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Athlete of the Month

Athlete of the Month (AOM) awards recognize top individual performers in the sport each calendar month. The Board of Governors nominates the performers; the public is welcome to send their nominations. Individuals may submit nominations by emailing the media committee at media@usatfne.org or by calling 617-566-7600.

2024

Month	Athlete	Town / Club / Event
June May April	James Kotowski Ryan Eiler	UMass Lowell = Javelin B.A.A., Boston Marathon
March	Noelle Lambert	Para Athletics - T63 - long jump US record
February	Chinedu Onye	Johnston RI - weight throw
January	Mary Cass	Liberty AC - cross country

2023

Month	Athlete	Town / Club / Event
December	Tamrat Gavenas	Phiilips Andover Academay - cross country
December	NE Elite Boys 15-18	Juunior Olympic National Team Champs cross country
November	Holly Rees	Battle Road TC - cross country
October	Prescott Leach	Cambridge Sports Union - marathon
September	Molly Huddle	Saucony / RI TC - road running
August	Jaqueline Gaughan	Green Running Project - road running
July	Zane Rodriguez	Thor's Stone AC - javelin
June	Lisa Raye	Providence Cobras - sprints
May	Charlotte Tuxbury	Emerging Elite - mountain running
April	Alex Lawson	Green Running Project - mountain running
March	David Westenberg	Gr.Lowell RR - middle distance
February	Bethany Hasz	B.A.A.- distance running
January	Ellie Shea	Emerging Elite - cross country

2022

Month	Athlete	Town/Club/Event
December	Nat Larson	Gr.Springfield Harriers - masters track
November	Eric LiPuma	Richmond VT - ultra trail running
October	Ben Drezek	Tracksmith Boston Hares - cross country
September	Regan Rome	Providence RI - road running
August	Jan Holmquist	Whirlaway RT - road running
July	Dan Curts	Northwood Athletics / mountain running
July	Liberty AC	US Masters relay record setters
June	Devan Kipyego	Pawtucket RI / track middle distance
May	Annmarie Tuxbury	Craftsbury Green - road running
April	Matt McDonald	Boston A.A. / Marathon
March	Tarik Robinson-O'Hagen	Woonsocket RI / throws
February	James Donahue	Reading MA / track middle distance
January	Katie Miale	race walking
January	Marcus Reilly	Northbridge MA / track mddle-distance
January	Mass Velocity TC	Masters relay record setters

2021

Month	Athlete	Town/Club/Event
December	Boston Athletic Association Masters Women	Cross country - Natonal masters champions
November	Christina Campbell	HFC Striders / Cross country
October	Christin Doneski	Whirlaway Racing Team / Road Running
September	Erika Kemp	B.A.A. / road racing
August	Lauren Kuntz	Boston North TC / Combined events
July	Paul Grant	Cambridge Sports Union / All-terrain runner
June	Femita Ayanbeku	Boston MA / Paralympian
June	Samirah Moody	MetroCobras / Sprnts
May	Devonte Burnett	USC/Hyde Park MA / Sprints
April	Lisa Wilson	Webster MA / Throws
March	Kaley Richards	UMass Lowell / Distances
February	Heather MacLean	New Balance Boston / Mid-distance
January	Mikayla Paige	Tewksbury MA HS/GLRR Sprints

2020

MONTH	ATHLETE	HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	New England Elite - Boys 15-18 team	Cross Country - JO Champions
November	Catarina Rocha	Ocean State AC / Peabody MA Cross Country
October	Julie Williams-Tinkham	Twilight Throwers - Throws
September	Amy Tortorello Stephan Bourguet	The Heartbreakers Boston MA The Heartbreakers Boston MA Cross Country
August	Sophia Gorriaran Brandon Newbould	Provicence RI - middle distance Whirlaway RT / Dover NH - Trail Running
July	Dana Giordano	B.A.A. - middle distance
June	Nathaniel Meade	Boston-North TC/Dover NH - Triple Jump
May	Nancy Corsaro	Whirlaway RT / Methuen MA - Road Racing
April	Emer O'Donoghue	acidotic Racing / Maynard MA - Mountain Running
March	None awarded
February	Molly Seidel	Saucony / Boston MA - Marathon Olympic Trials - OLYMPIAN
January	Lucy Jenks	Newton South HS- Track

2019

MONTH	ATHLETE	HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Karolyn Bowley	B.A.A./Middletown RI - Masters Track
November	Carmen Luisi Marcus Reilly	Holliston MA Cross Country Whitinsville MA Cross Country
October	Wadeline Jonathas	Worcester MA / U.South Carolina Track
September	Carrie Parsi	Liberty AC/Gloucester MA Distance Running
August	Louis Serafini	Tracksmith / Boston MA Road Running
July	Diane Hoffman	Chestnut Hill MA Track / sprints
June	Darius Kipyego Annika Kelly	St.Raphael HS RI, 800m Barrington RI HS Hammer
May	Tim Van Orden	Central MA Striders Road / Trail

April	Ian Hall	Rogers HS, Newport RI Javelin
March	TJ Unger	HFC Striders Middle Distance
February	Nicole Clermont	Boston College - Cross Country
January	Ben Groleau	Western MA Distance Project Middle Distance

2018

MONTH	ATHLETE	HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Aiden Felty	Innovation Academy, Tyngsboro MA- Shot Put
November	Sydney Masciarelli	Northbridge MA - Cross Country
October	Scott Mindel	Central MA Striders - Distance Running
September	Vic DeMarines	Twilight Throwers - Throws
August	David Sinclair Semehar Tesfaye	Green Mt AA- Trail Running USA Champion Gr.Boston TC - Road Running
July	Mollie Gribben	Sprinticity - Jumps
June	Jordan Mann	Ocean State AC/Providence Steeplechase
May	Sam Welsh	Concord (MA) Academy - Discus
April	Rachel Hyland	B.A.A. / Andover MA - Marathon
March	Jaqueline Gaughan	Exeter NH - Distance running
February	Sam Ellison	B.A.A./Boston MA Middle Distance
January	Rosie Donegan	Battle Road TC - Track - Distances

2017

MONTH	ATHLETE	HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Sarah Pagano	Boston Athletic Assn - USA Cross Country Champion
November	Carmel Fitzgibbon	Waltham TC - Cross Country
October	John Barbour	Gr.Lowell RR - Roads / XC
September	Apryl Sabadosa	W.Mass Distance - Road Running
August	Julie Tinkham	Twilight Throwers - Throws
July	Nat Larson	Gr.Springfield Harriers - distance run
June	Erick Duffy	North Andover (MA) HS - Pole Vault
May	Wadeline Jonathas	Boston MA - UMass Boston - Sprints
May	Richard Stockdale	Gate City Striders, Mason NH - Mountain/Trail
April	Brian Harvey	B.A.A./Boston - Road Running
March	D.J.Principe	La Salle HS / Johnston RI - track
February	Steve Mangan	NE Distance - Mile
January	Lisa Mikkelsen	Holliston MA - Sprints

2016

MONTH	ATHLETE	HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Aidan Cox	NH Thunder - Cross Country
November	Mary Roman	Mass Velocity - Throws
October	Liv Westphal	Boston - Cross Country
September	Louis Serafini	The Heartbreakers - Road Running
August	Amos Sang	Western Mass Distance Project - Road Running
July	Roger Busch	Thor's Stone - Throws
June	Emma Fitzgerald	Braintree MA - Heptathlon and Javelin
May	Carly Muscaro	Merrimack College - Sprints
April	Kim Nedeau	acidotic Racing - Mountain / Trail
March	Maegan Allen	NE Walkers - Race Walking
February	Thomas Ratcliffe	Concord-Carlisle (MA) HS - Middle Distance
January	Coby Horowitz	Track and Field Academy of PTI - Middle Distance

2015

MONTH	ATHLETE	HOMETOWN - EVENT
November	Williams College Cross Country	Cross Country National Champions
October	Jim Spisak	NE Distance / Woonsocket RI - Distance Running
September	Sarah Bard	Craft Concept Racing - Ultra-distance
August	Flo Meiler	MassVelocity TC / Shelburne VT - Track and Field
July	Bob Cedrone	Twilight Throwers - Throws
June	Erin Dietz	Emerging Elite / Bedford MA - Track - distances
May	Carly Muscaro	Merrimack College - Track
April	Jan Holmquist	Whirlaway RT / Burlington MA - Road Running
March	Emily Sisson	Providence College - Track
February	Nate Hunter	Gr.Boston TC / No.Reading MA - Shot Put
January	Adam Kelly	Barrington (RI) High School - Weight Throw
December	Sam Toolin	Sentinel Striders - Cross Country

2014

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Boston Athletic Association Women's Team	Cross Country
November	Dan Vassallo	CMS - Marathon
October	Jennifer Rhines	B.A.A. / Boston MA - Road Running
September	Amos Sang	Team RUN - Road Running
August	Bob Arello	Twilight Throwers/N.Oxford MA - Throws
July	Bobby Colantonio	Barrington RI - Hammer
June	Garrett O'Toole	Weston MA / Middlesex School - Middle Distance
May	Tyler Andrews	CSU / Concord MA - Marathon
April	Peter Hammer	B.A.A./Needham MA - Road Running
March	Ashante Little	Wheaton College - Sprints
February	Mary Saxer	NYAC / Boston - Pole Vault
January	Will Geoghegan	Dartmouth College - mile

2013

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	James Donahue Sentinel Striders 11-12 Team	Reading MA / FORR - cross country Smithfield RI - cross country
November	Abbey D'Agostino	Dartmouth College / Topsfield MA - cross country
October	Tim Ritchie	Boston Athletic Association / Brighton MA - marathon
September	Sean Duncan	Western Mass Distance Project / Gardner MA - distance running
August	Joseph Benoit	Twilight Throwers / NY - throws
July	Christin Doneski	Whirlaway Racing Team / Hopkinton NH - long distance running
June	Alex Niemiec	Chicopee (MA) Comprehensive High School - track and field
May	James Randon	Concord MA / Middlesex School - track
April	117th Boston Marathon	Boston MA - road running
March	Ben True	Saucony / Hanover NH - long distance running
February	Allison Barwise	Boston University - track and field
January	Erik Nedeau	New Balance Boston / Belchertown MA - track

2012

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	MaryKate Champagne	Providence/New Balance Boston - cross country
November	Catarina Rocha Elinor Purrier	Peabody MA - cross country Richford VT - cross country
October	Eric Ashe	Brighton MA / Boston Athletic Association - road running
September	Ben True	Hanover NH - road running
August	Buzz Gagne	Twilight Throwers / Penacook NH - throws
July	Jordan Samuels	Cambridge Jets / Medford MA - hurdles/jumps
June	Abbey D'Agostino	Dartmouth / Topsfield MA - track
May	Matt Pelletier	West Greenwich RI - Marathon
April	Sheri Piers	Dirigo RC / Falmouth ME - Marathon
March	Carl Wallin	Lebanon NH - throws
February	Carla Forbes	Hyde Park MA - jumps
January	Adrienne Thornton	Roxbury MA - throws

2011

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Waltham Track Club	Waltham MA - road/cross country
November	Tim Ritchie	Brighton, MA - road/cross country
October	Heather Cappello	Arlington MA - road/cross country
September	Kasie Enman	Huntington, VT - mountain/ultra/trail
August	Antonio Palazzo	Providence RI - throws
July	Emma Fitzgerald	Wayland MA - track and field
June	Keelin Godsey	North Adams MA - track
May	Jan Holmquist	Burlington MA - road/cross country
April	Ruben Sanca	Dorchester MA - road/cross country
March	Ben True	Hanover NH - road/cross country
February	Katie DiCamillo	Providence RI - road/cross country
January	Stephanie Reilly	Whitinsville MA - track

2010

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Samantha Hicks	Laconia NH - cross country
November	Dan Vassallo	Wilmington MA - marathon
October	Pat Moulton	Providence, RI - road running
September	Molly Huddle	Providence, RI - road running
August	Bob Cedrone	Stoughton MA - throws
July	Gina Lucrezi	Medway MA - mountain/ultra/trail
June	Moira Cronin	Andover MA - high jump
May	Stephen Headley	Wilbraham MA - track
April	Reno Stirrat	Dorchester MA - marathon
March	Mass Velocity Track Club (MVTC)	Springfield MA - club
February	Alison McCabe	Cambridge MA - track
January	Francis Hernandez	Nashua NH - track

