BC Games Alumni Contribute to NAIG 2023 Medal Count
The 2023 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG 2023) came to a close on Saturday, July 22. The Games, which proved to be a fantastic week of competition and cultural celebration in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia), saw Team BC NAIG shine across 14 sports thanks in part to the 81 alumni of the BC Games and Team BC in attendance.
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With 159 (53 Gold, 62 Silver, 44 Bronze) medals, Team BC NAIG claimed second place on the medal table, falling short to only Saskatchewan’s 177 for the Overall Team Award. BC Games alumni had a hand in 46 of those 159 medals, tapping into their previous multi-sport games experience through the BC Winter and BC Summer Games.
| Name | Sport | Medal (NAIG 2023) | BC Games (sport, if different) |
| Brody Brook | Golf | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Jada Brown | Softball | Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Aivrielle Caban | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Kelana Cottrell | Swimming | Gold (2), Silver (6) | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Carson Crooks | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Caelen Cross | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Jasen Feiss | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Max Goller | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Filed Lacrosse) |
| Aidan Heggelund | Softball | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Ava Jack | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (3×3 Basketball) |
| Bruce Jackson | Softball | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Elise Jonasson | Swimming | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Danny Legault | Athletics | Silver, Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Gunner Leifsson Kade Leifsson | Lacrosse Lacrosse | Silver Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Koenn Mahar-Robins | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Hayden Mason | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Wyatt Mowatt | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Troy Muise | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Brooklyn Munch | Softball | Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Charlee Murdock | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Adrianna Nisyok | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Kieryn Noppen | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Soccer) |
| Ryan Peterson | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Fayth Pontious | Wrestling | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Roland Quewezance | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Garner Ransome | Softball | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Jimmy Reed | Athletics | Silver, Bronze (2) | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Canoe Kayak) / 2022 Greater Vernon BC Winter Games (Cross Country Skiing) |
| Jayla Robinson | Basketball | Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Taylor Robins-Swanson | Lacrosse | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Box Lacrosse) |
| Eboni Samaha Isabella Seneviratne Preston Seneviratne | Soccer Swimming Swimming | Gold Gold (5), Silver (3) Gold (3), Silver (6) | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games Cowichan 2018 BC Summer Games Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Jacob Seward Marcus Smith | Canoe Kayak Basketball | Gold (2), Silver (2), Bronze Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (3×3 Basketball) |
| Ava-Marie Starr | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Softball) |
| Kierra Starr | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Softball) |
| Shayne Turner | Soccer | Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Rugby) |
| Jackson Whitford | Athletics | Silver, Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games |
| Drew Williams | Basketball | Bronze | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Canoe Kayak) |
| Ethan Wilson | Soccer | Gold | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Softball) |
| James Woelders | Volleyball | Silver | Prince George 2022 BC Summer Games (Softball) |
To see the complete list of Team BC alumni medalists at NAIG 2023, click HERE.
About NAIG 2023
NAIG 2023 was the largest multi-sport and cultural event ever to be held in Atlantic Canada. More than 5,000 athletes, coaches and team staff from 756 Indigenous nations took part in cultural celebrations and competed in 16 sports across 21 venues, with the help of 3,000 volunteers. Originally planned to take place from July 12 to 18, 2020 in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), and Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia, NAIG 2023 was rescheduled for July 15 to 23, 2023. You can learn more about the NAIG 2023 HERE.
About Team BC NAIG
Team BC has taken part in every NAIG since its inception in 1990. At the 2014 NAIG in Regina, Saskatchewan, Team BC became the first team to win both the Overall Team Award and the John Fletcher Spirit Award. You can learn more about Team BC NAIG HERE.
