Sports organization
- Special Olympics
Sport
- Athletics
Event
- 2025 World Winter Games - Cross Country Skiing - 1 km, 2.5 km, 4X 1 km relay
Placement
- 1 km - Bronze
- 2.5 km - Silver
- 4 x 1 km relay -Gold
Coaches
- Ellen Libertini and Jake Hutter
Athletic awards
Every year, we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of amateur athletes and the coaches who have inspired and motivated them.
On this page:
Kitchener Athletic Awards
The annual Kitchener Athletic Awards recognize the achievements of local amateur athletes who have:
- competed and placed first in a Canadian provincial or national championship, or
- received gold, silver, or bronze in an international championship sanctioned by a recognized Canadian sport governing body
Read the Athletic Awards nomination criteria.
2025 awards presentation
This year’s Athletic Awards will honour individual athletes, teams, and their coaches who have competed in various sports, including athletics, boxing, ball hockey, diving, gymnastics, ice hockey, lawn bowling, powerlifting, shooting and skating.
New this year, the Athletic Awards will be a joint celebration of local sport excellence alongside the Waterloo Region Athlete of the Year. Kitchener native, former professional soccer player and past Waterloo Region Athlete of the Year nominee, David Edgar will be the evening's guest speaker.
The awards event will be held on Tuesday, March 24, for the athletes, their families and coaches.
2025 Athletic Award recipients
Below are the 2025 Athletic Award recipients
International Awards recipients
Marley Gayler - Cross Country Skiing
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Events
- Hong Kong Diving Competition Series: 2024-2025
- World Masters Games 2025 (Taipei)
- 2025 World Aquatic Masters Championships
Placement
- Hong Kong Diving Competition Series: 2024-2025
- Men's OPEN B 3m - Silver
- Men's OPEN B 1 m - Bronze
- World Masters Games 2025 (Taipei)
- Men's 50-54 1 m - Gold
- Men's 50-54 3m - Gold
- Men's 50-54 Platform - Gold
- 2025 World Aquatic Masters Championships:
- Men's 50-54 1m - Bronze
- Men's 50-54 - Platform - Bronze
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- Heritage Greens Lawn Bowling Club
Sport
- Lawn Bowling
Event
- World Bowls Champion of Champions - Singles
Placement
- Bronze
Coach
- Darryl Fitzgerald
Khashayar Farzam - Powerlifting
Sports organization
- Ontario Powerlifting Association / Canadian Powerlifting + Lil's Gym (Kitchener, ON)
Sport
- Powerlifting
Event
- Pan-American championships for Powerlifting
-International competition with the Pan American countries represented
Placement
- Silver
Coach
- Karine Desrochers
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- 2025 ISU International Adult Figure Skating Competition in Washington, DC.
