Hall of Fame Award Presentation for 2009 Karl Hempel I understand I am supposed to keep you guessing as to the identity of the Hall of Fame winner. If I start talking about this individual’s accomplishments I’m afraid it will be obvious who I am talking...
Cleveland-Caldwell Advancement of the Sport - George Palmer Gary Griffin There’s a memorable scene in the recently-released movie, Invictus. To set the stage for those of you who have not seen it or read about it, the film tells the story of Nelson Mandela’s efforts...
Male Runner of the Year - Tony Guillen Felton Wright I have a theory that I have researched over many years. It is that most people start running and improve for about 10 years, then start slowing down. This is usually true whether we start running at 16 years of age...
Female Runner of the Year – Kelsey Scheitlin Presented by Amanda Hudson How much does an encouraging word mean to a runner?Well, a lot if you are like me. One encouraging word can take you a long way when running down a lonely trail or another monotonous lap around...
Female Triathlete of the Year Lisa Cox The state cross country competition marked the conclusion of the season for many of the area teams last Saturday at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City, Florida. Remarkably, the ladies of Chiles defended their state title for...
