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Awards

Doris Heritage Contributor of the Year Award

The Doris Heritage Award is given annually by the Cross Country Council to acknowledge the contributions made by an individual or individuals to the sport of cross country running. The award was named to honor the outstanding contributions made by Doris Brown Heritage, five-time world cross country champion, former Chair of the women's cross country sub-committee, and former member of the IAAF Cross Country Technical Committee (since 2004, when combined with the Men’s Contributor Award).

As of 2017, Cross Country Council Awards Committee submits a list of nominees. Cross Country Council votes separately on all nominees at or before USATF Annual Meeting. All candidates who receive support from at least 2/3 of the total number of votes will win the award. If none receive 2/3, then re-vote with all candidates together and the candidate with the most votes will win the award.

2021 Carrie Tollefson
2020 Fred Finke
2019 Michael Scott
2018 Ben Rosario
2017 Andy Martin
2016 Bob Latham
2015 Steve Viatones
2014 Andy Martin
2013 Paul Merca
2012 Paul Greer & Thom Hunt
2011 Bill Quinlisk
2010 Bill Roe
2009 Not Awarded
2008 Charlie Brown
2007 Pete Julian
2006 Not Awarded
2005 Not Awarded
2004 Not Awarded
2003 Patrick Shane & Fred Finke*
2002 Anne Timmons & Harry Simonis*
2001 Red Estes
2000 Teri Jordan, Wayne Dannehl, and Wisconsin Parkside LOC
1999 Julie Brown
1998 Mike Scott
1997 Carol Stevenson
1996 Jerry Quiller
1995 John Babington
1994 Augie Argabright, Jack Griffin, Ken Foreman, and Will Stephens
1993 Bob Seaman
1992 Lynn Jennings
1991 Chris Murray
1990 Lance Harter & Peg Neppel
1989 Bob Baxter, Doris Heritage, A.C. Linnerud, and George Williams

1989-2004: The Doris Heritage Award was given annually by the women's cross country sub-committee to acknowledge the contributions made by an individual or individuals to the sport of women's cross country running. The award was named to honor the outstanding contributions made by Doris Brown Heritage, five-time world cross country champion.

*Note: Harry Simonis (2002) and Fred Finke (2003) were originally recognized as “Men’s Contributor” (acknowledges the contributions made by an individual or individuals to the sport of men's cross country running), but they have now been listed here since the Doris Heritage Award now recognizes contributors to both men’s and women’s cross country.  

Cross Country Council Award of Merit

This award honors an organization or group that has promoted and developed the sport of cross country running.

As of 2017, Cross Country Council Awards Committee submits a list of nominees. Cross Country Council votes on all nominees at or before USATF Annual Meeting. The candidate with the most votes will win the award.

2021 Terry Delph
2020 Bob Larsen
2019 Wisconsin Association
2018 Visit Tallahassee & USATF Florida Association
2017 Bob Latham
2016 Not Awarded
2015 USATF Pacific Association
2014 Not Awarded
2013 Bill Roe
2012 Mike Scott
2011 Doris Heritage
2010 Not Awarded
2009 Peter Glavin
2008 Not Awarded
2007 Not Awarded
2006 Not Awarded
2005 USATF Oregon Association
2004 Carole Langenbach
2003 Joe Vigil
2002 Rick Hill - Great American Sports
2001 Jeff Johnson & The Farm Team
2000 Skip Stolley & Amateur Athletics Foundation - Los Angeles
1999 Wings of America
1998 Foot Locker
1997 Harrier Magazine – Marc Bloom, Editor
1996 Walt Murphy & XC Express
1995 Mike Byrnes & National Scholastic Foundation

Male Athlete of the Year

Awarded to the top performing male athlete of year as voted on by the USATF Cross Country Council at or before the USATF Annual Meeting.

2020 Anthony Rotich
2019 Shadrack Kipchirchir
2018 Leonard Korir
2017 Leonard Korir
2016 Garrett Heath
2015 Chris Derrick
2014 Chris Derrick
2013 Senior Men's World XC Team
2012 Bobby Mack
2011  
2010 Patrick Smyth
2009 German Fernandez
2008 Jorge Torres
2007 Alan Culpepper
2006 Adam Goucher
2005 Jorge Torres
2004 Robert Gary
2003 Meb Keflezighi
2002 Abdi Abdirahman & Jorge Torres
2001 Dathan Ritzenhein & Senior Men's World XC 12 km Team
2000 Adam Goucher
1999 Adam Goucher
1998 Bob Kennedy
1997 Reuben Reina
1996 Brad Barquist
1995 Todd Williams
1994 Bob Kennedy
1993 Todd Williams
1992 Todd Williams
1991 Pat Porter
1990 Pat Porter

Women's Athlete of the Year

Awarded to the top performing female athlete of year as voted on by the USATF Cross Country Council at or before the USATF Annual Meeting.

2020 Natosha Rogers
2019 Shelby Houlihan
2018 Emily Infeld
2017 Aliphine Tuliamuk
2016 Amy Van Alstine
2015 Laura Thweatt
2014 Kellyn Johnson
2013 Neely Spence
2012 Sara Hall
2011                                                                                          
2010 Shalane Flanagan
2009 Neely Spence
2008 Shalane Flanagan
2007 Deena Kastor
2006 Blake Phillips
2005 Lauren Fleshman
2004 Shalane Flanagan
2003 Deena Drossin Kastor
2002 World XC 8 km Team
2001 Deena Drossin

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