Media Release

April 18, 2018

Athlete of the Month Award Recipient

Kurt Oatway of Saskatoon is the recipient of the Sask Sport Inc. March Athlete of the Month Award. He was nominated by Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan.

Oatway won gold in the Men’s Super G Sitting event at the Winter Paralympic Games in South Korea. He also finished eighth in the Men’s Downhill – Sitting and 12th in the Men’s Giant Slalom – Sitting.

The other outstanding nominees were:

·     Marie Wright, Moose Jaw, Curling – was the lead on the wheelchair curling team that won bronze at the Paralympic Winter Games. At the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship in Leduc, AB, she served as the skip for Team Saskatchewan and guided the team to a gold medal. She became the first female skip to win the national wheelchair title and was also named the event’s All-Star Skip;

·     Brittany Hudak, Prince Albert, Para-Nordic Skiing – won a bronze medal in the Women’s 12.5 kilometre Standing Biathlon event at the Winter Paralympic Games. In cross-country events, she finished sixth in the Women’s 1.5 km Sprint – Classic Standing and eighth in the Women’s 7.5 km Classic Standing;

·     Quinn Neald, Regina, Boxing – won a gold medal in the 75 kg Junior C Division at the National Boxing Championships in Edmonton, AB;

·     Keely Shaw, Saskatoon, Para Cycling – placed fifth in her category at the Para Worlds Track Cycling Championship in Brazil. She has earned a spot on Cycling Canada’s NextGen program;

·     Euan Litzenberger, Saskatoon, Judo – won a gold medal in the under-16 42kg class at the Pacific International in Richmond, B.C. He finished second in the U15 Pre-Cadet 42kg category at the Sportif Judo competition in England and bronze in the U16 42 kg category at the Edmonton International;

·     Julianne Labach, Saskatoon, Athletics – won gold in the 1,000 metres at the USPORT Track and Field Championships in Windsor, ON. She also won bronze in the 600m and was named a First Team All-Canadian.