Nearly 40 athletes, coaches and officials from New West will be part of the more than 3,100 participating in the 2024 BC Summer Games later this month.
The 33rd version of the biannual games will be held in Maple Ridge from July 17 to 21 and will feature 22 different sports (see list below).
During the past 46 years, more than 380,000 participants and volunteers have taken part in the BC winter and summer games.
“We are excited that participants from every corner of the province will have a chance to come together and experience the BC Summer Games,” BC Games Society President and CEO Alison Noble said in a news release.
“Volunteers have been hard at work with planning for more than a year as Maple Ridge gets set to put on a unique celebration of sport during their 150th anniversary.”
The 22 sports athletes will compete in are:
- 3x3 Basketball
- Artistic Swimming
- Athletics
- Athletics - Special Olympics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Box Lacrosse
- Canoe/Kayak
- Equestrian
- Equestrian - Para
- Field Lacrosse
- Golf
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Swimming - Para
- Swimming - Special Olympics
- Towed Water Sport
- Triathlon
- Ultimate
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
The 37 athletes, coaches and officials, as of today, July 8, that will be representing New West are as follows:
3x3 Basketball
- Winston Brown (coach)
- Roenik Kaila
Athletics
- Parker Diaz
- Carly Lane
- Finn Moreland
- Olivia Robinson
- Natalie Sze
Baseball
- Yohta Suzuki
Basketball
- Stephanie von Riedemann (coach)
Beach Volleyball
- Bianca Lima
Box Lacrosse
- Harrison Diaz
- Joseph Rubino
- Eli Smith
- Daunte Twamley (coach)
- Linkin Twamley
Equestrian
- Yael Wagner Strasser
Field Lacrosse
- Jett Abel
- Brodie Anderson
- Gavin Domass
Sailing
- Amy Murray
Soccer
- Gene Gallant (coach)
- Keith Lange (official)
- Lucia Monti
- Nathan Sall
Softball
- Brad Johnson (official)
Swimming
- Miranda McNamara (official)
- Hayato Tokuhara
Ultimate
- Ryan Chang (coach)
- Sarah Merx (coach)
Volleyball
- Chelsey Gerdis
- Dylan Jones
- Brienne Lu
- Elijah Needham (coach)
Wrestling
- Illia Anoshyn
- Christine Dela Cruz (official)
- Saheel Khan (coach)
- Ethan Ochoco
