Triathlon Canada’s Inaugural Excellence Awards

Kyle Jones and Kathy Tremblay were named Triathletes- of- the-Year. Triathlon Canada also recognized four athletes in the Under-23 and Junior race categories. Matt Sharpe, of Victoria, earned top honours in the Under-23 male category, while Joanna Brown, of Carp, Ont., was the top female in the women’s Under-23. Winnipeg’s Tyler Mislawchuk was the top Junior male, while Amelie Kretz, of Blainville, Que., won the Junior title. As part of the awards makeover, Triathlon Canada also renamed its Significant Contributor/ Volunteer of the Year Award to the William J. Hallett Excellence Award in honour of the outstanding efforts and time commitment to Triathlon Canada’s past president, Bill Hallett. The four first-time winners were: Jeff Schmoorkoff ( Edmonton); Alexandre SaintJaim ( Montreal); Greg Kealey (Ottawa); and Garth Millar (Saint John, N. B.). Multi- Sport Male Athlete- of-the-Year awards were also handed out to Trevor Wurtele ( Kelowna, B.C.) and Magali Tisseyre (St. Sauveur, Que.) The age group award winners were: