2009 CBTF Athlete of the Year Recipients Announced

July 5, 2010 - The recipients of the 2009 Athlete of the Year awards were announced today at the 2010 Canadian Baton Twirling Championships, being held in Toronto, Ontario.

Each year CBTF presents Junior and Senior, Male and Female Athlete of the Year and the Overall Athlete of the Year awards.

Points are calculated from the Level A Championships at the Provincial, National and World events, including Freestyle. The winner is the athlete with the greatest total points. In the event of a tie, the athlete with the highest placing at the World Championships will be declared the winner.

The CBTF Overall Athlete of the Year will be determined from the Junior and Senior Female and Male Athlete of the Year points. The athlete with the highest total is the winner. In the event of a tie, two or more athletes will be recognized.

CBTF also awards the Team/Pair of the Year. Ties in this category are not broken, and the recognition is given to all winners.

For the 2009 competition season, these award winners were:

A list of all recipients for these awards is available.