Athletes, coaches, builders, administrators and officials were honoured Thursday night at the annual Richmond Sports Awards Banquet, held at McMath Secondary.
Since 1998, the Richmond Sports Council has recognized excellence and outstanding contributions to athletics in the city.
A night of celebration concluded with Jim Lamond presenting the Richmond Sports Council Award of Distinction to Terry Kehoe’s family. The tireless volunteer, who was actively involved with over seeing the awards banquet, passed away suddenly in January.
World U20 hammer throw champion and Cal-Berkeley school record holder Camryn Rogers was named the Richmond News Sportsperson of the Year while Olympian and world class race walker Evan Dunfee was the recipient of the Don Fennell Award of Distinction.
Here is a rundown of Thursday night’s winners:
High School Female Athlete
Calista Espinosa (wrestling)
High School Male Athlete
Carson Bradley (track and field)
Youth Male Athlete
Gabriel Yun (squash)
Youth Female Athlete
Victoria Wideski (track and field) and Lan-Vi Nguyen (speed skating)
Junior Male Athlete
Glenn Gawdin (hockey)
Junior Female Athlete
Andrea Toth (squash)
Post-Secondary Female Athlete
Leah Lum (hockey)
Post-Secondary Male Athlete
Chris Crisologo (golf)
Adult Female Athlete
Karen Wright (softball)
Adult Male Athlete
Bryan Abrey (softball)
Senior Male Athlete
Zoltan Durgo (track and field)
Youth Male Team
Seafair Bantam A1 Islanders (hockey)
Youth Female Team
Grade 9 Steveston-London Sharks (basketball)
Youth Mixed Team
RC Palmer Griffins (ultimate) and U19 Richmond Ringette
Adult Team
Steveston Athletics (softball)
Official
Brett Iverson (hockey)
Coach
Marco Caddo (squash)
Administrator
Barb and Derek Howells (baseball)
Builder
Sean O’Neill, Carolyn Hart, Nigel Shackles (minor hockey)
Special Olympics
Katelyn McPhedrian
Don Fennell Award of Distinction
Evan Dunfee
Richmond News Sportsperson of the Year
Camryn Rogers
Richmond Sports Council Award of Distinction
Terry Kehoe
