2012 BC Athletics Annual Awards Banquet
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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 2 3 2012 Annual Awards Banquet 2012 B.C. Athletics Annual Awards Banquet 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. 4 5 2012 Annual Awards Banquet 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 2012 TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 2012 TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR 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,