Athlete of Year Award (AOY)
USATF Masters external website and T&F Athlete of Year Award
| Year | Men | Women |
| 1975; 1976 | see 5-Year Awards | — |
| 1977 | HERB ANDERSON | — |
| 1978 | GEORGE KER | — |
| 1979 | ERNIE BILLUPS | IRENE OBERA |
| 1980 | AL OERTER | JOANN GRISSOM |
| 1981 | JIM BURNETT | JUDY FOX |
| 1982 | AL OERTER | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1983 | JACK GREENWOOD | POLLY CLARKE |
| 1984 | ED BURKE / PARRY O’BRIEN | IRENE OBERA |
| 1985 | JIM BURNETT | POLLY CLARKE |
| 1986 | JACK GREENWOOD | CHRISTEL MILLER |
| 1987 | TOM PATSALIS | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1988 | GARY MILLER / STAN WHITLEY | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1989 | JACK GREENWOOD | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1990 | LARRY ALMBERG | CHRISTEL MILLER / PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1991 | JACK GREENWOOD | BETTY VOSBURGH |
| 1992 | STAN WHITLEY | SHIRLEY MATSON / PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1993 | PHIL MULKEY | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1994 | ROSS CARTER | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1995 | STEVE ROBBINS | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1996 | JAMES STOOKEY | MARY LIBAL |
| 1997 | BILL COLLINS | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 1998 | JAMES STOOKEY | LEONORE MCDANIELS |
| 1999 | MEL LARSEN | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 2000 | JAMES STOOKEY | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 2001 | NOLAN SHAHEED | JOHNNYE VALIEN |
| 2002 | LARRY COLBERT | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 2003 | BILL COLLINS | LEONORE MCDANIELS |
| 2004 | RODERICK PARKER | KATHRYN MARTIN |
| 2005 | EMIL PAWLIK | NADINE O’CONNOR |
| 2006 | BILL COLLINS | NADINE O’CONNOR |
| 2006/7 | NOLAN SHAHEED | ALISA HARVEY |
| 2007 | NOLAN SHAHEED | PHIL RASCHKER |
| 2008 | BILL COLLINS | KATHY MARTIN & KAY GLYNN |
| 2009 | WILLIAM MURRAY | RITA HANSCOM |
| 2010 | RALPH MAXWELL / NOLAN SHAHEED | ONEITHEA (NENI) LEWIS |
| 2011 | NOLAN SHAHEED | FLO MEILER/JOHNNYE VALIEN |
| 2012 | BOB LIDA | JEANNE DAPRANO |
| 2013 | CHARLIE ALLIE / ORVILLE ROGERS | MYRLE MENSEY |
| 2014 | ROBERT HEWITT | IRENE OBERA |
| 2015 | ANSELM LEBOURNE | KATHY BERGEN / IRENE OBERA |
| 2016 | BILL COLLINS | IRENE OBERA |
| 2017 | BOB LIDA | KATHY MARTIN |
| 2018 | CHARLES ALLIE | LESLEY HINTZ |
| 2019 | CHARLES ALLIE | NERINGA JAKSTIENE |
| 2020 | — | — |
Athletes of the Year Award: Reported by SVTC, USMITT, and Veteris:
1975: 5-Year Awards: (April 1976 Veteris, PDF: pg. 23 of 31) and (Aug 1976 Veteris, PDF: pg. 20 of 27)
1975: 5-Year-Awards: (Mar 1976 SVTC, PDF: pg. 4 of 8)
1976: 5-Year-Awards: (Feb-Mar 1977 SVTC, PDF: pg. 13 of 16) and (June 1977 USMITT, PDF: pg. 16 of 18)
1977: Herb Anderson selected 1977 AAU Masters Athlete of the Year (per Oct 12, 1977 York Daily Record, PA newspaper)
1978 to 2016 Athlete of Year per Archive usatfmasters website (Link)
National Masters News (and others) reporting of the Award:
National Masters News listed these annually – typically in the January issue.
1978: George Ker selected Masters Athlete of the Year (Spring 1979 NMN, PDF, pg 1 of 13)
1980: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1981 NMN, PDF: pg 13 of 24)
1981: Athletes of the Year Award: (Feb 1982 NMN, PDF: pg 14-17 of 24)
1982: Athletes of the Year Award: refer to “1978 to 1990 list” below
1983: Athletes of the Year Award: refer to “1978 to 1990 list” below
1984: Athletes of the Year Award: refer to “1978 to 1990 list” below
1985: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1986 NMN)
1986: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1987 NMN, PDF, pg 1 & 26 of 36)
1987: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1993 OTHTC, PDF: pg 12 of 33)
1988: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1989 NMN)
1989: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1990 NMN)
1990: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1991 NMN, PDF: pg 1 & 8-9 of 36)
1978 to 1990 List: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1991 NMN, PDF: pg 9 of 36)
1991: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1992 NMN, PDF: pg 1 & 3 of 28)
1992: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1993 NMN, PDF: pg 1 & 3 of 28)
1978 to 1993 List: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1994 NMN, PDF: pg 1 & 22 of 31)
1978 to 1994 List: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1995 NMN, PDF: pg 1 & 14 of 32)
1995: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1996 NMN)
1996: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1997 NMN)
1997: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1998 NMN)
1998: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 1999 NMN)
1999: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2000 NMN)
2000: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2001 NMN)
2001: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2002 NMN)
2002: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2003 NMN)
2003: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2004 NMN, PDF: pg. 9 of 32)
2004: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2005 NMN)
2005: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2006 NMN)
1978 to 2005 List: Athletes of the Year Award: (Jan 2006 NMN, PDF: pg 17 of 30)
2006: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2007: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2008: Athletes of the Year Award: Awards listed through other sources: (runnerspace)
2009: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2010: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link) and (2011 USATF Indoor Championship Meet Program)
2011: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2012: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2013: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2014: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2015: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2016: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive usatfmasters external link)
2017: Athletes of the Year Award: (Archive USATF external link)
2018: Athletes of the Year Award: (External Link)
2019: Athletes of the Year Award: (External Link)
2020: —
Athlete of the Year Award: Current Awards (usatfmasters.org website)
Athlete of the Year Award: USATF website
Reported by California Track News:
1977 California Masters (California only) (External link: California Track News Feb 1978, pg 2 & 5 of 56)
WMA Athlete of the Year: (External WMA Link)
Five Times Masters Age-Group Winners (through 2016): (External Link)
Past Masters Age-Group Winners (through 2016): (External Link)
Outstanding Performances of the Year:
1983: (Jan 1984 NMN, PDF: pg 9 of 24) and 1985 to 1990: (Jan 1991 NMN, PDF, pg 9 of 36)
David Pain Award: David Pain Award
Awards California State Games: Link and Link-2
Distance AOY: (Distance Running AOY: External Link)
Award: (Archive USATF external link)