Eight athletes from the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club have cracked the 34-person Canoe Kayak BC provincial team for the 2022-2023 season.
Corben Hickey, Damian Hickey, Douglas Hunter, Harris Hunter, Liam Grover, Mischa Grover, Quintin Neuls and Sebastian Solomonson are the KCKC paddlers who will represent the province.
Athletes were selected based on results from the 2022 season.
"I feel very excited and thankful that I am getting the opportunity to work more with all our athletes across the province and to help them succeed on their paddling journey,” Stan Marek, technical director for Canoe Kayak BC, said in a press release. “It was a really amazing experience, seeing our athletes racing at the Canadian nationals this year, and I aim to do my best to help every individual to become better, faster and stronger.”
The Canoe Kayak BC Performance Program supports athletes who have a potential to make junior, under-23, senior development and national teams.
Team members and coaches receive sport-science resources, access to training camps and support for regattas, trials and championships.
Abigail Donaldson and Jonas Decker of the KCKC were on the provincial squad during the 2021-2022 season.
Meanwhile, Miyana Fenrich and Leilani Vanderydt of the KCKC have been named to the Next Gen Provincial Development Team.
