January 9, 2025

Ahead of the 40^th Annual Saskatchewan Sport Awards, a number of Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan registered athletes and three high performance coaches have been named Excellence Award finalists, with three other coaches announced as recipients of a Recognition Award.

The Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan athletes and coaches recognized include:

• FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

  • Julie Kozun
  • Shelby Newkirk
  • Carissa Norsten
  • Keely Shaw
  • Savannah Sutherland

• MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

  • Graeme Fish
  • Blake Tierney
  • Rylan Wiens

• YOUTH FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

  • Ali Diehl
  • Etta Love
  • Lila Stewart

• YOUTH MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

  • Kash Tarasoff

• COACH OF THE YEAR

  • Mary Carroll
  • Ryan Jones
  • Tyrell Sawatzky

• COACH DEDICATION RECIPIENTS

  • David Calam
  • Carla Nicholls
  • Denise Fernandez

The annual program celebrates the success and dedication of those in the province’s amateur sport community through two categories – Excellence Awards and Recognition Awards. The Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding event performances or a series of performances by a Saskatchewan athlete, coach or team within a given calendar year, while the Recognition Awards include the Volunteer and Coach Dedication Awards which honour individuals who have devoted their time and effort to the growth of sport in Saskatchewan.

The 40^th Annual Saskatchewan Sport Awards will be celebrated with a gala on Jan. 30 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Event details and ticket information can be found on the Sask Sport website. 

Congratulations to all finalists and recipients, on behalf of the Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan!