For more than three-decades, SPORTS `N SPOKES has recognized the efforts and passion of the junior athlete with the coveted, SPORTS `N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year Award.
Many of our award recipients have gone onto to lead a remarkable sporting career, including entering the global stage of competition at the Paralympic Games with Team USA.To this day, you can find our award recipients serving as coaches and mentors to the countless number of young athletes across the country who aspire to compete in adaptive sports.
SPORTS `N SPOKES Junior Athlete of the Year Recipients
Year | Name | State |
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1986 | Luis Betts | Washington |
1987 | Paul Hathcox | Florida |
1988 | Tony Lara | California |
1989 | Jennifer Hazen | New Jersey |
1990 | Eric Neitzel | California |
1991 | Abigail Park | New Jersey |
1992 | LeAnn Shannon | Florida |
1993 | Shannon Morrisey | Kansas |
1993 | Feike Waque | Holland |
1994 | James Arendt | New Jersey |
1995 | Ashley Hovey | Colorado |
1995 | Tyler Byers | Washington |
1996 | Becky Covington | Virginia |
1997 | Eddie McGee | New York |
1998 | Joshua Brunies | Louisiana |
1999 | Jessica Galli | New Jersey |
2000 | Jennifer Howitt | California |
2001 | Sarah Castle | Colorado |
2002 | Joshua George | Virginia |
2003 | Mia Ives-Rublee | North Carolina |
2003 | Kevin Hosea | Ohio |
2004 | Michael Timpa | Los Angeles |
2005 | Steven Serio | New York |
2006 | Dana Fink | Illinois |
2007 | Ryan Chalmers | New York |
2008 | Jill Moore | North Carolina |
2009 | Josh Swoverland | Indiana |
2010 | Dylan Levine | New Jersey |
2011 | Jessica Rogers | Pennsylvania |
2012 | Raymond Martin | New Jersey |
2013 | Rachel Kroener | Arizona |
2014 | Mark Braun | Minnesota |
2015 | Noah Hotchkiss | Colorado |
2016 | Kayla Bolnick | Oregon |
2017 | Jason Robinson | New York |
2018 | Kelvin “KJ” Fields | Mississippi |
2019 | Joanna Nieh | New York |
2020 | Adrina Castro | Arizona |
2021 | Zachary Carter | Texas |
2022 | Delmace Mayo | Massachusetts |