The 2019 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards are just around the corner and Thursday morning the Grande Prairie Sport Council announced the nominees.
The list of nominations is listed below:
Coach of the Year:
Alex Dawson, Swimming
Alison Lario, Track and Field
Bill Mahood, Mixed Martial Arts Brazilian Jujitsu
Corey Howrish, Football
Drew Rogers, Snowboarding
Jocelyn McConney, Trampoline and Tumbling
Ron Thompson, Volleyball
Developmental Coach of the Year:
Anthony Wall, Football
Chris Levesque, Hockey
Eva O’Handley, Trampoline and Tumbling
Joel Mueller, Basketball
Karli Munro, Basketball
Shayne Zeyha, Volleyball
Female Athlete of the Year:
Dani Downey, Rugby
Elizabeth Gustafson, Pistol Shooting
Kaitlyn O’Handley, Gymnastics
Michelle Grisales, Judo
Junior Female Athlete of the Year:
Catherine Minic, Swimming
Ella Kuhn, Snowboarding, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton
Faith Blanchette, Track and Field/XC Running
Jordan Greber, Swimming
Keyanna Anderson, Track and Field
Paige Budgell, Hockey, Kayaking
Male Athlete of the Year:
Rylan Bond, Trampoline and Tumbling
Junior Male Athlete of the Year:
Carter Kettyle, Football
Draven Novosol, Trampoline and Tumbling
Elijah Pollard, Bouldering
Linden Rakestraw, Snowboarding, Football
Tyler Funk, Volleyball
Team of the Year:
Broncos Bantam Football
GP Gymniks Code Teal Junior
GP Gymniks Code Teal
GPRC Wolves Club U16 Girls
Sexsmith Secondary Rugby
Outstanding Official:
Dave Bleile, Football
George Stewart, Multi Sport
Samantha Campbell, Trampoline and Tumbling
Sport Builder:
David Murray, Rock Climbing
Jeff Buller, Racquetball
Katie Biberdorf, Gymnastics
Melanie Curtis, Gymnastics
Sarah Herman, Beach Volleyball
Community Sportsmanship:
Gymniks Cheer, Cheerleading
Jennifer Lekisch, Cheerleading
Maren Roberts, Multi Sport
Unsung Hero:
Darren Foley
Dave Doyle & Geoff Metituk
Esther Bylsma
Johnathan Wrzosek
Karrilyn Robideau
Liana Hall
Tanya Brewster
Trevor Sak
The 2019 Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards goes March 1st at the Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre.
