Athletic Awards

In 1984, at the suggestion of outgoing Bay Area Chamber of Commerce President, Montie Lamontagne, the Prefontaine Foundation was encouraged to make an annual presentation to an area athlete at the annual Chamber Awards Banquet. The Foundation established the Prefontaine Athletic Award to honor an outstanding Bay Area student-athlete whose accomplishments most closely reflected the excellence in athletics represented by the late Steve Prefontaine. In addition to excellence in athletics, other criteria taken into consideration are excellence of character, involvement in the community outside of school activities, and acceptable academic achievement. The Prefontaine Athletic Award was first presented in 1985 and has been continuously presented since that time with the exception of two years during the Covid pandemic.

Athletic Award 2023

Winners List

YearWinnerHigh School / College
2023Alex Garcia-SilverMarshfield High School
2022Dom MontielMarshfield High School
2021no award given
2020no award given
2019Ty HamptonNorth Bend High School
2018Travis WittlakeMarshfield High School
 Vianka HoyerNorth Bend High School
2017George LaGesseNorth Bend High School
2016Rylee TrendellMarshfield High School
2016Cassie DallasNorth Bend High School
2015Cameron LuceroNorth Bend High School
2014Shaylen CrookMarshfield High School
 Wyatt CunninghamNorth Bend High School
2013Lauren McGowneMarshfield High School
2012Dalton MilburnMarshfield High School
2011Blake KempMarshfield High School
2010Brooke DavisonNorth Bend High School
2009Moriah RobergeMarshfield High School
2008Ali WorthenMarshfield High School
2007Kelcey McKennaNorth Bend High School
2006Megan HibnerNorth Bend High School
2005Leah WorthenMarshfield High School
 Ashley McCreaNorth Bend High School
2004Brian WuethrichNorth Bend High School
2003Ben LooneyMarshfield High School
2002Nick GerritsenMarshfield High School
2001Amanda LarsenNorth Bend High School
 Kyle JohnsonNorth Bend High School
2000Trevor WoodsMarshfield High School
1999Travis BurgherMarshfield High School
1998Mike BelisleMarshfield High School
1997Matt ZoselMarshfield High School
 Pam FieldsNorth Bend High School
1996Britta SchaerNorth Bend High School
1995Mary HunterNorth Bend High School
1994Shannon HosackMarshfield High School
1993John LemmonsMarshfield High School
1992Mark HelfrichMarshfield High School
1991Darren KotsovosMarshfield High School
1990Clint MessnerNorth Bend High School
1989Hannah SmithNorth Bend High School
1988Julie BartlesonMarshfield High School
1987Mark HenkeMarshfield High School
1986Tim VargasSouthwestern Oregon Community College
1985Andrea ThompsonMarshfield High School
1984Candi CalhounNorth Bend High School

Prefontaine

Memorial Run

Saturday, September 21st
10:00 AM (PST)
4th and Anderson in downtown Coos Bay and finishing at Marshfield High School’s Prefontaine Track Coos Bay, OR.
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Prefontaine Memorial Run

4th and Anderson in downtown Coos Bay and finishing at Marshfield High School’s Prefontaine Track Coos Bay, OR.
Stay tuned for the next registration period—dates coming soon!