KATE Wright and Rich Shepherd have been named senior athletes of the year at the 2015 Stratford Athletic Club awards at Stratford School.
Wright, ranked number three in her age group in the UK for the marathon, was also winner of the women’s senior grand prix award.
Fellow long-distance specialist Shepherd was also the winner of the men’s senior cross-country award.
Hannah Spriggs took the Chris Claxton Memorial Trophy, with Isabelle Cain-Daley and Oliver Cresswell named the junior athletes of the year.
Stratford AC coach Paul Bearman welcomed more than 250 athletes and their families from across all parts of the club to celebrate the successes and achievements of the junior and senior sections at the annual club awards.
He said: “It’s been another very full, exciting and successful year across the club.
“This success has a price tag attached to it. Not monetary, but in hours, days, weeks and months of volunteer time year on year that equated to an average of 127 person hours a week in the juniors alone, plus the seniors, and this amounted to nigh on £100,000 per annum.”
He also announced guests had contributed prizes to the raffle which raised £400 and revealed 50 per cent of the proceeds are being donated to the spinal unit at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire.
Stratford-upon-Avon AC Annual Awards 2015
Club Championship Winners, Girls U11: Sophie Ross
Boys U11: Louis Kendrick
Girls U13: Jasmine Williams
Boys U13: George Hendy
Girls U15: Imogen Sheppard
Boys U15: Oliver Cresswell
Girls U17: Emily Madden Forman
Boys U17: Daniel Boyd
Male U20/Seniors: Alex Grant
Senior Seniors: Brian Gravelsons
Female U20 Seniors: Paula Williams
Most Supportive Junior Person of the Year, U11 Girls: Sophie Ross and Jemma Hall
U11 Boys: Matthew Bexson
U13 Girls: Susie Mishima
U13 Boys: William Humphreys
U15 Girls: Daisy Musk
U15 Boys: Archie Musk
U17 & 20 Ladies: Jessica Sheppard
Under 17 & 20 Men: James Gionis & Daniel Boyd
President’s Trophies Most Improved Junior Girl over 300m or 400m: Jessica Sheppard
President’s Trophies Most Improved Junior Boy over 400m: Zephan Boxall and Isaac Sargent
Junior All-Round Athlete: Imogen Sheppard
The Allen Wood ‘Endeavour’ Trophy: Emily Wild
Star of Tomorrow Female: Danielle Horton
Star of Tomorrow Male: Oliver Cresswell
Junior Cross Country Award Female: Agnes McTighe
Junior Cross Country Award Male: Oscar Barbour
Chairman’s Trophy Most Improved Junior Female: Anna Gionis
Chairman’s Trophy Most Improved Junior Male: Cavan Farrow
Junior Club Person of the Year: Sandy Green and Michael Lane
Junior Athlete of the Year Female: Isabelle Cain-Daley
Junior Athlete of the Year Male: Oliver Cresswell
Stratford-ipon-Avon AC Hall of Fame 2015: Isabelle Cain-Daley and Emily Madden Forman
Senior Grand Prix Awards, Female: Kate Wright
Male: David Jones
Chris Claxton Memorial Trophy: Hannah Spriggs
Senior Shakespeare Competition, Female: Hannah Spriggs
Male: Rob Minton
Senior Track & Field Athlete of the Year, Female: Amanda Evans
Male: Alex Grant
Senior Triathlon Awards, Female Grand Prix: Jo Young
Male Grand Prix: Richard Eden
Most Improved Female: Leighanne Earley
Most Impoved Male: Dave Clarkson
Triathlete of the Year Female: Becky Loftus
Triathlete of the Year Male: Wayne Vickers
Senior Cross Country Award, Female: Emma Slevin
Male: Rich Shepherd
Most Improved Senior Athlete of the Year, Female: Penny Stainthorp
Male: Tim Hutchinson
Senior Club Personality: Penny Stainthorp
Senior Athlete of the Year, Female: Kate Wright
Male: Rich Shepherd
