SHARON DAVIES FOGTMANN

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1 SHARON DAVIES FOGTMANN Athlete Inductee In 1975 Sharon and her partner Robbyn Mintenko won the Women s Doubles title at the Four West Championships in Saskatoon. She then attended Humber College in Toronto where she achieved the title of Mixed Doubles title in Ontario. Upon returning to Lethbridge she succeeded in winning the Women s Singles event at the Four West Championship. She then followed that by winning the title of Women s single champion in Canada Four West Doubles Champion (partner Robbyn Mintenko) 1979 ACAC Singles Champion 1979 CCAA Singles Champion

2 LAURIE HOCKRIDGE ROBERTSON Athlete Inductee A native of Sparwood BC, Laurie came to Lethbridge College to continue her basketball career. Following high school and some time on the Junior National team Laurie joined the Kodiaks. The University of Lethbridge had originally recruited her but she choose to come to the College. During her time with the Kodiaks Laurie earned every achievable athletic honor within the ACAC and CCAA. As proven in her CCAA 2 nd Team ACAC Highest Field Goal Percentage (current record holder) ACAC Season Scoring Champion ACAC All Conference 1 st Team CCAA All Canadian CCAA Tournament MVP CCAA National Champions ACAC All Conference 1 st Team CCAA Tournament MVP CCAA National Champions

3 KIP KANGOGO Athlete Inductee Born in Kenya, Kip moved to Lethbridge on the advice of a friend in His love of running and wanting to attain higher goals athletically were what fueled his drive to come to Canada. During his two years of competition at Lethbridge College, he earned the ACAC individual gold medal and was recognized as the Athlete of the Year in Following his successes at Lethbridge College Kip moved to the USA to compete for Brigham Young University and the Texas Christian University. He then competed in the 2015 Pan-Am games for Canada ACAC Team Gold ACAC Individual Gold CCAA Team Bronze CCAA Individual Gold CCAA Individual Gold 2016 ACAC Hall of Fame

4 SAI WONG Athlete Inductee Born in Hong Kong, Sai migrated to Canada at 8 years old to Medicine Hat, AB. He participated in both Volleyball and Basketball in High School. Sai joined Lethbridge College in 84 where he participated in two sports, Badminton and Volleyball. During his two years at Lethbridge College he excelled in both in the classroom and on the court earning ACAC All Conference Honors and CCAA All Canadian Academic Honors ACAC All Conference CCAA Academic All Canadian CCAA All Canadian ACAC All Conference

5 JOHNNY JASIUKIEWICZ Coach Inductee Coach, mentor and friend are words that are commonly used when speaking about Johnny J. He first started his career with Lethbridge College as a Kodiak athlete in 1972 where he was a member of three consecutive ACAC championship teams. In 1984 he began coaching the women s basketball team, then proceeded to guide his teams over the next 8 years to four ACAC titles, three with the women s team and one with the men s. Throughout his coaching career, he easily forged long lasting and close relationships with his players. He spent many hours with his players and often brought his daughters on road trips when the teams travelled. But not only did he invest his time in his athletes during their time playing at Lethbridge College, he also went the extra mile to explore options for those players wanting to continue their basketball careers after leaving Lethbridge College. His love of the game provided those that he coached and mentored with lasting memories ACAC Gold Womens Basketball ACAC Gold Womens Basketball ACAC Gold Womens Basketball CCAA Gold Womens Basketball CCAA Gold Womens Basketball ACAC Coach of the Year CCAA Coaching Excellence

6 ALVIN TIETZ Builder/Coach Inductee Alvin Tietz, a name synonymous with soccer in Southern Alberta. From being a player, then a coach along with being a builder and supporter of soccer in Lethbridge since Alvin began coaching in 1985 at Lethbridge College and continued for 11 years, 8 as the men s coach then a one-year hiatus, and returned to coach the women s team for 3 years. In the inaugural year of the women s team, he guided them to a National Championship currently the only one in the programs history. A team that he helped to establish at the College by garnering funding so that the team could compete within the ACAC. Alvin continues to give back to Kodiak Athletics by co-sponsoring a scholarship fund, attending ACAC games and supporting the Kodiak Athletic Association in their projects ACAC Coach of the Year ACAC Coach of the Year 1994 CCAA National Championship Womens Soccer ACAC Coach of the Year 2017 ACAC Hall of Fame

