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AMA ANNOUNCES ATHLETE
OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
T
he AMA recently announced this year's nominees for its annual AMA Athlete Of The Year awards
in both Grand (amateur) and National Championships. Awards also include AMA Female Rider Of
The Year. The awards will be presented at the 2014 AMA Championship Banquet on Saturday, January
17, at the Aladdin Shrine Event and Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio.
The nominees are as follows:
AMA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: National Championships
•Tyler Bowers, Champion, AMA Arenacross National Championship Series
•Ricky Brabec, Champion, AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series
•Andrew Delong, Champion, AMA National Enduro Championship Series
•Billy Janniro, Champion, AMA Speedway National Championship Series
•Kailub Russell, XC1 Champion, AMA Grand National Cross Country Series; Top American,
International Six Days Enduro
•Pat Smage, Champion, AMA/NATC MotoTrials National Championship Series
•Cody Webb, Champion, AMA EnduroCross National Championship Series
AMA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Grand Championships
•Logan Cipala, AMA Hillclimber of the Year, AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship
•Hunter Edwards, AMA Dirt Track Horizon Award Winner, AMA Dirt Track Grand Championship
•R.J. Hampshire, AMA Motocross Horizon Award Winner, AMA Amateur National
Motocross Championship
•Anthony Mazziotto, AMA Road Race Horizon Award Winner, AMA Road Race
Grand Championship
•Allen Rabinette, AMA Ice Racer of the Year, AMA Ice Race Grand Championship
AMA FEMALE RIDER OF THE YEAR
•Hannah Hodges, Girls Sr. (12-16) Champion, AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
•Erin Hunter Sills, Land-speed
competitor and AMA and FIM world
record holder, AMA Land Speed
Grand Championship
•Megan Manshack, Women's
Champion, AMA ATV Motocross
National Championship Series
•Kacy Martinez, WXC Champion,
AMA Grand National Cross
Country Series
First-time AMA National Enduro
Champion Andrew DeLong is in the
running for the 2014 AMA Athlete Of The
Year award, which will be announced
January 17th in Ohio.
