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Joel Ferrell Award
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. 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. He held several positions with the AAU, including the presidency from 1976-78. He was also a vice president of the USOC. In December 1988, he passed away in his hometown of Tullahoma, Tennessee.
This award is the most prestigious award given in the AAU Junior Olympic Games.
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2009
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David Ayres (11) - M
Megan Winston (12) - F
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Middleburg, FL
Mount Sterling, IL
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2008
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Payton Foley (14) - F
Matthew Marucci (11) - M
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Janesville, WI
Waretown, NJ
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2007
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Anna Grace Koepp (9) - F
Matthew Marucci - (10) - M
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Covington, LA
Waretown, NJ
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2006
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Savannah Gray (10) - F
Phoenix Velasco - (11) -M
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Forked River, NJ
Annapolis, MD
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2005
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Andrea Gonzalez (13) - F
Ethan Leigh (16) - M
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Houston, TX
Osage Bch, MO
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2004
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Danielle Gibson (16) - F
Richie Zeits (10) - M
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MN
Roswell, GA
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2003
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Erica Bivens (16) - F
Kirk Jenkins (13) - M
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Northville, MI
Bealeton, VA
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2002
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Rahni Jenkins (16) - F
Chandler Gagnon (9) - M
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Bealeton, VA
Bartlett, TN
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2001
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Mary Ann Thomas (15) - F
Kirk Jenkins (11) - M
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Huston, TX
Bealeton, VA
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2000
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Kirk Jenkins (10) - M
Deanna Kaputo (10) - F
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Warrenton, VA
Fishkill, NY
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1999
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Chantel Carlon (12) - F
Corky Langford (16) - M
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San Francisco, CA
Rye, TX
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1998
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Paula Dewart (12) - F
Joey Hasan (18) - M
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San Francisco, CA
Latham, NY
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1997
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Paula Dewart - F
Zack Hutton - M
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San Francisco, CA
Orion, MI
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1996
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Travis Reetz - M
Bridget Gardener - F
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Appleton, WI
Clarkston, MI
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1995
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Mike Deno - M
Kimberly Pregitzer - F
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Lexington, OH
South Lyon, MI
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1994
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David Ricks - M
Christina Mimikos - F
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Albany, NY
Northville, MI
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1993
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Robert Zacel - M
Jennifer Young - F
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Tampa, FL
Woodbourne, NY
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