7 TIM TOLLESTRUP Builder/Coach Inductee Born and raised in Raymond, Tim began playing basketball in high school. After completing high school, he then received a full basketball scholarship at Utah State University. He completed his degree and then returned to Alberta to attend the University of Lethbridge where he played for one year. He was a member of the Canadian National Men s Basketball Team. The team participated in both the Pan Am Games in Cali, Columbia and in a pre- Olympic tournament in Osberg, Germany where they tried to qualify for the Olympics. Tim began at Lethbridge College in 1976 as a basketball coach and assumed the duties of Athletic Director. He served on the ACAC Executive Committee from , and again from In 1989 the College opened the Val Matteotti gymnasium in which Tim played an integral role in the planning of the facility. A state of the art facility at the time and still an outstanding facility within the province ACAC Coach of the Year CCAA Coaching Excellence ACAC Al Bohonus Award for Service to the ACAC ACAC Al Bohonus Award for Service to the ACAC

8 Cross Country Running Team 2017 Inductee Left to Right : Mary Kamau, Erin Harris, Lyndsay Payne, Karen Bridge, Brittany Gilbert Team Highlights ACAC Gold Mary Kamau ACAC Coach of the Year Bertil Johansson CCAA Team Champions

9 Basketball Team Inductee Back Row: Amber Powelson, Lori Mathews, Barb Babott, Carrie Kuntz, Shelley Kormos, Laura Bethlehem, Loretta Hazelaar Front Row: Trish Murphy, John Jasiukiewicz, Carmen Knutson, Laurie Hockridge ACAC Coach of the Year ACAC All Conference Carrie Kuntz, Laurie Hockridge, Laura Bethlehem ACAC Champions CCAA All Canadian Carrie Kuntz, Laurie Hockridge CCAA Champions

10 Basketball Team Inductee Back Row: Sandra Royer, Lori Mathews Middle Row: Cindi Gibb, Amber Powelson, Candice Kliebrink, Carrie Kuntz, Laurie Hockridge, Tina Bjornsrud, Jaylene Baker, Shanna Howells, Melanie Malchuk Front Row: Carmen Knutson, Jenny Neufeld Missing: John Jasiukiewicz (Coach), Kari Tollestrup (Asst. Coach) ACAC Champions ACAC All Conference Carrie Kuntz, Laurie Hockridge CCAA All Canadian Carrie Kuntz, Laurie Hockridge CCAA Champions

11 BASKETBALL Team Inductee Back Row: Doug Doram, Tim Tollestrup (Coach) Middle Row Andre Costa, Shawn Adams, Keith Limber, Jim Kaminski, Rob Kruger, Bryan MacKenzie, Barry Mehew, Bruce Orr Front Row: Bevan Hockridge, Jason Valgardson, Shawn Balog, Craig Stocker, Wes Hebert, Lorne Mackenzie Team Highlights ACAC All Conference 2 nd Team Shawn Adams ACAC All Conference 2 nd Team Lorne Mackenzie ACAC Coach of the Year Tim Tollestrup CCAA Silver Medal Finalists

12 Soccer Team Inductee Front row left to right: Melissa Smith, Nicole Petersen, Michelle Ratkai, Jody Fomradas, Deanna Schmaltz, Middle row left to right: Kelly Wright, Stacey Woodcock, Alicia Hinger, Colene Graham, Alison Kanewisher, Brenda Cooper Back row left to right: Knud Petersen (manager), Kristi Wright, Lori Carkner, Nicole Tweeter, Sabine Peterson, Alvin Tietz (Coach) Team Highlights 2004 ACAC Champions ACAC All Conference Michelle Ratkai, Melissa Smith, Nicole Petersen CCAA Champions CCAA Tournament MVP Nicole Petersen CCAA Tournament All Stars Stacey Woodcock, Brenda Cooper, Melissa Smith, Nicole Petersen CCAA All Canadians Melissa Smith, Nicole Petersen

13 Cross Country Running Team 2017 Inductee Top Row Left to Right: Stephen Njoroge, Drew Kanyo, Rogers Sergon, Jordy Cowie, Justin White Cow, David Burden Bottom Row Left to Right: Chris Bec, Kevin Watt (Asst. Coach), Bertil Johansson (Head Coach) Team Highlights ACAC All Conference David Burden ACAC All Conference Rogers Sergon CCAA Individual Gold Rogers Sergon CCAA National Champions

14 Cross Country Team Inductee Left to Right: Jared De-Groot, Rogers Sergon, Brad Schalles, Chris Bec, Jon Hoof, Ed Kangogo, Jason Greer, Bertil Johansson (Coach) missing: Julie Johansson (Manager) Team Highlights ACAC All Conference Team David Burden ACAC All Conference Team Rogers Sergon CCAA Individual Bronze Ed Kangogo CCAA Team Gold