Kajaks Track and Field Club successfully held its recognition banquet after four years since the pandemic. Athletes, coaches, volunteers were all recognized for their performances and contributions during the 2023 season.
A complete list of the recipients as follows:
# Kajaksfam awards
Orange and Blue Award (for outstanding community service by a Kajaks athlete)
Rebecca Chen
Sylvia Makinson Award (for outstanding volunteer)
Lanie Man
Kajaks Varsity Award (for outstanding performance by a university athlete)
Rowan Hamilton
Al Jacobsen Memorial Plaque - for a performance deserving of special recognition
Logan Duley, Holt McFie, Lyle Lo (McMath Senior Boys banner BC High Schools)
Most Improved Award - Significant improvement through hard work and dedication
Lyle Lo, Deven Marrero
Mickey Sherker Award - Athlete overcoming adversity
Matthew Uliana, Aidan Turner, Levi Tuura
Kajaks Coaches Award - Athlete who embodies the Kajaks spirit
Fred Pawluk
BC Athletics JD Crests
Bronze - Preston Lau, Rona Sander, Paula Petrovs
Silver - Ronin Shute, Mason Dahl, Braelyn Nunley, Siddharth Kadatare, Caveya Willis, Jinghan Chu
Gold - Dean Shergill, Jaan Chahal, Kayden Thomson, Zachary Chan, Armaan Varma-Vitug, Oliver Ly, Tyler Ly, Ashiana Varma-Vitug, Seylah Bains
BC Athletics JD Award - Seylah Bains
AGE GROUP AWARDS
Outstanding JD 9 athletes - Dean Shergill; Ashiana Varma-Vitug, Seylah Bains
Outstanding JD 10 athlete - Zachary Chan
Outstanding JD 11 athletes - Oliver Ly; Caveya Willis
Outstanding JD 12 athletes - Siddharth Kadatare; Paula Petrovs
Outstanding JD 13 athletes - Tyler Ly; Emeth Leung
Outstanding U16 Female athlete - Laila Sandhu
Outstanding U16 Male athlete - Chase Longley
Outstanding U18 Female athlete - Lauren Curtis
Outstanding U18 Male athlete - Lawrence Man
Outstanding U20 Female athlete - Lauren Friesen
Outstanding U20 Male athlete - Matthew Uliana, Aidan Turner
Outstanding Senior Female athlete - Camryn Rogers
Outstanding Senior Male athlete - Evan Dunfee
Outstanding Masters athlete - Fred Pawluk, Jake Madderom
2023 Lower Mainland Cross-Country series (LMXC) Awards
Ashiana Varma-Vitug - 2nd place 9 yo girls
Emeth Leung - 3rd place 13 yo girls
Katherine Kennedy - 3rd place 14 yo girls
Ruby Kump - 1st place 15 yo girls
Lynne Dueck - 3rd place F60-69
Cherry Graf - 1st place F70+
Tamas Revoczi - 3rd place M50-59
Jake Madderom - 1st place M70+
Fred Pawluk - 3rd place M70+
Event and Legacy Awards
Botcher Trophy - Outstanding Off-track Athlete (Cross Country and Road Racing)
Seline Tasdemir
Mike O'Connor Memorial Award - Outstanding performance at a BC High School Championships
Aidan Turner
Carmyn James Award - Outstanding Club coach deserving of special recognition
Michaela Colluney
Kim Young Award - Outstanding performance by an athlete in the Sprints events
Logan Duley
Kajaks Baton Award - Outstanding performance by a Relay or cross-country team
JD relay team 2012 boys
Marek Jedrzejeck Award -Outstanding performance by an athlete in the Track Endurance events
Zachary Kennedy, Selin Tasdemir
Moseley Jack Award - Outstanding performance by an athlete in the Jumps events
Sofia Varma-Vitug, Eric Chatten
Richard Collier Memorial Award - Outstanding performance by an athlete in the Throws events
Rowan Hamilton
Combined Events Award - Outstanding performance by an athlete in the Combined events
Aidan Turner
Vice President's Award - Provincial Team athletes
Aidan Turner, Caidyn Maver, Camryn Rogers, Chanell Botsis, Deven Marrero, Evan Dunfee, Lauren Curtis, Elise Drake, Lauren Curtis, Lawrence Man, Levi Tuura, Logan Duley, Lyle Lo, Matthew Uliana, Ness Murby&Eva Fejes
President's Award - National Team athletes
Camryn Rogers, Evan Dunfee, Levi Tuura, Rowan Hamilton
Jack Harrison Award - Overall Outstanding Junior Development athlete of the Year
Ashiana Varma-Vitug, Seylah Bains; Tyler Ly
Diane B. Matheson Trophy - Overall Outstanding Male athlete of the Year
Evan Dunfee
Doug B. Clement Trophy - Overall Outstanding Female athlete of the Year
Camryn Rogers
Cyrus McLean Trophy - Outstanding Performance by a Kajaks athlete
Camryn Rogers
Kajaks Officials Appreciation
Cathy Duley, Garrett Collier, Jacob Emerson, Jake Madderom, Lanie Man, Lloyd Uliana, Marina Khrisanova, Svetlana Khrisanova
2023 Year In Review Video:
CONGRATULATIONS to all our Kajaks Fam for this amazing season!