BC Games and Team BC alumni among finalists at Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards
Sport BC is set to host the 57th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards on Thursday night, March 7, and 19 BC Games or Team BC alumni have been recognized with nominations for major awards.
Among those nominated are BC Games alumni and Olympic hammer throwing champions Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers, who are up for Senior Male and Female Athlete of the Year. Also vying for Senior Female Athlete of the Year is Team BC alumni Shallon Olsen, who attended her third Olympic Games in Paris.
BC Games alumnus Nathan Clement, who won silver at the Paralympic Games in Paris, and Team BC alumnus Sebastian Massabie, who won Paralympic gold while setting a world record, are both finalists for Male Athlete of the Year.
Zachary Clay, who competed at both the BC Games and the Canada Games for Team BC, will be awarded the Harry Jerome Comeback Award after making an incredible recovery from injury to represent Canada in Paris.
For more information about the Athlete of the Year Awards, visit sportbc.com.
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
*BC Games or Team BC alumni
Harry Jerome Comeback Award
*Zachary Clay – Artistic Gymnastics (2006 BCWG) (2011 CWG)
Female Athlete with a Disability
Danielle Ellis (White Rock, BC) – Sitting Volleyball
Julia Hanes (Vancouver, BC) – Para Athletics (Seated Throws)
Maggie Manning (Salmon Arm, BC) – Para Ice Hockey
Male Athlete with a Disability
*Nathan Clement (West Vancouver, BC) – Para Cycling (2010 BCSG – para swimming)
Cody Fournie (Victoria, BC) – Para Athletics (Wheelchair Racing)
*Sebastian Massabie (Surrey, BC) – Para Swimming (2022 CSG)
Female Coach of the Year
Laura Brown (North Vancouver, BC) – Cycling
Karen Kos (North Vancouver, BC) – Ice Hockey
*Dorina Stan (North Vancouver, BC) – Gymnastics (2004 BCWG – Coach) (2011 & 2015 CWG – Manager)
Male Coach of the Year
*Dylan Armstrong (Kamloops, BC) – Athletics (1995 BCSG – Athlete) (2001 CSG – Athlete)
*Igor Gantsevich (Richmond, BC) – Fencing (2002 BCWG – Athlete) (2003 CWG – Athlete)
*Richard Ikeda (Kamloops, BC) – Gymnastics (2006 & 2010 BCWG – Coach) (1991 CWG – Athlete; 2011 CWG – Manager; 2023 CWG – Coach)
High School Female Athlete of the Year
Agnia Krakovska (Maple Ridge, BC) – Wrestling (Maple Ridge Secondary)
*Talia Phangura (Surrey, BC) – Athletics (North Surrey Secondary) (2022 BCSG)
Miah Schuurman (Chilliwack, BC) – Basketball & Volleyball (Unity Christian School)
High School Male Athlete of the Year
Cole Bugden (Vernon, BC) – Basketball, Football & Golf (Vernon Senior Secondary)
Michealjeet Grewal (Abbotsford, BC) – Wrestling (WJ Mouat Secondary)
Emmet Ward (North Vancouver, BC) – Basketball, Football, Rugby & Track and Field (Windsor Secondary)
Junior Female Athlete of the Year
*Chloe Primerano (North Vancouver, BC) – Ice Hockey (2023 CWG)
*Amy Lee (Langley, BC) – Golf (2022 BCSG)
*Brooklyn Lee-McMeeken (Pitt Meadows, BC) – Gymnastics (2023 CWG)
Junior Male Athlete of the Year
*Isaac Boehmer (Penticton, BC) – Soccer (2012 BCSG)
*Lowan Le Bris (Surrey, BC) – Judo (2020 & 2022 BCWG) (2023 CWG)
Nick Zhang (Vancouver, BC) – Fencing
Senior Female Athlete of the Year
Caileigh Filmer (Victoria, BC) – Rowing
*Shallon Olsen (Surrey, BC) – Gymnastics (2011 & 2015 CWG)
*Camryn Rogers (Richmond, BC) – Athletics (2014 BCSG)
Senior Male Athlete of the Year
Amar Dhesi (Surrey, BC) – Wrestling
Raymond Huang (Vancouver, BC) – Archery
*Ethan Katzberg (Nanaimo, BC) – Athletics (2016 BCSG)
Post Secondary Athlete of the Year
Nicolas Huerta –Track and Field (TWU)
Marie-Eloise Leclair – Track and Field (SFU)
Diego Maffia – Basketball (UVic)
Garrett Rooker – Football (UBC)
Katalin Tolnai – Soccer (UBC)
Team of the Year
UBC Thunderbirds Women’s Soccer
UVIC Vikes Women’s Field Hockey
Team Canada National Junior Squash Team
Master Athlete of the Year
Betty Brussel (New Westminster, BC) – Swimming
Gerald Poulton (Victoria, BC) – Squash
Diane Silzer (North Vancouver, BC) – Speed Skating
Official of the Year
*Kevin Bowie (Vancouver, BC) – Wheelchair Rugby (2007 CWG – Wheelchair Basketball Athlete) (2008 BCWG – Wheelchair Basketball Official)
*Brian Hiebert (Vancouver, BC) – Beach Volleyball (1994 & 1995 BCSG – Volleyball Athlete) 2016 BCSG – Official)
*Andree Montreuil (Quebec City, QC) – Gymnastics (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 & 2020 BCWG – Official)
