A number of Kajaks Track and Field Club athletes and coaches were honored at the 2022 BC Athletics Awards Banquet held recently at the Executive Inn Hotel in Richmond.
The Richmond club enjoyed many outstanding performances during the 2022 competition season in varying age groups (U14 and up).
Among them were Richmond Olympians Camryn Rogers and Evan Dunfee and their respective coaches, Mo Saatara and Gerry Dragomir.
The full list of honourees were:
Hammer thrower Chase Longley, the U16 Track & Field (14 yo) Male Athlete of the Year Awards Recipient, whose coach is Garrett Collier;
Triple jumper Sofia Varma-Vitug, U16 Track & Field (15 yo) Female Athlete of the Year Awards Recipient, whose coach is Jacob Emerson;
Hammer thrower Lawrence Man, U16 Track & Field (15 yo) Male Athlete of the Year Awards Recipient, whose coach is Garrett Collier;
Hammer thrower Lauren Curtis, U18 Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year Nominee, whose coaches are Michale Ogbeiwi, Don Allermersch and Garrett Collier`
Decathlon and pole vaulter Aidan Turner, U18 Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award Recipient, whose coaches are Michaela Colluney, Garrett Collier and Jamie Sinclair;
High jumper Levi Tuura, U18 Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year Nominee;
Road runner Selin Tasdemir, the U20 Female Road Runner of the Year Award, whose coach is Nurten Tasdemir;
Hammer thrower Camryn Rogers, Senior Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award and Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year Award Recipient, whose coach is Mo Saatara;
Racewalker Evan Dunfee, Senior Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award Recipient, whose coach is Gerry Dragomir;
Jumps/combined events coach Michaela Colluney, U16/U18 Coach of the Year Award;
Coach Mo Saatara, High Performance Coach of the Year Award;
Kanwal Neel, Excellence in Officiating Awards - 50 years Officiating Service.
