youth Female Cross Country Canadian Champs: 8th CIS Champs: 5th (CIS West 1st) Coach: Richard Lee Coach: Brit Townsend Runner of the Year Sundodger: 3rd 2012 BC 10K Junior Champion 2012 BC 10K & Half Marathon Champion Rankings: 2012 Timex BC Road Race Series Champion Kala Stone 5K / 20:17, BC – 1, CAN – 7 2012 Cdn 10K Road Race Champs – 4th 2012 Senior Male Cross Country 10K / 42:25, BC – 1, CAN – 1 Rankings: Club: KAML Runner of the Year 5K / 16:45, BC – 2, CAN – 7 Coach: Bruno Mazzotta 10K / 34:13, BC – 1, CAN – 4 BC Champs: 1st Luc Bruchet Junior Male Road Half / 1:14:06, BC – 1, CAN – 2 Canadian Junior Champs: 16th Runner of the Year BC High School Champs: 7th Club: OATF Senior Male Road Runner of the Year Coach: Marek Jedrzejek Joel Deschiffart Youth Male Cross Country Canadian Champs: 5th Samuel Pawluk NAIA Champs: 3rd Club: NTFC / TWUS Runner of the Year NAIA Regionals: 2nd Coach: Allen Johnston Club: PTGR Sundodger: 4th / Mark Bomba Coach: Richard Lee Jesse Hooton 2012 Vancouver Island Race Series 2012 BC 10K Champion Club: HHAC Junior Champion 2012 Timex BC Road Race Series Champion Coach: Darcie Montgomery / Cindy O’Krane Rankings: 2012 Cdn 10K Road Race Champs – 6th BC Champs: 1st 5K / 15:38, BC – 2, CAN – 3 Rankings: BC High School Champs: 4th 10K / 33:28, BC – 2, CAN – 2 5K / 14:55, BC – 3, CAN – 3 Festival of Cross Country: 1st 8K / 24:37, BC – 1, CAN – 5 10K / 30:44, BC – 2, CAN – 11 10 11 2012 Annual Awards Banquet
2012 MASTERS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012 PARA-ATHLETICS ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Masters Female Track & Field Masters Male Road Runner 2012 Para-athletics 2012 Para-athletics Athlete of the Year of the Year Female Athlete of the Year Male Athlete of the Year
Christa Bortignon - Age 75 Kevin O’Connor – Age 45 Michelle Stilwell Braedon Dolfo Club: GREY Club: VFAC Club: WCRS Club: LANG Christa set 6 Indoor and 4 Kevin had another great year, averaging Coach: Peter Lawless Coach: Laurier Primeau Outdoor World Records this 92.28% for his best 5 races. His best Events: T52 100m/18.67 Events: T13 100m/11.26 year (Indoor: 60m, 60mH, times were: Sun Run (31:33), First Half T52 200m/33.58 WRp T13 200m/23.00 200m, LJ, TJ, Pentathlon and Marathon (1:08:47), St. Patrick’s Day T52 400m/1:05.41 T11-13 4x100m/44.90 4x200 relay & Outdoor: 80mH, 5K (15:34) and Harry’s 8K (25:41). In WRp Teams: Paralympic Games - 200mH, TJ and Pentathlon). the M45-49 age division, Kevin set BC T52 800m/2:19.91 She set 19 Canadian records. records in the half marathon (1:09:12) 7th T13 100m, She was named the North America, Central America and and the 10K (31:48). Teams: Paralympic Games- 2nd T52 100m, 1st T52 6th T11-13 4x100m Caribbean Region Female Athlete of the Year and was 200m CDN Paralympic Trials - 1st T13 100m, runner-up for the World Masters Female Athlete of the CDN Paralympic Trials- 3rd T52 100m, 1st 1st T13 200m Year. Her best age graded result was her 80mH world T52 200m Rankings: T13 100m: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-8 record of 17.71 (105.87%). Masters Female Cross Country Rankings: T52 100m: BC Sr- 1, CAN Sr- 1, WORLD- 1 T13 200m: BC Sr-1, CAN Sr-1, WORLD-T14 Runner of the Year T52 200m: BC Sr- 1, CAN Sr- 1, WORLD- 1 T13 4x100m Relay: CAN-1, WORLD-8 T52 400m: BC Sr- 1, CAN Sr- 1, WORLD- 1 Records: T13 100m: 11.26 CRp (Paralympic Games) Masters Male Track & Field Juliette Christie – Age 50 Records: T52 100m: 18.67 CRp (Boiling Point Elite) T13 200m: 23.00 CRp Athlete of the Year T52 200m: 33.58 WRp (Notwill, SUI) (Para-Olympic Last Chance) Club: PIH T52 400m: 1:05.41 WRp Norm Lesage – Age 82 Juliette had the best combined age graded score for (Sydney Track Classic) the BC and Canadian Championships. She finished first T52 800m: 2:19.91 CRp (Notwill, SUI) Club: GREY in her age category in both championships and was the For Norm’s 5 best events, his age graded average was first overall master female in the Pinetree classic. 92.89%. He broke the BC record in the 100m 4 times, coming within .02 seconds of the Canadian record with his best time (15.70). He broke his own Canadian record in the 60m (9.90) and set another BC record in Masters Male Cross Country the 400m (1:24.83). Runner of the Year
