Presidents Award

2008

Cynthia Lorezoni, Co-Founder		Charlottesville Women's Four Miler

The Charlottesville community is blessed to have AMAZING people, such as our next recipient, who labor countless hours behind the scenes to create, implement, nurture and grow ideas and visions that they hold dear as well as being exceptional athletes in their own right. Our next recipient is Cynthia Lorenzoni – Cynthia moved to Charlottesville in 1980 where she married Mark and opened the Ragged Mountain Running Shop. Over the years Cynthia has amassed a large and varied collection of running accomplishments including winning the Marine Corps Marathon two times; a 13th place finish at the Boston Marathon; was ranked as the top female marathoner in Virginia for a 4 year period of time; ran in the first ever US Olympic Marathon Trials for women and was only the second woman to be inducted into the Marine Corps Marathon Hall of Fame. Cynthia innocently made national news in 1976 when Olympian Amby Burfoot refused his first place award (a television) at the Manchester Turkey Trot because the race director did not award prizes to women, which was a common national practice at that time. He protested by instead handing the television to an unsuspecting teenager who was the women’s winner. Cynthia’s wide-eyed face was captured in a photograph that was featured in national newspapers. There is an annual event in September of each year in Charlottesville that is the manifestation of a dream of Cynthia’s. She is the co-founder of the extremely successful Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler where thousands of women run each September, many who have NEVER done so before, to raise funds to battle Breast Cancer. Cynthia is a Charlottesville treasure. She was presented with a WinS President's Award because of all the countless sacrifices that she made as an athlete and for all that she does for our community. Congratulations Cynthia Lorenzoni!

Mark Ragland		AHS Girl's VB Coach 400 WinS

Coach Ragland has been described as a ‘veteran coach who is known for his high competitive nature as well as his consistency on a day-to-day basis’. He has been around the sport for more than 30 years, 20 of which has been as AHS’s coach. In October of 2007 Mark Ragland reached a huge coaching milestone with his 400th career victory. Coach Ragland keeps all these wins in perspective however. For him ‘watching a group of girls become more confident and hearing about the lessons they have learned from playing volleyball’ are the most precious memories that he takes away from coaching. Congratulations Coach Mark Ragland!

2007

Harry Terrell		CHS Girls BB Coach 300 WinS
Carroll Bickers		CHS Athletic Dir. Support Mission

2006

Mia Fields		Golf Tournament Co-Director
Carol “Stash” Stanley		Golf Tournament Co-Director
Brenda Langdon		Fundraising for WinS

2005

Mary K Blake		41- Game Win Streak
Whitney Neuhauser		HP All-American Jr. Golfer

2004

Linda Bunker		Support of Mission
Lyn van der Sommen		De De Owens Coordinator
Diane Whaley		Grants Coordinator
Margaret Wright		Sprint Funding

2003

Becky Anderson		Banquet Decorations
Dotty Bohannon		Golf Tournament Director
Mary Beth Cramer		Scholarship Funding
Nancy Holt		Golf Tournament Director
Regina Kirk		Selection Coordinator
Brenda Langdon		Fundraising
Hannah C Munro		Awards Supervision
Kathy Sudduth		Total Involvement
STAB School		Banquet Site Donation