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SPORT YUKON
AWARDS NIGHT
YUKON CONVENTION CENTRE
FEBRUARY 4, 2016 | 7:00 PM
A celebration of sport excellence in 2015
PROGRAM
WELCOME TO THE
40TH ANNUAL SPORT YUKON AWARDS NIGHT!OPENING
SPORT YUKON PRESENTATION
YUKON SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION » Les Johns
SPORT YUKON MAJOR AWARDS » Coach of the Year
» International Male Athlete of the Year
» International Female Athlete of the Year
» Administrator of the Year
PREMIER’S ADDRESS
YUKON SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION » Kevin Murphy
ACTIVE MEMBER AWARDS
MINISTER OF COMMUNITY SERVICES’ ADDRESS
YUKON GOVERNMENT » Awards of Excellence
» Awards of Recognition
SPORT YUKON MAJOR AWARDS » National/Territorial Male Athlete of the Year
» National/Territorial Female Athlete of the Year
» Team of the Year
SPECIAL GUEST JESSICA FROTTEN
ACTIVE MEMBER AWARDS
YuKON SPORTS HALL OF FAME INduCTEE
LES JOHNS Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle
Les Johns has been a vital part of building the sport of Archery in the Yukon, giving countless hours of his volunteer time to share his passion. Les felt it important to access the schools to develop the sport, and brought archery to almost every community school. He became part of some school’s yearly physical education plans, and the students were delighted when he would walk through the door with his bows, animals, and balloons. Les felt schools were where young people are introduced to the sport, enabling them to develop their skill, and in turn become the base of elite athletes who have represented Yukon at our major games.
After a successful trip to the 2006 North American Indigenous Games in denver, Colorado, Les and others worked to ensure that a Yukon Archery Team was ready to compete in front of a home town crowd at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse. This was the first time since the 1970’s that Yukon sent an archery team to the Canada Games.
Les has attended a number of major games as an athlete, coach, mission staff, and official. He is the face of Yukon archery and is respected by his peers coast to coast to coast. Les continues to this day, to travel throughout our territory offering classes, after school programs and adult classes in Archery and dene Games.
Les John’s time, energy and commitment to sport, and to developing youth, is significant and should be recognized. Thank you Les.
SPORT YuKON MAJOR AWARdS
COACH OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Laurie Jacobsen & dennis Peters ..................... Biathlon Yukon
Aaron Jensen .................................................. Judo Yukon
INTERNATIONAL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Knute Johnsgaard ............................................ Cross Country Yukon
darby McIntryre ................................................ Special Olympics Yukon
INTERNATIONAL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
dahria Beatty ................................................... Cross Country Yukon
Annah Hanthorn ............................................... Cross Country Yukon
Emily Nishikawa ................................................ Cross Country Yukon
Bronwyn Pasloski ............................................. Swim Yukon
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Sherillynne Himmelsbach ................................. Yukon Horse and Rider ......................................................................... Association
Bonnie Love ..................................................... Athletics Yukon
YuKON SPORTS HALL OF FAME INduCTEE
KEVIN MURPHY Table Tennis Yukon
At the age of fourteen, Kevin’s athletic participation in the sport of Table Tennis began. Over the next 40 plus years he trained and competed in several Arctic Winter Games, National Championships, Canada Games, and numerous other Provincial and local tournaments. Kevin has been Yukon’s Men’s Singles Champion more than 20 times and is the highest rated Yukon player in the National Table Tennis database.
Along with his competitive play, Kevin vigorously pursued his coaching qualifications and holds a National Coaching Level 4 certification. This difficult to achieve level of coaching enabled Kevin’s athletes to not only obtain a high level of skill, but enabled Yukon athletes the opportunity to compete at any National event.
When Table Tennis was dropped from the Arctic Winter Games in the 80’s, Kevin single handedly kept the sport alive. He made sure there was equipment and a venue to play in for at least 10 years. He never ceased to recruit new players and conducted clinics in several Yukon schools. His recent efforts have resulted in an annual Yukon-Alaska Challenge, and he was awarded a Builders Recognition Award from the Alaska Association. When the sport returned to the Arctic Winter Games in the 90’s, Kevin made sure there was a team to compete.
We thank Kevin for his dedication to this sport, as without it, many Yukoners would not have experienced the opportunities the game can bring.
