Jackie Skender
Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) recently recognized the best in rowing at its annual awards dinner, held this past weekend in Toronto, ON.
This year’s event at Ontario Place drew the largest crowd ever. “The award’s banquet just keeps getting better and better,” said Rowing Canada Aviron President Dr. Michael Murphy. “We are clearly thrilled by the excellence, breadth and depth of the Canadian rowing family.”
Below is a list of those recognized for their accomplishments and service to rowing.
RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS/RECONNAISSANCE DES CHAMPIONS NATIONAUX
Juniors
Women’s single/Skiff femme – Stephanie Marchand, QC
Men’s single/Skiff homme – Graham Obee, BC
Lightweight Men’s single/Skiff homme poids léger – James Myers, ON
Men’s pair/Deux de pointe sans barreur home – Lance Brazeau & Christopher Marshall, ON
Under 23/Moins de 23 ans
Women’s single/Skiff femme – Carling Zeeman, ON
Lightweight Women’s single/Skiff femme poids léger – Patricia Obee, BC
Men’s single/Skiff homme – Adam Rabalski, ON
Lightweight Men’s single/Skiff homme poids léger – Dylan Harris, ON
Women’s pair/ Deux de pointe sans barreur femme – Kate Goodfellow & Jen Martins, ON
Men’s pair/Deux de pointe sans barreur homme – Keegan Drummond, NB, & Matthew Wortley, ON
Lightweight men’s pair/Deux de pointe sans barreur homme poids léger – Marc Addison (BC) & Graham Schenck, ON
Seniors
Women’s single/Skiff femme – Kerry Shaffer, ON
Lightweight Women’s single/Skiff femme poids léger – Patricia Obee, BC
Men’s single/Skiff homme – Mike Wilkinson, MB
Lightweight Men’s single/Skiff homme poids léger – Morgan Jarvis, ON
Women’s pair/Deux de pointe sans barreur femme – Darcy Marquardt, BC, & Andréanne Morin, QC
Men’s pair/Deux de pointe sans barreur homme – Dave Calder & Scott Frandsen, BC
Lightweight men’s pair/Deux de pointe sans barreur homme poids – Eric Woelfl, (ON) & Derek Vinge, BC
RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL MEDAL WINNERS RECONNAISSANCE DES GAGNANTS DE MÉDAILLES INTERNATIONALES
2011 Pan American Games/Les Jeux panaméricains
Silver medal/Medaille d’argent – Men’s four/Quatre de pointe homme – Spencer Crowley; Blake Parsons; David Wakulich; Kai Langerfeld
Silver medal/Medaille d’argent – Men’s eight/Huit de point homme – Steven Van Knotsenburg, Peter McClelland; Spencer Crowley; Blake Parsons ; David Wakulich, Kai Langerfeld,; Benjamin de Wit ; Joshua Morris; Mark Laidlaw
Silver medal/Medaille d’argent – Women’s quad/quatre de couple – Audra Vair, Ontario; Elizabeth McCord, Melanie Kok, Isolda Penney,
Bronze medal/Medaille de bronze – Women’s pair /Deux de pointe sans barreur femme – Sandra Kisil, Sarah Bonikowsky
Bronze medal/Medaille de bronze – Women’s double/Deux de couple – Elizabeth McCord; Audra Vair
Bronze medal/Medaille de bronze – Men’s pair/Deux de point sans barreur homme – Steven Van Knotsenburg; Peter McClelland
Bronze medal/Medaille de bronze – Women’s single/Skiff femme – Isolda Penney,
Bronze medal/Medaille de bronze – Lightweight Men’s double/Deux de couple poids léger homme – Terry McKall; Travis King
Coaches/Entraîneurs – Michelle Darvill, Paul Hawksworth, Chuck McDiarmid
LONG SERVICE RECOGNITION/ RECONNAISSANCE DE LONG SERVICE
15 years/ans
Jack Bennett – Edmonton Rowing Club
Bob Crawford – Canadian Henley Rowing Corp.
