2026 USATF Minnesota Award Celebration

Date & Time

January 11, 2026
1/11 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Location & Venue

Eagan Community Center 1501 Central Pkwy Eagan , MN 55121 Open in Google Maps

Registration

No Registration Instructions Available

Details

Join some of the best athletes in Minnesota when USATF Minnesota presents its awards to Runners of the Year for Long Distance, Youth, Race Walking, and Officials who had an outstanding season. The 17th annual Awards Celebration will be held at the Eagan Community Center starting at 5:30 p.m. and will feature a buffet starting at 6 p.m. There will be a cash bar available.

Cost

Award winners and one guest of each award winner - FREE
USATF Minnesota members - $20
Additional guests and non-USATF members - $20
- Payment accepted at the door -- cash, check or Venmo

Registration:
Registration is via the Google form here. If you have questions please contact Kathy Windels at office@minnesota.usatf.org.

Youth Athletes of the Year
Girls 8 & Under - Violet King
Boys 8 & Under - Grayson Green
Girls 9 -10 - Imina Omonuwah and Kenadie Forbes
Boys 9 -10 - Maxwell Winter
Girls 11 -12 - Nakai Rucker
Boys 11 -12 - Elias Senaphanh-Sutton
Girls 13 - 14 - Samiya Bellfield
Boys 13 -14 - Wyatt Schmale
Girls 15 -16 - Samantha Christensen
Boys 15 - 16 - Matthew O'Hara Jr.
Girls High School - Emma Kvant
Boys High School - Myles Wood

Age Group LDR Runners of the Year
Women's Open- Mary Van Laarhoven
Men's Open- John Curley
W35-39 - Heather Kampf
M35-39 - Daniel Docherty
W40-44 - Michelle Baxter, Cassandra Mellon Simons, Lisa Mueller
M40-44 - Erik Teig
W45-49 - Angie Williams
M45-49 - Kenny Miller
W50-54 - Rebekah Ormsby
M50-54 - Mark Kalar
W55-59 - Sonya Decker
M55-59 - William Lindell
W60-64 - Wanda Gau
M60-64 - John Van Danacker
W65-69 - Gwen Jacobson
M65-69 - Doug Keller
W70-74 - Claudia Wondra
M70-74 - Rick Strand
W75-79 - Gloria Jansen
M75-79 - Michael Mann
W80-84 - Kathy Peterson
M80-84 - Scott Danielson and John Smoluch
W85-89 - Dorothy Marden
M85-89 - Ed Rousseau
M90-94 - Alan Phillips

Officials of the Year - Jeff Freeman,Denny Hammann and Merry Hilger

Lifetime Contribution - Craig Canham, Gloria Jansen and Jack Mayeron

Cross Country
Open Women's Runner of the Year - Mary Van Laarhoven
Open Men's Runner of the Year - Ben Vaske
Youth Female Runner of the Year - Maddie Gullickson
Youth Male Runner of the Year - Sean Fries

Open Track & Field of the Year
Women's Athlete of the Year -  Annie Frisbie
Men's Athlete of the Year -  Joel Reichow

Masters Track & Field Athletes of the Year
Women's Athlete of the Year -  Jacqui Kirk
Men's Athlete of the Year -  Troy Bellrichard