This year’s Athletics Ontario Awards Banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a tremendous success! Our guest speaker, Melissa Bishop, was an absolute delight! It was a pleasure to hear her story of triumph over both injury and adversity. We are thrilled to have had Melissa join us at the Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites … all the way from Eganville, no less.
Andre De Grasse was also in the house, having flown in from California just for Athletics Ontario’s Awards Banquet and gala. Andre was kept beyond busy with all sorts of picture taking and autograph signing throughout the course of the night and there was an incredible buzz in the room that surrounded him all evening!
AO wants to congratulate this year’s nominees and winners once again; all winners are listed here for you below. Each and every one of you are an incredible impetus and we are honoured to have had so many of you at our 2015 celebration.
Sprints/Hurdles
Bantam Girls: Ashely Robitaille
Midget Girls: Lauren Gale
Youth Girls: Xahria Santiago
Junior Women: Taysia Radoslav
Senior Women: Sarah Wells
Masters Women: Karla Del Grande
Bantam Boys: Dante Kellar
Midget Boys: Liam Mather
Youth Boys: Joseph Daniels
Junior Men: Matthew Leliever
Senior Men: Andre De Grasse
Masters Men: Ward Hazen
Distance
Bantam Girls: Meg Jackson
Midget Girls: Jocelyn Chau
Youth Girls: Shona McCulloch
Junior Women: Charlotte Prouse
Senior Women: Melissa Bishop
Master Women: Annie Bunting, Kris Kozell
Bantam Boys: James Olson-Keating
Midget Boys: Thomas Witkowicz
Youth Boys: Edward Hayfron
Junior Men: Robert Heppenstall
Senior Men: Matthew Hughes
Masters Men: Michael Sherar
Jumps
Bantam Girls: Jillian Catton
Midget Girls: Robin Clarke, Jasmine Scott-Kilgo
Youth Girls: Dallyssa Huggins
Junior Women: Angela Mercurio
Senior Women: Kelsie Ahbe
Bantam Boys: Wesley Michaelidis
Midget Boys: Japhet Divita
Youth Boys: Ryan Taylor
Junior Men: Tristan Slater
Senior Men: Shawnacy Barber
Throws
Bantam Girls: Ashley Robitaille
Midget Girls: Trinity Tutti
Youth Girls: Grace Tennant
Junior Women: Cyerra Cassell
Senior Women: Sultana Frizell
Master Women: Marie-Josee Le Jour
Bantam Boys: Callan Saldutto
Midget Boys: Riley Robitaille
Youth Boys: Joseph Maxwell
Junior Men: Andrew Martin
Senior Men: Timothy Nedow
Masters Men: Emil Muller
Combined Events
Bantam Girls: Jillian Catton
Midget Girls: Sarah Saldutto
Youth Girls: Dallyssa Huggins
Junior Women: Sara Villani
Senior Women: Maddie Buttinger
Master Women: Annamarie Szanto
Midget Boys: Cameron Bruce
Youth Boys: Clayton Jeffrey
Junior Men: Pierce Lepage
Senior Men: Damian Warner
Masters Men: Peter Zowkewych
Overall Athlete of the Year: Shawnacy Barber
Fan Favourite Female Athlete of the Year: Melissa Bishop
Fan Favourite Male Athlete of the Year: Andre De Grasse
Official of the Year: Jacquie Downing & Peter Hocking
Media of the Year: Kerry Gillespie, Toronto Star