ANNUAL AWARDS

  • AWARD DESCRIPTIONS:

    • Australian Female Ultra Runner of the Year – for outstanding single or collective performances by a female,
    • Australian Male Ultra Runner of the Year – for outstanding single or collective performances by a male,
    • Helen Stanger Award – for the greatest single best ultra running achievement by a female under the age of 60,
    • Bryan Smith Award – For the greatest single best ultra running achievement by a male under the age of 60,
    • Young Female Ultra Runner of the Year -for outstanding single or collective performances by an up and coming female under the age 30,
    • Young Male Ultra Runner of the Year – for outstanding single or collective performances by an up and coming male under the age of 30,
    • Cliff Young Award – for the greatest single best ultra running achievement by a male over the age of 60,
    • Shirley Young Award – for the greatest single best ultra running achievement by a female over the age of 60,
    • AUTRA Ultra Performance of the Year – for the greatest single best ultra running achievement by any AUTRA member,
    • Points – for the highest tally of points scored in the annual competition (more information here).

  • How the awards are selected:

    • The AUTRA Ultra Performance of the Year is selected by members, with nominations opened at end of the year. Five of these are then selected by the AUTRA committee, and AUTRA members then vote.
    • The remaining awards are selected by the committee.

  • NOTES:

    • Recipients must be members of AUTRA at the time of their performance to be eligible for an award,
    • Performances in both Australian and international qualifying ultras will be taken into consideration.
    • The Young male and young female awards were officially separated in 2016. In 2018 the age limit was changed from under-25 to under-30.

AWARD RECIPIENTS:

Year Performance of the year Male Female Helen Stanger Bryan Smith Young Female* Young Male* Cliff Young Shirley Young Male Trail Runner of the Year Female Trail Runner of the Year
2024 Donna Urquhart Phil Gore Holly Ranson Donna Uquhart Wayne Spies Zoe Manning Ben Kuang Greg Wilson Sandi Faddy Noelis Rheault Nicole Paton
2023 Maree Connor Greg Wilson Maree Connor Allicia Heron Phil Gore Cassie Cohen No Recipient No Recipient Sandy Faddy
2022 Phil Gore Allicia Heron Phil Gore Margie Hadley Dion Finocchiaro Cassie Cohen Tom Dade Greg Wilson Marie Boyd
2021 Cheryl Symons Matt Crehan Tia Jones Margie Hadley Phil Gore Sarah Ludo Dom Bullock Colin Brooks Jane Trumper
2020 Annabel Hepworth Michael Hooker Margaret Hadley Annabel Hepworth Chris Murphy Stephanie Auston Benjamin Duffus Barry McBride Pam Muston
2019 Kay Bretz Ash Watson Amy Lamprecht Bernadette Benson Kay Bretz Nicole Vaughan & Stephanie Auston Dan Symonds Mick Francis Marie Boyd
2018 Annabel Hepworth Brendan Davies Tia Jones Annabel Hepworth Mick Thwaites, Larissa Tichon Dan Symonds John Timms Sue Robertson
2017 Lucy Bartholomew & Kellie Emmerson (Tie) Kevin Muller Tia Jones Lucy Bartholomew Mick Thwaites Lucy Bartholomew Joel Claxton Barry McBride No Award
2016 Kirstin Bull (100km World Champion) Brendan Davies Kirstin Bull Nikki Eadie Mick Thwaites Lucy Bartholomew Joel Claxton Barry McBride No Award
2015 Started in 2016 Brendan Davies Kirstin Bull Started in 2016 Matthew Eckford Lucy Bartholomew Barry McBride Started in 2016
2014 Barry Loveday Bernadette Benson Barry Loveday Blake Hose Geoff Last
2013 Kevin Muller Beth Cardelli Kevin Muller Larissa Tichon Colin Brooks
2012 Brendan Davies Beth Cardelli Martin Fryer Oliver Zambon Tony Collins
2011 David Eadie Nicki Wynd Dave Kennedy Oliver Zambon Tony Collins
2010 Jo Blake Sharon Scholz Martin Fryer Chris Hill Roger Guard
2009 Martin Fryer Jackie Fairweather Martin Fryer no award Tony Collins
2008 Martin Fryer Kerrie Bremner Martin Fryer Nathan Fawkes Tony Collins
2007 Tim Cochrane June Petrie Nathan Fawkes Tony Collins
2006 Kelvin Marshall, Siri Terjesen Chris Hills Deryck Skinner
2005 Jonathan Blake Emma Murray Tamyka Bell Chris Hills, James Turner Vlastik Skvaril
2004 David Criniti Felicity Joyce David Jones
2003 Yiannis Kouros Brian Evans
2002 Yiannis Kouros