BC
Water Polo Presents Annual Awards
BC Water Polo hosted its annual BC Water Polo awards
luncheon on Saturday June 18, 2005 in Vancouver. The
annual awards honour excellence in elite performance,
coaching, officiating, administrating and volunteering.
Meet the 2005 BC Water Polo
award recipients:
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| Allison
Campbell: Female Bantam Player of the Year |
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Allison
Campbell attends Maple Ridge Secondary.
While technically still a bantam Allison Campbell played
on the Cadet girl's team. She was the youngest player
and one of the strongest. She and her teammates
collected a string of gold medals and were crowned the
National champions in Toronto in April.
A hard working, totally dedicated athlete Allison loves
the game, wants to go as far as she can and was excited
and happy to hear she was named Bantam Player of the
year. Pacific storm coach Ian Goodman describes Allison
this way, "Allison is a very smart, young player
with great instincts. She is very well rounded with an
accurate shot, good driving ability and excellent
defensive skills. She is also mentally tough."
Allison Campbell is outstanding player on her way!
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| Igor
Silva: Male Bantam Player of the Year |
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Igor
lives in Haney and attends Arch Bishop Carney in Port
Coquitlam.
Igor Silva tried water polo for the first time at age 7,
but he couldn't swim so they sent him away and told him
to come back next year. He learned to swim and back he
went. Six years later, coaches describe Igor as an
extremely intelligent and intense young player with a
strong desire to succeed.
Igor loved training with the Storm elite program and the
tournament play this year. When told he was selected
Bantam player of the Year, Igor's first thought was…"WOW"…and
then he felt very grateful. Igor Silva is a player to
watch.
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| Kelsey
Campbell: Female Cadet Player of the Year |
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Kelsey
Campbell attends Maple Ridge Secondary.
For Kelsey Campbell it was a year of highlights-being
selected as a member of the Pan American Games Youth
team, "it was really cool to represent my country
at the Pan Am Youth Games", and winning the Cadet
National Championship. Game stats also tell us that
Kelsey was one of the top scorers in the Pan Am Games
and she was the only BC player named to the National All
Star team.
In presenting the award to her coach Ian Goodman said,
"Kelsey is an extremely motivated player. Her
desire to win and be the best is her greatest
asset." It's all about the team as a far as Kelsey
is concerned, "it's nice to receive
recognition...but I get more excited about team wins
than individual ones." Kelsey Campbell is the
ultimate team player!
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| Stuart
Preston: Male Cadet Player of the Year |
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Stuart
Preston attends Port Moody Secondary.
"Stuart Preston is a really gifted athlete",
said Pacific Storm head coach Ian Goodman, "he is a
great competitor who doesn't like to lose." Stuart
has been playing water polo for 5 years but 3 years ago
he made a big decision, he took his 6'4'' frame and
moved into goal.
It was a wise choice. This year he and his team mates
took 2 gold medals, the Cadet Nationals and the Juvenile
Men's. The defining moment was being named Most Valuable
Goalie at the Juvenile Men's, with that he grabbed the
attention of National team scouts. Stuart's reaction to
being named Cadet of the Year, "ECSTATIC"!
Stuart Preston is a gifted player.
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| Carmen
Eggens: Female Juvenile Player of the Year
and Female MVP |
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Carmen
Eggens attends Pitt Meadows Secondary.
Double award winner Carmen Eggens is an undisputed water
polo powerhouse. Coach Ian Goodman describes her this
way, "Carmen is one of the most physically talented
female players in Canada….when she is on her game she
is unstoppable." She has the distinction of being a
member of the Junior National team, travelling to
Australia for the World Games and to El Salvador for the
Pan Am's. She is a natural leader on Pacific Storm's
Juvenile Women's team.
As strong as she is in the water she displays a quiet
humility out of it. When asked how she reacted to
hearing of her BC Water Polo awards she smiled, thought
for a second and with twinkling eyes said, "I was
happy." Carmen Eggens is the pride of BC.
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| Con
Kudaba: Male Juvenile Player of the Year |
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Con
Kudaba recently graduated from Terry Fox Secondary.
"Con is a very solid all around player. He is an
excellent defender, goods driver and has a very good
outside shot. He is very strong physically and never
gives up", said Pacific Storm head coach Ian
Goodman. Those are most likely the very qualities that
earned him a spot on the Junior National team. That and
consistently displaying the most sportsman like attitude
and behaviour.
With graduation from Terry Fox Secondary this June Con
is poised on the brink of a new chapter. He is
relocating to Calgary where the Men's National team is
centralized and where he'll be attending the University
of Calgary in the fall. Con Kudaba is the ultimate role
model.
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| Brandon
Jung: Most Valuable Male Player |
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Brandon
Jung completed his first year at CAL Baptist University
in Riverside California.
"Brandon Jung has an excellent game sense and he
knows when to turn it on", said Pacific Storm head
coach Ian Goodman. Brandon led the Pacific Storm Junior
Men to a gold medal finish at the Junior National
Championships.
He was also named MVP of the tournament. Currently
Brandon is in Spain, as a member of the Canadian Men's
Water Polo team competing in the FINA World Water Polo
League. Brandon Jung is a water polo powerhouse.
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| Ian
Goodman: Coach of the Year |
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Ian
Goodman lives in Coquitlam
As head coach of Pacific Storm, Ian Goodman, brought
home an unprecedented 4 National Championship titles in
2005. His skill, knowledge and passion solidly place him
as one of the top coaches in the country and a driving
force of water polo in BC and Canada.
The criteria for Coach of the Year reads, "this
person should be a positive role model for their players
and be committed to motivating athletes and encouraging
their development." Pacific Storm head coach Ian
Goodman is as good as it gets!
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| Phillipe
Kirsanov: Official of the Year |
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Phillipe
Kirsanov is new to B.C. but not to the sport of water
polo. Originally from Russia, Phillipe has played water
polo from a very young age. He has officiated for many
years and displays commitment and service to the sport.
Phillipe Kirsanov is good for water polo.
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| Jim
Toy: Administrator of the Year |
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Jim
Toy lives in Burnaby with his wife and sons Chris and
Philip.
Jim Toy has been around water polo (with his water polo
playing sons Chris and Philip) for years. Jim is the
first to assist at club and provincial events and always
supports the sport of Water Polo any way he can. People
often say they feel privileged to work with him.
Jim Toy brings commitment and integrity to water polo in
BC.
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| Jane
Vanjoff: Volunteer of the Year |
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Jane
lives in Abbotsford with her husband Jim and her water
polo playing sons Joel and Chris.
Jane is an outgoing, positive, energetic member of
the water polo community in Abbotsford and BC. She
played an integral role in the development of the
Abbotsford Whalers Water Polo Club and was the Sport
chair for the Abbotsford Summer Games. She organizes
tournaments and spear heads fund raising campaigns. Jan
Vanjoff is tireless and indispensable!
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Gillian
Mills: President's Award |
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