2018 Joel Ferrell Award Winners Announced

The AAU, along with the assistance and the guidance of the Joel Ferrell family, established the Joel Ferrell Outstanding Performance Memorial Award to recognize the athletic ability and sportsmanship of an athlete representing each official sport at the AAU Junior Olympic Games each year. In addition to the award presented at the Games, each recipient’s name will be engraved on a special plaque at the AAU National Headquarters.
 
Joel Ferrell, a former aerospace engineer, made numerous contributions to the AAU and held several positions within the organization, including the presidency from 1976-1978. He was also Vice-President of the USOC. In December 1988, he passed away in his hometown of Tullahoma, Tennessee.
 
Below are the 2018 AAU Joel Ferrell Award winners. Congratulations to all!
 
Baton Twirling
Kimberly Hoff, 18
Loxahatchee, FL
 
Field Hockey
Maya Walker, 16
Greenwich, CT
 
Jump Rope
Tara Thompson, 17
Woodbridge, VA
 
Allyson Ruth, 18
Manassas, VA
 
Karate
Nate Flora, 14
Indianapolis, IN
 
Janiah Johnson, 15
Albany, NY
 
Multi-Events
Isaiah Martin, 18
Barnhart, MO
 
Jadin O’Brien, 16
Pewaukee, WI
 
Powerlifting
Magdalen Beach, 15
Stewartville, MN
 
Karter Brachear, 18
Taylorville, IL
 
Sport Stacking
Melissa Gomez, 20
Langhorne, PA
 
Swimming
Kai Morgan, 17
Fort Worth, TX
 
Summer Pierce, 16
Owego, NY
 
Taekwondo
Koby Pierson, 10
Katy, TX
 
Sarah Puhl, 10
Des Moines, IA
 
Track & Field – Track
Tyrese Cooper, 18
Miami Gardens, FL
 
Athing Mu, 16
Trenton, NJ
 
Track & Field – Field
Bryce Foster, 15
Katy, TX
 
Kiara Strayhorn, 14
Jefferson City, MO
 
Trampoline & Tumbling
Hailey Hacker, 17
Columbus, OH
 
Jack Harrison, 13
Eureka, MO
 
Wrestling
Chris Foca, 17
Hackensack, NJ