byLarry Eder
USA Track & Field honored many quite worthy folks in the organization this morning at the awards breakfast. Congrats to all and to our friends at New England USATF, who were recognized!
| Tom Surber USA Track & Field Media Information Manager 317-713-4690; Tom.Surber@usatf.org |
Dozens honored at Awards Breakfast
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – At the
Annual Awards Breakfast Saturday morning at the 2010 USA Track &
Field Annual Meeting, award winners were announced for their
achievements on and off the track. Winners are listed below:
Associations Awards
Association of the Year: New England Association
Horace Crow Award: Linda Bommicino
Men’s Long Distance Running Awards
H. Browning Ross Merit Award: Virginia Brophy Achman
Allan Steinfeld Award: Ed Froehlich
Scott Hamilton Memorial Award: Tom Knight
Robert E. DeCelle Jr. Award: Antonio Vega
Women’s Long Distance Running Awards
Runner of the Year: Katie McGregor
Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year: Elva Dryer
Sports Medicine and Science Awards
Dr. C. Harmon Brown Award: Melvin R. Ramey, PhD – Cheryl Parker, PA, ATC – Susan Snouse, PA, ATC – Mark Troxler, D.O.
Women’s Track & Field Awards
Joseph Robichaux Award: Connie Price-Smith
C.C. Jackson Award – Track Athlete: Debbie Dunn
C.C. Jackson Award – Field Athlete: Chanute Howard
Men’s Track & Field Awards
Harrison Dillard Award: David Oliver
Glenn Cunningham Award: Bernard Lagat
Jim Thorpe Award: Dwight Phillips
Al Oerter Male Thrower Award: Christian Cantwell
John Bennett Award: Rick McGuire (Contributor), Ashton Eaton (Athlete)
Roy Griak Distinguished Service Award: Dean Hayes
Youth Athletics Awards
Frank Sevigne Award: Denise Smotherland
Bill Hargrove Award: USATF North Carolina Association
Cross Country Awards
Male Athlete of the Year: Patrick Smyth
Female Athlete of the Year: Shalane Flanagan
Cross Country Council Awards:
Doris Heritage Award: Bill Roe
Masters Harriers of the Year: Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, Rick Becker
Masters Track & Field Awards
Masters Athlete of the Year: Oneithea “Neni” Lewis, W50
Masters Male Athlete of the Year: Ralph Maxwell (M90), Nolan Shaheed (M60)
David Pain Distinguished Service Award: Leslie (Jim) Weed
Masters Track & Field Age Division Athletes of the Year Women
Ages 30-59
Lisa Daley (40), Rita Hanscom (56), Renee Henderson (45), Kay Glynn (57), Kathy Martin (59), Lisa Valle (44)
Women Ages 60-79
Kathy Bergen (70), Christel Donley (75), Audrey Lary (75), Flo Meiler (76), Phil Raschker (63), Carol Young (70)
Women Ages 80+
Betty Jarvis (95), Sumi Onodera-Leonard (80), Johnnye Valien (80)
Men Ages 30-59
Nick Berra (41), David Bickel (40), Richard Burns (55), Bill Collins (55), Michael Waller (52), Jim Wetenhall (56)
Men Ages 60-79 Charlie Allie (63), John Altendorf (63), Tyrone Brown (65), Edward Burke (70), Ray Feick (78), Donald Neidig (65)
Men Ages 80+ Harvey Lewellen (81)Leland McPhie (95)Orville Rogers (90
Masters Long Distance Running Awards
Male Athlete of the Year: Doug Winn
Female Athlete of the Year: Linda Somers Smith
Masters LDR Athlete of the Year: Linda Somers Smith
Otto Essig Award Contributor to Masters LDR: Lee Ann Meyer
Paul Spangler Award: Henry Sypniewski
Masters Age Division Athletes of the Year
M40 Tracy Lokken – W40 Stephanie Herbst Lucke
M45 Mbarak Hussein – W45 Linda Somers Smith
M50 John Tuttle – W50 Joan Samuelson
M55 Reno Stirrat – W55 Kathryn Martin
M60 Doug Winn – W60 Sabra Harvey and Nancy Rollins
M65 Doug Goodhue – W65 Sharon Dolan
M70 Bill Riley – W70 Barbara Miller
M75 Ray Parella – W75 Lois Gilmore
M80 Jerry Johncock – W80 Margretta Lutz
M85 Lou Lodovico
M90 Henry Sypiewski – W90 Evelyn Tripp
Race Walking Awards
Captain Ron Zinn Memorial Awards:
Male Athlete: Trevor Barron
Female Athlete: Maria Michta
Mike Riban Contributor Awards: Maryanne Daniel, Stella Cashman, USATF Minnesota Association
Henry Laskau Junior Athlete Award: Trevor Barron, Nicolette Sorensen
Male Race Walker of the Year: Chris Schmid
Female Athlete of the Year: Teresa Vaill
Mountain /Ultra/ Trail Running Awards
Mountain Runners of the Year:
Mountain Men Open: Joseph Gray
Mountain Men Master: Tim Van Orden
Mountain Women Open: Kristin Price
Mountain Women Masters: Nicole Hunt
Ultra Men Open: Michael Wardian
Ultra Men Masters: Scott Dunlap
Ultra Women Open: Kami Semick
Ultra Women Masters: Meghan Arbogast
USA Trail Championships Series Winners: Mario Mendoza, Gina Lucrezi
Contributor of the Year: Bob and Anita Teschek
Officials Awards
Andy Bakjian Award: Shirley Crowe
Horace Crow Jr. Award: Mike Armstrong
Charles M. Ruter Award: Fred Thomas, Gordon Bocock
John R. Davis Memorial Award: Richard Moss
James Grey Humanitarian Award: James Carlisle
Lori Maynard Award: Bruce MacDonald
U.S. Track Meet Directors Association Awards
Meet Director of the Year Award: Jack Pfeifer
The “Howard Schmertz” Lifetime Achievement Award: David E. Walker
Coaching Education Award
Fred Wilt Award: Matt Lydum
NACAC Coach of the Year
Brooks Johnson
The 2010 USATF Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach
continues through Sunday. For more information on USATF and the Annual
Meeting, visit: www.usatf.org
