Three outstanding athletes/coaches/builders were honoured at Vancouver’s Segal Centre as the 2011 honourees for IN HER FOOTSTEPS…CELEBRATING BC WOMEN IN SPORT.
The IN HER FOOTSTEPS event honours women who are or have been athletes, coaches, officials, judges, pioneers or advocates who have made significant contributions to girls and women in sport, inspiring others through their own athletic achievement, passion and dedication.
They join a long list of outstanding BC women who have been so honoured, a virtual who’s who of women in sport in BC and who are featured in the IN HER FOOTSTEPS exhibit at the soon to be opened new BC Sports Hall of Fame.
Among the three women honoured was Gail Wilson, a valued member of the Field Hockey Canada community.
Gail Wilson is a highly respected athlete and coach, recognized for her dedication and success in women’s field hockey at UBC and Canada’s national team as an assistant coach. She joined the UBC field hockey coaching staff in 1977 and continued in that capacity for the next 16 seasons. She is a legend at UBC as she guided UBC to seven Canada West titles and five CIS National championships. In 1993 she was inducted into the University of Toronto’s Sports Hall of Fame for her leadership in field and ice hockey and swimming and in 1995 was the first recipient of the CIS Gail Wilson Award, awarded for her outstanding contributions both on and off the playing field.
IN HER FOOTSTEPS is an annual recognition program organized jointly by ProMOTION Plus, BC Sports Hall of Fame, 2010 Legacies Now and the BC Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health organizations.
