Curtis Graves • Saskatoon • Gymnastics
Nominated by Gymnastics Saskatchewan

Curtis Graves, 18, won 1st in Parallel Bars and 3rd in Rings at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Charlottetown, PEI, Curtis placed 2nd in Rings, 3rd in High Bar, 5th in Vault, and 7th in Parallel Bars and Floor. At the Senior Men's event Finals he placed 7th in Rings and High Bar qualifying for the Junior National Team. At the Youth Commonwealth Games at the Isle of Man, Great Britain, he placed 2nd in High Bar, 3rd in Rings, 3rd in Parallel Bars and was part of the second place Team Canada. At the German/Belgium/Canada Tri-meet, held in Berlin he placed 3rd All Around and 2nd in the High Bar.

Jarret Kenke • Saskatoon • Canoe Kayak
Nominated by Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan

Jarret Kenke, 17, competed at two national team selection events where he placed well enough to be named to the team representing Canada at the Junior World Championships and the Lake Placid International Regatta. At Lake Placid, USA, the Junior Men's team in the K4, 1000 metre event won gold. Jarret also won gold with the Senior Men team in the same event. Also with the Juniors men's team he won silver in the K2 1000 m and bronze in the K1 1000 metre. At the Canadian Spirit Canoe Kayak Championship in Welland, Ontario the Junior Men's team won bronze at the K1 1000 metre event. On the juvenile team at the event, he won silver in the K2 200metre, K2 500 metre, and K2 1000 metre and a bronze at the K1 1000 metre. Jarret has placed 2nd at the Junior Team Trials in several events and at the National Team Trials placed 2nd in the K1 1000 metre and 1st in the K2 1000 metre and K4 1000 metre. He is a member of the 18 and Under national assessment pool for men's kayak and has been named to the junior development team for 2011/2012.

Cole Miller • Regina • Diving
Nominated by Dive Sask

Cole Miller, 18, at the Alberta Winter Provincials placed third in the 1 metre and 3 metre categories and sixth on the platform. He broke Saskatchewan records at this event for the 1 metre and 3 metre categories. Also during the Alberta Summer Provincials he placed first in the 1 metre and second in the 3 metre. At the CAMO International in Montreal, he placed fifth in the 1 metre, eighth in the 3 metre and seventh on the platform. At the Polar Bear invitational in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was a national qualifier, he placed first in the 1 metre and 3 metre events and third on the platform. At the National Championships he placed first in the 1 metre, sixth in the 3 metre and third on the platform, in his age group. At the Jr. Pan Am Games, he placed 11th on the 1 metre, eighth on the 3 metre and third in the synchro. In 2011, Miller broke the Saskatchewan record for Men's Open Platform, and is now a Saskatchewan records holder in the Men's Open and Men's Group A for the 1 metre, 3 metre, and platform. He has been awarded a full scholarship to University of South Carolina.

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