Special Olympics Team BC 2024 Training Squad: Roster by Sport

Meet the Special Olympics Team BC 2024 Training Squad! These dedicated and deserving individuals qualified for their spots based on their performances in the 2023 Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops. Read more

Meet the training coaches playing a vital part in the team's success with their hard work in hometowns

Rosters by Region

5-pin bowling

Name	Team	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Allen Hahner	Cowichan Valley Strikers	Kelowna	West Kelowna
Bill Polz	Cowichan Valley Strikers	Nanaimo	Nanaimo
Darian Tielemans	Cowichan Valley Strikers	Cowichan Valley	Duncan
Maurice Bernier	Cowichan Valley Strikers	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Angela Flannigan	The Brats - S. Okanagan	South Okanagan	Oliver
Bob Brimacombe	The Brats - S. Okanagan	South Okanagan	Oliver
Travis Block	The Brats - S. Okanagan	South Okanagan	Oliver
Ryan Richter	The Brats - S. Okanagan	South Okanagan	Osoyoos
Sascha Bayliss	The Brats - S. Okanagan	South Okanagan	Osoyoos
Dara Watson	Dawson Creek Headpins	Dawson Creek	Dawson Creek
Jacob Hanson	Dawson Creek Headpins	Dawson Creek	Dawson Creek
William Waffle	Dawson Creek Headpins	Dawson Creek	Dawson Creek
Lance Pattinson	Dawson Creek Headpins	Prince George	Prince George
Robert Beiswanger	Dawson Creek Headpins	Quesnel	Quesnel
Samuel Hall	Delta	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Gerene Herrewynen	Delta	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Kerry Lamb	Delta	Delta	White Rock
Darrin Greenstein	Delta	Delta	White Rock
Tyler Coe	Delta	Delta	Delta
Betty Coleman	Chilliwack	Chilliwack	Chilliwack
Corey Bennett	Chilliwack	Chilliwack	Chilliwack
Jamie Fulcher	Chilliwack	Chilliwack	Chilliwack
Julie Prachnau	Chilliwack	Chilliwack	Chilliwack
Neil Fromhart	Chilliwack	Chilliwack	Chilliwack
Cody Booth	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Crystal Domovich	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Dakota Tate	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Jenna Domovich	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Sebastien Thomas	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Dallas Stager	Vancouver Strike Force	Vancouver	Vancouver
Lucia Busto	Vancouver Strike Force	Vancouver	Vancouver
Nick Chan	Vancouver Strike Force	Vancouver	Vancouver
Raymond Zhou	Vancouver Strike Force	Vancouver	Vancouver
George Cazzaro	Vancouver Strike Force	Vancouver	Richmond

Coaches
Irene Lintner	Cowichan Valley Strikers	Cowichan Valley	Duncan
Jean Scholefield	Cowichan Valley Strikers	Cowichan Valley	Duncan
Patricia Krieger	The Brats - S. Okanagan	South Okanagan	Osoyoos
Jacky Sheng	The Brats - S. Okanagan	Nanaimo	Nanaimo
Ellen Martz	Dawson Creek Headpins	Quesnel	Quesnel
Carol Lee	Dawson Creek Headpins	Prince George	Prince George
Kim Turney	Delta	Fort St. John	Fort St. John
Jack Walsh	Delta	Dawson Creek	Dawson Creek
Ian Davie	Chilliwack 1	Chilliwack	Chilliwack
Leslie Bowling	Chilliwack 1	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Jennifer Knoll	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Debbie McCooey	Port Alberni Grizzlies	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Trish Dunn	Vancouver Strike Force	Oceanside	Nanoose Bay
Greg Dunn	Vancouver Strike Force	Oceanside	Nanoose Bay

Alpine skiing

Name	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Erin Thom	Kimberley/Cranbrook	Cranbrook
Jesse Jensen	Kimberley/Cranbrook	Cranbrook
Cory Duhaime	Delta	Delta
Kailyn Potomak	Langley	Langley
Ron Greenhorn	Nanaimo	Nanaimo
Matthew Bueschkens	Ridge Meadows	Maple Ridge
Fiona Hall	Coquitlam	Port Moody
Yorke Parkin	Revelstoke	Revelstoke
Kirsten Haden	Vancouver	Vancouver

