Donni Gray - June 13, 2002
The Tournament Capital of Ontario "Athlete of the Week" is Donni Gray a fourteen year old grade 9 student who attends B.C.I. and trains at the United Martial Arts Centre in Paris. Donni has been competing in karate for the past 2 years and won "Student of the Year" award at her club in 2001 and has competed and won many different awards at competitions from January 2001 to October 2001.
In February 2002 she placed 3rd in Kata and 3rd in Weapons and qualified for the National trials to earn a spot on Team Canada. In April 2002 she placed 2nd in Kata and 4th in Weapons at the Battle of Stoney Creek competition.
Donni qualified for the National Team in May 2002 when she won a silver medal in Weapons at the National team trials. She will now represent Canada at the W.K.A. World Championships held in Marina Di Mass, Italy this August, where she will compete against 80 different countries. She still finds time to volunteer and help teach younger children karate.
Congratulations Donni. |
