from Veronica Allan, www.stfc.org
The Annual Saugeen Track and Field Club Awards Presentation and BBQ was held on Saturday August, 22nd in Southampton. Present athletes, alumni, coaches, STFC executive members, and their families gathered to recognize the efforts and acheivements that have been made by STFC and its athletes over the past year.
Award Winners included:
Nicole McKague (Teeswater) – Tyke female athlete
Tony Elliot (Walkerton)/Sam Nusselder (Paisley) – Tyke male athlete
Lily Starling (Walkerton)/Ciara Lark (Mildmay) – Atom female athlete
Justin McKague (Teeswater) – Atom male athlete
Alex Morrow (Port Elgin) – Bantam female athlete
Brent Kraemer (Hanover) – Bantam male athlete
Cheyenne Hunter (Tiverton) – Midget female athlete, Junior female athlete in Cross Country (2008), Most improved female (2 or more years in club)
Tyrell Smith (Teeswater) – Midget male athlete
Caitlyn MacMillan (Port Elgin) – Youth female athlete
Kevin Bowman (Port Elgin) – Youth male athlete
Rita Rudell (Wiarton) – Junior female athlete in Track, Junior female athlete in Field, FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jordan Collison (Southampton) – Junior male athlete in Track, Junior male athlete in Cross Country (2008), Most improved male (2 or more years in club)
Alex Pilar (Port Elgin) – Junior male athlete in Field
Rick Carr (Port Elgin) – Senior athlete in Track, The Cheryl Warnica Memorial Trophy, The Percy West Award for Leadership, The Coaches’ Award, MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Evan Porter (Port Elgin) – Senior athlete in Track (as guide runner for Rick Carr)
Kurt Benninger (Chepstow) – Senior athlete in Track
Brad Millar (Port Elgin) – Senior athlete in Field, MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jason Weppler (Shallow Lake) – Male Masters Club Athlete
Shelly Price (Elmwood) – Female Masters Club Athlete
Emily MacLeod (Port Elgin) – Female Novice Award
Seb Pilon (Port Elgin) – Male Novice Award
Mat West (Mildmay) – Most improved male (2 or more years in club)
Ken Gosleigh (Exeter) – Oustanding athlete in Road Races
Jeff Barrett (Owen Sound) – ROBERT ATKINSON RECOGNITION AWARD
Masters 30-39 Team: Jeff Barrett, Marvin Bauman (Guelph), Bevin Stevenson (Arthur), Jason Weppler – TEAM OF THE YEAR
