Posted: October 29, 2007

Athletics: 2007 Athletics Canada Award Nominees

Monday, October 29, 2007 OTTAWA - Athletics Canada announced today the nominees for the 2007 awards.  The winners will be chosen by an awards committee and presented at the Technical Congress in Toronto on Saturday November 24. Please follow this link to see a description of Athletics Canada’s awards. 2007 Award Nominees Jack Davies Trophy Overall Athlete of the Year Name Hometown Accomplishment Perdita Felicien Pickering, ON 2nd - 100mH - World Championships Brooke Pighin Port Alberni, BC 2nd - Javelin - National Track and Field Championships Chantal Petitclerc Montreal, QC 1st - 1500m - World Championships Gary Reed Victoria, BC 2nd - 800m - World Championships Michelle Stilwell Nanoose Bay, BC 1st - 400m – IWAS World Championships   Cal D. Bricker Trophy Single Outstanding Performance of the Year Adam Kunkel Paisley, ON 1st - 400mH - Pan American Games Brooke Pighin Port Alberni, BC 2nd - Javelin - National Track and Field Championships Gary Reed Victoria, BC 2nd - 800m - World Championships   Phil Edwards Trophy Best Track Athlete of the Year Diane Cummins Victoria, BC 1st - 800m - Pan American Games Adam Kunkel Paisley, ON 1st - 400mH - Pan American Games Chantal Petitclerc Montreal, QC 1st - 1500m - World Championships Gary Reed Victoria, BC 2nd - 800m - World Championships Michelle Stilwell Nanoose Bay, BC 1st - 100m, 200m, 400m , 800m - IWAS World Championships   FNA Rowell Trophy Best Field Athlete of the Year Dylan Armstrong Kamloops, BC 1st - Shot Put - Pan American Games Brooke Pighin Port Alberni, BC 2nd - Javelin - Canadian Track and Field Championships Stefanie Reid Thornhill, ON 2nd - Long Jump - IWAS World Championships James Steacy Lethbridge, AB 1st - Hammer Throw - Pan American Games Jessica Zelinka London, ON 1st - Heptathlon - Pan American Games   Fred Begley Trophy Best off - Track Athlete of the Year Lindsay Carson Cambridge, ON 1st – 4km – NACAC Junior Cross Country Championships Evan Dunfee Richmond, BC 1st - 10km Race Walk - Western Canada Summer Games Malindi Elmore Kelowna, BC 1st - 6km NACAC Cross Country Championships Diane Roy Hatley, QC 1st - Marathon - Canadian Marathon Championships   Combined Events Award Best Athlete of the Year in Combined Events Jessica Zelinka London, ON 1st - Heptathlon - Pan American Games   Eric E. Coy Trophy Best Junior Athlete of the Year Lindsay Carson Cambridge, ON 2nd - 1500m - Pan American Juniors Andrew Heaney Toronto, ON 1st - 800m - Pan American Juniors Jenna Martin Bridgewater, NS 2nd - 400m - Pan American Juniors Jessica O’Connell Calgary, AB 3rd - 3000m - Pan American Juniors Brooke Pighin Port Alberni, BC 2nd - Javelin - Canadian Track and Field Championships Joel Senick Saskatoon, SK 2nd - 400m - Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships Brianne Theisen Humboldt, SK 1st - Heptathlon - Pan American Juniors Danelle Woods Ottawa, ON 1st - 3000m Steeplechase - Pan American Juniors   Myrtle Cook Trophy Best Youth Athlete of the Year Amilia Di Chiara York, ON 2nd - 100mH - National Legion Championships Evan Dunfee Richmond, BC 1st - 10km Race Walk - Vancouver RW (Pending Canadian Record) Natalie Geiger Stouffville, ON 5th - 400m - World Youth Championships Gabriel El Hanbli Repentigny, QC 1st - 400mH - National Legion Championships Jacob Houlton Langley, BC 1st - Pentathlon - British Columbia Championships Aleksander Kuternin Toronto, ON 1st - 3000m, 1500m - National Legion Championships Loudia Laarman Lethbridge, AB 2nd - Medley Relay - World Youth Championships Julie Labonté Ste-Justine, QC New Pending Canadian Youth Shot Put Record Genevieve Lalonde Moncton, NB 10th - 1500m - World Youth Championships Thomas Morrison Port Perry, ON 12th - 1500m - World Youth Championships Christabel Nettey Surrey, BC 1st -  Long Jump - National Legion Championships Erin O’Brien Newfoundland 3rd - Discus - Provincial Legion Championships Jessica Parry London, ON 1st - 800m - OFSAA Angus Taylor Richmond, BC 1st - Hammer Throw - Canadian Junior Championships Branden Wilhelm Woodstock, ON 1st - High Jump - National Legion Championships (Meet Record)   Fred Tees Trophy Best University Athlete of the Year Megan Brown Toronto, ON Undefeated in NCAA and CIS in 2007 Geoff Kerr Calgary, AB Male CIS Track Athlete of the year Mike Mason Nanoose Bay, BC 1st - High Jump - Canadian Track and Field Championships James Steacy Lethbridge, AB Hammer Throw - Broke Canadian record 3 times (Pending AC Approval) Jessica Zelinka London, ON Female CIS Track Athlete of the year   Wheelchair Para-Athlete Award Top Para-Athlete in Wheelchair Events Josh Cassidy Port Elgin, ON 1st - 5000m - Canadian Track and Field Championships Brent Lakatos Dorval, QC Set 3 new Canadian Records in the 100m, 200m and 400m (Pending AC Approval) Chantal Petitclerc Montreal, QC Broke 200m and 1500m World records Michelle Stilwell Nanoose Bay, BC 1st - 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m - IWAS World Championships   Ambulatory Para-Athlete Award Top Para-Athlete in Ambulatory Events Jason Dunkerley Ottawa, ON Set 800m and 1500m Canadian records (Pending AC Approval) Stefanie Reid Thornhill, ON Broke Long Jump Canadian record 5 times (Pending AC Approval)   Coach Award Outstanding Coach of the Year Sandy Cooper-Ryder London, ON Under her leadership, LLTFC broke 24 provincial & Canadian records Wynn Gmitroski Victoria, BC 28 Years of coaching in athletics, 4 Olympics, 12 WCH, 5 CWG Peter Lawless Victoria, BC Supported Wheelchair athletics for > 20 yrs Doug Mitchell Sackville, NS 7 out of 9 of his athletes won medals at Legion Championships. Tom Nielsen Coquitlam, BC Big contributor for junior / youth throws development athletes in BC Kevin Tyler Edmonton, AB Director of CACC, implemented sport-science training techniques for high performance athletes Athletics Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of track and field including cross-country running, road running and road racing. Its purpose is the pursuit of leadership, development and competition that ensures world-level performance in athletics. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest