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Caden O’Dwyer from Vernon’s Fulton Secondary is looking to become 2025 Youth Athlete of the Year to appear in an advertisement running in Sports Illustrated, as well as collect $25K
Caden O’Dwyer is on the cusp of advancing to the next round of a mega online competition.
O’Dwyer is a Vernon football/basketball player, going into Grade 11 at Clarence Fulton Secondary School, and he continues to lead his original group in the Youth Athlete of the Year online contest organized by Colossal.org. The competition invites young athletes from across North America of all skill levels to compete to appear in a 3BRAND advertisement in Sports Illustrated Magazine.
New York Giants National Football League quarterback Russell Wilson is the founder of 3BRAND.
The prize also comes with a $25,000 cheque.
Today, Thursday, Aug. 21, is the final day to vote for the Group Top 10, and O’Dwyer is presently leading his group.
Voting for O’Dwyer can be done here (athleteoftheyear.org).
There are more than 4,600 original groups in the contest.
“Every competitor is randomly divided into equal-numbered groups at the beginning of the competition,” explained Athlete of the Year representatives in a note to O’Dwyer’s family. “There are multiple phases to the competition and competitors will only be competing with the other competitors in their specific group for the first few rounds.”
Public voting began July 28 with the top 20 in each group on Aug. 7 moving on to the next round. O’Dwyer then advanced following the top-15 vote, held Aug. 7-14, and the top-10 voting ends today, Aug. 21.
Should O’Dwyer advance, top-five voting will begin tonight, Aug. 21, and ends Aug. 28.
Group finals voting starts Aug. 28, and that will see public voting reduce the total competitors to one preliminary winner in each Group Final, and that winner will advance to the quarterfinals.
A wildcard round of voting will be held Sept. 5-7 for those competitors who placed second in their respective group finals.
Quarterfinals voting will run Sept. 8-18; top competitors from each Group Finals/Wildcard Round will be divided into quarterfinal groups, and votes will be reset. One quarterfinalist from each group will advance to the semifinals, with voting from Sept. 19-25.
The 2025 Grand Prize Youth Athlete of the Year winner will be announced on or before Oct. 17, 2025.
Colossal.org is a nationally registered professional fundraiser that inspires people to advocate for themselves and for people in need. Through online competitions like the Youth Athlete of the Year, Colossal offers participants the opportunity to make their mark while also making a big impact.
O’Dwyer recently was named to Team B.C. that competed at the U17 Western Challenge Football Championship in Kelowna. The Fulton Maroons’ running back was named offensive MVP for B.C. in their bronze medal-win over Manitoba, where he scored a touchdown and ran for nearly 200 yards. He also plays basketball for the Maroons.
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