2008
USATF National Awards: Masters Track & Field Women 30-59
Athletes of the Year: Carol Finsrud
(50-54), Lockhart, Texas; Rita Hanscom (50-54), San Diego,
Calif.; Alisa Harvey (40-44), Manassas, Va.; Oneithea Lewis
(45-49), Bayside, N.Y.; Kathryn Martin (55-59),
Northport, N.Y.; Joy Upshaw-Margerum (40-49), Los
Altos, Calif.
Masters Long Distance
Running Athletes of the Year:
Women:40-44
Colleen De Reuck; 45-49 Linda Somers Smith;
50-54 Joan Samuelson; 55-59 Kathryn
Martin; 60-64 Nancy Rollins;
65-69 Sharon Dolan; 70-74 Ginette Bedard;
75-79 Lois Ann Gilmore; 80-84 Joy Johnson;
85-89 Helen Klein; 90-94 Evelyn Tripp; 95+
Kathryn West.
Outstanding USATF Association Awards:
Silver--Long Island
Cross Country Awards: Masters Harriers of the Year:
Kathryn Martin, Peter McGill
Race Walking Grand Prix Award Winners:
1. Teresa Vaill -
Walk USA
Junior Women: 3. Jenna Monahan - St.
Josephs College
Women's Team Awards: 1st Place - Walk
USA
At the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships Long Island's own
Walter Henning won the hammer throw with an American junior
record of 76.92 meters. In the competition in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Henning took the lead on his first attempt and capped his day
with a record final toss. American athletes completed an
historic double with Conor McCullough placing second.
The LSU sophomore is no stranger to international competition.
He has also worn the US singlet in Morocco, Beijing and Brazil.
"Ever since I went to Morocco in 2005 I put all my training
towards winning this meet on this day. Pretty much the entire
team
is out here (cheering) today."
His next goal is to qualify for the 2009 World Champs in Berlin.
Said Henning: "To carry the American flag in the opening
ceremony is a tremendous honor...It's phenomenal to be able to
carry the flag, win a gold medal, set a PR and an American
record."
