9 UBC Okanagan Heat athletes have finished their competition at the Canada Summer Games. All earned a medal.
UBC Okanagan sent nine athletes and two coaches to this year’s Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, QB and saw every single one of them earn a trip to the podium bringing back a medal for their home province in the process.
Thursday at 11 a.m. PST, in a nationally televised women’s volleyball match on TSN2, the undefeated BC Team, featuring five Heat athletes, fell in five sets to the contingent from Alberta after being up 2-0.
Calgary native and UBC Okanagan Heat outside hitter, Megan Festival and her Alberta teammates pulled off the stunning comeback winning the last three sets to win: 3-2 (21-25, 13-25, 25-13, 25-20, 15-9). BC had only lost two sets in the entire tournament before dropping their final three to earn silver, with Alberta receiving the gold. Kelowna native and Heat sophomore Kaitlynn Given was second on Team BC with 11 kills. Team BC’s roster is listed below.
More info on the women’s match on the Canada Games Website.
On the men’s side three Heat men’s volleyball players played at 8 a.m. PST in the bronze medal match, the British Columbian’s dispatched their Ontario foes in four sets to earn Canada Games bronze, 3-1 (25-14, 25-13, 19-25, 25-23). Heat middle blocker, Jim Bell, led the BC squad with four total blocks. Team BC’s roster is listed below.
More info on the men’s match on the Canada Games Website.
Both the men’s and women’s Heat assistant coaches, Kyle Joslin and Becki Kosinski, were assistants for the BC men’s and women’s team respectively.
This was the first medal at the games for the BC women since 2001, and first silver since 1997, the BC males took home gold in 2001 to go with their 2013 bronze. For the Alberta women this was their first ever gold at the games.
The Heat players are: Jim Bell (M), Kristof Schlagintweit (M), Alex Swiatlowski (M), Brianna Beamish (F), Megan Festival (F-AB), Kaitlynn Given (F), Katy Klomps, (F), Emily Oxland (F), Katie Wuttunnee (F).
2013 TEAM BC Men’s Volleyball Canada Games Roster
Jesse Bazergui (OH, 6-5, White Rock, Thompson Rivers)
Jim Bell (M, 6-6, Surrey, UBC Okanagan)
Nick Del Bianco (OH, 6-4, Surrey, Trinity Western)
Leigh Goossen (M, 6-5, Kelowna)
Tyler Heppell (OH, 6-5, Langley, Trinity Western)
Tyler Koslowsky (L, 5-11, Abbotsford, Trinity Western)
Jordan Or (S, 6-4, Kelowna, Trinity Western)
Scott Plocktis (S, 6-4, Kelowna, Trinity Western)
Kristof Schlagintweit (S, 6-2, Abbotsford, UBC Okanagan)
Branden Schmidt (M, 6-6, Winton, AB, Trinity Western)
Ryan Sclater (OH, 6-6, Port Coquitlam, Trinity Western)
Alex Swiatlowski (OH, 6-7, Victoria, UBC Okanagan)
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Ben Josephson
Assistant Coach: Kyle Joslin
Team Manager: Abe Avender
2013 TEAM BC Women’s Volleyball Canada Games Roster
Kristen Almhjell (L, 5-6, Richmond, Guelph)
Brianna Beamish (OH, 5-9, Surrey, UBC Okanagan)
Vanessa Cornwall (S, 5-8, Coquitlam, TWU)
Alessandra Gentile (OH, 5-9, Port Moody, UBC)
Kaitlynn Given (OH, 6-0, Kelowna, UBC Okanagan)
Krista Hogewoning (OH, 5-9, Delta, UFV)
Katy Klomps (M, 6-2, Surrey, UBC Okanagan)
Morgan Marshall (M, 6-0, Smithers, Camosun)
Emily Oxland (S, 5-9, North Vancouver, UBC Okanagan)
Chelsea Tancon (OH, 6-0, Comox, TWU)
Alyssa Wolf (OH, 5-7, Burnaby, VIU)
Katie Wuttunee (M, 6-3, North Vancouver, UBC Okanagan)
Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: Chris Dahl
Assistant Coach: Becki Kosinski
Team Manager: Chris Abra
- 9 UBC Okanagan Heat athletes have finished their competition at the Canada Summer Games. All earned a medal.
About the Canada Games
It was February 1967 in Quebec City that the history of the Canada Games began. With its motto“Unity through Sport,” the first Canada Winter Games paved the way for what is now the biggest multisport competition for young Canadian athletes. Beyond being a unique sporting event, the Games promote healthy living among young people and leave behind an important infrastructure, sports and social legacy for the host region. To host the Games means highlighting our culture and our diversity, at the same time encouraging the development of our communities. Since 1967, the Canada Games have played a central role in the promotion of sports and physical activity in the provinces and territories. Presented every two years (alternating between Winter and Summer Games), in a different province or territory, the Games have united, since their start, over 100,000 athletes.
In Sherbrooke, QC in 2013, 4,200 athletes will come to compete for honours in 20 disciplines on 20 different sites. During the 16 days of competition, pleasure, perseverance, team spirit, sweat, surpassing limits, entertainment, deception and success will all be on the menu. This is a great recipe for a spectacular event!
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