Every Year the Committee determines the winners of the Ilkley Harriers Annual Awards, and these achievements are celebrated at a glittering Presentation Evening early in the New Year..
| Category | 2019 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the year - male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the year - female | Kate Archer |
| Most improved - male | Michael Abrams-Cohen |
| Most improved - female | Sally Armitage |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 male | Steve Turland |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 female | Alison Weston |
| Endurance Runner - male | Ben Sheppard |
| Endurance Runner - female | Jann Smith |
| Runner under 23 - male | Jack Cummings |
| Runner under 23 - female | Lucy Williamson |
| Runner over 50 - male | Geoff Howard |
| Runner over 50 - female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Contribution to club - male | Jonathan Turner |
| Contribution to club - female | Caroline Howe |
| Captains award - male | Dan McKeown |
| Captains award - female | Rachel Carter |
| League winner | Kate Archer |
| Fell league | Jack Cummings |
| Road league | David Westhead |
| Trail league | Rachel Carter |
| One-off Contribution | Jayne Norman - Dalesway Relay |
| One-off Performance | Euan Brennan - 5k record |
| Much appreciation and thanks to all volunteers including specifically | The coaches - Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman and Peter Shields Petra Bijsterveld - membership management Paul Wood - website |
| Category | 2018 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the year - male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the year- female | Kate Archer |
| Most improved - male | Jonathan Turner |
| Most improved - female | Helen Thurston |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 male | Andrew Merrick |
| Endurance Runner - over 50 female | Alison Weston |
| Endurance Runner - male | Ben Sheppard |
| Endurance Runner - female | Helen Waddington |
| Runner under 23 - male | Euan Brennan |
| Runner under 23 - female | Lucy Williamson |
| Runner over 50 - male | Colin Williams |
| Runner over 50 - female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Contribution to club - male | Neil Chapman |
| Contribution to club - female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Captains award - male | Steve Murray |
| Captains award - female | Rachel Carter |
| League winner | Colin Williams |
| Fell league | Jack Cummings |
| Road league | Colin Williams |
| Trail league | Jonathan Turner |
| One-off Contribution | Petra Bijsterveld (membership database) |
| One-off Performance | Paul Carmen (solo Bob Graham Round) |
| Additional Contribution | The coaches: Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman, and Peter Shields The website: Paul Wood Chair 2018: Geoff Howard |
The Committee has changed some categories for 2017: info
| Category | 2017 Winner |
|---|---|
| Runner of the Year, Male | Jack Wood |
| Runner of the Year, Female | Jane McCarthy |
| Most Improved Runner, Male | Jack Cummings |
| Most Improved Runner, Female | Caroline Howe |
| Best Endurance Runner over 50, Male | Brian Melia |
| Best Endurance Runner over 50, Female | Adele Reperecki |
| Best Endurance Runner, Male | Ben Sheppard |
| Best Endurance Runner, Female | Helen Waddington |
| Best Runner, Under 23, Male | Euan Brennan |
| Best Runner, Under 23, Female | Lucy Williamson |
| Best Runner, Over 50, Male | Derek Oliver |
| Best Runner, Over 50, Female | Alison Weston |
| Contribution to the club, Male | Neil Chapman |
