2004 BC Athletics Awards

Excellence in Coaching

Ian Cameron

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Junior Development Coach

Armstrong, BC

  • Junior Development coach for athletes aged 9 to 15 years of age.
  • Ian was one of the coaches for Zone 2 at the BC Summer Games and helps not only coaches at PVSS but also at local elementary schools with their track and field programs.
  • The following athletes coached by Ian Cameron in 2005 at BCJD Championships and the Zone 2 Summer Games team: Mitchell Goodwin (JD Award recipient in 2004), Alanna Zalit, Adam Goodwin (Gold Crest winner), Kirsten Hay, Jennifer Amos, Erika Stobbe and Amber Strandbridge.

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Robert Leone

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Junior Development Coach

NorWesters Track and Field Club
Coaching JD athletes from grade 7 to grade 9.

  • The following athletes coached by Rob Leone were competitors on the Zone 5 Summer Games team: Natalie Stasiak; Blair O'Neill, Kyle Stephenson, Elyse Kantonen, Dane Jackson, Colin Parker

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Elena Voloshin

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Junior Development Coach

NorWesters Track and Field Club
Coaching JD athletes from grade 3 to grade 6.

  • Five athletes received Provincial Awards of Excellence for top 10 results.
  • Three athletes received trophies for placing in the top three in the Lower Mainland Series
  • Athletes in her group received 27 gold, silver or bronze crests at the BCJD Awards.

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Linda Campbell

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Senior Coach

Victoria Track and Field Club

She has been a year-round Victoria Track coach for 9 years, is a volunteer judge for both high school and club meets throughout Victoria and the Island, has worked with the Oak Bay High School Track team for 6 seasons, coaching twice a week from March through June, helps organize the annual Victoria Racewalk Competition, and this year coached a male JD racewalker (Cass Tucker) from Campbell River Christian School to a 3rd place finish in the 2004 BC Summer Games.

Athletes:

  • Megan Huzzey - 2004 Canadian Junior 10,000m RW Champion
  • Kaitlin Huzzey - 2004 Canadian National Legion Race Walk - 2nd
  • Laura Bright - 2004 BC Juvenile Championships 1500m RW - 3rd

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Tony Dickson

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Senior Coach

Comox Valley Cougars

Tony is a valued member of BC Juv, Jr, Sr Track and Field Committee and is multi events and jumps coach for the Comox Valley Cougars. Head Coach of True Gold Athletics - a new BC Athletics Regional Sports Program, which is structured to be an outreach program supporting Zone 6 athletics. He is currently attending the NCI in Victoria to complete his level four coaching certification.

Athletes:

  • Mike Mason - 2004 World Junior High Jump Champion
  • Mandy Uupu - 2004 NACAC Games 400m - 4th
  • Graham Morfitt - 2004 BC Senior Javelin Champion & throwing legend
  • Katie Gallagher - 2004 BC Juvenile Triple Jump & Long Jump Champion
  • Aaron Malone - 2004 Canadian Junior Championships Decathlon - 5th
  • John Kaardal - 2004 BC Juvenile Triple Jump Champion
  • Kelly Forbes - 2004 Canadian National Legion Championships Long Jump - 2nd

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Sue Northey

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Senior Coach

Valley Royals

Sue is a current member of BC Juv, Jr, Sr Track and Field Committee and is a member of Fraser Valley High School CC Committee. Her added responsibilities include being in charge of food for the 2004 BC Summer Games. She helped at all meets hosted by Valley Royals TC and was the meet director of high school cross country meet in Chilliwack this year. Sue was a clinician at two Level 2 distance certification clinics held in Abbotsford in 2004 and she volunteers at all meets hosted by Valley Royals.

Athletes:

  • Joel Primus - 2004 BC High School 1500m Champion
  • Jeremiah Johnston - 2004 BC High School Championships 1500m - 3rd
  • Anita Campbell - 2004 BC High School Cross Country Champion & 2004 BC Juvenile Cross Country Champion
  • Samantha Lotnick - 2004 BCJD 3000m Champion

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Laurier Primeau

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Senior Coach

Vancouver Thunderbirds

Laurier is a active member of BC Juv, Jr, Sr Track and Field Committee and is a valued member executive of the BC High School Track & Field Association. He is currently the head coach of the Vancouver Thunderbirds and St Georges School track and field program. Laurier has successfully organized many events including the "2004 Best in the West Spring Break tour to Arizona. Also, he is the coordinator for the Vancouver Thunderbirds outreach program for elementary schools in Vancouver area.

Athletes:

  • Corri-Ann Campbell-Fell - 2004 Canadian National Legion 400m Hurdles Champion
  • Kelsey Decamillis - 2004 Canadian Junior Championships Shot Put - 3rd
  • Cloe Hewitt - 2004 Canadian Junior Heptathlon Champion
  • Jessica Olfert - 2004 BC Junior 100mH Champion
  • Lauren Welch - 2004 Canadian Junior Championships 400mH - 3rd
  • Michael Clapson - 2004 BC High School Pole Vault Champion
  • Reid Gustavson - 2004 BC Juvenile Decathlon Champion
  • Dan Mezheritsky - 2004 NACAC Games Decathlon - 4th place
  • Joel Newbert - 2004 Canadian National Legion Championships 400m - 3rd

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Barb Vida

2004 Excellence in Coaching - Senior Coach

Valley Royals

Barb is a current member of BC Juv, Jr, Sr Track and Field Committee and Barb is an NCCP Level coach who has an extensive background in track in field in both Canada and Hungary. With the Valley Royals, Barb is responsible for sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. In addition, she will serve as a power/speed coach for the Fraser Valley Regional Center. Also, Barb is currently attending the NCI in Victoria to complete her level four coaching certification.

Athletes:

  • Mike Mason - 2004 World Junior High Jump Champion
  • Andy Miller - 2004 Canadian National Championships Pole Vault - 3rd
  • Jas Gill - 2004 Canadian National Championships High Jump - 5th
  • Mark Wallbank - 2004 BC Junior 400mH Champion
  • Kerri Clifford - 2004 BC Junior Pole Vault Champion
  • Jarid Vaughan - 2004 Canadian Junior Championships High Jump - 4th

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Don Steen

2004 Excellence in Coaching - High Performance Coach

West Coast Pacers

Don continues to be a driving force for track and field, especially in regards to athletics for blind and visually impaired athletes. He continues to function as both the provincial and national coach for blind and visually impaired athletes. Don's selection to the 2004 Athens Paralympic Team coaching staff marked his fourth Paralympic Games coaching staff position (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004). He is also a recent Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence award recipient for the second year in a row (2003 and 2004).

At the community level, Don volunteered his time and expertise a minimum of 5 days per week during the high school track and field season to coach Burnaby Central's track and field team, which finished second at the BC High School Provincial Championships. He functions as a mentor coach to the school's head coach, Micah Chan.

Over the 2004 season, Don functioned as head (and only) coach for the West Coast Pacers track and field club. Though the club has a small membership (predominantly midget and juvenile), Don continues to positively influence youth in the sport of athletics.

In the area of committees, Don is a member of the Athletics Canada Paralympic Committee, Canadian Blind Sports National Athletics Commission, BC Blind Sports Provincial Athletics Commission, and Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame Committee.

Athletes:

  • Courtney Knight - 2004 Athens Paralympic Games Discus Bronze Medalist
  • Dustin Walsh - 2004 Athens Paralympic Games 400m - 5th
  • Curtis Moss - 2004 BC High School, Canadian National Legion & Canadian Junior Javelin Champion

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