Eastler, Vaill win
Ron Zinn Awards
Posted November 24th, 2007 at 3:45 PM by Jeanie Rebb
Section: News & Results
USA Track & Field has announced that Kevin Eastler and Teresa Vaill are the winners of the 2007 Captain Ron Zinn Awards that honor the outstanding U.S. male and female race walkers of the year. Formal presentation of the awards will take place December 1 in ceremonies held in conjunction with USATF’s Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The annual awards commemorate the achievements of Captain Ronald Zinn, who lost his life in combat during the Vietnam War. Zinn was a member of the U.S. Olympic Team at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. His sixth-place finish in the 20 km race walk is one of America’s all-time top international race walking performances.
Kevin Eastler, a 30-year old Air Force captain stationed at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, started walking as a 9-year old in Farmington, Maine. His 21st year in race walking may have been his best to date as he won the 50 km and 20 km national championships, as well as the Pan American Cup Trials. He also posted an Olympic “A” Standard qualifying time of 1:22:56 with a 12th place finish at the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Spain. Eastler, who resides in Aurora, Colo., with his wife and daughter, also was the recipient of this award in 2003 and 2006.
This year marks the sixth time that 45 year-old Teresa Vaill has been recognized as America’s top female race walker. The winner of the 2007 USA Track & Field Championship in the 20 km walk in 1:37:28, Vail made 2007 a stellar year by dominating the Pan Am Cup Trials in 1:35:44 and seizing victory at the USA 10 kilometer National Championships with a time of 47:49. A resident of Gainesville, Fla., Vaill was previously named the Ron Zinn award winner in 1986, 1993, 1994, 2004 and 2005.
Captain Ron Zinn Awards Previous Winners
Captain Ron Zinn Virtual Memorial Wall
Written by: Tom Surber
Via: USA Track & Field
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