Zoey Clark’s momentous achievements on the track during the summer earned the Aberdeen AAC sprinter the Dallas Trophy at the FPSG scottishathletics awards ceremony in Glasgow.
The trophy is presented annually for outstanding performance and Clark’s successes in the 400m and 4x400m relay throughout the season led to her collecting the award.
The highlight of Clark’s year was without doubt her silver medal-winning performance as part of the Great Britain 4x400m relay team at the London world championships in August.
She also set a personal best individual 400m time of 51.81secs when reaching the semi-finals of the individual one-lap event in London.
Long serving Aberdeen AAC member Alison Mathieson won the Raymond Hutcheson Trophy for services to officiating.
Mathieson began her athletics career in administration but moved to field officiating in 1979 and qualified as a Grade 1 official in 1982.
Although a member of Aberdeen AAC Alison also helps out at club events for Ellon AC. She has has officiated at meetings all over Scotland as well as at British Athletics events and Grand Prix competitions at Sheffield, Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Gateshead.
Mathieson was invited to officiate at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland but did not take up the opportunity as her son, Duncan, was competing for Scotland and she wanted to be able to watch him. She did, however, officiate at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.
Aberdeen club president Mark Davidson was also recognised by being being named volunteer of the year.The 1990 Commonwealth Games hurdler has been a member of Aberdeen AAC since 1978 and spends a huge amount of time carrying out coaching and officiating duties.
Tain Joggers collected the Jogscotland Group of the Year while the SAMH Award for mental wellbeing went to Insch runner Jenni-Rees Jenkins.
Marathon man Callum Hawkins, who was fourth in the world championships and set a Scottish half marathon record, won the athlete of the year award.
The Kilbarchan runner beat off the opposition of a very strong short-list which also featured two-times winner Laura Muir, World para record-holder Sammi Kinghorn and Scottish record holders Eilish McColgan and Chris O’Hare.
Making it a double for the Hawkins family, Callum’s father and coach, Robert, landed the Performance Coach of the Year award.
