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There’s a new annual show hitting downtown Muskegon on Saturday, February 17. It’s the Varsity Blues Athletic Sports Awards Show.
The unique event is set to celebrate the hard work that high school athletes put in on a day-to-day basis. Click here to attend the event or visit the Frauenthal box office to purchase tickets.
Among the many awards highlighting student athletes from Local Sports Journal’s coverage territory, the John Swinburne Track and Field Award focuses on the top female and male track and field athletes.
News articles, coach and athletic director opinions, and even local track nuts have been asked to help us narrow down the biggest stars.
The following names are the nominees for the John Swinburne Track and Field Award:
Male
Trannon Aylor – Whitehall
Destin Piggee – Muskegon
Bradley Richards – Fruitport Calvary Christian
Female
Addison Hovey – Hart
Jessica Jazwinski – Hart
Grace Vanderkooi – Western Michigan Christian
How did Local Sports Journal come up with the name of this year’s track and field award?
John Swinburne is a retired coach and educator from the Muskegon-area who has had a lasting impact on thousands of student-athletes and people.
Swinburne has been battling a series of health issues for many years, but he continues to battle. The coach has changed countless lives by the force of his example as one who serves others and by challenging his athletes to run limit-defying races and live limit-defying lives in a spirit not of arrogance and hubris, but of gratitude.
