BC Athletes & Coaches Nominated for 10 Sport BC Awards
Sport BC, on behalf of the BC Sport community, proudly announces the outstanding amateur athletes, coaches, and officials, named as finalists for 14 of the 18 award categories to be presented at the upcoming Athlete of the Year Awards. We are proud to be the longest standing sport recognition event in Canada and this year signifies a historic achievement for sport with our 53rd anniversary.
The 53rd Annual Awards Ceremony and Gala dinner is set for Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the Fairmont Pacific Rim. The ceremonies will recognize BC’s best in amateur sport including athletes, coaches, and officials for outstanding performances in their sport over the 2018 season. Each finalist was nominated by their Provincial or Multi-Sport Organization, High School, College or University. The Selection Committee, chaired by Bernie Pascall, included 15 highly regarded sportswriters, broadcasters, and amateur sport leaders in British Columbia.
“Each year the Athlete of the Year Awards selection committee reviews all nominations and recognizes the talented and deserving athletes, coaches and officials”, notes President & CEO of Sport BC, Rob Newman. “The nominees for the 2019 Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards represent 25 sports and 16 various cities who are all representative of the strength and depth of sport development in our province over the last 53 years. Each year, we are grateful for the support and contribution of our sport and business partners and volunteers.”
"It's no secret, BC boasts many of the top athletes in Canada, we reviewed an impressive list of candidates for awards consideration." says selection committee chairman Bernie Pascall. "The excellent group of finalists, reflects the remarkable degree of sports development in BC."
An additional six awards will be presented at the ceremony including the Best of BC, KidSport BC Community Champion, Harry Jerome Comeback, Daryl Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award and In Her Footsteps Honourees.
BC Athletics is proud to announce the 10 Award nominees listed below:
Athlete with a Disability
Tristan Smyth (Maple Ridge) – Para-Athletics
Mollie Jepsen (West Vancouver) – Para-Alpine
Tristen Chernove (Cranbrook) – Para-Cycling
Female Coach of the Year
Pam Ross (Courtenay) – Karate
Christy Spurrell (Maple Ridge) – Sport Climbing
Malindi Elmore (Kelowna) - Athletics
High School Female Athlete of the Year
Nora Goddard-Despot (North Vancouver) – Field Hockey
Cara Butler (Victoria) – Field Hockey/Athletics
Taryn O’Neill (Lake Country) - Athletics
High School Male Athlete of the Year
Jarrett Chong (Port Coquitlam) – Athletics
Diego Maffia (Victoria) – Soccer/Basketball/Volleyball
Dario Ciccone (Burnaby) - Football
Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Camryn Rogers (Richmond) - Athletics
Desirae Ridenour (Cowichan Bay) - Triathlon
Jordyn Huitema (Chilliwack) - Soccer
Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Jerome Blake (Surrey) – Athletics
Tyler Tardi (Cloverdale) – Curl
Riley Pickrell (Victoria) - Cycling
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Rachel Cliff (Vancouver) – Athletics
Shallon Olsen (Surrey) – Gymnastics
Kelsey Serwa (Kelowna) – Freestyle Ski
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Django Lovett (Surrey) – Athletics
Bryan Abrey (Richmond) – Softball
Chris Crisologo (Richmond) - Golf
Master Athlete of the Year
Laura Ramsay (Vancouver) – Squash
Jackie Little (Procter) – Golf
David Guss (Kelowna) - Athletics
University Athlete of the Year
Yuri Kisil (UBC) – Swim
Regan Yee (TWU) - Athletics
Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson (UBC) - Swim
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