ST. JOHN’S, NL – The best athletes in Newfoundland and Labrador were celebrated at the 14th annual Premier’s Athletic Awards in St. John’s today, May 15.
“Newfoundland and Labrador athletes continue to excel in sport, at local, provincial, national and international levels and we take great pride in their achievements,” Premier Dwight Ball said in a news release.
The awards program recognizes athletic excellence and provides financial support to help offset the costs of training and competition.
Grants ranging from $500 to $1,500 are presented based on the level of competition and the accomplishments of the athletes.
The Team Gushue Awards – presented in honour of Team Gushue’s gold medal win at the 2006 Winter Olympics – were also handed out today.
Each award is valued at $5,000 and is presented annually to one female and one male who excel both athletically and academically.
This year’s winners are Angel Hiltz-Morrell of Avondale for wrestling and Jordan Pomeroy of Placentia for softball.
Hiltz-Morrell, a Grade 11 student at Roncalli High School, won a silver medal in wrestling at the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg and was named flagbearer for Team Newfoundland and Labrador at the Canada Games closing ceremonies.
Pomeroy, a first-year kinesiology student at Memorial University in St. John’s, played in three national championships in 2017, securing a place on the Canadian junior national team that is competing at the world championships in Saskatchewan this July.
2018 Premier’s Athletic Awards and Team Gushue recipients
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Sport |
Name |
Hometown |
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Athletics |
Jennifer Boland |
St. John's |
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Camryn Bonia |
St. John's |
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Nicole Chan |
St. John's |
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Josh Hamilton |
St. John’s |
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Julia Howley |
St. John’s |
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Eric Knight |
St. John's |
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Evan Knight |
St. John's |
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Levi Moulton |
Paradise |
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Baseball |
Cameron Brewer |
Paradise |
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Madelyn Healey |
St. John's |
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Basketball |
Jean Pierre Agbesse |
St. John’s |
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Brianna Butler |
Portugal Cove-St. Phillips |
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Maria Carroll |
St. John’s |
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Colin Connors |
St. John’s |
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Kelsey Crocker |
St. John's |
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Sammi Deakin-Sharpe |
St. John’s |
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Cole Long |
St. John's |
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Haille Nickerson |
St. John’s |
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Emma Power |
Goulds |
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Brett Warren |
St. John's |
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Biathlon |
Seamus Boyd-Porter |
St. John's |
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Bowling |
Brooke King |
Paradise |
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Courtney Lucas |
St. John’s |
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John McDonald |
St. John’s |
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Cross Country Skiing |
Hugh Warkentin |
Corner Brook |
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Curling |
Daniel Bruce |
Corner Brook |
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Mackenzie Glynn |
Paradise |
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Stephen Trickett |
St. John’s |
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Cycling |
Ian Coxon |
Gander |
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Diving |
Jacob Billard |
Logy Bay |
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Cassandra Blackmore |
Torbay |
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Figure Skating |
Rebecca Bennett |
Corner Brook |
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Caylie Rose Blake |
Corner Brook |
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Hayley Dalton |
Conception Bay South |
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Jenna Efford |
Bareneed |
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McKenna Mercer |
St. John’s |
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Golf |
Andrew Bruce |
Corner Brook |
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Blair Bursey |
Gander |
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Taylor Cormier |
Corner Brook |
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Gymnastics |
Hayley Carlson |
St. John’s |
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Michael Drover |
St. John's |
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Jillian Hutchings |
Paradise |
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Lauren Mills |
Paradise |
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Sarah Pace |
St. John’s |
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Megan Skinner |
St. John’s |
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Handball |
Leslie Claire Amminson |
St. John's |
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Rahul Asokan |
St. John's |
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Alex Carew |
St. John's |
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Michael Gaulton |
St. John's |
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Lance Parsons |
St. John’s |
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Hockey |
Ryan Hoskins |
St. Albans |
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Abby Newhook |
St. John’s |
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Alex Newhook |
St. John’s |
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Ashley Stratton |
Mount Pearl |
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Judo |
Jack Hudson |
St. John’s |
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Karate |
Andrew Au |
Conception Bay South |
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Christopher Au |
Conception Bay South |
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Tyson Besso |
St. John's |
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Christopher Coady |
Flatrock |
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Emily Reglar |
Flatrock |
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Parasport |
Nicholas Quinn |
Paradise |
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Brooklyn Wolfrey |
Rigolet |
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Parasport-Boccia |
Kristyn Collins |
St. John’s |
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Lois Martin |
St. John’s |
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Hayley Redmond |
St. John’s |
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Rowing |
Leah Burke |
St. John’s |
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Mark Power |
Conception Bay South |
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Michael Thistle |
St. John’s |
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Anna Walsh |
Mount Pearl |
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Rugby |
Campbell Clarke |
St. John’s |
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Thomas Hagan |
St. John’s |
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Evan MacKenzie |
St. John’s |
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Madeline Pickard |
St. John’s |
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Sophie Rose Pickard |
St. John’s |
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Mitchell Rogers |
Portugal Cove-St. Phillips |
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Sailing |
Livi Allen |
St. John’s |
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Ryan Combden |
Bristol’s Hope |
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Soccer |
Alyssa Armstrong |
St. John’s |
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Jacob Grant |
St. John’s |
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Jack Haywood |
St. John’s |
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Tyler Kirby |
St. John’s |
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Teri Murphy |
St. John’s |
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Jessie Noseworthy |
St. John's |
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Lauren Taylor |
St. John’s |
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Nicole Torraville |
St. John's |
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Sydney Walsh |
St. John’s |
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Keisha Younge |
Mount Pearl |
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Softball |
Calista Corbett |
Holyrood |
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Jordan Pomeroy |
Placentia |
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Mark Stack |
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove |
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Mitchell Stack |
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove |
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Swimming |
Noah Cumby |
St. John's |
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Samuel Leawood |
St. John’s |
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Veronica Reid |
St. John’s |
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Emily Ricketts |
St. John’s |
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Kate Sullivan |
St. John’s |
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Synchronized Swimming |
Mayah Knott |
St. John’s |
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Jennifer Walsh |
St. John’s |
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Table Tennis |
Michael Hiscock |
Bay Roberts |
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Brianna Warren |
Robert’s Arm |
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Sarah Warren |
Robert’s Arm |
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Ty Winsor |
Robert’s Arm |
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Taekwondo |
Taylor Fitzpatrick |
Conception Bay South |
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Alexandra Green |
Torbay |
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Target Shooting |
Samantha Marsh |
Mount Pearl |
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Kelsey Anne Power |
Bay Bulls |
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Tennis |
Rogan Betts |
St. John's |
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Aiden Drover-Mattinen |
Portugal Cove-St. Philips |
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Liam Drover-Mattinen |
Portugal Cove-St. Philips |
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Jasmine Rahman |
St. John's |
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Triathlon |
Dylan Morawski |
Gander |
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Marcella Whelan |
St. John’s |
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Ultimate Frisbee |
Luke Dyer |
Logy Bay |
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Volleyball |
Nicholas Bill |
Mount Pearl |
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Jack Daly |
St. John’s |
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Sarah Dawe |
Mount Pearl |
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Aloysius Ducey |
Mount Pearl |
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Catherine Ducey |
Mount Pearl |
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Emma Hackett |
Clarenville |
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Nathan Lake |
Conception Bay South |
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Catherine Smith |
Mount Pearl |
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Wrestling |
Angel Hiltz-Morrell |
Avondale |
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Erik Joy |
Paradise |
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Julianna Murphy |
Colliers |
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Dennis Sutton |
St. John’s |
