West Zone Award Winners
Below are the past winners of the Athlete, Coach, and Contributor of the Year for the West Zone. Winners are nominated by members of the West Zone and are submitted to a committee who vote on the recipient. Congratulations to all past, present, and future recipients of the awards.
Nominations for the West Zone Athlete, Coach, and Contributor can be found below. Please send your completed form and supporting documentation to the Awards Committee Chair.
Athlete of the Year
1993- Julie Davies 2010-Lauren Nicholson
1994- Casey Taylor 2011-Katy Wiita
1995- Kelli Bonzoumet 2012-Jamie Kuchan
1996- Tammy Crow & Amy McDaniel 2013-Emily Wills
1997-Kimi Cochrun 2014-Elle Billman
1998- Jess Trainer 2015-Elizabeth Wiita
1999-Sarah Jones 2016-Nicole Johnson
2000- Emily Marsh 2017-Andrea Percic
2001-Ashley McHugh 2018-Natalie LaGrone
2002- Rachel Ranucci 2019-Aivan Nguyen
2003- Kim Probst 2020-Nikolett Szekely
2004- Alia Arbas 2021-Heather Ding
2005- Katie Noris 2022- Brianna & Rachel Holmes
2006- Kimiko Urata 2023 - Sophia Wendt
2007-Jillian Penner 2024 - Elle Santana
2008- Bianca Johnson
2009- Raena Sumiyoshi & Ashley Taylor
Coach of the Year
1993-Julie Howell 2010-Marion Kane
1994- April Brennan Stallworth 2011-Julie Thaden
1995-Lona Albano 2012-Sue Nesbitt
1996-Jeanette Bacigalupo 2013-Becky Thompson & Lorette Haynes
1997-Debbie Wilkenson 2014-Candy Hipp
1998-Jill Starling 2015-Karen Rosolowski
1999-Lisa Velez 2016-Chris Carver
2000-Khadija Cutcher 2017-Heia-Yoon Kang
2001-Lorette Haynes 2018-Irene Hawes & Ludivine Perrin-Stspaniuk
2002-Soo Hee 2019-Lucie Svrcinova
2003-Cheryl Abrahams Russell 2020-Jessica Naranjo
2004-Patty Andresen 2021-Tammy McGregor
2005-Katie Tipton 2022- Sonja & Bianca Van der Veldon
2006- Shannon Korpela 2023 - Lorette Haynes
2007-Kelli Wasserman 2024 - Anna Yesipova
2008-Jill Par
2009-Anna Kozlova
Contributor of the Year
1993-Kay Davies & Jackie McDaniel 2010-Renee Miller
1994-Debbie Smith 2011-Irene Hawes
1995-Paulette Roche & Ted Roche 2012-Patricia Jones
1996-Shelia MacNaugton 2013-Sue Ahlf
1997-Bill Blockie 2014-Betty Hazle
1998-Christina Todd 2015-Jeanne Struck & Candy Kaemerer
1999-Betty Hazle 2016-Nancy Thompson
2000-Sheryl Velez 2017-Nancy Hines
2001-Ed Kaminski 2018-Candy Kaemerer
2002-Norma Longmire 2019-Christine McMaster-Shah
2003-Dawn Bean 2020-Jackie McDaniel
2004-Del Neel & Kathryn Freer 2021-Karen Rosolowski
2005-Ann Murphy 2022- Norma Longmire
2006-Cathy Gac 2023- Nancy Thompson
2007-Karen Rosolowski 2024 - Sue Alf (Posthumously)
2008-Laurette Longmire
2009-Pam Edwards
Coach of the Year 2019