Inductee Catalogue

  • Bob Reindl

    Bob Reindl began his athletics career in Saskatoon and was the Saskatoon High School Champion at 400, 800, 1 500 and 3 000 metres in 1974 and 1975 and held records in these events.  Bob dominated the provincial high school Read more →

  • Richard “Rick” Reelie

    Rick Reelie’s athletic career has taken him from competitor in several different wheelchair sports to mentor and coach to a new generation of athletes.  Along the way, he has had a great deal of success. In wheelchair rugby, he was Read more →

  • Judy Peddle

    Photo Credit: Alyssa Sutton Academy Studios Judy Peddle showed great promise as a track athlete while still in high school. By age sixteen, she had already set a new provincial record for the junior girls 60-yard-dash, and was a member Read more →

  • Carey Nelson

    One of Western Canada’s most distinguished long-distance runners, Carey Nelson’s athletic career began in his native Saskatoon.  It would eventually take him around the world as a competitor in several international Track and Field and Cross-Country championships, including the Olympic Read more →

  • Harold Mitchelmore

    Harold Mitchelmore served his community of Saskatoon in the capacity of photo referee, track referee and timer or walk judge, at every level possible. At the provincial and Western Canadian level, Mitchelmore officiated at numerous competitions, one being the Western Read more →

  • Joanne McTaggart

    Joanne McTaggart was indisputably one of Canada’s premier runners of the 1970’s.  She was named to Canada’s national track team in 1972, while still in high school, and remained on the team until 1980. In 1975, Joanne competed at the Read more →

  • John Konihowski

    John Konihowski

    John had an outstand athletics career winning Canadian age-class championships in the triple jump in four successive years form 1966 to 1969. He attended Brigham Young University in the USA before coming back to enroll at the University of Saskatchewan. Read more →

  • Diane Jones Konihowski, C.M.

    As a high school sophomore in Saskatoon, Diane made her first National team as a high jumper and javelin thrower. As Canada’s premiere pentathlete, Diane Jones Konihowski competed in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and won the gold medal at Read more →

  • James “Kirk” Kirkpatrick

    As a high school and Normal School teacher, Director of Physical Fitness and Recreation of Saskatchewan, Head of McGill University’s School of Physical Education and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, J.B. “Kirk” Kirkpatrick has Read more →

  • Eleanor (Haslam) Jensen

    Eleanor Haslam, a track and field star from Saskatoon, was generally recognized as Canada’s best female sprinter from 1956-60. During these years she dominated national championships and international games trials. In 1956, at the age of seventeen, she represented Canada Read more →

  • Tewodros “Ted” Jaleta

    Ted Jaleta was born in Ethiopia and by high school he had gained national prominence as Ethiopia’s national high school 10 000 metre champion.  This resulted in his selection in 1973 to that country’s national junior team, but Ted was Read more →

  • Richard “Hammy” Hammond

    Hammy, as he was called by friends, qualified to represent Canada at both the 1912 and the 1920 Olympic Games.  However, on both occasions another athlete was selected to attend the Games. At the provincial level, Hammond captured the all-round Read more →

  • E. W. “Joe” Griffiths

    For 32 years, 1919 to 1951, while working at the University of Saskatchewan, Joe Griffiths made a great impact on athletics. He coached high school and university track and swim teams, and was the Canadian Olympic team coach in both Read more →

  • Stanley Glover

    While attending Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon, British-born Stanley Glover proved unbeatable in 440-yard races, winning four straight provincial inter-collegiate championships. As team captain, Glover also led the Nutana Rifle Marksmanship Team to Dominion Championships in 1924 and 1926. In the Read more →

  • Clayton Gerein

    In 1982, Clayton Gerein suffered an accident while training racehorses and was left without the use of his legs but his competitive spirit remained intact.  Within two years of his accident, Clayton was competing at an international level. He competed Read more →