At the AMA Awards Dinner on Saturday night the Awards were presented for the best Australian performances for 2017:
Congratulations to all and especially our WA award winning athletes:
- Melissa Foster who received the Jumps Award and
- David Carr for receiving the Most Outstanding Male Athlete Award!
Other Winners were:
Sprints: Julie Brims (Qld)
Middle Distance: Lavinia Petrie (Vic)
Distance: Shaun Creighton (ACT)
Walks: Heather Carr (Vic)
Multi Events: Geoff Gibbons (Tas)
Throws: Mary Thomas (NSW)
Most Outstanding Female Athlete: Miriam Cudmore (SA)
Most Outstanding Individual Performance: Jenny Flynn (Qld)
Administrator of Year: Steve McGugan (NT)
Special Recognition: Bruce Graham (ACT)
Also on the night there were three new inductees into the AMA HALL OF FAME:
- Lavinia Petrie
- Wilma Perkins
- Stan Perkins
Championship Awards were also presented on the weekend as follows:
Brian Foley Award (Middle Distance): Lavinia Petrie (Vic)
Royce Foley Award (Throws Pentathlon): Dorn Jenkins (Vic) & Jo Peters (WA)
Champion of Champion Throws (Weight): Dorn Jenkins (Vic) & Todd Davey (Tas)
Champion of Champion Sprints: Julie Brims (Qld) & Ashley McMahon (NSW)
- Congratulations to Jo Peters and Todd Davey for their outstanding performances!