The Amateur Athlete of the Year is selected by a secret ballot of the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame Society’s Lifetime Voting Members. A list of qualified candidates are presented by the Selection Committee from nominations received from the public. Any Barrie athlete deemed to have attained an outstanding level of achievement in any field of sport during the previous year is eligible for the award subject to the following conditions: The athlete(s) must be considered a permanent resident of Barrie. The Athlete(s) may have performed outside of Barrie, as long as the athlete is still considered to be a Barrie resident by the Society. An athlete may also be considered if he/she competes for a Barrie team, Barrie School, Barrie Association or if it can be documented that he/she was viewed by the province or nation as being from Barrie, and thereby have conferred honor upon Barrie. To be considered for this award, an athlete must be an amateur. The qualifications for Athlete of the Year will allow for logical units of two or more to be recognized as a single unit where the actions of one are dependent on the other (i.e. a skating pair, rowing pair, tennis doubles). The recipient is presented the Greg Johnston/ Shayne Corson Trophy. A plate showing the athlete’s name, the participating sport and the year is added to the trophy. A Certificate of Recognition is also presented to the recipient as a memento from the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame Society.
Past Winners
| 1984 James Ans – Nordic skiing 1985 Rob Roy – Hockey 1986 Rob Crossan – Alpine Skiing 1987 Ed Doerksen – Swimming 1988 J. Terry Martin – Ultra Marathoner 1989 Jason Ing – Swimming 1990 Michelle Maizis – Martial Arts 1990 Ian Pavlik – Alpine Skiing 1991 Jeffrey Langdon – Figure Skating 1992 Jamie Galloway – Football 1993 Tanya Rouse – Track & Field 1994 Jonathan Chenier – Track & Field 1995 Jenifer Handley – Track & Field 1996 Steven Kavanagh – Figure Skating 1997 Laura Currie – Figure Skating 1998 Kelly French – Track & Field 1999 Bryan Taylor – Basketball / Rugby 2000 Jennifer Robinson – Figure Skating 2001 Amanda Brewer – Track & Field 2002 Jeff Buttle – Figure Skating 2002 David Shulze – Swimming 2003 Laura Maludzinski – Track & Cross Country Running 2004 Leslie Hawker – Figure Skating 2005 Stephie Sherlock – Golf 2006 Amanda Truelove – Track 2007 Erin Tribe – Nordic Skiing 2008 Matt Beleskey – Hockey 2009 Brandon MacDonald – Lacrosse 2010 Alexandra Paul & Mitchell Islam – Figure Skating 2011 Taylor Paris – Rugby 2012 Kyle Graves – Football 2013 Zach Nastasiuk – Hockey 2014 Taylor Cartwright – Wrestling 2015 Victoria Pickett – Soccer |