Coaches
Mark Schnurr	Coquitlam	New Westminister
Isabelle Schnurr (NextGen coach)	Coquitlam	New Westminister
Misty Pagliaro	Kimberley/Cranbrook	Creston
Saige Beaumont	Revelstoke	Revelstoke

Cross country skiing

Name	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Daryl Mayer	Kimberley/Cranbrook	Cranbrook
Jessica Klassen	Kimberley/Cranbrook	Cranbrook
Layne Benoit	Kimberley/Cranbrook	Cranbrook
Sebastian Gylander	Golden	Golden
Tyler Kamstra	Golden	Golden
Jordan Lige	Kelowna	Kelowna
Kelsey Wyse	Kelowna	Kelowna
Shannon Lindquist	Kelowna	Kelowna
Tracey Melesko	Kelowna	Kelowna
Sean Beddows	Surrey	Surrey
Chantal Chan	Vancouver	Vancouver
Francis Stanley	Kelowna	West Kelowna

Coaches
Annabel Stanley	Kelowna	Kelowna
Ty Wilkinson	Kelowna	Kelowna
Ray Huson	Penticton	Penticton
Les Sigal	Vernon	Vernon

Curling

Name	Team	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Andrew Caulfield	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Heriot Bay
Curtis Rinhofer	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Campbell River
David Marsters	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Campbell River
Matthew Basso	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Campbell River
Mickie Hildebrandt	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Campbell River
Cherie Swann	Quesnel Fury	Quesnel	Quesnel
Martin Scriver	Quesnel Fury	Quesnel	Quesnel
Trevor Roszmann	Quesnel Fury	Quesnel	Quesnel
Samuel Russell	Quesnel Fury	Prince George	Prince George
Spencer Rourke	Quesnel Fury	Prince George	Prince George
April Armstrong	Burnaby Wildcats	Burnaby	Burnaby
Artisia Wong	Burnaby Wildcats	Burnaby	Delta
Kim Davies	Burnaby Wildcats	Delta	Delta
Mary Armstrong	Burnaby Wildcats	Burnaby	Burnaby
Suzanne Armstrong	Burnaby Wildcats	Burnaby	Burnaby
Alex Edwards	Burnaby Wolves	Burnaby	Burnaby
Bridget Colvin	Burnaby Wolves	Burnaby	Coquitlam
Chelsea Kaake	Burnaby Wolves	Delta	Delta
Dominic Inacio	Burnaby Wolves	Burnaby	Vancouver
Jenny Chang	Burnaby Wolves	Burnaby	Burnaby
Jeremy Kong	Langley	Coquitlam	Port Coquitlam
Brent Ponak	Langley	Langley	Langley
Kati Kovacs	Langley	Langley	Langley
Ryerson Shelvey	Langley	Langley	Langley
Shane Winter	Langley	Langley	Langley

Coaches
Cheryl Clay	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Sayward
Terry Kratzmann	Campbell River Rocks	Campbell River	Campbell River
Bill Scobbie	Quesnel Fury	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Dave Roszmann	Quesnel Fury	Quesnel	Quesnel
Debra Colvin	Burnaby Wildcats	Burnaby	Burnaby
Tony Maniezzo	Burnaby Wildcats	Delta	Delta
Mark Smith	Burnaby Wolves	Delta	Delta
Paul Colvin	Burnaby Wolves	Burnaby	Burnaby
Laura Murphy	Langley	Vernon	Vernon
Tracy Boyd	Langley	Langley	Langley

Figure skating

Name	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Kristie Li	Vancouver	Burnaby
Marc Theriault	Surrey	Delta
Jamie Amos	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Kari Trott	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Matthew Lai	Richmond	Richmond
Kayla Tellier	Surrey	Surrey
Stephanie Divin	Surrey	Surrey
Alexander Pang	Vancouver	Vancouver
Edmund Lau Sing	Vancouver	Vancouver

