MEDIA GUIDE Participant Biographies by Sport Week 1 Updated July 25, 2017 2017 Canada Summer Games Media Guide Week 1 Table of Contents Athletics Page 1 Baseball Page 29 Basketball Female Page 38 Basketball Male Page 44 Cycling Mountain Bike Page 50 Diving Page 53 Rowing Page 58 Sailing Page 71 Soccer Female Page 75 Softball Male Page 84 Triathlon Page 90 Volleyball Beach Page 94 Athletics Abbott Calli-Ann Role Athlete Residence City Powell River Hometown Powell River Gender Female Language English Events Athletics 100m Hurdles Female; Athletics Heptathlon Female My Games Goal To compete to the best of my ability and finish with personal bests in my events. To enjoy the experience, challenge myself to push to the next level in competition, and make my team mates and coaches proud. Best Results Heptathlon 4650 100m hurdles 14.25 My Past Awards 2106-17 Athletic Scholarship for The University of Hawaii at Manoa Legion Nationals 2014 80mh Silver Medalist 2014 200mh Bronze Medalist 2015 Heptathlon Bronze Medalist 2016 Heptathlon 4th place BC High School Championship 2015 Heptathlon Bronze 2015 100mh Silver Medalist 2016 100mh Silver Medalist 2016 Heptathlon Silver Medalist My Role Model My Coach Connie PolmanTuin and my Parents Other Information Growing up, I played numerous sports. I juggled, rep soccer, track and field and hockey. I was the only female player on the Bantam Rep Hockey team, and in Midget, I played Female AAA Hockey for the Vancouver Island Hurricanes. In grade 12, I played VIPL Soccer out of Courtenay, house hockey at home and trained and competed in track and field. I just completed my freshman year as a member of the Rainbow Wahine Track and Field Team at the University of Hawaii. I logged just over 92,000 km of travel with the Track Team. University of Hawaii Aono Michael Role Athlete Residence City Delta Hometown Delta Gender Male Language English Events Athletics 100m Male; Athletics 200m Male; Athletics 400m Male My Games Goal To do my best. Best Results 46.79 My Role Model Parents 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 1 of 177 Athletics Armstrong April Role Athlete Residence City Burnaby Hometown Burnaby Gender Female Language English Events Athletics 100m Special Olympics Female; Athletics 200m Special Olympics Female BC Games 2012 and 2014 BC Summer Games, 2016 BC Winter Games My Games Goal I will do my best to win a medal. Best Results In my 200m race I came in 1st place under 00:33:89, I want to do better next. My Role Model My coach Debra Colvin Other Information She is a fantastic person who laugh and has fun with everyone that she meets, and she is like a little monkey! Au Enid Role Athlete Residence City Vancouver Hometown Vancouver Gender Female Language English Events Athletics 5000m Female Bassett Miryam Role Athlete Residence City Nanaimo Hometown Nanaimo Gender Female Language English Events Athletics 1500m Female BC Games 2010 BC Summer Games 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 2 of 177 Athletics Bassett Rebecca Role Athlete Residence City Coquitlam Hometown Nanaimo Gender Female Language English Events Athletics 5000m Female BC Games 2010 BC Summer Games Best Results 16:31 Other Information My younger sister, Miryam Bassett, has also been selected for the BC Canada Summer Games Team. Behncke Peter Role Athlete Residence City Burnaby Hometown Revelstoke Gender Male Language English Events Athletics Hammer Male BC Games 2008 BC Winter Games, 2010 BC Summer Games My Games Goal Podium Best Results 54.65 My Role Model My dad Other Information Competed in alpine skiing at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax. Bekar Kiana Role Athlete Residence City Kelowna Hometown Kelowna Gender Language English Events Athletics Triple Jump Female BC Games 2012 BC Summer Games My Games Goal To finish the season with a personal best. Best Results 11.85m 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 3 of 177 Athletics Blake Jerome Role Athlete Residence City Kelowna Hometown Kelowna Gender Male Language English Events Athletics 100m Male; Athletics 200m Male; Athletics 4x100m Relay Male; Athletics 4x400m Relay Male My Games Goal To enjoy the games, and make new friends. Best Results 100m 10.36 sec 200m 20.96 sec My Past Awards Athlete of the year 2014/2015 My Role Model My mom Borsoi Malcolm Role Athlete Residence City Surrey Hometown Surrey Gender Male Language English Events Athletics 100m Special Olympics Male; Athletics 200m Special Olympics Male BC Games 2016 BC Summer Games Best Results 100m 12.43 200m 24.53 Botsis Chanell Role Athlete Residence City Coquitlam Hometown Coquitlam Gender Female Language English Events Athletics Hammer Female BC Games 2012 BC Summer Games My Games Goal My goals for the Canada Summer Games are to earn a medal for Team BC and to get a personal best! Best Results My personal best for the 4kg hammer throw is 60.08m. My Past Awards Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame 2012, 2013, 2015 Other Information I recently completed my first year at the University of Connecticut. I competed during both the indoor and outdoor seasons and I placed fifth in my conference as a freshman during the outdoor championships. Our team also did not have a throws coach for the first four months of training so it was a difficult transition to training without a coach. 