Vlastik Cerny is the Coach of the Year | Brown & Gold Awards
Channel: University of Manitoba Bisons
Date: 08/04/2020

Vlastik Cerny finished his 27th season as the head coach of Bisons men’s and women’s swimming in 2019-20, and thanks to high end talent and positive development among first- and second-year student-athletes, enjoyed one of his most successful athletic years.

Cerny was named the U SPORTS Coach of the Year in women’s swimming following a meet that saw fourth-year Kelsey Wog take home four gold medals, break two U SPORTS records, and earn recognition as Female Swimmer of the Meet. The success with Wog was further proof of a successful coach-athlete relationship that stretches back over a decade, as the World Championships competitor was one of the first swimmers in the Bisons Junior Swim program in 2006-07.

Cerny’s work with the men’s team at the national meet was on display too, as fifth-year Anthony Iliouchetchev won his first national medal in the 50-metre freestyle, earning a silver.

At the conference meet earlier in the season, Cerny’s Bisons won a total of seven medals — including a bronze in the 4x100-metre medley relay on the women’s side. The race included established swimmers Wog and Dora Modrcin, but also up-and-comers Jamie Alexiuk and Georgia Pengilly, both first-years with the Herd. Iliouchetchev also earned his first conference medals, winning gold in the 50-metre free and silver in the 100-metre.

Vlastik Cerny is the 2019-20 Bisons Coach of the Year. 

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