2001 BC Athletics Awards—Details

Related pages:

Awards Summary

Presented at the Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 19, 2002.

Categories:


Juvenile Females

Krysha Bayley

2001 Juvenile Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Juvenile Female Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Coquitlam, BC / Coquitlam Cheetahs
Coach: Percy Perry
Rankings: 100m - CA: Juv/1st, Jr/1st, Sr/11th
                           BC: Juv/1st, Jr/1st, Sr/2nd
        Long Jump - CA: Juv/1st, Jr/1st, Sr/2nd
                           BC: Juv/1st, Jr/1st, Sr/1st
2001 Personal Bests: 
100m - 11.66 / Long Jump - 6.27m/+0.9 - BC Juv & Jr Open/Native Records

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Natalie Rogers

2001 Juvenile Female Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Chilliwack, BC / Chilliwack Track & Field Club
Coach: Sue Northey

Cross Country Team Selection:

Top


Juvenile Males

Sam Pawluk

2001 Juvenile Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Juvenile Male Cross Country Runner of the Year
2001 Juvenile Male Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Richmond, BC / Kajaks Track & Field Club
Coach: Mike O'Connor
Rankings: 800m - BC: Juv/2nd, Jr/8th
               1500m -BC: Juv/1st, Jr/6th
               3000m -BC: Juv/1st, Jr/5th
2001 Personal Bests: 
800m - 1:56.50 / 1500m - 3:58.50 / 3000m - 8:51.98

Achievements:

Team Selection:

Cross Country Achievements:

Dan Mezheritsky

2001 Juvenile Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Vancouver, BC / UBC Thunderbirds
Coach: Laurier Primeau
Rankings: HEP - BC: Juv/1st, Jr/1st
                DEC - BC: Juv/1st, Jr/1st
2001 Best Performances:
Heptathlon - 4,682 / Decathlon - 5,985

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Top


Junior Females

Natalie Jackson

2001 Junior Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Junior Female Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Burnaby, BC / Valley Royals Track & Field Club
Coach: Tom Dickson
Rankings: 400mH - CA: Jr/1st, Sr/6th
                             BC: Jr/1st, Sr/1st
2001 Personal Best:
400m H - 60.02

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Stephanie Hirtle

2001 Junior Female Road Runner of the Year

Hometown: Salmon Arm, BC
Coach: Iuliu Faget
Rankings: 10k - BC - Jr/1st - 38:41, Vancouver Sun Run (2001)

Christina Heisterman

2001 Junior Female Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Nanaimo, BC / Island Pacific Athletics
Coach: Brent Fougner

Cross Country Team Selection:

Top


Junior Males

Nathan Taylor

2001 Junior Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Junior Male Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Courtenay, BC / North Island Athletics
Coach: Sharon de Goede
Rankings: 100m - CA: Jr/1st, Sr/8th
                           BC: Jr/1st, Sr/1st
                200m - CA: Jr/1st, Sr/11th
                           BC: Jr/1st, Sr/2nd
2001 Best Performances:
100m - 10.38 - BC Junior Open/Native and Canada Summer Games Record
200m - 21.30

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection

Morgan Titus

Junior Male Road Runner of the Year

Hometown: Whistler, BC
Coach: Marek Jedrzejek
Rankings: 10k - BC - Jr/1st - 32:33, Vancouver Sun Run (Apr 22, 2001)

Richard Mosley

2001 Junior Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Coquitlam, BC / Valley Royals
Coach: Brit Townsend

Cross Country Team Selection:

Top


Senior Females

Diane Cummins

2001 Senior Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Senior Female Athlete of the Year
2001 Female Athlete of the Year

Athletics Canada Awards presentations:

2001 Outstanding Athletics Canada Athlete in Track Events
2001 Outstanding Athletics Canada Athlete

Hometown: Victoria, BC / PacificSport National Endurance Centre Victoria
Coach: Wynn Gmitroski
Rankings: 400m - CA: 9th
                           BC: 1st
                800m - CA: 1st
                           BC: 1st
                           World: 9th
              1500m - CA: 1st
                           BC: 1st
                           World: 21st
2001 Best Performances:
800m - 1:58.39 - Canadian and BC Open & Native Record
1500m - 4:05.02
400m - 53.89

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Tina Connelly

2001 Senior Female Road Runner of the Year

Hometown: Port Coquitlam, B.C. / PacifcSport National Endurance Centre - Greater Vancouver
Coach: Marek Jedrzejek
Rankings: 3000m - CA: 2nd
                            BC: 2nd
               5000m - CA: 2nd
                            BC: 2nd
                            World: 119th
              10000m - CA: 2nd
                            BC: 2nd
                            World: 93rd
            Marathon - CA: 2nd
                             BC: 1st
2001 Best Performances:
3000M - 9:26.02
5000M - 15:39.77
10000M - 32:32.52
Marathon - 2:40:44

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Road Running Rankings: 
10k - BC & CA - Sr/1st - 32:53 - Ottawa 10km (Apr. 22, 2001)
Marathon - BC - Sr/1st - 2:40:16 - Edmonton Marathon (Aug. 16, 2001)

