Awards for Masters Track and Field

Awards for Masters Track and Field:

Athlete of Year Award:   Athlete of Year Award

National Masters News magazine list Awards:
National Masters News listed these annually – typically in the January issue. (Link)

USATF Athlete of the Week:  (USATF Athlete of the Week)

David Pain Award:  David Pain Award (1978 to Present)

Age-Group Athletes of the Year:  (List 1982 to 2016)
Event-Group Athlete of the Year:  USATF Masters website

Combined Event Awards:
Rex Harvey Combined Events Athlete of the Year  and   1985 to 1990: (Jan 1991 NMN, PDF, pg 9 of 36)

Throws Awards:   USATF Masters website
Lad Pataki Award        Ken Weinbel Award      Tom Gage Award   Vanessa Hilliard Award
Note:   Feb 2022:   The Lad Pataki Award renamed The Carol Finsrud Award

President: Masters that have won the USATF President’s Award: (Link)

All American Standards

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)

WMA Athlete of the Year:  (External WMA Link) (2017 PDF)

Awards California State Games:   Link and Link-2

North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Awards:  (Link)

Past Sullivan Award winners that later competed in Masters Track and Field: (Link)

Distance AOY:  (External Link)

Racewalk:  (NMN Jan 1997  (PDF, pg 10 of 40) lists a history of Racewalk Awards 1978 to 1996)

LA Valley Athletic Club: (NMN Mar 1997 (PDF, pg 4 of 36) awarded 1996 AOY to Masters athlete Theo Viltz)
LA Valley Athletic Club: (NMN Nov 1984 (PDF, pg 21 of 30) awarded 1983 awards to Stan Whitley, Walt Butler, Parry O’Brien, Nick Newton, and George Simon.
LA Valley Athletic Club: (NMN Apr 1996 (PDF, pg 4 of 32) award to Charlie Rader.  Article notes Del Pickarts was a past winner.

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