Posted: December 3, 2005

Athletics: Dozens honored at USATF Awards Breakfast

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - At the Annual Awards Breakfast on Saturday, USATF announced 2005 awards winners for their contributions on and off the track. Award winners are listed below:

Frank Sevigne Award: Judge Norine Richardson
Bill Hargrove Award: Arizona
Otto Essig Award: Twin Cities Marathon
Paul Spangler Award: Evelyn Cockerham & Abraham Weintraub

Masters Athletes of the Year: 
Male: Emil Pawlik
Women: Nadine O'Connor
Outstanding Single Event Performance 
Women: Oneithea (Nini) Lewis
Men: Mel Larsen

Athlete of the Year - Combined Events
Women: Christel Donley
Men: Emil Pawlik

Race Walker Women: Teresa Vaill
Race Walker Men: Ray Sharpe
Masters Administrator of the Year: Sandy Pashkin

Masters LDR - Outstanding Athletes of the Year:
40-44: Colleen De Reuck, Mbarak Hussein
45-49: Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, John Tuttle
50-54: Kathryn Martin, Gary Romesser
55-59: Gloria Jansen, Terry McCluskey
60-64: Marie-Louise Michelsohn, Don Coffman
65-69: Barbara Miller, Bill Borla
70-74: Ginette Bedard, Ray Parrella
75-79: Toshiko D'Elia, Jerry Johncock
80-84: Helen Klein, John Keston
85-89: Hedy Marque, Henry Sypniewski
90-94: Evelyn Cockerham, Dudley Healy
95+ Abraham Weintraub

Associations of the Year: Southern California:
Horace Crow Jr. Award: Norm Green

Cross Country Awards: 
Women: Lauren Fleshman
Men: Jorge Torres
Council Merit: Oregon Association
Masters Men: David O'Keeffe
Masters Women: Carmen Ayala-Troncoso

Mountain Runners of the Year: 
Women: Laura Haefeli
Men: Simon Gutierrez
Masters Women: Lisa Goldsmith
Masters Men: Bernie Boettcher
Other award winners: Anne Riddle Lundblad
Dave Mackey, William Emerson and Tania Pacev.
MUT Contributor: TEVA

Men's Long Distance Running: 
Scott Hamilton Memorial Award: Bob Latham
H. Browning Ross Memorial Award: Bob Larsen
Robert E. DeCelle Jr. Memorial Award: Meb Keflezighi

Women's Long Distance Running: 
Runner of the Year: Nicole Aish
Contributor of the Year: Marja Bakker/Joe Vigil

Officials: 
Horace Crow Award: Lane Donell
Charles M. Ruter Award: Fred Alder & Bill Buttermore
John R. Davis Memorial Award: Bob Langenbach

Athletes Advisory Committee: 
Florence Griffith Joyner Award: Robin Reynolds

Race Walk Award Winners: 
Captain Ron Zinn Memorial Awards: 
20Km Male: Tim Seaman
20km Female: Teresa Vaill
50km Male: Philip Dunn
Association: Long Island

Mike Riban Contributor Award: A. C. Jaime
Henry Laskau Award (top juniors): Maria Michta, Zachary Pollinger
Al Heppner Scholarship Award: Maria Michta
Chairman's Award: David Baldwin
Howard Schmertz Meet Director of the Year Award: Tim Weaver
Joseph Robichaux Award: Barbara Jackett
Heptathlon Award: Hyleas Fountain

C.C. Jackson Awards: 
Track Events: Allyson Felix
Field Events: Tianna Madison

Harrison Dillard Award: Justin Gatlin
Jim Thorpe Award: Bryan Clay
Glenn Cunningham Award: Bernard Lagat
Distinguished Service Award: Charlie Green
John Bennett Decathlon Athlete Award: Bryan Clay
John Bennett Decathlon Contributor Award: Kip Janvrin

Athletics for the Disabled Association Award: 
Long Island Track & Field
Individual Contributor: Steve Cueme