2011 U of S Athletic Wall of Fame Inductee Bios

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1 2011 U of S Athletic Wall of Fame Inductee Bios BUILDER CATEGORY Al Bodnarchuk Al Bodnarchuk s involvement with Huskie Athletics began as a student trainer in working with basketball, football and track & field during his time as a University student. In 1984, Al began a stint of 18 years as head trainer with the Huskie track & field team. One of the best massage therapists in the country, Al has travelled as a member of Canada s medical staff to the Commonwealth Games, eight World Athletic Championships and four Olympic Games among other major events. He unselfishly gives his time to work as a massage therapist with football and track & field, as well as volunteering to teach new on field and clinical skills to Huskie Athletics student trainers. During his time with Huskie Athletics, Al has helped athletes win three Vanier Cup titles and three CIS Track & Field Championships. Al Tidbits: Began as a student trainer with men s basketball in Was a student trainer for three more years with football and hockey In 1984 began volunteering regularly as a massage therapist with football and track & field. He still continues to do this He was head trainer for 18 years with the track & field team, stepping down in 2001 Part of three Vanier Cup champion football teams and three CIS Track & Field championship teams with the Huskies Regularly attends the Sunday Seminar Series for Huskie Athletics student trainers teaching new students the on field and clinical skills needed to volunteer with a team First national team experience was in 1986 at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Went back to Commonwealth Games in 1994 and 2004.

2 Played a vital role with the 4X100m relay team that won the Olympic gold medal in m Olympic champion and world record holder Donovan Bailey presented an Olympic ring to Al in recognition of his contribution to the Canadian sprinters Al s first of eight World Athletic Championship appointments was in 1987 in Rome. He has been a massage therapist on Canadian staff at four Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Salt Lake City in 2002 and Beijing in Worked with Athletics at the Pan Am Games and the World Student Games in Volunteered at two world women s volleyball championships and a World Figure Skating Championship. Worked with Professional Rodeo for 10 years Teaches sport massage and has presented on several occasions for the Sport Medicine and Science Council of Saskatchewan s (SMSCS) Sport Med Saturday and other education sessions. Served on the Board of Directors for SMSCS Recipient of a Queen s Jubilee Medal in 2003 for dedication to Athletics in Canada Inductee to the Huskie Wall of Fame three times 1990 Vanier Cup football team in 2001, the CIS Men s track & field championship team in 2007 and with the 1996 Vanier Cup football team in 2011 Inductee to the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame twice in 2000 with the 1990 Vanier Cup champion football team and in 2004 with the 1996 Vanier Cup champion football team Inductee into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum with the 1990 Vanier Cup football team and the 1996 Vanier Cup football team Twice been recognized in the Saskatchewan Legislature in 2002 for his involvement with the Salt Lake City Canadian Winter Olympic team and in 2008 for his involvement with the Beijing Canadian Summer Olympic team TEAM CATEGORY 1996 Vanier Cup Football Team During the 1996 Canada West football season, the Huskies took a bite out of their western opponents en route to a 7-1 record. In the postseason they attacked the rest of the country, winning the Vanier Cup with a victory over St. Francis Xavier. To get to the Vanier Cup, they defeated the UBC Thunderbirds in the Hardy Cup and the Guelph Gryphons 33-9 in the Churchill Bowl. Huskie players were well represented in awards categories winning five trophies at the Canada West level, three during Bowl games and had 11 all-stars and six All-Canadians. Team Tidbits: Regular Season: def. UBC Thunderbirds def. Calgary Dinos def. Manitoba Bisons 26-7 lost Alberta Golden Bears def UBC Thunderbirds def Calgary Dinos def Manitoba Bisons def Alberta Golden Bears 28-20

