Foothills Nordic earned the most club points and was Canada’s top biathlon club at the 2017 Canadian Biathlon Championships. A total of 29 Foothills athletes were named to represent Alberta and brought home a total of 31 medals!
Over the past 5 years Foothills Nordic has become the leading biathlon club in Canada. The Canadian Championships caps off an incredible season with strong showings at regional, national and international competitions, including four Foothills athletes named to Canada’s World Biathlon Championships team (Nathan Smith, Megan Bankes, Thomas Hulsman and Élise Sauvé). Congratulations coaches and all team members!
Foothills Nordic medalists at the Canadian Biathlon Championships:
- Darya Sepandj – 3 Gold, 1 Silver
- Rory Gilliland – 2 Gold, 2 Silver
- Thomas Hulsman – 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
- Kurtis Wenzel – 2 Gold, 1 Silver
- Farley Klotz – 2 Gold, 2 Bronze
- Jenna Sherrington – 1 Gold, 3 Silver
- Tyson Smith – 1 Gold
- Christian Pazdan – 2 Silver
- Deb Hall – 2 Bronze
- Logan Lumby – 1 Bronze
- Élise Sauvé – 1 Bronze
- Joseph Mills – 1 Bronze
Foothills Nordic athletes named to represent Team Alberta at Biathlon Nationals:
- Nathan Smith
- Kurtis Wenzel
- Darya Sepandj
- Megan Bankes
- Pascale Paradis
- Thomas Hulsman
- Haldan Borglum
- Michael Pullishy
- Curtis Macdonell
- Ashley Deuchar
- Tyson Smith
- Rory Gilliland
- Jenna Sherrington
- Élise Sauvé
- Christian Pazdan
- Naomi Walch
- Cory Rogans
- Logan Lumby
- Reid Lovstrom
- Joseph Mills
- Annika Klotz
- Emma Osness
- Katya Dittrich
- Simon Gauthier
- Claire Nguyen-Cao
- Farley Klotz
- Deborah Hall
- Lynette Macculloch
- Brian Borglum
