8th Annual USATF-NY Awards Celebration & Class of 2022 Officials Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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USATF New York has announced the 8th annual USATF New York Awards Celebration & the Class of 2022 Officials Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 26 at the Sonesta White Plains in White Plains, N.Y. 

The awards banquet will recognize athletes, administrators, coaches, and officials for 2022 accomplishments and life-long service and dedication to the sport.  

The list of award recipients are presented below.
 
The USATF New York Officials Hall of Fame will induct 6 officials for their tireless service to the sport.  The officials being inducted are:

• Ian Brooks 
• Vince Chiappetta
• Eugene Fulton (posthumous)
• Elizabeth Phillips 
• Tom McTaggart
• Jim Ryan (posthumous)

The 2022 Athletes of the Year who will be recognized for their outstanding performances last year are:

RACE WALKING

Open Women: Mia Priore (Marist College)
Open Men: Israel SotoDuprey
Youth Girls: Tiarra Jackson (Velocity TC)
Youth Boys: Nathaniel Samson (VO2Max TC)

LONG DISTANCE RUNNING

Open Women: Erin Gregoire (Brooklyn TC)
Open Men: Ryan Archer (Central Park TC - Tracksmith)
Masters Women: Fiona Bayly (Urban Athletics)
Masters Men: Peter Brady (Central Park TC - Tracksmith)

TRACK & FIELD

Open Women: Katelyn Tuohy (North Carolina State University)
Open Men: Rai Benjamin (Nike)
Masters Women: Jennifer Harvey (Central Park TC - Tracksmith)
Masters Men: Alston Brown (Central Park TC - Tracksmith)

YOUTH CROSS COUNTRY

Overall Girls: Abigail Riley (VO2Max TC)
Overall Boys: Nate Boutin (Prospect Park Youth RC)
8 & Under Girls: Ari Pennicooke (VO2Max TC)
8 & Under Boys: Cyrus Boschen (Westchester Striders)
9-10 Girls: Aria Boschen (Westchester Striders)
9-10 Boys: Gabriel Eduful (Westchester Striders)
11-12 Girls: Adriana Pettinell (Tailwind TC)
11-12 Boys: Avery Rosado (Ocean Breeze Wave Runners)
13-14 Girls: Sloan Wasserman 
13-14 Boys: Matteo Chiesara
15-16 Girls: Maxine Paul-Emile (Prospect Park Youth RC)
15-16 Boys: Maxim Seliger (Chelsea Greyhounds)
17-18 Girls: Rylee Ferretti (Ocean Breeze Wave Runners)
17-18 Boys: Sebastian Margetts (Prospect Park Youth RC)
High School Girls: Karrilynn Baloga (Cornwall High School)
High School Boys: Adam Furman (Tri-Valley High School)

YOUTH TRACK & FIELD

Girls Overall (Field Events): Brielle Hudson (NY Starz TC)
Boys Overall (Field Events): Michael Pinckney (High School For Construction Trades, Engineering And Architecture)
Girls Overall (Track Events): Katelyn Kliesch (Ocean Breeze Wave Runners)
Boys Overall (Track Events): Malone Clark (Metro Eagles TC)
8 & Under Girls: Blair Ewers (Mo Better Jaguars)
8 & Under Boys: Xoan Achigbu (Velocity TC)
9-10 Girls: Kunusasha Medas-King  (Midas touch)
9-10 Boys: Stephen Baron-Williams (Ocean Breeze Wave Runners)
11-12 Girls: Aisha Wajid (VO2Max TC)
11-12 Boys: Konstantin MacKinnon (Westchester Wolves)
13-14 Girls: Anna Vidolova 
13-14 Boys: Aaron Irish-Bramble (Notre Dame TC)
15-16 Girls: Kaela Swift (NY Novas TC)
15-16 Boys: Nathaniel Johnson (River Cities Athletics)
17-18 Girls: Anissa Moore (Moore Acceleration TC)
17-18 Boys: Jordan Jackson (Brooklyn Elite TC)
High School Girls: Julia Magliaro (Trinity School)
High School Boys: Myles Hogan (Fordam Prep)

Each year three awards are presented to officials who have served the sport and their communities at the highest level in recent years.  The awards are named after three of the local pioneers in the officials committee - Jake Korn, Warren Ring, and Louis Vazquez, Jr.  Winning the awards this year are:

Daniel Doherty (Jake Korn Officials Committee Service Award),
Alwyn Hutton (Warren Ring Officials Committee Lifetime Achievement Award)
Judith P. Allen (Louis Vazquez, Jr. Officials Committee Humanitarian Award) 

The recipient of this year’s Coaching Lifetime Award is Devon Martin (Central Park TC - Tracksmith).

The recipient of the Media Contributor award is John Seto (mastersrankings.com). 
 
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