| Contribution to the club, Female | Hilda Coulsey |
| Captains Award; Male | Ben Joynson |
| Captains Award; Female | Sally Malir |
| Special Contribution Award | Gaenor and Steve Coy |
| Recognition of coaches | Jane Bryant, Neil Chapman, Pete Shields |
| Recognition of Bob Graham Round | Steve Turland |
| Website | Paul Wood |
| League winner | Jane McCarthy |
| League road | Jane McCarthy |
| League fell | Jack Cummings |
| League trail | Jane McCarthy |
| RUNNER OF THE YEAR | ||||
| 2016 | Jack Wood | Kate Archer | An exceptional performance award was made to Tom Adams | |
| 2015 | Tom Adams | Jane McCarthy | ||
| 2014 | Tom Adams | Georgia Malir | ||
| 2013 | Tom Adams | Sally Morley | ||
| 2012 | Tom Adams | Jann Smith | ||
| 2011 | Tom Adams | Sally Morley | ||
| 2010 | Tom Adams | Sally Morley | ||
| 2009 | Tom Adams | Sally Morley | ||
| 2008 | Tom Adams | Alison Bennett | ||
| 2007 | Geoff Howard | Alison Bennett | ||
| 2006 | Jamie Hutchinson | Amanda Oddie | ||
| 2005 | Jamie Hutchinson | Helen Sedgwick | ||
| 2004 | Geoff Howard | Alison Eagle | ||
| 2003 | Nick Pearce | Alison Bennett | ||
| 2002 | Mark Iley | Andrea Priestley | ||
| 2001 | Andrew Wade | Andrea Priestley | ||
| 2000 | Andrew Wade | Helen Sedgwick | ||
| 1999 | Tim Ashelford | Sally Malir | ||
| 1998 | Billy Kerr | Helen Johnson | ||
| 1997 | Jason Hemsley | Tracey Ambler | Trophy and plate from 1997 | |
| MOST IMPROVED RUNNER | ||||
| 2016 | Michael Lomas | Lucy Williamson | ||
| 2015 | Will Worboys | Helen Waddington | ||
| 2014 | Dan Wilkinson | Jane McCarthy | ||
| 2013 | Rob Cunningham | Jane McCarthy | ||
| 2012 | Will Buckton | Rebecca Mon-Williams | ||
| 2011 | Andrew Merrick | Jann Smith | ||
| 2010 | Henry Heavisides | Rachel Carter | ||
| 2009 | Richard Reeve | Jane Bryant | ||
| 2008 | Kevin Gooch | Sally Morley | ||
| 2007 | James Wood-Robertson | Christine Mathews | ||
| 2006 | Lawrence Basham | Jemma Basham | ||
| 2005 | Andy Wiggans | Sarah Jarvis | ||
| 2004 | Jamie Hutchinson | Suzanne Bickerdike | ||
| 2003 | Graham Pearce | Alison Eagle | ||
| 2002 | Steve Cockerham | Alison Bennett | ||
| 2001 | Andrew Wolfenden | Alison Weston | ||
| 2000 | Mark Iley | Jo Foster | ||
| 1999 | Andrew Wade | Alison Bennett | 'Most Improved Runner' trophy from 1999 (female) | |
| 1998 | Pete Shields | |||
| 1997 | Andrew Wade | 'Most Improved Runner' trophy from 1997 (male) | ||
| BEST ENDURANCE RUNNER, ROAD | ||||
| 2016 | Steve Weston | Helen Waddington | ||
| 2015 | Dick Waddington | Sally Malir | ||
| 2014 | Andrew Merrick | Sally Malir | ||
| BEST ENDURANCE RUNNER, OFF ROAD | ||||
| 2016 | Dick Waddington | Jane McCarthy | ||
| 2015 | Brian Melia | Alison Weston | ||
| 2014 | Brian Melia | Alison Weston | ||
| BEST ENDURANCE RUNNER | ||||
| 2013 | Dave Wilby | Clare Smith | ||
| 2012 | Dave Wilby | Helene Whitaker | ||
| 2011 | Dave Wilby | Helene Whitaker | ||
| 2010 | Derek Fuller | Nicky Jaquiery | ||
| 2009 | Graham Arthur | Sally Malir & Helene Whitaker | ||
| 2008 | Eddie Winslow | Heather Dawe | ||
| 2007 | Dave Wilby | Sally Malir | ||
| 2006 | Jon Sinclair | Sally Malir | ||
| 2005 | Bob Wightman | Heather Dawe & Nicky Jaquiery | ||
| 2004 | Pete Shields | Barbara Bullock | ||
| 2003 | Neil Chapman | Amanda Parnaby | ||
| 2002 | Richard Midgley | Suzanne Akeroyd | ||
| 2001 | Rob Pawson & Keith Wood | Christine Porritt | ||
| 2000 | Ewan Welsh | (not awarded) | ||
| 1999 | Geoff Howard | Alison Crane | ||
| 1998 | Tim Ashelford | Bridget Doherty | ||
| 1997 | John Adamson | |||
| 1996 | Nick Pearce | |||
| 1995 | Rachael Gooch | |||
| 1994 | (No name recorded on trophy) | |||