Lucy Smith

2001 Senior Female Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Victoria, BC
Coach: Lance Watson

Cross Country Team Selection

Top


Senior Males

Shane Niemi

2001 Senior Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Senior Male Athlete of the Year
2001 Male Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Kamloops, BC / UBC Thunderbirds Track & Field Club
Coach: Kevin Tyler
Rankings: 400m - CA: 1st
                          BC: 1st
                          World - 13th
                200m: CA: 2nd
                          BC: 1st
                          World: 70th
2001 Best Performances:
400M - 44.86 - Canadian Native and BC Senior Open/Native Records
200M - 20.61

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Jeff Schiebler

2001 Senior Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Senior Male Athlete of the Year
2001 Male Athlete of the Year

Hometown: New Westminster, BC / Kajaks Track & Field Club
Coach: Marek Jedrzejek
Rankings: 10000m - CA: 1st
                              BC: 1st
                              World: 18th
                 5000m - CA: 1st
                              BC: 1st
                 3000m - CA: 1st
                              BC: 1st
                              World: 92nd
2001 Best Performances:
10000m - 27:36.01 - Canadian and BC Open & Native Records
5000m - 13:29.15
3000m - 8:02.46

Achievements:

Track & Field Team Selection:

Bruce Deacon

2001 Senior Male Road Runner of the Year

Hometown: Victoria, BC / PacificSport National Endurance Centre Victoria
Coach: Wynn Gmitroski
Rankings: 
10k - BC Sr/1st, CA Sr/3rd - 29.53 - Vancouver Sun Run (Apr. 22, 2001)
Marathon - BC & CA - Sr/1st - 2:18.54 - Ottawa Marathon (May 13, 2001)

James Finlayson

2001 Senior Male Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Victoria, BC / Island Pacific Athletics
Coach: Wynn Gmitroski

Cross Country Team Selection:

Top


Master Athletes

Maureen de St. Croix

2001 Master Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year
2001 Master Female Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Surrey, BC / Kajaks Track & Field Club
Coach: Andrew Delecki
Track & Field Achievements:

Cross Country Achievements:

Harold Morioka

2001 Master Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Surrey, BC / Tri-City Greyhounds
Coach: Tom Dickson

Nancy Tinari

2001 Master Female Road Runner of the Year

Hometown: Coquitlam, BC / Phoenix Athletics Association
Coach: George Gluppe

Graeme Fell

2001 Master Male Road Runner of the Year

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Al Reimer

2001 Master Male Cross Country Runner of the Year

Hometown: Bellingham WA / Hershey Harriers
Coach: Jerry Tighe

Cross Country Team Selection:

Top


Athletes with Disabilities

Courtney Knight

2001 Female Physical / Sensory Challenged Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Burnaby, BC / West Coast Pacers
Coach: Don Steen
Rankings: Pentathlon - CA/1st, BC/1st
                           SP - CA/1st, BC/1st
                           DT - CA/1st, BC/1st
                           LJ - CA/1st, BC/1st
2001 Best Performances:
Pentathlon - 2587 pts
SP - 11.270m
DT 40.28m
LJ - 4.64m

Achievements:

Team Selection:

Kelly Smith

2001 Male Physical / Sensory Challenged Athlete of the Year

Hometown: Vancouver, BC / BC Wheelchair Sports - Athletics
Coach: Peter Erikson
Rankings: Over All: BC/1st, CA/2nd
2001 Best Performances:

Achievements:

Team Selection:

Top


Officials

Ian McNeil Award: Official of the Year

Kathy Terlicher

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Ralph Coates Memorial Award: Long-Standing Service

Jack Rowe

Hometown: Victoria, BC

Mary Temple Award: Rookie Official of the Year

Penny Roze

Hometown: Prince George, BC / Prince George Track & Field Club

Recognition of Retiring Officials

David Coupland

Hometown: Surrey, BC / Valley Royals Track & Field Club

Ann Kirk

Hometown: Burnaby, BC

Ingvar "Ingie" Klett

Hometown: Surrey, BC / Vancouver Olympic Club

Top


Excellence in Coaching

Junior Development Coach

Kenneth Johns

Hometown: Richmond, BC / Kajaks Track & Field Club

Senior Coach

Sharon de Goede

Hometown: Courtenay, BC / North Island Athletics

Richard Collier

Hometown: Richmond, BC / Kajaks Track & Field Club

Zbigniew Szelagowicz

Hometown: Abbotsford, BC / Valley Royals Track & Field Club

Peter Lawless

Hometown: Mill Bay, BC / BC Wheelchair Sports - Athletics

High Performance Coach

Wynn Gmitroski

Hometown: Victoria, BC / PacificSport National Endurance Centre

Derek Evely

Hometown: Kamloops, BC / Kamloops Track & Field Club

Top


Executive of the Year

BC Athletics Officials Committee

The BC Athletics Officials committee provided support to an extraordinary number of events in 2001 and also managed to send 25 members to the World Championships in Edmonton. BC Athletics is proud of the fine reputation its Officials carry to every event they take part in.

2001 BC Athletics Officials Committee:

Top


2001 BC Athletics Hall of Fame

John and Carol Cull

Hometown: Surrey, BC

Top


The following BC members of the 2001 VIII IAAF World Championships in Athletics Canadian Team were also honoured: