German Fernandez (Oklahoma State) honored at Awards Breakfast

For Immediate Release
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Contact:
Vicky Oddi
USA Track & Field
Communications Coordinator
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Dozens honored at Awards Breakfast

INDIANAPOLIS - At the Annual Awards Breakfast Saturday morning at the 2009 USA Track & Field Annual Meeting, award winners were announced for their achievements on and off the track. Winners are listed below:

Youth Athletics Awards:

Frank Savigne Award - Henry McCullough
Bill Hargrove Award - Nebraska Association

Masters Long Distance Running Awards:

Otto Essig Award - David Katz and David Oja
Paul Spangler Award - Evelyn Tripp and Henry Sefnewsky
Outstanding Athletes - Male: Paul Uftenberg Female: Colleen De Reuck and Joan Benoit Samuelson

Masters Track and Field Awards:

David Palm Distinguished Service Award - John Sato
Race Walk Athletes of the Year - Female: Darlene Backling Male: Chris Schmidt

Associations Awards:

Horace Crow Jr. Award - Paul Morency
Most Improved Award - Southern Association

Cross Country:

Male Athlete of the Year - German Fernandez
Female Athlete - Nealy Spence
Cross Country Council Award - Peter Glavin
Masters Harriers of the Year - Simon Gutierrez and Carmen Ayela-Troncoso

Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running Awards:

Mountain Runners of the Year -
Male - Joseph Gray
Female - Brandy Erholtz
Masters Male - Dave Dunham
Masters Female - Laura Haefeli
Contributor of the Year - Paul Kirsch
Ultrarunners of the Year -
Male - Michael Wardian
Female - Kami Semick
Masters Male - Roy Pirrung
Masters Female - Anita Ortiz

Men's Long Distance Running Awards:

H. Browning Ross Merit Award - Jack Daniels
Allan Steinfeld Award - Carey Pinkowski
Scott Hamilton Memorial Award - Jack Leydig
Robert E. DeCelle Jr. Award - Meb Keflezighi

Women's Long Distance Running Awards:

Runner of the Year - Magdalena Lewy Boulet
Marja Bakker Contributor of the Year - Elizabeth Phillips

Athletics for the Disabled Awards:

Distinguished Service Awards - Lionel Leach and Dorothy Dawson

Officials Awards:

Andy Bakjian Award - Ginger Mullineaux
Horace Crow Jr. Award - Win Eggers
Charles M. Ruter Award - Karen Krsak
John R. Davis Memorial Award - Finn Hanson
Jim Grey Humanitarian Award - Val Foss

U.S. Track Meet Directors Association Awards:

Howard Schmertz Lifetime Achievement Award - Brian Brown
Meet Director of the Year Award - Ray Lump

Sports Medicine and Science Awards:

Dr. C. Harmon Brown Award - Jack Ranson, Rick McGuire and Ralph Vernacchia

Women's Track and Field Awards:

Joseph Robichaux Award - Gary Winkler
C.C. Jackson Awards - Brittney Reese and Sanya Richards

Men's Track and Field Awards:

Harrison Dillard Award - Tyson Gay
Glenn Cunningham Award - Bernard Lagat
Jim Thorpe Award - Dwight Phillips
Al Oerter Award - Christian Cantwell
John Bennett Award - Trey Hardee
Roy Griak Distinguished Service Award - Ed Gorman

For more information on USA Track & Field and the 2008 USATF Annual Meeting, visit: www.usatf.org.


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