Athletes of the Month
Zac Sanderson
January 30, 2019
The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month for January 2019 is Zac Sanderson. Zac Sanderson is a 16 year old Red Deer, AB resident, Grade 11 student at Hunting Hills High School and a competitive rugby athlete.
This past December, Zac was named to Rugby Canada’s U18 National Team and competed as a member of Team Canada in San Diego, California. As scrum half/fly half on the rugby pitch, Zac has represented Team Alberta for the past 3 years and has played with the Red Deer Titans Rugby Club since he was 13 years old in five different age groups. Titans Rugby recently awarded Zac with the “Titans Passion for Rugby Award”. Zac has helped his teams capture multiple medals with his club teams, provincial teams and is looking forward to earning his very first International Cap as a member of Team Canada in the very near future.
Zac is currently waiting to see if he will selected to play at Shawnigan Lake, BC this summer for Rugby Canada. Currently, Zac is preparing to play for Alberta Rugby Sevens at the Canadian Western Championships this February in Edmonton. Zac also plays football with the Hunting Hills High School Lightning, and was the Lightning’s Offensive MVP in 2016. An Honor Roll student at Hunting Hills, Zac is looking to secure a scholarship to play rugby/football at University.
With Zac’s strong work ethic, his undeniable athletic abilities and his training experiences with ASDC-Central, he will surely continue to grow, develop and succeed in his rugby career!
ASDC-Central thanks Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.
Brianna and Gwendolyn Kehler
December 20, 2018
The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) is pleased to announce that the ASDC-Central Athletes of the Month for December 2018 are Brianna and Gwendolyn Kehler. Brianna and Gwendolyn are 14 year old twin sisters, Red Deer residents and competitive Highland Dancers. Brianna and Gwendolyn are Grade 9 students at Hunting Hills High School, and they dance with the Red Deer School of Highland Dancing with teachers Jacquie Munawych and Kimberly Biggelaar.
This past summer, the largest Highland dancing competition in the world, the ScotDance Canada Championship Series, was held in Calgary. At this event, Brianna won first overall in the Highlands Dances (precise and sharp, Highlands dances have military roots and were traditionally only performed by males), and Gwendolyn first overall in the National Dances (more fluid and graceful, derived from Scottish and Celtic folk dances), for their age grouping in the Intermediate category. Since moving up into Premier level (the highest level of Highland Dance) this past summer, both girls have been holding their own, with top-three placings in the three competitions they have competed in as Premiers dancers to date. Their current goal is to qualify at the Alberta Provincial Championship to represent Alberta at the Canadian Closed Championship and the World Highland Dance Championships in August.
Both Brianna and Gwendolyn have high academic standing in Hunting Hills High School’s Advanced Placement program. With Briana and Gwedolyn’s strong work ethic, their undeniable athletic abilities and their training experiences with ASDC-Central and Red Deer School of Highland Dance, the Kehlers will surely continue to grow, develop and succeed in her Highland Dance careers!
ASDC-Central thanks Tom Bast Sports for celebrating the ASDC-Central Athlete of the Month recipients by the provision of commemorative apparel for each recipient.
