The 2006 USA Track & Field Award Winners
Posted Wednesday, 6 December, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS - At the 28th Annual USA Track & Field Convention this past week, a plethora of honors and awards were distributed. Below are the big winners:
JESSE OWENS AWARD
Sanya Richards, sprints
Jeremy Wariner, sprints
HALL OF FAME
Lynn Jennings, distance
Dan O'Brien, decathlon
Kevin Young, hurdles
Rex Cawley, hurdles
Ben Eastman, middle distance
Matt McGrath, hammer throw
Bill Nieder, shot put
Ollan Cassell, sprints / administrator
GIEGENGACK AWARD
Dr. David Martin, Atlanta, GA
HELIODORO & PATRICIA RICO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pat and Heliodoro Rico, Croton-on-Hudson, NY
PRESIDENT'S AWARDS
USATF President Bill Roe honored 12 USATF contributors with President's Awards during Wednesday night's 2006 Annual Meeting Opening Session. Below are the honorees.
Cliff Bosley - Race Director, Bolder Boulder 10K
The Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women - Includes the Celebration of Health and Fitness including a 1K Walk for Kids, Pre-Race Aerobics, a Post-Race Stretch, as well as a sports massage, body composition testing, cholesterol screenings and literature distribution on how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Twin Cities Marathon - Often referred to as the "nation's most beautiful urban marathon", Twin Cities has built a strong two-day series of events, most of which finish on the capitol campus in St. Paul.
Lawson Van Kuren - Event organizer, youth athletics enthusiast, association administrator
Inez Finch - She has served her Association down in Georgia in a variety of capacities, and currently is the Club Contact.
Ken Ferguson - Law & Legislation committee member, restructuring task force member
Curt Clausen - Three-time Olympian, athlete advocate and a race walking proponent; Budget and Law & Legislation committee member
Brenda Taylor - 2004 Olympian, restructuring task force member
Mark Timmons - Coaches Advisory member of Law & Legislation, Cross Country enthusiast
Linda Melzer - Officials chair, long-time USATF official
Linda Phelps - Association officer, national committee and task force member, regional coordinator, official, administrator and Youth chair
Pete Rhinehart - Chairman of USATF's Audit Committee, formulator of initial USATF Code of Ethics
OTHER AWARDS
Visa Humanitarian Athlete-of-the-Year
Lauryn Williams, Miami, FL
Nike Coach-of-the-Year
Clyde Hart, Waco, TX
Youth Athlete-of-the-Year
Gabrielle Mayo, Raleigh, NC
Masters Athlete-of-the-Year
Bill Collins, Houston, TX
At the annual Awards Breakfast on Saturday, December 2, USATF's distance running committees also presented the following 2006 award winners for their contributions to the sport.
USATF Distance Running Awards
MEN'S LDR
Robert E. DeCelle Memorial Award
(Outstanding Male Long Distance Runner)
Dan Lincoln, Fayetteville, AR
Scott Hamilton Award
(Tribute to a leader in the LDR association program)
Keith and Kevin Hanson
H. Browning Ross Merit Award
(For contribution and service)
Joe Newton, Elmhurst, IL
WOMEN'S LDR
Runner-of-the-Year
Marla Runyan, Eugene, OR
Marja Bakker Contributor-of-the-Year
Irene Herman, San Francisco, CA
MOUNTAIN / ULTRA/ TRAIL
Ted Corbitt Ultra Distance Runner-of-the-Year Award
Karl Meltzer, Sandy, UT
Ruth Anderson Ultra Distance Running Athlete-of-the-Year
Nikki Kimball, Bozeman, MT
Masters Ultrarunner-of-the-Year Award
Dan Verrington, Bradford, MA
Anne Riddle-Lundblad, Asheville, NC
Mountain Runner-of-the-Year
OPEN: Nicole Hunt, Deer Lodge, MT; Simon Gutierrez, Alamosa, CO
MASTERS: Lisa Goldsmith, Nederland, CO; Simon Gutierrez, Alamosa, CO
MUT Council Contributor-of-the-Year
La Sportiva / GoLite
CROSS COUNTRY
Athletes-of-the-Year
Blake Russell, Marina, CA
Adam Goucher, Portland, OR
MASTERS LDR
Outstanding Athletes of 2006
40-44
Dennis Simonaitis, Draper, UT
Colleen De Reuck, Boulder, CO
45-49
John Tuttle, Villa Rica, GA
Carmen Troncoso, Austin, TX
50-54
Pete Orban, Claremore, OK
Kathryn Martin, Northport, NY
55-59
Gary Romesser, Indianapolis, IN
Nancy Rollins, Evanston, IL
60-64
Gerard Malaczynski, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Jan Holmquist, Burlington, MA
65-69
Bill Borla, Torrington, CT
Barbara Miller, Modesto, CA
70-74
Bill Riley, Centerville, MA
Ginette Bedard, Howard Beach, NY
75-79
Joe Fernandez, Fairhaven, MA
Toshiko D'Elia, Ridgewood, NJ
Lois Gilmore, Janesville, WI
80-84
Lou Lodovico, Ellwood City, PA
Helen Klein, Rancho Cordova, CA
85-89
Bill Tribou, Granby, CT
Louise Rossetti, Saugus, MA
90-94
John Gray
Marion Downs, Denver, CO
95-99
Vernon Schaefer*, Davenport, IA
Kathryn West*
*Also Paul Spangler Athlete-of-the-Year (oldest masters age group winner)
Otto Essig Award: Meritorious Service to Masters LDR
Don Lein, Pittsboro, NC
For a complete listing of the other USATF award winners and more USATF Annual Meeting news, go to: USATF.org
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