Coaches
Jessica Chapelski	Vancouver	Vancouver
Maegan Montemayor	Vancouver	Vancouver
Tannis Marshall	Surrey	Surrey
Melissa DeJong (NextGen coach)	Vancouver	Vancouver

Floor hockey

Name	Team	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Aaron Taylor	Comox Valley Vipers	Victoria	Esquimalt
Andrew Swindlehurst	Comox Valley Vipers	Powell River	Powell River
Brad Hogan	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Chris Malboeuf	Comox Valley Vipers	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Dan Szczerbaniwicz	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Jake Hooper	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Lazo
Jason Mills	Comox Valley Vipers	Nanaimo	Nanaimo
Joe Grubwieser	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Keven Breland	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Matthew Cadwell	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Kirk Margetish	Comox Valley Vipers	Port Alberni	Port Alberni
Mattheiu Dyck	Comox Valley Vipers	Campbell River	Sayward
Richard Burke	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Royston
Tanya Norman	Comox Valley Vipers	Powell River	Powell River
Austin Johnston	Mission Blazers	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Dan Catarig	Mission Blazers	Mission	Maple Ridge
Bryce Schaufelberger	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Doug Martin	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Justin King	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Liam Barry	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Matthew Burns	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Paul Potma	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Tony Carter	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Mitchell Howell	Mission Blazers	Mission	Dewdney
Joshua French	Mission Blazers	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Russel Reist	Mission Blazers	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Thien Lam	Mission Blazers	Surrey	Surrey
Thuc Nguyen	Mission Blazers	Surrey	Surrey

Coaches
Randy James	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Tarra Tipton	Comox Valley Vipers	Powell River	Powell River
Jun Terado	Comox Valley Vipers	Comox Valley	Courtenay
Brendan Turner	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Steve Barry	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission
Ashmita King	Mission Blazers	Mission	Mission

Snowshoeing

Name	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Ashley Adie	Campbell River	Campbell River
Hazen Meade	Campbell River	Campbell River
Reise Collins	Campbell River	Campbell River
Ariel Taylor	Coquitlam	Coquitlam
Garrison Frost	Kelowna	Kelowna
Tony Wilkinson	Kelowna	Kelowna
Cory Melnychuk	Quesnel	Quesnel
Jessica Colpitts	Quesnel	Quesnel
Scott Jonasson	Quesnel	Quesnel
David Dunn	Prince George	Prince George
Marinka Van Hage	Prince George	Prince George
Isiah Dyck	Campbell River	Sayward
Torben Schuffert	Smithers	Smithers
Danielle Pechet	Vernon	Vernon
Kassidy Rutledge	Kelowna	West Kelowna

Coaches
Maureen Hunter	Campbell River	Campbell River
Burton Collins	Campbell River	Campbell River
David Wilkinson	Kelowna	Kelowna
Janny Jung	Vernon	Coldstream
Sandra Schuffert	Smithers	Smithers

Speed skating

Name	Local	Hometown
Athletes
Paige Norton	Abbotsford	Abbotsford
Nicholas Libera	Coquitlam	Coquitlam
Brad LaForce	Coquitlam	Port Coquitlam
Nicky Chow	Richmond	Richmond
Hillary Birkett	Surrey	Surrey
Jesse Thibeault	Surrey	Surrey
Mark Hamblett	Surrey	Surrey
Zack Thibeault	Surrey	Surrey
Trevor Chang	Vancouver	Vancouver

Coaches
Donna Bilous	Leadership Council Chair	Abbotsford
Rosella Infanti	Coquitlam	Coquitlam
Stanley Chang	Vancouver	Vancouver

Mission staff

Name	Local/Hometown
Michelle Cruickshank	Nanaimo
Aaron Leontowich	Kamloops
Ailey Jarvis	Vancouver
Jacob Lee	Vancouver
Jason Yan	Victoria
Kailee Bowman	Victoria
Kimberly Rutledge	Kelowna
Krissy Krnasty	Vernon
Leanne Kelly	Kelowna
Melainie Hatt	Jaffray
Phoebe Lau	Richmond
Steve Oliver	Dawson Creek
Tina Giesbrecht	Burns Lake
Wayne Williams	Chilliwack

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