Masters Female Road Norm Tinkham – Age 49 Runner of the Year Club: GOLD Norm had the best combined age graded score for the Gwen McFarlan – Age 78 BC and Canadian Championships. He was the second overall master in the BC Championships and was the Club: KJAK 4th best age graded runner from BC in the Canadian In 2012, Gwen was the best age Championships to score as part of the BC team that graded road runner with 96.5% finished second to Ontario in the competition for the average for 5 races. She completed Gaat trophy. Norm also finished 4th overall in the the Vancouver Marathon in 4:03.44, Remembrance Day race. close to her W75-79 World Record (3:57:30). She won her age division in the Scotia Half, Sun Run, Longest Day 5K, Senior Games 10K and Icebreaker 8K. PHOTO: PHOTO: PHILLIP MACCALLUM, CANADIAN COMMITTEEPARALYMPIC Michelle Stilwell
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2012 EXCELLENCE IN OFFICIATING AWARDS 2012 EXCELLENCE IN COACHING AWARDS 2012 Ian McNeil Award 2012 Ralph Coates Award Junior Development Senior Coaching Excellence – Official of the Year – Long Standing Service Coaching Excellence Richard Collier The Ian McNeil Award is awarded to a registered The Ralph Coaches Award is awarded to a Official who made an outstanding contribution registered Official who has contributed Moseley Jack Club: KJAK to track and field and exemplified excellence dependable, long term and versatile service Club: KJAK Athletes who are coached by Richard Collier: in officiating. The recipient is automatically to Track & Field. Asianna Covington nominated for the “NOC Official of the Year” Moseley has been coaching at the JD Discus- 2012 BCRp/CRp Ted de St. Croix Ina Wallace level for 34 years Hammer (3kg)- 2012 BCRp/CRp Club: OATF Club: UNBC with the Kajaks. Ted officiates a number of meets in the lower mainland Ina Wallace started officiating As a JD coach, Samantha Kennedy each year and he is always willing to help other clubs. in the early 1970’s when her Moseley always Hammer He is very calm, and has a great sense of humor. Ted son started competing. By makes training fun, Ranked #1 Jr BC/CAN is technically sound and meets work well when he is the early 1980’s she was a and he focuses on running the photo finish. He is always at the track to registered official and has personal bests and Richard has been the help with set-up or take-down. He is hard-working, been devoting herself to improvements rather than medals. He is extremely Head Coach for Kajaks for 12 years. He was the 2012 knowledgeable and a true asset to any meet he is at. the sport ever since. She supportive and positive. Moseley is sure to keep BC Senior Team head coach, and the BC Youth Teams advanced quickly to become updated with all event specifications and objectives throws coach. He was the meet director for the BC an international level official who is very competent of the Long Term Athlete Development program. With Elementary School Championships in 2012, and has and highly respected by her peers. She is constantly his wealth of experience and knowledge from over 40 been the director for the JD Championships for the helping novice officials to learn and develop. years of coaching, Moseley always communicates in past 10 years. a clam and positive manner with his athletes and he loves to tell them stories of his past in Track & Field. He is always at practice well ahead of time, and is available long after training ends for his athletes and their parents. 2012 Mary Temple Award 2012 Dave Coupland Award – Novice Official of the Year – Inspirational Award A registered Official who, in his/her first 5 years, has The Dave Coupland Award is presented to a BC focused substantial effort on learning to be an offi- Athletics member who has been an inspiration for cial as well as contributed willingly and unselfishly Officials; someone who has made it fun. as a beginner Official. Vince Sequeira Erin Bell Club: CRVC Club: UNBC
Vince has been officiating Erin has been an inspiration as “un-officially” for years. He an official this year, refusing has been involved with the to slow down even as she has administration of the Campbell been undergoing chemotherapy River Track Club, and is now treatment. She has been an “officially” working to advance his athlete, so she has a great officiating skills and credentials. understanding of the sport. She He is knowledgeable, uses common sense, and is is always smiling and is a great role model for athletes calm under pressure and efficient on the field. He is a and other officials. wonderful part of the officials’ team. Moseley Jack
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High Performance Coaching Excellence 2012 Executive of the Year Award
Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk Gerry Dragomir Jessie Dosanjh Club: KAML Club: WALK Club: UATH National Throws Centre Athletes coached by Coach Jessie is receiving this award for his exceptional planning and execution as the Gerry Dragomir: Athletics Sport Chair for the 2012 BC Summer Games in Surrey. He had only 8 Athletes who are coached by Inaki Gomez months to prepare and plan for the Games (where Sport Chairs usually have 2-4 Dr. Anatoliy Bondarchuk: years). Jessie’s team had planned well and executed better making this one of 20km RW- 2012 BCRp/CRp the best ever run Athletics competitions at the Summer Games. He has received Dylan Armstrong Ranked #1 BC/CAN, #14 WORLD praise from the BC Games President on the planning and execution of the 2012 Olympic Games Team Shot Put competition overall. Finished 14TH at Olympic Games with CRp Ranked #1 BC/CAN, #8 WORLD Some great feedback from Jessie’s leadership and vision of the event: Adam Keenan Nicola Evangelista – His volunteer recruitment campaign was so successful, the City of Surrey 10km RW- 2012 BCRp asked him to stop recruiting because he had 100 signed up by April 2012 Hammer- 2012 CRp 20km RW- 2012 BCRp (3 months before the games) Ranked #1 Jr BC/CAN, #12 WORLD Ranked #1 BC, #2 CAN – Each days competition began and ended on time Justin Rodhe Benjamin Thorne – Medal ceremonies were on schedule and made special with formally dressed Shot Put 10km RW- 2012 BCRp/CRp medal carriers Ranked #2 BC/CAN, #11 WORLD 20km RW- 2012 BCRp/CRp – Equipment was always in its place and on time and was moved without Dr Bondarchuk currently coaches full time in the Ranked #1 BC/CAN, #6 WORLD drawing any attention National Throws Centre in Kamloops. As the lead In 2012 Gerry was a coach in London for the Olympic – Jessie is an excellent leader and his total commitment and effort are coach, he now produces the annual Throws Fest in Games, a speaker at the 2012 Athletics Canada recognized with the 2012 Executive of the Year Award. Kamloops with his High Performance athletes, giving Development camp, a coach at the World Cup of Race the opportunity for coaches and athletes to come learn Walk, and the World Junior Championships. from the best in a practical environment. His work ethic, dedication and commitment to the athletes and 2012 Jane Swan Award the sport of Track & Field is outstanding. The Jane Swan Award is to be given to a volunteer who has provided long term service Don Steen to the JD Community of Track and Field as exemplified by the service given by Jane Club: KJAK Swan as a volunteer.
Athletes coached by Don Steen: Dawn Copping Curtis Moss Club: NORW Javelin Ranked #1 BC/CAN, #42 WORLD 2012 Olympic Games Team Club President for the past 7 years, Dawn has been a member of NorWesters Track & Field Club for 31 years; she has served on the Club’s Board of Directors for 30 of these. She is a 17 year veteran of the BC Athletics JD Committee, and has been the Chair for the past 5 years. – 10 years as Coaching Coordinator and Administrator of Coaching Services 321photos.ca – Meet Director and organizer for the North Shore High School Meets – BC Summer Games Zone 5 Coordinator since 1995 and has attended 11 Games.