Women's Gold Artistic Event, Class II
Placement
- Silver
Coach
- Cody Hay
Sports organization
- Special Olympics
Sport
- Athletics
Event
- 2025 World Winter Games - snowshoeing 800 meters - male division 3
Placement
- Silver
Coach
- Scott Shea
Christine Brown, Anneka Frey & Mariana Zhu - Synchronized Skating
Sports organization
- Skate Canada - Brampton Chinguacousay
Sport
- Skating
Event
- International Skating Union
- Synchronized skating championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (13-19 years)
Placement
- Bronze
Coaches
- Ashley Greenhalgh, Andrea Clement, Jessica Brown
National and Provincial award recipients
Sports organization
- Special Olympics
Sport
- Athletics
Event
- 2025 Provincial Summer Games 400 meters - OPEN
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Carolyn Campbell
Sports organization
- Special Olympics
Sport
- Athletics
Event
- 2025 Provincial Summer Games - 400 meters - OPEN female division 9
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Carolyn Campbell
Sports organization
- Special Olympics
Sport
- Athletics
Event
- 2025 Provincial Summer Games Javelin -men's division 25
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Carolyn Campbell
Sports organization
- Special Olympics
Sport
- Athletics
Event
- 2025 Provincial Summer Games Pentathlon - OPEN
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Carolyn Campbell
Sports organization
- Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy
Sport
- Boxing
Event
- 2025 Boxing Ontario Novice Championships - Elite 80 kg
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- John Menezes
Sports organization
- Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy
Sport
- Boxing
Event
- 2025 Golden Gloves Provincial Championships - Junior C 57 kg
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Matt Kaufman
Sports organization
- Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy
Sport
- Boxing
Event
- 2025 Boxing Ontario Novice Championships - Junior C 60 kg
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Matt Kaufman
Sports organization
- Waterloo Regional Boxing Academy
Sport
- Boxing
Event
- 2025 Golden Gloves Provincial Championships
- 2025 Youth Nationals Championships - Youth 70 kg
Placement
- Gold in both
Coach
- Rick Cadiha
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Ontario Spring Provincial Championship, Women's Open 1m event
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Girls A 3m event
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Women's Open 3m event
Placement
- Gold in all three
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Tier II Boys B 3m event
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Tier II Girls D 1m event
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Ontario Spring Provincial Championship, Men's Open 1m event
- Dive Ontario Summer Provincial Championships, Boys B 1m event
Placement
- Gold in both
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Ontario Aspire Provincial Championships, Aspire I Girls C 1m event
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Tier II Girls A 1m
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Tier II Girls A 3m
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Tier II Girls A Platform
Placement
- Gold in all three
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Plongeon Quebec Provincial Championship, Girls A 1m event
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Ontario Aspire Provincial Championships, Aspire I Girls A, 1m event
- Dive Ontario Aspire Provincial Championships, Aspire I Girls A, 3m event
Placement
- Gold in both
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Ontario Aspire Provincial Championships, Aspire II Girls C 3m event
- Dive Manitoba 2025 Summer Provincials, Girls C Platform event
Placement
- Gold in both
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- KW Diving Club
Sport
- Diving
Event
- Dive Ontario Aspire Provincial Championships, Aspire II Boys C 3m event
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Rob Wells
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships - Age 12-15, level 10
Placement
- Team Gold at Eastern Canadian Championships as a member of Team Ontario
Coach
- Susan Kenny
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championships
- Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships, Age 11-14, level 9
Placement
- Gold on Beam at Ontario Gymnastics Championships
- Gold on Vault at Eastern Canadian Championships
Coach
- Susan Kenny
Sports organization
- Kitchener Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Championships, 21+ Senior National, Pommel horse, Vault & Parallel Bars
Placement
- Gold in all 3
Coach
- Josh Caron
Sports organization
- Kitchener Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Championships, 15+ National Open, Pommel Horse
- 2025 Canadian champion on Pommel Horse.
- Team Gold at Canadian Championship
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Josh Caron
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championships - Beam - Age 14, level 6
Placement
- Gold
Coaches
- April Chappell & Trista Stafford
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championship - Age 9-11, level 5
Placement
- Gold on Beam
- Gold All-Around
Coach
- Lynne Riese
Alexander Kuzmenko - Gymnastics
Sports organization
- Kitchener -Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- Eastern Canadian Championships - Age 15+, OPEN Pommel Horse
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Josh Caron
Sports organization
- Kitchener Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- Eastern Canadian Championships, 13 + Provincial 3, Floor.
