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Clay wins Jesse Owens Award
By Star-Bulletin staff and news services
POSTED: 12:19 p.m. HST, Nov 18, 2008
Olympic gold medalists Bryan Clay and Stephanie Brown Trafton were named winners of the 2008 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track & Field today.
Clay, a Castle High School graduate, won the decathlon gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. He was also dominant indoors, winning the 2008 World Indoor Championship heptathlon gold medal.
"I have always regarded Jesse Owens with the highest respect for his accomplishments in the 1936 Olympics," Clay said. "To be selected to receive this award and having my name associated with the legendary Jesse Owens is a great honor and a humbling experience. I am grateful, appreciative and truly humbled to have been chosen for such an esteemed award."
The Jesse Owens Award is USA Track & Field's highest accolade, presented annually to the outstanding U.S. male and female track and field performers. This year's awards will be presented on Saturday, December 6 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2008 Annual Meeting.
Brown Trafton was the Olympic gold medalist in the women's discus.
Olympic gold medalists Bryan Clay and Stephanie Brown Trafton were named winners of the 2008 Jesse Owens Award by USA Track & Field today.
Clay, a Castle High School graduate, won the decathlon gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. He was also dominant indoors, winning the 2008 World Indoor Championship heptathlon gold medal.
"I have always regarded Jesse Owens with the highest respect for his accomplishments in the 1936 Olympics," Clay said. "To be selected to receive this award and having my name associated with the legendary Jesse Owens is a great honor and a humbling experience. I am grateful, appreciative and truly humbled to have been chosen for such an esteemed award."
The Jesse Owens Award is USA Track & Field's highest accolade, presented annually to the outstanding U.S. male and female track and field performers. This year's awards will be presented on Saturday, December 6 at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, in conjunction with USA Track & Field's 2008 Annual Meeting.
Brown Trafton was the Olympic gold medalist in the women's discus.
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