Tim Dumont – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Michelle Fisher – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Louise Hastings – St. Catharines Rowing Club
25 years/ans
Linda Huebscher – Edmonton Rowing Club and Leduc Boat Club
Michelle Kerr – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Janet Lancaster – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Carl McCullough – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Denis O’Flaherty – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Bryan Perry – Canadian Henley Rowing Corp Board Member; Henley Commission
35 years/ans
Moe Dumont – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Carole Price – Canadian Henley Rowing Corp and Henley Commission
Ken McKague – Canadian Henley Rowing Corp
45 years/ans
Wes Kuran – Ottawa Rowing Club
50 years/ans
Wayne van Osterhout – Victoria City Rowing Club
RECOGNITION OF THOSE RETIRING / RECONNAISSANCE DES MEMBRES QUI PRENNENT LEUR RETRAITE CETTE ANNÉE
Board members/Membres de conseil d’administration
Peter Brook
Lynda Dundas
Andrew Lamont
CLUB LEVEL AWARDS/ RÉCOMPENSES AU NIVEAU DES CLUBS
Bobby Pearce award – Prix Bobby Pearce
Junior Female Sculler of the Year – Rameuse en couple junior de l’année
Kayla Wakulich – South Niagara Rowing Club
Jack Guest award – Prix Jack Guest
Junior Male Sculler of the Year – Rameur en couple junior de l’année
James Myers – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Female sculler of the year – Rameuse en couple de l’année
A joint award/une récompense commune
Katya Herman – Montreal Rowing Club and Carling Zeeman – Sudbury Rowing Club
Kiran van Rijn award – Prix Kiran van Rijn
Male sculler of the year – Rameur en couple de l’année
Nick Pratt – University of Western Ontario Rowing Club
Female sweep crew of the year – Équipage féminin de l’année en aviron de pointe
Leanne Fells, Alex Meiklejohn – University of Victoria Rowing Club
Male sweep crew of the year – Équipage masculin de l’année en aviron de pointe
Richard Herlinveaux, Eddie Vaughan – University of Victoria Rowing Club
Male coach of the year – Entraîneur masculin de l’année
Scott Feddery – University of Victoria Rowing Club
Hanlan Keller award – Prix Hanlan Keller
Patricia Obee – Victoria City Rowing Club
Tony Zasada award – Prix Tony Zasada
Nia Perron – Winnipeg Rowing Club
Female adaptive athlete of the year – Athlète féminin de l’année à l’aviron adapté
Vicky Nolan – Argonaut and Bayside Rowing Clubs and Meghan Montgomery – Winnipeg Rowing Club/Victoria City Rowing Club
Male adaptive athlete of the year – Athlète masculin de l’année à l’aviron adapté
Tony Theriault – Nanaimo Rowing Club and David Blair – Ottawa Rowing Club
Adaptive coach of the year – Entraîneur de l’année à l’aviron adapté
Jane Jarvis – St. Catharines Rowing Club
Coaching Recognition Award
Howie Campbell – University of Victoria Rowing Club
PETRO-CANADA EXCELLENCE AWARDS/PRIX D’EXCELLENCE PETRO-CANADA AUX ENTRAîNEURS:
Jeff Dunbrack
Al Morrow
Terry Paul
Mike Spracklen
LEVEL 3 & 4 COACHES
Level 3:
Tara Barnett
Alan Oldham
Ben Rutledge
Kate Gorsline
Aalbert Von Schothorst
Barney Williams
Jeff Dunbrack
Ryan Slate
Level 4:
Allison Dobb
RCA INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD / RÉCOMPENSE D’ACCOMPLISSEMENT INTERNATIONAL
2011 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships/Championnats mondiaux d’aviron des moins de 23 ans de F.I.S.A. en 2011
Bronze medal/Medaille de bronze – Lightweight Women’s Single/Skiff femme poids léger:
Patricia Obee – Victoria City Rowing Club
Coach/Entraîneur: Michelle Darvill
Gold medal/Médaille d’or – Women’s Under 23 Eight/Huit de pointe femme de moins de 23 ans:
Sarah Black – Ottawa RC/University of Western Ontario
Lauren Wilkinson – Burnaby Lake RC/Princeton
Kate Goodfellow – Ottawa RC/University of Ottawa
Laura Cowal – St. Catharines RC/Michigan State University
Susanne Grainger – London RC/University of Virginia
Christine Roper – Western RC/University of Virginia
Jen Martins – Don RC/University of Western Ontario
Lisa Roman – University of the Fraser Valley /Washington State University
