Dr. Simon Hoogewerf

Track - Inducted in 2006

While highly successful in basketball, football and track during his years at Abbotsford Senior Secondary, Simon excelled in the 800 meters and became the dominant middle distance runner in Canada in the mid eighties when attending UBC. He captured a total of seven CIAU gold medals and still holds several UBC records. Simon competed for the Canadian National Team between 1983 and 1988 and competed in 2 Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988. Simon's career highlight was his 1991 Bronze Medal at the World Indoor Track & Field Championships.