Tonight the Prestigious Oregon Sports Awards will be held at the Nike World Campus honoring the best athletes in the State of Oregon. Several of the awards go to outstanding prep athletes. This is a n exciting time for these elite athletes who have been nominated by a panel of experts. More information is listed below and there is also a list of the nominees and the awards they are up for.
PORTLAND, Ore. (January 30, 2012) – The Oregon Sports Awards announced today the 2011 finalists. A
statewide voting panel comprised of nearly 200 television, radio and print media and other respected sports
professionals from across the state narrowed the field of nominees to nearly 80 deserving finalists. The winners will be revealed live on the Stanford Theatre stage at the Nike World Headquarters during the 60th Oregon Sports Awards February 12, 2012.
SportsOne and Nike, two Beaverton area-based companies rooted deeply in Oregon sports have coproduced
the Oregon Sports Awards for more than a decade. A fast-paced, entertaining stage show similar in style to
ESPN’s ESPY Awards, the Oregon Sports Awards features a who’s-who-in-Oregon-sports attendance list
plus an illustrious group of award winners and presenters.
Here are the 2011 Oregon Sports Awards finalists for High School and Prep Sports:
Nike – Steve Prefontaine Prep Distance Runner of the Year
• Jackson Baker | Franklin High School | Cross country
• Alex Dillard | The Dalles Wahtonka High School | Cross country
• Brian Eimstad | South Eugene High School | Cross country
• Megan Fristoe | Summit High School | Cross country
• Ashley Maton | Summit High School | Cross country
Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 4A/3A/2A/1A – Female
• Sara Almen | Santiam Christian High School | Volleyball • track + field
• Sarah Bennion | St. Mary’s High School | Track + field • cross country • soccer
• Maddye Dinsmore | Burns High School | Volleyball • basketball • track + field
• Kristan Holding | Damascus Christian High School | Track + field • volleyball
• Whitney Koehnke | Regis High School | Softball • volleyball • basketball
• Makayla Lindburg | Crook County High School | Volleyball
• Brittney Niebergall | La Salle Prep | Basketball • softball
• Alexa Skinner | Glide High School | Softball
Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 4A/3A/2A/1A – Male
• Zac Cardwell | Lowell High School | Wrestling • football
• Oshay Dunmore | Newport High School | Track + field • football
• AJ Hedgecock | Dayton High School | basketball • football • track + field
• Jeff Hendrix | Santiam Christian High School | Football • baseball • basketball
• Quinn Johnston | Gold Beach High School | Wrestling • football
• Tanner Omlid | Central High School | Basketball • football • baseball
• Jordan Tebbutt | Horizon Christian High School | Basketball
• Alex Young | Phoenix High School | Basketball
Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 6A/5A – Female
• Martenne Bettendorf | Central Catholic High School | Volleyball
• Kaylin Bing | Roseburg High School | Swimming
• Elizabeth Brenner | Jesuit High School | Basketball • track + field • volleyball
• Megan Fristoe | Summitt High School | Cross country • track + field
• Taylor Lakey | Southridge High School | Swimming
• Anna-Marie Popma | Tualatin High School | Soccer
• Jen Reese | Clackamas High School | Basketball
• Mercedes Russell | Springfield High School | Basketball
Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 6A/5A – Male
• Brett Bafaro | Liberty High School | Baseball • football
• Ryan Crouser | Barlow High School | Track + field
• Jake Ehlers | Corvallis High School | Basketball
• Steven Long | Lake Oswego High School | Football
• Mikey Rodriguez | Hillsboro High School | Wrestling
• Brennan Scarlett | Central Catholic High School | Basketball • track + field • football • swimming
• Thomas Tyner | Aloha High School | Track + field • football
• Kyle Wiltjer | Jesuit High School | Basketball
We will be there to cover the event and bring to you the winners in these categories and of these prestigious awards. Just to be nominated tells us how special these atheletes are and the impact they have had on their communities and on their sports. We salute them all on this nomination and wish them all the very very best at the events tonight.