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
YUKON GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION
Athlete of the Year ............................................ Reena Coyne
Most Sportsmanlike ......................................... Alexis Benson
Highest Scoring at Yukon Championships ....... Kya Larkin
Hardest Working Competitive ........................... Aryanna Lavanderos
Most Improved Pre-Competitive ....................... Kalina Morrison ......................................................................... Mia Raymond
Most Improved ................................................. Ella Paldy
WHITEHORSE GLACIER BEARS
WGB Senior development Award ..................... dannica Nelson ......................................................................... Luke Bakica
WGB Junior development Award ..................... Thomas Bakica ......................................................................... Brooklyn Massie ......................................................................... Aidan Harvey ......................................................................... Mael Pronovost ......................................................................... Cassidy Cairns
volunteer of the Year ........................................ George Harvey ......................................................................... Shelby Workman
BASKETBALL YUKON
Most dedicated Female Player ......................... Sheridan Curteanu
Most valuable Male Player ................................ Ryan Hindson
Most Improved Male Player .............................. Cameron Kosook
TABLE TENNIS YUKON
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Michael Brediahl-Janssen
Most Improved Athlete ..................................... Thomas Brenner
Athlete of the Year ............................................ Grace Anne Janssen
Administrator of the Year .................................. dave Stockdale
Supporter of the Year ....................................... Joyce Bachli
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
CYCLING ASSOCIATION OF YUKON
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Sara Burke-Forsythe
Male Athlete of the Year .................................... Shea Hoffman
Most Improved Female Athlete of the Year ....... Mollie Fraser
Most Improved Male Athlete of the Year ........... Ian Hansen
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Sue Richards
YUKON CURLING ASSOCIATION
Youth Curling Skip of the Year .......................... Brayden Klassen
Youth Curling Athlete of the Year ...................... Trygg Jensen
Outstanding Achievement at the Pacific International Cup ......................... Tyler Williams Team
Coach of the Year ............................................. dean Klassen
Official of the Year ............................................ Marg White
Most Improved Youth Athlete of the Year .......... Bayly Scoffin
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Laini Klassen
YUKON ORIENTEERING ASSOCIATION
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Pia Blake
Male Athlete of the Year ................................... Leif Blake
Most Improved Athlete ..................................... dave Hildes
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Lorna Hutchinson
ALPINE SKI ASSOCIATION
Snowstars Most Improved Female ................... Morgan Blower
u12-Most Improved Female Racer ................... Mollie Fraser
Snowstars Most Improved Male ....................... Nelson Parker
u12-Most Improved Male Racer ....................... Wesley vangel
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
ARCTIC EDGE SKATING CLUB
Athlete of the Year ............................................ Rachel Pettitt
Most Improved Senior Skater ........................... Mikayla Kramer
Most Improved Junior Skate ............................. Mikayla McCain
Most Improved Intermediate Skater .................. Jamie Nickel
Sportsmanship Award ...................................... Lenneah Timmermans
CanSkater of the Year ...................................... Ada Stehelin
CanSkate Champion ........................................ Nylah Osborne ......................................................................... Yumi Traynor
Program Assistant of the Year .......................... Brownyn Hays ......................................................................... Tessa Moore
SPECIAL OLYMPICS YUKON
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Tijana McCarthy
Female Most Improved Athlete of the Year ....... Sara Lee Edmonds
Male Athlete of the Year .................................... darby McIntyre
Male Most Improved Athlete of the Year ........... Rawnaque Shareef
Heather Miller Sport volunteer of the Year ........ debra Sumner
Lynne Smith Event volunteer of the Year .......... Teresa Rudolph
YuKON GOvERNMENT AWARdS
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Athletics ........................................................... darby McIntyre Brody Smith
Biathlon ............................................................ Nadia Moser
Cross Country Skiing ....................................... Colin Abbott dahria Beatty Marcus deuling Hannah deuling Annah Hanthorn Natalie Hynes Knute Johnsgaard darby McIntyre Caelan McLean Kendra Murray Emily Nishikawa
Curling .............................................................. Thomas Scoffin
Figure Skating .................................................. Rachel Pettitt
Freestyle Skiing ................................................ Kyran Allen
Hockey ............................................................. Bryce Anderson Mackenzie Benn-Wipp Oscar Burgess Carl Burgess dylan Cozens Johnny Elias Payton Fobe Lochlan Fraser Cameron Gingell Cruz Goodman dylan Kindervater Haiden Kremer Niall Lawrie Martin Lawrie Kailem Letto Jarod Mculloch Wyatt Peterson Cole Smith Joseph Stokes Ethan vanderkley Brett Walchuk Isaac Williamson Rob Williamson
YuKON GOvERNMENT AWARdS
Judo ................................................................. Hannah King
Whitewater Slalom ............................................ Pelly vincent-Braun ......................................................................... Mael Pronovost
Orienteering ...................................................... Colin Abbott Pia Blake Leif Blake Trevor Bray darren Holcombe Brent Langbakk Caelan McLean Forest Pearson Barbara Scheck Sabine Schweiger
Para-Athletics ................................................... Jessica Frotten
Swimming ........................................................ Rennes Lindsay
AWARDS OF RECOGNITION
Figure Skating .................................................. Tijana McCarthy dylan Reed
Freestyle Skiing ................................................ Savanah Cash
Orienteering ...................................................... Curtis Cash Micah Hildes Afan Jones Nesta Leduc Phillipa McNeil Elias Sagar Bob Sager
SPORT YuKON MAJOR AWARdS
NATIONAL/TERRITORIAL MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
Thomas Scoffin ................................................ Yukon Curling Association