3 Canada West Awards: - Frank Gnup Memorial Trophy (MVP) - Brent Schneider - President's Trophy (outstanding defensive player) - Trent Bagnall - Peter Gorman Trophy (rookie of the year) - David Murza - J.P. Metras Trophy (outstanding lineman) - James Repesse - Frank Tindall Trophy (coach of the year) - Brian Towriss Canada West All-Stars: Brent Schneider, Jaret Rennie, Scott Flory, Trent Bagnall, Trevor Ludtke, Warren Muzika, James Repesse, Joe Saul, Mike Stewart, Jason Weber, Matt Kellett CIS All-Canadians: First Team - Brent Schneider, Joe Saul, James Repesse, Trent Bagnall Second Team - Jaret Rennie, Warren Muzika Churchill Bowl (won 33-9 over Guelph Gryphons) - Maury L. Van Vliet Award (MVP) - Joe Saul Vanier Cup (won over St. FX) - Bruce Coulter Award (offensive or defensive player of the game) - Warren Muzika - Ted Morris Memorial Trophy (outstanding player in the Vainer Cup) - Brent Schneider 1996 football players who played in the CFL: - Matt Kellett Edmonton Eskimos, B.C. Lions, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Renegades - Warren Muzika Hamilton Tiger Cats, Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Kevin Lefsrud Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes - Scott Flory Montreal Alouettes - Trevor Ludtke Winnipeg Blue Bombers Drafted to the CFL in 1996: - Joe Saul Edmonton Eskimos, 6 th Round, 43 rd Overall - Chris Flory Saskatchewan Roughriders, 6 th Round, 48 th Overall - Greg Moe Saskatchewan Roughriders, 7 th Round, 57 th Overall CIAU Champion Men s Volleyball Team The Huskies won the 1988 Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union (CIAU) to become the national university volleyball champions. The Huskies finished with a 15-1 Canada West record and did not lose a set within the conference after Christmas. They defeated the #1 ranked University of Manitoba Bisons 3-1 in the national final. In the season, the Huskies had five Canada West All- Stars in Brian Gavlas, Jerome Linnnell, Brock Blomquist, Darwin Daae and Brad Dusyk. Head coach Tom Graham was named Coach of the Year. At the CIAU Championship, Gavlas was named the tournament MVP and Daee and Dusyk were tournament all-stars. Gavlas and Linnell were also named All-Canadians. Team Tidbits: Defeated the Calgary Dinos in a two straight matches in a best-of-three series Match 1: 3-0 (15-12, 15-8, 15-7) Match 2: 3-1 (15-12, 3-15, 15-12, 15-8) Defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues 3-1 (15-10, 15-11, 7-15, 15-8) in the quarter-final Defeated the Dalhousie Tigers 3-0 (15-5, 15-8, 15-5) in the semifinal Defeated the Manitoba Bisons 3-1 (11-15, 15-8, 15-2, 15-9) in the CIAU final

4 Brad Dusyk had 17 kills and Darwin Daae had seven blocks in the CIAU final Brian Gavlas was voted MVP of the CIAU tournament Darwin Daae and Brad Dusyk were named all-stars at the tournament As a team the Huskies had 738 kills, 174 blocks and 77 service aces. The Huskies allowed just 355 points to be scored against them all season Three Huskies sat in the top 10 for attack leaders: Brock Blomquist fourth with 161, Brad Dusyk eighth with 124 and Jerome Linnell ninth with 112. Linnell was second in blocks with 48 and Darwin Daae finished 10 th with 31 Canada West First Team All-Stars: Brian Gavlas, Jerome Linnell Canada West Second Team All-Stars: Brock Blomquist, Darwin Daae, Brad Dusyk Canada West Coach of the Year: Tom Graham CIAU First Team All-Canadian: Brian Gavlas CIAU Second Team All-Canadian: Jerome Linnell Huskie Athletics Male Athlete of the Year: Brian Gavlas ATHLETE CATEGORY Jamie Epp For five consecutive seasons, Jamie Epp dominated distance running in both cross country and track & field being named a First Team All-Canadian eight times and a nine time Canada West All- Star. He won the 1,500-metre CIS race three times and the CIS 3,000-metres once. He was twice the CIS cross country champion the first and only Huskie athlete to do so. He was also a member of the CIS champion Huskie men s track & field team. He is decorated with awards winning the CIS Cross Country Athlete of the Year twice, the Canada West Male Track Athlete of the Year, as well as the E. Kent Phillips Trophy for Huskie Athletics Male Athlete of the Year. He has been a member of five national teams. Jamie Tidbits: Eight time CIS first team All-Canadian (four track & field and four cross country) Bachelor of Kinesiology Nine time Canada West All-Star (four track & field and five cross country) 3 time CIS 1500m champion, with one second place finish One time CIS 300m champion, two seconds and one third in race Two time Canada West cross country champion with two second place finishes Huskie Athletics 3000m record holder at 8:14.96 Member of the CIS men s track & field championship team Member of four Canada West champion track & field teams and CIS Cross Country Athlete of the Year Canada West Male Track Athlete of the Year Huskie Athletics Male Athlete of the Year John Konihowski Trophy as Huskie Track & Field male Athlete of the Year 2002 SaskSport Male Athlete of the Year Member of five national teams: PanAm Junior Championships 10,000m (Florida), 1999 World Junior Cross Country Championship (Ireland), 1999 World University Cross Country Championship (Germany), 2000

