20th Annual Nanaimo Sports Achievement Awards (2025)
Back row, left to right:
Emily Bugoy, Female Individual Athlete of the Year; Olivia Lundman, Partners of the Year; Greg Scott, Michael Rhode Memorial Award; Thomas Mayrhofer, Hero In You Award; Brande Terris, Sports Administrator of the Year; Allison and David Ruel, accepting Male Team Athlete of the Year for Wylie Waters; Chantel Jeromkin, Steve Smith Memorial Award.
Front row, left to right:
Jacoby Krassman, Official of the Year; Brian Lennox, Grassroots Coach of the Year; Rhys Beaudoin, Junior Male Individual Athlete of the Year; Blake Fudge, Junior Female Individual Athlete of the Year; Christina Pendergast, Masters Athlete of the Year; Michael Jeromkin, Steve Smith Memorial Award.
MASTERS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Karlene Clapham – Swimming
Christina Pendergast – Swimming – WINNER
Tony Sweet – Triathlon
SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Tyler Heisterman – Nanaimo Track & Field Club
Gord Nowicki – VIU Hockey
Brande Terris – Lacrosse – WINNER
PARTNERS OF THE YEAR
Olivia Lundman & Evan Dunfee – Race Walk Marathon – WINNER
Samantha Manlow & Norah Box – Canoe/Kayak
Lornita Phillips & Jessica McGee – 5 Pin Bowling
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Wyatt Brand – Hockey
Jacoby Krassman – Lacrosse – WINNER
Jason Vance – Baseball
GRASSROOTS COACH OF THE YEAR
Dave Forrester – Special Olympics
Brian Lennox – Golf/Basketball – WINNER
Shawn Swanson – Nanaimo Timbermen Field Lacrosse
HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR
Shawn Arabsky – VI Raiders
Abe Avender – VIU Mens Volleyball.- WINNER
Chris Jones – VIU Mariners Hockey Club
JUNIOR FEMALE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Cathrina Cong – Badminton
Blake Fudge – Gymnastics – WINNER
Evie Pritchard – Skateboarding
JUNIOR MALE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Cameron Catton-Cox – Rowing
Rhys Beaudoin – Track & Field – WINNER
Ryder Wilson – Downhill Mountain Biking
JUNIOR FEMALE TEAM ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Maddie Palmer – Lacrosse – WINNER
Chloe Place – Volleyball
Elizabeth Rocha – Basketball/Volleyball
JUNIOR MALE TEAM ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Xavier Inscho – Football
Frank Linder – Dover Bay Dolphins Sr. Boys Basketball – WINNER
Grayson Ritzand – Wellington Basketball
FEMALE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Emily Bugoy – Triathlon – WINNER
Breanne Dyck – Jiu-jitsu
Mylah Vanden Elsen – Gymnastics
MALE INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Ross Greenwood – Cycling/Running
Tyler Ollech – Weightlifting – WINNER
Mat Maverick – Wrestling
FEMALE TEAM ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jade Dillabough – VIU Mariners Soccer – WINNER
Aimee Skinner – VIU Mariners Volleyball
Jazmine Wilkinson – Harborside FC
MALE TEAM ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Callum Montgomery – Cavalry FC
Brock Palmer – VIU Mariners Hockey Club
Wylie Waters – Nanaimo NightOwls – WINNER
JUNIOR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Dover Bay Dolphins Senior Boys Basketball – WINNER
NDSS Senior Girls 4X400 Relay
Wellington Wildcats Golf
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Jr. B2 Timbermen Lacrosse Team
VanIsle Masters Artistic Swimming Club
VIU Mariners Hockey Team – WINNER
SPORTS STORY OF THE YEAR
Barsby Bulldogs play 1st season on their new home turf
Brechin Lanes Closes after decades of community impact
Ethan Katzberg – wins an Olympic Gold Medal – WINNER