2003 BC Athletics Awards 

Officials

2003 OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR (Ian McNeil Award)
AL McLEOD
Kamloops, B.C.

Kamloops Track & Field Club
• Outstanding contribution to Track and Field over the last 10 years
• Can always be counted on to do a great job running his events
• Always there to help and has mentored many Officials giving confidence and guidance

2003 LONG STANDING SERVICE AWARD (Ralph Coates Memorial Award)
PETER FEJFAR
Delta, BC

• Contributions to Track & Field are unsurpassed.
• Service has been longstanding, valuable, versatile and a tribute to his dedication
• Willing to support any level of meet from JD through to International
• Selected as Official of the Year in 1989 and his service has only increased

2003 ROOKIE OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR (Mary Temple Award)
KAREN DAVIDSON
Surrey, BC

• Great rapport with Officials and Athletes
• Willing to officiate at any meet discipline at almost any position
• Attends every event she asked to participate in
• Ready willing and able all the time

2003 DAVID COUPLAND INSPIRATIONAL AWARD
DANIEL MEZHERITSKY
Vancouver, BC

Club: Vancouver Thunderbirds
• organized level III, IV and V officials to officiate at a meet
• provided transportation, coffee, and food for the officials
• provided for some officials who had never officiated in other specific areas to experience and appreciate skills needed in other disciplines.
• organized sponsors for prizes
• provided a positive atmosphere for an excellent competition among the athletes competing
• provided a safe competitive environment especially for athletes who were achieving personal bests in events they were participating in for the first time.
• provided two fun-filled days of competition which the officials enjoyed so much that they requested that the event be held annually.
• epitomizes the very nature of Davey Coupland as an official and as a person by making competition and officiating fun