- All-around Canadian Championship Placement
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Elliot Stanwick
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championships - Age 16+, level 10
Placement
- GOLD on Beam
- Team GOLD at Eastern Canadian Championships as a member of Team Ontario
Coach
- Sarah Rainey
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championships
- Eastern Canadian Championships - Age 11, Level 7
Placement
- Gold on Bars at Ontario Gymnastics Championships
- Gold on Bars at Eastern Canadian Championships
- Team Gold at Eastern Canadian Championships as a member of Team Ontario
Coach
- Sadie Riese
Gage Van Cromvoirt - Gymnastics
Sports organization
- Kitchener Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Championships, 13+ Provincial 5, Floor
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Josh Caron
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Gymnastics Club
Sport
- Gymnastics
Event
- 2025 Ontario Gymnastics Championships - Age 13-15, provincial 3
Placement
- Gold on Pommel Horse
Coach
- Elliot Stanwick
Sports organization
- Heritage Greens Lawn Bowling Club
Sport
- Lawn Bowling
Event
- Canadian National Lawn Bowling Championships - Fours & Triple division
Placement
- Gold in both events
Coach
- Darryl Fitzgerald
Sports organization
- Pioneer Sportsmen Club
Sport
- Shooting
Event
- Canadian Junior Shooting Championship
- Ontario Provincial Championship - Men's category
Placement
- Gold in both
Coach
- Glynn Loftin
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Provincial Championships - Star 7 Freeskate - U12
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Suzy Petrosino
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Provincial Championships - Star 8 Freeskate
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Steven Adcock
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Adult Provincial Championships - Gold Artistic Men/Women Class II
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Victoria Bernardo
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Provincial Championships - Star 5 Artistic
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Suzy Petrosino
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Adult Provincial Championships - Adult Masters Freeskate Women Class II
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Cody Hay
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Adult Provincial Championships - Bronze Showcase Women
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Leah Smeaton
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Provincial Championships - Star 9 Artistic
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Tyler Morris
Logan Bowman & Kayla Bowman - Skating
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Canada Trophy - Nationals, Pre-Novice dance, U16
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Suzanne Killing-Wood, Tyler Morris, Paul MacIntosh, Carleigh MacDonald
Reggie Bowman & Elizabeth Yulevich - Skating
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Provincial Championships - Pre-Juvenile dance, U13
Placement
- Gold
Coaches
- Suzanne Killing-Wood, Tyler Morris, Paul MacIntosh, Carleigh MacDonald
Maximilliam Wong & Amelia Shak - Skating
Sports organization
- Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club
Sport
- Skating
Event
- Skate Ontario Provincial Championships - Juvenile dance, U14
Placement
- Gold
Coach
- Suzanne Killing-Wood, Tyler Morris, Paul MacIntosh, Carleigh MacDonald
Team award recipients
Kitchener Lady Rangers U18-B Rep
Sports organization
- Kitchener Minor Hockey
Sport
- Hockey
Event
- OWHA Provincials
Placement
- Gold
Players
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Coaches
- Ryan Garibaldi, Dan Joncas & Andrew Vnuk
Sports organization
- KW Minor Ball Hockey
Sport
- Ball Hockey
Event
- Canadian Ball Hockey Association National Championships - U15
Placement
- Gold
Players
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Coaches
- Chris Berscht, Adam Cochrane & Dave Leitch
View last year's Athletic Awards night Instagram reel.
Nominate an athlete or team
Nominations are now closed.
- The athlete or team must place first in a Canadian provincial or national championship/game or if they receive gold, silver or bronze in an international championship/game sanctioned by a recognized Canadian provincial or national sport governing body.
- The athlete must be a member of a Kitchener sport organization (or a member of an Ontario regional or provincial team or a Canadian national team) that is affiliated with a recognized Canadian provincial or national sport governing body and registered in the event as a member of the Kitchener organization.
- All members of a Kitchener sport organization, regardless of the member's residency, are eligible.
- Kitchener residents who participate on teams in other municipalities are not eligible unless there is no similar organization in Kitchener.
- The athlete must be of amateur status.
- Activities involving motorized vehicles under the athlete's control are not eligible.
- Each eligible athlete/team may include up to three additional award recipients (coaches or managers).
- This program is not open to university, community college, or school team athletes.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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Kitchener, Ontario
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Telephone: 519-741-2345
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