BC Athletics Announces 2014 BC/Yukon Command Legion Team
Burnaby, BC
BC Athletics is pleased to announce the 2014 BC/Yukon Command Legion Team selected to represent BC at the 2014 Canadian Legion Youth Track & Field Championships, August 15-17, 2014 in Langley, BC. BC Athletics has selected 25 Youth (16/17) aged athletes and 15 Midget 15 aged athletes as part of the team. Congratulations to those athletes and their coaches. Please note that "Event" refers to the selected event. Athletes and their coaches will be contacted no later than Monday, July 20 (5:00pm) for other events, and Legion Information.
BC/YUKON COMMAND YOUTH (16/17) TEAM
| Athlete Name | Event | Hometown | Club | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calli-Ann Abbott | W HEP | Powell River | PRTF | Connie Polman Tuin |
| Chloe Alkema | W PV | Surrey | OATF | Len van Ryswyk |
| Michael Aono | M 400 | Delta | OATF | Mary Chewning |
| Chicago Bains | W 300 H | Duncan | CVAC | John May |
| Chanell Botsis | W HT | Coquitlam | KJAK | Richard Collier |
| Adam Chatten | M HJ | Coquitlam | LANG | Jarid Vaughan |
| Eric Chatten | M HJ | Coquitlam | LANG | Jarid Vaughan |
| Nickolas Colyn | M 2000 SC | Langley | LANG | Dave Hetherington |
| Autumn Covington | W HT | Surrey | KJAK | Richard Collier |
| Veronika Fagan | W 2000 SC | Kelowna | OACS | Nate Reiter |
| Rachel Jerome | W LJ | Ladysmith | NTFC | Mike Viers |
| Hannah Johnston | W 300 H | Vancouver | VOCA | Tatjana and Besnik Mece |
| Matthew McLean | M 100 | Surrey | OATF | Mary Chewning |
| Alyssa Mousseau | W 800 | Nanaimo | NTFC | Tyler Heisterman |
| Reid Muller | M 1500 | Pitt Meadows | GOLD | Andrew Lenton |
| Adam Murray | M 2000 SC | Kelowna | OACS | Nate Reiter |
| Chelsea Ribeiro | W 2000 SC | Surrey | OATF | Lynn Kanuka |
| Felix Richter | M 100 | Errington | OTFC | Laurie Ritchie |
| Jasper Schiedel | M 300 H | Vancouver | VOCA | Tatjana & Besnik Mece |
| Nina Schultz | W TJ | New Westminster | NWSA | Tatjan Mece |
| Kenneth Schultze | M 110 H | West Vancouver | WVAN | Erin Bell |
| Taryn Smiley | W 200 | Duncan | CVAC | John May |
| Alex Smith | W PV | Kamloops | KAML | Ryan Jensen |
| Nathan Tadesse | M 800 | Surrey | UNBC | Scott Svelander |
| Katherine Weaver | W HEP | North Vancouver | NORW | Elena Voloshin |
BC/YUKON COMMAND MIDGET 15 TEAM
| Athlete | Event | Hometown | Club | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauryn Cheung | G PV | Langley | LANG | Rob Pike |
| Tanika Dolfo | G HT | Langley | LANG | Ron Bunting |
| Anastasios Eliopoulos | B 100 H | Vancouver | VOCA | Tatjana Mece |
| Vikramjit Gondara | B HT | Abbotsford | VRTC | Harold Willers |
| Hayley Hunter | G JT | Campbell River | RIVC | Dale Trenholm |
| Michael Lambert | B HJ | Mission | VRTC | Zbigniew Szelagowicz |
| Quinn Litherland | B 300 | Vancouver | TBIR | Derrick Johnston |
| Kyra McNulty | G 1200 | Kelowna | OACS | Nathan Reiter |
| Hannah Morrison | G 200 H | Langley | LANG | Jarid Vaughan |
| Thomas Nobbs | B 1500 SC | Vancouver | VOCA | Besnik Mece |
| Emma Rastad | G LJ | West Vancouver | NORW | Elena Voloshin |
| Camryn Rogers | G SP | Richmond | KJAK | Richard Collier |
| Braydon Roman | B TJ | North Vancouver | NORW | Elena Voloshin |
| Connor Sinclair | B SP | Surrey | OATF | Don Allemeersch |
| Valerie Wideski | G DT | Richmond | KJAK | Richard Collier |
TEAM STAFF
| Coach | Position | Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cameron | Head Coach / Jumps & Combined Event | VAAA | Vernon |
| Tatjana Mece | Sprints, Hurdles & Relays | VOCA | New Westminster |
| Neal Currie | Endurance | BVAS | Telkwa |
| Oleg Bondarchuk | Throws | KAML | Kamloops |
| Erin Bell | Manager/Chaperone | WVAN | West Vancouver |
| Stephanie Gouin | Manager/Chaperone | UNBC | Prince George |
| Paul Little | Manager/Chaperone | UNBC | Nanaimo |
| TBA | Manager/Chaperone | TBA | TBA |
Athletes who were not selected to the BC/Yukon Command Legion Team can still compete at the 2014 Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships as part of the Club/Open Section. To find information regarding registration and event information, please CLICK HERE