| 1993 | J. S. Ellis | |||
| 1992 | P. Baldwin | |||
| 1991 | P. Baldwin | |||
| 1990 | (no record on trophy) | |||
| 1989 | C. N. Newton | |||
| 1988 | K. O'Hara | 'The Paddy Holmes Marathon Trophy', from 1988 | ||
| BEST RUNNER OVER 50 | ||||
| 2016 | Malcolm Pickering | Alison Weston | ||
| 2015 | Geoff Howard | Hilda Coulsey | ||
| 2014 | Nick Pearce | Hilda Coulsey | ||
| BEST ATHLETE UNDER 23 | ||||
| 2016 | Matt Newell | Jemima Elgood | ||
| 2015 | Jack Cummings | Jemima Elgood | ||
| 2014 | Harry Maslen | Georgia Malir | ||
| 2013 | Bradley Chapman | Georgia Malir | ||
| 2012 | Bradley Chapman | Georgia Malir | ||
| 2011 | Jack Wood | Florence Haines | Extended to U23 | |
| 2010 | Adam Bennett | Brit Tate | ||
| 2009 | Adam Bennett | Jenny Dybeck | ||
| 2008 | Simon Chapman | Jenny Dybeck | ||
| 2007 | Ben Stevens | Catherine Gibbons | Trophies instituted in 2007 as BEST RUNNER UNDER 20 | |
| CONTRIBUTION TO CLUB | ||||
| 2016 | Nail Chapman | Hilda Coulsey | ||
| 2015 | Nail Chapman | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2014 | Paul Stephens | Emma O'Looney | ||
| 2013 | Paul Stephens | Jane Bryant | ||
| 2012 | Richard Reeve | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2011 | Neil Chapman | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2010 | Neil Chapman/Paul Wood | Jane Bryant | ||
| 2009 | Neil Chapman | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2008 | Peter Shields | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2007 | Neil Chapman | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2006 | Paul Wood | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2005 | Neil Chapman | Amanda Parnaby | ||
| 2004 | Pete Shields | Amanda Parnaby | ||
| 2003 | Paul Wood | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2002 | Richard Gray | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2001 | Paul Wood | Shirley Wood | ||
| 2000 | Peter Shields | Shirley Wood | ||
| 1999 | Bernie Connor | Shirley Wood | Trophies instituted in 1999 | |
| CAPTAINS' AWARD | ||||
| 2016 | Rob Budding and Iain Gibbons | Petra Bijsterveld and Mary Gibbons | ||
| 2015 | Rob Cunningham | Sharon Meadows | ||
| 2014 | Jack Wood | Sally Morley | ||
| 2013 | Will Buckton | Hilda Coulsey | ||
| 2012 | Lee Morley | Jane Bryant | ||
| 2011 | Malcolm Pickering | Bernie Gibbons | ||
| 2010 | Paul Stephens | Jann Smith | ||
| 2009 | Vic Verecondi | Christine Matthews | ||
| 2008 | Nigel Tapper | Sue Bickerdike | ||
| 2007 | Marc Teasey | Sarah Jarvis & Bernie Gibbons | ||
| 2006 | Brian Sweet | Alison Eagle | ||
| 2005 | Keith Wood | Rachael Gooch & Emma Barclay | ||
| 2004 | Neil Chapman | Helen Sedgwick | ||
| 2003 | Pete Shields | Emma Barclay & Chris Porritt | ||
| 2002 | Neil Chapman | Alison Weston | Men's Captains' Award trophy instituted in 2002 | |
| 2001 | Heather Duke & Diane Kitchen | |||
| 2000 | Sally Malir | Ladies' Captains Award instituted in 2000 | ||
| ILKLEY HARRIERS RACE LEAGUE | ||||
| 2016 | Lucy Williamson | |||
| 2015 | Michael Duffield | |||
| 2014 | Jane McCarthy | |||
| 2013 | Henry Heavisides | |||
| 2012 | Henry Heavisides | |||
| 2011 | Mark Mon-Williams | |||
| 2010 | Nick Pearce | |||
| 2009 | Kevin Gooch | |||
| 2008 | Kevin Gooch | |||
| 2007 | Geoff Howard | |||
| 2006 | Jamie Hutchinson | |||
| 2005 | Mark Iley | |||
| 2004 | Geoff Howard | |||
| 2003 | Nick Pearce | |||
| 2002 | Nick Pearce | |||
| 2001 | (There was an interruption to racing because of Foot & Mouth) | |||
| 2000 | Andrew Wade | |||
| 1999 | Mark Iley | |||
| 1998 | Nick Pearce | |||
| 1997 | Nick Pearce | Trophy instituted | ||