United States Air Force Athlete of the Year

The United States Air Force Athlete of the Year is a yearly award for the best male and female athlete of the United States Air Force. Many winners were part of the United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program.

Men

Year	Rank	Name	Sport
1991	Captain	William Burton Roy[* 1]	Shooting	[1]
1992
1993
1994	Captain	Michael Buonaugurio	Triathlon	[2]
1995
1996	First Lieutenant	David DeGraaf	Handball	[3]
1997
1998
1999
2000	?	Daniel Simpson	?	[4]
2001
2002	Staff sergeant	Anthony Patrick	?	[5]
2003	Captain	Kevin Eastler	Race walking	[6][7]
2004	Captain	James Parker	Hammer throwing	[8]
2005	Major	Roger Sherman	Shooting	[9]
2006	Master sergeant	Martin Bedford	Bowling	[10]
2007
2008	Technical sergeant	Michael Bergquist	Road cycling	[11]
2009	Captain	Ian Holt	Road cycling	[12]
2010	Captain	James Bales	Triathlon	[13]
2011	Captain	Weston Kelsey	Fencing	[14]
2012
2013
2014
2015	Staff sergeant	John Allen	Baseball	[15]
2016	First Lieutenant	Cale Simmons	Pole vault	[16]
2017	Major	Ian Holt -2-	Road cycling	[17]
2018	Second Lieutenant	James Jax	Baseball	[18]
2019	Captain	Andrew Donlin	Handball & Beach handball	[19]

Additionally William Burton Roy became 1991 Armed Forces Male Athlete of the Year

Women

Year	Rank	Name	Sport
1991	Captain	Barbara Faulkenberry	Racquetball	[20]
1992
1993
1994	Captain	Teresa R. Lewis	Modern pentathalon	[2]
1995
1996	Senior airman	Deena Wigger	Shooting	[3]
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002	Second Lieutenant	Kristy Kuhlman	Soccer	[5]
2003	First Lieutenant	Laura McDonald	Rugby union and Rugby sevens	[6][7]
2004
2005	Staff sergeant	Twyla Sears	Softball	[9]
2006	Captain	Linda Jeffery	Golf	[10]
2007
2008	Second Lieutenant	Dana Pounds	Javelin throwing	[21]
2009	Master sergeant	Karrie Warren	Softball	[22]
2010
2011	Airman first class	Emily Shertzer	Marathon	[14]
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016	Captain	Paige Blackburn	Discus throwing and Javelin throwing	[16]
2017	Captain	Abby Hall	Indoor volleyball	[17]
2018	Major	Amy Natalini	Marathon	[18]
2019	Major	Andrea Matesick	Equestrian	[19]

References

CMSgt. Kuhn, Thomas J. (February 1992). "Armed Forces Male Athlete of the Year". Airman Magazine. United States Air Force: 35.
"Top Athletes". Airman Magazine. United States Air Force: 49. February 1995.
Brown, Steve (February 1997). "Air Force selects its athletes of the year". Airman Magazine. Randolph Air Force Base: United States Air Force. XLI (2): 20.
"Chief Master Sergeant Daniel C. Simpson". United States Air Force. Jul 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Winter, Bill (19 March 2003). "Soccer player is top female Air Force athlete". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"Race walker, rugby player earn top Air Force sporting titles". Airman Magazine. San Antonio: United States Air Force. XLVIII (3): 9. March 2004.
"Air Force names athletes of the year". United States Air Force. 10 December 2003. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Tech. Sgt. Hammond, Mike (23 December 2005). "Deployed captain trains to bring home the gold". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
VanWert, Steve (12 December 2005). "Male, female athletes of the year announced". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
"Officials name top athletes for 2006". United States Air Force. Randolph Air Force Base. 12 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Capt. Smock, Sandy (7 April 2009). "Bergquist named 2008 Air Force Male Athlete of the Year". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Staff Sgt. Tryon, Mike (8 January 2010). "Airman earns Male Athlete of the Year title". United States Air Force. Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Arnold, Margie (19 January 2011). "Surgeon named Air Force Male Athlete of the Year; sets sight to 2012 Olympic Games". United States Air Force. Peterson Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
M. Grill, Eric (6 April 2012). "Air Force names 2011 top athletes". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Airman 1st Class Sparks, Ryan (25 May 2016). "Excellence in all he does: Warrior of the North earns 2015 AF top male athlete honors". United States Air Force. Grand Forks Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Warns, Steve (23 March 2017). "Simmons, Blackburn honored as AF Athletes of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Warns, Steve (19 May 2018). "Air Force honors Maj. Ian Holt, Capt. Abby Hall as Athletes of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Aragon, Debbie (1 April 2019). "Air Force announces athletes of the year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Aragon, Debbie (1 April 2019). "Air Force announces 2019 athletes of the year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
1st Lt. Chumley, Robyn A. (February 1992). "Air Force Female Athlete of the Year". Airman Magazine. United States Air Force: 34.
"Dana Pounds named Air Force Athlete of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. 23 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
Carpenter, Carol (31 December 2009). "Tyndall Airman named Female Athlete of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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[Roy-1] Additionally William Burton Roy became 1991 Armed Forces Male Athlete of the Year

