Athlete

Schollar (Byers) Kia

June 20, 2024 by

Qualified to represent Wascana Racing Canoe Club for Canadian championships from 2001 to 2010, except when national team conflicts kept her from competing in 2008 . . . through nine championships she won 39 medals, including 15 gold.
Represented Canada 15 times at world championships, Pan-Am Games and Pan-Am championships, winning 10 medals and advancing to 12 other finals . . . competed as junior member of national development team in 2002; attended international events after being named to under-23 development team and nearly qualified for 2008 Olympics . . . results at 2011 world championships earned her a spot on Canadian women’s kayak team; a strong performance in K1 200 metres at 2011 Pan-Am Games would have qualified her for 2012 Olympics but an injury prevented her from racing and convinced her to retire in 2014.
Showed loyalty to her local club by training extensively in Regina and racing regularly with promising Wascana athletes; volunteered as support staff for 2009 Canada Games and as a member of Canoe Kayak Saskatchewan’s board, helping with high-performance to grassroots to indigenous programs, before serving as executive director.

June 20, 2024 by

Represented Canada in men’s team pursuit at 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, respectively winning gold in Vancouver and placing fourth in Sochi.
Six-time participant in world all-around championships, highlighted by 2010 silver medal in 1,500 metres . . . four-time participant in world single distance championships, highlighted in 2011 by placing third in 1,500 and second in team pursuit . . . winner of various team pursuit medals in World Cup competitions plus a 2009 silver medal in 1,500.
Canadian junior champion in 2006 . . . national senior champion at 10,000 metres in 2008-09, 5,000 metres in 2009-11 and 2013, and 1,500 metres in 2010 . . . retired in 2014, began skating in 1993 . . . won five gold medals at 2002 Saskatchewan Winter Games . . . helped establish Lucas Makowsky Award at Wilfrid Walker School to perpetuate positive impacts Adopt An Athlete partnership had on the school and community.

June 19, 2024 by

Competed in basketball, volleyball and athletics at Thom Collegiate before five-year basketball career at University of Regina; won three straight GPAC championships and qualified for CIAU tournament, winning silver in 1991, her final appearance.
Only player in U of R history with three All-Canadian and five conference all-star selections — GPAC second-team in 1987, first team 1988-91 and All-Canadian 1989-91; university’s record-holder for points per game (18.5).
Averaged 5.4 points for Canada at 1992 Olympic qualifying tournament, won bronze at 1991 Summer Universiade and played in 1991 Pan-American Games; played professionally in Germany’s second and top divisions until 1997, un-retired in 2009 to form a successful club team in Germany.

June 19, 2024 by

Started weightlifting after playing competitive softball; after winning Master category (40-49) bench press at 1998 Can-Am Police Fire Games, he moved to Grand Master (50-59) and won seven more golds at subsequent events.
Also has six gold medals and two silver medals from four World Police Fire Games between 2003 and 2013; list of gold-medal performances includes 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2015 Canadian championships, 2015 North American Powerlifting championships (for three lifts: squat, bench and deadlift) in the 60-69 category.
Won bench-press and 3-lift gold medals at provincial championships in 2004, 2007 and 2013.

June 19, 2024 by

Still active at time of induction; won Regina amateur championships in 1993, 2002 and six straight from 2012-17; Saskatoon amateur champion in 2015;
Saskatchewan amateur champ in 2016 after runner-up finishes in 2014-15, represented province at Canadian championships 2014-16; provincial mixed team champ (with Randy Gilewich) in 2014-15
Royal Regina women’s club champion in 1993-94, set record for winning 12 straight club championships at Wascana Country Club 2005-16; Saskatchewan Women’s Order of Merit Tour winner in 2015-16.

June 19, 2024 by

Canadian judo champion in 1991 and junior champion in 1989, world masters champ in 2003; first female in Judo Saskatchewan’s history to attain 5th degree black belt.
Canadian university wrestling champion in 1997-98 and four-time winner at Canadian championships (1993, ’95, ’96, ’97).
Attended international competitions in both sports, highlighted by three first-place finishes in Sunkist International Wrestling championships and silver medal at 1991 US Open International Judo championships; four-time SaskSport athlete-of-the-year nominee; also served as official in both sports.