Sport Manitoba – July 10, 2019 – WINNIPEG, MB – Sport Manitoba announces $19,500 in academic scholarships have been awarded to 15 high school students, five university students, and four Manitoba coaches. The awards included the Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships, Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship, Coaching Manitoba Bursaries, and Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarships.

Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships

$500 High School Scholarship Recipients:

  

Last Name	First	City/Town	University Attending	Sport
Bartlett	Lauren	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Basketball
Cullen	Brianna	Beausejour	University of Manitoba	Curling
Duester	Victoria	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Volleyball
Dyck	Halle	East St. Paul	University of Manitoba	Ringette
Fast	Isaak	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Volleyball
Frost-Hunt	Rikki	Stonewall	University of Manitoba	Ringette
Gayleard	Cam	St. Andrews	Canadian Mennonite University	Volleyball
Gundrum	Natalie	Swan Lake	University of Manitoba	Athletics
Kernaghan	Anna	Winnipeg	University of Winnipeg	Basketball
Lee	Carson	Flin Flon	University Of Saskatchewan	Wrestling
Mann	Dawson	Sanford	University of Manitoba	Athletics
Schwalm	Rayna	Virden	Assiniboine Community College	Volleyball
Smith	Meagan	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Ringette
Zigic	Sasha	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Judo

$1000 University Scholarship Recipients:

 

Last Name	First	City/Town	University Attending	Sport
Lawrence	Madisson	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Athletics
Orlov	Yonatan	Winnipeg	University of Winnipeg	Baton Twirling
Ward	Hayley	West St. Paul	University of Manitoba	Soccer
Zajac	Janine	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Athletics

 

Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship
 

Last Name	First	City/Town	University Attending	Sport
Bartlett	Lauren	Winnipeg	University of Manitoba	Basketball

 

Coaching Manitoba Bursaries

Silvio Sboto Memorial Rural Coach Award:

Last Name

First

City/Town

University Attending

Sport

Forsyth               Erica                Swan River        University of Winnipeg             Gymnastics & Swimming 
Graves               Kinley               Stonewall           University of Manitoba             Ringette

Jeff Collins Memorial Winnipeg Coach Award:

Last Name

First

City/Town

University Attending

Sport

Brown                Jenna               Winnipeg            University of Winnipeg             Gymnastics
Spiring               Dustin               Winnipeg            University of Manitoba             Volleyball

Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarships

Female:

Last Name

First

City/Town

University Attending

Sport

Zacharias           Emily                Altona                University of Manitoba             Curling

Male:

Last Name

First

City/Town

University Attending

Sport

Lehmann            Matthew           Winnipeg           University of Manitoba              Table Tennis
 
 

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 in the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre, Sport Manitoba partners with over 100 organizations to deliver sport in our province and is responsible for programs including the Manitoba Games powered by Manitoba Hydro, Coaching Manitoba, Team Manitoba, Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Fit Kids Healthy Kids, and KidSport. Services provided include the Sport Medicine Clinic, Performance Centre, Fitness Centre and Paul Robson Resource Centre for Leadership and Coaching. 

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.

Bud Tinsley Sport Leadership Scholarship: In memory of Robert (Bud) Tinsley, his family and friends created a $500 scholarship to recognize a Manitoba student athlete who demonstrates similar leadership traits that were attributable to Bud. His numerous awards included: induction into the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Hall of Fame, the CFL Hall of Fame and four time inductee into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. The scholarship recipient is selected from among the Manitoba Foundation for Sport Scholarship recipients, based on the added criteria of leadership.

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. The Princess Royal Pan Am Scholarship awards two (2) scholarships per year valued up to $3,000 each to one male and one female high performance athlete enrolled in a post-secondary institution in Manitoba.

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 5th degree black belt and was a national ‘C’ referee in Judo. Recipients of this award receive a $500 bursary to be used toward their 2019-2020 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 to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Recipients of this award receive a $500 bursary to be used toward their 2019-2020 tuition.

 

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For more information please contact:
Sam Cortes
Communications Coordinator
Sport Manitoba
Office: 204-925-5614
Cell: 204-290-7630
sam.cortes@sportmanitoba.ca