Ruky Abdulai, who competed in the long jump at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, headlined the list of winners at the Valley Royals’ annual awards banquet.
Abdulai won the Brit Townsend Trophy for outstanding athlete in the senior division. Other outstanding athlete winners included Django Lovett (junior), Alex Siemens (youth) and Hannah Konrad (junior development).
The other major award winners are as follows:
Colleen Gibson Trophy (rookie of the year)
Junior development: Parker Wakelyn
Juvenile: Mike Crivello
Greg Duhaime Trophy (most improved athlete)
JD: Manpreet Grewal
Juvenile: Oliver Jorgenson
Junior: Travis Vugteveen
Senior: Julia Howard
Toni Goode Trophy (all-around athlete)
JD: Gabrielle MacGregor
Junior: Jared Heldman
Senior: Natasha Miller
Matt Peters Trophy (inspirational athlete)
JD: Delaney Chapman
Junior: Kiya Posthumus
Senior: Michael Mason
Awards for special service to the club and the community went to Dave Holmberg, Elaine Motion and John Ouwerker.
