October 3, 2023, Winnipeg MB – Sport Manitoba awarded $22,500 in academic scholarships to 14 high school students, eight university students, and six Manitoba coaches. The awards included the Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships, Sport Manitoba Coaching Bursaries, Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship supported by Jennifer Fleming, and Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship Endowment Fund.
It is our goal to ensure every Manitoban has access to the resources they need to realize their full athletic potential. These scholarships help young athletes and coaches thrive while building the capacity of sport throughout the province.
“For my future career in Judo, I plan on continuing to train full-time and compete at national and international level tournaments. After Nationals, my goal is to qualify for the National team and compete at the Panamerican Championships and Junior World Championship,” said recipient Sarah Ekosky.
“I’d like to continue to coach softball and hockey, and eventually become a high school hockey coach and baseball coach after I get my teaching degree,” said recipient Leslie McKay.
Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships
$500 High School Scholarship
- Cassidy Dundas (Onanole) curling, badminton, softball, graduated from Erikson Collegiate Institute
- Stacey Dunning (McCreary) broomball, soccer, track & field, graduated from McCreary School
- Rayna French (La Salle) softball, hockey, cross country, graduated from Sanford Collegiate
- Grace Glover (Boissevain) hockey, badminton, track, graduated from Boissevain School
- Sienna Gudnason (Glenboro) volleyball, track., basketball, graduated from Glenboro School
- Liam Hutter (Cartier) football, volleyball, basketball, graduated from John Taylor Collegiate
- Jennifer Kallon (Winnipeg) basketball, track & field, graduated from River East Collegiate
- Noah Kankam (Winnipeg) basketball, volleyball, graduated from Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
- Alexis Kohuch (Oakbank) ringette, graduated from Springfield Collegiate Institute
- Reetinder Maur (La Salle) biathlon, soccer, track & field, graduated from Sanford Collegiate
- Gwen Ostermann (Winnipeg) hockey, soccer, graduated from Vincent Massey Collegiate
- Jarome Penner (Winnipeg) football, track & field, graduated from Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
- Kaylee Perry (Portage la Prairie) lacrosse, basketball, graduated from Portage Collegiate Institute
- Ali Staples (Winnipeg) hockey, soccer, graduated from College Beliveau
$1000 University Scholarship
- Rachel Bartel (Winnipeg) volleyball, Canadian Mennonite University
- Lara Denbow (Neepawa) athletics, University of Manitoba
- Sarah Ekosky (Selkirk) judo, Université de Saint-Boniface
- Annika Goodbrandson (Selkirk) basketball, volleyball, University of Winnipeg
- Brady Klassen (Winnipeg) archery, Mount Marty University
- Theodore Perry (Winnipeg) rowing, University of Winnipeg
Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship Endowment Fund – $3,000
- Matthew Lehmann (Winnipeg) table tennis, University of Manitoba
- Madisson Lawerence (Winnipeg) athletics, University of Manitoba
Sport Manitoba Coaching Bursaries
Silvio Sboto Memorial Rural Coach Award – $500
- Leslie McKay (Brandon) softball, hockey, Brandon University
- Shay Edgeworth (East St. Paul) gymnastics, University of Manitoba
Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award – $500
- Danika Duncan (Winnipeg) gymnastics, Université de Saint-Boniface
- Foster Bytheway (Winnipeg) hockey, University of Manitoba
Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship supported by Jennifer Fleming
- Foster Bytheway (Winnipeg) University of Manitoba, $1,000
- Paige Dixon (Winnipeg) University of Manitoba, $500
Congratulations: to this year’s scholarship recipients! We are proud to provide financial support to these driven student-athletes and coaches, who are making great strides in their chosen disciplines,” said Janet McMahon, President & CEO of Sport Manitoba. “Thank you for your exemplary dedication to sport and education and we wish you all the best in the opportunities that lie ahead.”
About
Sport Manitoba is a not-for-profit organization and the lead planning, programming and funding agency for the development of amateur sport in Manitoba. Located at 145 Pacific Avenue in Winnipeg, Sport Manitoba partners with over 100 organizations to deliver sport in the province and is responsible for programs including the Manitoba Games powered by Manitoba Hydro, Sport Manitoba Coaching, Team Manitoba, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Fit Kids Healthy Kids, and KidSport. Services provided include the Sport Manitoba Clinic, Sport Manitoba Performance, Sport Manitoba Fitness Centre, and the Paul Robson Resource Centre for Leadership and Coaching. Safe Sport Line: 1-833-656-SAFE (7233)
The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship program administered by Sport Manitoba was established to support young athletes of Sport Manitoba partners, who continue to participate in amateur sport while pursuing a post-secondary education on a full-time basis. The Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarship Program was established in 1992.
The Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship Endowment Fund provides financial support for Manitoba’s high-performance athletes in their pursuit of excellence at the national and international levels of competition while serving as a tribute to commemorate the Manitoba visit of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal in 1999.
Silvio Sboto Memorial Rural Coach Award: Silvio Sboto was a dedicated and humble man who started learning judo in the late 50s after immigrating to Canada from his native Peru. He resided in Brandon for the last thirty years where he worked at the Seikeikan Judo Club. Silvio was the chair of the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) for Judo Canada. Silvio spent 10 years as an NCCP Theory Course Conductor and attained Level 4 NCCP status. He also had his fifth-degree black belt and was a national ‘C’ referee in Judo. Recipients of this award receive a $500 bursary to be used toward their tuition.
Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award: Jeff Collins’ expertise earned him a reputation as a coach’s coach. Jeff served as head coach and clinician for the Legion Athletic Camps at the International Peach Garden for 32 years. He was the convenor and co-meet director of the MHSAA’s provincial track and field champs from 1984 to 2001. Jeff attained his level 3 NCCP and also worked with world-class special needs athletes. In 2003, Jeff was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Recipients of this award receive a $500 bursary to be used toward their tuition.
The Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship supported by Jennifer Fleming: Jennifer Fleming created the Fleming Family Hockey Coach Scholarship, in memory of her father Jake Fleming and her brother Wayne Fleming, to recognize an upcoming Manitoba hockey coach who shows similar coaching and leadership traits that were characteristic of both Jake and Wayne.
For more information please contact:
Sarah Tone
Communications Manager
Sport Manitoba
431-778-5796
sarah.tone@sportmanitoba.ca