2009 Ottawa Sports Awards Winners
For 57 years, the Sport Awards have provided the opportunity to recognize the citys amateur athletes for their outstanding accomplishments. In fact, some of of the most recognizable names in Canadian sport have been honoured at this dinner over the years. All of the 2009 honourees have continued to build on this rich tradition with their exceptional accomplishments at the local, provincial, national and international levels.
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2009 Winners
| Male Athlete of the Year Ian Mortimer (Canoe/Kayak - Whitewater) |
| Female Athlete of the Year Kristina Groves (Long Track Speedskating) |
| Male Coach of the Year Andy McInnis (Ottawa Lions Track & Field) |
| Female Coach of the Year Lesley Ann Schmidt (Ottawa River Canoe Club) |
| Male Team of the Year Carleton University Mens Basketball Team |
| Female Team of the Year Ottawa Rowing Club Female 8s |
| Amateur Sport Club of the Year Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club |
| Mark Lowry Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports Administration and Volunteerism Don Brown (Amatuer Hockey) |
| Lifetime Achievement Award in Technical Officiating Dick Coleman (Baseball & Softball Umpire) |
| Brian Kilrea Lifetime Achievement Award for Coaching Lionel Wolfe |
| Ernie Calcutt, Eddie McCabe, Brian Smith Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports Media Tom Casey (ret. Ottawa Citizen) |
| Mayors Cup Outstanding Contribution to Sport in Ottawa Howard Darwin (Posthumously) |
Individual Sport Recipients
| ARCHERY Peter Garrett |
ATHLETICS Esther Akinsulie |
| BADMINTON Joseph Rogers |
BASEBALL Chris Bisson |
| BASKETBALL Courtney Pilypaitis |
BIATHLON Robin Clegg |
| BOBSLEIGH Cody Sorensen |
BOXING Linda Dimitra-Jones |
| BOWLING (10-Pin) David Wiskowski |
BOWLING (Lawn) Grant Fletcher |
| CANOE/KAYAK SPRINT Kristin Gauthier |
CANOE/KAYAK WHITEWATER Ben Hayward |
| CRICKET Syed Tauseef Shadid |
CURLING Rachel Homan |
| CYCLING Florence Laplante-Lamarche |
DIVING Jamie Bissett |
| FENCING Kelleigh Ryan |
FIELD HOCKEY Jocelyn Mitchell |
| FIGURE SKATING Helene Letourneau & Kevin Boczar |
FOOTBALL Jason Cabana |
| FOOTBALL (TOUCH) Derek Pierce |
FOOTBALL (GAELIC) Dermot Guinnane |
| GOLF Allen McGee |
GYMNASTICS (ARTISTIC) Mary Villemaire |
| HOCKEY (BALL) Danika Smith |
HOCKEY (ICE) Marc Rancourt |
| HOCKEY (SLEDGE) Shawn Matheson |
JUDO Adam Takahashi Macfadyen |
| LACROSSE Ryan Fournier |
MODERN PENTATHLON Mathea Stevens |
| ORIENTEERING Emily Kemp |
PARALYMPIC Noella Klawitter |
| RINGETTE Alex Bateman |
ROWING Lauren Wells |
| RUGBY Laurie Biewald |
RUNNING (CROSS-COUNTRY) Allan Brett |
| RUNNING (ROAD RACING) Daniele Riendeau |
SAILING David Foy |
| SAILING (ABLE SAIL) Christine Lavallee |
SHOOTING (PISTOL) Mark Hynes |
| SHOOTING (AIR RIFLE) Christine Mcgregor |
SKIING (CROSS-COUNTRY) Perianne Jones |
| SKIING (WATER) Jonah Shaffer |
SOCCER Kristopher Twardek |
Jenny Allen |
SPECIAL OLYMPICS Megan Michie |
| SPEEDSKATING (LONG TRACK) Kristina Groves |
SPEEDSKATING (SHORT TRACK) Ivanie Blondin |
| SQUASH Samantha Cornett |
SWIMMING Matt Hawes |
| SWIMMING (SYNCHRONIZED) Madeline Walker Byron |
TABLE TENNIS Pradeeban Peter-Paul |
| TENNIS Gabriela Dabrowski |
TRIATHLON Matt Vierula |
| VOLLEYBALL (COURT) Jeremie Lortie |
WATERPOLO John Conway |
| WRESTLING Ilya Abelev |
Teams Recognized for Winning a Provincial, National or International Title
| Rideau Canoe Club |
| Glum Masters Ultimate Team |
| Jeffries Mixed Pairs Lawn Bowling |
| Senior Mens Triples Lawn Bowling |
| Ottawa Sooners Football Team |
| Algonquin Thunder Mens Volleyball Team |
| Algonquin Thunder Mens Soccer Team |
| U18 Maverick Mustangs Mens Volleyball Team |
| Bruce Delaney Curling Team |
| Rachel Homan Curling Team |
| Jamie Sinclair Curling Team |
| Carleton University Mens Ravens Basketball Team |
| Carleton University Womens Water Polo Team |
| Carleton University Mens Ravens Sabre Fencing Team |
| Ottawa Titans U16 Water Polo Team |
| Ottawa Devils Womens Touch Football Team |
| Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club |
| Ottawa Rowing Club |
| David Foy Shark Class Sailing Crew |
| Nepean Ravens U14 Tween AA Ringette Team |
| Ottawa Ice Open AA Ringette Team |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT
| Kevin Frost (Disabled Sport 4 Gold Medals In Speedskating At Last Years Russian Paralympic Open Blind Cup, Each One In World Record Time) |
| Wally Herman (716 Marathons In 99 Countries Since 1975) |
