Posted: December 1, 2007

Athletics: Dozens honored at USATF Awards Breakfast

HONOLULU - At the Annual Awards Breakfast Saturday morning at the 2007 USA Track & Field Annual Meeting, 2007 awards winners were announced for their achievements on and off the track. Winners are listed below: Youth Athletics Chair Awards Richard Lewis, Kim Haines, Nancy Seifert, Larry Seifert, Robert F. Kruetz, Jr.Nancy Kruetz, Vernie Foxley, James M. Murphy, Father Patrick O'Byrne, H. William Phelps, Jr. Masters Long Distance Running Otto Essig Award: Don & Marian Lein, North Carolina Paul Spangler Award: Edmund Devine (Michigan) Katherine West (Maine) Masters Age Division Runners of the Year 40-44 Sylvia Mosqueda, Mbarek Hussein ' 45-49 Doreen McCourbrie, Dennis Siimonaitis 50-54 Joan Samuelson, Dave Walters 55-59 Kathryn Martin, Gary Romesser 60-64 Nancy Rollins, Laurence Olsen 65-69 Sharon Dolan, Doug Goodhue 70-74 Yoshiko Takahashi, William Riley' 75-79 Lois Ann Gilmore, Joe Fernandez 80-84 Joy Johnson, John Keston 85-89 Margaret Davis, Bill Tribou 90-94 Margaret Weeks, Raymond Zaragoza 95+ Katherine West Paul Spangler Award: Katherine West & Edmund Devine Otto Essig Award: Don and Marian Lein Masters Harriers of the Year: Kathryn Martin, Peter Magill Masters Track & Field Committee Male Athlete of the Year: Nolan Shaheed Female Athlete of the Year: Alisa Harvey Masters Men Athletes of the Year 30-59: Bill Collins, Willie Gault, Bruce McBarnette, Gary Hunter, Greg Foster, Pete Magill Masters Men Athletes of the Year 60+: Emil Pawlik, John Altendorf, Ed Burke, Trent Lane, Bob Matteson, Mel Larsen Masters Women Athletes of the Year 30-59: Kathryn Martin, Oneithea Lewis, Joy Upshaw-Margerum ,Carol Finsrud, Monica Kendall, Rita Hanscom Masters Women Athletes of the Year 60+: Marie Louise Michelsohn, Nadine O'Connor, Phil Raschker, Christel Donley, Jeanne Daprano, Gerry Davidson Masters Race Walkers of the Year 35-39 none awarded, Phillip Dunn; 40-44 Teresa Vaill, John Soucheck; 45-49 Marcia Rutledge, Ray Sharp; 50-54 Debbie Topham, Mark Green; 55-59 Maryanne Martino, Michael Wiggens; 60-64 Panseluta Geer, Leon Jasionowski; 65-69 Kathy Blaser, Paul Johnson; 70-74 Shirley Dockstader, Jack Bray; 75-79 Grace Moreman, Jack Starr; 80-84 Miriam Gordon, Marvin Goldenberg; 85-89 none awarded, John Levinsohn Male Race Walker of the Year: Jack Starr Female Race Walker of the Year: Panseluta Geer Mountain & Ultrarunning Awards Mountain Runners of the Year: Ricky Gates & Christine Lundy Masters Mountain Runners of the Year: Simon Gutierrez & Anita Ortiz Ultrarunners of the Year: Nikki Kimball & Greg Crowther Masters Ultrarunners of the Year: Beverly Anderson-Abbs & Roy Pirrung MUT Contributors of the Year: White Mountain Milers & Mad City 100k USATF Associations Awards Association of the Year: Oregon Gold-Silver-Bronze Awards Gold: Inland Northwest and Maine Silver: New England and New Mexico Bronze: Mid-Atlantic, New Jersey, Oregon, Pacific and Pacific Northwest Officials Committee Awards Officials Hall of Fame Inductees: Andy Bakjian,Chester Bradley, Ken Caouette, Leo Costanzo, Horace Crow, John Davis, Emmitt Griggs, Finn Hansen, Dee Jensen, Barbara Palma, Charles Ruter Andy Bakjian Award: Dan Reynolds Charles Ruter Award: Sue Polansky Horace Crow Award: George Kleeman John Davis Award: Ron Althoff James Grey Leadership and Mentor Award: Charles Ruter Men's Long Distance Running Awards H. Browning Ross Merit Award: Don Kardong Scott Hamilton Memorial Award: Tyler Abbott Robert E. DeCelle, Jr. Award: Alan Steinfeld Athlete of the Year: Ryan Hall Women's Long Distance Running Awards Athlete of the Year: Jenny Crain Contributor of the Year: Pat Goodwin Athletics for the Disabled Athlete of the Year: Ed Cockrell Association of the Year: Inland Northwest Athletes Advisory Awards Distinguished Leadership Award: Allyson Felix Florence Griffith Joyner Award: Melissa Kawana U.S. Track Meet Directors Association Awards Meet Director of the Year: Jim Spier Howard Schmertz Lifetime Achievement Award: Tom Moore Women's Track & Field Awards Joseph Robichaux Award: Beverly Kearney C.C. Jackson Awards: Runner: Allyson FelixField: Jenn Stuczynski Men's Track & Field Awards Harrison Dillard Award: Tyson Gay Glenn Cunningham Award: Bernard Lagat Jim Thorpe Award: Brad Walker Al Oerter Thrower of the Year: Reese Hoffa John Bennett Award: Tom Pappas & Cliff Rovelto Roy Griakk Distinguished Service Award: Bob Podkaminer Race Walking Awards Captain Ron Zinn Memorial Awards: Kevin Eastler, Teresa Vaill Mike Riban Contributor Award: Bart Hersey Chairman's Award: Maine Association Henry Laskau Junior Athlete Awards: Women: Lauren ForguesMen: Ricardo & Roberto Vergara For more information on the 2007 USATF Annual Meeting, visit: USATF.org. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest