Bob Hudson • Leoville • Archery
Nominated by Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports Association

Bob at the 2011 Para Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico won silver in the Men's Open Compound Bow event. At the Regional Indoor Championships in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan he won gold. At the FITA 1440 event in Cranbrook, BC he finished with silver. At the FITA 1440 event in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan he won gold. Bob had a season's best score and placement (4th place) and secured a 2012 Paralympic Games quota spot for Canada in the Men's Open Compound category. At the World Championships in Turin, Italy he placed 33rd and in the Olympic Quota Tournament in Stoke Mandeville, England he placed 25th.

Brett Jones • Weyburn • Football
Nominated by Football Saskatchewan

Brett Jones, 20, was a member of the University of Regina Rams football team in 2011. The team finished in third place in the Canada West Conference out of 36 teams in Canada, losing to the University of Calgary Dinos in the conference semi-finals. In recognition of his achievements in 2011, Jones received several provincial and national honours, including being named a Canada West Universities Athletic Association All-Star, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) 1st Team All Canadian All-Star, and a CIS Academic All Canadian (awarded to athletes who achieve at least an 80 per cent grade point average during the year they compete with a university varsity team). Jones was also nominated for the CIS Russ Jackson Award, which is presented to a player who best combines football, academics and citizenship responsibilities each year. His strong on-field abilities have also earned him a spot on the 2012 CIS East/West Bowl that features the top players from teams in the East and West conferences.

Kelly Wiebe • Regina • Athletics
Nominated by Saskatchewan Athletics

Wiebe, 22, ranked 1st in the 3,000 metres in Saskatchewan Athletics Indoor Rankings for senior men. He ranked 1st in 1500 metres in the Saskatchewan Athletics Outdoor Rankings for men. He received gold at the Canada West University Indoor Championships, in Winnipeg, in the 3000 metre, earning First Team All-Star and breaking the University of Regina school record. He was on the silver medal team, receiving 9th place in the 8 km event at the NACAC Cross Country Championships in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. He received 2nd place in the 5000 metre at the RCLDS #2: London Distance Classic in Ontario and a bronze in the 5,000 metre event at the National Senior Championships in Calgary, Alberta. He competed at the FISU World University Student Games in Shenzhen, China, but was a DNS due to injury.