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 4 of 177 Athletics Boyd David Role Athlete Residence City Sidney Hometown Victoria Gender Male Language English Events Athletics Pole Vault Male My Games Goal Medal in Pole Vault Best Results 4.60 m in Pole Vault My Past Awards Canada West Heptathlon Gold Medal 2017 Honourable Mention for Canada West Field Athlete of the Year 2017 My Role Model I don't have one. Other Information This is my first year doing Pole Vault and the Heptathlon. I only started training for both of these events in September. Brockway Jessye Role Athlete Residence City Mill Bay Hometown Mill Bay Gender Female Language English Events Athletics Shot Put Para Female; Athletics Discus Para Female My Games Goal Some of my goals for the games our to come in first for both of my events. Too meet more amazing athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers. Learn more from them and build new friendships. Beat my distance from my first summer games and also beat my curr Best Results Current record holder for Canada F57 Shot Put, Discus and Javelin Shot Put 7.76m Discus 21.39m My Past Awards IPC Desert Challenge 1st in discus and shot put for my class Nationals 2013-2017 IWAS Junior World Championship in 2014 England, 2015 Holland BC Athletics Para Female of the Year award International award Female thrower of the year 2013-2015 Rookie of the year 2013 Graduated University TWU My Role Model My personal role model is my mother and my boyfriend. My mother has been with me through my whole journey and has supported me all the way and throughout my life. My boyfriend and been with me at competitions and has encouraged me and pushes me to always Other Information I was brought up without judgement of others and always wanting to make new friends and connections. I was also taught that my disability does not make me any less of a person and has taught me to show others anything is possible. Only you yourself can limit your possibilities. 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 5 of 177 Athletics Brown Denzel Role Athlete Residence City Port Coquitlam Hometown Port Coquitlam Gender Male Language English Events Athletics Long Jump Male; Athletics Triple Jump Male My Games Goal To get a personal best and place Top 3 in triple while also getting a personal best in long jump. Best Results 14.44 for triple jump 6.84 for long jump My Past Awards During the 2016 Can West Championships, the Trinity Western mens track and field team was ranked number one in our conference. My Role Model Jonathan Edwards/Christian Taylor Other Information I started track and field in Dec. 2016 with the intention of doing the 100 and 200, I figured out I was more of a jumper. Now I'm representing Team BC in Nationals and Summer Games for long and triple jump. Butler Kaila Role Athlete Residence City Port Coquitlam Hometown Port Coquitlam Gender Female Language English Events Athletics Hammer Female BC Games 2012 BC Winter Games, 2014 BC Winter Games Best Results 57.81 meters 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 6 of 177 Athletics Champoux Megan Role Athlete Residence City Aldergrove Hometown Aldergrove Gender Female Language English Events Athletics 400m Female; Athletics 100m Hurdles Female; Athletics 400m Hurdles Female BC Games 2012 and 2014 BC Summer Games My Games Goal Win and get a new personal best Best Results 60 Other Information I am national champion for show jumping and have competed on national Canadian teams for equestrian Most recently, part of Team Canada which placed 1st at a Nations Cup in May 2017. Also competed: 2014, 2016 Legion National Championships, 2015 World Youth Championships 2016 Canadian National Championships, 2013, 2014 Hershey National Championships Charlton Braeden Role Athlete Residence City Vancouver Hometown Vancouver Gender Male Language English Events Athletics 3000m Steeplechase Male Best Results 09:11.3 My Past Awards Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships, All-conference award (2016) My Role Model Ryan Cochrane and Brent Hayden Chatten Eric Role Athlete Residence City Coquitlam Hometown Coquitlam Gender Male Language English Events Athletics High Jump Male BC Games 2012 BC Summer Games My Games Goal Have fun in an exciting environment while performing well in my event. Best Results 2.10m so far My Past Awards 2016 University of Guelph Gryphons Track and Field Rookie of the Year My Role Model Derek Drouin 2017 Canada Summer Games Page 7 of 177 Athletics Cheung Jackson Role Athlete Residence City Vancouver Hometown Vancouver Gender Male Language English Events Athletics 110m Hurdles Male My Games Goal Run fast! Best Results 14.67 Colyn Nickolas Role Athlete Residence City Langley Hometown Langley Gender Male Language English; French Events Athletics 1500m Male; Athletics 5000m Male; Athletics 3000m Steeplechase Male BC Games 2012 BC Summer Games My Games Goal Podium finish in the 3000 metres steeplechase and 5000 metres and 1500 metres.