: MARK BATES, – BCA Board of Directors: She served several terms as a director, one as Vice Chair in charge of Affiliations and Liaisons and others as Zone 3/4/5 Representative. Photo Cameron Levins
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2011 BC Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee
STEVE KING Athlete, Coach, Poet, Lyricist, Narrator, Author, Publisher, Educator/Guest Speaker, Counsellor, Announcer, Builder (Athletics & Triathlon)
ATHLETE: EDUCATOR/COUNSELLOR/ • Success as a school athlete in GUEST SPEAKER: 2012 CANADIAN TEAMS – RECOGNITION England in Track & Field, Cross Since 1090 Steve has presented Country Running, Football, Cricket, over 160 times on the topics of: The following BC members of Canadian Teams competing Gymnastics and Archery - Drug and Alcohol Addiction in 2012 are recognized for their accomplishments: • Race Walking – ranging from 2nd in and Treatment the 53 Mile London to Brighton; 1st - Organizational Change US 50 Mile Championships; Centurion - Marathon Preparation 2012 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP NACAC U-23 - Hydration and Electrolytes 100 mile in under 24 hours as part Dylan Armstrong Kamloops KAML Shot put Evan Dunfee Richmond WALK 20km RW of the British Team; to 1st in the BC and Testing Dr Anatoliy Bondarchuk Kamloops KAML National Coach Django Lovett Langley VRTC High Jump Seniors Games 5k/10k - Marathon Mania w. Rod Dixon, Dick Beardsley & Bruce Deacon Dr Wilbour Kelsick Port Moody Medical Staff Christine Lowe Coquitlam COQC 400m Hurdles • Marathon, Ultra Running, Triathlon: - Performance & Motivation Justin Rodhe Kamloops KAML Shot put Christabel Nettey Surrey UNBC Long Jump – Best Marathon time 2:36:54 - Adaptation & Attitude Surrey UATH Long Jump – 50 mile best time 5:36:23 Sabrina Nettey - The Comrades Marathon Experience 2012 NACAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP Janet Neufeld New Westminster UNBC Team Manager – 50 km best time 3:17:11 - Relaxation and Healing Tiffany Perkins Abbotsford LANG Javelin – 1984 – 6th Ironman Canada Maria Bernard Calgary, AB CALW Jr Women 4km TV COMMENTATOR / EVENT ANNOUNCER: Thomas Riva Qualicum Beach UVIC 800m – 1994 2nd Ultraman Canada/1st age group Markus Bill Vancouver AITS Team Manager (12 km swim, 200 mile bike, 52.4 mile run) Lauren Stuart Smithers UNBC Hammer • TV Commentator for CBC, TSN, CTV, ESPN, Rogers Ryan Cassidy Grande-Digue, N.B. O2NB Sr Men 8km – 1995-1997 Member of Canadian Nat’l 100km Teams Sportsnet, Shaw Cable Taryn Suttie Saskatchewan STFC Shot put – 1997 BC Marathon Champion Cameron Levins Black Creek CXVC Sr Men 8km • Vancouver Sun Run/Vancouver Marathon/World Kansas Mackenzie Vancouver TBIR Jr Women 4km – 1997 Winner Haney/Harrison 100km Ultra Triathlon Championships/Ironman Canada/BC Winter Samuel Pawluk Richmond PTGR Sr Men 8km WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP – 1999 – 7th Masters – South Africa’s Comrades and Summer Games/Toronto Waterfront Marathon/ Marathon (56 miles) Canadian 10k Rd Race Championships Jerry Ziak Vancouver UNBC Sr Men 8km Stacey Cleveland Penticton PENP 8.8K – 2001 – 4th overall Badwater Death Valley 135 Catrin Jones Victoria UNBC 8.8K mile Run • On-site Play-by-Play Announcer – over 150 different events including: IAAF WORLD RACE WALKING CUP Robert Krar Flagstaff AZ UNBC 14.1K Ed McCarthy Vancouver UNBC 14.1K COACH: ’94 Commonwealth