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Phoenix Awards 2017

Wednesday 15th November 2017

Phoenix Awards 2017

Here are the members who made it onto the final shortlist of adult competitors....

BEST PERFORMANCE T&F MALE
Robbie Fitzgibbon
Ross Skelton
WINNER Toby Harries

BEST PERFORMANCE T&F FEMALE
Beth Kidger
Louisa Saunders
Maia Hardman
Sophie Mansfield
WINNER Almi Nerurkar

BEST PERFORMANCE CROSS COUNTRY/ROAD MALE
Dan Stidder
Finn McNally
Leo Brewer
Paul Whelpton
Max Pickard
Josh Eeles
Max Dumbrells
Darryl Hards:
WINNER Jon Pepper


BEST PERFORMANCE CROSS COUNTRY/ROAD FEMALE
Almi Nerurkar
Alice Wright
Naomi Fonteyny
Tara Bage
WINNER Beth Kidger


TEAM AWARDS: OUTSTANDING TEAM AND MOST COMMITTED TEAM
U13 League Girls 4x100 Relay Team. Isabel Siddle Isabella Martin, Lauren Mclellan, Jess Powell
Weakest Link Women's A Team - Bobby Searle, Erica Martin, Anna Berry, Connie Jankowski
Men's Sussex Road Relays Teams: Max Pickard, Spencer Thomas, Charlie Grice, Jon Pepper, Josh Guilmant, Billy White, Dan Stidder, Pat Acaye, Declan Neary, Sean Parker-Harding, James Miles, Ollie Johnson: 7th title in a row, plus bronze medal
U11 Boys XC Team: Woody Rickwood, James Fonteyn, Alfie Paton, Felix Ellis, Ra Healy, William Muzio, Matthew Noakes, Sunny Andrews, Charlie Paton, Ravi Clark, Benji Burdett, Freddie Tyndale Biscoe
WINNERS - MOST COMMITTED TEAM: Men's SGP Team 2016
Paul Weir Tobias Bremer Paul Whelpton Nigel Herron Andy Neighbour Phil Grabsky Steve Selby Andrew Haig Will Russell Malcolm Kemp: clocked up over 100 races between them and won the Men's Open title with a 10-man team made up of 2 V70s, 1 V60, 2 V50s, 2V40s, 1 U20 and just 2 Seniors
WINNERS - OUTSTANDING TEAM: Women's Sussex Road Relays Team - Beth Kidger, Naomi Fonteyn, Sophie Mansfield


TOUGH OF THE TRACK
Gary Wilson
Rob Weaver
Max Pickard
Archie Davis
WINNER Robbie Fitzgibbon


SHIELD FOR COMMITMENT AND ENTHUSIASM
Zeina Clare
Emily Bassin/Paula Garcia Bowen
Jude Matthewsng
Paul Whelpton
Josh Guilmant
WINNER Connie Jankowski


VOLUNTEERS AWARD
Steve Hardman
Bruce Warren
Jon Wright
Austen Hunter
WINNER Andy Bone


BRUCE FAULKNER AWARD
Tom Sanderson
James and Lizzie Miles
Izzy Anderson
Tom Hooper
WINNER Will Russell


BEST NEWCOMER
WINNER Milan Watson

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
Archie Davis
WINNER Ross Skelton

COACH OF THE YEAR
Jon Bigg
Dan Stepney
Andy Fozard
Roy Hayward
WINNER Bruce Warren

O40 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Donald MacLellan
WINNER Matt Greenall


O50 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Geoff Pike
Nigel Herron
WINNER Phil Grabsky


O60 MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Paul Whelpton
Andrew Haig
Malcolm Kemp
WINNER Rob Weaver

O35 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Erica Martin
WINNER Hildi Mitchell

O50 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Liz Halliday
WINNER Sarah Russell


O60 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
No nominations

MALE MULTISPORT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
WINNER Malcolm Hughes

FEMALE MULTISPORT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
WINNER Erica Martin

MULTISPORT OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER Geoff Pike

TRI CLUB CHAMPION MALE Mark Walker
TRI CLUB CHAMPION FEMALE Bobby Searle


BLACKCAP HANDICAP WINNER Kate Gorman
BLACKCAP FASTEST MALE Paul Weir
BLACKCAP FASTEST FEMALE Kate Gorman


CHAIR'S AWARD Darryl Hards

CRITERIA USED FOR AWARDS
Awards decisions are never easy, but as publicised, depending on the award some or all of the following criteria were taken into account:
Outstanding performance;
Team spirit/support given to other club members;
Volunteering record;
Improvement on personal best performances (with age-graded adjustment)
Effort put into training and racing;
Lack of previous club awards;
Length of club membership