2009

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Kim Duclos	Boston MA - road racing
November	Justin Fyffe	Boston MA - road racing
October	Molly Huddle	Boston MA - road racing
September	Joseph Koech	Somerville MA - road racing
August	Carla Forbes	Hyde Park MA - track
July	none awarded
June	Craig Fram	Plaistow NH - road racing
May	Heidi Westerling	Brookline MA - road racing
April	Ricardo Jacquite	Roxbury MA - track
March	Andrew Springer	Westerly RI - jumps
February	Jenn Donovan	Brighton MA - cross country
January	Ruben Sanca	Lowell MA - track

2008

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Rebecca Donoghue	State College PA - cross country
November	Jack Collopy	Durham, NH - cross country
October	Matt Pelletier	Warwick RI - road racing
September	Eric Blake	New Britain CT - mountain/ultra/trail
August	Kasey Hill	Montgomery Center VT - heptathlon
July	Joanne Dow	Manchester NH - race walk
June	Dwight Barbiasz	Milford NH - high jump
May	Everad Samuels	Roxbury MA - track
April	Kasie Enman	Huntington VT - road racing
March	Laura Barre	West Lebanon NH - track and field
February	Russell Brown	Hanover NH - track
January	Joan Bohlke	Framingham MA - track

2007

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Victoria Flowers	Providence RI - weight throw
November	Nate Jenkins	Lowell MA - road running
October	Avi Kramer	Jamaica Plain MA - road running
September	Barbara Jordan	South Burlington VT - track
August	Brian Rowles	Acton MA - track and field
July	Abbey Karin and Joseph Kruy	Karin - Byfield MA - track Kruy - Sudbury MA -track
June	Paul Low	Belchertown MA - mountain/ultra/trail
May	Larry Olsen	Milford MA - road running
April	Janelle Kraus	Pawtucket RI- road running
March	James Morton	Springfield MA - track
February	Grace Watson	Belmont MA - high jump
January	Mark Amirault	Westwood MA - track

2006

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	David Sinclair	Waitsfield VT - cross country
November	Ayalew Taye	Ashburnham MA - cross country
October	Seana Carmean	Belchertown MA - road running
September	Eric Blake	New Britan CT - mountain/ultra/trail
August	Bob Matteson	Bennington VT - track
July	Greater Boston Track Club	Boston MA - track
June	Samantha Gawrych	Westerly RI - track
May	Uzoma Orji	Cambridge MA - throws
April	Derek Anderson	Wrentham MA - throws
March	Mary Harada	West Newbury MA - track
February	Joanne Dow	Manchester NH - track
January	Sherita Williams	Providence RI - triple jump

2005

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Ashley DiClemente & Andrew Wheating	Narragansett RI & Norwich VT - cross country
November	Erin Dromgoole	Millbury MA - cross country
October	Heidi Westerling	Narragansett RI- road running
September	Roger Pierce	Essex MA - track
August	Emily Levan	Wiscasset ME- road running
July	Arantxa King	Medford MA - jumps
June	Roger Pierce	Essex MA - track
May	Matt Maloney	Barrington RI - throws
April	Whirlaway Master’s Marathon Team	Boston MA - road running
March	Lindsey Scherf	Harvard University, Boston MA - track
February	Jen Toomey	Salem MA - track
January	Amy Rudolph	Providence RI - track

2004

MONTH	ATHLETE	CLUB/SCHOOL - HOMETOWN - EVENT
December	Brad Holtz	Barrington RI - pole vault
November	Mari Littleton	Nashua PAL, Nashua NH - Jr Olympic cross country
October	Mark Carroll	Providence RI - road running
September	Paul Low	Central MA Striders, Amherst MA - mountain running
August	Flo Meiler and Barbara Jordan	Green Mountain AA, Vermont - masters track & field
July	Laura Gerraughty	Nashua NH - shot put
June	Victor Gras	Belmont MA - track
May	Chris Barnicle	Newton MA - track