The Masters Overall Athlete of the Year Award was established in 2004 to recognize outstanding performance by an athlete who is 40-and-above over the previous 12 months. It is awarded in Long Distance Running and in Track and Field to an Athlete 35-and-above every other year. 2022 – Jenny Hitchings 2021 – Vacant (Covid Pandemic) 2020 – Vacant (Covid Pandemic) 2019 – Jeannie Rice 2018 – Charles Allie 2017 – Sabra Harvey 2016 – Irene Obera 2015 – Bernard Lagat 2014 - Robert Hewitt, Irene Obera 2013 - Brian Pilcher 2012 - Jean Daprano 2011 - Christine Kennedy 2010 - Oneitha Lewis 2009 - Colleen De Reuck 2008 - Phil Raschker 2007 - Lois Ann Gilmore 2006 - Bill Collins 2005 - Emil Pawlik 2004 - Kathryn Martin