COLUMBUS -- USATF honored outstanding contributions by both individual members and regional associations at the Annual Awards Breakfast on Saturday morning as part of 2018 USATF Annual Meeting at Hyatt Regency Columbus.
Below are a list of winners honored:
Award
Committee
Winner
Athlete of the Year
Athlete Advisory Committee
Noah Lyles
Male Jumper of the Year
Christian Taylor
Female Jumper of the Year
Tori Franklin
Best Male Long Jumper
Jeff Henderson
Best Female Hurdler
Dalilah Muhammad
Male Athlete of the Year
Ronnie Baker
Best Female Short Hurdler
Kendra Harrison
Best All-Around Athlete
Zachery Ziemek
Best Male Thrower
Darrell Hill
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dawn Harper
Athlete of the Future
Raevyn Rogers
Horace Crow, Jr. Award
Associations
Patti Petesch
Association Chair Award
Jackie Callender
Joe Vigil Sports Science Award
Coaching Education
Mike Turk
Ron Buss Service Award
Katie Adams
Fred Wilt/Educator of the Year Award
Mike Judge
Vern Gambetta/Young Professional Award
Chris Richardson
Terry Crawford/Distinguished Female in Coaching Award
Melissa Ferry
Kevin McGill/Legacy Award
Dr. Matt Lydum
Level 2 Coaches/Rising Star Award
Nick Houstoulakis
CC Masters Athlete of the Year
Cross Country
Sabra Harvey
CC Male Athlete of the Year
Leonard Korir
CC Female Athlete of the Year
Emily Infeld
Doris Heritage Award
Ben Rosario
Cross Country Council Award of Merit
Visit Tallahassee and USATF Florida Association
Allan Steinfeld Award
Men's LDR
Peter Ciaccia
H. Browning Ross Merit Award
Steve Taylor
Robert E. DeCelle Jr. Award
Scott Hamilton Memorial Award
John Purnell
Al Oerter Male Thrower of the Year
Men's Track & Field
Glenn Cunningham Award
Clayton Murphy
Harrison Dillard Award
Jim Thorpe Award
Sam Kendricks
John Bennett Award
Roy Griak Distinguished Service Award
Jim Grogan
Captain Ron Zinn Memorial Award
Race Walking
Nick Christie
Maria Michta-Coffey
Henry Laskau Junior Athlete Award
Giovanni Cisneros
Taylor Ewert
Masters Race Walker of the Year
Marianne Martino
Erin Taylor-Talcott
Ray Sharp
Mike Riban Contributor Award
Ray Funkhouser
USATF Mid-Atlantic Association
RRTC Ted Corbitt Award
Road Running Technical Council
Jim Gilmer
Jane Parks
Jay Wight
RRTC Ted Corbitt Special Service Award
Bernie Conway
Dr. C. Harmon Brown Award
Sports Medicine & Science
Darrell Barnes
Kevin Pierce
Alicia Kendig Glass
Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year
Women's LDR
John Tolbert
C.C. Jackson Award
Women's Track & Field
Shelby Houlihan
Deanna Price
Joseph Robichaux Award
Rose Monday
2017 Frank Sevigne Award
Youth Athletics
Jacqueline White
2017 Bill Hargrove Award
USATF Illinois Association
Brooks Johnson Development Chair Of The Year
Men's Developmental
Brian Yokoyama
Rita Somerlot Development Coordinator of the Year
Women's Developmental
Cathleen Cawley
Athlete Alumni Community Service Award
Alumni
Lacey O’Neal
Most Dedicated Alumni Service Award
Gary Morgan
Steve Simmons
Mountain Runner of the Year
MUT
Addie Bracy
Ruth Anderson Memorial Ultra Marathoner of the Year
Camille Herron
MUT Contributor of the Year
Jamil Coury
Howard and Fred Schmertz Lifetime Achievement Award
Meet Directors
Amos Alonzo Stagg
U.S. Meet Directors Award
Lauren Primerano
Louis Vazquez
USATF Masters 2018 Event Group and Overall Athletes of the Year
2018
Women
Men
Overall
Lesley Hinz
Charles Allie
Combined Events
Rachel Guest
Mike Kuoppamaki
Distance
Roy Englert
Jumps
Rita Hanscom
Bruce McBarnette
Middle-Distance
Gary Patton
Racewalk
Erin Taylor Talcott
Sprints
Rose Delmania Green
Throws
Carol Finsrud
Jim Patterson
2018 Masters Age Group Athletes of the Year
Age Group
100
Julia Hawkins
Orville Rogers
95
90
William Platts
85
Gloria Krug
Robert Culling
80
Christel Donley
Robert Lida
75
Joanne Marriott
Curtis Morgan
70
Sharon Gerl
65
Linda Cohn
Damien Leake
60
55
Oneithea Lewis
Damon Blakemore Sr
50
Emmanuelle McGowan
Derek Pye
45
Latrica Dendy
Mark Williams
40
Angela Herzner
Jeferson Souza
35
Julie Williams-Tinkham
Rondrick Parker
30
Tiffany Garcea
Jason Fisher
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