2017 Annual Awards Banquet An Evening to Honour Athletes, Coaches, Officials & Volunteers February 3, 2018 • Richmond, BC The Program Opening Remarks OnWelcome behalf of the Board of Directors, Dinner welcome to the BC Athletics Annual Awards Banquet celebrating the 2017 season. Awards Presentations This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize Track & Field the achievements of our athletes, coaches, officials, club executives and volunteers Road Running from last year. They all contribute to the success of Athletics in British Columbia. 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 ongoing support. Their involvement and participation in our sport enables us to provide a high level of programs and services to Masters our members. BC Athletics offers so much to all ages and levels of its members. It is the support of parents, family, friends and Officials 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 Cover photo: Damian Frazee A special Thank You to coaches, parents and club members who generously provided photos of award nominees and winners. 2017 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees 2017 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees Midget 14 Female Award Winners Jasmin Bhandal Olivia Lundman Nolan McEachern Club: Kajaks Track & Field Club Club: Nanaimo & District Track & Field Club: Golden Ears Athletics Alicia Bremer Coach: Garrett Collier Club Coach: Rick Lloyd Club: New West Spartans EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Brenda Redman EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Track & Field Club Discus, 31.75m (1st) - Langley Pacific EVENT & PERFORMANCE: High Jump, 1.80m Coaches: Tatjana & Besnik Mece Invitational 1500m RW, 7:45.90 (3rd) - BC High (1st) - BC High EVENT & PERFORMANCE: School Track and Field Championship School Track and Field Championship Triple Jump, 10.52m (1st) - BC Athletics Kaitlyn Loo Track and Field Championships Club: Vancouver Olympic Club Sophie Fernback Owen Pinto Jamboree Coach: Tatjana Mece Club: Ocean Athletics Club: Ocean Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Jeannie Cockcroft Coach: Lynn Kanuka Ange Kengni Triple Jump, 10.45m (2nd) - BC Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Track and Field Championships High Jump, 1.60m (2nd) - BC 800m, 1:57.68 (1st) - BC Athletics Track and Coach: Tara Self Jamboree High School Track and Field Championship Field Championships Jamboree EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 1200m, 3:14.14 (2nd) - BC Athletics Track and 100m, 12.50 (2nd) - Jesse Bent Katelyn Stewart-Barnett Alwilda Van Ryswyk Award Field Championships Jamboree Memorial Cheetah Meet Club: Royal City Track & Field Club TOP FEMALE MIDGET 14 LONG JUMP 200m, 25.83 (2nd) - Jesse Bent Coach: Sean Dixon Praise Aniamaka Memorial Cheetah Meet EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Laysha Tunti Club: Universal Athletics Club 2000m, 6:34.05 (2nd) - Jesse Bent Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Coach: Iuliana Kroeger Ella Symon Memorial Cheetah Meet EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Coach: Tara Self Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds 1500m SC, 5:04.66 (1st) - BC Athletics Top Performance: 5.32m 100m Hurdles, 14.82 (3rd) - BC Athletics Coach: Stanley Jang Track and Field Championships Trevor Craven Memorial Track and Field Meet Track and Field Championships EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Jamboree Jamboree 1500m SC, 5:10.74 (1st) - Jesse Bent High Jump, 1.60m (1st) - Ocean Athletics 300m Hurdles, 41.83 (3rd) - BC Athletics Track Memorial Cheetah Meet Summer Series #1 Midget 14 Male Award Winners and Field Championships Jamboree Camden Elkin High Jump, 1.74m (1st) - BC High School Emma Cannan Laysha Tunti Multi-Events Championship Club: Okanagan Athletics Club Club: Coquitlam Cheetahs Club: Unattached British Columbia Triple Jump, 13.32m (1st) - Universal Track Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding Coach: Tara Self Coach: Verena Stroda and Field Meet EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Pentathlon, 2749 points (1st) - BC High School 100m, 12.47 (1st) - Jesse Bent 80m Hurdles, 11.87 (2nd) - Trevor 100m Hurdles, 15.06 (3rd) - Jack Brow Multi-Events Championship Memorial Cheetah Meet Craven Memorial Track and Memorial Track and Field Meet Field Meet Quan Ting Thomas Ma 200m, 25.72 (1st) - BC High School Matti Erickson Track and Field Championship Long Jump, 5.32m (1st) - Trevor Craven Club: Vancouver Olympic Club 300m, 41.20 (5th) - National Legion Memorial Track and Field Meet Club: Kootenay Chaos Track Club Coach: Tatjana & Besnik Mece Track and Field Championships Coach: Alex Ulaszonek EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Madelyn Bonikowsky EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 100m Hurdles, 14.58 (1st) - BC Athletics Emma De Boer Club: Ocean Athletics 800m, 1:59.05 (3rd) - BC Athletics Track and Track and Field Championships Club: Ocean Athletics Coach: Lynn Kanuka Field Championships Jamboree Jamboree Coach: Jeannie Cockcroft EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 1200m, 3:13.94 (1st) - BC Athletics Track and EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 1500m SC, 5:27.65 (2nd) - Langley Pacific Field Championships Jamboree Terence Cheung High Jump, 1.68m (1st) - BC Athletics Invitational 300m Hurdles, 42.25 (1st) - Jack Brow Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds Track and Field Championships Memorial Track and Field Meet Coach: Mary Chewning Jamboree Madison Paugh EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Nicholas Monro Club: Nanaimo & District Track & 100m Hurdles, 14.99 (6th) - BC Isabelle Forsyth Field Club Club: Langley Mustangs Athletics Track and Field Club: South Surrey Athletics Coach: Dave Morris Coach: Ross Browne Championships Jamboree Coach: Donald Allemeersch EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 300m Hurdles, 42.43 (4th) - BC EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Triple Jump, 10.55m (1st) - BC High Long Jump, 6.17m (1st) - Ocean Athletics Athletics Track and Field Discus, 36.14m (1st) - Jesse Bent School Track and Field Championship Summer Series #3 Championships Jamboree Memorial Cheetah Meet . 4. 5. 2017 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees 2017 Track & Field Athlete Of The Year Nominees Midget 15 Female Award Winners Kamryn Mckean Alex Julien Isaiah Collins Club: Comox Valley Cougars Club: Okanagan Athletics Club Club: Alberni Valley Track & Field Club Coach: Graham Morfitt Angelina Shandro Coach: Darren Willis Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club: Victoria Speed Project EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Javelin, 51.72m (4th) - National Legion Coach: Dacre Bowen Discus, 47.85m (1st) - Langley Pacific Meet Javelin, 39.63m (2nd) - Dogwood 2 Track and Field Championships EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Meet Liam Espedido 200m, 25.66 (1st) - BC High Aneel Gillian Club: Valley Royals Track School Track and Field Lindsay Maier Club: Ocean Athletics Championship & Field Club Club: Okanagan Athletics Club Coaches: Carl Savage / Dave McDonald Coach: Ziggy Szelagowicz Coach: Pat Sima-Ledding EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Cassidy Cardle EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Pentathlon, 2973 (4th) - National Legion Club: Racewalk West 300m Hurdles, 45.50 (1st) - BC High Track and Field Championships High Jump, 1.83m (1st) - BC Coach: Robert Solmes School Track and Field Athletics Track EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Championship Bryson Wood and Field Championships Jamboree 1500m RW, 7:07.17 (1st) - National Club: Kamloops Track & Field Club Michael O‘Flynn Legion Track and Field Maya Kobylanski Coach: Shane Wiebe Championships Club: Ocean Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club: NorWesters Track & Field Club Coach: Lynn Kanuka Long Jump, 6.38m (1st) - Jack Brow Coach: Elena Voloshin Chisom Obioha EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Memorial Track and Field EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Club: Golden Ears Athletics 1500m SC, 4:59.84 (3rd) - National Legion Meet Pentathlon, 2929 (3rd) - BC Athletics Coach: Rick Lloyd Track and Field Championships Hammer Throw, 51.03m (1st) - Richard Collier Track and Field Championships Jamboree EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Big Kahuna Throws Fest Long Jump, 5.50m (2nd) - National Michelle Dadson Nicholas Aron Legion Track and Field Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds Elliot Payne Club: Coastal Track Club Championships Coach: Don Allemeersch Club: Valley Royals Track & Field Club Coach: Scott Kent Coach: Harold Willers EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Eniko Sara EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Shot Put, 13.56m (1st) - BC High School EVENT & PERFORMANCE: 800m, 1:58.29 (2nd) - National Legion Club: Langley Mustangs Track and Field Championship Javelin, 55.79m (1st) - National Legion Track and Field Championships Coach: Tom Neilsen Track and Field Championships Discus, 35.18m (1st) - National Legion Track Quinn Cameron EVENT & PERFORMANCE: and Field Championships High Jump, 1.60m (1st) - BC High Ethan Katzberg Club: NorWesters Track & Field Club School Track and Field Olivia van Ryswyk Club: Nanaimo Track & Field Club Coach: Elena Voloshin Championship Coach: Bernie Katzberg Club: Ocean Athletics EVENT & PERFORMANCE: EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Javelin, 43.25m (1st) - National Legion Track Coach: Len van Ryswyk Pentathlon, 3171 (1st) - National Legion and Field Championships Hammer Throw, 61.54m (1st) - National EVENT & PERFORMANCE: Track and Field Championships Legion Track and Field Championships Holly Harrison Pole Vault, 3.00m (3rd) - National Tyler Wilson Legion Track and Field Felix Allen Club: Langley Mustangs Club: Ocean Athletics Championships Club: Langley Mustangs Coach: Dwayne Lotnick Coach: Robert Solmes Event & Performance: Coach: Dave Hetherington EVENT