USA Track & Field New England
National Award Recipients
Includes all New England states, not just New England association
Hometown at time of award
Last updated December 2007
| ATHLETE AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Year | Honoree | Home |
| JESSE OWENS AWARD USA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR |
1984 | Joan Benoit | Freeport ME |
| 1990 | Lynn Jennings | Newmarket NH | |
| Robet DeCelle Award Outstanding Distance Runner |
1978 | Bill Rodgers | MA |
| 1983 | Greg Meyer | MA | |
| 1984 | Pete Pfitzinger | Wellesley MA | |
| 1994 | Bob Kempainen | Hanover NH | |
| 1996 | Bob Kempainen | Hanover NH | |
| Women's LDR Outstanding Distance Runner | 1981, 1984, 1985 | Joan Benoit | MA, ME |
| 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | Lynn Jennings | Newmarket NH | |
| C.C.Jackson Award - Women's Track-Runnng | 1992 | Lynn Jennings | Newmarket NH |
| Cross Country Merit Award - Men | 1996 | Bob Kempainen | Hanover NH |
| Ron Zinn Award - Outstanding Racewalker | 1985, 1987 | Maryanne Torrellas | Clinton CT |
| 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006 | Joanne Dow | Manchester NH | |
| Mountain Running Athlete of the Year | 2000 | Dave Dunham | Bradford MA/CMS |
| 2001 | Eric Morse | Berlin VT/CMS | |
| 2002, 2003, 2004 | Paul Low | Amherst MA /CMS | |
| ADMINISTRATOR AWARDS | |||
| Award | Year | Honoree | Home |
| President's Award | 1981 | Bob Campbell | West Roxbury MA |
| 1987 | Ken Caouette | Greenfield MA | |
| 1989 | John Babington | Cambridge MA | |
| 1989 | Bruce Douglass | Ledyard CT | |
| 1992 | Rich Torrellas | Clinton CT | |
| 1993 | Ron Boemker | Cranston RI | |
| 1995 | The Boston Marathon | Boston MA | |
| 1999 | Steve Vaitones | Waltham MA | |
| 2000 | Bonnie Edmondson | Manchester CT | |
| 2001 | Michael Scott | Newport RI | |
| 2005 | Reggie Lewis Center | Boston MA | |
| 2006 | Conventures/Tufts 10K for Women | Boston MA | |
| Andy Bakjian Award - Officials | 1984 | Ken Caouette | Greenfield MA |
| Officials Hall of Fame | 2007 | Ken Caouette (innaugural class) | Greenfield MA |
| H.Browning Ross LDR Merit Award | 1970 | Bob Campbell | West Roxbury MA |
| 1981 | Will Cloney | Hingham MA | |
| 1999 | Michael Scott | Newport RI | |
| Scott Hamilton Award Men's LDR - Association Level |
1997 | Steve Vaitones | Waltham MA |
| Women's LDR
Contributor Renamed Marja Bakker Award in 2006 |
1988 | Martha White | Brookline MA |
| 1999 | Charlotte Lanahan | VT | |
| 2000 | Ray Lapinski | Derby CT | |
| 2002 | Kathy Nary | Newbury MA | |
| 2005 | Marja Bakker | Medford MA | |
| Mike Riban Award Contributions to Racewalking |
1984 | Bob Kitchen | Northampton MA |
| 1998 | Tom Eastler | Farmington ME | |
| 2002 | Steve Vaitones | Waltham MA | |
| Frank Sevigne Award (Youth) | 1994 | Ron Boemker | Cranston RI |
| Doris Heritage Award - Women's XC | 1992 | Lynn Jennings | Newmarket NH |
| Otto Essig Award - Masters LDR | 1992 | Kirk Randall | Newburyport MA |
| 1999 | John R.Kelley | Hyannis MA | |
| Masters TF Contributor of the Year | 2002 | Phil Byrne | Charlestown MA |
| 2003 | Larry Patz | Contoocook NH | |
| MUT Contributor Award | 2007 | White Mountain Milers | Conway NH |
| Horace Crow Award (Association Volunteer |
2001 | Justin Kuo | Brookline MA |
| 2006 | Val Foss | Maine | |
| ASSOCIATION AWARDS | |||
| Award | Year | Honoree | |
| USATF Most Improved/Outstanding Association | 1990 | New England | |
| 1998 | New England | ||
| Race Walking Committeee Association of the Year | 1997 | New England | |
| 2000 | Maine | ||
Complete lists of awardees recognized by each national committee can be found under the various sports pages at the USA National Site.
