Athletics West is thrilled to announce the 2026 Athletics West Awards recipients.

The ceremony, hosted at Mineral Resources Park on Saturday 16 May, brought  together more than 155 of our community members.

The awards recognise the previous 12 months of performances on and off the track, from the state’s grassroots heroes to WA’s World Athletics stars.The Athletics West awards recognise the state’s Coaching, Volunteering, Officiating and Athlete performances.

2025 Award Winners

SERVICE AWARDS

Athletics West Life Membership - Tim Lyons

Distinguished Merit Award – Kylee McVee (WA Athletics Officials Club)

Award of Merit

• Alyshia Sokor (Baldivis Athletics Centre)
• Andrew Angelatos (Melville Athletics Club) 
• Anita Etridge (Baldivis Athletics Centre)
• Bernadette Hennighan (WA Athletics Officials Club) 
• Erica Bevis (Dale Athletics Centre)
• Gabrielle D’Agnone-Doyle (Gosnells Districts Little Athletics Centre)
• Maria Flamini (Ridgewood Athletics Centre)
• Stacy Stanfield (Northam & Districts Little Athletics Centre)
  

Honour Certificates

• Ashton Eva (Inglewood Little Athletics Centre)
• Julia Yeow (Melville Athletics Club)
• Phil Fenn (Bunbury Regional Athletics Centre)
• Sharon Mortimore (Gosnells and Districts Little Athletics Centre)

Doug Hancy Award

• Female Winner: Macayla Utley (Peel Districts Athletics Centre)
• Male Winner (TIE): Griffin Angelatos (Melville Athletics Club) & Jonas Gvozdin (Cockburn Athletics Centre)

20 Year Volunteer Award

• Melissa Lewis (Dale Athletics Centre)
• Beki Hawkins (Peel Districts Athletics Centre)

CLUB AWARDS

Bob Chalmers Senior Field Club of the Year – UWA Athletics Club

Geoff Garnett Senior Track Club of the Year – UWA Athletics Club

Junior Field Club of the Year - Ridgewood Athletics Centre

Junior Track Club of the Year - Ridgewood Athletics Centre

Douglas Memorial Shield: Club v Club Winner – West Track Athletics Club

Stuart Dunne Award (Country) – Bunbury & Districts Little Athletics Centre

Stuart Dunne Award (Metro) – Joondalup Athletics Centre

2026 Country Centre Champion – Bunbury & Districts Little Athletics Centre

2025 North West Centre Champion – Karratha Little Athletics Centre

TECHNICAL OFFICIALS

Official of the Year – Yvonne Mann

Emerging Official of the Year – Leila Bevis (Dale Athletics Centre)

COACHES

Para Coach of the Year – Chris Kent

Able Bodied Coach of the Year – Grant Ward

Emerging Coach of the Year – Declan Carruthers

ATHLETES

Para Athlete of the Year

• Female: Rhiannon Clarke (UWA Athletics Club)
• Male: Josh Reeve (Ridgewood Athletics Centre)

Able-Bodied Athlete of the Year

• Female: Alanah Yukich (UWA Athletics Club)
• Male: Kurtis Marschall (UWA Athletics Club)

Masters Athlete of the Year

• Female: Sue Coate (Masters Athletics WA)
• Male: Kyle Ennis (Tracksters)

Junior Athlete of the Year

• Female: Charlotte Ehioghae (West Track Club)
• Male: Luke Weber (Inglewood Athletics Centre)

Little Athletics WA Athlete of the Year

• Female: Tamara Ianc (Joondalup Athletics Centre)
• Male: Luke Allen-Mee (Kingsway Athletics Centre)

PERFORMANCE AWARDS

Performance of the Year - Junior State Championships

• Brooklyn Bennett (Hedland Little Athletics Centre)

Performance of the Year - Senior State Championships

• Mia Shelley (West Track Club)

Performance of the Year - Junior National Championships

• Charlotte Ehioghae (West Track Club)

Performance of the Year - Senior National Championships

• Wyatt Hill (UWA Athletics Club)

On behalf of Athletics West and the wider community, we congratulate our 2026 Award Winners.

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For more information on how you can get involved in athletics, contact Athletics West on 08 6272 0480 or via admin@athleticswest.com.au.

Posted 18 May 2026