26 Standouts Honored At The 60th Oregon Sports Awards

Feb. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- PORTLAND, Ore. – Tonight the 60th Oregon Sports Awards honored the state’s top sports performers and performance of 2011 before a full house inside the Stanford Theatre at the Nike World Headquarters. For the 6th consecutive year, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, University of Oregon College Football Hall of Famer and star NFL player, Ahmad Rashad hosted an action-packed show featuring 26 award presentations in 19 categories.

Boston Red Sox centerfielder and Oregon State University alum Jacoby Ellsbury, professional soccer player and former University of Portland standout Megan Rapinoe, Portland Timbers’ owner and president Merritt Paulson and 23 other athletes, teams, coaches and community champions won trophies. The red-carpet evening also featured VIP award presenters Oakland Riders tight end Kevin Boss, Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney, retired soccer great standout Kasey Keller and Oregon Track Club Elite runner Chris Solinsky, among others.

“Oregon’s sports legacy runs deep and for 60 years the Oregon Sports Awards have honored our best athletes, teams, coaches and executives. SportsOne is proud to work with Nike and the Portland Tribune to celebrate today’s standouts as they grab a piece of our state’s rich sports legacy,” said Jim Etzel, president and CEO of Oregon-based sports marketing and entertainment agency SportsOne.

Here is a complete list of 2011 Oregon Sports Award winners:

Jordan Hasay | Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year – Female
Matthew Centrowitz | Bill Hayward Amateur Athlete of the Year – Male
Megan Rapinoe | Harry Glickman Professional Athlete of the Year – Female
Jacoby Ellsbury | Harry Glickman Professional Athlete of the Year – Male
George Pasero Teams of the Year | Seven recipients
University of Oregon Acrobatics + Tumbling
Concordia University Women's Outdoor Track + Field
Linfield College Softball
Clackamas Community College Wrestling
Oregon Institute of Technology Softball
University of Oregon Women's Indoor Track + Field
University of Oregon Football
Merritt Paulson | Slats Gill Sportsperson of the Year
Bud Ossey | Ultimate Fan Award
DNA Award | Two recipients
Mike Stone
Judy Sherman
Safeway | Les Schwab Friend of Sports Award
Gus Arroyovera | Terry Porter make it better Award
Rod Harman | Game Changer Award
Christie Clark | Lou Burge Special Olympics Athlete of the Year
Elizabeth Brenner | Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 6A/5A – Female
Ryan Crouser | Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 6A/5A – Male
Sarah Bennion | Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 4A/3A/2A/1A – Female
AJ Hedgecock | Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the Year 4A/3A/2A/1A – Male
Megan Fristoe | Nike - Steve Prefontaine Prep Distance Runner of the Year
Jackie Imhof | Ad Rutschman Small-College Athlete of the Year – Female
Bryant Sentman | Ad Rutschman Small-College Athlete of the Year – Male

About the Oregon Sports Awards http://www.oregonsportsawards.com
Hosted by Nike in the state-of-the-art, 770-seat Stanford Theatre at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., the Oregon Sports Awards honor Oregon’s outstanding professional and amateur athletes, teams, coaches and administrators from many levels and a wide range of sports.

Originally the Hayward Banquet of Champions, the Oregon Sports Awards was founded in 1948. In 2001, Nike, the Portland Tribune and Oregon-based sports marketing and entertainment agency SportsOne revived the event under its current name to include a stage-show, additional award categories and a new venue on the Nike campus.

About SportsOne http://www.goSportsOne.com
SportsOne is a national sports and entertainment marketing agency based in Beaverton, Ore. Now in its 17th season, SportsOne teams with Safeway, Nike, Oregon Track Club and other clients to produce powerful fan experiences, golf and basketball tournaments, awards shows, concerts and custom corporate entertainment. The SportsOne roster includes the Safeway Game Day Experience tour and TrackTown12 at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field.

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SportsOne is a national sports and entertainment marketing agency in Beaverton, Ore. The SportsOne roster includes TrackTown12 at the US Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field and the Safeway Game Day Experience. GoSportsOne.com.