8th Annual Awards Celebration to Honor 2022 Achievements to be held January 7

USATF Indiana will hold the 8th Annual USATF Indiana Awards Celebration on January 7 (7 pm) to recognize the outstanding achievements of its athletes in 2022.  The celebration will held at the Pike High School Freshman Center.
 
The awards banquet will recognize athletes and administrators for 2022 accomplishments and life-long service and dedication to the sport.  

The list of award recipients are presented below.
 
The 2022 Athletes of the Year who will be recognized for their outstanding performances last year are:

Para athletics

Noah Malone (Indianapolis)

RACE WALKING

Cathy Mayfield (Indianapolis)

LONG DISTANCE RUNNING

Open Women: Taryn Thor (Kokomo) 
Open Men: Caleb Kerr (Zionsville)
Masters Women: Lucie Mays-Sulewski (Westfield)
Masters Men: Jesse Davis (Omaha, NE; Indiana Elite AC)

TRACK & FIELD

Open Women: Lynna Irby (Indianapolis)
Open Men: Cole Hocker (Indianapolis)
Masters Women: Grace Liang (Indianapolis)
Masters Men: Antonio Palacios (Bloomington) 

YOUTH CROSS COUNTRY

8 & Under Girls: Elizabeth McAllister (Georgetown; Southern Indiana Running Club)
8 & Under Boys: Brody Moore (Fishers)
9-10 Girls: Aliyah Yorek (Fishers; Body in Training Track Club) 
9-10 Boys: Galvin Hunt (Lapel)
11-12 Girls: Chloe Tragesser (Carmel; Fayette County Youth Running Club)
11-12 Boys: Gavin Sickbert (Birdseye; #teamorange Distance Running Club)
13-14 Girls: Taylor Tragesser (Carmel; Fayette County Youth Running Club)
13-14 Boys: Calvin Seitz (Jasper; #teamorange Distance Running Club)
15-16 Girls: Megan Cumberledge (Nashville; Columbus Running Club)
15-16 Boys: Jackson Wright (Terre Haute) 
17-18 Girls: Vivienne Siefker (Seymour; South Central Indiana Running Club)
17-18 Boys: Gavin Newton (Cambridge City; Wampus Cats Running Club)
U20 Girls: Sophia Kennedy (Carmel; Park Tudor High School)     
U20 Boys: Kole Mathison (Carmel; Carmel High School)

YOUTH TRACK & FIELD

8 & Under Girls:  Piper Benedict (Noblesville; Body in Training Track Club)
8 & Under Boys: Arris Peters (Fishers; Soca Speed Track Club)
9-10 Girls: Shay Stockstell (South Bend; Speed U Track Club)
9-10 Boys: Jermaine Jones II (Terre Haute; Speed U Track Club)
9-10 Boys: Drake Jones (Brownsburg; Soca Speed Track Club)
11-12 Girls: Amyla Holder (Carmel)
11-12 Boys: Tristan Rollins (Indianapolis; AthLead Indy)
13-14 Girls:  Adriana Swanson (South Bend; Speed U Track Club)
13-14 Boys: Isaac Bedwell (Sullivan)
15-16 Girls: Hannah Alexander (Noblesville; AthLead Indy)
15-16 Boys: Fin Essley (Zionsville)
17-18 Girls: Scout Warner (Auburn; Indiana BLAST Track Club)
17-18 Boys: Joseph Franklin II (Carmel)
U20 Girls: Addison Wiley (Huntington; Huntington North High School)
U20 Boys: Lucas Guerra (Highland; Georgetown University)

 Ticket and information about supporting the event can be found here.