USATF SD Annual Awards Luncheon

HEAR YE HEAR YE!

The USATF SD Annual Awards Luncheon for the 2025 Season is now open on Eventbrite.

This year’s event will be held at Dave & Busters Mission Valley, February 1st 11:30-2:30.

All are welcome to attend and support our fellow Award Winning Athletes, Running Community Award Winners and Special Guests.

Toni Reavis will be this year’s Guest Speaker.

Our 2025 Season Award Winners: 


Youth Track and Field
Eli Wright Jr, Kaiden Johnson-Castro, Laela Hamilton, Cruz Rascon, Samiya D. Hunter, Wesley Kane, Giovanni Brown, Payten Sroka,
Samuel Radtke, David Watt, Jasir Fontenot, Kareli Rascon, Paris Hollins, Tru Herrod, Paige Glover, Yodit Logan

Para Athletes
Logan Mann, David Cervantes

Open, Masters and Senior Award Recipients
Steven Martinez, Anna Pappas, Glen Racz, Jessica Karlsson, Les Shibata, Margi Bell, Tyler Lopez, Lisa Goodin, Okwaro Raura, Celestine Arambulo, Rick Pfeiffer, Priscilla Rojas, Amy Halseth,
Lagi Tausaga

Special Award Presentations
Michael Adkins “Bob Gilmore Service to the Sport”
Mick Gieskes “Carl Brandt Leader in the Community”
Cuyamaca Community College “Presidents Choice”

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Here's some additional info about our speaker for the event:
Toni Reavis is an Emmy award-winning broadcaster, writer, and commentator widely regarded as a pioneer in the field of distance running journalism. Often called the “voice of American running,” he has helped shape how the sport is presented on radio, television, and in print for over four decades.

Early Life and Background

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Reavis later became a long-time resident of Boston, where he immersed himself in the original running boom of the 1970s and 1980s.

He eventually settled in San Diego, California in 1999, where he lives with his wife, Toya.

Career Highlights

Reavis began his broadcasting career in Boston with Runners Digest, the first radio show devoted to the sport of running in America. It aired weekly from 1977 to 1988. He gained national prominence in the 1980s and 1990s as the host of ESPN’s Running & Racing and Road Race of the Month series, bringing his distinctive baritone voice and deep knowledge of the sport to audiences worldwide.

He has announced and covered major marathons and road races globally, including the Boston, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles Marathons. His style emphasizes inclusivity, covering both elite athletes and everyday participants.

As a writer, Reavis has contributed to publications such as Runner’s World, the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Competitor, and Running Times. He was a columnist for the Boston Herald, Running Times, and New England Runner.

Achievements and Awards

•  Inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions in 2009.
•  Received the prestigious George Hirsch Journalism Award in 2022 from the New York Road Runners for excellence in running journalism.
• Received the Excellence in Journalism Award from RRCA in 1993 & 2024.

Today, Reavis maintains his influential blog, “Wandering in a Running World” at tonireavis.com, where he provides in-depth news-style commentary on races and the sport’s evolution. He continues to broadcast select events and serves on the board of the Entoto Foundation, a nonprofit providing healthcare in Ethiopia.

In 2022, he authored the book Bisia & Isham: The Countess & the P.O.W., recounting his parents’ remarkable love story and survival during World War II in Poland.

Reavis’s enduring contributions have made him a respected figure in the running community, bridging generations of athletes and fans.