2008 THUNDERBIRDS AWARDS BANQUET A SUCCESS

By all accounts the 6th Annual Vancouver Thunderbirds Awards Banquet was a success. It was a collaborative effort by many volunteers, so thank you for making the evening such a great one. Below is a list of the silent auction contributors - please recognize those businesses in our community which have donated to our cause:

Assorted Rocawear clothing (Bret Ferguson, Urban Textiles) 
Javelin lessons (Liz Gleadle)
Olympic jersey (Stephanie McCann)
Olympic jersey (Mike Mason)
Technical sessions, any event (Reid Gustavson)
Fitness on the Go pass (Dan Mezheritsky)
Beach Grove golf for 4 (Jim Noel)
Pro-V 1 golf balls (Esso)
Starbucks gift card 
Taylor Made golf club (David Douglas)
Cordless drill (Griff Building Supplies)
Greatest Sporting Moments book (Hager Books)
Nyala African Restaurant Gift Certificate
Cambie Village Massage Therapy Gift Certificate
ASA Sushi Gift Card
Bean Brothers Gift Certificates
Blue Parrot Coffee Coupons
Steven the Computer Guy Gift Certificate
Rackets and Runners Gift Certificate
Cobs Bread Gift Certificate
Cheshire Cheese Gift Certificate
Astrid Merkt Fitness Boot Camp
Astrid Merkt Academic Tutorial Service

Congratulations also to our athlete award winners:

Gr. 7 and under - Marie Louise Forsythe, Andrew de Visser
Gr. 8 - 10 - Kansas MacKenzie, Christian Gravel
Gr. 11 and over - Liz Gleadle, Michael Mason

THUNDERBIRD PERFORMANCES AT THE BC HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The club had a total of 26 athletes compete at the BC High School Championships. 

High light of the meet for the club was the emergence of Rhiannon Evans, having the race of her life to finish 8th, a mere 22 seconds out of the medals. Way to go Rhiannon!

All the girls who followed her across the finish line had strong performances: Erin Potter returning from mono, Allison Perrin capping an emergent cross-country season and Kansas Mackenzie, battling a foot injury. 

In the boys race, the top performer was Willy Cliff in 13th, chased closely to the line by Christian Gravel and Braden Neufeld; a commendable performance also by Tim Smith, an 800 runner stepping up to cross-country, never an easy feat.

In the Junior race there were strong performances by Peggy Noel, Amanda Chronkhite and Katrina Allison.

OVERALL RESULTS FEMALE

1 JOHNSON Oak Bay 16:05 
2 DRAPER Oak Bay 17:00 
3 HOOPER Claremont 17:02 
8 EVANS Point Grey 17:24 
20 DIGBY Kitsilano 18:01 
22 MACKENZIE Prince of Wales 18:05 
26 POTTER West Point Grey Academy 18:14 
38 PERRIN West Point Grey Academy 18:29 
48 CARLE West Point Grey Academy 18:46 
84 RIPPEL Point Grey 19:35 
82 COSCHIZZA Little Flower Academy 19:58 
146 TOPHAM York House 20:37 
165 MACDOUGALL West Point Grey Academy 21:08 
167 THOMPSON York House 21:11 
202 BULMER Kitsilano 22:04 

OVERALL RESULTS MALE

1 HAIGHT Oak Bay 21:24.4 2 MOHAMOUD Fleetwood 21:51.9 
3 SHARPE Claremont 22:05.5 
13 CLIFF St. Georges-A 23:06.6 
14 GRAVEL St. Georges-A 23:10.1 
22 NEUFELD Point Grey 23:39.3 
23 CHATUR St. Georges-A 23:40.2 
27 SMITH St. Georges-A 23:50.7
87 GILSIG Prince of Wales 25:26.7 
102 MOORE Kitsilano 25:44.2
123 PHILIPS Magee 26:08.2 142 TAYLOR Lord Byng 26:32.0 
152 LING St. Georges-B 26:44.1 
165 KNECHTEL Prince of Wales 26:56.9