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|  USATF Convention Elections and Awards December 7, 2004 Courtesy of USATF
Finke, Phillips, Estes Elected LDR Chairs; Roe Returns as USATF
President Bill Roe of Bellingham, Wash. was elected to a second term as USA
Track & Field's president, leading a Board of Directors for the next four
years whose composition was finalized in elections last Friday,
December 3. Roe, who ran unopposed, was re-elected by acclamation at USATF's
2004 Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore. Roe is the first USATF president
to be elected to two four-year terms. Also re-elected by acclamation as
an officer was Treasurer Ed Koch. Winning contested elections also on
Friday were Lynn Cannon who was elected secretary and incumbent
vice president Dee Jensen. In addition, Fred Finke of Longwood, Fla., was elected USATF's Long
Distance Running Chair. Finke defeated Don Lein of Pittsboro, N.C.,
while Elizabeth Phillips of New York, N.Y. and Jim Estes of Louisville,
Ky. were re-elected as women's and men's Long Distance Running
(LDR) chairs respectively. The 2004 USA Track & Field Award Winners At the 26th Annual USA Track & Field Convention this past weekend, a
horde of honors and awards were handed-out and announced. Here
are the big winners: JESSE OWENS AWARD Joanna Hayes, hurdles HALL OF FAME Joan Benoit Samuelson, distance running PACESETTER AWARD Irwin "Ike" Belk GIEGENGACK AWARD Brooks Johnson PRESIDENT'S AWARDS USATF President Bill Roe honored 12 USATF contributors with
President's Awards during the 2004 Annual Meeting Opening Session.
Below are the honorees: * Mark Springer - USATF employee since 1986, working in all areas of
the sport; currently USATF Director of Grassroots Programs & Planning;
long-time Annual Meeting organizer * Meb Keflezighi - 2004 Olympic men's marathon silver medalist,
10,000m and 20K American record holder * Deena Kastor - 2004 Olympic women's marathon bronze medalist, 5K,
10,000m, 15K and marathon American record holder, Athletes Advisory
Committee contributor * Kathy Fones - New Mexico Association contributor, youth/junior track &
field advocate * Antonio Pettigrew - Athletes' Advisory Committee officer and Board of
Directors member, coach, former U.S. 400m champion and 4x400m
relay world record holder, former Visa Humanitarian Athlete of the Year * Erica Wheeler - Athletes' Advisory Committee officer and Board of
Directors member, former U.S. javelin champion * George Williams - 2004 Olympic Team men's head coach; 1999 World
Outdoor Championships, 1993 World Indoor Championships and 1992
IAAF World Cup men's head coach; coach at St. Augustine's College in
Raleigh, N.C., since 1976 * Mike Frankfurt - Chairman of the Armory Foundation in New York, New
York Road Runners Club member, long-time contributor * Mary Rosado - Women's Long Distance Running Committee member,
Law & Legislation Committee constituent * Cynthia Doyle - USATF Board of Directors Member, National
Federation of State High School Associations assistant director, high
school track & field advocate * Thomas McLean - former USATF Executive Director of Programs, long-
time Annual Meeting organizer, former NCAA 800m champion * Harry Simonis - Oregon Association Executive Director, host of five
World Cross Country Trials in last 12 years, long-time sport contributor OTHER AWARDS Visa Humanitarian Athlete-of-the-Year Nike Coach-of-the-Year Verizon Youth Athlete-of-the-Year BENGAY Masters Athlete-of-the-Year At the annual Awards Breakfast on Saturday, December 4, USATF also
announced the 2004 award winners for their contributions on and off the
track. USATF Distance Running Awards MEN'S LDR Robert E. DeCelle Award Scott Hamilton Award H. Browning Ross Merit Award WOMEN'S LDR Contributor-of-the-Year MOUNTAIN/ULTRA/TRAIL Ruth Anderson Ultra Distance Running Athlete-of-the-Year Masters Ultrarunner-of-the-Year Award Mountain Runner-of-the-Year MUT Council Contributor-of-the-Year CROSS COUNTRY MASTERS LDR Outstanding Athletes of 2004 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 Otto Essig Award: Meritorious Service to Masters LDR OTHER AWARDS Associations Officials Andy Bakjian Award: James Gray Women's Track & Field Joseph Robichaux Award: Bobby Kersee Men's Track & Field Harrison Dillard Award: Jeremy Wariner John Bennett Decathlon Awards Athlete: Brian Clay Race Walking Captain Ron Zinn Memorial Awards: Curt Clausen, Tim Seaman, Teresa
Vaill Youth Athletics Frank Sevigne Award: Mary Elisabeth Addy Masters Track & Field Athletes of the Year: Rod Parker, Kathryn Martin
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