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Whoever came up with the proverb that says if you want something done give it to a busy person, must have had Nolan Anderson in mind.
The 17-year-old Grade 12 student at Mother Teresa has a full plate and then some. Despite focusing on top-level minor baseball with the London Badgers, Anderson has still managed to find time to play on the Spartans volleyball and hockey teams as well as compete in track and field, earn his Grade 7 level in piano and compile 22 marks over 90 -- so far -- on his transcript.
That earned him the male Alex Kelman SPECTRA Award, presented Monday night at the 56th annual Rogers Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction. Taylor Farquhar of Central won the female award. Both carry a $1,000 bursary toward post-secondary education and are named after the late London sportscaster.
"I still can't believe I've won this," said Anderson, the first Mother Teresa male winner. "I guess this just says I'm a dedicated and determined person. I don't like to just sit around and do nothing; I'll always manage to find time to do something."
Looking at the large plaque bearing the names of previous winners, he added: "It tells me that what they've done, I can accomplish. They all went to great lengths to be great athletes and great persons, maybe one day I can be there, too."
Farquhar. also 17, has already represented Canada internationally, winning a bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles at the Commonwealth Youth Games last summer on the Isle of Man. She's also won four OFSAA track and field medals in the long hurdles over her career as well as a couple of national youth titles in the 300-metre hurdles.
This summer, she's headed to the Olympic development camp with an eye toward trying to make the 2016 or 2020 Olympic squads. She also plays hockey and runs cross-country for the Golden Ghosts and doesn't let the commute from Belmont get in the way.
"No, not at all," she said when asked if she foresaw this night when she came to Central four years ago. "I just came in like every other elementary school kid. I just wanted to be part of the sports teams and part of the school spirit and Central is a very spirited school. I don't think I'd be half the athlete or half the student if I didn't go to Central.
"I just wanted to do my best."
Central was able to land such a talented athlete because she went to Pearson elementary starting in Grade 4.
"I made a lot of friends there and most of them went on to Central, so I wanted to go there, too," she said, adding the award is the result of much hard work. "I just think it represents everything I've wanted to be. I've always wanted to represent my school, my country, and this is the reward for everything I've worked for. I'm just so honoured."
The 17-year-old Grade 12 student at Mother Teresa has a full plate and then some. Despite focusing on top-level minor baseball with the London Badgers, Anderson has still managed to find time to play on the Spartans volleyball and hockey teams as well as compete in track and field, earn his Grade 7 level in piano and compile 22 marks over 90 -- so far -- on his transcript.
That earned him the male Alex Kelman SPECTRA Award, presented Monday night at the 56th annual Rogers Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction. Taylor Farquhar of Central won the female award. Both carry a $1,000 bursary toward post-secondary education and are named after the late London sportscaster.
"I still can't believe I've won this," said Anderson, the first Mother Teresa male winner. "I guess this just says I'm a dedicated and determined person. I don't like to just sit around and do nothing; I'll always manage to find time to do something."
Looking at the large plaque bearing the names of previous winners, he added: "It tells me that what they've done, I can accomplish. They all went to great lengths to be great athletes and great persons, maybe one day I can be there, too."
Farquhar. also 17, has already represented Canada internationally, winning a bronze medal in the 400-metre hurdles at the Commonwealth Youth Games last summer on the Isle of Man. She's also won four OFSAA track and field medals in the long hurdles over her career as well as a couple of national youth titles in the 300-metre hurdles.
This summer, she's headed to the Olympic development camp with an eye toward trying to make the 2016 or 2020 Olympic squads. She also plays hockey and runs cross-country for the Golden Ghosts and doesn't let the commute from Belmont get in the way.
"No, not at all," she said when asked if she foresaw this night when she came to Central four years ago. "I just came in like every other elementary school kid. I just wanted to be part of the sports teams and part of the school spirit and Central is a very spirited school. I don't think I'd be half the athlete or half the student if I didn't go to Central.
"I just wanted to do my best."
Central was able to land such a talented athlete because she went to Pearson elementary starting in Grade 4.
"I made a lot of friends there and most of them went on to Central, so I wanted to go there, too," she said, adding the award is the result of much hard work. "I just think it represents everything I've wanted to be. I've always wanted to represent my school, my country, and this is the reward for everything I've worked for. I'm just so honoured."
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