[2] CMSgt. Kuhn, Thomas J. (February 1992). "Armed Forces Male Athlete of the Year". Airman Magazine. United States Air Force: 35.

[Airman_1995-02-3] "Top Athletes". Airman Magazine. United States Air Force: 49. February 1995.

[Airman_1997-02-4] Brown, Steve (February 1997). "Air Force selects its athletes of the year". Airman Magazine. Randolph Air Force Base: United States Air Force. XLI (2): 20.

[5] "Chief Master Sergeant Daniel C. Simpson". United States Air Force. Jul 2016. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2003-03-19-6] Winter, Bill (19 March 2003). "Soccer player is top female Air Force athlete". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[Airman_2004-03-7] "Race walker, rugby player earn top Air Force sporting titles". Airman Magazine. San Antonio: United States Air Force. XLVIII (3): 9. March 2004.

[AF_2003-12-10-8] "Air Force names athletes of the year". United States Air Force. 10 December 2003. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[9] Tech. Sgt. Hammond, Mike (23 December 2005). "Deployed captain trains to bring home the gold". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2005-12-12-10] VanWert, Steve (12 December 2005). "Male, female athletes of the year announced". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2007-01-12-11] "Officials name top athletes for 2006". United States Air Force. Randolph Air Force Base. 12 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[12] Capt. Smock, Sandy (7 April 2009). "Bergquist named 2008 Air Force Male Athlete of the Year". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[13] Staff Sgt. Tryon, Mike (8 January 2010). "Airman earns Male Athlete of the Year title". United States Air Force. Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2020-05-19_Arnold-14] Arnold, Margie (19 January 2011). "Surgeon named Air Force Male Athlete of the Year; sets sight to 2012 Olympic Games". United States Air Force. Peterson Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2012-04-06-15] M. Grill, Eric (6 April 2012). "Air Force names 2011 top athletes". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[16] Airman 1st Class Sparks, Ryan (25 May 2016). "Excellence in all he does: Warrior of the North earns 2015 AF top male athlete honors". United States Air Force. Grand Forks Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2017-03-23-17] Warns, Steve (23 March 2017). "Simmons, Blackburn honored as AF Athletes of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2018-05-19-18] Warns, Steve (19 May 2018). "Air Force honors Maj. Ian Holt, Capt. Abby Hall as Athletes of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2019-04-01-19] Aragon, Debbie (1 April 2019). "Air Force announces athletes of the year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[AF_2020-05-19_Aragon-20] Aragon, Debbie (1 April 2019). "Air Force announces 2019 athletes of the year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[21] 1st Lt. Chumley, Robyn A. (February 1992). "Air Force Female Athlete of the Year". Airman Magazine. United States Air Force: 34.

[22] "Dana Pounds named Air Force Athlete of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. 23 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

[23] Carpenter, Carol (31 December 2009). "Tyndall Airman named Female Athlete of the Year". United States Air Force. Joint Base San Antonio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.