Lenis is a senior official who has refereed over 20 ASAA Provincial Championships, over 20 Calgary city championships as well many ASAA rural championships and countless ASAA sanctioned high school events across Alberta. Lenis also has shown, by example, to be a definitive representation of what we expect of our officials: honest, clear, spirited, and above all - of the highest level of integrity. Not only is Lenis one of the longest serving wrestling officials in Alberta, he is one of the highest ranked wrestling officials in Canada. He has been a long time promoter of wrestling both in and out of schools and has been instrumental in developing officials here in Alberta and across Canada. Through his actions, Lenis fosters good sportsmanship and has developed an excellent rapport with coaches and other officials. He is very respected within this sport, and equally shows the same respect to others in return. Lenis has won numerous awards including Official of the Year in Alberta four times. He is also an international official, having officiated at World Championships, Pan-Am Games and Commonwealth Games.
‘Lenis is still devoutly dedicated to officiating at the High School events to ensure that they receive the best environment for participation in High School Sport.’
~Michael Drought, AAWOA Secretary/Treasurer~
‘With all these accolades and his status as a top rated official, Lenis still chooses to be highly involved in wrestling at the grass roots level officiating athletes and mentoring officials and coaches at all levels of wrestling.’
~Neil Domstad, ASAA Wrestling Commissioner~
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