Games/’99 Pan Am Games/ Creighton Connolly Winfield UNBC 20km RW Triathlons around the World/Marathons throughout Shannon Penway North Vancouver UNBC 8.8K • Special Olympics Coach Gerry Dragomir Vancouver WALK Team Manager No America/Cross Country Skiing/H2H/W50/ World Evan Dunfee Richmond WALK 20km RW • Fred Johnson, Gold Medallist 400m / Silver Medallist Police & Fire Games/Cycling/BC Distance Swimming Nicola Evangelista Vancouver WALK 20km RW 2012 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS – Special Olympics World Games, Baton Rouge, LA Champs/BC & Cdn XC Champs/Hawaiian Ultraman • Poet, Lyricist, Narrator, Author, Publisher: (double Ironman distance) Championships Inaki Gomez Vancouver WALK 20km RW Benjamin Ayesu-Attah Coquitlam COQC 400m – 20th Century Poets, 1975 Benjamin Thorne Kitimat WALK 20km RW Asianna Covington Surrey KJAK Discus – The World’s Great Contemporary Poems, 1981 HONOURS AND AWARDS: Gerry Dragomir Vancouver WALK Team Manager – Songs for Jean • Interior Running Association Award PANAMERICAN COMBINED EVENTS CUP Georgia Ellenwood Langley LANG Heptathlon – In the Zone • City of the Year – Penticton & District Adam Keenan Victoria KAML Hammer – The Distance of Truth Natasha Miller Abbotsford Heptathlon • Sports Leadership Award – City of Penticton Sullivan Parker Vancouver UNBC Shot put • Ironman Canada 30th Anniversary video Benjamin Thorne Kitimat WALK 20km RW • Sport BC President’s Award BOLDER BOULDER 10K • TRI-FIT Training Log Kelowna OACS Decathlon • Frontrunners Walk of Fame - Victoria James Turner • Running in the Zone Marilyn Arsenault Victoria UNBC Jillian Weir Vancouver UNBC Shot put • Triathlete in Transition BUILDER: Rob Watson Guelph ON Devan Wiebe Vancouver PTGR 800m • Publisher TRI-FIT Quarterly • Originator, Director, Board Member: Thelma Wright Vancouver UNBC Head Coach • Impact Magazine • Penticton Pounders Running Club/Blossom 10 Miler/ • BC Athletics Record Skaha Lake Ultra Swim/Ironman Canada/Ultraman Canada/Penticton Junior Triathlon continued next page.... 18 19 2012 B.C. Athletics Annual Awards Banquet
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2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES
Dylan Armstrong Kamloops KAML Shot put Nathan Dewitt Surrey WCRS T34 100m Dr Anatoliy Bondarchuk Kamloops KAML Event Coach Braedon Dolfo Langley LANG T11-13 4x100m Garfield Crooks Vancouver Massage Therapist Laurier Primeau Burnaby TWUS Head Coach Sultana Frizell Perth, ON Hammer Michelle Stilwell Nanoose Bay WCRS T52 100m Elizabeth Gleadle Vancouver CHIN Javelin Yvonne Visser Nanaimo Massage Therapist Wynn Gmitroski Victoria UNBC Event Coach Dustin Walsh Coquitlam LANG T11-13 4x100m Dylan Williamson Fort Langley LANG Guide Runner Inaki Gomez Vancouver WALK 20km RW for Dustin Walsh Kibwé Johnson San Fransisco, CA USATF Hammer Dr Wilbour Kelsick Port Moody Chiropractor Cameron Levins Black Creek CXVC 5000m 2012 CHIBA EKIDEN ROAD RACE Michael Mason Nanoose Bay VRTC High Jump Jon Brown Victoria Team Leader Curtis Moss Burnaby KJAK Javelin Geoff Martinson Prince George PGTF Bob Powls Vernon Physiotherapist Rob Watson Guelph ON Justin Rodhe Kamloops KAML Shot put Jessica Smith North Vancouver VRTC 800m Hilary Stellingwerff Sarnia ON 1500m Dr Trent Stellingwerff Victoria Nutritionist Dr Linda Thyer Vancouver Physician 321photos.ca : MARK BATES, Photo 2012 Canadian Cross-Country Championships