NATIONAL/TERRITORIAL FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Rachel Pettitt .................................................... Arctic Edge Skating Club
Nadia Moser ..................................................... Biathlon Yukon
Kendra Murray .................................................. Cross Country Yukon
TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
Whitehorse Bantam Mustangs ........................ Hockey Yukon
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
WHITEHORSE CROSS COUNTRY SKI CLUB
Skier of the Year ............................................... Helen Jeong
Trail Worker of the Year ..................................... Mike Kramer
BIATHLON YUKON
Athlete of the Year ............................................ Jake draper ......................................................................... Maria Peters
Rookie of the Year ............................................ Aidan Hupe ......................................................................... Amelie Latour ......................................................................... Emma Marnik
YUKON FREESTYLE SKI ASSOCIATION
Jumps and Bumps Most Improved .................. Brendan Nash
Jumps and Bumps Most Improved .................. Logan Collon
Jumps and Bumps Most Improved Female ...... Abigail Jackson
Jumps and Bumps Sportsmanship Award ....... Saphirra Olettli
Jumps and Bumps Sportsmanship Award ....... victoria Hallock
Competitive Male Athlete .................................. Etienne Geoffroy ......................................................................... dylan Reed
Competitive Sportsman .................................... Niko Rodden
development Most Improved ........................... Logan Kruse
development Most Improved ........................... Evyn dinn
Excellent Freestyler Awards .............................. Oriana Gallina
Excellent Freestyler Awards .............................. Axel Anderson
Award of Excellence-Canada Games 2015 ...... Kyran Allen
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
EQUINE ASSOCIATION OF YUKON
Team Sportsmanship Award ............................ Pyper dear ......................................................................... Marina desforges ......................................................................... Laina Prentice ......................................................................... Paige Stockley
developing Partnership Award ......................... Elese and Grace duncan
High Performance Adult Amateur-Female ........ Terri Inglis
High Performance Adult Amateur-Male ............ Spencer Sumanik
High Performance Junior Rider ........................ Elizabeth Inglis-Comeau
High Performance Young Rider ....................... Maren Sinclair-Eckert
Most Improved Rider ........................................ Katarina Fekete
Equine Community volunteer of the Year ......... Sherillynne Himmelsbach
Extraordinary volunteer of the Year .................. valerie Holmes
U KON ECHELON BIKE CLUB
Community Supporter of Youth ........................ Janet Rushant-Constable
Top Junior Female ............................................ Ava Irving-Staley
Top Junior Males .............................................. Micah, Lucas & ......................................................................... Cauis Taggart-Cox
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Sarah Jackson
Promotion of excellence in youth cycling ................................................. Northern LYTES ......................................................................... Zach Bell & Emily Nishikawa
Appreciation award for volunteerism and support of youth cycling ............................ Lake Apted
YUKON SOCCER ASSOCIATION
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Abby Rich
Male Athlete of the Year .................................... Ewan Halliday
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Paul Kishchuk
volunteer of the decade ................................... Joe Hanrath
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
VOLLEYBALL YUKON
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Tayla McNally
Male Athlete of the Year (Beach) ....................... Max Clarke
Male Athlete of the Year (Indoor) ....................... Benjamin Grundmanis
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Heather Julsrud
SWIM YUKON
Senior National Swimmer of the Year ............... Brownyn Pasloski
National Swimmer of the Year .......................... Cassis Lindsay ......................................................................... Rennes Lindsay
Territorial Swimmer of the Year ......................... Hannah Kingscote ......................................................................... Adrian Robinson
CONTAGIOUS MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Sierra van der Meer
SNOWBOARD YUKON
Male Athlete of the Year .................................... Tim Schirmer
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Crystal Legoffe
Shredder of the Year ........................................ Riley Boland
Most Improved Rider ........................................ daniel Pike
Sports Person of the Year ................................ Ethan davy
Media Part of the Year ...................................... Tristan Yule
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Laurie Henderson
JUDO YUKON
Male Athlete of the Year .................................... Shayne Melanson
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Hannah King
Male Most Improved of the Year ....................... Jonathan Racine
Female Most Improved of the Year ................... Emersyne Sias
Male volunteer of the Year ................................ Sean Stark
Female volunteer of the Year ............................ Kelsie Hyatt
ACTIvE MEMBER AWARdS
ATHLETICS YUKON
Female Master Runner of the Year ................... Sue Bogle
Female Runner of the Year ............................... Amelia Fraser
Female Thrower of the Year .............................. Alysha Gullison
Male Master Runner of the Year ....................... John Steins
Male Runner of the Year ................................... Logan Roots
Male Thrower of the Year .................................. Levi Johnson
Youth Runner of the Year .................................. Naoise dempsey
Most Inspiring Runner of the Year..................... darby McIntyre ......................................................................... Ben Yu Schott
Walker of the Year ............................................ John Storms
CROSS COUNTRY YUKON
Female Athlete of the Year ................................ Natalie Hynes
Male Athlete of the Year .................................... Marcus deuling
university Athlete of the Year ............................ Colin Abbott
Most Improved Athlete of the Year .................... Mac Prawdzik
volunteer Coach of the Year ............................. Nathalie dugas
volunteer of the Year ........................................ Grant Abbott
HAVE A GREAT SEASON AND WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
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