Distinguished Service Award - The ARP Herb Wills I’m an old cross-country guy, so I’ve run cross-country a lot of different places. Golf courses, military reservations, school yards, horse tracks, city parks, state parks, experimental forests, river...
Appreciation Award- Fred Deckert Mary Jean Yon Some of the volunteer jobs that get done in our club are done best by those who have drifted away from logging training and racing miles but still want to be a part of the club scene. Tonight’s recognition focuses on one...
Youth Runner of the Year - Kyle, Chase and Caleb Harris Gary Droze Good evening. It’s my happy privilege tonight to present the GWTC Youth Runner of the Year award. Let me begin with a reassurance. As a high school track and cross-country coach, I could be...
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...
