Community Fund

Sports Intake 1 Recipients

“I would like to express my immense gratitude for having been awarded this prestigious grant! My classes and rugby training at UBC have recently begun. The rugby program, academic courses, and additional opportunities here at UBC are incredible. I am beyond grateful for this award as it will allow me to continue to pursue my love for rugby and help me excel in athletics.”

– Sports recipient

“I would like to thank the Advisory Committee, The Assessment Team and the JCLS for selecting me for this award.  It is beyond humbling especially knowing the origins for this award.  This is an absolute honour and I will do my best to continue to make a difference in the best way possible!”

– Sports recipient

Category 1: High Performance Athletes

  • Michael Darbyshire

    Stand Up Paddleboarding

  • Nathaniel Tarashi Eby

    Judo

  • Elizabeth Evans

    Badminton

  • Taisho Calum Kitamura Gilmour

    Basketball

  • Sara Lynn Hayami

    Ringette

  • Joshua Kiyoshi Huestis

    Dodgeball

  • Shandy Yukiko Kariatsumari

    Surfing

  • Ryan Tetsuhiko Kimoto

    Weight Lifting

  • Landon Kitagawa

    Field Hockey

  • Joseph Takeo Kitamura

    Cross Country Skiing

  • Mason Masahiro Tomita Landry

    Hockey

  • Dillinger James Long

    Track and Field

  • Ian Peter Kiyoshi Mayer

    Cross Country Skiing

  • Xavier McKeever

    Cross Country Skiing

  • Callie McLean

    Hockey

  • Justin Kohta Mende

    Baseball

  • Olivia Turcic Okano

    Field Hockey

  • Zachary Ryujin

    Golf

  • Lilliana Mackenzie Sato

    Sprint Kayaking

  • Charlie Patrick Akira Skalenda

    Swimming

  • Kiana Aiko Sweet

    Artistic Swimming

  • Kairo Tod Tae

    Speed Skating

  • Keira Yuriko Thom

    Irish Dance

  • Ava Hisayo Sutherland Thomson

    Swimming

  • Carol Miki Akasaka

    Weight Lifting

  • Pyka Kai Bell

    Ringette

  • Jaclyn Dawn Bostrom

    Triathlon

  • Curran Julian Nishibata Chan

    Volleyball

Category 2: High Performance Coaches

  • Mitchell Akira Kawasaki

    Judo

  • Kelly Midori McDonald

    Hockey

  • Jennifer Lynne Shigematsu

    Skating

  • Vicky Sunohara

    Hockey



Japanese Canadian Legacies are initiatives that honour our elders past and present. We are grateful to be doing this work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples.