Media Release
October 29, 2002 --- Award Recipients
Triathlon
Manitoba is pleased to announce our High Performance Award Winners for 2002.
This year’s awards were distributed at the 2002 Annual Awards Night
that was held at Sport Manitoba on Saturday October 26th, in front of 120
members and guests. High
Performance Awards are given out each year to Triathlon Manitoba members who
have excelled in their performances over the race season.
Most Improved Triathlete
The top
male and female triathletes who have shown the most improvement from one year to
the next receive the most improved Triathlete award.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Most Improved Female Triathlete for 2002: Kyra Labossiere
Kyra is
a member of the Tribalistic Team and in 2001participated in the Lac Du Bonnet
and St Malo events. In 2002, Pinawa finished in 2:40, St Malo 2:46, and in Lac
Du Bonnet 2:45. She showed an improvement at St Malo from 2:57 to 2:46
(11 minutes off), and at Lac du Bonnet from 3:04 to 2:45 (19 minutes off).
She place 2nd in the female 25-29 category in the Grand Prix
Series this year.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Most Improved Male Triathlete for 2002: Kris Hildebrand
From
1999 to 2000, Kris entered in several relays as the swimmer. Last year, he did
his first Triathlon, the Morden Foilman in 2:27. This year, Kris completed all seven events in the sprint
series. He completed
the St.Malo
Sprint in 1:34 finishing 3rd of 4. At Morden, he finished in 2:03 placing 3rd of
10 and took 24 minutes off his 2001 time. At the Lac du Bonnet Sprint, he went
1:23 placing 2nd of 13.
Rookie of the Year for 2002
The top
male and female triathletes who have shown the best performance in their first
year of racing at the Sprint distance or longer are awarded the rookie of the
year award.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Female Rookie of the Year for 2002: Stacy Racher
Stacy
raced at the Olympic distance this year placing 1st in the 25-29
category at St Malo and Pinawa and was 3rd in Lac du Bonnet. She is
the Grand Prix Female 25-29 age group winner.
In Morden she completed the Half-Ironman distance and is aiming to
qualify for Ironman Canada in 2003.
Stacy was also announced as the recipient
of Triathlon Manitoba’s 2002 Scholarship.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Male Rookie of the Year for 2002: Chris Picklyk
Chris is
a new athlete to the sport who trained with the Tribalistic triathlon team.
He showed tremendous dedication in attending practices and showed great
improved from January through the season.
In St Malo, Chris finished in 2:33:27 , in Lac du Bonnet in 2:32,
placing 3rd in the 25-29 and finished the season of by placing
4th in his category at the Riding Mountain Duathlon.
Long
Course Athlete of the Year for 2002
New
award for 2002, which recognizes the top male and female triathletes who have
shown excellence in long course competition. Must complete at least two races
greater than the Olympic distance.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Female Long course athlete of the Year for 2002:
Edie Fisher
This
lady is a tremendous athlete who continues to break records. Edie was the top
female competitor at the Morden Half-Ironman Event where she qualified for
Ironman Canada. In Pentiction she
was the top Manitoba finisher in 10:46:48, and broke the record for the age
group, more than an hour ahead of the 2nd place finisher.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Male Long course athlete of the Year for 2002: Darcey
Harder
Darcey
raced both Olympic distance events and long course this season. He was the 2nd
place male overall at the Morden ½ Ironman event, earning himself a spot to
Ironman Canada. At Ironman Canada,
he finished the event in 10:47:29. Overall
this placed him 307 of 2000 competitors.
Youth
Triathletes of the Year for 2002
This
award recognizes excellence in competition at the Youth level. Must be 14 to 15
years old on 31 Dec. of competition year.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Male Youth Triathlete of the Year for 2002: Colin
McKinley
Colin has been competing in triathlons for
5 seasons. He competed in 5 sprint distance races this season winning his
category in each race in times that ranged from 1:25 to 1:35. Colin also
represented Manitoba at Manitoba/Saskatchewan Youth Regionals at Riding
Mountain.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Female Youth Triathlete of the Year for 2002: Teresa Samek
Teresa
showed huge improvements from 2001 completing all of her sprint distance races
between 1:15 and 1:20. She even performed better outside the Province winning,
the Alberta Provincial Junior Championships, placing 2nd overall and
1st in her age category in a major race in Minneapolis that had over
300 female athletes entered and 5th at Duathlon Junior Nationals
racing against athletes as much as 6 years older than her.
Junior
Triathlete of the Year for 2002
This award recognizes excellence in
competition at the junior level. Athletes must be 16 to 19 years old on 31 Dec.
of competition year.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Male Junior Triathlete of the Year for 2002: Jacques
Marcoux
Jacques was undefeated in the 2002 racing
season in the junior age category. His best time of the season was a 1:03:51. He
placed 21st at Junior Nationals and was 4th place at
Duathlon Junior Nationals.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Female Junior Triathlete of the Year for 2002: Amy
Briscoe
This was an extremely difficult category to
win since we have so many talented athletes in this category.
