2000 BC Athletics Awards

Please find listed below the nominees and recipients of the 2000 BC
Athletics Awards which were given out at our annual awards banquet held
Saturday, January 20th, 2001 at the Vancouver Airport Hotel and Marina
in Richmond, B.C.
Please contact me directly for further information on the nominees or
recipients.

Sam Collier
Registrar
sam.collier@bcathletics.org

Juvenile Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Krysha Bayley, Coquitlam Cheetahs Track & Field Club - Coquitlam BC
Juvenile Female Track & Nominees:
Rachael Haegert - Victoria Track & Field Club - Victoria, BC
Stephanie Hirtle - Salmon Arm, BC
Roslyn Lundeen - Victoria Track & Field Club - Victoria, BC

Juvenile Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Matthew Clifford - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Abbotsford, BC
Marcel Hewamudalige - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Vancouver, BC
Juvenile Male Track & Field Nominees:
Michael Ankerman - Kelowna Track & Field Club - Kelowna, BC
Nathan Taylor - North Island Athletics - Courtenay, BC

Junior Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Carol Stevenson - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Vancouver, BC
Junior Female Track & Field Nominees:
Angela Anoliefoh - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Burnaby, BC
Jaclyn Smith - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Mt. Lehman, BC

Junior Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Dylan Armstrong - Kamloops Track & Field Club - Kamloops, BC
Junior Male Track & Field Nominees:
Jaswinder Gill - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Mission, BC
Gary Reed - Kamloops Track & Field Club - Kamloops, BC
Ryan Hayden - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Richmond, BC

Senior Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Tina Connelly - City Track - Port Coquitlam, BC
Leah Pells - City Track - Coquitlam, BC
Senior Female Track & Field Nominees:
Diane Cummins - PacificSport/Pacific Storm - Victoria, BC
Carol Montgomery - Hershey Harriers - North Vancouver, BC
Tara Perry - Coquitlam Cheetahs Track & Field Club - Coquitlam, BC

Senior Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Jeff Schiebler - Kajaks Track & Field Club - New Westminster, BC
Senior Male Track & Field Nominees:
Shane Niemi - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Richmond/Kamloops BC
Zach Whitmarsh - Victoria Track & Field Club - Victoria, BC

Juvenile Cross Country Runner of the Year
Stephanie Hirtle - Salmon Arm, BC
Mark Lister - Kajaks Track & Field Club, Richmond, BC

Junior Cross Country Runner of the Year
Liz Ramage - Island Pacific Athletics - Victoria, BC
Richard Mosley - Phoenix Athletics Assoc. - Coquitlam, BC

Senior Cross Country Runner of the Year
Aundrea Bertoia - Hershey Harriers - Vancouver/Kelowna, BC
Peter Cardle - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - North Vancouver, BC

Junior Road Runner of the Year
Craig Babiuk - Island Pacific Athletics - Victoria/Salmon Arm, BC

Senior Road Runner of the Year
Bruce Deacon - PacificSport/Pacific Storm - Victoria, BC

Athlete with Disabilities:
Physical/Sensory Challenged
Courtney Knight - BC Blind Sports - Burnaby, BC
Jason Delesalle - BC Blind Sports - Burnaby, BC
Kelly Smith - BC Wheelchair Sports - Vancouver, BC
Mentally Challenged
Tracey Melesko - Kelowna Track & Field Club - Kelowna, BC

Outstanding Juvenile Female Athlete of the Year
Krysha Bayley - Coquitlam Cheetahs Track & Field Club - Coquitlam, BC

Outstanding Juvenile Male Athlete of the Year
Matthew Clifford - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Abbotsford, BC
Marcel Hewamudalige - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Vancouver, BC

Outstanding Junior Female Athlete of the Year
Carol Stevenson - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Vancouver, BC

Outstanding Junior Male Athlete of the Year
Dylan Armstrong - Kamloops Track & Field Club - Kamloops, BC

Oustanding Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Tina Connelly - City Track - Port Coquitlam, BC

Oustanding Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Jeff Schiebler - Kajaks Track & Field Club - New Westminster, BC

Master Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Diane Palmason - Kajaks Track & Field Club

Master Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Harold Morioka - Tri City Greyhounds - Surrey, BC

Master Female Cross Country Runner of the Year
Gwyn Woodson - Victoria Track & Field Club - Victoria, BC

Master Male Cross Country Runner of the Year
Kevin Titus - West Vancouver Track & Field Club - Whistler, BC

Master Female Road Runner of the Year
Nancy Tinari - Phoenix Athletics Assoc. - Coquitlam, BC

Master Male Road Runner of the Year
Graeme Fell - Vancouver, BC

Oustanding Female Athlete of the Year
Tina Connelly - City Track - Port Coquitlam, BC

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year
Dylan Armstrong - Kamloops Track & Field Club - Kamloops, BC

Official of the Year
Judy Armstrong - Kamloops Track & Field Club - Kamloops, BC

Ralph Coates Memorial Award - Contributions by Officials of time and
energy towards Athletics in B.C."
Valerie Jerome - Vancouver, BC

Rookie Official of the Year
April Arsene - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Abbotsford, BC
Brian Metzgner - Valley Royals Track & Field Club - Abbotsford, BC

Exellence in Coaching:
Senior Coach
Michael O'Connor - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Richmond, BC
High Performance Coach
Derek Evely - Kamloops Track & Field Club - Kamloops, BC

Executive of the Year
Organizing Committee for the 2000 Canadian Track & Field Championships
and Olympic Trials

BC Athletics Hall of Fame
Don & Sherry Pfeffer - Kajaks Track & Field Club - Richmond, BC