Coxswain/barreur Ellen Fawcett – St. Catharines RC/University of Louisville
Coach/Entraîneur: Michelle Darvill
2011 FISA World Rowing Senior Championships/Championnats mondiaux seniors d’aviron de F.I.S.A. en 2011
Silver medal/Médaille d’argent – Mixed Coxed Four Legs, Trunk, Arms/Quatre de pointe mixte jambes, tronc et bras
Meghan Montgomery – Winnipeg RC/Victoria City RC
Victoria Nolan – Argonaut RC/Bayside RC
David Blair – Ottawa RC
Tony Theriault – Nanaimo RC
Coxswain/barreur Laura Comeau – Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Coach/Entraîneur: Jeff Dunbrack
Silver medal/Médaille d’argent – Lightweight Women’s Double/Deux de couple poids léger
Patricia Obee – Victoria City Rowing Club
Lindsay Jennerich – University of Victoria RC
Coach/Entraîneur: Al Morrow
Silver medal/Médaille d’argent – Women’s Eight/Huit de pointe femme
Andréanne Morin – Montreal Rowing Club
Darcy Marquardt – University of Victoria
Ashley Brzozowicz – Western RC
Krista Guloien – Western RC
Rachelle Viinberg – Hanlan Boat Club
Natalie Mastracci – St. Catharines RC
Cristy Nurse – Ottawa Rowing Club
Janine Hanson – Winnipeg Rowing Club
Coxswain/barreur Lesley Thompson-Willie – London RC
Coach/Entraîneur: John Keogh
Bronze medal/Médaille de bronze – Men’s Eight/Huit de pointe homme
Will Crothers – Kingston Rowing Club
Rob Gibson – Kingston Rowing Club
Andrew Byrnes –St. Catharines RC
Malcolm Howard – Brentwood College RC
Conlin McCabe – Brockville RC
Jeremiah Brown – Victoria City RC/Peterborough RC
Doug Csima – Leander Boat Club RC
Gabe Bergen – University of Victoria
Coxswain/barreur – Brian Price – Quinte Rowing Club
Coach: Mike Spracklen
Bronze medal/médaille de bronze – Men’s Coxed Pair/Deux de pointe avec barreur –Kevin Light – Victoria City Rowing Club
Steven Van Knotsenburg – Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Coxswain/barreur Brian Price – Quinte Rowing Club
Coach/Entraîneur: Mike Spracklen
PRESENTATION OF FISA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COACH MEDALS
Medals presented to :
Mike Spracklen
Al Morrow
Jeff Dunbrack
John Keogh
RCA NATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS/RÉCOMPENSES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL
Umpires award – Prix des arbitres
Wayne van Osterhout
The John Anderson Corporate award
Jennifer and David Walker
Investors Group Volunteer Administrator Award – Prix national d’administration bénévole du sport
Bryan Perry – Canadian Henley Rowing Corp. Board Member; Henley Commission
Centennial Medal
Awarded to those with more than 5,000 points under our Awards policy or who win a gold medal at the World Championships or Olympic Games.
Gold medal winners at the 2011 FISA U23 World Rowing Championships; the U23W8+
Sarah Black – Ottawa RC/University of Western Ontario
Lauren Wilkinson – Burnaby Lake RC/Princeton
Kate Goodfellow – Ottawa RC/University of Ottawa
Laura Cowal – St. Catharines RC/Michigan State University
Susanne Grainger – London RC/University of Virginia
Christine Roper – Western RC/University of Virginia
Jen Martins – Don RC/University of Western Ontario
Lisa Roman – University of the Fraser Valley /Washington State University
Ellen Fawcett – St. Catharines RC/University of Louisville
Coach: Michelle Darvill
Athletes with 5,000 or more points
Patricia Obee – University of Victoria RC
Natalie Mastracci – St. Catharines RC
Cristy Nurse – Ottawa RC
Doug Csima – Leander BC
Rob Gibson – Kingston RC
Steve van Knotsenburg – Ridley Graduate BC
Conlin McCabe – Brockville RC
Award of Merit- Prix du mérite
Andréanne Morin – Montreal RC
Ashley Brzozowicz – Western RC
Rachelle Viinberg – Hanlan BC
Gabe Bergen – University of Victoria RC
The President’s Award – Le prix du Président
Andrew Lamont, Manitoba
The recipient of this award is selected by the president of RCA, Dr. Michael F. Murphy, for outstanding service to the sport of rowing over a number of years. It was presented to Andrew Lamont of the Winnipeg Rowing Club, for his long-time involvement with RCA as past president of the Manitoba Rowing Association, and also for his achievements as a competitive athlete and advocate of rowing.
