PAST WMTFOA ATHLETE AWARD RECIPIENTSAll recipients of the WMTFOA Athlete Awards are selected from a pool of nominees submitted by coaches and/or officials.
NATE HALE AWARD (Given to the Outstanding Male and Female Track & Field Athletes in Western Massachusetts from 2000 to 2006.)
2000 Laura Haywood- Cortnie Langhorne- Holyoke
2001 Katie Louvitakis- Neal Graves- Mohawk Trail
2002 Allison Bardekis- No Male Nominees-
2003 Allyson Holmes- Kyle Camp- Holyoke
2004 Erica Garland- Graham Raymond-
2005 Sabrina Atkins- No Male Nominees-
2006 Sarah Billings- No Male Nominees-
Since 2007 the Nate Hale Award has recognized only the Outstanding Male T&F Athlete and the Vincent Falardeau Award was created to recognize the Outstanding Female T&F Athlete.
2007 Peter Vomero- Ludlow
2008 Christopher Brida- Hampshire Reg.
2009 Daniel Roberge- Chicopee Comp
2010 Nikolas Andrews- Drury
2011 Jon Horstman- South Hadley
2012 Dan Crowley- Ludlow
2013 David Bailot- Hoosac Valley
2014 Brandon Smith- Chicopee Comp
2015 Patrick Byrnes- Chicopee Comp
2016 Jared Haley- Hoosac Valley
2017 Evan Petrosky- South Hadley
2018 Sam Hurely-Sanchez- Chicopee Comp
2019 Devin Donohue- Chicopee Comp
2020 Jack Shea, Holyoke
VINCENT FALARDEAU AWARD
(Given to the Outstanding Female Track & Field Athletes in Western Massachusetts from since 2007.)
2007 Jenna Lapachinski- Turners Falls
2008 Hillary Higgs- Springfield Central
2009 Lindsey Forette- Chicopee Comp
2010 Natalie Paine- Hampshire Reg.
2011 Jennifer Fisher- Minnechaug
2012 Madison Granger- Belchertown
2013 Diamante Spencer- Springfield Central
2014 Sylwia Lipior- Ludlow
2015 Stephanie Maciorowski- E.Longmeadow
2016 Mia Facchini- Chicopee
2017 Abbie Mokwuah- Longmeadow
2018 Sara Authier- Chicopee Comp
2019 Megan Davis- Mohawk Trail
2020 Lindsay Marjanski, South Hadley