Ellery Beilhartz with Brooke and Ainsley Preszcator
Eagles showcase
athletic excellence
Beilhartz and Friesen East Elgin's senior athletes of the year
East Elgin Eagles top athletes and athletic achievements for the 2023/24 high school sports year.
Athletes of the Year
Senior Female: Ellery Beilhartz
Senior Male: Kurtis Friesen
Junior Male: Henry Scott
Junior Female: Sophie Nagelhout
Major awards
Golden Eagle Award (outstanding achievement in a sport, high school or community): Travis Topping
Tommy White Award (love for basketball): Male - Michael Ham
Art Wortelboer Award (male soccer player, dedication/Sportsmanship): Itongwa Florient
Joe Van Dyk Memorial Award (graduating player with dedication & love for soccer, good academics, community involvement):
Female - Hayden Dunn Male - Landon Giesbrecht
G.A.B.A.A Award (graduating member for dedication to athletics): Female - Ainsley Preszcator Male - Jaydon Ball
Ron Kesteloot Award (most dedicated manager): Rocco De Melo
Most Coachable Award: Female - Lilly Allen Male - Micharl Ham
Leader of the Year Award: Female - Ellery Beilhartz Male - Hunter Norris
Judi Wright Citizenship Award (graduating female with high academics, leadership, dedication, community volunteer): Mackenzie McMillan
OFSAA Award (commitment to success of school sport throughout high school career): Female - Ainsley Preszcator & Brooke Presszcator Male - Gregory Killough
Stu Phoenix Award (dedication, determination, desire): Female - Lilly Allen Male - Reese Tyssen
Moerman Award (most dedicated hockey/soccer player): Mya Farr
Team MVP awards
Senior badminton: Brooke & Ainsley Preszcator
Junior badminton: Alex Centeno
Baseball: Michael Ham
Senior girls basketball: Ellery Beilhartz
Junior girls basketball: Alex Centeno
Junior boys basketball: Tyler Smith
Cross County: Adrianna Borm
Curling: Cristian Thiessen
Fastball: Mackenzie Steele
Field hockey: Sarah Simpson
Girls ice hockey: Mya Farr
Junior football: Cam Vermeer
Senior football: Reese Tyssen
Boys golf: Damian Loewen
Boys soccer: Reese Tyssen
Girls soccer: Sarah Simpson
Swimming: Ainsley Preszcator
Tennis: Tyler Carroll
Track & field: Female track - Alexa Shackelton
Male track - Henry Scott
Female field - Taylor Kana
Male field - Joey Yaw
Senior boys volleyball: Brooke Preszcator
Senior boys volleyball: Kurtis Friesen
Junior girls volleyball: Serena Penner
Junior boys volleyball: Chase Sewell
Ultimate frisbee: Rhyan Hewbank & Brooke Preszcator
Wrestling: Carlos Froese
OFSAA champion
Ainsley Preszcator, swimming, gold, 15 years and over girls 100-metre backstroke
OFSAA
Girls basketball team - top 8 AA (Lilly Allen, Ellery Beilhartz, Emely Boldt, Annelise Borm, Darah Farrow, Reece Laidlaw, Sophia Nagelhout, Olivia Otter, Brooke Preszcator, Ainsley Preszcator, Alexa Shackelton, Taryn Sullivan, coach Katie Knight, coach Sean Beilhartz, coach Reid Simpson)
Ally Burr, wrestling, girls' 95-kg
Eagles girls overall swim team, high school division, sixth
Brooke Preszcator, swimming, high school division 15 years and older girls, 100m back, sixth
Eagles' 200m open girls medley relay team, eighth (Brooke Preszcator, Ainsley Preszcator, Cadence Neusteter, Megan Sleegers)
Ava Campbell, U14 girls high school division, 50 back, 50 free
Lauren Collard, U14 girls high school division, 50 breast, 50 free
Cadence Neusteter, 15 years and older girls high school division, 50 free
200-metre free relay team (Ellery Beilhartz, Campbell, Neusteter, Brooke Preszcator)
Matt de Gelder, swimming, 14U boys high school, 50 back, 50 breast
Taylor Kana, track and field, senior girls javelin, fourth
Henry Scott, track and field, junior boys, 200m, fourth
WOSSAA champions
Senior girls basketball AA
Swimming, Girls 15 and over, 200-metre medley relay (Brooke Preszcator, Megan Sleegers, Ainsley Preszcator, Cadence Neusteter)
Swimming, Girls 15 and over, 200-metre free relay (Brooke Preszcator, Ellery Beilhartz, Ainsley Preszcator, Cadence Neusteter)
Ainsley Preszcator, girls 15 and over, 100 I.M.
Ainsley Preszcator, girls 15 and over, 100 back
Taylor Kana, track and field, senior girls javelin
Ally Burr, wrestling, girls' 83-kg
WOSSAA
Swimming, open girls 200-meter medley relay team
Swimming, open girls 400-meter free relay team
Ava Campbell, swimming, 14U girls, 50 back, 6th, 50 free, 50 fly
Matthew De Gelder, swimming, 14U boys, 50 back, 5th, 50 free, 10th, 50 breast,
Brooke Preszcator, swimming, 15 and over girls, 100 back, 2nd, 50 free, 3rd
Cadence Neusteter, swimming, 15 and over girls, 100 free, 4th, 50 free, 5th
Owen Charlton, swimming, open boys, 50 free
David VanHooren, swimming, open boys, 50 free
Lauren Collard, swimming, 14U girls, 50 breast, 7th, 100 I.M., 50 back
Megan Sleegers, swimming, 15 and over girls, 100 breast,
Mariska Buro, swimming, open girls, 100 breast, 10th, 100 back
Emily Weninger, swimming, open girls, 100 free, 8th, 100 I.M., 9th
Ally Burr, wrestling, girls 83-kg division
Benji Gould, cross country, novice boys
Hope Crosset, cross country, senior girls
Adrianna Borm, cross country, senior girls
Ellery Beilhartz & Hunter Norris, senior badminton, mixed doubles
Alexandra Centeno, junior badminton, girls singles
Reece Laidlaw, track and field, senior girls, javelin
Darah Farrah, track and field, senior girls, javelin
Sophie Nagelhout, track and field, junior girls, javelin, 400, 800
Kiersten Kent, track and field, novice girls, long jump
Benji Gould, track and field, novice boys, 3000m, 1500m, 800m
Henry Scott, track and field, junior boys, 100m, 200m
Morgan Siemens, track and field, junior boys, 200m
TVRA South-East/Tri-County champions
Ally Burr, wrestling, girls' 83-kg
Eagles' open girls 200m medley relay swim team
Senior girls basketball AA
Benji Gould, track and field, novice boys 3000m
Taylor Kana, track and field, senior girls javelin
Post secondary
Ainsley Preszcator, volleyball, University of Guelph (OUA)
Brooke Preszcator, volleyball, University of Guelph (OUA)
Mya Farr, hockey, Robert Morris University (NCAA Division 1)
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