NORTH Vancouver's Bo Palmer was recently named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's AllConference football team for his outstanding play with the Simon Fraser University Clan.
Palmer, a junior running back, was SFU's biggest offensive threat this season, racking up 1,219 rushing yards in 10 games, averaging 5.6 yards per carry while scoring eight touchdowns. He also added 28 pass receptions for 182 yards.
The Windsor grad played a huge role in SFU's first-ever regular season GNAC win, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns in a triple overtime, 62-56 victory over Dixie State Oct. 8.
Palmer was also voted SFU's Offensive Most Valuable Player by his teammates.
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West Vancouver super senior Christa Bortignon was recently named the 2011 Master Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year by B.C. Athletics. In 2011 Bortignon, a multiple Canadian record holder in over-70 women's track and field, won 50 gold medals at nine different competitions, setting 23 Canadian records in the process. Next season Bortignon will compete for the first time in the over-75 division with a whole new set of records to break. She's collected 100 total medals since beginning her track and field career in 2009.
"It shows that it is never too late to start, and succeed in, something new," Bortignon told the North Shore News.
North Vancouver's Lenore Montgomery also picked up an award, winning 2011 Masters Female Road Runner of the Year.