5 World University Cross Country Championship (Spain), 2002 World Senior Cross Country Championship (Switzerland), 2003 Dan Farthing Dan Farthing played with the Huskie football team from 1987 to 1990 during that time he was named the Canada West and CIS Rookie of the Year in 1987, won a Vanier Cup in 1990 and won Canada West MVP in In the 1988 season, Dan led the conference and country in receiving with 756 yard. As well as winning MVP, Dan was named both an all-star and a CIS All-Canadian. He was drafted to the CFL in 1991 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round, second overall - the second highest of any Huskie. Dan is third all-time on the Huskie Athletics career receiving yards with 2,120 and holds the Huskie record for most yards in a game with 259 in a 1987 game against Manitoba. Dan Tidbits: 1987 Achievements: - 31 rushing attempts for 163 yards - 31 receptions for 759 yards, three touchdowns - 26 punt returns - Canada West & CIS Rookie of the Year 1988 Achievements: - 4 rushing attempts for 10 yards - 33 receptions for 756 yards, three touchdowns - 35 punt returns, three kick returns - Canada West MVP - Canada West All-Star - CIS First Team All-Canadian - Led conference and country in receiving 1989 Achievements: - 4 rushing attempts for 15 yards - 14 receptions for 270 yards, one touchdown - 8 punt returns 1990 Achievements: - Vanier Cup champion - 18 receptions for 335 yards, four touchdowns - Huskie Athletics Rusty MacDonald Cup - Canada West All-Star Drafted to the CFL in 1991 as a slot back to Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round, second overall Played in the CFL with Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001 Sits third all-time on Huskie Athletics career receiving yards with 2,110 Holds record for most yards in a game with 259 against Manitoba in 1987 Sits third all-time in receptions and ninth in receiving yardage for the Saskatchewan Roughriders In 2009, Dan was inducted into the Roughrider Plaza of Honour

6 Owner of Fitness At The Next Level a personal training group in Regina Kelsie Hendry Five time Canada West champion and three time CIS champion in pole vault, Kelsie Hendry, raised the Canada West record four times and the CIS championship record three times. In her time with the Huskies, she was a member of four CIS championship teams and four Canada West championship teams. She was named the CIS track & field female athlete of the year three times, a three time Canada West Female Performer of the Meet and a three time Huskie Athletics Female Athlete of the Year. Kelsie has competed internationally throughout her career including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kelsie s Tidbits: Three time winner of the Huskie Athletics Female Athlete of the Year ( , , ) Five time Canada West champion and three time CIS champion in pole vault : 1 st Canada West 3.58m; 3 rd CIS 3.55m : 1 st Canada West 3.84m*; 2 nd CIS 3.85m : 1 st Canada West 4.00m*; 1 st CIS 4.15m* : 1 st Canada West 4.10m*; 1 st CIS 4.20m* : 1 st Canada West 4.20m*; 1 st CIS 4.22m* (* indicates championship record) Four time All-Canadian and five time Canada West All-Star Member of four CIS championship teams and four Canada West championship teams Three time CIS Track & Field Female Field Athlete of the Year ( , , ) Canada West Track & Field Female Field Athlete of the Year in Three time Canada West Track & Field Championship Performance of the Meet ( , , ) Canada West Track & Field Rookie of the Year ( ) Two time CIS All-Academic Team; one time Huskie First Team All-Academic and two time Huskie Second Team All-Academic Had three undefeated seasons: , , Canada West Nominee for BLG Awards for CIS Athlete of the Year ( ) B.A. Arts & Science in 2004; B.Ed, 2008 See extra pages on Kelsie Hendry for provincial, national, international and Olympic experience Mickey Jutras Mickey Jutras won five Canada West medals and three CIS medals in his five year career from 1999 to Competing in the 65-kg weight class, Mickey won no less than a silver medal in his time in the Canada West and was named the Canada West Most Outstanding Male Wrestler in after a gold medal performance. In 2002, Mickey won gold in the weight class at both the Canada West and CIS Championships. He finished his career winning the CIS R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award and the Huskie Athletics Rusty McDonald Cup. During his time with the Huskie

