51 Team BC alumni on Team Canada for 2015 PanAm Games
More than 150 BC athletes are set to attend the 2015 TORONTO Pan Am Games over the next two weeks as part of Team Canada. Kicking off this Friday, July 10, BC athletes will join more than 700 of the nation’s top male and female athletes as they go head-to-head against 40 countries from North America, South America, Latin America and the Caribbean in the quest for gold.
The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific), a team of experts responsible for providing BC athletes and coaches with a world-leading Olympic and Paralympic training environment, is supporting the majority of the athletes attending the Games.
“Competing at the Pan Am Games on home soil will give many BC athletes a time to shine in front of their family and friends, inspiring excellence from the playground to the podium in Canada,” explained Wendy Pattenden, CEO of CSI Pacific. “With eight of our staff travelling to the Games with teams, we are very excited to support the athletes in areas such as mental performance, physiology and performance analysis.”
On their path to excellence, 76 (50%) of these BC athletes have also competed at the BC Games or represented Team BC at the Canada Games or Western Canada Summer Games. 51 athletes are Team BC alumni and 25 have attended both a BC Games and Canada Games or Western Canada Summer Games, including Mike Mason (Athletics), Cam Levins (Athletics), Hillary Caldwell (Swimming), Emily Overholt (Swimming), Nikola Girke (Sailing) and Nathan Hirayama (Rugby).
“The strength of the provincial sport system is evident as we see the progression of athletes towards events like the Pan American Games,” says Kelly Mann, CEO of BC Games Society. “We are proud to have played a role in providing a valuable multi-sport competition for these athletes at the BC Games and as part of Team BC. We know that our alumni will draw upon that experience as they represent Canada on home soil.”
The BC Games Society, ViaSport and Canadian Sport Centre Pacific would like to congratulate all BC and Team Canada athletes on this incredible achievement and wish them the best of luck on the international stage. GO #TEAMCANADA!
Visit the Canadian Olympic Committee website for a full list of Team Canada athletes and bios, or follow them on social media using the hashtags #TEAMCANADA, #TO2015 and #NowOrNever.
See the list of 51 Team BC alumni here.
See the list of 51 BC Games alumni here.
All BC Athletes on Canadian Team
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Athlete |
Hometown |
Sport |
BC Games/ Team BC Alumni |
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Alyxandria Treasure |
Prince George |
Athletics |
2006 BC Summer Games; 2011 Western Canada Summer Games |
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Christabel Nettey |
Surrey |
Athletics |
2006 BC Summer Games |
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Elizabeth Gleadle |
Vancouver |
Athletics |
2007 WCSG; 2009 Canada Summer Games |
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Emma Kimoto |
Richmond |
Athletics |
2006 BC Summer Games; 2011 WCSG; 2013 Canada Summer Games |
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Jessica Smith |
North Vancouver |
Athletics |
2004 BC Summer Games; 2009 Canada Summer Games |
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Katelynn Ramage |
Nanaimo |
Athletics |
2011 Western Canada Summer Games |
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Natasha LaBeaud |
Kelowna |
Athletics |
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Natasha Wodak |
Vancouver |
Athletics |
1995 & 1996 BC Summer Games |
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Raquel Tjernagel |
New Westminster |
Athletics |
2012 BC Summer Games; 2013 Canada Summer Games |
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Cameron Levins |
Black Creek |
Athletics |
2004 BC Summer Games; 2009 Canada Summer Games |
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Creighton Connolly |
Vancouver |
Athletics |
2004 BC Summer Games |
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Evan Dunfee |
Richmond |
Athletics |
2004 BC Summer Games; 2007 Western Canada Summer Games |
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Inaki Gomez |
Vancouver |
Athletics |
2007 Western Canada Summer Games |
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Lucas Bruchet |
Vancouver |
Athletics |
2006 BC Summer Games; 2007 WCSG; 2013 Canada Summer Games |
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Mike Mason |
Nanoose |
Athletics |
2000 BC Summer Games; 2005 Canada Summer Games |
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Nathan George |
Coquitlam |
Athletics |
|
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Phyllis Chan |
Vancouver |
Badminton |
2007 Canada Winter Games; 2007 WCSG |
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Adrian Liu |
Prince Rupert |
Badminton |
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Derrick Ng |
Richmond |
Badminton |
2000 BC Winter Games |
|
Toby Ng |
Richmond |
Badminton |
2000 BC Winter Games; 2003 & 2007 Canada Winter Games |
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Amanda Asay |
Prince George |
Baseball |
2002 & 2004 BC Winter Games |
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Becky Hartley |
White Rock |
Baseball |
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Claire Eccles |
Surrey |
Baseball |
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Ella Matteucci |
Fruitvale |
Baseball |
2006 BC Summer Games |
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Niki Boyd |
Surrey |
Baseball |
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Adam Loewen |
Surrey |
Baseball |
2001 Canada Summer Games |
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Colin Kleven |
Kamloops |
Baseball |
2006 BC Summer Games |
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Jared Mortensen |
Abbotsford |
Baseball |
|
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Jeff Francis |
Delta |
Baseball |
1993 BC Summer Games; 2001 Canada Summer Games |
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Jesse Hodges |
Victoria |
Baseball |
2008 BC Summer Games |
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Jordan Lennerton |
Langley |
Baseball |
|
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Kellin Deglan |
Langley |
Baseball |
2009 Canada Summer Games |
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Kyle Lotzkar |
Delta |
Baseball |
|
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Rene Tosoni |
Port Coquitlam |
Baseball |
|
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Tyler O’Neill |
Maple Ridge |
Baseball |
|
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Tyson Gillies |
Vancouver |
Baseball |
|
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Kim Gaucher |
Mission |
Basketball |
1998 BC Summer Games; 2001 Canada Summer Games |
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Thomas Scrubb |
Richmond |
Basketball |
|
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Kenny Lally |
Prince George |
Boxing |
|
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Sasan Haghighat-Joo |
Coquitlam |
Boxing |
|
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Jazmyne Denhollander |
Chilliwack |
Canoe Kayak – Slalom |
|
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Tory Nyhaug |
Coquitlam |
Cycling – BMX |
|
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Catharine Pendrel |
Kamloops |
Cycling – Mountain |
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Jasmin Glaesser |
Coquitlam |
Cycling – road & track |
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Laura Brown |
Vancouver |
Cycling – road & track |
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Evan Carey |
Victoria |
Cycling – track |
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Karen Pavicic |
Surrey |
Equestrian |
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Tiffany Foster |
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