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