7 wrestling team, Mickey also had success with the Saskatoon Hilltops as a defensive back winning Canadian junior titles in 2001 and Mickey Tidbits: Competed in 65-kg weight class Canada West Silver - CIS 5 th - Huskie Athletics Wrestling Rookie of the Year Canada West Gold - Canada West Most Outstanding Wrestler - CIS DNF due to injury Canada West Silver - CIS Bronze Canada West Gold - CIS Gold Canada West Bronze - CIS Silver - Huskie Athletics Rusty MacDonald Cup - CIS R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award Competed for five years with the Saskatoon Hilltops at defensive back during his Huskie career and won the Canada Junior championship in 2001 and Member of provincial team at 1997 Canada Summer Games in Brandon where the Saskatchewan wrestling team won silver Canadian champion in cadet age class in 1996 Bachelors of Science in Education and Kinesiology Kent Kowalski Playing for the Huskies at keeper from 1988 to 1992, Kent Kowalski put himself in the national spotlight and turned heads even when the team wasn t showing success in the standings. In the four year span, the Huskies won just six games yet Kent was given both the lone Canada West All- Star spot and CIAU All-Canadian spot at keeper in He was also a Canada West All-Star in Kent went on to play with the Winnipeg Fury in the professional Canadian Soccer League for three years, winning a championship in He has gone on take an assistant coach role with the team for 13 years and is a master s record holder in pole vault. He becomes the first Huskie men s soccer player to be inducted into the U of S Athletic Wall of Fame. Kent Tidbits: Played men s soccer from 1988 to 1992 at keeper Canada West All-Star in 1989 and 1990

8 CIAU All-Canadian in 1990 one of three in the program s history Played for Winnipeg Fury in the Canadian Soccer League for three years winning a championship in 1992 Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame with the Winnipeg Fury Assistant coach with the men s soccer team from and again from 2001 to present Speed skater as a child, also pitched in softball and played on his high school hockey team PhD in Kinesiology, B.A. Honours in Psychology, BFA Studio Art Played in the 1989 Canada Summer Games for Saskatchewan as keeper Competes in pole vault with Riversdale Athletics Club and holds the masters record Jacqueline Lavallee Jacqueline Lavallee quickly became a two-sport star at the University of Saskatchewan. She played for the women s soccer team from 1996 until 2001, was a three-time Canada West all-star midfielder and an All-Canadian in In basketball, she also played five seasons, was a threetime Canada West All-Star and an All-Canadian in the season. In her senior year, she was second in Canada West scoring and third nationally. She finished her career as one of nine Huskie athletes all-time with 1,000 or more points. She was a regional recipient of the Tom Longboat award, recognizing outstanding aboriginal ability in 2000, and the national Sylvia Sweeney award in She played internationally for Canada at three tournaments, twice at World University Games. In , Jacquie will enter her ninth season as an assistant coach with the Huskie women s basketball team and is currently the Cadet National team head coach. Jacqueline Tidbits: Soccer Achievements - played from , 2001) - fourth all-time on Huskie Athletics career soccer goals list with 13 - fourth all-time on Huskie athletics career points list with 18 - Canada West All-Star in 1998, 1999 and CIS All-Canadian in led women s soccer team to only playoff appearance in 1999 Basketball Achievements ( , ) - Eighth all-time on Huskie Athletics career points list with 1,082 - Only one of nine players to score 1,000 or more points in her career - Fourth on Huskie Athletics career steals list with Fourth on Huskie Athletics career assists list with In final season was second in Canada West scoring and third in CIS - Canada West All-Star in and Canada West and CIS Sylvia Sweeney Award in CIS All-Canadian in Won the Tom Longboat Award, recognizing outstanding aboriginal ability in 2000 Inductee into the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame She is the Cadet National team head coach. Her team qualified for the under-16 World Championship in the summer of 2010.

9 Entering ninth season as assistant coach with the Huskie women s basketball team helping them appear in five CIS Championship in six years including a bronze medal in 2010 and a silver in 2011 Huskie Athletics Valerie Girsberger Award in Recipient of Métis Youth Role Model Award for athletic achievement in 2003 CIS Top 8 All-Academic in 2002 the first athlete from Huskie Athletics to receive this honour. Graduated in 2002 from the U of S with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Bachelor of Science in Education. Provincial Achievements - Saskatchewan Soccer Association provincial team, five years - Canada Summer Games, Saskatchewan soccer team - Canada Summer Games, Saskatchewan basketball team National - Canadian women's basketball team Canadian women's soccer team, summer 2001 International - Canadian women's basketball team, FISU Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Canadian women's basketball team in Jones Cup, Taiwan, Captain of Canadian team in its first ever win over the U.S. in international competition - Canadian women's basketball team, FISU Games in Beijing, China, Marburg, Germany, Division I basketball team in German professional league, one season, Was one of only two Canadians in the league