Amy had an excellent start to her season by winning her category at the
Triple Threat and St Malo triathlons. She showed consistency of performance
where she never finished more than a minute behind another junior athlete and
was always in the top 2 finishers. She shone in the two biggest races of the
season where she was top Manitoban placing 6th at Junior Nationals
and winning the Junior elite race at Duathlon Nationals.
Overall Grand Prix Series Winners for
2002
Grand
Prix Series points are awarded to Triathlon Manitoba members at each of the six
Olympic Distance triathlons (1500m swim, 40K bike, 10K run) and the Morden Half
Ironman. An athlete's total race series points is sum of the race points from
their 3 best races, and a minimum of 3 races are required.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Overall Male Grand Prix Series winner for 2002: Patrick
Peacock
Patrick
had a busy summer racing. He won
the overall race in St Malo, Lac du Bonnet and Riding Mountain.
He also raced at the National Triathlon Championships in Edmonton and
Duathlon Nationals in Calgary.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Overall Female Grand Prix Series winner for 2002: Edie
Fisher
Edie got
the year off to a positive start by winning the first two Grand Prix events on
our race calendar, the Triple Threat race and St Malo.
She also won the Morden half-Ironman event.
Edie is a veteran in triathlon and has been the overall Grand Prix Series
winner for over 8 years now.
Triathlon Manitoba’s Triathletes of
the Year for 2002
This award is for overall excellence at the
highest level of Provincial, National and International competition.
Male
The
Triathlon Manitoba Male Triathlete of the Year for 2002: Jeff Morier
This
athlete has been competing in Triathlons in Manitoba for over 10 years, and
during that entire time has always been one of the most consistent athletes in
the Province. He had the fastest
(non drafting) Standard distance Triathlon of the season going 2:00:31 at Pinawa.
He was the top Manitoba finisher at Triathlon (Age Group) Nationals where he was
5th overall. During the season he also won the Triple Threat
Triathlon and Pinawa Triathlons and placed 2nd at Lac Du Bonnet.
He has been training with the Manitoba National Triathlon Centre this
past year and is a member of the Tribalistic Triathlon team.
Female
The
Triathlon Manitoba Female Triathlete of the Year for 2002: Edie
Fisher
This
lady continues to dominate the women’s triathlon scene in Manitoba.
It is her 10th year as Triathlete of the Year.
Her performances this year were remarkable. Edie won the Morden Long
Course event to qualify for Ironman Canada and then got on a plane to Edmonton
and won her age group at the Canadian Championship the next day. Later in the summer she went to Penticton to compete at the
Canadian Ironman in this race Edie didn’t only win her age category but also
broke the course record in her age group by over 30 minutes finishing in 10:46.
On November 9th Edie will compete at the World Triathlon
Championships where she we go after a 9th medal in Olympic Distance
Competition. Edie also serves as a great role model to all the other team
members of the Manitoba National Triathlon Centre and the Kenora Borealis
Multisport Club of which she’s President, through her sharing of knowledge and
allowing the team to use her home in Kenora for training camps and athlete
development.
Two new
additions to the awards program for 2002 were Coach and Volunteer of the year
awards.
Coach of the Year
For
the individual who has shown a dedication and commitment to coaching in
Manitoba, best displayed through leadership and the development of Manitoba
athletes.
The
Triathlon Manitoba Coach of the Year for 2002: Philippe
Chabot
Philippe
was the coach of the Triple Threat Triathlon Club in Winnipeg.
His efforts went above and beyond the expectations of the position. His leadership improved team cohesiveness, participation
rates at practises and improved performances of club members.
Volunteer
of the Year
For the
individual who has shown a significant contribution and dedication to
volunteerism in Manitoba.
The
Triathlon Manitoba Volunteer of the Year for 2002: Kevin
Miller
Along
with a number of other volunteer activities, Kevin serves as a Director on the
Triathlon Manitoba Board. This past
year he served as the Board Secretary, he chaired 2 committees (Timing &
Results and Communications), and was a committee member in other areas.
He ensures the website is always up-to-date and that communication is
maintained with the triathlon community via email updates.
His efforts and time commitment have been outstanding and he is very
deserving of this award.
A number
of other awards were given out at the Annual Awards Evening. Sport Manitoba’s
Order of Sport Excellence Awards were distributed as well as Triathlon
Manitoba’s Series Age Group Awards for the Duathlon Series, the Sprint Series
and the Grand Prix Series. A
complete list of all these award winners can be found on the website www.triathlon.mb.ca
For more information on this release, please contact Triathlon Manitoba.
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